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NPL completes project to help UK company diagnose medical conditions by monitoring patients' breath

Bedfont Scientific Ltd is one of the market leaders in developing personal diagnostic gas sensors for the medical market.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 10 Mar 2010

Stay true to the original goals of reform, says Kelsey-Seybold Clinic MD

The national health care debate is far from over. Days removed from his televised national health care forum, President Obama is calling for an "up or down" vote on the measure within the next few weeks.

10 Mar 2010

Integrated public and investor relations healthcare and life sciences practice launched

Feintuch Communications, Inc. (www.feintuchcommunications.com) has created an integrated public and investor relations healthcare and life sciences practice, naming Jules Abraham as vice president of the firm and managing director of the new group.

10 Mar 2010

INPC expands beyond central Indiana to serve patients from southwestern Indiana, southeastern Illinois

The Indiana Network for Patient Care, one of the highest volume health information exchanges in the United States, is expanding beyond central Indiana to serve patients from southwestern Indiana and southeastern Illinois.

10 Mar 2010

Visitors to Rockefeller Center to get unexpected lesson on Alzheimer’s disease throughout March

Throughout the month of March, visitors to Rockefeller Center in the heart of midtown Manhattan will get an unexpected lesson on Alzheimer’s disease.

10 Mar 2010

AMT initiates dosing in Phase I/II gene therapy clinical trial for hemophilia B

Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics, a leader in the field of human gene therapy, announced today that the first patient has been dosed in the Phase I/II exploratory clinical trial with a gene therapy product for hemophilia B, a seriously debilitating and potentially lethal disease.

10 Mar 2010

KBR' Building Group granted $94M contract for Piedmont Newnan Hospital replacement facility in Newnan, Georgia

KBR announced that its Building Group has been awarded a $94 million contract by Piedmont Healthcare to provide preconstruction and construction services for a replacement facility for Piedmont Newnan Hospital in Newnan, Georgia.

10 Mar 2010

Researchers to collaborate on the largest clinical trial of hypothermia for stroke

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and UTHealth's Medical School will collaborate on the largest clinical trial of hypothermia (brain cooling) for stroke to date.

10 Mar 2010

Side-Out Foundation sponsors new advanced breast cancer clinical trial

The Side-Out Foundation, which pairs volleyball enthusiasts with breast cancer researchers, is sponsoring a new clinical trial for up to 25 patients with advanced breast cancer.

10 Mar 2010

66% of Americans believe that the U.S. has obligation to help poor children around the world

Despite an inward focus on domestic issues like healthcare and forward-looking concerns over global warming, an overwhelming number of Americans (66%) believes that the United States has an obligation to help poor children around the world.

10 Mar 2010

Obama attacks insurers, rallies public to press Congress to approve health reform

"The White House is mounting a stinging, sustained broadside against health insurance rate increases," The Washington Post reports, adding that President Obama "and his health secretary staged a two-pronged attack Monday in a stern letter to health insurance chief executives and a speech in which the president castigated insurance companies 22 times.

10 Mar 2010

QuadraMed’s stockholders approve Agreement and Plan of Merger formed by Francisco Partners

QuadraMed® Corporation, a leading provider of healthcare information technologies and services that help turn quality care into positive financial outcomes, today announced stockholder approval of QuadraMed’s acquisition by Francisco Partners, one of the world’s largest technology-focused private equity firms.

10 Mar 2010

UCSF prevention experts release Positive Prevention Toolkit for HIV/AIDS caregivers

UCSF prevention experts have released the Positive Prevention Toolkit, a collection of resources designed to enable HIV/AIDS caregivers to provide prevention messages when interacting with HIV-positive patients. The goal is to help patients modify their behavior to reduce risk and decrease the spread of HIV.

10 Mar 2010

Landmark legislation to protect frail nursing home residents in Illinois

In one newspaper story after another, a grave issue came under the spotlight: thousands of frail seniors live in inappropriate conditions at dozens of Illinois nursing homes – sharing living quarters with dangerous individuals, suffering abuse or neglect, and even receiving the wrong medications for their ailments.

10 Mar 2010

Many doctors, hospitals unhappy with health IT rules, despite windfall

Though the federal government plans to give doctors up to $44,000 each, as well as millions of dollars to hospitals, to help buy health information technology, many providers are unhappy with the stimulus-funded program, the Huffington Post Investigative Fund reports. "Some rural health organizations fear the program could exacerbate a 'digital divide' by concentrating the funding in elite hospitals that already computerize their records."

10 Mar 2010

Dems discuss plans to advance health reform; Opposition steps up its game

"Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, predicted that the Congress would wrap up its healthcare bills for President Barack Obama's signature before lawmakers leave for a holiday recess." He said he believed "that we will have the bill on the president's desk by the time we leave on March 27th."

9 Mar 2010

Bioniche Pharma introduces Mefoxin in frozen premix bags

Bioniche Pharma, a leading developer and manufacturer of injectable pharmaceuticals, announced today the launch of Mefoxin® (cefoxitin injection) frozen premix bags. The launch marks the company's first product offering to be supplied in a frozen premix bag presentation. Mefoxin (cefoxitin injection) is manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation using Baxter's proprietary GALAXY container technology.

9 Mar 2010

Health overhaul policy tidbits

NPR: For those who have forgotten what the Senate's bill would actually do as the debate has turned to politics and procedure, "a short refresher" may come in handy. The legislation's main concepts include the requirement that individuals buy health insurance, a plan that would help eliminate pre-existing condition exclusions and spread risk more widely, and subsidies to help people buy coverage to meet the new requirement (Rovner, 3/9).

9 Mar 2010

Administration, health insurers point fingers at each other in premium hike dust-up

The Obama administration and insurance industry executives are continuing their battle over rate increases.

9 Mar 2010

Americans for Tax Reform asks for clarification on applicability of 2.9% surtax on capital gains

Americans for Tax Reform today sent a letter to President Obama asking him to clarify whether or not the 2.9 percent surtax on "unearned income" applies to capital gains. If Obama's tax increase does fall on capital gains, the marginal tax rate on capital gains will eventually rise to 22.9 percent from today's level of 15 percent.

9 Mar 2010

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NPL completes project to help UK company diagnose medical conditions by monitoring patients' breath

Stay true to the original goals of reform, says Kelsey-Seybold Clinic MD

Integrated public and investor relations healthcare and life sciences practice launched

INPC expands beyond central Indiana to serve patients from southwestern Indiana, southeastern Illinois

Visitors to Rockefeller Center to get unexpected lesson on Alzheimer’s disease throughout March

AMT initiates dosing in Phase I/II gene therapy clinical trial for hemophilia B

KBR' Building Group granted $94M contract for Piedmont Newnan Hospital replacement facility in Newnan, Georgia

Researchers to collaborate on the largest clinical trial of hypothermia for stroke

Side-Out Foundation sponsors new advanced breast cancer clinical trial

66% of Americans believe that the U.S. has obligation to help poor children around the world

Obama attacks insurers, rallies public to press Congress to approve health reform

QuadraMed’s stockholders approve Agreement and Plan of Merger formed by Francisco Partners

UCSF prevention experts release Positive Prevention Toolkit for HIV/AIDS caregivers

Landmark legislation to protect frail nursing home residents in Illinois

Many doctors, hospitals unhappy with health IT rules, despite windfall

Dems discuss plans to advance health reform; Opposition steps up its game

Bioniche Pharma introduces Mefoxin in frozen premix bags

Health overhaul policy tidbits

Administration, health insurers point fingers at each other in premium hike dust-up

Americans for Tax Reform asks for clarification on applicability of 2.9% surtax on capital gains

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