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Schryver Medical adopts Zmanda's backup and disaster recovery solutions to backup critical enterprise data

Zmanda™, the industry's leading provider of open source backup and disaster recovery solutions, today announced that Schryver Medical, Inc. has adopted Amanda Enterprise to backup the company's mission critical enterprise data. The company is also in the process of deploying Zmanda's Disaster Recovery module to ensure they meet all regulatory compliance and uptime requirements.

18 May 2011

Early childhood food allergies increase risk of severe allergy-related conditions and asthma later in life

Early results from the largest cross-sectional national allergy study ever conducted, to be released later this month, demonstrate that food allergies commonly occur in infants and toddlers, while environmental allergies, such as to dust, ragweed and mold, are more common in older children and adults.

From Quest Diagnostics 18 May 2011

Face masks worn by TB patients could cut transmission rates to non-infected patients

Face masks worn by patients infected with tuberculosis (TB) may be able to significantly cut transmission rates to non-infected patients, according to a new study by researchers from the U.S. and South Africa. The study was conducted in a specialized airborne infections research facility in South Africa, which was designed to allow study of methods to control the spread of TB.

18 May 2011

First Edition: May 18, 2011

Today's news highlights include reports about the latest developments regarding the budget talks and the Senate's "Gang of Six," the continuing political hijinx surrounding Medicare issues, and the Obama administration's plan to offer a new path for accountable care organizations.

18 May 2011

New data on personalized approaches for skin, ovarian and lung cancer to be presented at ASCO meeting

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, today announced that data showing new personalized approaches for people with skin and lung cancer, plus new data with Avastin in ovarian cancer, will be presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

18 May 2011

GOP intra-party divisions emerge over Medicare revamps

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., offered a forceful defense of his budget plan that includes a proposal to make major changes in the Medicare program after Newt Gingrich, the newly minted candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, ripped the plan.

18 May 2011

Aeterna Zentaris first quarter revenues increase to $7.4 million

Aeterna Zentaris Inc., a late-stage drug development company specialized in oncology and endocrine therapy, today reported financial and operating results as at and for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

18 May 2011

CitiusTech receives ONC-ATCB certification for BI-Clinical 10.3 EHR Module

CitiusTech announced today that BI-Clinical Framework 10.3 is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as an EHR Module on May 12, 2011 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology, an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable Eligible Hospital certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

18 May 2011

Provider backlash to ACO rule continues

According to the American Hospital Association, the formation of accountable care organizations will cost millions more than Medicare projected. Meanwhile, PoliticoPro reports on how CMS might respond to the complaints.

18 May 2011

Study: 80% of U.S. physicians use Herceptin for HER2-positive metastatic gastric cancer treatment

In just over a month following the FDA's October 2010 approval of Roche's Herceptin for HER2-positive metastatic gastric cancer, more than 80 percent of U.S. physicians report using the drug, according to new research by GfK HealthCare.

18 May 2011

UW C4C, Pharmigene execute licensing agreement for warfarin personalized medicine technology

The University of Washington Center for Commercialization and Pharmigene, a leader in advancing personalized medicine and reducing severe adverse reactions to drugs through genetic-based diagnostic solutions, today announced the execution of a licensing agreement between the parties.

18 May 2011

Mobile phones could help improve diabetes management in under-developed countries

A new study by the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System and University of Michigan suggests that mobile phones could help low-income patients across the globe manage diabetes and other chronic diseases.

18 May 2011

Bayer HealthCare to present results on investigational oncology compounds at ASCO annual meeting

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that data evaluating several of its investigational oncology compounds will be presented in a scientific forum at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, June 3-7, in Chicago, IL.

18 May 2011

State roundup: Gov. Brown offers revisions to health budget

A new state department would be formed to manage California's violence-plagued mental hospitals under a proposal in the governor's Monday budget revision. The push to create a Department of State Hospitals — and eventually do away with the Department of Mental Health, which now oversees the facilities — comes as lawmakers and employee unions press for changes to address increasing patient assaults on fellow patients and staff.

18 May 2011

Viewpoints: Gingrich fallout; Sebelius, Matsui on Medicare reform; physicians on their rights

The Republican Presidential campaign is off to a slow start, but judging by the last week not slow enough. First Mitt Romney defends his ObamaCare prototype in Massachusetts, and now Newt Gingrich has decided to run against House Republicans on Medicare. They must be loving this at the White House.

18 May 2011

CEL-SCI initiates Multikine Phase III trial for head and neck cancer in Canada

CEL-SCI Corporation announced today that it has commenced its global Phase III clinical trial for Multikine, the Company's flagship immunotherapy, in Canada at St. Joseph's Healthcare - Hamilton, Ontario.

18 May 2011

Anavex comments on new Alzheimer’s disease diagnostic guidelines

Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex”) (OTCBB: AVXL) today commented on new diagnostic criteria and guidelines for Alzheimer’s disease published recently by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Alzheimer’s Association, which have been updated for the first time in more than 25 years. The new guidelines discuss the importance of new technologies, including brain imaging and biomarker analysis, in research and clinical diagnosis. They describe Alzheimer’s disease at a preclinical stage, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer’s disease, and dementia due to Alzheimer’s pathology.

18 May 2011

Fewer emergency rooms raises concern

According to a report released Tuesday this week, the number of emergency rooms has dropped by more than a quarter over the past two decades, while patient visits have kept rising. This has resulted in overcrowded ERs that can't provide optimal care for their patients, according to the new findings, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

17 May 2011

HASCO Medical acquires Wheelchair Vans of America and Mobility Freedom

HASCO Medical, Inc., a managed healthcare provider that serves patients in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi, announced today its acquisition of Mobility Freedom Inc. and Wheelchair Vans of America.

17 May 2011

Daiichi Sankyo, Regency Therapeutics launch SPRIX Nasal Spray for severe pain

Regency Therapeutics, a newly established division of Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and its co-promotion partner Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., announced today that they have launched SPRIX® (ketorolac tromethamine) Nasal Spray and that it is now commercially available.

17 May 2011

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Schryver Medical adopts Zmanda's backup and disaster recovery solutions to backup critical enterprise data

Early childhood food allergies increase risk of severe allergy-related conditions and asthma later in life

Face masks worn by TB patients could cut transmission rates to non-infected patients

First Edition: May 18, 2011

New data on personalized approaches for skin, ovarian and lung cancer to be presented at ASCO meeting

GOP intra-party divisions emerge over Medicare revamps

Aeterna Zentaris first quarter revenues increase to $7.4 million

CitiusTech receives ONC-ATCB certification for BI-Clinical 10.3 EHR Module

Provider backlash to ACO rule continues

Study: 80% of U.S. physicians use Herceptin for HER2-positive metastatic gastric cancer treatment

UW C4C, Pharmigene execute licensing agreement for warfarin personalized medicine technology

Mobile phones could help improve diabetes management in under-developed countries

Bayer HealthCare to present results on investigational oncology compounds at ASCO annual meeting

State roundup: Gov. Brown offers revisions to health budget

Viewpoints: Gingrich fallout; Sebelius, Matsui on Medicare reform; physicians on their rights

CEL-SCI initiates Multikine Phase III trial for head and neck cancer in Canada

Anavex comments on new Alzheimer’s disease diagnostic guidelines

Fewer emergency rooms raises concern

HASCO Medical acquires Wheelchair Vans of America and Mobility Freedom

Daiichi Sankyo, Regency Therapeutics launch SPRIX Nasal Spray for severe pain

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