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In Massachusetts, fears about public health vaccination proposal

The Boston Globe reports on the dramatic and fearful response to a "seemingly prosaic piece" of pending Massachusetts state legislation "that aims to better define - and, in some respects, restrict - the emergency powers of the state's public health officials."

18 Sep 2009

Rising trend in youth sports-related injuries

Thirty million children and teens are busy gearing up for the fall athletic season. What they're not gearing up for is a sprained, strained or fractured ankle. However, US Consumer Product Safety Commission statistics reveal 3.5 million children and teens get hurt annually playing organized and/or school sports.

18 Sep 2009

Foundation launches public service campaign

The Word-OUT! Awareness Foundation, a member of the Congressional District Program 501(c)(3)-509(a)(1), will launch the third year of its You Gotta Wash Your Hands! A Public Service Campaign, on September 21, 2009. The press conference will start promptly at 1:30 p.m. and take place on the lawn of The Philadelphia High School For Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA), located at Broad and Christian Streets.

18 Sep 2009

Nutrisystem and House Foods to promote Nutrisystem J Diet in Japan

As part of a plan to expand its brand, Nutrisystem Inc., is announcing a licensing agreement with House Foods International, to market Nutrisystem J Diet in Japan.

17 Sep 2009

Medical conference to discuss the current and future use of CT and MRI in autopsy practice

A leading forensic pathologist from the University of Leicester is among the keynote speakers at a unique medical conference in the city examining The Use of CT and MRI in Autopsy Practice.

17 Sep 2009

Northeast Pennsylvania healthcare facilities collaborate to eliminate laboratory errors

Healthcare facilities in northeast Pennsylvania have come together to reduce and eliminate laboratory errors due to specimen mislabeling. Pocono Medical Center helped to spearhead the effort when they noticed they were reporting a large number of mislabeled lab specimens at their facility that coincided with data delivered in a presentation by the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority.

17 Sep 2009

Fourteen health insurers spend $15.5 million in the first half of 2009

Fourteen major health insurers and their industry association flexed their political muscle to the tune of $2.5 million per month - an increase of 25 percent over previous years - in the first half of 2009 to influence the health care reform debate, according to a report released today by the nonpartisan group Public Campaign Action Fund.

17 Sep 2009

Weis Markets to hold low-cost flu shot program

Beginning this month, Weis Markets will hold more than 100 low-cost flu shot clinics in its Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia stores. In addition, as part of its WEISCARE Adult Immunization program, many Weis Markets' pharmacies will offer flu shots as an on-going service.

17 Sep 2009

Unemployed and uninsured to have easy access to free medicines from GSK

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) today announced that it is making free medicines easier to obtain for patients who are unemployed, uninsured or struggling to make ends meet.

17 Sep 2009

BCA-member blood centers to use Haemonetics' suite of blood management software

Haemonetics Corporation announced today that it has signed a comprehensive software agreement with Blood Centers of America, Inc. ("BCA"), a cooperative of community blood centers.

16 Sep 2009

FindPharma.com website for pharma professionals

Advanstar Communications announced today that it has launched FindPharma.com, a digital vertical search destination that will enable pharma professionals to find and filter relevant industry information, high quality suppliers and career assistance.

16 Sep 2009

Celsion's DIGNITY clinical trial aired on Good Morning America

Celsion Corporation announced today the Company’s DIGNITY clinical trial evaluating the use of ThermoDox in combination with hyperthermia for the treatment of Recurrent Chest Wall (RCW) Breast Cancer was aired during commercial breaks on Good Morning America and CBS Sunday Morning this past weekend.

16 Sep 2009

Medivir presented preclinical data from its cathepsin K inhibitor program at the ASBMR meeting

Medivir (STO:MVIRB) presented preclinical data on two candidate drugs (MIV-710, MIV-711) from its cathepsin K inhibitor program in a poster session during the ASBMR (American Society for Bone and Mineral Research) meeting.

16 Sep 2009

Winner of LA's Best Award 2009

Los Angeles dentist, Dr. Sam Muslin, DDS, MAGD, has been awarded LA's Best Award (tm) 2009 for his leading edge, high quality dentistry.

16 Sep 2009

Tips for saving health care costs

Lifescript.com, the leading women’s health website, today published its list of top 100 tips for slashing your family’s health care costs.

16 Sep 2009

American consumers largely unsure of their health benefit plans

A survey released today from Plan for Your Health, the health benefits public education program launched in September 2004 by Aetna (NYSE: AET) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA), found that less than 20 percent of insured adults surveyed consider themselves very knowledgeable about their health benefits plan.

16 Sep 2009

New mobile phone software helps remote analysis of data and map findings

New mobile phone software will help epidemiologists and ecologists working in the field to analyse their data remotely and map findings across the world, without having to return to the lab, according to research published in PLoS One today. The authors of the study, from Imperial College London, say the software will also enable members of the public to act as 'citizen scientists' and help collect data for community projects.

16 Sep 2009

Blue Spoon Consulting Group updates health ecosystem design white paper

Blue Spoon Consulting Group, LLC, today updated its white paper that introduces ‘health ecosystem design’ as a new billion-dollar growth platform in the pharmaceutical industry.

16 Sep 2009

2009 Biotechnology Industry Pulse research report from ISR

Industry Standard Research (ISR) today announced the launch of a new and complimentary research report titled 2009 Biotechnology Industry Pulse. This report – available for free download at the company’s website – documents 112 biotech industry executives’ perspectives on the health and future of the biotechnology industry.

16 Sep 2009