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Medco Health Solutions launches Medco TRC for oncology patients

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. today announced the launch of the Medco Therapeutic Resource Center® (TRC) for oncology patients headquartered in Whitestown, Ind., where specialist pharmacists will manage the company's more than 850,000 patients currently living with cancer, one of the fastest growing segments of healthcare.

21 Jan 2010

Covidien announces results for first-quarter of fiscal 2010

Covidien plc today reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 (October – December 2009). First-quarter net sales of $2.7 billion were up 7% from the $2.6 billion reported a year ago, with favorable foreign exchange of $121 million increasing the quarterly sales growth rate by approximately 5 percentage points.

20 Jan 2010

Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center expands use of clinical components in Eclipsys Sunrise Enterprise solutions

Eclipsys Corporation®, The Outcomes Company®, announced today that Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center (Bronx Lebanon), the largest voluntary, not-for-profit healthcare system in south and central Bronx, NY, has quickly expanded its use of integrated clinical components of Eclipsys Sunrise Enterprise™ suite of solutions.

13 Jan 2010

Positive results from Asthmatx's AIR2 Trial published in AJRCCM

Asthmatx Inc., developer of bronchial thermoplasty with the Alair® System, announced today the publication of positive results from its pivotal study, the Asthma Intervention Research 2 (AIR2) Trial, in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (AJRCCM).

13 Jan 2010

Home-laundered scrubs have greater bacterial contamination than other alternatives

A study comparing the aerobic bacterial bioburden associated with surgical scrub attire shows significantly greater contamination among home-laundered attire than scrubs laundered by the healthcare facility, scrubs sent out by the facility to a third-party company for laundering, or single-use/disposable scrubs.

9 Jan 2010

MUHC unveils new Lung Cancer Navigation Program

A diagnosis of lung cancer can come as a hard blow. The disease has one of the highest mortality rates of all cancers and the sheer complexity of therapy - often involving radiation, chemotherapy and surgery - can leave patients feeling confused and isolated. To help these patients navigate through the complicated treatment process and medical appointments, the MUHC has unveiled its new Lung Cancer Navigation Program (LCNP).

8 Jan 2010

Bioheart signs distribution agreements to market Home Heart Failure Monitoring Systems in U.S.

Bioheart, Inc. announced today that the company has signed distribution agreements with Restoration Medical, McRay Medical, Alamo Scientific and Morey Medical. These distributors will assist Bioheart with introducing its Home Heart Failure Monitoring Systems to physicians and hospitals throughout the United States.

6 Jan 2010

Further stay of Cipher's NDA for CIP-TRAMADOL ER terminated

Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced a final judgment (the "Cipher Judgment") has been entered in favour of Cipher in relation to pending patent litigation with Purdue Pharma Products L.P. and Napp Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (together "Purdue") in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (the "Court").

5 Jan 2010

The Medical College of Wisconsin licenses novel molecular imaging technology to GE Healthcare

A novel molecular imaging technology aimed at rapid diagnosis of cell death in organs such as the brain and heart has been licensed by The Medical College of Wisconsin to GE Healthcare. Under the license GE will further evaluate and develop the technology and will have an option to commercialize the technology. The technology, using imaging probes with a radiopharmaceutical compound, was invented by Ming Zhao, Ph.D., assistant professor of biophysics.

29 Dec 2009

Small molecules reverse protein trafficking and mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson's disease models

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by tremors, muscle rigidity, and slowed movements. There is currently no cure for the disease, and current Parkinson's therapies only address disease symptoms, not the disease's cellular cause.

29 Dec 2009

Data comparing non-group health insurance premiums of eHealth and subsidized COBRA premiums released

Today, eHealthInsurance.com, the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families and small businesses, released data comparing non-group health insurance premiums for policies available at eHealth in the state of Florida, and subsidized COBRA premiums for people in Florida.

28 Dec 2009

Data compare CORBA premiums and non-group health insurance options in Texas

Today, eHealthInsurance.com, the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families and small businesses, released data comparing non-group health insurance premiums for policies available at eHealth in the state of Texas, and subsidized COBRA premiums for people in Texas.

24 Dec 2009

Data compares non-group health insurance and COBRA premiums

Today, eHealthInsurance.com (NASDAQ: EHTH), the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families and small businesses, released data comparing non-group health insurance premiums for policies available at eHealth in the state of California, and subsidized COBRA premiums for people in California.

24 Dec 2009

Cardiac marker POC test: A successful concept of point-of-care diagnostics

Cardiac marker POC tests are now widely used in hospitals and have emerged as a successful model of the concept of point-of-care diagnostics, according to a new report from Kalorama Information. The 2008 world market for POC cardiac enzymes and tests is estimated at $490 million, and growing at 12% a year for the past three years, according to "Point of Care Diagnostics 2010 and Beyond: Rapid Testing at a Crossroads," from healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information.

24 Dec 2009

Fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2009 results announced by Prospect Medical Holdings

Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc., which owns and operates five community-based hospitals and manages the medical care of approximately 177,000 HMO enrollees in southern California, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter and year ended September 30, 2009.

21 Dec 2009

New comparison of subsidized COBRA premiums and non-group health insurance premiums

Today eHealth, Inc. released a new comparison of subsidized individual COBRA premiums and non-group health insurance premiums for individuals using data derived from eHealth's December 2009 Cost and Benefits Report and a Families USA Foundation report released in January 2009.

17 Dec 2009

Deaths from heart disease peak in December and January, US database reveals

'Tis the season… for a heart attack? According to Dr. Keith Churchwell, associate director of the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a US database of 53 million deaths occurring between 1973 and 2001 reveals that deaths from heart disease peak in December and January, with spikes on Christmas and New Year's Day.

16 Dec 2009

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) News and Research

Medco Health Solutions launches Medco TRC for oncology patients

Covidien announces results for first-quarter of fiscal 2010

Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center expands use of clinical components in Eclipsys Sunrise Enterprise solutions

Positive results from Asthmatx's AIR2 Trial published in AJRCCM

Home-laundered scrubs have greater bacterial contamination than other alternatives

MUHC unveils new Lung Cancer Navigation Program

Bioheart signs distribution agreements to market Home Heart Failure Monitoring Systems in U.S.

Further stay of Cipher's NDA for CIP-TRAMADOL ER terminated

The Medical College of Wisconsin licenses novel molecular imaging technology to GE Healthcare

Small molecules reverse protein trafficking and mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson's disease models

Data comparing non-group health insurance premiums of eHealth and subsidized COBRA premiums released

Data compare CORBA premiums and non-group health insurance options in Texas

Data compares non-group health insurance and COBRA premiums

Cardiac marker POC test: A successful concept of point-of-care diagnostics

Fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2009 results announced by Prospect Medical Holdings

New comparison of subsidized COBRA premiums and non-group health insurance premiums

Deaths from heart disease peak in December and January, US database reveals

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