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Study affirms safety profile of Boston Scientific's Vessix System for resistant hypertension

Patients treated with the Boston Scientific Vessix Renal Denervation System experienced a significant and sustained reduction in blood pressure, according to new data presented today at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Conference in San Francisco.

29 Oct 2013

Nurturing home life may offset negative changes in brain anatomy among poor children

Growing up in poverty can have long-lasting, negative consequences for a child. But for poor children raised by parents who lack nurturing skills, the effects may be particularly worrisome, according to a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

29 Oct 2013

IRS offers preliminary glimpse of how many people were able to use Healthcare.gov

According to the Internal Revenue Service, the federal government has delivered 330,000 premium subsidy calculations to people who have gotten far enough to find out whether they qualify for health insurance subsidies. Meanwhile, CNN looks deeper into some of the numbers currently being quoted.

29 Oct 2013

Emergent BioSolutions' Lansing, Michigan facility recognized with 2013 NAME Award

Emergent BioSolutions today announced that its facility in Lansing, Michigan has been recognized with the 2013 North American Maintenance Excellence Award by the Foundation for Industrial Maintenance Excellence.

28 Oct 2013

Teleflex wins AARC Zenith Award for 2013

Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, announced that it has received the prestigious American Association for Respiratory Care Zenith Award for 2013.

28 Oct 2013

Middle Peak Medical raises additional $3M in Series A financing

Middle Peak Medical, a development-stage medical device company that will commercialize a novel technology for treating mitral valve disease, has raised an additional $3M in a second closing of its over-subscribed Series A financing, which now totals approximately $11M.

28 Oct 2013

APR's Nexodyn receives European CE approval

APR announces the grant of the European CE approval of Nexodyn, a newly developed innovative product intended for use in a variety of wound conditions such as acute wounds, burns and advanced ulcers including venous and pressure ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers.

28 Oct 2013

First Edition: October 28, 2013

Today's headlines include coverage of the health law's federal online insurance marketplace -- healthcare.gov -- and its continuing challenges, troubles and the plans to get it fixed.

28 Oct 2013

New York's Liberty Health Advantage wins 2014 Senior Choice Gold Award

New York's Liberty Health Advantage is the sole New York City metro area recipient of the 2014 Senior Choice Gold Award for its Preferred Choice Medicare Advantage plan.

28 Oct 2013

Haemonetics net revenue increases 8% to $235.8 million in Q2 fiscal 2014

Haemonetics Corporation today reported second quarter fiscal 2014 net revenue of $235.8 million, up 8%, GAAP net income of $16.5 million and earnings per share of $0.32. Adjusted net income, exclusive of transformation, integration and deal amortization expenses detailed below, was $34.4 million, up 24%, and adjusted earnings per share were $0.66, up 24%. Excluding currency impact, net revenue was up 11% in the quarter.

28 Oct 2013

Study identifies link between autism spectrum disorder risk and prenatal weight gain

New research from the University of Utah shows the answer to that question may be yes in some situations. Researchers have uncovered an association between autism spectrum disorders and a small increase in the amount of weight a mother gains during pregnancy. The results of the new study, "Maternal Prenatal Weight Gain and Autism Spectrum Disorders," are published in November edition of the journal Pediatrics.

28 Oct 2013

Biomarker may predict poor pregnancy outcomes in lupus patients

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City have identified a biomarker that may predict poor pregnancy outcomes in lupus patients.

28 Oct 2013

Facebook chats provide new venue to get health information about lupus

Using Facebook chats to convey health information is becoming more common. A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City set out to find the best way to boost participation in the chats to raise awareness of lupus, an autoimmune disease.

28 Oct 2013

Delaying rheumatoid arthritis treatment could greatly increase likelihood of joint damage

Delaying treatment for rheumatoid arthritis could greatly increase the likelihood that patients will suffer joint damage and experience disability two years out, according to a new study from Vivian Bykerk, M.D. at Hospital for Special Surgery. The research will be presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals on October 28 in San Diego.

28 Oct 2013

Socially isolated individuals more likely to experience ongoing pain following THR surgery

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery set out to test this hypothesis. They found that people who lacked good social ties were much more likely to experience serious, ongoing pain following total hip replacement surgery two or more years after the procedure.

28 Oct 2013

SpineGuard receives COFEPRIS clearance to sell Curved and Curved XS PediGuard devices in Mexico

SpineGuard announced today that it has obtained additional regulatory clearance from COFEPRIS (the Mexican healthcare regulatory authority) to sell its Curved and Curved XS PediGuard devices in Mexico. SpineGuard has previously received clearances for its Classic and Cannulated PediGuard devices.

28 Oct 2013

Combination of three DMARDs more cost-effective in treating early rheumatoid arthritis

Starting with a combination of three traditional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (called DMARDs) for treating early rheumatoid arthritis is more cost-effective long term, with comparable benefits, than using either an immediate or step-up approach with anti-tumor necrosis factor (called Anti-TNFs) drugs and methotrexate, according to new research findings presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in San Diego.

28 Oct 2013

Children born to mothers with lupus have twice the risk of autism spectrum disorders

According to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in San Diego, children born to mothers with lupus may be at twice the risk of autism spectrum disorders than those born to mothers without the disease.

28 Oct 2013

Study shows low uptake of HPV vaccination among patients with autoimmune diseases

The number of children and young adults with autoimmune diseases receiving the HPV vaccination is profoundly low despite studies showing the vaccine to be safe and effective, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in San Diego. Given the increased incidence of HPV in people with autoimmune diseases, this research suggests that increased public health efforts are needed.

28 Oct 2013

MRSA musculoskeletal infections increasing among children

Pediatric musculoskeletal Staphylococcus aureus bacterial infections have been evolving over the past decade, with more children diagnosed with the more virulent, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus today than 10 years ago.

28 Oct 2013

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Study affirms safety profile of Boston Scientific's Vessix System for resistant hypertension

Nurturing home life may offset negative changes in brain anatomy among poor children

IRS offers preliminary glimpse of how many people were able to use Healthcare.gov

Emergent BioSolutions' Lansing, Michigan facility recognized with 2013 NAME Award

Teleflex wins AARC Zenith Award for 2013

Middle Peak Medical raises additional $3M in Series A financing

APR's Nexodyn receives European CE approval

First Edition: October 28, 2013

New York's Liberty Health Advantage wins 2014 Senior Choice Gold Award

Haemonetics net revenue increases 8% to $235.8 million in Q2 fiscal 2014

Study identifies link between autism spectrum disorder risk and prenatal weight gain

Biomarker may predict poor pregnancy outcomes in lupus patients

Facebook chats provide new venue to get health information about lupus

Delaying rheumatoid arthritis treatment could greatly increase likelihood of joint damage

Socially isolated individuals more likely to experience ongoing pain following THR surgery

SpineGuard receives COFEPRIS clearance to sell Curved and Curved XS PediGuard devices in Mexico

Combination of three DMARDs more cost-effective in treating early rheumatoid arthritis

Children born to mothers with lupus have twice the risk of autism spectrum disorders

Study shows low uptake of HPV vaccination among patients with autoimmune diseases

MRSA musculoskeletal infections increasing among children

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