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Daytime sleepiness influences brain's response to food and affects eating behavior

Daytime sleepiness may affect inhibitory control in the brain when viewing tantalizing, high-calorie foods, suggests a research abstract that will be presented Monday, June 13, in Minneapolis, Minn., at SLEEP 2011, the 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS).

13 Jun 2011

Drugs for enlarged prostate raise cancer risk

According to health officials, this Thursday, a class of drugs meant to improve symptoms of an enlarged prostate gland may actually increase the chance of getting a more serious form of prostate cancer. However they also said the drugs' benefits outweigh the risks.

9 Jun 2011

Avvo.com, cites top 10 most popular medical specialty categories based on website's patient usage

Avvo (www.avvo.com), the world's largest online directory for doctors and lawyers that provides free rankings for 90% of the working physicians in the U.S., today revealed the most popular medical specialty categories based on Q1 2011 metrics quantifying patient participation in Avvo's online services that include searching Avvo's physician directory, asking health related questions in the Q&A forum, and submitting reviews on their doctors' Avvo profiles.

9 Jun 2011

European Bioinformatics Institute drives genomics research with GÉANT

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), which hosts the world’s largest public collection of molecular biology databases, is using the pan-European GÉANT research network and JANET, the UK research network, to help biologists share vital data across the globe.

9 Jun 2011

Merck announces changes to high-dose simvastatin prescribing information in the U.S.

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced changes to the prescribing information in the United States for the highest dose of simvastatin, 80 mg, and the use of simvastatin with certain other medicines.

9 Jun 2011

Articles on health trajectories now available in Nursing Research journal

Health care research typically focuses on final outcomes such as cure or death—overlooking the fact that health and illness are dynamic states that evolve and change over time. A special collection of articles on health trajectory research is now available in a supplement to Nursing Research, official journal of the Eastern Nursing Research Society and the Western Institute of Nursing.

8 Jun 2011

NYC dermatologist announces website launch of BeautyRx Skincare

To introduce BeautyRx Skincare, Neal Schultz, M.D., board-certified New York City dermatologist, proudly announces the website launch of BeautyRx.com. The site will unveil his new line of skincare products forged from insider advances in cosmeceutical technology, and developed over 10 years with ongoing patient feedback from his 10,000 patient visits per year.

7 Jun 2011

AMGA releases comments on ACO proposed rules for Medicare's Shared Savings Program

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA), a professional association representing multispecialty medical groups and other organized systems of care, today released its comments on proposed regulations for Medicare's Shared Savings Program, popularly known as Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).

7 Jun 2011

Increases in VEGF-family markers in metastatic colorectal cancer patients associated with Avastin resistance

Circadian Technologies Limited announced today the presentation of data at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago USA associating resistance to Avastin with increases in plasma VEGF-C and D concentrations.

7 Jun 2011

Brainlab enters into definitive agreement to acquire Voyant Health

Brainlab announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Voyant Health.

7 Jun 2011

Trifunctional antibody Catumaxomab triggers vaccination effect against cancer

TRION Pharma GmbH has announced that the results from two different studies demonstrate catumaxomab’s capacity to activate the immune system in a way that can otherwise only be achieved through vaccination. The data were obtained by two independent research teams using catumaxomab in malignant ascites and gastric cancer, respectively. The results were recently presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

6 Jun 2011

"Best Doctors" survey finds NY Presbyterian has the most top doctors in metro area

For the eleventh straight year, NewYork-Presbyterian has more physicians listed in New York Magazine's "Best Doctors" survey than any other hospital. The magazine lists 191 NewYork-Presbyterian physicians representing 17 percent of the 1,144 New York City–area doctors listed. The "Best Doctors" issue is on newsstands today. For the full list of physicians and ranking methodology, visit nymag.com/bestdoctors.

6 Jun 2011

Crystal Research Associates report now available in MedPro website

MedPro Safety Products, Inc., a leading developer of transformational technologies that enable safer medication delivery and blood collection, today announced the availability of a recently published research report prepared for the Company by Crystal Research Associates.

6 Jun 2011

CMA's sixth public town hall event on health care to be held in Ottawa

The Canadian Medical Association's sixth and last public town hall event on transforming the health care system to better focus on patients will be held in Ottawa on June 7, 2011.

4 Jun 2011

MorphoSys to start share buy-back

MorphoSys AG announced today the decision to repurchase its own shares on the stock market. Following approval by the Company's Supervisory Board, the Board of Management of MorphoSys AG has resolved to acquire up to 100,000 MorphoSys shares over the stock market during the time period from June 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011. The shares will be used to implement the Company's long-term incentive program for management.

1 Jun 2011

Ad Council, AHRQ launch new multimedia Spanish-language campaign for Hispanics

Conoce las Preguntas, a new, multimedia Spanish-language campaign announced today by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Ad Council, encourages Hispanics to get more involved in their health care and to talk with their doctors about their medical concerns.

30 May 2011

Doctor rating website upsets medical groups

Australian doctors are miffed about a website that will for the first time publicly rank the performance of the nation's medical practitioners. The Newcastle-based health fund NIB will launch a website - whitecoat.com.au next month which will compare dentists, physiotherapists and other health providers on the internet. But the Australian Medical Association (AMA) says it is certain to make unfair comparisons.

29 May 2011

New smart phone application provides pediatric and adult ER wait times directly to phone

Managing your health just got easier with the launch of Emergency Room (ER) wait times for adult and pediatric HealthONE ERs throughout the Denver metro area. The new Denver smart phone application, HealthONE Fast LocatER, will provide wait times directly to your smart phone as well as locate the nearest HealthONE ER, find a physician, make an appointment request, call 911 and more.

27 May 2011

First Medicare Meaningful Use incentive dollars issued to physicians using athenahealth EHR

athenahealth, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based practice management, electronic health record (EHR), and patient communication services to medical groups, today announced that the first Medicare Meaningful Use incentive payment dollars have been issued to its physician clients using athenaClinicals®, the company's EHR offering.

27 May 2011

California's largest non-profit insurer releases details of executive pay

For the first time, California's largest nonprofit health insurer has released the salaries of its 10 highest-paid executives in response to a new state law intended to keep health care insurance costs under control.

27 May 2011

Website News and Research

Daytime sleepiness influences brain's response to food and affects eating behavior

Drugs for enlarged prostate raise cancer risk

Avvo.com, cites top 10 most popular medical specialty categories based on website's patient usage

European Bioinformatics Institute drives genomics research with GÉANT

Merck announces changes to high-dose simvastatin prescribing information in the U.S.

Articles on health trajectories now available in Nursing Research journal

NYC dermatologist announces website launch of BeautyRx Skincare

AMGA releases comments on ACO proposed rules for Medicare's Shared Savings Program

Increases in VEGF-family markers in metastatic colorectal cancer patients associated with Avastin resistance

Brainlab enters into definitive agreement to acquire Voyant Health

Trifunctional antibody Catumaxomab triggers vaccination effect against cancer

"Best Doctors" survey finds NY Presbyterian has the most top doctors in metro area

Crystal Research Associates report now available in MedPro website

CMA's sixth public town hall event on health care to be held in Ottawa

MorphoSys to start share buy-back

Ad Council, AHRQ launch new multimedia Spanish-language campaign for Hispanics

Doctor rating website upsets medical groups

New smart phone application provides pediatric and adult ER wait times directly to phone

First Medicare Meaningful Use incentive dollars issued to physicians using athenahealth EHR

California's largest non-profit insurer releases details of executive pay

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