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BioMedix receives U.S. patent titled, 'System and Method for Testing for Cardiovascular Disease'

BioMedix, a leader in providing integrated Health Information Technology (HIT) products and services, has been awarded a U.S. Patent recognizing its innovative solutions and methods for detecting and managing cardiovascular disease.

22 Jul 2011

U.S. News recognizes HUMC among top 50 hospitals nationally in three specialties

Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) has been ranked among the top 50 hospitals nationally in three specialties – Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, and Geriatrics – in U.S. News Media & World Report's 2011-12 Best Hospitals rankings.

22 Jul 2011

EMA says link between narcolepsy and Pandemrix 2009 H1N1 vaccine exists

A final review result from Europe's drug regulatory agency released a positive link between narcolepsy and the Pandemrix 2009 H1N1 vaccine. The agency recommends a labeling change that limits the vaccine's use in children and teens to when protection is needed and seasonal trivalent vaccine isn't available.

21 Jul 2011

Sound Physicians offers Value-Based Purchasing Performance Assessment Tool to hospitals at no cost

Sound Physicians, a leading hospitalist organization focused on measurably improving the quality, satisfaction, efficiency and financial performance of healthcare delivery, today announced the availability of its Value-Based Purchasing Performance Assessment Tool to all hospitals at no cost.

21 Jul 2011

UMA introduces Healthcare Management and Health Information Technology degrees

To meet the growing demand for allied health professionals, Ultimate Medical Academy (UMA) has expanded its array of healthcare training programs with two new associate degrees. Prospective students throughout the U.S. can now enroll in online healthcare degree programs leading to an Associate of Science in Healthcare Management or an Associate of Science in Health Information Technology.

21 Jul 2011

Spacelabs Healthcare adds ICS Xprezz iPad application to Xprezzon monitoring line

Spacelabs Healthcare, a pioneer of patient monitoring and connectivity solutions, today announced the newest addition to the Xprezzon™ monitoring line - ICS Xprezz - a mobile application for the iPad. Building on Spacelabs' commitment to clinical partners, ICS Xprezz adds a new dimension in providing the best care experience for patients and their families.

21 Jul 2011

Parkview Health enters agreement to upgrade to Streamline Health's accessANYware v1.9

Streamline Health Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of document workflow solutions for hospitals, announced today that Parkview Health has signed an agreement to upgrade to accessANYware v1.9. Under the terms of the agreement, the healthcare system will upgrade to accessANYware v1.9 in six of the healthcare system's hospitals.

21 Jul 2011

Komen for the Cure applauds new mammography guidelines

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' new recommendation that women begin getting mammograms annually beginning at the age of 40 is a victory for women's health that opens a door to early detection of breast cancer for millions, officials with Susan G. Komen for the Cure said today.

21 Jul 2011

Nightingale fiscal 2011 revenue increases 5% to $17.4 million

Nightingale Informatix Corporation, an application service provider (ASP) of electronic medical record (EMR) software and related services, announces its financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2011. All results are reported in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.

21 Jul 2011

China Nuvo Solar to acquire SurgLine

China Nuvo Solar Energy, Inc. today announced that it has signed a Definitive Agreement to acquire medical and surgical supply company SurgLine, Inc.

21 Jul 2011

Medco enters definitive merger agreement with Express Scripts

Express Scripts, Inc. and Medco Health Solutions, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement.

21 Jul 2011

Alexion second quarter net product sales of Soliris increase to $185.7 million

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported net product sales of Soliris of $185.7 million in Q2, reflecting steady addition of new patients, compared to $125.8 million for the same period in 2010.

21 Jul 2011

Anesthesiologists introduce Enhance Healthcare to provide peri-operative solutions

As more hospitals seek to align with physicians in response to health care reform, a pair of South Florida board-certified anesthesiologists has launched Enhance Healthcare, a national consulting practice that designs innovative peri-operative solutions for hospitals and anesthesiologists.

21 Jul 2011

Randox win Premier Healthcare Alliance contract for Quality Control

Randox Laboratories Ltd is proud to announce that in April 2011 we signed a multi-year agreement with the Premier Healthcare Alliance for the supply of Acusera Quality Control (QC) materials. The agreement will provide the 90,000 plus Premier members with access to our extensive range of quality control products and the benefits they offer clinical laboratories. When asked about the new agreement Laura Coyle Randox Business Manager for the USA revealed that ‘We look forward to strengthening our relationship with Premier and providing added value to their members’.

From Randox Laboratories Ltd. 21 Jul 2011

Medco second-quarter total net revenues increase 4.1% to record $17.1 billion

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. today reported second-quarter 2011 GAAP diluted EPS of $0.85, up 10.4 percent compared to $0.77 for the second quarter of 2010. Adjusting for all amortization of intangible assets, second-quarter 2011 diluted earnings per share increased 10.3 percent to $0.96, up from $0.87 in the second quarter of 2010.

21 Jul 2011

Public disclosure of Bachmann's migraine condition raises much-needed awareness

University of Vermont Professor of Neurology and migraine expert Robert Shapiro, M.D., Ph.D., says U.S. Representative and presidential candidate Michele Bachmann's public disclosure of her migraine condition has brought much-needed awareness to this disabling, often-stigmatized disorder, which afflicts millions of Americans.

21 Jul 2011

Women in embattled regions have limited access and means to use contraceptives

Violent conflict disrupts all aspects of society, including the delivery of the most basic reproductive health services: prenatal and maternal care, family planning, prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, abortions and emergency caesarian care.

21 Jul 2011

Alliqua acquires global license for wound care dressings from Noble Biomaterials

Alliqua, Inc., an advanced biomedical products company focused on the development and manufacturing of proprietary drug delivery and wound care technologies today announced that it has acquired from Noble Biomaterials, Inc. a 10 year exclusive global license for two wound care dressings, with an additional 10 year renewal option.

21 Jul 2011

Clinical study of anti-HIV antibody made from genetically modified tobacco plants

Pharmaceuticals can be produced by plants. Antibodies that have been produced in tobacco plants will now for the first time be tested in a clinical study.

21 Jul 2011

Older Americans with low health literacy may face higher risk of death

Low health literacy in older Americans is linked to poorer health status and a higher risk of death, according to a new evidence review by researchers at RTI International-University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center.

21 Jul 2011