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New guidelines recommend routine use of allergy tests to improve quality of care in children

The first guidelines for food allergy in children and young people issued by NICE, National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence, recommend routine use of allergy tests in NHS primary care and community settings to confirm suspected food allergy.

24 Feb 2011

Onyx, Bayer initiate patient enrollment in Nexavar Phase 3 trial for breast cancer treatment

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the companies have begun enrolling patients in a Phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluating Nexavar tablets in combination with the oral chemotherapeutic agent, capecitabine, versus placebo plus capecitabine for the treatment of patients with advanced breast cancer.

24 Feb 2011

State roundup: Budget cuts to affect health care for state workers, disabled, elderly

A year after making a name for himself by slashing spending, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie presented a $29.4 billion budget on Tuesday that makes nips and tucks to programs—notably Medicaid—but puts much of the state in a holding pattern.

24 Feb 2011

HHS issues home health grants to states

In other Medicaid news, the Obama administration has dispatched experts to go into the field to help budget-strapped states find ways to save money on the health insurance program for the poor.

24 Feb 2011

Aetna introduces new IHP for employees to adopt healthy behaviours

Aetna, a leading global diversified health care benefits company, today announced the launch of a new suite of International Healthcare Plans for employers with globally mobile employees.

24 Feb 2011

Stereotaxis reports first-ever use of Niobe Magnetic Navigation System to treat hypertension

Stereotaxis, Inc. announced today the first-ever use of its Niobe® Magnetic Navigation System in a renal artery ablation procedure for the treatment of chronic hypertension that was not treatable with medication.

24 Feb 2011

Talent Plus, Centric Health Resources partner to provide patient-centered quality services

Centric Health Resources, Inc., a nationwide, Patient-Centered Health Management organization and specialty pharmacy, dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with orphan, ultra-orphan, and chronic genetic disorders, has partnered with Talent Plus, a global human resources consulting firm committed to building high-performing, talent-based organizations.

24 Feb 2011

Former Democratic and Republican Senate majority leaders to keynote GHX Healthcare Supply Chain Summit

Just one month after announcing their partnership in bipartisan healthcare reform, Tom Daschle, former Democratic Senate majority leader, and Bill Frist, M.D., former Republican Senate majority leader, have confirmed they will keynote the 2011 GHX Healthcare Supply Chain Summit.

24 Feb 2011

UK HealthCare to deploy Allscripts EHR, Practice Management solution for faculty providers

UK HealthCare, the patient care operations of University of Kentucky, will deploy the Allscripts lectronic Health Record and Practice Management solution to help its team of 6,000 physicians, nurses, pharmacists and health care providers enhance the quality of patient care, improve patient communications, and better manage the cost of care delivery.

24 Feb 2011

Stamford Hospital to participate in US FDA Expanded Access Treatment IND program for Generex Oral-lyn

Generex Biotechnology Corporation announced today that Stamford Hospital has agreed to participate in the United States Food and Drug Administration Expanded Access Treatment Investigational New Drug Program for Generex Oral-lyn, the Company's proprietary buccal insulin spray product for the treatment of patients with diabetes.

24 Feb 2011

HIMSS continues to add new health informations to Meaningful Use Onesource

Providing current and vital resources for implementation of health information technology to improve patient care, HIMSS continues to add new information to Meaningful Use OneSource, an online repository of hundreds of documents, tools and links to other knowledge available on the Internet.

24 Feb 2011

Researchers study mobile health technology options to help patients manage diabetes

The McKesson Foundation today announced the six recipients of $1.3 million in research grants as part of its Mobilizing for Healthsm initiative to improve the health of underserved populations with chronic diseases through the use of mobile-phone technology.

24 Feb 2011

CollaborativeCARE Conference, HIMSS form alliance to lead healthcare information technology

CollaborativeCARE Conference (C3), the first healthcare conference designed to foster regional coordinated care by educating specialists, primary care physicians and patients, today announced an alliance with HIMSS that will provide customized access to health information technology at the inaugural C3 event in Long Beach, Calif., scheduled for Nov. 15-20, 2011.

24 Feb 2011

Judge upholds health law's insurance coverage requirement

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., became the third federal judge to uphold the constitutionality of the health overhaul's individual mandate. The decision was issued Tuesday evening.

24 Feb 2011

General Electric extends healthcare IT portfolio to mobile devices and tablet computing

General Electric, an industry leader in the adoption of mobile technology, demonstrated the extension of its healthcare IT portfolio to mobile devices and tablet computing at this week's Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference in Orlando.

24 Feb 2011

GTCR to acquire Sterigenics International

GTCR, a leading private equity firm, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Silverfleet Capital and PPM America Capital Partners to acquire Sterigenics International, the leading global provider of contract sterilization and ionization services for medical devices, food products, and advanced applications.

23 Feb 2011

MEDSEEK chosen by Trinity Health to implement online patient experience

MEDSEEK, a provider of enterprise eHealth solutions that give patients, clinicians and administrative staff an optimal 360-degree online experience, today announced plans to deepen its relationship with long-time partner Trinity Health. It will develop, design and implement the healthcare system’s fully integrated online patient experience.

23 Feb 2011

Versatile ultra-low power biomedical signal processor

At today’s International Solid-State Circuit Conference (ISSCC2011), imec, Holst Centre and NXP present a versatile ultra-low power biomedical signal processor, CoolBioTM, meeting the requirements of future wearable biomedical sensor systems. The biomedical signal processor consumes only 13pJ/cycle when running a complex ECG (electrocardiogram) algorithm at 1MHz and 0.4V operating voltage. This C-programmable chip is voltage and performance scalable supporting a frequency range of 1MHz up to 100MHz with an operating voltage from 0.4 to 1.2V.

23 Feb 2011

Aeterna to present two novel anticancer compounds at Bio Partnering North America conference

Aeterna Zentaris Inc. today announced that its Vice President, Alliance Management and Intellectual Property, Eckhard Guenther, Ph.D., will make a presentation on two of the Company's novel anticancer compounds, AEZS-108 and AEZS-129, at Bio Partnering North America on Monday, February 28, 2011, at 4 p.m. in the West Meeting Room 218, of the Vancouver Convention Center in Vancouver, Canada.

23 Feb 2011

Healthcare professionals need evidence-based education, guidance about CAM use in maternity care

Complementary and alternative medicine is increasingly popular in maternity care, but healthcare professionals need formal evidence-based education and guidance about its use, according to a review in the March issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing.

23 Feb 2011

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

New guidelines recommend routine use of allergy tests to improve quality of care in children

Onyx, Bayer initiate patient enrollment in Nexavar Phase 3 trial for breast cancer treatment

State roundup: Budget cuts to affect health care for state workers, disabled, elderly

HHS issues home health grants to states

Aetna introduces new IHP for employees to adopt healthy behaviours

Stereotaxis reports first-ever use of Niobe Magnetic Navigation System to treat hypertension

Talent Plus, Centric Health Resources partner to provide patient-centered quality services

Former Democratic and Republican Senate majority leaders to keynote GHX Healthcare Supply Chain Summit

UK HealthCare to deploy Allscripts EHR, Practice Management solution for faculty providers

Stamford Hospital to participate in US FDA Expanded Access Treatment IND program for Generex Oral-lyn

HIMSS continues to add new health informations to Meaningful Use Onesource

Researchers study mobile health technology options to help patients manage diabetes

CollaborativeCARE Conference, HIMSS form alliance to lead healthcare information technology

Judge upholds health law's insurance coverage requirement

General Electric extends healthcare IT portfolio to mobile devices and tablet computing

GTCR to acquire Sterigenics International

MEDSEEK chosen by Trinity Health to implement online patient experience

Versatile ultra-low power biomedical signal processor

Aeterna to present two novel anticancer compounds at Bio Partnering North America conference

Healthcare professionals need evidence-based education, guidance about CAM use in maternity care

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