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Proposed 2010-11 Rendell budget preserves essential health care and safety net services

Governor Edward G. Rendell's proposed 2010-11 budget maintains essential health care and other safety net services during the economic recovery by better managing programs, attacking waste and reducing unnecessary spending.

10 Feb 2010

Morphologi G3 adds new dimension to Solvay Pharmaceuticals R&D

Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Marietta, GA, USA) was the first company in the United States to install the innovative Morphologi G3 image analysis-based particle characterization system from Malvern Panalytical.

From Malvern Panalytical 9 Feb 2010

Youth Empowered leadership conference brings students together to join fight against hunger

Winnipeg Area youth welcome Didan Rwabika, 18, and Rachel Makenge, 18, visiting student leaders from Rwanda and Tanzania, for the sixth annual Youth Empowered leadership conference to discuss how to take action against hunger and poverty and support child health around the world.

9 Feb 2010

SCL offers nonprofit orthodontic program for children and adolescents

There are two months until the April 15 tax deadline, and if your family has experienced a decrease in income due to the economic downturn, you may now qualify for a low-cost nonprofit orthodontic program. Smiles Change Lives (SCL) is looking for kids from low-income families who need braces.

8 Feb 2010

Saint Louis University offers strategies for accomplishing goals

Olympic athletes inspire us with their fierce discipline and natural talent as they smash records, going higher, further and faster. Their can-do spirit encourages us all to take on new challenges.

6 Feb 2010

WFP has reached 600,000 Haitians with food voucher plan

On Thursday, a food distribution voucher campaign that launched last Sunday, "hit all 16 fixed distribution points around the capital" of Port-au-Prince, CNN reports. "So far, 600,000 people affected by the devastating January 12 earthquake have been able to collect food under this plan, said Marcus Prior, spokesman for the United Nations World Food Programme [WFP]. 'We're encouraged by the way the system is working to get food out into the city to those in need, but still have a long way to go,' Prior said" (Basu, 2/5).

6 Feb 2010

Low frequency therapy for temporary tinnitus: Student research project evolves into web-based company

In 2009 a student research project investigating a low frequency therapy for temporary tinnitus was joint runner-up in the 2009 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, held in Dublin, Ireland. The student research project which has now evolved into a web-based company, Restored Hearing (www.restoredhearing.ie) was one of the companies which showcased recently at the 2010 exhibition.

5 Feb 2010

Sermo announces a new report on evolving trends in CML

Sermo, the world's largest online community for physicians, today announced a Sermo Event™ Report titled "Evolving Trends in CML." The new report measures the impact of ENESTnd trial data on Oncologists' use of Tasigna (Novartis), Sprycel (Bristol Myers-Squibb) and Gleevec (Novartis) in newly diagnosed CML patients and assesses overall trends in CML monitoring and management. While Gleevec will likely remain the #1 treatment, there will be a close race for the runner-up spot amongst second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors in the front line setting.

4 Feb 2010

Unisys' Mexican subsidiary wins contract to develop biometric citizen identification solution

Unisys today announced that its Mexican subsidiary has been awarded a contract by the Secretaria de Gobernacion/Registro Nacional de Poblacion (Mexican Ministry of Internal Affairs/National Citizen Registry) to create and manage an advanced citizen identification solution using biometric technologies.

4 Feb 2010

Despite improvements, aid delivery bottlenecks persist in Haiti

Three weeks after a major earthquake struck Haiti, challenges in getting aid to those in need persist, the Washington Post reports. "Rajiv Shah, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, said the relief effort has escalated in recent days and will continue to do so.

4 Feb 2010

New study to investigate preventative programmes for anaemia control in young women

A new study led by LSTM will investigate whether long-term weekly iron and folic acid supplementation can reduce anaemia without increasing the risk of contracting malaria.

3 Feb 2010

McKesson accelerates EHR adoption at independent physician practices with rebate offers

As part of its Achieve HIT stimulus program for physicians, McKesson today announced a limited-time offer to reduce the cost barriers associated with independent physician adoption of electronic health records (EHRs). Physicians may choose from two options on selected EHR/practice management solutions – 0% interest for 12 months with a 25% down payment, or a $1,000 cash rebate for the first provider with a $500 cash rebate for each additional provider in a practice.

3 Feb 2010

MPR drug information now available for iPhone and iPod touch

MPR – the most widely used drug reference by clinicians – is now available as a free App for the iPhone and iPod touch. The MPR drug database is also available for free for BlackBerry, Palm, and Microsoft Mobile devices, as well as desktop and laptop computers running Microsoft XP and Microsoft Vista (www.empr.com/download).

3 Feb 2010

Play soccer to eliminate lifestyle-related diseases

Other parallel experiments on both women and men further demonstrates that a regular game of soccer affects numerous cardiovascular risk factors such as maximal oxygen uptake, heart function, elasticity of the vascular system, blood pressure, cholesterol and fat mass far more than e.g. strength training and just as much if not more than running.

3 Feb 2010

Associates at SJRMC's new hospital in Mishawaka now have access to on-site concierge service

Associates at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center’s (SJRMC) new hospital in Mishawaka, Ind., now have access to an on-site concierge service provided by Best Upon Request, a national organization based in Cincinnati.

3 Feb 2010

New therapeutic made from tobacco plants shown to arrest West Nile virus infection

A new therapeutic made from tobacco plants has been shown to arrest West Nile virus infection, according to a new study by Arizona State University scientist Qiang Chen and his colleagues.

2 Feb 2010

GeckoSystems' in home personal robot trials continue to proceed with new insights

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (http://www.geckosystems.com/) -- announced today that their world's first in home personal robot trials continue to proceed with new insights being revealed.

1 Feb 2010

CHOP deploys medical team for pediatric care in Haiti

Global Health at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is deploying a medical team to Haiti today in response to an urgent call from Partners In Health for pediatric experts to care for children with injuries related to the Jan. 12 earthquake at the University Hospital in Port-au-Prince.

31 Jan 2010

Pharmasset exercises option to purchase additional shares

Pharmasset, Inc. announced today the underwriter of its recent stock offering has exercised its option to purchase an additional 230,400 shares of common stock.

30 Jan 2010

Senate foreign relations committee hearing examines aid to Haiti, rebuilding; Senators introduce legislation

At a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on Thursday and in a "separate teleconference by relief organizations," officials said international aid to Haiti has been delayed by the "island nation's inept government, a lack of coordination by aid organizations and the legacy of past U.S. policy failures," McClatchy/Miami Herald reports.

30 Jan 2010

Running News and Research

Proposed 2010-11 Rendell budget preserves essential health care and safety net services

Morphologi G3 adds new dimension to Solvay Pharmaceuticals R&D

Youth Empowered leadership conference brings students together to join fight against hunger

SCL offers nonprofit orthodontic program for children and adolescents

Saint Louis University offers strategies for accomplishing goals

WFP has reached 600,000 Haitians with food voucher plan

Low frequency therapy for temporary tinnitus: Student research project evolves into web-based company

Sermo announces a new report on evolving trends in CML

Unisys' Mexican subsidiary wins contract to develop biometric citizen identification solution

Despite improvements, aid delivery bottlenecks persist in Haiti

New study to investigate preventative programmes for anaemia control in young women

McKesson accelerates EHR adoption at independent physician practices with rebate offers

MPR drug information now available for iPhone and iPod touch

Play soccer to eliminate lifestyle-related diseases

Associates at SJRMC's new hospital in Mishawaka now have access to on-site concierge service

New therapeutic made from tobacco plants shown to arrest West Nile virus infection

GeckoSystems' in home personal robot trials continue to proceed with new insights

CHOP deploys medical team for pediatric care in Haiti

Pharmasset exercises option to purchase additional shares

Senate foreign relations committee hearing examines aid to Haiti, rebuilding; Senators introduce legislation

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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