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Highmark Healthy High 5 initiative benefits Pennsylvania children

The Highmark Foundation today announced that Highmark Healthy High 5, a five-year $100 million initiative, successfully influenced change regarding children's health issues in the 49-county region Highmark serves across Pennsylvania.

19 Mar 2012

DNA Electronics licenses technology platform for rapid, lab-free DNA detection to geneOnyx

DNA Electronics Ltd. a developer of semiconductor solutions for real-time DNA and RNA detection, today announces that it has licensed its ground-breaking Genalysis technology platform for rapid, lab-free DNA detection to geneOnyx, a company that is delivering on-the-spot genetic analytics services for cosmetics and skincare applications.

19 Mar 2012

Soy-based S-equol lowers HbA1c, LDL cholesterol and improves vascular stiffness

A 12-week treatment of the fermented soy germ-based nutritional supplement containing S-equol significantly lowered hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), LDL cholesterol and improved vascular stiffness, all factors that occur as part of metabolic syndrome, according to a first-of-its-kind peer-reviewed study reported in a poster at the Women's Health 2012 annual meeting.

19 Mar 2012

Novel technique rapidly identifies and tracks location of diseased proteins inside cells

A research team led by the University of Melbourne, Australia, has developed a novel technique that tracks diseased proteins behaving badly by forming clusters in brain diseases such as Huntington's and Alzheimer's.

19 Mar 2012

UNDP launches Global Water Solidarity Platform

The U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) recently launched the Global Water Solidarity Platform "at the World Water Forum in Marseille, France, where 20,000 participants from the private, public and non-profit sectors [met] to address the water crisis," according to a UNDP press release.

19 Mar 2012

RBC Life Sciences 2011 consolidated net sales increases to $28.4 million

RBC Life Sciences, Inc., a provider of proprietary nutritional supplements, and wound care and pain management products, today reported consolidated net sales of $28.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, a 1% increase over 2010 consolidated net sales of $28.2 million.

19 Mar 2012

NIH awards Avaxia $1.5M Phase II SBIR grant to develop antibody therapeutic for IBD

Avaxia Biologics, Inc., a privately-held biotech company using its proprietary platform technology to develop orally-active antibody therapeutics for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, is proud to announce that it has received a second round of funding from the National Institutes of Health for its work in inflammatory bowel disease.

19 Mar 2012

FDA approves key testing phase for artificial pancreas

A University of Virginia-developed artificial pancreas that could potentially automate care for millions of Type 1 diabetes patients has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a key testing phase.

19 Mar 2012

New medical education portal - Lipoprotein Perspectives - launched

LipoScience, Inc., an in vitro diagnostic company advancing patient care by developing high value proprietary clinical tests using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology, announced the launch of Lipoprotein Perspectives - a medical education portal featuring experts in clinical and preventive cardiology, endocrinology, and lipidology - at www.lipoprotein.org.

19 Mar 2012

High Court says no to allowing cameras to broadcast the health law arguments

This announcement, made Friday, is consistent with tradition. However, the court will make available same-day audio of the oral arguments because of "extraordinary public interest."

19 Mar 2012

New health care law helps 5.1M seniors and people with disabilities save $3.2B on prescription drugs

As the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act approaches, new data shows that more than 5.1 million seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare saved over $3.2 billion on prescription drugs because of the new health care law, Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced today while at the St. Louis Community College at Forest Park.

19 Mar 2012

FDA panel to review Cameron Health S-ICD System PMA application

Cameron Health, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Circulatory System Devices Panel will review the Premarket Approval (PMA) application of the S-ICD System on April 26, 2012.

19 Mar 2012

CoActiv Medical, Capital X-Ray enter distribution agreement

CoActiv Medical, the PACS, RIS and cloud-based digital archiving innovator, announces a distribution agreement with Capital X-Ray, the largest independent x-ray dealer in the Southeast. Under the new agreement, CXR will distribute the complete CoActiv product line in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and the Florida panhandle.

19 Mar 2012

Medicare plan will be central to Ryan GOP budget

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is set to unveil a new budget plan on Tuesday. Both Democrats and Republicans are poised to revive the pitched debate over controversial proposals related to the Medicare programs.

19 Mar 2012

Merz launches new, once daily Mederma Advanced Scar Gel

Mederma, the #1 doctor-and pharmacist-recommended brand for scars for over a decade, announced today the introduction of Mederma Advanced Scar Gel, which reduces the overall appearance of scars caused by injury, acne, surgery or burns with just one daily application. Mederma Advanced Scar Gel contains Cepalin, the same proprietary botanical extract derived from onions used in all Mederma® scar products and stretch marks therapy.

19 Mar 2012

Al Jazeera examines global maternal mortality

Al Jazeera examines maternal mortality worldwide, saying, "If the situation continues at its current rate, the world will not meet" the U.N. Millennium Development Goal "to reduce maternal mortality by 75 percent between 1990 and 2015."

19 Mar 2012

Software tool accurately estimates risk of heart disease

University of Granada researchers have developed a software tool that makes an accurate estimation of the risk that a person has to suffer a heart disease. In addition, this software tool allows the performance of massive risk estimations, i.e. it helps estimating the risk that a specific population group has of suffering a heart condition. The researchers employed a sample including 3 000 patients.

19 Mar 2012

BSD-500 Hyperthermia System installed at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital

BSD Medical Corporation announced today the purchase, installation and acceptance of a BSD-500 Hyperthermia System (BSD-500) by Fort Belvoir Community Hospital (Fort Belvoir).

19 Mar 2012

Maryland DHMH awards CSC contract to replace state's Medicaid Management Information System

The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene awarded CSC a contract to replace the state's Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) and provide fiscal agent services for selected DHMH programs. The contract has a five-year base period with three two-year options, bringing the estimated total value to $297 million.

19 Mar 2012

Eating salmon benefits pregnant women and their babies

University of Granada researchers have proven that eating two servings of salmon reared at a fish farm (enriched with omega-3 fatty acids and only slightly contaminated) a week during pregnancy is beneficial both for the mother and child.

19 Mar 2012