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Vitamin D rich food source for winter - Wild Alaska salmon

Today is the shortest day of the year. During the dark winter months, sunlight can be an insufficient source of vitamin D which is vital for the absorption of calcium and phosphorous. Low vitamin D levels have recently been linked to a greater chance of developing diseases including diabetes and heart disease, several cancers and the common cold.

21 Dec 2009

USANA Health Sciences announces partnership with EVE as the event’s Rail Jam sponsor

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. is proud to announce its partnership with EVE as the event’s Rail Jam sponsor. EVE is Salt Lake City’s premier New Year celebration and will take place in the heart of downtown on December 29, 30 and 31.

19 Dec 2009

Only half of eligible heart failure patients receive implantable devices

A study of heart failure patients who meet national guidelines for devices that stabilize and strengthen the heart's electrical system found that only half of eligible patients received the devices.

19 Dec 2009

CLIAWAIVED.COM expands its business into GPO market by signing the first major GPO

CLIAWAIVED.COM, Inc., the leading Internet-based, multi-line distributor of point-of-care CLIA Waived Diagnostic tests, medical products and physician office supplies, today announced the planned expansion of their business into the GPO (Group Purchasing Organization) market with the signing of their first major GPO, representing nearly 700 physician offices and 7000+ doctors.

19 Dec 2009

InHealth to further understand socioeconomic impact of medical devices and diagnostics

As the Institute for Health Technology Studies (InHealth) marks its five-year milestone, the research and educational nonprofit is taking stock of its contributions to objective evidence about the roles that medical technologies play in the economy, in the healthcare system, and in patients' lives.

19 Dec 2009

AAPS: Withdraw the healthcare reform bill

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) asked Senate Majority Harry Reid to give America a real Christmas gift: withdraw the divisive healthcare reform bill.

19 Dec 2009

MinuteClinic medical clinics in select CVS/pharmacy stores offer H1N1 vaccinations

MinuteClinic medical clinics in select CVS/pharmacy stores throughout Maryland, North Carolina and Tennessee are now offering H1N1 vaccinations on demand seven days a week with no appointment necessary.

19 Dec 2009

PolyMedix completes first two segments of its PMX-30063 antibiotic drug candidate Phase 1B study

PolyMedix, Inc., an emerging biotechnology company developing acute care products for infectious diseases and acute cardiovascular disorders, has successfully completed the first two segments of a Phase 1B clinical safety study with its novel antibiotic drug candidate PMX-30063.

18 Dec 2009

Physicians favor agents that can reduce HbA1c levels by 2% in diabetes patients

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that over 70 percent of surveyed U.S. physicians indicate there is a high need for diabetes drugs with novel mechanisms of action versus 15 percent who say there is a high need for additional DPP-IV inhibitors.

18 Dec 2009

Triage NGAL bedside blood test helps identify AKI risk: New study

According to a new study published last week in Intensive Care Medicine, a novel bedside blood test measured in critically ill patients being admitted to the intensive care unit can help to identify which patients are at risk for acute kidney injury (AKI). The study carried out in Vicenza, Italy, tested blood samples collected during admission to the ICU using the Triage® NGAL Test, a product currently sold by Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. outside of the United States.

18 Dec 2009

Medicare expenditures less for POHs compared to non-POHs, says new study

The cost to Medicare of a patient receiving treatment at a physician owned and operated hospitals is "4.6 to 6.00% lower" than hospitals not run by physicians, according to a new study by Oxford Outcomes, an internationally respected research agency.

18 Dec 2009

Proprietary adult stem cell platform, an effective treatment for diabetes, shows study

Australia's regenerative medicine company, Mesoblast Limited, today announced significant preclinical trial results showing that the proprietary adult stem cell platform could be an effective treatment for diabetes.

18 Dec 2009

LifeNet Health distributes 40,040 allograft bio-implants to patients in November 2009

According to recent statistics, LifeNet Health was able to distribute 40,040 allograft bio-implants to patients in November 2009, an unprecedented number in LifeNet Health's 27-year history.

18 Dec 2009

Study results of Impella 2.5 circulatory assist device in high-risk PCI procedures published

Results from the Europella registry, evaluating the safety and feasibility of the Abiomed, Inc. Impella 2.5 circulatory assist device in high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures have been published in the December 15 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).

18 Dec 2009

JDRF to work with Johnson & Johnson to develop drug targets and pathways for treating diabetes

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, a leader in setting the agenda for diabetes research worldwide, said today that it will begin working with The Johnson & Johnson Corporate Office of Science and Technology, and its affiliates, to speed the development of drug targets and pathways to promote the survival and function of insulin-producing cells in people who have diabetes.

18 Dec 2009

New statement on breast cancer by ACS underscores value of post-surgical radiation therapy

A new statement on breast cancer by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) underscores the value of an advanced approach to post-surgical radiation therapy provided by the Breast Clinic of Memphis.

18 Dec 2009

Regado Biosciences announces completion of Series D financing

Regado Biosciences, Inc., a privately held company leading the development of antithrombotic therapeutic aptamers with active control agents, today announced the completion of a $40 million Series D financing.

18 Dec 2009

Treprostinil drug reduces breathlessness in PAH patients, says study

Patients with a rare, deadly disease that mostly affects young women felt a dramatic reduction in breathlessness using an approved drug, according to study results published online today in The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

18 Dec 2009

Healthcare Trust of America to acquire medical office building for $10,775,000

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. ("HTA"), a self-managed, non-traded, real estate investment trust, announced the execution of a purchase and sale agreement to acquire a medical office building located in Jacksonville, Florida for approximately $10,775,000.

18 Dec 2009

Ambulatory monitoring technique can disturb sleep and raise nighttime blood pressure

A widely used test for measuring nighttime blood pressure may interfere with patients' sleep, thus affecting the results of the test, reports a study in an upcoming issue of Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).

18 Dec 2009

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Vitamin D rich food source for winter - Wild Alaska salmon

USANA Health Sciences announces partnership with EVE as the event’s Rail Jam sponsor

Only half of eligible heart failure patients receive implantable devices

CLIAWAIVED.COM expands its business into GPO market by signing the first major GPO

InHealth to further understand socioeconomic impact of medical devices and diagnostics

AAPS: Withdraw the healthcare reform bill

MinuteClinic medical clinics in select CVS/pharmacy stores offer H1N1 vaccinations

PolyMedix completes first two segments of its PMX-30063 antibiotic drug candidate Phase 1B study

Physicians favor agents that can reduce HbA1c levels by 2% in diabetes patients

Triage NGAL bedside blood test helps identify AKI risk: New study

Medicare expenditures less for POHs compared to non-POHs, says new study

Proprietary adult stem cell platform, an effective treatment for diabetes, shows study

LifeNet Health distributes 40,040 allograft bio-implants to patients in November 2009

Study results of Impella 2.5 circulatory assist device in high-risk PCI procedures published

JDRF to work with Johnson & Johnson to develop drug targets and pathways for treating diabetes

New statement on breast cancer by ACS underscores value of post-surgical radiation therapy

Regado Biosciences announces completion of Series D financing

Treprostinil drug reduces breathlessness in PAH patients, says study

Healthcare Trust of America to acquire medical office building for $10,775,000

Ambulatory monitoring technique can disturb sleep and raise nighttime blood pressure

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