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T2Hemostasis provides reliable and rapid results when compared to conventional systems

T2 Biosystems, a company developing direct detection products enabling superior diagnostics, today announced the presentation of new data on hemostasis monitoring at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Meeting, July 15-19, 2012, in Los Angeles, CA.

20 Jul 2012

Polling indicates Americans still divided on health law

An NPR poll shows that a slight majority - 51 percent - favored amending rather than doing away with the health law. A Quinnipiac poll in Virginia found that 50 percent of respondents said Congress should repeal the overhaul.

20 Jul 2012

New blood sugar monitor: An interview with Sherita Hill Golden

Type 1 diabetes is a disorder in which the body makes proteins (antibodies) against the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, destroying those cells. As a result, individuals are unable to secrete insulin to normalize blood sugar and hyperglycemia results.

20 Jul 2012

Survey finds Medicare beneficiaries happier with coverage than younger people on private plans

The poll results, published in Health Affairs, found that 8 percent of seniors said their coverage was "fair" or "poor" while 20 percent of those with a plan offered through work said that.

20 Jul 2012

Novation, UPPI partner to offer both low and high PET radiopharmaceuticals

United Pharmacy Partners (UPPI) is pleased to announce the signing of a 5-year agreement with Novation, a leading health care supply chain expertise and contracting company, to offer both low and high (PET) radiopharmaceuticals.

20 Jul 2012

Claimsnet second quarter 2012 revenues increase 12% to $657,000

Claimsnet.com inc., a leading provider of Internet-based claims processing solutions for the healthcare industry, today reported its results for the second quarter of 2012, which ended June 30, 2012.

20 Jul 2012

Nottingham scientists win £1.2M grant for research into engineering of nanomaterials

Pioneering scientists at The University of Nottingham have won a £1.2 million grant for research into the engineering of nanomaterials that could transform the global healthcare industry.

20 Jul 2012

TriStar Health and NHC announce new alliance

National HealthCare Corporation and TriStar Health announce an alliance that aims to provide patients across Middle Tennessee with a continually higher level of care as they transition from hospitals to recovery.

20 Jul 2012

HealthHIV, CCO announce new series of CME/CE-certified interactive local live workshops

Clinical Care Options (CCO), a leader in next-generation medical education, information, and publishing for healthcare professionals, announces a new series of CME/CE-certified interactive local live workshops developed and implemented in partnership with HealthHIV, the leading national HIV nonprofit organization building the capacity of primary care providers to integrate HIV care into their practices.

20 Jul 2012

Frist urges state leaders - both Democrats and Republicans - to move quickly on state-based exchanges

In an op-ed published Wednesday in "The Week," former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., who is also a surgeon, suggested that GOP governors rethink their rejection of the online insurance markets called for in the health law.

20 Jul 2012

Top methods for healthcare organizations to reduce effects of data breach

A new executive briefing sponsored by Systematic Development Group brings to light the top seven methods that healthcare organizations should apply to reduce the effects of a data breach and minimize data breach insurance costs. Some hospitals may be surprised to find that although they have a data breach insurance policy in place, several of the biggest threats of a data breach may not be covered under the plan.

20 Jul 2012

Viewpoints: Researchers see potential to control HIV pandemic; The 'ceaseless attacks' on women's reproductive health

We are at a moment of extraordinary optimism in the response to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). A series of scientific breakthroughs ... have the potential to markedly expand the available preventive tools. There is evidence of the first cure of an HIV-infected person. And most important, the finding that early initiation of antiretroviral therapy can both improve individual patient outcomes and reduce the risk of HIV transmission to sexual partners by 96% has led many to assert what had so long seemed impossible: that control of the HIV pandemic may be achievable.

20 Jul 2012

Covidien receives Brazilian approval for Solitaire FR Revascularization Device

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that the Solitaire FR Revascularization Device has been approved by Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency. The Solitaire FR device is used to restore blood flow to the brain in patients suffering acute ischemic stroke.

20 Jul 2012

WorldOne announces acquisition of Sermo

WorldOne, the global leader in healthcare insights and intelligence, today announced that it has acquired Sermo, the largest online community of U.S. physicians.

20 Jul 2012

Iron deficiency in women ‘may be under-recognized’

Iron deficiency may be an under-recognized cause of fatigue in women, say investigators who report that iron supplementation reduced symptoms of fatigue in women who were not anemic but had low ferritin levels.

19 Jul 2012

ACP testimony focuses on innovative solutions to align value with care

"We know that the current Medicare payment system is not serving the needs of patients, physicians or taxpayers," David L. Bronson, MD, FACP, president of the American College of Physicians (ACP), today told the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health.

19 Jul 2012

First Edition: July 19, 2012

Today's headlines include a variety of stories exploring public opinions about the health law, the upcoming election and the Supreme Court.

19 Jul 2012

AHF: U.S. defends Obama no-show at AIDS conference

On the heels of a White House defense of President Barack Obama's decision to skip the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington D.C. (Agence France-Presse: "US defends Obama no-show at AIDS Conference," By Kerry Sheridan, July 18, 2012) AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) released a TV ad featuring Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa warning of the consequences of a "global abandonment of AIDS."

19 Jul 2012

Elsevier introduces Respiratory Medicine Case Reports journal

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, a new online open access journal on general respiratory medicine that is dedicated to publishing case reports.

19 Jul 2012

A quarter of patients admitted to Scottish ICUs have alcohol problems

A quarter of patients admitted to Scottish intensive care units have alcohol problems and the majority of those have chronic alcohol disease, with particular problems among men and younger people.

19 Jul 2012