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Everyone has an opinion about Dems' NY victory impact on Medicare, politics

Sooner or later, Democrats will have to admit that Medicare cannot keep running as it is — its medical costs are out of control ... not all Medicare cuts are the same.

27 May 2011

Recombinant partners with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in genomic research program

Recombinant Data Corp., a Massachusetts-based healthcare data warehousing and clinical intelligence solutions provider, today announced its continued contributions to innovative IT tools for clinical research, through the company's key role in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Million Veteran Program (MVP).

27 May 2011

Hysterectomy procedures will continue to decline due to advantages of less-invasive alternatives: MRG

According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, hysterectomy procedures as a treatment for menorrhagia and uterine fibroids will continue to decline at a rate of three percent a year through 2015. This decline is due to the growing advantages of less-invasive alternatives, primarily global endometrial ablation (GEA), and uterine artery embolization (UAE).

27 May 2011

Disparities based on race and ethnic origin exist in every aspect of stroke care

Disparities between racial/ethnic minorities and whites cross all aspects of stroke care, according to an American Heart Association/American Stroke Association scientific statement.

27 May 2011

Tufts Health Plan receives prestigious advertising awards for new health and wellness promotion

Tufts Health Plan was recently honored for excellence in advertising in two national competitions, winning a total of three awards.

27 May 2011

ARCA plans to expand development program for Gencaro in atrial fibrillation

ARCA biopharma, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing genetically-targeted therapies for cardiovascular diseases, today announced that it is planning to expand the development of Gencaro, its lead cardiovascular drug candidate, to atrial fibrillation, a disease that affects more than 2.4 million patients in the United States.

27 May 2011

SEIU-UHW members at Tenet Hospitals reach tentative agreement to maintain high quality patient care

Certified nurse assistants, respiratory therapists, ER technicians and other caregivers who are members of Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers - West at Tenet Hospitals have reached a tentative agreement that will help the hospitals maintain high standards for patient care.

27 May 2011

Pro-Pharmaceuticals announces name change to Galectin Therapeutics

Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has changed its name to Galectin Therapeutics Inc. to more accurately reflect the Company's core expertise in galectin science and its leading platform for the creation of galectin inhibitors to treat serious diseases including fibrosis and cancer.

27 May 2011

Bayer, Epitomics enter service agreement for antibody technology

Epitomics, Inc. announced today that it has signed a service agreement with Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany.

27 May 2011

Americans happy with Medicaid as it is

According to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey released on Wednesday, more than half of Americans do not want Medicaid funding cut and are skeptical of changing how the federal government funds the healthcare program for the poor.

26 May 2011

Specific influenza immunization strategies for RA patients may be required for future flu pandemics

A Brazilian hospital-based study assessed responses to flu vaccines in 340 RA patients in regular follow-up compared to 234 healthy patients.

26 May 2011

Geisinger reports positive results with computer-assisted and NLC-driven intelligent workflow solution

Geisinger Health System, widely recognized for its implementation of innovative care models, is among the first healthcare organizations in the nation to deploy advanced technology that combines a Computer-Assisted Coding application with Natural Language Comprehension™ (NLC) in order to improve clinical documentation and coding accuracy.

26 May 2011

First Edition: May 26, 2011

"If 60 Plus' goal was to inoculate Corwin from attacks on the Medicare issue, the effort failed badly. Corwin was beaten soundly by Democratic opponent Kathy Hochul, partly because of voter fears about House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's proposal to sharply transform Medicare".

26 May 2011

Patterson Companies fourth quarter consolidated sales increase 9% to $883,819,000

Patterson Companies, Inc. today reported consolidated sales of $883,819,000 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 ended April 30, an increase of 9% from $812,762,000 in the year-earlier quarter.

26 May 2011

Disputes over ACO rule, IPAB, MLR, health law continue

Some hot topics -- the IPAB, the medical-loss ratio rule and the health law's impact on employer-sponsored health care -- also claim headlines today. Meanwhile, MinnPost analyzes executive orders - including a controversial one on health care - by former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, now a GOP presidential candidate.

26 May 2011

Ryan budget, with Medicare and Medicaid overhaul, rejected by Senate

With five Republicans joining Democrats in opposition, the Senate easily rejected a House-passed budget plan Wednesday calling for deep cuts in domestic appropriations and major restructuring of Medicare, the government-backed healthcare program for the elderly.

26 May 2011

HP, Healthways sign 10-year applications and technology services outsourcing agreement

HP Enterprise Services and Healthways, Inc. today announced the signing of a 10-year, $380 million applications and technology services outsourcing agreement to support growth and expand value to Healthways' customers.

26 May 2011

Boehringer Ingelheim's new afatinib-cetuximab phase Ib data in NSCLC presented at ASCO 2011

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will present new phase Ib data at the 2011 American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago that indicates combining its investigational therapy afatinib with cetuximab at the maximum tested dose controlled disease in all (n=22) treated epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutation positive patients with non-small cell lung cancer who developed acquired resistance to treatment with a reversible EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

26 May 2011

More wealthy families in India choosing to abort female fetuses, study shows

India's 2011 census data show that "wealthier, better-educated families," who have a first-born daughter "are choosing more and more often to abort subsequent pregnancies if the child is female," despite fetal sex determination and sex-selective abortion being illegal in the country, according to a study published on Tuesday in the Lancet, National Journal reports.

26 May 2011

Health Media Syndicate releases LiVe 2.0 for teens to stay healthy

Health Media Syndicate announced the release of LiVe 2.0, the newest addition to the nation's largest teen fitness public service campaign that is being deployed by healthcare organizations.

26 May 2011

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Everyone has an opinion about Dems' NY victory impact on Medicare, politics

Recombinant partners with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in genomic research program

Hysterectomy procedures will continue to decline due to advantages of less-invasive alternatives: MRG

Disparities based on race and ethnic origin exist in every aspect of stroke care

Tufts Health Plan receives prestigious advertising awards for new health and wellness promotion

ARCA plans to expand development program for Gencaro in atrial fibrillation

SEIU-UHW members at Tenet Hospitals reach tentative agreement to maintain high quality patient care

Pro-Pharmaceuticals announces name change to Galectin Therapeutics

Bayer, Epitomics enter service agreement for antibody technology

Americans happy with Medicaid as it is

Specific influenza immunization strategies for RA patients may be required for future flu pandemics

Geisinger reports positive results with computer-assisted and NLC-driven intelligent workflow solution

First Edition: May 26, 2011

Patterson Companies fourth quarter consolidated sales increase 9% to $883,819,000

Disputes over ACO rule, IPAB, MLR, health law continue

Ryan budget, with Medicare and Medicaid overhaul, rejected by Senate

HP, Healthways sign 10-year applications and technology services outsourcing agreement

Boehringer Ingelheim's new afatinib-cetuximab phase Ib data in NSCLC presented at ASCO 2011

More wealthy families in India choosing to abort female fetuses, study shows

Health Media Syndicate releases LiVe 2.0 for teens to stay healthy

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