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NewCardio awarded core patent concerning its CardioBip ECG telemonitoring solution

NewCardio, Inc., a cardiac diagnostic technology provider, announced today that on January 12, 2010, it received notice of allowance for U.S. patent 7,647,093, titled "Apparatus and method for cordless recording and telecommunication transmission of three special ECG leads and their processing," from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

17 Jan 2010

Democratic leaders debate health reform at the White House

President Obama was meeting Wednesday afternoon with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., in an effort to produce a compromise between House and Senate legislation, underscoring "their desire to strike a quick deal."

17 Jan 2010

As budgets squeeze, states seek more federal help with Medicaid responsibilities

New York Gov. David Paterson is trying to build a coalition of states to seek a "federal takeover of health care costs for the elderly poor who receive benefits under both Medicare and Medicaid," to help ease the burden on state budgets, The Associated Press reports.

17 Jan 2010

Unions, Democratic leaders and White House reach agreement on 'Cadillac' health insurance plans

Los Angeles Times: "The White House and labor leaders agreed Thursday on a formula to tax high-cost insurance plans, removing one of the last obstacles to President Obama's healthcare overhaul, officials said." Organized labor had staunchly opposed the proposed "Cadillac" tax, but as part of the agreement, "reached after an intense round of negotiations this week, union leaders dropped their opposition ... in exchange for concessions to limit its scope."

17 Jan 2010

Aid begins flowing into Haiti, up to 3m may be affected

"Aid started flowing into Haiti Wednesday in the wake of the earthquake that slammed the impoverished nation late Tuesday afternoon," CNN reports. "One of two [U.S] military cargo planes carrying a 30-man assessment team arrived at Port-au-Prince airport Wednesday evening to assess Haiti's needs."

17 Jan 2010

Veterans Affairs hires five new Federal Recovery Coordinators

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced the hiring of five new Federal Recovery Coordinators, bringing to 20 the number of professionals coordinating care for the most seriously injured service members.

14 Jan 2010

Broad Health Coalition presses for medical liability reform

As the House and Senate work to merge their health care reform bills, the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA) sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, emphasizing the need to retain and strengthen current medical liability reform provisions in any final legislation.

14 Jan 2010

New analytic application offers new insights to employers on their health benefits

A new analytic application from Thomson Reuters and HighRoads gives large employers new insights into how the design of their health benefits influence employees’ health care choices — and health care costs.

13 Jan 2010

Americans for Responsible Heath Care launches independent television ad campaign

Americans for Responsible Heath Care is launching an independent television advertisement campaign in the Boston media market to educate Americans about the dangerous health care proposal being debated in Congress.

13 Jan 2010

ALAC to release annual State of Tobacco Control report card for the state of California

American Lung Association in California (ALAC) joined civic leaders, medical professionals and local residents of the city of Richmond to release its annual State of Tobacco Control report card for cities and counties throughout the state of California.

13 Jan 2010

Era of rapid expansion in biomedical research funding began in 1990's ends

After a decade of remarkable growth, total annual funding for biomedical research in the U.S. has decelerated and may have even fallen when adjusted for inflation. That is the conclusion of a study today published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

13 Jan 2010

Genomic and Personalized Medicine Conference in USA

Elsevier announced today the Genomic and Personalized Medicine Conference in Arlington, VA, USA from May 16-18, 2010, which is, supported by The Lancet and organized in association with the book 'Genomic and Personalized Medicine.

13 Jan 2010

Whitley urges public to get vaccinated against H1N1 influenza virus

With several months left in the influenza season and growing supplies of vaccine, now is an opportune time to get vaccinated against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, says Richard Whitley, M.D., director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and current president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).

13 Jan 2010

WellPoint recognized with 2010 Diversity Leader Award

WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) is pleased to announce it has received a "2010 Diversity Leader Award®" in the January/February issue of Profiles in Diversity Journal for demonstrating outstanding diversity communication practices during the past year.

13 Jan 2010

NCB Capital Impact and MetLife team up to get more capital for community health centers

In an effort to preempt a potential decline in health care services for California’s most vulnerable communities due to the state budget crisis, NCB Capital Impact and MetLife have teamed up to get more capital to community health centers (CHCs) that need it most.

13 Jan 2010

AACE sends petition to Congress opposing new Medicare policy

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) sent a petition to Congress today signed by 1,325 AACE members, non-AACE member physicians, allied health professionals and patients opposing a new Medicare policy which would eliminate consultation codes for specialists.

13 Jan 2010

HTDS distributes Hiru stock to maximize shareholder value

Hard to Treat Diseases, Inc. (HTDS; www.htdsmedical.com) announced that its directors have resolved that up to 40,000,000 shares of Hiru Corporation (HIRU.PK) HTDS received for the sale of its MindUp division to Hiru will be distributed to HTDS shareholder as a special onetime payment of kind.

13 Jan 2010

Standard Process offers new Post-Purification Program and Product Kits

Many people who have completed Standard Process’s Purification Program asked for ways to continue their journey toward better health and weight management after the 21-day purification program. In response, Standard Process developed and now offers its new Post-Purification Program and Product Kits.

13 Jan 2010

Study indicates public and private funding for US biomedical research has decreased substantially

The rate of increase for funding of biomedical research in the U.S. has slowed since 2005, and the level of funding from the National Institutes of Health and industry appears to have decreased by 2 percent in 2008, after adjustment for inflation, according to an article in the January 13 issue of JAMA.

13 Jan 2010

Emmi Solutions expands existing suite of cancer-related programs in collaboration with ACS

Emmi Solutions, LLC, creators of Web-based interactive multimedia patient education programs, has collaborated with the American Cancer Society, the nation’s leading voluntary health organization and the preeminent source of cancer information and service, to expand Emmi Solutions’ existing suite of cancer-related programs.

13 Jan 2010

Health Care News and Research

NewCardio awarded core patent concerning its CardioBip ECG telemonitoring solution

Democratic leaders debate health reform at the White House

As budgets squeeze, states seek more federal help with Medicaid responsibilities

Unions, Democratic leaders and White House reach agreement on 'Cadillac' health insurance plans

Aid begins flowing into Haiti, up to 3m may be affected

Veterans Affairs hires five new Federal Recovery Coordinators

Broad Health Coalition presses for medical liability reform

New analytic application offers new insights to employers on their health benefits

Americans for Responsible Heath Care launches independent television ad campaign

ALAC to release annual State of Tobacco Control report card for the state of California

Era of rapid expansion in biomedical research funding began in 1990's ends

Genomic and Personalized Medicine Conference in USA

Whitley urges public to get vaccinated against H1N1 influenza virus

WellPoint recognized with 2010 Diversity Leader Award

NCB Capital Impact and MetLife team up to get more capital for community health centers

AACE sends petition to Congress opposing new Medicare policy

HTDS distributes Hiru stock to maximize shareholder value

Standard Process offers new Post-Purification Program and Product Kits

Study indicates public and private funding for US biomedical research has decreased substantially

Emmi Solutions expands existing suite of cancer-related programs in collaboration with ACS

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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