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Announcement of Congressional Wellness Caucus slated for today

Meanwhile, The Hill reports on what motivated some first-term members of Congress to run for the House of Representatives even though they had never held office before.

13 Jun 2011

inVentiv Health acquires i3 CRO

inVentiv Health, Inc., offering best-in-class clinical, consulting and commercial services to the healthcare industry, today announced it has completed the acquisition of i3, a top-tier contract research organization (CRO) to the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries. i3 was previously owned by Ingenix, a UnitedHealth Group company.

13 Jun 2011

Mayo Clinic will not participate in ACO program

The Mayo Clinic says it will not be part of a critical piece of national health care reform under the government's proposed rules. The prestigious Rochester clinic is raising questions about accountable care organizations, or ACOs, which are supposed to be updated — and better — versions of health maintenance organizations.

13 Jun 2011

HHS: Enrollment in high-risk pools tops 20,000

Figures released Friday reflect the number of participants in the health overhaul's high-risk pools as of April. Meanwhile, Modern Healthcare reports that Kansas has widened it's high-risk pool to allow child-only plans.

13 Jun 2011

GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement receives Heath Canada approval

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. today announced at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Meeting that it has received approval from Health Canada for GORE® SEAMGUARD® Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement. The device is specifically engineered to reduce the incidence of perioperative leaks and bleeding in a variety of open and minimally invasive surgeries.

13 Jun 2011

IHPM, Ciming announce formal collaboration in the field of Enterprise Health Management

Ciming Health Checkup Group and Institute for Health and Productivity Management (IHPM) are pleased to announce their formal collaboration in the field of Enterprise Health Management, for the purpose of bringing health and productivity solutions to employers in China.

13 Jun 2011

Alios, Vertex sign worldwide license agreement to develop new hepatitis C combination medicines

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated and Alios BioPharma, Inc. today announced an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement that will add two distinct nucleotide analogues to Vertex's hepatitis C portfolio.

13 Jun 2011

Patients with multiple sclerosis can benefit from group therapy sessions

Offering Multiple Sclerosis sufferers emotional support through group therapy sessions could improve their quality of life and save the NHS almost £500 per patient, a study at The University of Nottingham has discovered.

13 Jun 2011

First Edition: June 13, 2011

Reporting for Kaiser Health News, in collaboration with The Washington Post, Lawrence Lindner writes: "The Obama administration's bid to slash funding for training pediatricians at children's hospitals is provoking intense protests from medical educators and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle".

13 Jun 2011

BCAM adds VA Maryland Health Care System to expanding client list

Award-winning Lutherville agency, Barb Clapp Advertising & Marketing (BCAM), is pleased to announce the addition of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Maryland Health Care System to its expanding client list.

13 Jun 2011

Circassia announces ToleroMune vaccine phase II trial results against cat allergy

Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on allergy, today announced the results of a phase II clinical trial showing that patients who received four doses of its ToleroMune cat allergy vaccine over a 12-week period maintained a statistically significant reduction in symptoms one year later.

13 Jun 2011

Researchers to examine risks and benefits of blood transfusions

Risks associated with blood transfusions are to be scrutinized in a new national project that will inform public policy on the process.

13 Jun 2011

UC Davis, Jackson Laboratory and NCI partner for human clinical trials on cancer

About nine out of 10 new cancer drugs successfully clear preclinical development hurdles, but then they fail in human clinical testing. A new partnership facilitated by SAIC-Frederick Inc. aims to help change that outcome.

13 Jun 2011

New decade of vaccines

This Lancet series examines vaccine technology, including the developments expected over the coming decade and what we can expect from translation of the latest vaccine science.

13 Jun 2011

The perils of aid group over exaggeration

"The problem is that U.N. agencies, USAID, its European counterparts, and NGOs almost all think that to get attention for a given crisis, they must use apocalyptic language and err on the side of overestimating the death, damage, and displacement that has been caused," author David Rieff writes in a Foreign Policy opinion piece.

13 Jun 2011

Scientists identify potential target for reversing deadly blood infection sepsis

By digging a little deeper, researchers may have found a potential target for reversing the deadly blood infection sepsis.

13 Jun 2011

VOA News examines U.N. Women in series of articles

VOA News has published a five-part series examining U.N. Women. The agency's "success depends on availability of resources and financial support. Member states have agreed to provide the new entity with an initial minimum budget of at least $500 million a year," the news service writes.

13 Jun 2011

Bariatric surgery not linked with decreased risk of death among older obese patients

The use of bariatric surgery among older, severely obese patients was not associated with a decreased risk of death, according to a study in the June 15 issue of JAMA. This study is being released early online to coincide with its presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting.

13 Jun 2011

Secretary of State Clinton travels to sub-Saharan Africa

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is embarking on a weeklong trip to sub-Saharan Africa, CNN reports.

13 Jun 2011

Risky behavior, psychiatric disorders and substance abuse contribute to opioid overdose

Deaths related to prescription opioid therapy are under intense scrutiny, prompting those in pain medicine-clinicians, patient advocates, and regulators-to understand the causes behind avoidable mortality in legitimately treated patients.

13 Jun 2011

Research News and Research

Announcement of Congressional Wellness Caucus slated for today

inVentiv Health acquires i3 CRO

Mayo Clinic will not participate in ACO program

HHS: Enrollment in high-risk pools tops 20,000

GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement receives Heath Canada approval

IHPM, Ciming announce formal collaboration in the field of Enterprise Health Management

Alios, Vertex sign worldwide license agreement to develop new hepatitis C combination medicines

Patients with multiple sclerosis can benefit from group therapy sessions

First Edition: June 13, 2011

BCAM adds VA Maryland Health Care System to expanding client list

Circassia announces ToleroMune vaccine phase II trial results against cat allergy

Researchers to examine risks and benefits of blood transfusions

UC Davis, Jackson Laboratory and NCI partner for human clinical trials on cancer

New decade of vaccines

The perils of aid group over exaggeration

Scientists identify potential target for reversing deadly blood infection sepsis

VOA News examines U.N. Women in series of articles

Bariatric surgery not linked with decreased risk of death among older obese patients

Secretary of State Clinton travels to sub-Saharan Africa

Risky behavior, psychiatric disorders and substance abuse contribute to opioid overdose

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