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DNA Direct implements four new health plan clients for molecular diagnostic and genetic tests

DNA Direct, a wholly owned subsidiary of Medco Health Solutions, Inc. and a provider of guidance and decision support for genomic medicine, today announced four new health plan clients that are implementing DNA Direct's Policy & Benefit Support Program for molecular diagnostic and genetic tests.

1 Feb 2011

Johnson & Johnson deal may bring HIV/AIDS drugs to developing countries faster

Johnson & Johnson's Tibotec Pharmaceuticals unit on Thursday announced it had granted multiple licenses to generic drug manufacturers "to provide copies of [the experimental HIV/AIDS drug rilpivirine hydrochloride] TMC278 in sub-Saharan Africa, India and parts of Asia if it's approved by regulators," Bloomberg Businessweek reports.

1 Feb 2011

Radiologists should provide first-rate physiology education for medical students

In order for medical students to ultimately provide quality patient care medical schools should turn to radiologists to help them teach physiology, one of the core disciplines of medicine, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (www.jacr.org). Physiology is the science of the function of living systems.

1 Feb 2011

Media outlets examine challenges facing Pakistan six months after floods

Six months after monsoon flooding hit Pakistan, the U.N. reports that about 4 million people remain without temporary or permanent shelter, VOA News reports.

1 Feb 2011

Current prevention efforts delay but do not prevent HCV among injection drug users

A recent 20-year study of injection drug users (IDUs) in Baltimore found a significant decline in new cases of HIV infection but only a slight decline in new cases of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The findings suggest that efforts to curb blood-borne transmission of these viral infections have had success but must be expanded against the highly transmissible HCV.

1 Feb 2011

U.K., Gates Foundation announce extra funding for global polio eradication as WEF wraps up

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on Friday at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, announced "extra financing for polio eradication, easing a shortfall in funding that hinders a global effort to stop the crippling virus," Bloomberg reports.

1 Feb 2011

News briefs from February issue of journal Chest

New research shows that vitamin D deficiency is prevalent among patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), with the largest prevalence seen in patients with concurrent connective tissue disease (CTD).

1 Feb 2011

Generics companies weigh in on biological drugs, the Wall Street Journal reports

Generic drug makers are expecting copies of complex biological drugs to become a multi-billion dollar market in the near future.

1 Feb 2011

New study finds link between race and treatment delay in women with breast cancer

At a time when access to prompt treatment might affect survival, a large new study finds that African-American and Hispanic women newly diagnosed with breast cancer often face delays in care of more than a month.

1 Feb 2011

Mayo Clinic opens new center to deliver optimal health care solutions

Mayo Clinic announced the launch of a new initiative focused on creating new and improved approaches to delivering health care. The Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery will design, implement, measure and disseminate high-value health care best practices with initial focus areas that include wellness and the prediction, prevention, and management of chronic diseases.

1 Feb 2011

Florida judge's ruling imminent in health law multi-state legal challenge

A Florida judge could on Monday become the second judge to declare President Barack Obama's health care reform law unconstitutional, in the biggest legal challenge yet to federal authority to enact the law.

1 Feb 2011

Efforts to repeal Medicare advisory board could attract Dem support

This week, a half-dozen House Republicans unveiled a one-paragraph piece of legislation to dismantle the [Independent Payment Advisory Board], well before it ever gets going.

1 Feb 2011

Health premium costs: Hot topic in partisan debate

Just as President Obama and members of his administration assert that health insurance premiums will go down under the health overhaul, GOP lawmakers argue these claims are overstated. Ultimately, how this issue shakes out will be central to the public's perception of the new law.

1 Feb 2011

Viewpoints: Insurance data mining and Medicaid reform in Illinois

IMS Health Inc. operates in the shadows of the healthcare industry, gathering data that drug makers can use to sell medications more effectively. The data, however, are taken from the prescriptions that doctors write for their patients. That information is at the heart of a dispute over how far states can go to protect privacy — a dispute that has reached the Supreme Court, and one that could broaden the reach of the 1st Amendment in troubling ways (1/31).

1 Feb 2011

QPSC, University of Miami agree to jointly study national database of patient incidents

The Quantros Patient Safety Center and the University of Miami have agreed to jointly study the QPSC national database of patient incidents and evaluate its potential for helping predict and prevent certain types of hospital incidents.

31 Jan 2011

Radia announces diagnostic imaging services partnership with Jefferson Healthcare

Radia, is proud to announce a diagnostic imaging services partnership with Jefferson Healthcare commencing on January 1, 2011. Jefferson Healthcare, located in Port Townsend, WA, is a comprehensive healthcare center providing services for the more than 29,500 residents of Jefferson County.

31 Jan 2011

Baxter launches OLIMEL emulsion for parenteral nutrition

Baxter International today announced the launch of OLIMEL emulsion for infusion in Canada at the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition's Clinical Nutrition Week.

From Baxter International Inc. 31 Jan 2011

First Edition: January 31, 2011

KHN staff writers Marilyn Weber Serafini and Julie Appleby report: "Financially strapped governors, Congress and the Obama administration could be headed for a showdown over the Medicaid health care program that covers 48 million poor, disabled and elderly people nationwide".

31 Jan 2011

Nutritionist offers tips to keep on track with weight loss and health goals

At a time when many people are working to lose weight and get healthier, more than half of Texans admit to lying to family or doctors about their health and fitness habits such as nutrition and amount of exercise, according to the True Results Health Honesty Survey. Forty-six percent are not honest with family members and 32 percent admit to lying to doctors.

31 Jan 2011

CircusFit, Ringling Bros, HOPSports announce new partnership to encourage kids to stay active, healthy

Ringling Bros. CircusFit and HOPSports announce new partnership that will allow children around the world to get physically fit while having fun. CircusFit will be powered by the HOPSports Training System combining circus skills with state of the art technology to encourage youth to stay active and healthy.

31 Jan 2011

Healthcare News

DNA Direct implements four new health plan clients for molecular diagnostic and genetic tests

Johnson & Johnson deal may bring HIV/AIDS drugs to developing countries faster

Radiologists should provide first-rate physiology education for medical students

Media outlets examine challenges facing Pakistan six months after floods

Current prevention efforts delay but do not prevent HCV among injection drug users

U.K., Gates Foundation announce extra funding for global polio eradication as WEF wraps up

News briefs from February issue of journal Chest

Generics companies weigh in on biological drugs, the Wall Street Journal reports

New study finds link between race and treatment delay in women with breast cancer

Mayo Clinic opens new center to deliver optimal health care solutions

Florida judge's ruling imminent in health law multi-state legal challenge

Efforts to repeal Medicare advisory board could attract Dem support

Health premium costs: Hot topic in partisan debate

Viewpoints: Insurance data mining and Medicaid reform in Illinois

QPSC, University of Miami agree to jointly study national database of patient incidents

Radia announces diagnostic imaging services partnership with Jefferson Healthcare

Baxter launches OLIMEL emulsion for parenteral nutrition

First Edition: January 31, 2011

Nutritionist offers tips to keep on track with weight loss and health goals

CircusFit, Ringling Bros, HOPSports announce new partnership to encourage kids to stay active, healthy

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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