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RAD LPX display controller boards from Matrox Graphics

Matrox Graphics Inc., the leading manufacturer of specialized graphics solutions, is pleased to announce the introduction of the new "Low Power, Low Profile, eXtended function" RAD LPX Series display controller boards for space, budget and energy sensitive healthcare enterprises and medical imaging professionals.

10 Sep 2009

Contradictions between personal and systemic health issues could thwart reform

Health care reform efforts must confront a paradox, the Los Angeles Times reports: "Millions of Americans say the system they depend on for everything from routine flu shots to life-saving heart surgery is broken and needs fixing.

9 Sep 2009

Baucus aims for health agreement in advance of Obama speech tonight

Democrats are promising to send President Obama a health reform plan this year as Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus continues to try to get key Republicans on board with a new proposal.

9 Sep 2009

News organizations offer last minute decoders for health debate

Media organizations have presented a variety of health care decoders today, in anticipation of President Obama's speech tonight. Timelines, glossaries and a list of interest groups' ambitions seek to put the debate in context.

9 Sep 2009

Cepheid's Flu Panel test to provide 45-minute identification of Flu A infection

Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) today announced the accelerated development of a Flu A (Influenza Virus) Panel test for use on the GeneXpert((R)) System. The test will be designed to provide 45-minute identification of Flu A infection, with specific presumptive identification of seasonal H1, seasonal H3, and H1N1 novel strain types.

9 Sep 2009

Protox Therapeutics to present TRIUMPH clinical study update

Protox Therapeutics Inc., a leader in the development of receptor targeted fusion proteins, today announced that Dr. Fahar Merchant, President & CEO of Protox Therapeutics, will present at the 11th Annual Rodman & Renshaw Healthcare Conference.

9 Sep 2009

Lawsuit charged against Pfizer for illegal marketing of Geodon

Parker Waichman Alonso LLP represented a whistleblower in one of the lawsuits involved in the recent $2.3 billion Pfizer settlement. The whistleblower lawsuit alleged that Pfizer illegally promoted the off-label use of the antipsychotic medication Geodon.

9 Sep 2009

Silverlink’s Medicare communications solutions to help health plans tackle forthcoming changes in healthcare

Silverlink Communications® Inc., the leader in healthcare consumer communications, today announced solutions focused specifically on the Medicare market. These services help health plans more effectively communicate with beneficiaries, especially important in the 2010 plan year open enrollment season starting in October 2009.

9 Sep 2009

MRSA awareness event to be held at Loyola University Chicago

MRSA Survivors Network, the Chicago-based nonprofit and official organization for World MRSA Day, along with fellow MRSA activists will lift the veil of secrecy surrounding MRSA. The history making inaugural kick-off event will be held at Loyola University Chicago on October 1st. The 2009 theme is "You Can Not Change What You Do Not Acknowledge."

9 Sep 2009

Medpro completes preliminary testing and regulatory requirements for its VACUETTE safety needle system

MedPro Safety Products, Inc. (OTCBB: MPSP), a pioneer in the development and marketing of passive needlestick injury prevention technology, announced today it has completed preliminary testing and regulatory requirements for the VACUETTE® PREMIUM Safety Needle System Tube-Touch model, a single-patient, multiple sample blood collection safety needle system.

9 Sep 2009

IntrinsiQ to discuss clinical oncology treatment guidelines

IntrinsiQ president Jeff Forringer will discuss clinical oncology treatment guidelines – and what drives variations from the standard-of-care – at the 6th Annual ICORE/Magellan Oncology Summit this Friday in New York.

9 Sep 2009

International summit on the H1N1 influenza pandemic and critical business preparedness

The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota is convening an international summit on the H1N1 influenza pandemic and critical business preparedness.

9 Sep 2009

Top 10 U.S.hospitals prefer Arctic Sun temperature management system

The number of Arctic Sun(R) users among hospitals ranked top 20 jumped to 90 percent this year from 72 percent last year, Medivance announced today. All top 10 "best hospitals" prefer the ease and safety of its advanced non-invasive method for rapid, controlled temperature reduction followed by slow rewarming.

9 Sep 2009

Health insurance and pharmaceutical industries blamed for problems in the current healthcare system

Whatever the public may think about proposals for health care reform, they blame many different parties for the problems with the system we have now. The health insurance and pharmaceutical industries are the most widely blamed, with most people believing they deserve a “great deal of blame.” However, more than 60% of all adults believe that both Republicans and Democrats in Congress, business, hospitals, former President George W. Bush and doctors should all get at least some blame.

9 Sep 2009

International Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Technology established for a global research initiative

Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel, and National Cheng Kung University in Tainan City, Taiwan, have announced the creation of the International Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Technology that will facilitate the collaboration of research across three continents and accelerate the development of novel bioengineering, diagnostic and biomedical products for the treatment and cure of disease, officials said today.

9 Sep 2009

Keynote speaker for 2009 Staffing Industry Analysts Healthcare Staffing Summit announced

Staffing Industry Analysts, the premier provider of market intelligence about the staffing industry, announced today that Tom Daschle, the former Senate Majority and Minority Leader will be the keynote speaker at its 2009 Staffing Industry Analysts Healthcare Staffing Summit in Washington, DC September 15 - 16, 2009.

9 Sep 2009

PCG’s Virtual Examiner fraud and abuse prevention software deployed at San Diego’s Community Health Group

PCG Software, a leading provider of software solutions designed to ensure proper and accurate payment of medical claims for healthcare payer and provider organizations, today announced that Community Health Group (San Diego) has deployed PCG’s Virtual Examiner fraud and abuse prevention software.

9 Sep 2009

iDashboards urges healthcare organizations to update their Information Technology systems

The debate surrounding the current state of US healthcare and its impending reform should not detract healthcare organizations from their ultimate goal of providing superior care to their patients.

9 Sep 2009

Cardiac Network increases the number of sites for its research study

Cardiac Network, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: CNWI) reported today that it has expanded the number of sites included in its research study support with Southern California Permanente Medical Group.

9 Sep 2009

Pelosi, Reid offer health bill optimism after meeting with Obama

After a White House meeting with President Barack Obama Tuesday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said there is "plenty to work with" to successfully overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, Reuters reports. She added that healthcare reform "will be done in a fiscally sound way."

9 Sep 2009

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

RAD LPX display controller boards from Matrox Graphics

Contradictions between personal and systemic health issues could thwart reform

Baucus aims for health agreement in advance of Obama speech tonight

News organizations offer last minute decoders for health debate

Cepheid's Flu Panel test to provide 45-minute identification of Flu A infection

Protox Therapeutics to present TRIUMPH clinical study update

Lawsuit charged against Pfizer for illegal marketing of Geodon

Silverlink’s Medicare communications solutions to help health plans tackle forthcoming changes in healthcare

MRSA awareness event to be held at Loyola University Chicago

Medpro completes preliminary testing and regulatory requirements for its VACUETTE safety needle system

IntrinsiQ to discuss clinical oncology treatment guidelines

International summit on the H1N1 influenza pandemic and critical business preparedness

Top 10 U.S.hospitals prefer Arctic Sun temperature management system

Health insurance and pharmaceutical industries blamed for problems in the current healthcare system

International Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Technology established for a global research initiative

Keynote speaker for 2009 Staffing Industry Analysts Healthcare Staffing Summit announced

PCG’s Virtual Examiner fraud and abuse prevention software deployed at San Diego’s Community Health Group

iDashboards urges healthcare organizations to update their Information Technology systems

Cardiac Network increases the number of sites for its research study

Pelosi, Reid offer health bill optimism after meeting with Obama

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Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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