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Crescent Healthcare to open infusion pharmacy in New Jersey

Crescent Healthcare today announced a planned expansion of their east coast operations in 2011. They signed a lease to open an infusion pharmacy in Totowa, New Jersey, central to providing immune globulin therapies and services to current patients in Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, and Rhode Island.

19 Nov 2010

Elorac announces results of Phase III CPO solution studies for acne at Healthcare Conference in New York

Elorac, Inc., a rapidly growing specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of dermatological disorders, announced results of two Phase III studies of its patented Carbamide Peroxide (CPO) solution for the treatment of inflammatory acne vulgaris and rosacea at the Lazard Capital Markets 7th Annual Healthcare Conference in New York.

19 Nov 2010

FDA approves new drug application for NEXTERONE Premixed Injection

Prism Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has approved the supplemental new drug application for NEXTERONE (amiodarone HCl) Premixed Injection, the first and only premixed intravenous (IV) bag formulation of the antiarrhythmic agent amiodarone IV.

19 Nov 2010

Expert panel to endorse newly approved therapeutic vaccine for advanced prostate cancer

Provenge is one step closer to being covered by Medicare. An expert panel voted Wednesday to endorse the newly approved therapeutic vaccine for men with advanced prostate cancer.

19 Nov 2010

Health law revision suggestions pour in from lawmakers, groups

Kaiser Health News reports that vulnerable Democrats are looking for alternatives to the health law's mandate that nearly all Americans carry health insurance. "Under political pressure as a result of the new health law, Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., has asked the Government Accountability Office to study alternatives to the controversial mandate requiring most Americans to obtain coverage." Because Nelson is from a typically "red" state, Republicans have targeted him as one Democrat willing to play ball on scaling back the law (Vaida, 11/17).

19 Nov 2010

Americans' confidence in health care system lower than other industrialized counties, study finds

"Despite having the most expensive healthcare system in the industrialized world, Americans tend to have the least confidence that their system will provide them the most-effective care compared to residents of 10 other industrialized nations, a Commonwealth Fund survey has found. A survey of nearly 20,000 people in the U.S. and 10 other industrialized nations has found that U.S. consumers reported the highest level of confusing complexity of their health insurance plans, and the highest level of concern that they would not be able to afford their healthcare coverage" (Carlson, 11/18).

19 Nov 2010

Volpara breast imaging software receives FDA clearance

Offering radiologists a reliable and cost-effective tool to generate automatic volumetric breast density values, Volpara, Ltd., announced today that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for its Volpara breast imaging software. Volpara, a subsidiary of Matakina Technology, Limited of New Zealand, is responsible for commercial operations in the United States.

19 Nov 2010

Eisai signs statement of intent with WHO to supply medicine for treatment of lymphatic filariasis

Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, President & CEO: Haruo Naito) announced today that it has signed a statement of intent with the World Health Organization to supply free of charge a primary medicine for the treatment of lymphatic filariasis.

19 Nov 2010

Nightingale second quarter revenue increases to $4.2 million

Nightingale Informatix Corporation, an application service provider (ASP) of electronic medical record (EMR) software and related services announces its financial results for the three- and six-month periods ended September 30, 2010.

18 Nov 2010

University of Missouri researchers find key to combating medication non-adherence

Medications do not have a chance to fight health problems if they are taken improperly or not taken at all. Non-adherence to medications costs thousands of lives and billions of dollars each year in the United States alone, according to the New England Healthcare Institute. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have developed an intervention strategy that is three times more effective than previously studied techniques at improving adherence in patients.

18 Nov 2010

Community education shortens onset to hospital arrival times for patients with chest pain

Systematic education in rural and suburban communities can significantly shorten onset to hospital arrival times for patients with chest pain, according to study findings to be presented Nov. 16 at the 2010 annual American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions in Chicago.

18 Nov 2010

NTU to develop Five Peaks of Excellence under 5-year strategic plan

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) today unveiled NTU 2015, a five-year strategic plan that maps out how the university will become a great global university by 2015. Under this blueprint, NTU will build on its current strengths and heritage to make its mark globally in sustainability, healthcare, new media, the best of the East and West, and innovation.

18 Nov 2010

Yorkshire scientist wins national medical award for surgical improvement in colon cancer

A Yorkshire Cancer Research scientist has earned himself a national medical award for helping pioneer life-saving surgical improvements to the way tumours are removed from colon cancer patients.

18 Nov 2010

Multiple epidemiological parameters drive increase in drug-treatment opportunities for pancreatic cancer: Decision Resources

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds significant trends in multiple epidemiological parameters to be driving the increase in drug-treatment opportunities for pancreatic cancer over the period 2009 to 2024, including population aging, increasing risk of recurrence following resection and modest improvements in survival.

18 Nov 2010

Health literacy leads to less hospitalization for heart failure

Being able to read and understand words like anemia, hormones and seizure means a patient with heart failure may be less likely to be hospitalized, according to a new study from Emory University School of Medicine. Findings will be presented Nov. 17 at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions conference in Chicago.

18 Nov 2010

Urgent action needed to address urban health inequities

A new report published today by WHO and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) shows for the first time how ill-health is linked to poverty in cities, and not just among the poorest urban populations. It calls for policymakers to take action targeting health inequities.

18 Nov 2010

PAREXEL reaches milestone in early phase studies

PAREXEL International Corporation, a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, today announced that it reached a milestone of completing 200 early phase studies in patient populations during the past three years.

From Parexel 18 Nov 2010

MFA reports that senior and Medicaid markets drive health enrollment gains

The nation's leading health insurers saw an aggregate increase of 363,000 members for the first six months of 2010. Declining commercial enrollment was offset primarily by gains in products offered to seniors and growth in Medicaid business. Administrative Services Only (ASO) enrollment gained 1.4 million members from December 2009 to June 2010. All of the leading health plans saw year-over-year profitability improvement.

18 Nov 2010

Back pain sufferers get quicker diagnosis and treatment when examined by Nurse Practitioner

Results of a Toronto Western Hospital study show that patients suffering back pain get quicker diagnosis and treatment when a Nurse Practitioner conducts the first examination. Traditionally, patients face long and anxiety-ridden wait times - up to 52 weeks - before an initial examination by a spine surgeon. Results from the year long TWH study showed wait times for patients examined by a Nurse Practitioner were significantly shorter, ranging from 10 to 21 weeks.

18 Nov 2010

MEDRAD to offer RSNA attendees hands-on demonstration on P3T PA software

MEDRAD will offer RSNA attendees hands-on demonstrations of personalized-protocol software that individualizes CT Pulmonary Angiography (CTPA) contrast dosing, and has proven to increase the percentage of diagnostic-quality studies to rule out Pulmonary Embolism (PE) when compared to the institution's standard protocol potentially obviating the need to rescan the patient.

18 Nov 2010

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Crescent Healthcare to open infusion pharmacy in New Jersey

Elorac announces results of Phase III CPO solution studies for acne at Healthcare Conference in New York

FDA approves new drug application for NEXTERONE Premixed Injection

Expert panel to endorse newly approved therapeutic vaccine for advanced prostate cancer

Health law revision suggestions pour in from lawmakers, groups

Americans' confidence in health care system lower than other industrialized counties, study finds

Volpara breast imaging software receives FDA clearance

Eisai signs statement of intent with WHO to supply medicine for treatment of lymphatic filariasis

Nightingale second quarter revenue increases to $4.2 million

University of Missouri researchers find key to combating medication non-adherence

Community education shortens onset to hospital arrival times for patients with chest pain

NTU to develop Five Peaks of Excellence under 5-year strategic plan

Yorkshire scientist wins national medical award for surgical improvement in colon cancer

Multiple epidemiological parameters drive increase in drug-treatment opportunities for pancreatic cancer: Decision Resources

Health literacy leads to less hospitalization for heart failure

Urgent action needed to address urban health inequities

PAREXEL reaches milestone in early phase studies

MFA reports that senior and Medicaid markets drive health enrollment gains

Back pain sufferers get quicker diagnosis and treatment when examined by Nurse Practitioner

MEDRAD to offer RSNA attendees hands-on demonstration on P3T PA software

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