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Structured and supervised exercise can prevent postnatal depression, says study

Postnatal depression (PND) or baby blues are a recognized entity with millions of mothers suffering from it in varying degrees. It affects 13% of the new mothers usually within the first 3 months after the birth of the baby.

1 Apr 2010

Cardiac CT can help identify and predict at risk heart attack patients

One of the largest research studies into cardiac computed tomography (CT), conducted at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), shows that the high-speed advanced imaging technology can identify and predict patients at risk for heart attack and death.

1 Apr 2010

Synch-Solutions signs agreement to deliver IT systems to healthcare organizations

Synch-Solutions announced today that it has signed an agreement with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems, one of the largest group purchasing organizations serving more than 1,700 hospitals and 40,000 non-acute care providers across the U.S.

1 Apr 2010

Pioneer Surgical Technology announces launch and implant of Contact Anterior Lumbar Plate

Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc. recently announced the full launch of its Contact Anterior Lumbar Plate (ALP). This plate provides a one-step locking mechanism along with back-out protection and controlled screw toggle. Since its launch, Pioneer implanted their first plate on February 24th and to date are currently ahead of their schedule.

1 Apr 2010

RPCI selects McKesson to manage its medical billing processes

After a rigorous selection process, one of the nation's largest and most prestigious cancer centers, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, has selected McKesson to manage its medical billing processes. With McKesson's Revenue Management Solutions group taking over patient billing, accounts receivable management, and reporting, the New York-based education and research institute gains a partner that understands the complexities of its business.

1 Apr 2010

FDA clears AdvanDx' 90 minutes protocol for C. albicans PNA FISH and C. albicans/C. glabrata PNA FISH tests

AdvanDx today announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for a fast, 90 minutes protocol for its C. albicans PNA FISH® and C. albicans/C. glabrata PNA FISH® tests. The faster protocol reduces the PNA FISH turn-around time from the original 2.5 hours to 90 minutes by reducing PNA probe hybridization from 90 minutes to 30 minutes.

31 Mar 2010

Funds raised at CASMA's spring conference to benefit The Montréal Children's Hospital

Mondial Assistance and the Computerized Airline Sales and Marketing Association announced today that a fundraiser held during a reception at CASMA's spring conference in Montréal raised enough money to purchase a saturation/end tidal carbon dioxide monitor for the Department of Anesthesia at The Montréal Children's Hospital.

31 Mar 2010

CAMH embarks on next phase of landmark redevelopment project

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is making history. On April 6, CAMH is breaking ground on the next phase of its landmark redevelopment project, transforming the site of what was originally the 1850 Provincial Lunatic Asylum into a modern, welcoming 'urban village' in the heart of Queen Street West. Nothing quite like this has ever been done before.

31 Mar 2010

MSCHIE launches Phase 2 of HIE deployment

The Mississippi Coastal Health Information Exchange (MSCHIE) has launched Phase 2 of its HIE deployment - which will expand its services to four additional health systems, launch a community outreach training program, and integrate with additional EHR vendors throughout the community - marking a major milestone in its efforts to improve patient care coordination and clinical outcomes in the Mississippi counties hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina.

31 Mar 2010

SANUWAVE Health reports net loss of $2.7M for three months ended December 31, 2009

SANUWAVE Health, Inc., an emerging medical technology company focused on regenerative medicine, reports its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009, and on its progress for the year.

31 Mar 2010

DSMB for DIGNITY trial recommends Celsion continue enrollment

Celsion Corporation announced today that after reviewing safety data from the 40mg/m2 cohort, the DIGNITY Study Drug Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) has recommended that Celsion continue to enroll patients in the trial and that new patients be treated at a ThermoDox® dose of 50mg/m2.

31 Mar 2010

Hospital outpatient ER visits by Medicaid recipients increased more than 6%

SDI, a leading healthcare market insight and analytics firm, today reported that the number of Medicaid-subsidized inpatient hospital stays originating in the emergency room increased more than 6% in 2009 compared to 2008. The growth rate of all inpatient hospital stays that began in the hospital outpatient ER was less at just over 1%.

31 Mar 2010

Rosetta Genomics reports revenues of $150,000 for full-year 2009

Rosetta Genomics, Ltd., a leading developer of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, today reported that on March 26, 2010 the Company filed its Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Committee, which contains financial results for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2009.

31 Mar 2010

DATATRAK International reports 31% decrease in revenue for fourth-quarter 2009

DATATRAK International, Inc., a technology and services company focused on global eClinical solutions for the clinical trials industry, today announced its operating results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2009.

31 Mar 2010

T-cell cytolytic activity may be effective in clearing HBV infection

Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) poses a treatment challenge. In Western Europe and the United States, chronic HBV infection has been found in 6%󈝺% of HIV-positive patients and this co-infection is well known to be associated with increased liver-related morbidity and mortality. However, factors associated with HBV surface antigen (HbsAg) loss in HIV and HBV co-infected patients remain unclear.

31 Mar 2010

National Doctors' Day: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital honors physicians and staff

As physicians nationwide are acknowledged for their talent, sacrifice and courage on National Doctors' Day, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital honors its more than 230 staff and consulting physicians who strive to fulfill the hospital's mission each day.

31 Mar 2010

Recipients of Pfizer Canada's third Neuropathic Pain Research Awards Competition announced

Pfizer Canada is pleased to announce the recipients of its third Neuropathic Pain Research Awards Competition, which aims to fund and support Canadian innovation within independent neuropathic pain research in the areas of basic biomedical, clinical and health sciences.

31 Mar 2010

Immigrants with mental disabilities: Reforms needed to ensure fair treatment and due process

Major reforms are needed in the nation's immigration court and detention system to ensure fair treatment and due process for immigrants with mental disabilities, according to new findings released today by Texas Appleseed, with pro bono counsel Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.

31 Mar 2010

LoJack and May Institute launch campaign to increase public awareness about autism

What does autism look like? Millions of commuters in Massachusetts will find out during April – National Autism Awareness Month – thanks to a powerful public awareness campaign that features photos and stories of children with autism as well as important information about the disorder.

31 Mar 2010

Experts to discuss employee health care benefits in BNA Tax & Accounting webinar

When President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, he ushered in dramatic health care reforms unparalleled since the days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal. On April 8, two of the nation's foremost employee benefits and health care law experts from Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Bruce Fried and Martin Moderson, will present a BNA Tax & Accounting webinar, Health Care Reform – Preparing Employers and Health Plans, directed to professionals who advise employers large and small on employee health care benefits or work with ERISA or non-ERISA health plans.

31 Mar 2010

Hospital News and Research

Structured and supervised exercise can prevent postnatal depression, says study

Cardiac CT can help identify and predict at risk heart attack patients

Synch-Solutions signs agreement to deliver IT systems to healthcare organizations

Pioneer Surgical Technology announces launch and implant of Contact Anterior Lumbar Plate

RPCI selects McKesson to manage its medical billing processes

FDA clears AdvanDx' 90 minutes protocol for C. albicans PNA FISH and C. albicans/C. glabrata PNA FISH tests

Funds raised at CASMA's spring conference to benefit The Montréal Children's Hospital

CAMH embarks on next phase of landmark redevelopment project

MSCHIE launches Phase 2 of HIE deployment

SANUWAVE Health reports net loss of $2.7M for three months ended December 31, 2009

DSMB for DIGNITY trial recommends Celsion continue enrollment

Hospital outpatient ER visits by Medicaid recipients increased more than 6%

Rosetta Genomics reports revenues of $150,000 for full-year 2009

DATATRAK International reports 31% decrease in revenue for fourth-quarter 2009

T-cell cytolytic activity may be effective in clearing HBV infection

National Doctors' Day: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital honors physicians and staff

Recipients of Pfizer Canada's third Neuropathic Pain Research Awards Competition announced

Immigrants with mental disabilities: Reforms needed to ensure fair treatment and due process

LoJack and May Institute launch campaign to increase public awareness about autism

Experts to discuss employee health care benefits in BNA Tax & Accounting webinar

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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