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A prescription for prevention

Medicine-related hospital admissions could be reduced by a simple initiative designed and implemented by researchers at the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Pharmacy.

7 Nov 2011

DSM and Svelte Medical Systems enter into license and supply agreement

DSM, and Svelte® Medical Systems, Inc., a privately held company developing next generation endovascular therapies, today announced they have entered into a license and supply agreement granting Svelte the right to use DSM’s proprietary bioerodible amino acid based drug carrier in the design of their All In One non-thrombogenic, non-inflammatory drug-eluting stent system.

7 Nov 2011

Smoking primes the brain for cocaine addiction: Study

The study comes from the National Institute on Drug Abuse in Maryland that is the first of its kind to show how nicotine can change the brain in a way that enhances the behavioral effects of cocaine. It could help explain why so many drug-using teenagers tend to start with cigarettes and alcohol before moving on to more illegal substances.

7 Nov 2011

Just couple of glasses of wine a day could raise risk of breast cancer: Study

According to a new major study just two glasses of a wine a day can increase the risk of breast cancer among women by 50%. Researchers also warn that women who drink regularly in their 20s and 30s are far more likely to develop breast cancer in later life, regardless of whether they reduce their alcohol consumption.

7 Nov 2011

Finger nails on chalkboard - why so disturbing

The frequency of the screechy, scratchy sound ranges between 2000 and 4000 Hz, a frequency most sensitive to the human ear. “Some frequencies are amplified due to the anatomy of the ear canal,” write musicologists Christoph Reuter, of the University of Vienna, and Michael Oehler, of the Macromedia University for Media and Communication in Cologne, Germany.

7 Nov 2011

Beware mail order Chicken pox warn Doctors

Doctors have warned against a new trend that has emerged via social networking websites like Facebook - one that guides parents through a process of exposing their children to chicken pox, so that they can get the virus, early and avoid any need for vaccination.

7 Nov 2011

Quintiles closes agreement to acquire Advion BioServices

Quintiles' ability to provide customers with actionable early-stage data to make better development decisions faster has taken a significant step forward with the closing of the previously announced agreement to acquire Advion BioServices, a premier U.S.-based bioanalytical laboratory.

From Advion 7 Nov 2011

U.N. agencies respond to flooding in Horn of Africa

The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees "reports heavy rains and flooding in parts of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia are causing havoc among thousands of displaced Somalis in the region" and "flood-damaged roads are hampering relief efforts to thousands affected by the heavy rains," VOA News reports.

7 Nov 2011

Amgen plans $5 billion auction tender offer

Amgen today announced its plan to launch a modified Dutch auction tender offer to purchase up to $5 billion of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

7 Nov 2011

Medicare touts progress on closing doughnut hole

Meanwhile, MedPAC makes recommendations for controlling costs for "dual eligibles," and Medicare sees new rules bring costs down for weight loss surgery.

7 Nov 2011

Perrigo and Synthon commence shipping generic Xyzal Oral Solution

Perrigo Company and its partner Synthon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that Perrigo has begun shipping Levocetirizine Solution, 2.5 mg/5ml, a generic version of UCB's Xyzal Oral Solution.

7 Nov 2011

Malpractice charges work way slowly through legal system, if at all

As hospitals and doctors try to implement new ways of preventing lawsuits, scrutiny of the system continues around the country.

7 Nov 2011

DSS VistA Chemotherapy Manager goes live at San Francisco VA Medical Center

DSS, Inc., a leading provider of software development, integration, project management, implementation and support of VistA, today announced that its customized VistA Chemotherapy Manager (VCM) system is now live and in production at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

7 Nov 2011

States trying to wrangle Medicaid costs, with some unintended consequences

Wisconsin is not alone in dealing with the thorny task of trying to lower the cost of its health care programs for low-income residents. Massachusetts no longer pays for restorative dental care and dentures. Washington no longer covers eyeglasses and hearing aids. Minnesota no long covers chiropractic care. … Every state plans to implement at least one policy to control Medicaid spending this fiscal year.

7 Nov 2011

Cubist announces commencement of tender offer for all outstanding shares of Adolor common stock

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the commencement of its tender offer for all outstanding shares of the common stock of Adolor Corporation for $4.25 per share in cash, plus one nontransferable Contingent Payment Right entitling the holder to receive additional cash payments of up to $4.50 for each share tendered if certain regulatory approvals and/or commercialization milestones for ADL5945 are achieved.

7 Nov 2011

Insurance Commissioners delay vote on brokers' fees

The National Association Of Insurance Commissioners meeting could not come to a consensus on the issue of whether to remove broker and agent fees from the expenses that insurance companies can count as administrative costs under the health law. In the meantime, GOP lawmakers have asked the IRS commissioner to clarify that individuals in state exchanges get any tax credits created under the new law.

7 Nov 2011

AMS pleased with CMS' increase in 2012 payment rate for proton therapy

AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES, a leading provider of turnkey technology solutions for advanced radiosurgical and radiation therapy services, said today that the recent announcement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicade Services (CMS) of a 15% increase in the payment rate of proton therapy for hospital based centers beginning in 2012 strengthens the economic case for the proton centers now under development by the Company.

7 Nov 2011