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Hetero Group launches biosimilar 'Rituximab' under brand name MABALL in India

Hetero Group, one of India's leading generic pharmaceutical companies and one of the world's largest global producer of anti-retroviral drugs for HIV/AIDS treatment, today announces the successful launch of its biosimilar 'Rituximab' under the brand name MABALL in India.

5 Aug 2015

MSK and LVHN collaborate to improve patients’ access to innovative cancer treatments

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) announced today the beginning of a unique and forward-thinking collaboration aimed at improving patient access to the latest and most effective cancer treatment advances and highest-caliber cancer care.

5 Aug 2015

Children increase parents’ risk for viral infection

The BIG LoVE (Utah Better Identification of Germs-Longitudinal Viral Epidemiology) study, led by scientists at the University of Utah School of Medicine, finds that each bundle of joy puts the entire household at increased risk for infection with viruses that cause colds, flu, and other respiratory illnesses.

5 Aug 2015

Leidos Holdings reports strong financial results in Q2 2015

Leidos Holdings, Inc., a national security, health and engineering solutions company, today reported financial results for the second quarter of calendar year 2015.

5 Aug 2015

Cancer survival in England remains lower compared to other countries with similar healthcare systems

Cancer survival in England remains lower than countries with similar healthcare systems, according to a new Cancer Research UK funded study published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday).

5 Aug 2015

Coordinated, two-part approach could help reduce hospital-acquired infections

By coordinating with state health departments and communicating with each other about patients with C. difficile and antibiotic-resistant infections, hospitals, long-term acute-care facilities and nursing homes could reduce the number of such hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) by an estimated 619,000 cases in the next five years, a new Centers for Disease Control 9 (CDC)-led report has found.

5 Aug 2015

New partnership aims to provide high-tech healthcare learning opportunities for pediatric patients

A new partnership between The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries and Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth will mean new high-tech healthcare learning opportunities for pediatric patients.

5 Aug 2015

Journal of Endovascular Therapy publishes latest update to TASC II guidelines

The Journal of Endovascular Therapy, official publication of the INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ENDOVASCULAR SPECIALISTS (ISES), announces that is it today publishing the latest update of the Inter-Society Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (TASC II), an internationally recognized set of guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

5 Aug 2015

Access to dental care by low-income Americans becomes exception as only fewer dentists accept Medicaid

More than 2 percent of all emergency department visits are now related to nontraumatic dental conditions, according to a study by researchers at Stanford University, the University of California-San Francisco, Truven Health Analytics and the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

5 Aug 2015

Current psychotherapy treatments less than optimal for war veterans suffering from PTSD

Our nation's veterans continue to suffer emotional and psychological effects of war—some for decades. And while there has been greater attention directed recently toward post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and more veterans are seeking help, current psychotherapy treatments are less than optimal, according to a new narrative review published in the August 4, 2015 issue of JAMA.

4 Aug 2015

Quest Diagnostics acquires laboratory outreach service business of MemorialCare Health System

Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of MemorialCare Health System's laboratory outreach service business.

From Quest Diagnostics 4 Aug 2015

Netsync Network Solutions achieves Telehealth Authorized Technology Provider status from Cisco

Netsync Network Solutions announced today that it has achieved Telehealth Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) status from Cisco. This designation recognizes Netsync Network Solutions as having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, deploy and support Cisco Telehealth solutions.

4 Aug 2015

Halyard Health’s net sales decrease $389 million to 6% in second quarter 2015

Halyard Health, Inc. today reported second quarter 2015 results and updated its net sales and adjusted diluted earnings per share outlook for full-year 2015.

4 Aug 2015

SGI-DNA recognized by Frost & Sullivan for BioXp 3200 System

SGI-DNA, a Synthetic Genomics, Inc. company, was recently recognized by Frost & Sullivan for its groundbreaking innovation in genomic technologies for the BioXp 3200 System, an instrument with the capacity to simultaneously build 32 unique, double-stranded DNA fragments to study gene function, pathways, and whole genomes.

4 Aug 2015

Cipher receives Acceptance Review Notification from FDA for 510(k) submission for Dermadexin

Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that it has received an Acceptance Review Notification for its 510(k) submission for Dermadexin to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

4 Aug 2015

Ironshore partners with Restore Health to participate in HLD-200 clinical trial to treat ADHD

Ironshore Pharmaceuticals & Development, Inc. has signed an agreement with Restore Health, a company specializing in personalized medicine, to participate in the fulfillment of a double-blind clinical trial, designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of HLD-200, a new drug in development to treat Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

4 Aug 2015

Stress Resilience Training System app for military personnel now available through Apple App Store

The Stress Resilience Training System (SRTS), an app designed to provide resilience training for military personnel by Perceptronics Solutions, Inc., is now available through the Apple App Store for anyone with an iPad.

4 Aug 2015

Benefits and risks of taking antidepressant medications during pregnancy

Treating maternal psychiatric disorder with commonly used antidepressants is associated with a lower risk of certain pregnancy complications including preterm birth and delivery by Caesarean section, according to researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Medical Center, and the New York State Psychiatric Institute. However, the medications -- selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs -- resulted in an increased risk of neonatal problems.

4 Aug 2015

New ACMG Scope of Practice of the Specialty of Medical Genetics document released

The field of medical genetics is swiftly evolving. It's a period of rapid scientific discovery, new technologies and subsequent translation into medical practice, public policy and public health. But what role should the Medical Genetics specialist have since genetics impacts all patients and specialties in some way? In an effort to clearly define the changing role of the specialty of Medical Genetics and the distinction between Medical Geneticists and other genetics healthcare professionals, the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics has has just released a new "Scope of Practice of the Specialty of Medical Genetics" document, revising its earlier 2008 Policy Statement.

4 Aug 2015

Soldiers returning from combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan at increased risk of skin cancer

Soldiers who served in the glaring desert sunlight of Iraq and Afghanistan returned home with an increased risk of skin cancer, due not only to the desert climate, but also a lack of sun protection, Vanderbilt dermatologist Jennifer Powers, M.D., reports in a study published recently in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.

4 Aug 2015

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Hetero Group launches biosimilar 'Rituximab' under brand name MABALL in India

MSK and LVHN collaborate to improve patients’ access to innovative cancer treatments

Children increase parents’ risk for viral infection

Leidos Holdings reports strong financial results in Q2 2015

Cancer survival in England remains lower compared to other countries with similar healthcare systems

Coordinated, two-part approach could help reduce hospital-acquired infections

New partnership aims to provide high-tech healthcare learning opportunities for pediatric patients

Journal of Endovascular Therapy publishes latest update to TASC II guidelines

Access to dental care by low-income Americans becomes exception as only fewer dentists accept Medicaid

Current psychotherapy treatments less than optimal for war veterans suffering from PTSD

Quest Diagnostics acquires laboratory outreach service business of MemorialCare Health System

Netsync Network Solutions achieves Telehealth Authorized Technology Provider status from Cisco

Halyard Health’s net sales decrease $389 million to 6% in second quarter 2015

SGI-DNA recognized by Frost & Sullivan for BioXp 3200 System

Cipher receives Acceptance Review Notification from FDA for 510(k) submission for Dermadexin

Ironshore partners with Restore Health to participate in HLD-200 clinical trial to treat ADHD

Stress Resilience Training System app for military personnel now available through Apple App Store

Benefits and risks of taking antidepressant medications during pregnancy

New ACMG Scope of Practice of the Specialty of Medical Genetics document released

Soldiers returning from combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan at increased risk of skin cancer

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