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Exmovere to release vital sign monitoring infant sleepwear

Exmovere Holdings, Inc., a biomedical engineering company, today announced plans to release vital sign monitoring infant sleepwear. Exmovere is in the advanced stages of taking to market a washable, conductive fabric-based biosensor pajama called "Exmobaby." Exmobaby is the first-ever baby garment developed for remote monitoring of heart rate, emotional state and behavior.

27 Aug 2010

Fosun Pharma increases investment in Chindex

Chindex International, Inc., a leading independent American provider of Western healthcare products and services in the People's Republic of China, and Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer and distributor of western and Chinese medicine and devices in China, today announced that they have consummated a previously-announced stock sale.

27 Aug 2010

Obama administration touts federal efforts to combat health care fraud

The Los Angeles Times: Obama administration officials at a meeting in Los Angeles Thursday touted their efforts to crack down on health care fraud, "saying quickly expanding criminal enterprises are costing taxpayers billions of dollars each year. ... Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said their agencies were jointly targeting fraud in the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs.

27 Aug 2010

Medical Action Industries acquires AVID Medical

Medical Action Industries Inc. announced the acquisition of AVID Medical, Inc., a leading provider of custom procedure trays serving the healthcare industry. AVID's product line of custom procedure trays is complementary to Medical Action's leading position in single use medical products. Medical Action expects that the acquisition will increase its ability to serve healthcare providers in acute care facilities and surgery centers.

27 Aug 2010

New alchemy module allows healthcare providers to verify, comply with state and federal prescription drug regulations

Gold Standard/Elsevier, developer of drug databases and medication management solutions, announced today the availability of its new Alchemy.

27 Aug 2010

APF offers actionable solutions to improve access to pain care

The American Pain Foundation (APF), the nation's largest consumer advocacy organization for people in pain, released today a position statement imploring the medical community, regulators and concerned stakeholders to reaffirm their ethical commitment to the 76.5 million Americans—or one in four people—who struggle with pain, work collaboratively to improve access to pain care and dismantle the barriers preventing timely, appropriate and effective pain care for millions.

27 Aug 2010

First Edition: August 27, 2010

In the headlines today, news about U.S. plans to step up efforts to crack down on health care fraud.

27 Aug 2010

Children and young people want greater involvement in healthcare consultations

The involvement of children and young people in consultations about aspects of their health or illness is often limited, with their role in diagnosis and decision-making on treatment options secondary to that of parents or carers. However, research shows that most children and young people want greater involvement, that this can both improve their understanding of their illness and positively influence healthcare outcomes.

27 Aug 2010

Thomson Reuters includes coverage in 15 more languages for Micromedex CareNotes patient education system

Thomson Reuters has expanded its Micromedex CareNotes patient education system to include coverage in 15 languages. CareNotes have always been available in English and Spanish, but starting today customers will have access to a core set of CareNotes and DrugNotes in Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French (Canadian), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Turkish, and Vietnamese.

27 Aug 2010

Luminex launches FDA-cleared xTAG Cystic Fibrosis 60 Kit v2 diagnostic test

Luminex Corporation, the worldwide leader in multiplexed solutions, today announced the full commercial launch of its xTAG Cystic Fibrosis 60 Kit v2, a new diagnostic test that can simultaneously screen a single blood sample for up to 60 cystic fibrosis-causing genetic mutations in a matter of hours.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 27 Aug 2010

MTBC ranked #1976 on 2010 Inc. 5000 fastest growing private companies list

MTBC, a unique healthcare IT company, recently had the honor of being included in Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest growing private companies. The Inc. 5000 list represents one of the most important sectors of the American economy, independent entrepreneurs. MTBC ranked at 1976, with 135% growth in revenue over a span of three years.

27 Aug 2010

Connectyx Technologies expands relationship with MASA for healthcare program

Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company has expanded its relationship with MASA Assist, one of the country's leading Medical Evacuation Companies with over 500,000 members.

27 Aug 2010

Southern Diagnostic Laboratories ranked #2115 in 2010 Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Private Companies

Southern Diagnostic Laboratories, a clinical and pathology laboratory located in the Southeast, has been named to the 2010 Inc. 5000 list of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies. The company was ranked #2115 with a 123% growth rate in its first appearance on the magazine's annual list.

27 Aug 2010

Premier healthcare alliance labor management program helps hospitals save over $120 million

During a period of economic uncertainty, 150 hospitals and healthcare systems saved more than $120 million in labor and supply costs over the past year by participating in LaborConnect®, a Premier healthcare alliance labor management program.

27 Aug 2010

Study: One in four kids underinsured before recession

Even prior to the onset of the economic recession in 2008, nearly one in four American parents with health insurance reported that their coverage was so inadequate they were unable to access the medical care their children needed.

27 Aug 2010

Wall Street Journal reports on pharma's growing interest in emerging markets

Abbott Laboratories will soon acquire the biggest share of India's pharmaceuticals market, about 7%, when the company closes as early as next month on a $3.7 billion takeover of the drugs business of Piramal Healthcare Ltd

27 Aug 2010

Health Law factors into elections, but less than expected

The health care overhaul remains a political weapon for Republicans in the autumn campaigns.

27 Aug 2010

InfoLogix announces strategic plans for 2010 second half

InfoLogix, Inc.,a leading technology provider of enterprise mobility solutions for the healthcare and commercial industries, today announced its strategic plans for the second half of 2010.

27 Aug 2010

FDA clears SonoSite's LumenVu Catheter Guidance System

SonoSite, Inc., the world leader and specialist in bedside and point-of-care ultrasound, announced today that it received FDA clearance for its innovative LumenVu® Catheter Guidance System. Designed to aid in the placement of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC), the proprietary LumenVu System combines near-infrared technology with a revolutionary fiber optic stylet, which replaces a traditional guide wire, to allow visualization and real-time tracking of a catheter tip as it advances through a vein.

27 Aug 2010

Pulse named on 2010 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies

Pulse, an industry-leading vendor of ambulatory healthcare software solutions has been named as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America.

27 Aug 2010