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PrimeSuite provides physicians with access to lab results, radiology reports and transcribed documents from their community health system

Physicians using Greenway Medical Technologies’ electronic health record (EHR) solution, PrimeSuite, now have access to lab results, radiology reports and transcribed documents from their community health system through RelayHealth’s Virtual Information Exchange platform.

31 Aug 2009

MRRI research study to investigate how zolpidem might restore consciousness for patients in the vegetative state

Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (MRRI), the research arm of MossRehab, one of the world’s leading clinical rehabilitation centers, has launched an ambitious research study to investigate how the sleep drug zolpidem might restore consciousness for patients in the vegetative state.

31 Aug 2009

New Hospital Operating System solution from StatCom launched

StatCom, a developer of innovative healthcare software, announced today availability of its Hospital Operating System™ solution, a comprehensive patient throughput solution.

31 Aug 2009

SDBJ names A-Life Medical executive as the CFO of the Year

A-Life Medical, Inc., the pioneer and leading provider of computer-assisted coding products and services to the healthcare industry, announced today that Jaye Connolly, who serves as chief financial officer and chief operating officer, has been named CFO of the Year in the private company category of the 2009 San Diego Business Journal (SDBJ) CFO of the Year awards program.

31 Aug 2009

Ardent Health Services selects Bravo Wellness for providing health assessment and wellness incentive services

Ardent Health Services has selected Bravo Wellness to provide health assessment and wellness incentive services to its 6,500 employees. In addition to improving employee health and productivity, the partnership has the potential to reduce the company’s overall health care costs, including out-of-pocket expenses for employees.

31 Aug 2009

Two senior members of Chertoff Group to provide operational advisory services to BioNeutral Group

BioNeutral Group, Inc. has expanded its relationship with the Chertoff Group (Washington, DC). Beginning September 1, 2009, two senior members of the Chertoff Group will provide dedicated strategic and operational advisory services to BioNeutral to enhance the company’s strategic alliances, corporate operations, product testing, regulatory approvals, capital strategies and sales to the public and private sectors.

31 Aug 2009

Clinical trial results of Dabigatran proves its effectiveness for treating atrial fibrillation

Researchers today published promising results for a drug that could lead to a replacement for the very effective but difficult-to-use blood thinner Coumadin (sold generically as Warfarin), currently taken by millions of Americans to reduce their risk of stroke.

31 Aug 2009

Cancer researcher to serve as Peregrine Pharmaceuticals' clinical advisor for bavituximab cancer program

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that noted cancer researcher Bruce Chabner, M.D., will serve as a clinical advisor to the company on the design of clinical trials for the bavituximab cancer program.

31 Aug 2009

First Edition: August 31, 2009

Today's headlines hint that summer's almost over, but the heat will still be on for health reform.

31 Aug 2009

Abbott introduces XIENCE PRIME Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System for global market

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced at the European Society of Cardiology Congress the widespread availability of its next-generation XIENCE PRIME(TM) Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System for the treatment of coronary artery disease.

31 Aug 2009

New trial data shows that BIOTRONIK monitoring system is safe and effective for detecting patients' clinical events

BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG, the pioneer of wireless remote monitoring technologies and leading manufacturer of implantable cardiac devices, today announced that new data from the TRUST (Lumos-T Safely Reduces Routine Office Device Follow Up) trial presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2009 demonstrate the benefits of BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring in the early detection of patient clinical events as well as the safe reduction of in-office follow-up visits.

31 Aug 2009

Spinal implant developed by Sanfor Clinic neurosurgeon receives FDA market clearance

Sanford Health, a comprehensive health care provider in the Upper Midwest, announced today a spinal implant developed by Sanford Clinic Neurosurgeon, Wilson Asfora, MD, Sanford Clinic Neurosurgery & Spine, has received United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) market clearance as a lumbar intervertebral body fusion device.

31 Aug 2009

Findings reveal that Americans have grown increasingly confident to pay for healthcare services

A new report -- Thomson Reuters Healthcare Indexes(TM): Consumer Confidence -- found that consumer confidence related to healthcare expenditures increased 12 percent between March and July.

31 Aug 2009

Axolotl's annual customer conference to examine current and emerging industry opportunities

Axolotl Corp., the nationwide leader in health information exchange (HIE) solutions and related services, will be holding its annual customer conference themed —“It's About Illumination” September 9-11, 2009 at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada.

31 Aug 2009

Results of the Phase II SEPIA-ACS1/ TIMI-42 study presented at the plenary session of the Annual European Society of Cardiology

Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today that the investigational anti-Xa intravenous anticoagulant otamixaban reduced by 27 to 42 percent the odds of the composite primary endpoint of death, myocardial infarction, urgent revascularization or rescue GPIIb/IIIa use in 4 out of the 5 otamixaban tested doses, versus standard UFH/eptifibatide combination in [non-ST] ACS patients suitable for invasive strategy.

31 Aug 2009

New radiotherapy treatment devised for treating women with metastatic ovarian cancer

In the future, women with metastatic ovarian cancer could be treated with a radioactive substance that can seek and destroy tumour cells. An initial study in patients conducted jointly by the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital has found that the treatment has no unwanted side-effects.

31 Aug 2009

Boston Scientific appoints Senior Vice President for its Cardiac Rhythm Management group

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that Ken Stein, M.D., FACC, will join the Company as Senior Vice President and Associate Chief Medical Officer for its Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) group. Dr. Stein is currently the Associate Director of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at Weill Cornell Medical Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at Cornell University.

31 Aug 2009

Study reveals that downregulation of IRF-8 gene causes gum diseases, arthritis and osteoporosis

Investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery, collaborating with researchers from other institutions, have contributed to the discovery that a gene called interferon regulator factor-8 (IRF-8) is involved in the development of diseases such as periodontitis (gum disease), rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis. The study, which will be published online August 30, ahead of print, in the journal Nature Medicine, could lead to new treatments in the future.

31 Aug 2009

RE-LY trial establishes effectiveness of PRADAX in reducing stroke risk in AF patients

Results of the landmark RE-LY(R) Trial (Randomized Evaluation of Long term anticoagulant therapy) demonstrate that atrial fibrillation (AF) patients taking PRADAX(R) (dabigatran etexilate) 150mg twice daily (BID) significantly reduced their risk of stroke and systemic embolism by 34 per cent (p less than 0.001) as compared to patients well-controlled on warfarin, without increasing the risk of major bleeding.

31 Aug 2009

Intermediate dosages of otamixaban reduce acute coronary complications

30 Aug 2009

Hospital News and Research

PrimeSuite provides physicians with access to lab results, radiology reports and transcribed documents from their community health system

MRRI research study to investigate how zolpidem might restore consciousness for patients in the vegetative state

New Hospital Operating System solution from StatCom launched

SDBJ names A-Life Medical executive as the CFO of the Year

Ardent Health Services selects Bravo Wellness for providing health assessment and wellness incentive services

Two senior members of Chertoff Group to provide operational advisory services to BioNeutral Group

Clinical trial results of Dabigatran proves its effectiveness for treating atrial fibrillation

Cancer researcher to serve as Peregrine Pharmaceuticals' clinical advisor for bavituximab cancer program

First Edition: August 31, 2009

Abbott introduces XIENCE PRIME Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System for global market

New trial data shows that BIOTRONIK monitoring system is safe and effective for detecting patients' clinical events

Spinal implant developed by Sanfor Clinic neurosurgeon receives FDA market clearance

Findings reveal that Americans have grown increasingly confident to pay for healthcare services

Axolotl's annual customer conference to examine current and emerging industry opportunities

Results of the Phase II SEPIA-ACS1/ TIMI-42 study presented at the plenary session of the Annual European Society of Cardiology

New radiotherapy treatment devised for treating women with metastatic ovarian cancer

Boston Scientific appoints Senior Vice President for its Cardiac Rhythm Management group

Study reveals that downregulation of IRF-8 gene causes gum diseases, arthritis and osteoporosis

RE-LY trial establishes effectiveness of PRADAX in reducing stroke risk in AF patients

Intermediate dosages of otamixaban reduce acute coronary complications

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