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Study explains important link between ED and development of coronary artery disease

Erectile dysfunction is caused by the inability of the artery that supplies blood to the penis to expand and contract properly. The study of this mechanism has led to a new understanding of the important link between ED and the development of coronary artery disease, and to new strategies for prevention and treatment, as described in Journal of Men's Health, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

7 Dec 2013

ZephyrLIFE remote monitoring system released for the growing market of transitional care

Zephyr Technology is proud to announce the release of ZephyrLIFE - the world's first remote monitoring system designed specifically for the growing market of transitional care. Transitional care involves managing the continuity of health care during the transition between health care practitioners and facilities as a patient's condition and care needs change during the course of a chronic or acute illness, which ZephyrLIFE has been designed for.

6 Dec 2013

Silverlink, UnitedHealthcare recognized for increasing colorectal cancer screenings among minorities

Silverlink Communications, Inc., and UnitedHealthcare's program to increase colorectal cancer screenings among minority populations earned the companies a 2013 Outstanding Leadership in Population Health Award from the Care Continuum Alliance at the recent CCA Forum 2013.

6 Dec 2013

Consumers are not insured until they pay 1st premium

CNN cautions that it's not enough to sign up for a health law policy -- you need to make that first payment to your insurer. Elsewhere, ProPublica looks at healthcare.gov's back-end system to provide your sign-up information to insurers, and the Obama administration awards $55 million in grants to bolster the health care workforce.

6 Dec 2013

Huntsville Hospital Health System chooses Caradigm HIE for integrated care across community

Huntsville Hospital Health System, the nation's fifth largest publicly owned healthcare organization, has selected the Caradigm Health Information Exchange, powered by Orion Health, to provide the backbone for integrated care across the community, with a vision to ultimately connect care across the entire northern Alabama region.

6 Dec 2013

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals' XIAFLEX gets FDA approval for treatment of Peyronie's disease

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a fully integrated specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved XIAFLEX (collagenase clostridium histolyticum, or CCH), an in-office, biologic for the treatment of Peyronie's disease. XIAFLEX is the first and only FDA-approved treatment proven effective for PD in men with a palpable plaque and a curvature deformity of 30 degrees or greater at the start of therapy.

6 Dec 2013

Maternal weight issues spell wheezing trouble for children

High maternal weight and gestational weight gain are independently associated with an increased risk for wheezing in preschool age children, a Dutch study has found.

6 Dec 2013

The Medicines Company, Boston Scientific announce co-promotion agreement for Promus PREMIER stent system

Boston Scientific Corporation and The Medicines Company announce a co-promotion agreement for the Boston Scientific Promus PREMIER™ Everolimus-Eluting Platinum Chromium Coronary Stent System.

6 Dec 2013

Physicians Realty Trust prices public offering of 8,300,000 common shares

Physicians Realty Trust (the "Company") today announced the pricing of its public offering of 8,300,000 common shares of beneficial interest, at a price to the public of $11.50 per share, for a total of approximately $89.4 million of net proceeds after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. All of the shares are being offered by the Company.

6 Dec 2013

Emids Technologies announces joint investment of $13.3M by Baird Capital and Council Capital

emids Technologies announced today a joint investment of $13.3 million by Baird Capital's venture capital group of Chicago and Nashville, Tenn.-based Council Capital that will enable the company to build on its leading position in the provision of healthcare IT services and solutions.

6 Dec 2013

First Edition: December 6, 2103

Today's headlines include news about how both the federal and state-based health insurance websites are doing.

6 Dec 2013

Skylight Healthcare Systems chosen as finalist in 'Fierce Innovation Awards: Healthcare Edition' program

Skylight Healthcare Systems announced today that it has been selected as a finalist in this year's Fierce Innovation Awards: Healthcare Edition, an awards program from the publisher of FierceHealthIT, FierceHealthcare, and FierceMobileHealthcare. Skylight Healthcare Systems was recognized as a finalist in the category of Population Health Management.

6 Dec 2013

Eisai reports new data analyses on FYCOMPA (Perampanel) at AES meeting

Today, Eisai Inc. announced that 16 abstracts highlighting new data analyses on FYCOMPA (perampanel) will be presented at the 67th annual American Epilepsy Society (AES) meeting, taking place in Washington, D.C. from December 6 – 10.

6 Dec 2013

Edison Investment Research's report examines long-term investment case for Bavarian Nordic

Edison Investment Research's report, An intriguing PROSPECT, examines the long-term investment case for Bavarian Nordic, which rests on key value driver Prostvac, its Phase III prostate cancer vaccine.

6 Dec 2013

INTENSIA family of ICDs and CRT-D devices receive CE mark approval

Sorin Group, a global medical company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced today that the INTENSIA family of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices received CE (Conformité Européenne) mark approval. This family of devices includes the single-chamber INTENSIA VR, the dual-chamber INTENSIA DR and the INTENSIA SonR® CRT-D devices, all of which feature a DF-4 high voltage connector.

6 Dec 2013

Study reports new links between brain cell activity and choices where two options have equal appeal

Life presents us with choices all the time: salad or pizza for lunch? Tea or coffee afterward? How we make these everyday decisions has been a topic of great interest to economists, who have devised theories about how we assign values to our options and use those values to make decisions.

6 Dec 2013

Moberg Pharma agrees to acquire three OTC brands in the U.S. from Bayer HealthCare

Moberg Pharma AB has signed a deal to acquire three well established Over-The-Counter brands in the U.S. from Bayer HealthCare, LLC. Total annual sales for the brands are approximately 20 MSEK (ca 3 m$). The purchase price is 32 MSEK (4.8 m$) and is financed by available cash resources.

6 Dec 2013

State highlights: S.C. Medicaid director touts lower spending; La. targets docs who steer patients into some managed care plans; Texas set to boost Medicaid payments

South Carolina's Medicaid director says his agency is on track to spend about $250 million less this fiscal year than allotted in the state budget. Director Tony Keck told a Senate panel on Wednesday the Department of Health and Human Services is projected to spend $6.2 billion in state and federal money (Adcox, 12/4).

6 Dec 2013

New studies examine role of hospitals and other health care facilities on nursing reforms

Two new studies by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services examine how well hospitals and other health care facilities are doing when it comes to a call to reform the nursing profession. A 2010 Institute of Medicine report warned that the nursing profession must change or it would not be able to meet the growing demands that are emerging as a result of health reform, new technologies and an aging population.

6 Dec 2013

Return to play on the same day after sports concussions not recommended

Any athlete with concussion symptoms should not be allowed to return to play on the same day, according to the latest consensus statement on sports-related concussion. The updated guidelines are summarized in Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

6 Dec 2013

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Study explains important link between ED and development of coronary artery disease

ZephyrLIFE remote monitoring system released for the growing market of transitional care

Silverlink, UnitedHealthcare recognized for increasing colorectal cancer screenings among minorities

Consumers are not insured until they pay 1st premium

Huntsville Hospital Health System chooses Caradigm HIE for integrated care across community

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals' XIAFLEX gets FDA approval for treatment of Peyronie's disease

Maternal weight issues spell wheezing trouble for children

The Medicines Company, Boston Scientific announce co-promotion agreement for Promus PREMIER stent system

Physicians Realty Trust prices public offering of 8,300,000 common shares

Emids Technologies announces joint investment of $13.3M by Baird Capital and Council Capital

First Edition: December 6, 2103

Skylight Healthcare Systems chosen as finalist in 'Fierce Innovation Awards: Healthcare Edition' program

Eisai reports new data analyses on FYCOMPA (Perampanel) at AES meeting

Edison Investment Research's report examines long-term investment case for Bavarian Nordic

INTENSIA family of ICDs and CRT-D devices receive CE mark approval

Study reports new links between brain cell activity and choices where two options have equal appeal

Moberg Pharma agrees to acquire three OTC brands in the U.S. from Bayer HealthCare

State highlights: S.C. Medicaid director touts lower spending; La. targets docs who steer patients into some managed care plans; Texas set to boost Medicaid payments

New studies examine role of hospitals and other health care facilities on nursing reforms

Return to play on the same day after sports concussions not recommended

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