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LifeCare Holdings reports $95.0 million net patient service revenue for first-quarter 2010

LifeCare Holdings, Inc. today announced its operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

15 May 2010

UC researchers explore dynamics of bacterial evolution

Researchers found that as dominant members of the population surrendered to host immune defenses, they were replaced by a hyperaggressive, mutant minority population that thrived and took over the abandoned community to become the new majority.

15 May 2010

VNA receives grant award to enhance Wound Care Program

The Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Philadelphia has received a grant award from the First Hospital Foundation in the amount of $40,000. The grant will be used to enhance the VNA's Wound Care Program and will enable the agency to purchase digital cameras so the home visiting clinicians can document patients wound progression and improve wound care delivery.

15 May 2010

CeltiCare to provide high-quality health insurance for Commonwealth Care Bridge Program members

CeltiCare Health Plan of Massachusetts, a Centene Corporation subsidiary, today announced that the state of Massachusetts has renewed its contract to serve Commonwealth Care Bridge Program members, effective July 1, 2010.

15 May 2010

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week declared to honor work of PPMD

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed a resolution declaring the week of May 24, 2010 as "Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week" to help honor the work of Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, the largest non-profit organization in the United States focused on finding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

15 May 2010

Still River Systems announces clinical beam extraction from world's smallest high-energy proton therapy accelerator

Still River Systems, Inc. announces successful clinical beam extraction from the first production unit of the world's smallest high-energy proton therapy accelerator. Powerful proton beams are used for the precise treatment of cancer by delivering a highly focused beam of radiation to the tumor while reducing the damage to surrounding healthy tissue and vital organs.

15 May 2010

STOP AF trial: Arctic Front Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter System reduces AF symptoms by 80%

Medtronic, Inc. today released new STOP AF clinical trial data showing the number of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation patients reporting AF symptoms declined by 80 percent after treatment with the Arctic Front Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter System.

15 May 2010

Michigan insurance and medical groups to launch project to reduce readmissions

"Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the University of Michigan and the Society of Hospital Medicine have selected 15 physician organizations in Michigan, including eight in Southeast Michigan, to work with 14 hospitals on a project to reduce preventable readmissions and emergency room visits. Called 'Michigan Transitions of Care Collaborative,' the project is based on a model developed by the Society of Hospital Medicine.

15 May 2010

Health law raises questions about future of Florida's agencies that care for uninsured

Palm Beach County's Health Care District "hired contractors to move ahead with a $9-million purchase and renovation project for a new headquarters, even though the need that drove the district's creation in the first place -- providing health care to the indigent and uninsured -- could begin to dissolve in four years with implementation of the federal health law.

15 May 2010

National study of factors related to unmet health needs among homeless people

The vast majority of homeless adults surveyed in a national study had trouble accessing at least one type of needed health care service in the preceding year, according to a study that will appear in the July American Journal of Public Health and is now available online.

15 May 2010

FDA assigns Cadence Pharmaceuticals' OFIRMEV NDA new PDUFA action date

Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified the OFIRMEV™ (acetaminophen) injection New Drug Application (NDA) resubmission as a complete Class 2 response to the FDA's February 10, 2010 action letter and assigned a new Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date of November 4, 2010.

15 May 2010

EES launches two surgical staplers to optimize efficiencies and compression during open surgery

Ethicon Endo-Surgery today announced the launch of two new surgical staplers designed to optimize efficiencies and compression during open surgery. The Ethicon Endo-Surgery Linear Cutter 55/75, engineered with novel staple technology and selectable staple heights in one cartridge, provides superior hemostasis for patients and improved efficiencies to surgeons, nurses and facility administrations. The Ethicon Endo-Surgery Intraluminal Stapler, designed with a new tissue compression scale, provides surgeons improved flexibility and control so that they can address the individual needs of each patient.

15 May 2010

Hospitals plan joint efforts to increase efficiency

An association of California hospitals has proposed creating a foundation to supply doctors to at least 20 of its 160 members, with more likely to join if the project takes off, The Wall Street Journal reports. The foundation "would own clinics and centralize administrative matters including billing and electronic medical records," and it shows another step in efforts to align "doctors and hospitals, a trend expected to be accelerated by the health overhaul."

14 May 2010

Oxygen levels induce X chromosome inactivation in female cells: Study

Oxygen levels in the lab can permanently alter human embryonic stem (ES) cells, specifically inducing X chromosome inactivation in female cells, according to Whitehead Institute researchers. Human ES cells have been routinely created and maintained at atmospheric levels of oxygen, which is about 20%. Cells in the body are usually exposed to only 1-9% oxygen.

14 May 2010

SANUWAVE Health reports $3.0 million net loss for first-quarter 2010

SANUWAVE Health, Inc.,, an emerging medical technology company focused on regenerative medicine, today reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and provided a business update.

14 May 2010

Report underscores need for additional research on diagnosis and treatment of food allergy

A review published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association and reported in the New York Times underscores the need for additional research on the prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of food allergy. One of the most important points suggested by the JAMA study as well as a New York Times article on the subject is that as many as 1 in 10 people may have food allergy.

14 May 2010

SwabCap disinfection cap demonstrates successful compliance with new Joint Commission requirement

A hospital's evaluation trial of the SwabCap™ disinfection cap for needleless IV connectors showed the cap achieved compliance with a new Joint Commission requirement, according to a poster to be presented at the National Patient Safety Foundation Annual Congress.

14 May 2010

PLC Systems reports total revenues of $1,062,000 for first-quarter 2010

PLC Systems Inc., a company focused on innovative cardiac and vascular medical device-based technologies, today reported financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010.

14 May 2010

Data from RGN-259 study published in Archives of Ophthalmology

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today the publication of the first human data from a case study of patients evaluated with its ophthalmic product candidate RGN-259. The data have been published in the May 2010 issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, an American Medical Association peer-reviewed journal.

14 May 2010

American Shared Hospital Services first-quarter revenue decreases 2% to $4,088,000

AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES, a leading provider of turnkey technology solutions for advanced radiosurgical and radiation therapy services, today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2010.

14 May 2010

Hospital News and Research

LifeCare Holdings reports $95.0 million net patient service revenue for first-quarter 2010

UC researchers explore dynamics of bacterial evolution

VNA receives grant award to enhance Wound Care Program

CeltiCare to provide high-quality health insurance for Commonwealth Care Bridge Program members

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week declared to honor work of PPMD

Still River Systems announces clinical beam extraction from world's smallest high-energy proton therapy accelerator

STOP AF trial: Arctic Front Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter System reduces AF symptoms by 80%

Michigan insurance and medical groups to launch project to reduce readmissions

Health law raises questions about future of Florida's agencies that care for uninsured

National study of factors related to unmet health needs among homeless people

FDA assigns Cadence Pharmaceuticals' OFIRMEV NDA new PDUFA action date

EES launches two surgical staplers to optimize efficiencies and compression during open surgery

Hospitals plan joint efforts to increase efficiency

Oxygen levels induce X chromosome inactivation in female cells: Study

SANUWAVE Health reports $3.0 million net loss for first-quarter 2010

Report underscores need for additional research on diagnosis and treatment of food allergy

SwabCap disinfection cap demonstrates successful compliance with new Joint Commission requirement

PLC Systems reports total revenues of $1,062,000 for first-quarter 2010

Data from RGN-259 study published in Archives of Ophthalmology

American Shared Hospital Services first-quarter revenue decreases 2% to $4,088,000

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