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Illegal drug usage in older people reduces quality of life: Research

Health and social services are facing a new challenge, as many illicit drug users get older and face chronic health problems and a reduced quality of life. That is one of the key findings of research published in the September issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing.

9 Sep 2010

Health reform politics: GOP campaigning against law; Dems have mixed strategy

The Associated Press: "Even if Republicans succeed beyond any current predictions and capture both the Senate and the House, they wouldn't have enough GOP votes to overcome President Barack Obama's veto." But, they could exercise the "congressional power of the purse, denying the administration billions of dollars ... Faced with an opposition Congress 'defunding' his health care plan, would Obama make a stand?

9 Sep 2010

C.A.R.E.S. Alliance launches online tools for addressing misuse and abuse of pain medications

The C.A.R.E.S. Alliance, a new patient safety organization, today launched a range of online tools designed to help solve the growing problem of misuse and abuse of opioids by identifying the risks associated with these powerful pain medications. The free resources offered through the C.A.R.E.S. (Collaborating & Acting Responsibly to Ensure Safety) Alliance promote safety in prescribing, dispensing, using, storing and disposing of these commonly abused pain medications.

9 Sep 2010

inVentiv acquires Star Terre Santé to provide promotional services

inVentiv Health, a leading provider of end-to-end clinical development, launch and commercialization services to the global healthcare industry, announced today that it has acquired Substrat'Homme SA, commonly known as Star Terre Santé, a leading group of healthcare marketing and communications agencies based in Paris.

9 Sep 2010

Study finds long-term use of bone-strengthening drugs increase risk of oesophageal cancer

People who take bone-strengthening pills called bisphosphonates over a long period of time could be more likely to develop cancer of the oesophagus (gullet), new research suggests.

9 Sep 2010

Patients expects good long-term solutions for artificial hip system: Report

In response to the news that DePuy Orthopaedics, the manufacturer of an artificial hip system, issued a recall of its ASR product line after data indicated a higher than expected need for device replacement surgery five years after the initial procedure, Dr. Eugene S. Krauss, chairman of the Department of Orthopedics and director of the Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Institute at Glen Cove Hospital, a member of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, states,This news should not alarm anyone who has had their joint replacement performed at The Center for Joint Replacements at Glen Cove Hospital, Southside Hospital, or Peconic Bay Medical Center, as we are not using any of these components.

9 Sep 2010

Exostar's FIS on-demand digital credential service achieves SBCA cross-certification

Exostar, whose cloud-based solutions enable secure, cost-effective business-to-business collaboration, today announced that its Federated Identity Service (FIS) on-demand digital credential service is now fully-compliant with the SAFE-BioPharma® digital identity and signature standard.

9 Sep 2010

Barrier Advisors completes merger of Cornerstone Healthcare Group, Solara Healthcare

Barrier Advisors Inc., a nationally recognized middle-market restructuring, performance improvement and special situations investment banking firm, announces the completion of the merger of Cornerstone Healthcare Group and Solara Healthcare.

9 Sep 2010

CTTC's Calmare therapy effective against pain associated with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

Competitive Technologies, Inc. announced today the publication of the detailed results from a study that shows the successful treatment of patients suffering from pain associated with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) using CTTC's Calmare® Pain Therapy Treatment

9 Sep 2010

States continue to wrestle with federal funding issues, budget shortfalls

The Fiscal Times: "Nationally, the number of Medicaid beneficiaries has risen by 8 percent a year since 2008, and 44 states have reported that they will exceed their enrollment and spending growth projections this year, the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured reported. A dozen other states, including Arizona, Utah, Wisconsin and Maryland, have experienced double-digit annual enrollment increases."

9 Sep 2010

Indiana State Legislators holds hearing to improve methamphetamine production

Today, the Indiana State Legislature's Criminal Law and Sentencing Policy Study Committee is holding a hearing on how the state can improve its policies for preventing the illegal diversion of pseudoephedrine (PSE) a key ingredient in leading cold and allergy medicines for methamphetamine production.

9 Sep 2010

iPierian raises $28 million from Series B equity financing closure

iPierian, Inc., the leading biopharmaceutical company using patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) for drug discovery, today announced the second closing of its Series B equity financing, bringing the total amount raised in this round to $28 million.

9 Sep 2010

Eating Disorder Hope poise growth from Timberline Knolls sponsorship to educate sufferers

Eating Disorder Hope, a respected independent resource for individuals suffering from anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and other body image and eating disorders, is poised for growth following a significant sponsorship commitment by Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center.

9 Sep 2010

EDAP reports clinical outcomes of Ablatherm-HIFU treatment in prostate cancer patients

EDAP TMS SA, the global leader in therapeutic ultrasound, today reported favorable clinical outcomes for patients treated with Ablatherm-HIFU.

9 Sep 2010

Cornerstone acquires Terrace at Mountain Creek to provide memory care services

Cornerstone Real Estate Funds, and its strategic alliance partner and sub-advisor Servant Healthcare Investments, announced that the Cornerstone Healthcare Plus REIT has acquired Terrace at Mountain Creek a senior living facility that provides independent and assisted living as well as memory care services.

9 Sep 2010

GE Healthcare's flutemetamol phase 2 study results published in 'Annals of Neurology'

GE Healthcare announced today that results from its multicenter phase 2 study of flutemetamol were published in the September issue of Annals of Neurology. Flutemetamol is an investigational positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agent being developed by GE Healthcare, in the field of brain imaging.

9 Sep 2010

ResMed completes two-for-one stock split of common stock

ResMed Inc. announced today that its two-for-one stock split of the company's outstanding shares of common stock, payable in the form of a 100% stock dividend was completed on August 30, 2010.

From ResMed Corp 9 Sep 2010

OEFI selects HealthEdge's HealthRules product suite

HealthEdge, provider of the only modern, enterprise-class software platform for healthcare payors, today announced that the Pasadena, Calif.-based Operating Engineers Funds Inc. (OEFI) has selected the patented HealthRules product suite to tackle the non-profit health plan's unique and challenging service needs.

8 Sep 2010

AHF praises US government's increase in PEPFAR funding commitment for Uganda

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, which currently cares for over 49,000 AIDS patients in Uganda through its Uganda CARES network of eleven treatment clinics throughout the country, today lauded the United States government for increasing its funding commitment in Uganda for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the United States' respected global AIDS program.

8 Sep 2010

Quick-Med expands and strengthens NIMBUS technology intellectual property

Quick-Med Technologies, Inc., a life sciences company that is developing innovative technologies for the healthcare and consumer markets, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent 7,790,217 entitled "Method of Attaching an Antimicrobial Cationic Polyelectrolyte to the Surface of a Substrate."

8 Sep 2010

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Illegal drug usage in older people reduces quality of life: Research

Health reform politics: GOP campaigning against law; Dems have mixed strategy

C.A.R.E.S. Alliance launches online tools for addressing misuse and abuse of pain medications

inVentiv acquires Star Terre Santé to provide promotional services

Study finds long-term use of bone-strengthening drugs increase risk of oesophageal cancer

Patients expects good long-term solutions for artificial hip system: Report

Exostar's FIS on-demand digital credential service achieves SBCA cross-certification

Barrier Advisors completes merger of Cornerstone Healthcare Group, Solara Healthcare

CTTC's Calmare therapy effective against pain associated with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

States continue to wrestle with federal funding issues, budget shortfalls

Indiana State Legislators holds hearing to improve methamphetamine production

iPierian raises $28 million from Series B equity financing closure

Eating Disorder Hope poise growth from Timberline Knolls sponsorship to educate sufferers

EDAP reports clinical outcomes of Ablatherm-HIFU treatment in prostate cancer patients

Cornerstone acquires Terrace at Mountain Creek to provide memory care services

GE Healthcare's flutemetamol phase 2 study results published in 'Annals of Neurology'

ResMed completes two-for-one stock split of common stock

OEFI selects HealthEdge's HealthRules product suite

AHF praises US government's increase in PEPFAR funding commitment for Uganda

Quick-Med expands and strengthens NIMBUS technology intellectual property

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