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German hospital adopts Luminex new diagnostic assay to manage current E.coli outbreak

Luminex Corporation and the Kliniken der Stadt Koln, Institute of Pathology and Institute for Hygiene today announced that Luminex's newly released xTAG Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP) is being used successfully as a first-line screen for patients at Kliniken der Stadt Koln suspected of having an E. coli infection.

From Luminex 10 Jun 2011

Chinese medical devices market to achieve revenues of $30.6B by 2017

The Chinese medical devices market has enjoyed rapid growth of late and is forecast to achieve revenues of $30.6 billion by 2017, according to a report released on companiesandmarkets.com.

10 Jun 2011

New article warns Asians about striking increase in asbestos-related deaths

An alarming new article in Respirology issues a serious warning of massive rises in deaths from asbestos-related lung diseases in Asia. Dr Ken Takahashi, Acting Director of the WHO Collaborating Center for Occupational Health, and his team put together important data on asbestos use in 47 Asian countries in this landmark article. Cyprus, Israel and Japan had the highest age-adjusted mortality rates in Asia.

10 Jun 2011

Report examines how African governments can work with private sector to improve health care

A new report from the World Bank and International Finance Corporation outlines how the public and private sectors in Africa can work together to improve health care quality and access, VOA News reports.

10 Jun 2011

Walden University's School of Psychology offers two new new online degree programs

Professionals or aspiring professionals in the field of psychology want to help people cope in trying times, maintain their sense of well-being or even promote productivity and performance in the workplace. Two new online degree programs in Walden University's School of Psychology are designed to prepare students to meet the needs of individuals, groups and organizations in today's sometimes challenging world.

10 Jun 2011

Battle over health law moves to Atlanta courtroom as judges weigh limits of the measure's powers

In perhaps the weightiest of the dozens of challenges to the Obama health care law, a panel of appellate judges grappled Wednesday with the essential quandary of the case: if the federal government can require Americans to buy medical insurance, what constitutional limit would prevent it from mandating all manner of purchases and activities?

10 Jun 2011

University of Sheffield's ScHARR team develops new index to measure hospital mortality rates

A team from the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) has developed a new index to measure hospital mortality rates that has been accepted for use by the Department of Health.

10 Jun 2011

Masimo receives GOLD 2011 Medical Design Excellence Award for Pronto-7 noninvasive hemoglobin

Masimo Corporation announced today that its Pronto-7 handheld noninvasive hemoglobin, arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse rate, and perfusion index spot-check testing device has received the GOLD 2011 Medical Design Excellence Award—the highest award given in the general hospital devices and therapeutic products category.

10 Jun 2011

Study identifies sharp rise in Parkinson's prevalence in Israel from 2000 to 2007

In a new study published today in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Parkinson's Disease, Israeli researchers report that by tracking pharmacy purchases of anti-Parkinson drugs they could estimate the number of Parkinson's disease (PD) cases in a large population.

10 Jun 2011

LGL to host third annual pharmacogenetic conference on 8-9th November 2011

London Genetics Limited, an expert in the use of pharmacogenetics in clinical drug discovery and development, is pleased to announce that its third annual pharmacogenetic conference will feature top-level presentations from players in all parts of the healthcare chain.

10 Jun 2011

Quest Diagnostics receives MDEA gold award for Simplexa/3M technology

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today announced that its Simplexa molecular diagnostic test on the 3M Integrated Cycler won a gold award in the in vitro diagnostics category at the 2011 MDEA awards ceremony yesterday in New York City.

From Quest Diagnostics 10 Jun 2011

Longer looks: Dr. Oz as patient; Utah puts Medicaid enrollees to work

As a federal judge considers whether to block the implementation of a recently-passed law that defunds Planned Parenthood of Indiana, more than 20,000 low-income patients are on the verge of losing their primary health care provider.

10 Jun 2011

Roundup: Maryland program treats prisoners' medical problems

A sweeping deal to cut pensions and health-care benefits for hundreds of thousands of New Jersey public workers was teetering Wednesday, as rank-and-file Assembly Democrats refused to go along with an agreement struck between top legislative Democrats and Gov. Chris Christie.

10 Jun 2011

Spacelabs receives $3M U.S. hospital contracts for patient monitoring, connectivity products

OSI Systems, Inc., a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, today announced that its Healthcare division, Spacelabs Healthcare, has received approximately $3 million in orders from US hospitals in the Southeast region.

10 Jun 2011

TriWest earns third consecutive Health Network reaccreditation from URAC

Successfully managing a network of 170,000-plus providers and meeting high compliance standards earned TriWest Healthcare Alliance yet another recertification from URAC, a national leader in promoting quality health care.

10 Jun 2011

Viewpoints: Health law's latest day in court; Obama's "abdication" on Medicare; Blue Shield profits vs. premiums

Provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare, "may violate the constitution of Ayn Rand, but they do not violate the Constitution of the United States," acting solicitor general Neal Kumar Katyal told a three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday. Conversely, attorney Paul Clement, representing Georgia and 25 other states, framed the issue of mandated purchase of health insurance as an issue of liberty.

10 Jun 2011

Drugs for enlarged prostate raise cancer risk

According to health officials, this Thursday, a class of drugs meant to improve symptoms of an enlarged prostate gland may actually increase the chance of getting a more serious form of prostate cancer. However they also said the drugs' benefits outweigh the risks.

9 Jun 2011

New bariatric bed

Twenty-percent of the adult U.S. population is obese, including approximately five percent that are considered morbidly obese. The direct health issues, related complications and safety challenges affecting this population are far reaching and well documented. VitalGo, Inc., a provider of advanced technology-based solutions for medical staff safety, patient safety and home care, has announced the immediate availability of the new bariatric version of its Total Lift Bed™ (TLB) which addresses a wide variety of care, treatment and safety issues for patients weighing up to 1,000 lbs.

9 Jun 2011

Avvo.com, cites top 10 most popular medical specialty categories based on website's patient usage

Avvo (www.avvo.com), the world's largest online directory for doctors and lawyers that provides free rankings for 90% of the working physicians in the U.S., today revealed the most popular medical specialty categories based on Q1 2011 metrics quantifying patient participation in Avvo's online services that include searching Avvo's physician directory, asking health related questions in the Q&A forum, and submitting reviews on their doctors' Avvo profiles.

9 Jun 2011

European Bioinformatics Institute drives genomics research with GÉANT

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), which hosts the world’s largest public collection of molecular biology databases, is using the pan-European GÉANT research network and JANET, the UK research network, to help biologists share vital data across the globe.

9 Jun 2011

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

German hospital adopts Luminex new diagnostic assay to manage current E.coli outbreak

Chinese medical devices market to achieve revenues of $30.6B by 2017

New article warns Asians about striking increase in asbestos-related deaths

Report examines how African governments can work with private sector to improve health care

Walden University's School of Psychology offers two new new online degree programs

Battle over health law moves to Atlanta courtroom as judges weigh limits of the measure's powers

University of Sheffield's ScHARR team develops new index to measure hospital mortality rates

Masimo receives GOLD 2011 Medical Design Excellence Award for Pronto-7 noninvasive hemoglobin

Study identifies sharp rise in Parkinson's prevalence in Israel from 2000 to 2007

LGL to host third annual pharmacogenetic conference on 8-9th November 2011

Quest Diagnostics receives MDEA gold award for Simplexa/3M technology

Longer looks: Dr. Oz as patient; Utah puts Medicaid enrollees to work

Roundup: Maryland program treats prisoners' medical problems

Spacelabs receives $3M U.S. hospital contracts for patient monitoring, connectivity products

TriWest earns third consecutive Health Network reaccreditation from URAC

Viewpoints: Health law's latest day in court; Obama's "abdication" on Medicare; Blue Shield profits vs. premiums

Drugs for enlarged prostate raise cancer risk

New bariatric bed

Avvo.com, cites top 10 most popular medical specialty categories based on website's patient usage

European Bioinformatics Institute drives genomics research with GÉANT

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