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Enhanced linkage-to-care strategy helps HIV patients receive, remain in care, study shows

At the 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) on Wednesday, Gabriel Chamie of the University of California, San Francisco "discussed outcomes in a routine linkage-to-care strategy versus and an enhanced strategy for accelerated antiretroviral therapy (ART) start in rural Uganda," the Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog reports.

9 Mar 2012

Boston Scientific exercises option to acquire Cameron Health

Boston Scientific Corporation announces the exercise of its option to acquire Cameron Health, Inc., a privately held company based in San Clemente, California.

9 Mar 2012

Lawmakers, advocates consider allowing dental therapists, hygienists to give more types of care

Bettering the health of America's poorest through greater access to dental care is on the minds of state lawmakers and dental care advocates in Kansas and Massachusetts as they consider legislation to expand who can practice basic dentistry.

9 Mar 2012

Maternal obesity may contribute to cognitive impairment in extremely premature babies

Maternal obesity may contribute to cognitive impairment in extremely premature babies, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

9 Mar 2012

U.S. envoy for N. Korea says administrative concerns over food aid resolved, would not provide details, AP reports

Robert King, the U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, on Thursday said talks with North Korean officials over food aid had "resolved the administrative issues we were concerned with," although "he declined to disclose details before reporting back to Washington," the Associated Press reports.

9 Mar 2012

GenMark Diagnostics fourth quarter revenues increase to $2.0M

GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. today reported preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. The Company will release its full financial statements and related disclosures along with its Form 10-K filing for the period ending December 31, 2011 upon completion of its independent audit, which includes the Company's first Sarbanes-Oxley audit of internal controls, by March 15, 2012.

9 Mar 2012

State legislatures take on ultrasound mandate costs, employee health plans, Medicaid reform, malpractice

Democrats in the state Senate have sent Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell a list of conditions they want addressed before allowing a new state budget necessary to fund state services and operations to pass. … They want the state to pay for the ultrasound exams now mandated for women seeking abortions under a bill McDonnell signed Wednesday. ... And they want Medicaid eligibility restored for about 4,500 nursing home residents.

9 Mar 2012

Genetically modified pig may hold keys to develop treatments for RP

A newly developed, genetically modified pig may hold the keys to the development of improved treatments and possibly even a cure for retinitis pigmentosa (RP), the most common inherited retinal disease in the United States.

9 Mar 2012

Odds of adult mortality lower in PEPFAR focus countries compared with non-focus countries, study shows

"In an attempt to assess the impact of U.S. international assistance for AIDS, researchers from Stanford University carried out a review of the relationship between U.S. support provided through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and adult mortality in PEPFAR focus countries in sub-Saharan Africa, and whether there were differences in outcome between these countries and other African countries which did not receive PEPFAR support," NAM's Aidsmap reports.

9 Mar 2012

PharmAthene revenue increases to $24.3M for year ended December 31, 2011

PharmAthene, Inc., a biodefense company developing medical countermeasures against biological and chemical threats, today reported its financial and operational results for the year ended December 31, 2011.

9 Mar 2012

FDA clears Hospira's Symbiq 3.13 infusion device

Hospira, Inc., the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies, announced today that the company has received regulatory clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Symbiq 3.13 infusion device, the enhanced version of the company's advanced infusion system platform.

9 Mar 2012

CHS prices $1.0 billion senior notes offering

Community Health Systems, Inc., announced today that on March 7, 2012, its wholly-owned subsidiary, CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., priced an offering of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount 8.00% senior notes due 2019 at an issue price of approximately 102.5%.

9 Mar 2012

Viewpoints: Wilensky on bipartisan Medicare reform; Mass. 2006 health law and 2012 GOP politics; Reinstating advanced care planning

The Super Tuesday exit polls yielded a mountain of data in 10 states, but the most telling single statistic may have been in Massachusetts, which Mitt Romney won in a largely uncontested rout. Yet believe it or not, he still lost on health care. The exit poll asked voters their opinion of the "Massachusetts Health Care Law," with the options of Did Not Go Far Enough, About Right and Went Too Far. Remarkably, 51% said the bill went too far, while only 37% said it was about right, and 6% said not far enough.

9 Mar 2012

HDAC inhibitors flush latent HIV infection from hiding

A team of researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have successfully flushed latent HIV infection from hiding, with a drug used to treat certain types of lymphoma.

9 Mar 2012

Biologists identify how and where the brain processes FM sweeps

In both animals and humans, vocal signals used for communication contain a wide array of different sounds that are determined by the vibrational frequencies of vocal cords. For example, the pitch of someone's voice, and how it changes as they are speaking, depends on a complex series of varying frequencies. Knowing how the brain sorts out these different frequencies-which are called frequency-modulated (FM) sweeps-is believed to be essential to understanding many hearing-related behaviors, like speech.

9 Mar 2012

Elsevier to publish new journal of FPM, Health Policy and Technology

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announces that it will publish the new journal of the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine (FPM), Health Policy and Technology.

9 Mar 2012

U.S. Physical Therapy fourth quarter net revenues increase 13.8% to $60,678,000

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc., a national operator of outpatient physical therapy clinics, today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011.

9 Mar 2012

Enrollment complete in Palatin's bremelanotide Phase 2B trial for FSD

Palatin Technologies, Inc. today announced it has completed enrollment in its Phase 2B clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of bremelanotide for treatment of female sexual dysfunction.

9 Mar 2012

New hybrid aspirin shrinks tumors, curbs cancer cell growth

The humble aspirin may soon have a new role. Scientists from The City College of New York have developed a new aspirin compound that has great promise to be, not only an extremely potent cancer-fighter, but even safer than the classic medicine cabinet staple.

9 Mar 2012

Moderate wine intake appears to have favorable effect on lung function

A research team from the Netherlands assessed the impact of wine and resveratrol (a natural polyphenol found in high quantities in red wine) on lung function. It also looked at genetic factors and mechanisms by which resveratrol might be absorbed by the body and its possible effect on longevity of life.

9 Mar 2012

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Enhanced linkage-to-care strategy helps HIV patients receive, remain in care, study shows

Boston Scientific exercises option to acquire Cameron Health

Lawmakers, advocates consider allowing dental therapists, hygienists to give more types of care

Maternal obesity may contribute to cognitive impairment in extremely premature babies

U.S. envoy for N. Korea says administrative concerns over food aid resolved, would not provide details, AP reports

GenMark Diagnostics fourth quarter revenues increase to $2.0M

State legislatures take on ultrasound mandate costs, employee health plans, Medicaid reform, malpractice

Genetically modified pig may hold keys to develop treatments for RP

Odds of adult mortality lower in PEPFAR focus countries compared with non-focus countries, study shows

PharmAthene revenue increases to $24.3M for year ended December 31, 2011

FDA clears Hospira's Symbiq 3.13 infusion device

CHS prices $1.0 billion senior notes offering

Viewpoints: Wilensky on bipartisan Medicare reform; Mass. 2006 health law and 2012 GOP politics; Reinstating advanced care planning

HDAC inhibitors flush latent HIV infection from hiding

Biologists identify how and where the brain processes FM sweeps

Elsevier to publish new journal of FPM, Health Policy and Technology

U.S. Physical Therapy fourth quarter net revenues increase 13.8% to $60,678,000

Enrollment complete in Palatin's bremelanotide Phase 2B trial for FSD

New hybrid aspirin shrinks tumors, curbs cancer cell growth

Moderate wine intake appears to have favorable effect on lung function

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