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First Edition: January 3, 2012

In today's headlines, reports that New York seniors are experiencing reduced prescription coverage and more California patients are being added to the health insurance rolls.

3 Jan 2012

MedPro completes acquisition of Princeton

Medical Protective Company (MedPro), a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Princeton Insurance Company (Princeton) from Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company.

3 Jan 2012

Hospital TeamCare to launch new services for physicians

Hospital TeamCare is proud to launch its newest physician services – Hospital Medicine, and Pediatrics. These new physician services will be offered throughout all existing US market areas.

3 Jan 2012

Breast implant rupture risk scrutinized and assessed in depth

According to Tim Goodacre, one of the members of the government-commissioned panel investigating the PIP breast implant scandal, the rupture rates found by the country’s biggest cosmetic surgery company were ‘unacceptable’. Mr. Goodacre, president of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and an Oxford University lecturer, said that if the panel confirmed the findings – in which almost one in 14 implants had leaked – then they should all be taken out in every case.

2 Jan 2012

Major European medical center includes Critical Diagnostics' Presage ST2 Assay for cardiac care

Critical Diagnostics, a U.S.-based biomarker company focused on cardiovascular diseases, announced today that a major European medical center, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol in Barcelona Spain, is now using the company's Presage ST2 Assay for routine care and management of their heart failure patients.

2 Jan 2012

2012 & health care: Medicare faces big changes, new state laws include abortion issues

News outlets began 2012 by looking ahead at what is promising to be a busy health care year, especially because of the 2010 federal health law.

2 Jan 2012

Poll surveys New Year resolutions on weight loss and smoking

Roughly one-third of Americans say they have made a New Year's resolution to lose weight in the last five years and 42 percent of people who said they smoke regularly in that timeframe pledged to quit the habit, according to the Thomson Reuters-NPR Health Poll.

31 Dec 2011

New healthcare software for administration of medical history, clinical questionnaires

Practis, Inc., a distinguished healthcare web design firm, and Primetime Medical Software, the leading provider of patient interviewing technology, partnered to deliver Practis Forms—new healthcare software that allows practices to administer medical history and other clinical questionnaires securely through their current website.

31 Dec 2011

RBCC: 2012 could turn out to be better for the global biotechnology sector

With strong growth predicted for the biotech and pharmaceuticals industry in 2012, emerging biotech firm Rainbow Coral Corp. anticipates a prosperous new year ahead.

31 Dec 2011

China's revised Foreign Investment Catalogue 2011 moves healthcare service sectors to 'permitted' category

Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited, operator of the largest network of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China, comments on the newly issued Foreign Investment Catalogue 2011 revision which moved healthcare service sectors to "permitted" from "restricted" category.

31 Dec 2011

No Cronobacter detected in Mead Johnson products

Mead Johnson Nutrition was notified today by the United States Food & Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control that health inspectors have completed their testing on all formula samples collected from the company. These tests confirmed that the Mead Johnson products were safe, and no presence of Cronobacter was detected.

31 Dec 2011

Golden Meditech continues share repurchase program

Golden Meditech Holdings Limited, China's leading integrated healthcare enterprise, today announced that the Group has been repurchasing its shares from the market in the month of December 2011, accumulating a total of 58,104,000 shares in December 2011, equivalent to 2.84% of the Group's total outstanding shares as of today at a weighted average price of HK$0.84 per share.

31 Dec 2011

St. Michael's Hospital endocrinologist receives Novo Nordisk Diabetes Innovation Award

Dr. Andrew Advani, an endocrinologist at St. Michael's Hospital, is one of 10 researchers in North America who received a newly created Novo Nordisk Diabetes Innovation Award.

30 Dec 2011

Research!America calls for stronger investment in medical research by elected officials

Research!America Chair John Edward Porter today called on elected officials to make a stronger investment in medical research in the new year to improve the health of Americans, maintain the nation's global competitiveness and boost the economy.

30 Dec 2011

AMT raises € 2.5 million through private placement

Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics, a leader in the field of human gene therapy, announced today that the Company has raised € 2.5 million in new equity by means of a private placement to three of its existing shareholders: Forbion Capital Partners, Gilde Healthcare Partners and Advent Venture Partners.

30 Dec 2011

FDA intiates measures to reduce risks from inadequate 'reprocessing' of reusable medical devices

Some medical devices are reused many times in surgical and exploratory procedures. They include instruments used in surgery (like clamps and forceps), and endoscopes (like bronchoscopes and colonoscopes) used to visualize areas inside the body.

29 Dec 2011

Romney defends Mass. mandate; Gingrich once supported that plan

GOP presidentical candidate Mitt Romney said the insurance mandate included in the Massachusetts healthcare law he signed is fundamentally a conservative principle.

29 Dec 2011

OAC and Obesity PPM to launch long-term online educational initiative

In January 2012, the OAC and Obesity PPM will launch a long-term online educational initiative to increase understanding of the complexity of obesity and its many causes. The disease of obesity impacts individuals physically, emotionally, economically and socially. This initiative will look at various factors, both controllable and uncontrollable, impacting individuals affected by obesity.

29 Dec 2011

Healthcare scheduling exchange solution improves preventive services for managed care organizations

It's well known that many of America's most serious health problems—and their associated cost—can be reduced or eliminated through early detection. Yet after years of effort, more than 95% of every health dollar in the United States still goes to treatment rather than prevention, according to a publication of the Centers for Disease Control. Where is the disconnect?

29 Dec 2011

Obama and Gingrich differ on embryonic stem cell research

Research!America's new national voter education initiative, Your Candidates-Your Health, features responses from President Obama and Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on important health research and prevention issues.

28 Dec 2011

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

First Edition: January 3, 2012

MedPro completes acquisition of Princeton

Hospital TeamCare to launch new services for physicians

Breast implant rupture risk scrutinized and assessed in depth

Major European medical center includes Critical Diagnostics' Presage ST2 Assay for cardiac care

2012 & health care: Medicare faces big changes, new state laws include abortion issues

Poll surveys New Year resolutions on weight loss and smoking

New healthcare software for administration of medical history, clinical questionnaires

RBCC: 2012 could turn out to be better for the global biotechnology sector

China's revised Foreign Investment Catalogue 2011 moves healthcare service sectors to 'permitted' category

No Cronobacter detected in Mead Johnson products

Golden Meditech continues share repurchase program

St. Michael's Hospital endocrinologist receives Novo Nordisk Diabetes Innovation Award

Research!America calls for stronger investment in medical research by elected officials

AMT raises € 2.5 million through private placement

FDA intiates measures to reduce risks from inadequate 'reprocessing' of reusable medical devices

Romney defends Mass. mandate; Gingrich once supported that plan

OAC and Obesity PPM to launch long-term online educational initiative

Healthcare scheduling exchange solution improves preventive services for managed care organizations

Obama and Gingrich differ on embryonic stem cell research

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