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Exercise can reverse effects of early-life trauma

Athletes have long known about the natural “high” exercise can induce. Now, for the first time, medical researchers have demonstrated that exercise can reverse the effects in the brain of psychological trauma experienced early in life.

13 Jul 2010

BioMimetic announces common stock public offering

BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. announced today a public offering of 5,000,000 shares of its common stock. BioMimetic has granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 15% of shares of common stock to cover over-allotments. BioMimetic expects to use the net proceeds of the offering for development and commercialization of its product pipeline and general corporate purposes.

13 Jul 2010

Equation, PAA partner to offer consulting, educational programs

Equation, a healthcare consulting firm, is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Physicians' Alliance of America, Inc. (PAA), a non-profit group purchasing organization, to offer consulting and educational programs to PAA members. PAA seeks to help medical practices save money on the goods and services they regularly use. Now members can benefit from Equation's analytical tools, scientific methodologies and proven operational expertise to optimize the financial and operational health of their practice.

12 Jul 2010

Westbury Hospital to implement Prognosis ChartAccess Comprehensive EMR

Westbury Hospital is implementing an electronic medical records system from Prognosis Health Information Systems – a move that is putting the new 137-bed acute care hospital on the fast track toward meeting meaningful use requirements and qualifying for incentive funds associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

12 Jul 2010

Springer, CRS partner to launch 'Drug Delivery and Translational Research' journal

Starting in February 2011, Springer will publish a new international, peer-reviewed journal Drug Delivery and Translational Research. Focusing exclusively on translational aspects of drug delivery, the bi-monthly journal will provide a unique forum for publication of high-quality research. It is an official journal of the Controlled Release Society (CRS).

12 Jul 2010

GOP questions Berwick's ties to industry

The Hill reports that Republicans are charging the Obama administration with evading questions on Dr. Donald Berwick's ties to the health care industry. President Barack Obama used a recess appointment this week to install Berwick as head of the agency that oversees Medicare and Medicaid after key Republicans had raised concerns about Berwick's views.

12 Jul 2010

UMMC to partner with Mayo Clinic to discover new therapies, train new medical scientists

The University of Mississippi Medical Center will partner with the renowned Mayo Clinic on a series of initiatives intended to convert laboratory discoveries into new therapies and train a new generation of medical scientists.

9 Jul 2010

Student-led team awarded top honor in 2010 CIMIT Prize in Primary Healthcare competition

Imagine finding out before you leave the pediatrician's office if your child has strep throat, or even something more serious requiring a different treatment. A novel application for applying DNA "nanobarcodes" in a clinical assay could help primary-care physicians quickly and more accurately determine what's causing a patient's acute pharyngitis from an easy throat swab.

9 Jul 2010

Lawmakers, pundits offer mixed reaction to Berwick appointment

Politicians and pundits are reacting to President Barack Obama's recess appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick to run Medicare and Medicaid, with some saying such an appointment bypasses an important process while others praise the move.

9 Jul 2010

Onda celebrates 2000th hydrophone shipment

Onda Corporation, the global leader in ultrasound measurements, celebrated the 2000th hydrophone shipment. The hallmark unit, a polymer-based HNP hydrophone, shipped to St. Jude's Medical where it is used to test the acoustic properties of their medical transducers in production.

8 Jul 2010

Allscripts Electronic Health Record chosen for PAL

Allscripts announced today that Central Penn Management Group, a management services organization in Central Pennsylvania, has selected the Allscripts Electronic Health Record for Physicians Alliance Ltd., a 120-provider, independent multispecialty group that CPMG manages.

8 Jul 2010

First Edition: July 8, 2010

Today's headlines reflect the continued coverage of President Obama's recess appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick to head CMS as well as other developments related to Medicaid, the health insurance industry and state challenges to the health reform law.

8 Jul 2010

Review examines surgical and non-surgical treatments available for patients with knee arthritis

Middle-aged men and women with osteoarthritis of the knee now have more options than ever before for treatments that may allow them to remain active in the sports they love, according to a review published in the July 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

8 Jul 2010

Pelosi urges Democrats to talk up health care; Businesses feel early impact of law

"Speaker Nancy Pelosi is doubling down on healthcare reform, betting that it will do Democrats more good than harm in November's elections," The Hill reports.

8 Jul 2010

First Edition: July 7, 2010

Today's biggest health policy news surrounds an announcement by the White House that President Obama will install a new Medicare and Medicaid chief with a recess appointment the bypasses the confirmation process.

7 Jul 2010

QIAGEN receives CE conformity marking for careHPV Test

QIAGEN has completed European certification of its careHPV™ Test to bring human papillomavirus (HPV) testing to public-health programs in low-resource, developing countries, the company announced today at the International Papillomavirus Conference in Montreal, Canada. The CE conformity marking ("Conformite Europeenne") certifies that the careHPV Test has met European Union consumer safety and health requirements, allowing the test to be distributed in developing countries that recognize the CE mark.

From QIAGEN Manchester Limited 7 Jul 2010

Certeon expands international distribution capabilities with CDG partnership

Certeon, the leading provider of virtualized software-based WAN optimization and application acceleration, today announced it has signed a distribution agreement with CDG, a major distributor of leading-edge information technology in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe. CDG specializes in the most innovative technologies for the WAN acceleration and cloud computing markets.

6 Jul 2010

Synexus expands clinical trial operations in Gydnia, Poland

Synexus, the world's largest multi-national company dedicated to the recruitment and running of clinical trials is expanding its operations in Gydnia, Poland when it moves to new premises later this year. It has also recently increased the capacity of its original centre in Wroclaw by several hundred square metres.

From AES - Accelerated Enrollment Solutions 5 Jul 2010

New Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan from HHS

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today the establishment of a new Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) that will offer coverage to uninsured Americans who have been unable to obtain health coverage because of a pre-existing health condition.

2 Jul 2010

High-risk insurance pools open to people 'locked out' of market

People who have been unable to obtain health insurance in the commercial market because of pre-existing conditions can apply for a new, federally funded high-risk insurance pool beginning Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reports. "The program is the first major plank of the health overhaul signed into law in March, and it's designed as a temporary provision to expand coverage until 2014, when a requirement kicks in that insurers accept all applicants."

2 Jul 2010