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China Biologic subsidiary Shandong Taibang receives approval to build two new plasma stations

China Biologic Products, Inc., a leading plasma-based biopharmaceutical company in China, today announced that its majority-owned subsidiary, Shandong Taibang Biological Products Co. Ltd., has been approved by the Shandong Province Health Department to build two new plasma stations.

12 May 2010

Clinical Data expands PGxHealth's FAMILION tests to include two new tests to diagnose heart diseases

Clinical Data, Inc., announced today that its PGxHealth division is expanding its FAMILION family of genetic tests to include two new tests to diagnose heart diseases. With the launch of a test for Conduction Disease associated with Dilated Cardiomyopathy and a test for Short QT Syndrome, PGxHealth continues to lead the industry with the most comprehensive menu of genetic tests to diagnose or confirm familial heart diseases.

12 May 2010

RevMed partners with Santa Monica to set up safety syringe manufacturing facility in Brazil

Revolutions Medical Corporation, has signed an agreement of understanding for the setting up of a manufacturing facility in Brazil to produce the RevVac safety syringe for domestic and global markets and to facilitate distribution throughout South America.

12 May 2010

Sweeping and prescriptive path to green nation's operating rooms

A sweeping and prescriptive path to green the nation's operating rooms was announced today by Practice Greenhealth, the nation's leading membership and networking organization for institutions in healthcare that have made a commitment to sustainable, eco-friendly practices.

12 May 2010

Proposed cuts to New Jersey's tobacco control programs will increase teen smoking, healthcare costs

Proposed cuts to New Jersey's Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program may raise teen smoking and will increase costs to the state in the long run, said a former New Jersey health commissioner today.

12 May 2010

Registered nurses to march and rally in Washington to press for landmark patient safety legislation

Up to 1,000 registered nurses from Maine to California will march and rally in Washington, DC, today to press the case for moving beyond insurance reform to improving the quality of care in U.S. hospitals and other healthcare settings.

12 May 2010

MRSA Survivors Network to raise awareness on MRSA infections

More Americans die annually from invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections than from HIV/AIDS, H1N1 influenza and Parkinson's disease, yet the United States and many other countries' health officials continue to ignore the global crisis.

12 May 2010

TSO3 first-quarter net loss increases to $2,033,932

TSO3 Inc. an innovator in sterilization technology for medical devices in healthcare settings using ozone, posted revenues of $144,228 for the sales of consumables and services for its first generation STERIZONE(R) Sterilizer (125L) for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010. This compares with $533,488 for the same period in the prior year in which three sterilizers (125L), consumables and services were sold.

12 May 2010

Gap between Hispanic and white asthma sufferers widen in the use daily medications

The gap between the proportion of black and white Americans with asthma who took an inhaled or oral medicine daily to prevent attacks grew wider between 2003 and 2006, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

12 May 2010

3M Healthcare Data Dictionary to be integrated with CitiusTech's BI-Clinical business intelligence framework

CitiusTech, a leading provider of healthcare technology solutions and services, has signed an agreement with 3M Health Information Systems to integrate the 3M(TM) Healthcare Data Dictionary with CitiusTech's BI-Clinical healthcare business intelligence framework. The agreement will enable BI-Clinical clients to leverage the robust capabilities of the 3M Healthcare Data Dictionary for enhanced terminology mapping across source systems.

12 May 2010

meridianEMR launches UROAnalytics tool

meridianEMR, Inc., a leading provider of electronic health records systems and advanced healthcare analytics for urology and surgical practices, today has announced the launch of its exclusive multi-dimensional clinical analysis tool – UROAnalytics.

12 May 2010

MIT featured in U.S. Equity News

Micro Identification Technologies, Inc., a leader in rapid bacterial identification, today announces it was recently featured in an editorial published by U.S. Equity News that covers the history of bacteria, its life threatening effects, and publicly traded companies leading the fight against harmful bacteria.

12 May 2010

Tensions escalate between Obama administration, health insurers

CQ HealthBeat: "WellPoint CEO Angela Braly is protesting comments President Obama made about how a health insurance company treated women diagnosed with breast cancer. [Her] letter marks another battle in the ongoing clash between the administration and the insurance companies — most prominently WellPoint — that hasn't lessened after enactment of the new health care law" (Norman, 5/10).

12 May 2010

Group worries about proposals to allow drug marketing on social media websites

The Center for Digital Democracy is concerned about proposals to allow pharmaceutical companies to market drugs on social media websites. Such a change is under examination by the Food and Drug Administration, the National Journal's Tech Daily Dose reports.

12 May 2010

DOD struggles with health care costs, VA faces challenges in providing care

Defense Secretary Robert Gate spoke about the need to control soaring defense costs, especially health care expenses, while Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki responded to several health care challenges facing veterans' health care.

12 May 2010

Minimum-wage employees more likely to be obese than those who earn higher wages: UC Davis study

A new UC Davis study has found that minimum-wage employees are more likely to be obese than those who earn higher wages, adding to growing evidence that being poor is a risk factor for unhealthy weight.

12 May 2010

Pacira Pharmaceuticals receives $11.25M credit facility from GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services

GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services today announced it has provided an $11.25 million credit facility to Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The financing provides working capital, and facilitates advances toward regulatory approval and preparation for commercialization of Pacira's EXPAREL™ program.

12 May 2010

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

China Biologic subsidiary Shandong Taibang receives approval to build two new plasma stations

Clinical Data expands PGxHealth's FAMILION tests to include two new tests to diagnose heart diseases

RevMed partners with Santa Monica to set up safety syringe manufacturing facility in Brazil

Sweeping and prescriptive path to green nation's operating rooms

Proposed cuts to New Jersey's tobacco control programs will increase teen smoking, healthcare costs

Registered nurses to march and rally in Washington to press for landmark patient safety legislation

MRSA Survivors Network to raise awareness on MRSA infections

TSO3 first-quarter net loss increases to $2,033,932

Gap between Hispanic and white asthma sufferers widen in the use daily medications

3M Healthcare Data Dictionary to be integrated with CitiusTech's BI-Clinical business intelligence framework

meridianEMR launches UROAnalytics tool

MIT featured in U.S. Equity News

Tensions escalate between Obama administration, health insurers

Group worries about proposals to allow drug marketing on social media websites

DOD struggles with health care costs, VA faces challenges in providing care

Minimum-wage employees more likely to be obese than those who earn higher wages: UC Davis study

Pacira Pharmaceuticals receives $11.25M credit facility from GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services

Obama administration issues rules for young adults on parents' insurance plans

FDA approves delivery of Cefepime in B. Braun's DUPLEX System

Health reform questions likely to arise in Supreme Court nominee's confirmation hearings

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