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TeamStaff reports sequential improvements in third-quarter 2010 revenue and gross margins

TeamStaff, Inc., a leading healthcare and logistical services provider to the Federal Government, today announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2010. As a result of the previously disclosed sale of TeamStaff Rx, which was completed on January 4, 2010, all results reported in this release have been reclassified to show TeamStaff Rx as a discontinued operation.

16 Aug 2010

Alverix and BD partner to develop point of care infectious disease diagnostic assay systems

As consumers begin to take greater ownership of their own healthcare, there is a growing demand for accessibility to diagnostic testing. Alverix, Inc. and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) are on the cutting edge of this trend and today announced an agreement to produce assay systems at the point-of-care (POC) that will improve infectious disease diagnoses.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 16 Aug 2010

ePlus Technology renews IT products and services agreement with VHA

ePlus inc. today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, ePlus Technology, Inc., has renewed its agreement with VHA Inc., a nationwide network of not-for-profit hospitals that work together to improve clinical and economic performance. ePlus will offer IT products and services as well as leasing services for IT and medical equipment to more than 1,400 VHA member healthcare institutions and 28,000+ non-acute facilities nationwide.

16 Aug 2010

Majority of women support single woman using IVF treatment to conceive, survey finds

A recent survey of American women aged 25-45 that gauged attitudes toward In Vitro Fertilization found that 83% of these women support a single woman using IVF to conceive if she is emotionally and financially able to care for the child.

16 Aug 2010

Cryo-Cell International engages investment bank to evaluate strategic acquisition opportunities

Cryo-Cell International, Inc., one of the world's largest and most established family cord blood banks today announced that it has engaged Morgan Joseph LLC, a full service investment bank, to evaluate strategic acquisition opportunities available to enhance value for Cryo-Cell's shareholders.

16 Aug 2010

Arrayit announces addition of 128 new products to life sciences tools portfolio

Arrayit Corporation, a leader in life sciences and healthcare technology, announces today that the company has added 128 new products to its widely-used portfolio of life sciences tools. Arrayit now offers 836 life sciences products to researchers worldwide, all of which can be purchased on-line 24 hours a day at the Arrayit Store. The company has recorded $36.2M in product revenue in the Arrayit Store since its inception.

16 Aug 2010

First Edition: August 16, 2010

Today's headlines reflect coverage of state health reform implementation issues as well as other emerging policy issues in the nation's health system.

16 Aug 2010

Retirees give thumbs up to health insurance exchanges

The reviews are in, and retirees give the thumbs up to health insurance exchanges. In an independent survey of 443 retirees who use a health insurance exchange to compare and choose private individual Medicare and supplement plans, 85% of their reviews were positive.

16 Aug 2010

ISCT partners with leading companies in cell therapy regenerative medicine market to drive clinical development

Many companies in the cell therapy regenerative medicine market including Roche, Genzyme, Athersys, Miltenyi Biotec, Hospira, Lonza and Life Technologies will join ISCT to launch a series of new initiatives that will create greater strategic alignment within the industry and drive late stage clinical development.

16 Aug 2010

Survey: Majority of U.S. pharmaceutical companies develop drugs for mental illness

Pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies in New Jersey, California, New York and North Carolina are responsible for 192 of the 313 medicines in development today to treat mental illnesses, a new survey shows.

16 Aug 2010

Clinical trials activity of Synexus in Hungary increases 25% in first-half of 2010

Synexus clinical trials activity in Hungary has increased by 25% during the first half of 2010. The company's Dedicated Research Centre has been operating in Hungary since 2006 and has become one of the company's most successful CEE sites. The Budapest-based operation has been involved in excess of 74 trials since being acquired by Synexus, and randomized over 600 patients.

From AES - Accelerated Enrollment Solutions 16 Aug 2010

Washington Hospital's Stroke Program receives Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award

In just a few short years since its inception, Washington Hospital's Stroke Program has earned top honors - The Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award - which is part of the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Stroke Association (ASA)'s Get With The Guidelines(GWTG) program, a national evidence-based initiative to improve stroke patients' outcomes.

16 Aug 2010

SAS and EHFCN collaborate to promote awareness on healthcare fraud

SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services, will collaborate with the European Healthcare Fraud and Corruption Network (EHFCN) to spread information about detecting and preventing health care fraud. The collaboration will expose Belgium-based EHFCN to a broader European audience and identify SAS and the SAS® Fraud Framework for Health Care as a "privileged technical resource" for health care providers and insurers.

16 Aug 2010

Northstar Healthcare second-quarter net patient service revenue decreases to $4.4 million

Northstar Healthcare Inc. today announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010.

16 Aug 2010

Stockholders of Allscripts, Eclipsys approve fusion of two companies

Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (Allscripts), the leading provider of clinical software, information and connectivity solutions for physicians, and Eclipsys Corporation ,a leading enterprise provider of solutions and services for hospitals and clinicians, today announced that stockholders of each company approved the merger of Allscripts and Eclipsys.

16 Aug 2010

Allscripts commences public offering on behalf of Misys plc

Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of clinical software, information and connectivity solutions for physicians, today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of 25,000,000 shares of its common stock on behalf of certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of Misys plc, Allscripts' majority stockholder.

16 Aug 2010

Treatment for diabetics cost U.S. hospitals 25% more than stays for non-diabetics

U.S. hospitals spent $83 billion in 2008 caring for people with diabetes, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. In that year, nearly one of every five hospitalizations involved a person with diabetes.

16 Aug 2010

Study shows early diagnosis of atrial fibrillation reduces risk of stroke

The earlier that patients who suffer from atrial fibrillation obtain the correct treatment, the lower is the risk of serious secondary effects such as stroke. A thesis presented at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that a well-established measurement score can easily assess the risks for this patient group.

16 Aug 2010

The federal health IT push remains in the spotlight

Doctors across the country including Tahsina Atiquzzaman in Kissimmee, Fla., are "shredding paper charts and ushering in digital records as part of the health care milestones announced last month by the federal government," The Orlando Sentinel/Modesto Bee reports.

13 Aug 2010

Insurers defend less generous policies, medical loss ratio definitions; Obama to talk with insurance commissioners

Kaiser Health News, in collaboration with USA Today, reports on insurers who are defending less generous "limited-benefit" health policies as implementation of the health law proceeds. That law forbids annual dollar limits in such plans. "Starting this fall, most health care policies — except existing policies purchased by individuals on their own — will have to cover at least $750,000 in medical care per person.

13 Aug 2010

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

TeamStaff reports sequential improvements in third-quarter 2010 revenue and gross margins

Alverix and BD partner to develop point of care infectious disease diagnostic assay systems

ePlus Technology renews IT products and services agreement with VHA

Majority of women support single woman using IVF treatment to conceive, survey finds

Cryo-Cell International engages investment bank to evaluate strategic acquisition opportunities

Arrayit announces addition of 128 new products to life sciences tools portfolio

First Edition: August 16, 2010

Retirees give thumbs up to health insurance exchanges

ISCT partners with leading companies in cell therapy regenerative medicine market to drive clinical development

Survey: Majority of U.S. pharmaceutical companies develop drugs for mental illness

Clinical trials activity of Synexus in Hungary increases 25% in first-half of 2010

Washington Hospital's Stroke Program receives Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award

SAS and EHFCN collaborate to promote awareness on healthcare fraud

Northstar Healthcare second-quarter net patient service revenue decreases to $4.4 million

Stockholders of Allscripts, Eclipsys approve fusion of two companies

Allscripts commences public offering on behalf of Misys plc

Treatment for diabetics cost U.S. hospitals 25% more than stays for non-diabetics

Study shows early diagnosis of atrial fibrillation reduces risk of stroke

The federal health IT push remains in the spotlight

Insurers defend less generous policies, medical loss ratio definitions; Obama to talk with insurance commissioners

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