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Children with ASD more likely to experience general gastrointestinal complaints

A new study conducted by researchers at Marcus Autism Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine indicates that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more than four times more likely to experience general gastrointestinal (GI) complaints compared with peers, are more than three times as prone to experience constipation and diarrhea than peers, and complain twice as much about abdominal pain compared to peers.

29 Apr 2014

Administration looking for new companies to run health marketplace

Federal officials lay out specifications for companies who will take over the website as they seek to make sure the sign-up effort does not run into repeat problems during next fall's enrollment season.

29 Apr 2014

GE Healthcare announces commercial availability of new Alzheimer’s diagnostic tool

GE Healthcare today announced the first seven markets where Vizamyl (Flutemetamol F18 injection), a radioactive diagnostic agent approved by the FDA will be available. Late in the second quarter of 2014, Vizamyl will be available to imaging centers near East Rutherford, NJ, Woburn, MA, Beltsville, MD, East Lansing, MI, Dallas, TX, Phoenix, AZ and Colton, CA.

29 Apr 2014

HCA Holdings Q1 2014 revenues up 4.6%

HCA Holdings, Inc. today announced financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014.

29 Apr 2014

Endo enters into definitive agreement to acquire Grupo Farmaceutico Somar

Endo International plc today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement under which Endo will acquire Grupo Farmaceutico Somar, a leading privately-owned specialty pharmaceuticals company based in Mexico City, Mexico, for cash consideration. Endo expects the transaction to be immediately accretive to adjusted earnings per share.

29 Apr 2014

YourEncore announces partnership extension with Roche to provide expert solutions

YourEncore, a leading provider of expert solutions to the life sciences, consumer health and nutrition industries, today announced a partnership extension with Roche to provide expert solutions and services to support enhancing productivity and strengthening regulatory compliance.

29 Apr 2014

Royal Solutions 3.0 gets ONC HIT 2014 Edition Modular EHR certification

Royal Solutions Group's, Royal Solutions 3.0 has achieved ONC HIT 2014 Edition Modular EHR certification, which designates that the software is capable of supporting eligible providers with meeting the Stage 1 and Stage 2 Meaningful Use measures required to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

29 Apr 2014

DJOFL first quarter 2014 net sales increase 1.3% to $282.7 million

DJO Global, Inc., a leading global provider of medical device solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management, today announced financial results for its public reporting subsidiary, DJO Finance LLC, for the first quarter ended March 29, 2014.

29 Apr 2014

AGS Health to open new delivery center in Delhi, India

AGS Health, a global provider of revenue cycle services to hospitals and physicians in the US, today announced that the company will be opening their fourth delivery center in Delhi, India, and has grown to over 2,000 employees globally as it celebrates its third year in business.

29 Apr 2014

Doximity closes $54 million Series C fundraising round

Doximity, the professional network for doctors, today announced closing a $54 million Series C fundraising round co-led by DFJ and funds and accounts managed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. Funds and accounts managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management also participated in the round as new investors.

29 Apr 2014

Waters reports sales of $431 million for first quarter 2014

Waters Corporation reported today first quarter 2014 sales of $431 million, essentially flat versus sales of $430 million in the first quarter of 2013. In the quarter, the effect of foreign currency translation was neutral to sales growth.

29 Apr 2014

Study documents occupational exposure to waste anesthetic gases in PACU

Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX): A study published in the Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing (JOPAN) documents occupational exposure to waste anesthetic gases (WAG) in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) may be higher than standards recommend.

29 Apr 2014

First Edition: April 29, 2014

Today's headlines include a report that the Obama administration is looking for new talent to run healthcare.gov.

29 Apr 2014

Illumina launches VeriSeq PGS for preimplantation genetic screening of embryos

Illumina, Inc. today announced the launch of VeriSeq PGS, a next-generation sequencing solution developed for preimplantation genetic screening of embryos using Illumina's NextSeq 500 and MiSeq® sequencing systems.

From Illumina, Inc. 29 Apr 2014

Report focuses on behavioral issues linked with patients' self-management of type 2 diabetes

Clinical Therapeutics features a special report in its April issue focusing primarily on the behavioral issues associated with patients' self-management of type 2 diabetes.

29 Apr 2014

Bayer's Makrolon Rx2440 polycarbonate offers faster color recovery for healthcare setting

No one disputes that supply chains are fast today and the healthcare sector is no exception. To help handle the increasing number of patients visiting doctors or clinics, healthcare providers have decreased the lead time between sterilization and use in the clinic.

29 Apr 2014

Gene expression profiling tests play critical role in women’s chemotherapy decision

Gene expression profiling tests play a critical role when women with early-stage breast cancer decide whether to have chemotherapy, but many of them do not fully understand what some of the test results mean, new research suggests.

29 Apr 2014

Magellan Health Services reports net revenue of $966.5 million for first quarter 2014

Magellan Health Services, Inc. today reported financial results for the first quarter 2014, as summarized below. For the quarter ended March 31, 2014, the company reported net revenue of $966.5 million, segment profit of $76.5 million, and net income of $25.7 million, or $0.92 earnings per share (EPS).

29 Apr 2014

Teva's DuoResp Spiromax receives EC marketing authorization for treatment of asthma, COPD

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., announced today that the European Commission has granted marketing authorization for DuoResp Spiromax for the treatment of patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) where the use of a combination of an inhaled corticosteroid and long-acting beta2-adrenoceptor agonist is appropriate.

29 Apr 2014

Columbia Laboratories' total revenues increase 15% to $7.2 million in first quarter 2014

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. today announced financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014.

29 Apr 2014

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Children with ASD more likely to experience general gastrointestinal complaints

Administration looking for new companies to run health marketplace

GE Healthcare announces commercial availability of new Alzheimer’s diagnostic tool

HCA Holdings Q1 2014 revenues up 4.6%

Endo enters into definitive agreement to acquire Grupo Farmaceutico Somar

YourEncore announces partnership extension with Roche to provide expert solutions

Royal Solutions 3.0 gets ONC HIT 2014 Edition Modular EHR certification

DJOFL first quarter 2014 net sales increase 1.3% to $282.7 million

AGS Health to open new delivery center in Delhi, India

Doximity closes $54 million Series C fundraising round

Waters reports sales of $431 million for first quarter 2014

Study documents occupational exposure to waste anesthetic gases in PACU

First Edition: April 29, 2014

Illumina launches VeriSeq PGS for preimplantation genetic screening of embryos

Report focuses on behavioral issues linked with patients' self-management of type 2 diabetes

Bayer's Makrolon Rx2440 polycarbonate offers faster color recovery for healthcare setting

Gene expression profiling tests play critical role in women’s chemotherapy decision

Magellan Health Services reports net revenue of $966.5 million for first quarter 2014

Teva's DuoResp Spiromax receives EC marketing authorization for treatment of asthma, COPD

Columbia Laboratories' total revenues increase 15% to $7.2 million in first quarter 2014

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