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Quinnova Pharmaceuticals raises $17.4 million through Series B financing

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., a holding company that builds value in growth-stage life sciences and technology companies, today announced it led a $17.4 million Series B financing round for Quinnova Pharmaceuticals, Inc., with participation from existing investors Thomas, McNerney & Partners and H.I.G. BioVentures.

28 Oct 2009

Third-quarter fiscal 2009 results announced by Health Grades

Health Grades, Inc., the leading independent healthcare ratings company, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

28 Oct 2009

Conference to caution Congress on the ill effects of pending Medicare cuts to be organized

A new national coalition of small long-term care businesses that provide vital services to the nation's skilled nursing facilities, will join with Maine nursing home providers and frontline caregivers for a Capitol Hill press conference to caution against deep Medicare cuts included in current healthcare reform legislation.

28 Oct 2009

Customers in all 353 of Florida Winn-Dixie and Save-Rite locations to receive Health Cards

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (WINN) today announced that it has partnered with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF) to offer its customers Health Cards in all 353 of its Florida Winn-Dixie and Save-Rite locations.

28 Oct 2009

Accenture Innovation Center for Health launched to tackle challenges facing the global health industry

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today launched the Accenture Innovation Center for Health in response to the growing global demand for insights into and strategies to confront the top health issues and challenges affecting citizens worldwide. The center serves as the focal point for Accenture’s thought capital and proven assets for tackling the most pressing challenges facing the global health industry.

28 Oct 2009

Design of a consultation room can improve the quality of a visit to the physician's office

The design of a consultation room can improve the quality of a visit to the physician's office. A collaborative research study developed by Nurture by Steelcase and Mayo Clinic, was conducted to understand the extent to which a consultation room designed to support present-day clinical encounters could affect the consultation between patients and clinicians.

28 Oct 2009

73% increase in antiviral prescriptions in the past two weeks: SDI

According to SDI’s Vector One®: National, antiviral prescriptions rose dramatically last week to over 648,000, an increase of more than 73% in the past two weeks. Antiviral prescriptions have climbed each week since the week ending Aug. 21, but the increases in the past two weeks have been significant.

28 Oct 2009

VitaSound Audio's Neuro-Compensator technology inbuilt into Sonomax Hearing Healthcare's Sono3 hearing aid

Sono3(TM), the innovative hearing aid based on patented instant custom fit technology from Sonomax Hearing Healthcare Inc. appears to have found the perfect partner in the revolutionary Neuro-Compensator(R) software technology that has been developed by Vitasound Audio Inc.

28 Oct 2009

Ascent Healthcare Solutions to reprocess the SoundStar 3D Diagnostic Ultrasound Catheter

Ascent Healthcare Solutions, a leader in delivering healthcare resource sustainability, today announced that it has received the industry’s first and only 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reprocess the Biosense Webster SoundStar™ 3D Diagnostic Ultrasound Catheter. With this new clearance, Ascent continues to lead the charge in bringing sustainability to healthcare.

28 Oct 2009

In healthcare fraud prevention, public sector leads the charge

MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of Datamonitor's new report, "Running in the Never-ending Race Against Healthcare Fraud (Strategic Focus)," to their collection of Healthcare market reports.

28 Oct 2009

NMHIC appointed as New Mexico's official health information exchange

Maggie Gunter, PhD, president of the New Mexico Health Information Collaborative (NMHIC), announced today that the organization has been appointed as the state's official health information exchange (HIE) by New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson.

28 Oct 2009

First Edition: October 28, 2009

The news of the day again seems to focus on Senate Democrat's public option as well as the politics, strong-arming and vote-counting that it has caused.

28 Oct 2009

Deloitte releases "Acquisitions versus Product Development: An Emerging Trend in Life Sciences" report

Recent pharmaceutical mergers and acquisitions indicate a trend of consolidation in the industry. Companies are looking for ways to bolster their research and development pipelines and reduce costs by rationalizing their combined sales and reducing other corporate overhead.

28 Oct 2009

Innovative new partnership to provide free HIV testing and HIV/AIDS medical care in Saint-Petersburg

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Saint-Petersburg Government Healthcare Institution’s Center for Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases; AIDS, Statistics, Health, a respected regional non-governmental organization (NGO); and Saint-Petersburg Government Healthcare Institution’s Policlinic N109 are honored to announce that they are forming an innovative new partnership to provide free HIV testing and prevention services and HIV/AIDS medical care in Saint-Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city.

28 Oct 2009

TRANSCEND SERVICES third-quarter revenue up by 52%

TRANSCEND SERVICES, INC., the third largest provider of medical transcription services to the U.S. healthcare market, today announced its unaudited results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009.

28 Oct 2009

Not enough communication between drug companies and payers before Phase 3, says study

Not enough communication takes place between drug companies and payers before Phase 3, according to a new study from Cutting Edge Information (http://www.cuttingedgeinfo.com/market-access/). The study finds that drug companies contact payers an average 2.4 times in all of Phase 2.

28 Oct 2009

MEDNETWorld.com, Bostech announce a managed service HIE solution for NHIN connectivity

MEDNETWorld.com, a leader in Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) connectivity and Health Information Exchange (HIE) solutions and Bostech, the healthcare interoperability experts behind ChainBuilder Connect, today announced a managed service HIE solution for Nationwide Health Information Network, or NHIN, connectivity.

28 Oct 2009

ESPRIT project to improve performance of British athletes on world stage

Scientists are developing a range of miniaturised wearable and track-side sensors, computer modelling tools and smart training devices to help British athletes improve their performance on the world stage, as part of a new -8.5 million project that will be officially launched tomorrow (28 October 2009).

28 Oct 2009

European Patent Office to grant patent for R&D Antibodies’ immunoassays and apparatuses

Research & Diagnostic Antibodies LLC (R&D Antibodies) announced today that it has received a notification stating that the European Patent Office intends to grant a patent for its monoclonal antibody-based immunoassays and apparatuses for measuring inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) as a plasma biomarker for the early detection of the sepsis pathology.

28 Oct 2009

IPIT uses Affymetrix’s DMET Plus biomarker panel to expand the PGENI

Affymetrix, Inc. announced today that the Institute for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy (IPIT) at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill is using the company’s DMET™ Plus biomarker panel to expand the Pharmacogenetics for Every Nation Initiative (PGENI).

28 Oct 2009

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Quinnova Pharmaceuticals raises $17.4 million through Series B financing

Third-quarter fiscal 2009 results announced by Health Grades

Conference to caution Congress on the ill effects of pending Medicare cuts to be organized

Customers in all 353 of Florida Winn-Dixie and Save-Rite locations to receive Health Cards

Accenture Innovation Center for Health launched to tackle challenges facing the global health industry

Design of a consultation room can improve the quality of a visit to the physician's office

73% increase in antiviral prescriptions in the past two weeks: SDI

VitaSound Audio's Neuro-Compensator technology inbuilt into Sonomax Hearing Healthcare's Sono3 hearing aid

Ascent Healthcare Solutions to reprocess the SoundStar 3D Diagnostic Ultrasound Catheter

In healthcare fraud prevention, public sector leads the charge

NMHIC appointed as New Mexico's official health information exchange

First Edition: October 28, 2009

Deloitte releases "Acquisitions versus Product Development: An Emerging Trend in Life Sciences" report

Innovative new partnership to provide free HIV testing and HIV/AIDS medical care in Saint-Petersburg

TRANSCEND SERVICES third-quarter revenue up by 52%

Not enough communication between drug companies and payers before Phase 3, says study

MEDNETWorld.com, Bostech announce a managed service HIE solution for NHIN connectivity

ESPRIT project to improve performance of British athletes on world stage

European Patent Office to grant patent for R&D Antibodies’ immunoassays and apparatuses

IPIT uses Affymetrix’s DMET Plus biomarker panel to expand the PGENI

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