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Low levels of testosterone in men could increase risk of diabetes

Low levels of testosterone in men could increase their risk of developing diabetes, a study suggests.

5 May 2012

USAID's Shah speaks about agency's operations, efforts to build sustainable solutions to hunger in Foreign Policy interview

In an interview with Foreign Policy, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah speaks "about how he is reinventing USAID, an often-embattled agency charged with helping the world's poorest countries develop, while at the same time dealing with crises around the globe," the magazine reports.

5 May 2012

PACSGEAR Image Exchange to be showcased at SIIM 2012

PACSGEAR, the leading provider of imaging connectivity for electronic health records, today announced the PACSGEAR Image Exchange, a cloud-based solution designed to securely upload and share medical images and results between facilities.

5 May 2012

American Anesthesiology acquires BAA

American Anesthesiology, a division of MEDNAX, Inc., today announced the acquisition of Brazos Anesthesiology Associates, P.A. (BAA), a physician group practice based in Bryan, Texas that provides anesthesia services, including cardiac, pediatric, obstetric, regional anesthesia and chronic pain management, throughout the Brazos Valley.

5 May 2012

Flavan-3-ols, SoyLife can improve biomarkers of CVD risk in postmenopausal type 2 diabetic patients

A new, one-year, double-blind controlled clinical study shows that cacao-flavonoids and soy isoflavones can significantly improve biomarkers of CVD risk in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes.

5 May 2012

Andrew Technologies launches HydraSolve Lipoplasty System at ASAPS meeting

Andrew Technologies, LLC launched the HydraSolve Lipoplasty System today at the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) in Vancouver, BC.

5 May 2012

KFF issues new brief on statutory requirements & policies governing U.S. global family planning and reproductive health efforts

The Kaiser Family Foundation on Thursday released a new issue brief that "provides a summary of the major policies and statutory requirements governing U.S. participation in international family planning and reproductive health efforts," according to the website.

5 May 2012

DTT releases ditto dental electronic device

Diversionary Therapy Technologies (DTT) is pleased to announce the release of ditto dental, an interactive electronic device containing augmented reality content to prepare children for dental procedures, resulting in reduced stress and anxiety for the pediatric patient and increased clinical productivity.

5 May 2012

Breckenridge finalizes agreement with Huahai to market Nevirapine Tablets

Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc. announced today that it has finalized its agreement with Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (Huahai) to market Nevirapine Tablets. Nevirapine 200mg Tablets are AB rated to Viramune a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) used to treat HIV-1 infection and AIDS, which is marketed by Boehringer Ingelheim.

5 May 2012

DST Health Solutions, Johns Hopkins to celebrate 20th Anniversary of ACG System

DST Health Solutions, LLC, today announced that they and Johns Hopkins University will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the ACG System this year. Johns Hopkins' ACG System offers one of the best in class case mix methodologies, providing Predictive Modeling, Risk Adjustment and Population Case Mix methods to achieve better disease and case management, and ultimately, better patient care.

5 May 2012

Mindray to launch new DC-8 ultrasound system at ACOG annual meeting

Mindray Medical International Limited, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide, today announced that it will introduce the new DC-8 ultrasound system at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) annual meeting being held in San Diego, May 5-9, 2012.

From Mindray 5 May 2012

Highlights: D.C. may have funds for illegal immigrant health care; Fla. passed up $200M because it comes from health law; Texas to build 2 new med schools

D.C. Council member David A. Catania has found an additional $20 million in the budget to continue offering free health insurance to 19,000 undocumented immigrants, reversing a proposal by Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) that could have restricted them from receiving emergency care. Catania (I-At Large) … has made full funding of the Alliance Insurance program a chief priority as the council prepares for final budget deliberations.

5 May 2012

Pfizer terminates Lyrica Phase 3 trial on neuropathic pain associated with HIV neuropathy

Pfizer Inc. announced today that it has stopped a Phase 3 clinical trial of Lyrica (pregabalin) in patients with neuropathic pain associated with HIV neuropathy, a form of nerve damage characterized by burning pain usually beginning in the feet. The decision follows review of a planned interim analysis of the study by the trial's external Data Monitoring Committee.

5 May 2012

New research about why people forego colorectal cancer screening

New research about why people forego colorectal cancer (CRC) screening suggests that three fears play a significant role; fear of embarrassment, fear of getting AIDS and fear of pain may make some seniors skip the potentially lifesaving tests.

5 May 2012

Dade Medical College introduces new online campus

Dade Medical College launches its new online campus as the college continues to expand its offerings of specialized allied healthcare and nursing education programs for the community.

5 May 2012

MAP Pharmaceuticals first quarter net loss increases to $17.8 million

MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.

5 May 2012

Strong link between HAIs and patient readmission after initial hospital stay

New research finds a strong link between healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and patient readmission after an initial hospital stay. The findings, published in the June 2012 issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), suggest that reducing such infections could help reduce readmissions, considered to be a major driver of unnecessary healthcare spending and increased patient morbidity and mortality.

5 May 2012

Load-bearing sports may protect young men from osteoporosis

Young men who play volleyball, basketball or other load-bearing sports for four hours a week or more increase bone mass and might gain protection from developing osteoporosis later in life, according to a new study in the May issue of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

5 May 2012

Primary-care physicians hard to find in low-income Hispanic metropolitan neighborhoods

New research into "health care deserts" finds that primary-care physicians are especially hard to find in predominantly Black and/or low-income Hispanic metropolitan neighborhoods.

5 May 2012