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Group Health gets $2 million to study value-based insurance

The effectiveness of Total Health, a unique benefits program for Group Health Cooperative employees, is the subject of a four-year study that the federal Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently funded. It's part of a trend to integrate care, insurance, and wellness programs and base them on research findings. The goal is to help people stay healthier and control health care costs.

6 Oct 2010

ESHRE workshop highlights problems related to MAR treatment in Europe

European patients are in many countries, in fact, limited in their individual choice of medically assisted reproduction (MAR) treatment, experts from the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) stressed today at the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG).

6 Oct 2010

Team-based health care adds tremendous value to patient experience

A patient-centered, team-based model of health care delivery can increase care coordination and improve patient-provider communication, two key elements that boost patient satisfaction according to a new opinion poll released today by the American Academy of Physician Assistants.

6 Oct 2010

Interim data from HyQ Phase III clinical study in primary immune deficiency presented at 26th ESID

Data from interim analyses of a Phase III clinical study in patients with primary immune deficiency (PID) who received Baxter's HyQ were presented at the 26th meeting of the European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID) in Istanbul, Turkey. HyQ is an immune globulin (IG) therapy facilitated subcutaneously by recombinant human hyaluronidase, a dispersion and permeation enhancer.

From Baxter International Inc. 6 Oct 2010

Orthovita's Cortoss Bone Augmentation study results to be presented at NASS Annual Meeting

Orthovita, Inc.an orthobiologics and biosurgery company, is pleased to announce that Hyun W. Bae, M.D., of The Spine Institute at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, will present an abstract entitled, Correlation of Early Pain and Long-Term Functional Results from a Multi-Center, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled FDA-IDE Vertebroplasty Trial,at the 25th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS) being held October 5-9, 2010 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.

6 Oct 2010

BIOTRONIK's EchoCRT clinical trial design published in European Heart Journal

BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG, a leading manufacturer of implantable cardiac devices and sponsor of clinical research to advance patient care and evidence-based medicine, announced the publication in the September 23, 2010 issue of the European Heart Journal of a peer-reviewed article that describes the rationale for the echocardiographic methods and dyssynchrony cutoff values selected for the EchoCRT study.

6 Oct 2010

PDGF identified as key factor in proliferation and transformation of epicardial cells

In research that one day may lead to the discovery of how to regenerate tissue damaged by heart disease, investigators at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles have identified PDGF as a key factor in the proliferation and transformation of epicardial cells, one type of cell that surrounds heart muscle and contributes to vessels.

6 Oct 2010

Survey of active, retired military officials highlights attitudes about foreign aid

Almost 90 percent of active and retired military officers say diplomacy and development initiatives can play a helpful role in reaching U.S. national security goals and that relying on only a strong military presence is not enough, according to a recent poll from the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC).

6 Oct 2010

AOA launches 'Break Through Your Pain' public education campaign

If you're living in pain, you're certainly not alone. According to a new survey released today by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) nearly 70% of Americans report that they, or someone they care for, have experienced pain during the past 30 days. While Congress declared 2000 to 2010 the "Decade of Pain Control and Research," chronic, or reoccurring pain still affects more Americans than cancer, diabetes and heart disease combined. In fact, more than 76 million people live in pain every day.

6 Oct 2010

Lumosity.com launches Italian version of cognitive training service

Lumosity.com, the leading online provider of games that improve brain performance, announced today the launch of an Italian version of their cognitive training service -- i.lumosity.com/it. The translation of the site into Italian was sponsored by Abbott Laboratories. Abbott also sponsored hundreds of memberships to make the Lumosity.com cognitive training program available to doctors and patients throughout Italy in an effort to raise awareness about the cognitive deficits associated with HIV/AIDS.

6 Oct 2010

WHO Eastern Mediterranean meeting opens in Cairo

The 57th WHO Eastern Mediterranean regional meeting opened Sunday in Cairo, Egypt, the Emirates News Agency reports.

6 Oct 2010

MRF explores ways to accelerate medical research with online gaming technology

The Myelin Repair Foundation (MRF), a non-profit medical research foundation known for its pioneering Accelerated Research Collaboration (ARC) model, is taking a lesson from online game developers to explore creative ways to accelerate the pace of medical research and shorten the time to market for new medicines.

6 Oct 2010

Synergetics anticipates $13 million net sales for fourth quarter 2010

Synergetics USA, Inc., a medical device company that designs, manufactures, and markets innovative microsurgical instruments for ophthalmic and neurosurgical applications, today announced that it expects to report net sales of approximately $13 million and net income of approximately $1 million for its fourth quarter ended July 31, 2010.

6 Oct 2010

ISTA Pharmaceuticals announces Phase 1/2 clinical study results of bepotastine besilate nasal spray

ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced positive preliminary results from a Phase 1/2 clinical study of bepotastine besilate nasal spray conducted in Canada for the treatment of symptoms associated with seasonal allergic rhinitis, the inflammation of the nasal passages caused by allergies.

6 Oct 2010

First Edition: October 6, 2010

Today's headlines include reports about the early legal tests facing the new health law and more on the politics swirling around the measure's sweeping reforms.

6 Oct 2010

U.N. calls for increased efforts to reduce urban poverty, improve city living conditions

The U.N. marked World Habitat Day Monday with a call for governments worldwide to do more to reduce urban poverty and improve the living conditions that populations in cities around the world face, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation reports.

6 Oct 2010

Adeona completes enrollment in Part 2 CopperProof-2 clinical study

Adeona Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced completion of 100% enrollment in Part 2 of its clinical study, A Prospective, Randomized, Double Blind Trial of a Novel Oral Zinc Cysteine Preparation in Alzheimer's Disease (CopperProof-2).

6 Oct 2010

Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer associated with structural bone decay

Using novel technology allowing "virtual bone biopsies" researchers have found that a common treatment for prostate cancer called androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is associated with structural decay of cortical and trabecular bone. The study has been accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).

6 Oct 2010

Ibuprofen provides pain relief within two hours in 49% of migraine sufferers

For many people suffering from migraine headaches, over-the-counter ibuprofen - Advil and Motrin are well-known brands - might be enough to relieve the pain.

6 Oct 2010

Elsevier launches new publishing model to enhance publication process

Elsevier, the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and solutions, announced today the launch of Article-Based Publishing a new publishing model that publishes articles as final and citable without needing to wait until a journal issue is complete.

6 Oct 2010

Research News and Research

Group Health gets $2 million to study value-based insurance

ESHRE workshop highlights problems related to MAR treatment in Europe

Team-based health care adds tremendous value to patient experience

Interim data from HyQ Phase III clinical study in primary immune deficiency presented at 26th ESID

Orthovita's Cortoss Bone Augmentation study results to be presented at NASS Annual Meeting

BIOTRONIK's EchoCRT clinical trial design published in European Heart Journal

PDGF identified as key factor in proliferation and transformation of epicardial cells

Survey of active, retired military officials highlights attitudes about foreign aid

AOA launches 'Break Through Your Pain' public education campaign

Lumosity.com launches Italian version of cognitive training service

WHO Eastern Mediterranean meeting opens in Cairo

MRF explores ways to accelerate medical research with online gaming technology

Synergetics anticipates $13 million net sales for fourth quarter 2010

ISTA Pharmaceuticals announces Phase 1/2 clinical study results of bepotastine besilate nasal spray

First Edition: October 6, 2010

U.N. calls for increased efforts to reduce urban poverty, improve city living conditions

Adeona completes enrollment in Part 2 CopperProof-2 clinical study

Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer associated with structural bone decay

Ibuprofen provides pain relief within two hours in 49% of migraine sufferers

Elsevier launches new publishing model to enhance publication process

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