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Valensa initiates licensing patent for the use of the astaxanthin as a dietary supplement

Valensa International (Orlando, FL USA) announced today that it has initiated a broad out licensing effort for University of Illinois patent (US 5,527,533 and its foreign equivalents) for the use of the astaxanthin in eye healthcare dietary supplement applications.

8 Oct 2009

Study indicates key credentials of practitioners need to be verified regularly

An observational study conducted by Medversant Technologies, LLC, (www.medversant.com), the nation’s exclusive provider of AutoVerifi™ technology (U.S. Patent 7,529,682) that continuously monitors Web-based credentials verification solutions for hospitals, health plans, state Medicaid programs, and other healthcare settings, determined that of 29,845 healthcare practitioners with professed current medical licensure, 1.9 percent were practicing without a license and 18.7 percent were flagged with one or more “adverse findings” – including malpractice, expired license, and credentials falsification.

8 Oct 2009

Development of lab-on-chip system for breast cancer detection and therapy

IMEC, a leading European research center in nanotechnology, the Institüt für Mikrotechnik Mainz (IMM), one of the leading European research centers in microfluidics, and their partners within the European Sixth Framework Project MASCOT achieve a major milestone in the development of a lab-on-chip for the detection and therapy evaluation of breast cancer.

8 Oct 2009

Latinas have reservations about health care reform

Accentmarketing announced its latest release from its Latinas in Charge initiative - "Redefining the Meaning of Well-Being." This release further explores the U.S. Latina mindset on health, healthcare and health insurance - topics at the forefront of this nation's agenda.

8 Oct 2009

CommonHealth expands its global presence with new office in Japan

CommonHealth (www.commonhealth.com), a WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) (www.wpp.com) company and the world's leading healthcare-communications network, formally announced today it has expanded its global presence with the opening of its office in Tokyo, Japan -- CommonHealth Kyowa.

8 Oct 2009

New Everyware Medical Gateway solution to remotely monitor treatment for diabetic patients

Eurotech Group, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products, and systems, announces today the Everyware(TM) Medical Gateway designed to help physicians remotely monitor and adjust the treatment of their diabetes patients.

8 Oct 2009

Centric Health Corporation, PrevCan enter into an agreement to form a strategic alliance

Centric Health Corporation (TSX: CHH), a diversified healthcare company, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to form a strategic alliance with PrevCan, Inc. ("INTERxVENT Canada").

8 Oct 2009

First Edition: October 8, 2009

Today's headlines reflect yesterday's big health reform news: The CBO's revised cost analysis is good news for the Baucus bill.

8 Oct 2009

Medicalert Foundation International, STS collaborate to standardize the health information in EMIR

In an effort to advance health information interoperability, MedicAlert(R) Foundation International and SNOMED Terminology Solutions(TM) (STS) are working together to standardize the health information in the MedicAlert Emergency Medical Information Record (EMIR), making it easier for consumers to connect their emergency medical information to other health information applications currently available on the Microsoft(R) HealthVault(TM) Platform.

8 Oct 2009

ACG extends its Annual Scientific Meeting to a year-round forum

Within3, the leading developer of secure, private online communities for health and life sciences institutions, today announced that the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) will become the first medical society to extend its Annual Scientific Meeting to a year-round forum by creating a Within3 online collaborative community for its 11,000 members.

8 Oct 2009

Medical tourism in Latin America requires regulation: University of Montreal researchers

Medical tourism in Latin America needs to be regulated to protect consumers, according to Universit- de Montr-al researchers. A new study published in the journal Developing World Bioethics argues that Argentinean fertility clinics are increasingly marketing themselves to international health care consumers: these clinics offer all-inclusive packages with fixed prices that feature airfare, accommodations, transfers, language interpreters and, of course, fertility treatments.

8 Oct 2009

NCG Medical takes part in new CCHIT certification program

NCG Medical announces Perfect Care EHR®'s participation in The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology's (CCHIT®) new certification program.

8 Oct 2009

New results support rapid blood pressure treatment for patients with hemorrhagic stroke

New results support that treatment for hemorrhagic stroke can be improved by using medication to rapidly reduce blood pressure. Hemorrhagic stroke is a type of stroke that involves bleeding in the brain. About 35,000 patients a year in the United States have hemorrhagic stroke with corresponding high blood pressure.

8 Oct 2009

Medsphere Systems urges hospitals to meet EHR implementation deadline to avail maximum federal funding

Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading provider of open source healthcare IT solutions, today announced that hospitals that sign a contract before December 31, 2009 to implement the OpenVista open source electronic health record (EHR) are guaranteed to achieve full implementation and meet federal meaningful use standards by January 31, 2011.

8 Oct 2009

Senate Finance health reform bill still facing challenges from Committee Democrats

Chairman Max Baucus is trying to hold his own party together on the health reform package soon to be considered by the Senate Finance Committee even as the impact on the deficit and taxes make some Democrats question the measure.

8 Oct 2009

Phadia launches new, advanced assays for accurate diagnosis of celiac disease

Phadia Inc., worldwide leaders in the development, manufacturing and marketing of complete blood test systems for the clinical diagnosis and monitoring of allergy, asthma and autoimmune diseases, today announced the launch of a two new, highly -reliable assays to support the accurate diagnosis of celiac disease.

8 Oct 2009

Ariad Healthcare chosen to be lead marketing agency for Multibionta Probiotic Multivitamin

EMD Serono Canada has chosen Ariad Healthcare to be its lead marketing agency for Multibionta Probiotic Multivitamin, starting with 2010 commercialization strategies and programs.

8 Oct 2009

ignite09 symposiums to focus on convergence of behavioral economics and healthcare

Express Scripts Center for Cost-Effective Consumerism, the American Benefits Council and Hewitt Associates along with other leading health and policy organizations are bringing the ignite09 symposium, a groundbreaking series of symposiums on the convergence of behavioral economics and healthcare, to San Francisco.

8 Oct 2009

Healthcare providers to incorporate new technologies to improve their business and patient care

Healthcare providers realize that new technologies have to be adopted to improve their business, but the medical benefits of technology also are clearly in their sights, according to CompTIA’s Healthcare IT Market: Insights and Opportunities study.

8 Oct 2009

Global pharmaceutical market to grow by 4 - 6 percent: IMS Health

IMS Health reported today that the value of the global pharmaceutical market in 2010 is expected to grow 4 - 6 percent on a constant-dollar basis, exceeding $825 billion, driven by stronger near-term growth in the U.S. market.

8 Oct 2009

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Valensa initiates licensing patent for the use of the astaxanthin as a dietary supplement

Study indicates key credentials of practitioners need to be verified regularly

Development of lab-on-chip system for breast cancer detection and therapy

Latinas have reservations about health care reform

CommonHealth expands its global presence with new office in Japan

New Everyware Medical Gateway solution to remotely monitor treatment for diabetic patients

Centric Health Corporation, PrevCan enter into an agreement to form a strategic alliance

First Edition: October 8, 2009

Medicalert Foundation International, STS collaborate to standardize the health information in EMIR

ACG extends its Annual Scientific Meeting to a year-round forum

Medical tourism in Latin America requires regulation: University of Montreal researchers

NCG Medical takes part in new CCHIT certification program

New results support rapid blood pressure treatment for patients with hemorrhagic stroke

Medsphere Systems urges hospitals to meet EHR implementation deadline to avail maximum federal funding

Senate Finance health reform bill still facing challenges from Committee Democrats

Phadia launches new, advanced assays for accurate diagnosis of celiac disease

Ariad Healthcare chosen to be lead marketing agency for Multibionta Probiotic Multivitamin

ignite09 symposiums to focus on convergence of behavioral economics and healthcare

Healthcare providers to incorporate new technologies to improve their business and patient care

Global pharmaceutical market to grow by 4 - 6 percent: IMS Health

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