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First-quarter fiscal 2010 results announced by Kensey Nash

Kensey Nash Corporation, a leading medical technology company that provides innovative solutions and technologies for a wide range of medical procedures, today reported the results for its first quarter ended September 30, 2009.

22 Oct 2009

Bristol-Myers Squibb reports strong sales and earnings growth for third quarter 2009

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today reported strong sales and earnings growth for the third quarter 2009.

22 Oct 2009

Illegal residents' view on healthcare status

The dissertation focuses on how individual non-citizens residing illegally in the country perceive their health status, what wishes they have regarding healthcare, and whether these wishes are fulfilled. The individual perspective is used instead of the more common concepts of health and healthcare needs, which are based more on the care-giver perspective.

22 Oct 2009

Helix Hearing Care Centre's initiative to increase hearing healthcare awareness

Helix Hearing Care Centre, a subsidiary of Lifestyle Hearing Corporation, has recently signed a sponsorship agreement with the Ottawa Senators. They are now the Official Hearing Care Company of one of Canada's most-loved hockey teams.

22 Oct 2009

Ansell Healthcare to demonstrate its latest barrier protective innovations at the Arab Health 2010

Ansell Healthcare, a global leader in barrier protective solutions, is the developer of the Gammex(R) medical gloves, a series acclaimed by surgeons worldwide for its exceptional combination of high protection and comfort levels.

22 Oct 2009

Drugs affecting the central nervous system effective against fibromyalgia, study finds

People suffering from fibromyalgia have reduced activity in the parts of the brain that inhibit the experience of pain. Drugs that affect the CNS can be effective against the disease, and are thought to be even more so if administered early in its course. This according to a new thesis from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet.

22 Oct 2009

Orlando Health implements MedeAnalytics' Clinical Resource Analytics to streamline operational costs

MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, announced it has expanded its solution suite at Orlando Health to now include Clinical Resource Analytics.

22 Oct 2009

IMS Health reports fiscal 2009 third-quarter results

IMS Health, the world’s leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, today announced third-quarter 2009 revenue of $540.8 million, down 6 percent or 4 percent constant dollar, compared with $573.7 million in the year-earlier period. Net loss for the 2009 third quarter was $9.3 million and diluted earnings per share was $(0.05) compared with net income of $75.9 million and EPS of $0.41 in the third quarter of 2008.

22 Oct 2009

Healthcare bill raises taxes on families making less than $250,000 per year

Over and over again, President Obama has promised not to raise "any form" of taxes on families making less than $250,000 per year. Yet, the U.S. Senate is getting ready to consider a government healthcare bill which does just that.

22 Oct 2009

First Edition: October 22, 2009

Some clear themes emerge from today's headlines. Among them: A new government report indicates that health costs grow even faster under Democratic legislation pending in the House; and, yesterday's Senate vote to block the Medicare pay fix bill represents an important loss for Majority Leader Harry Reid.

22 Oct 2009

FPB awarded $3.7M in six stimulus grants

The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing (FPB) at Case Western Reserve University was recently awarded $3.7 million in six stimulus grants from various federal offices to fund innovative research and academic programs.

22 Oct 2009

ID Experts launches Breach Respond services for Blue Cross Blue Shield Member Companies

ID Experts(R), the leader in data breach prevention and remediation, has announced a Breach Respond(TM) offering tailored to meet the needs of Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Member Companies, whose physicians recently had sensitive personal information exposed by a BCBS Association data breach incident.

22 Oct 2009

Purdue Pharma and NCPA partner to create a free tool to help prevent pharmacy crime

Purdue Pharma L.P. and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) debut the "RxPATROL® Pharmacy Safety and Security" video at NCPA's annual conference in New Orleans and on www.RxPATROL.com.

22 Oct 2009

Medicare Fraud Strike Force in Houston files charges against six individuals for false and fraudulent claims

Medicare fraud charges have been filed against six individuals in the continuing operation of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in Houston, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas Tim Johnson and Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), announced today.

22 Oct 2009

Unilife Medical Solutions to market its products at pharmaceutical industry event

Unilife Medical Solutions Limited today announced it will be exhibiting at two upcoming pharmaceutical trade shows and conferences.

22 Oct 2009

Sectra signs distribution agreement with Attieh Medico

The Swedish IT and medical-technology company Sectra has signed a distribution agreement with Attieh Medico, a leading medical technology company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

22 Oct 2009

Pregnant women who are lesbians are not receiving the same care as other mothers-to-be: Study

Midwives often struggle to meet the needs of pregnant women who are lesbians, with patients reporting that the focus is often on their sexuality rather than the fact that they are expecting a baby, according to research in the November issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing.

22 Oct 2009

Healthcare organizations meet at the third Annual Integrated Provider Management Symposium

More than 28 healthcare organizations were represented at the third Annual Integrated Provider Management (IPM) Symposium, hosted by Portico Systems. The focus of the event was how health plans are preparing for industry changes in terms of access, quality and payment reform.

22 Oct 2009

18 Los Angeles residents charged in five indictments for allegedly participating in Medicare fraud schemes

Eighteen defendants, most of them residing in the Los Angeles area, have been charged in five indictments for allegedly participating in Medicare fraud schemes that resulted in approximately $25 million in fraudulent bills to the Medicare program, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California George S. Cardona and Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS).

22 Oct 2009

Clinical performance study reveals the accuracy and precision of TRUE2go system

Home Diagnostics, Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of blood glucose monitoring systems, today announced the results of a TRUE2go™ clinical performance study published in the October 2009 issue of the journal Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. The study, “Clinical Performance of the TRUE2go Blood Glucose System – A Novel Integrated System for Meter and Strips,” demonstrated the accuracy and precision of the TRUE2go system and found that it was both easy and convenient to use by patients.

22 Oct 2009

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

First-quarter fiscal 2010 results announced by Kensey Nash

Bristol-Myers Squibb reports strong sales and earnings growth for third quarter 2009

Illegal residents' view on healthcare status

Helix Hearing Care Centre's initiative to increase hearing healthcare awareness

Ansell Healthcare to demonstrate its latest barrier protective innovations at the Arab Health 2010

Drugs affecting the central nervous system effective against fibromyalgia, study finds

Orlando Health implements MedeAnalytics' Clinical Resource Analytics to streamline operational costs

IMS Health reports fiscal 2009 third-quarter results

Healthcare bill raises taxes on families making less than $250,000 per year

First Edition: October 22, 2009

FPB awarded $3.7M in six stimulus grants

ID Experts launches Breach Respond services for Blue Cross Blue Shield Member Companies

Purdue Pharma and NCPA partner to create a free tool to help prevent pharmacy crime

Medicare Fraud Strike Force in Houston files charges against six individuals for false and fraudulent claims

Unilife Medical Solutions to market its products at pharmaceutical industry event

Sectra signs distribution agreement with Attieh Medico

Pregnant women who are lesbians are not receiving the same care as other mothers-to-be: Study

Healthcare organizations meet at the third Annual Integrated Provider Management Symposium

18 Los Angeles residents charged in five indictments for allegedly participating in Medicare fraud schemes

Clinical performance study reveals the accuracy and precision of TRUE2go system

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