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Study: Number of Americans caring for aging parents tripled since 1994

The percentage of Americans who provide care for their aging parents has tripled since 1994, according to a new study.

16 Jun 2011

Patient Access Solutions announces 67% reduction in company's total liability

Patient Access Solutions, Inc., A provider of healthcare/financial processing technologies for the healthcare and home care industry today announced that the company has reduced its outstanding liabilities by $1,768,189.00.

16 Jun 2011

InNexus files patent protection for new Age-related Macular Degeneration therapeutic

InNexus Biotechnology Inc., a biopharmaceutical company creating and developing innovative solutions for cancer, inflammation and other difficult-to-treat diseases, announced today that it has filed for patent protection covering a novel antibody product for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and other eye disorders.

16 Jun 2011

Cambridge Biomedical, Neogenix partner to develop ELISA assays for pancreatic and colorectal cancer

Neogenix Oncology, Inc. is pleased to announce it has signed an agreement with Cambridge Biomedical, Inc, based in Boston, MA, for the development of its pancreatic and colorectal cancer diagnostic serum ELISA assays.

16 Jun 2011

ISSCR honors UCSF cancer scientist with 2011 Outstanding Young Investigator Award

UCSF's Robert Blelloch, MD, PhD, has received the 2011 Outstanding Young Investigator Award from the International Society for Stem Cell Research, for his pioneering research on the role of molecular tools known as microRNAs in embryonic stem cells and cancer.

16 Jun 2011

Report: For-profit Medicaid managed care plans have higher admin costs

Commercial Medicaid managed care plans that are publicly traded may not be serving beneficiaries as well as other plans, according a report released Wednesday by the Commonwealth Fund.

16 Jun 2011

ACC to expand partnership and strategic alliance with FIGMD

FIGMD, Inc. today announced the American College of Cardiology (ACC) will expand its partnership and strategic alliance with FIGMD by making an equity investment.

16 Jun 2011

Healthy diet, antioxidants, critical nutrients and activities may provide the foundation to youthful living

As the baby boomer generation continues to increase in age, so does its passion to remain youthful, both inside and out. Beating the clock is now a multi-faceted, science-driven industry. From its age-old quests to find the elixir of life, to modern exploration of how microcellular activity contributes to metabolic breakdown, scientific research continues to advance its goals to enhance bodily energy, vigour and performance, and fade or stall the visible signs of aging.

16 Jun 2011

Liraglutide medication can help treat type 1 diabetes

Results of a small, observational study conducted at the University at Buffalo suggest that liraglutide, an injectable medication used to treat type 2 diabetes, also helps type 1 diabetics on insulin achieve optimal control of their blood glucose levels.

16 Jun 2011

Potential new drug therapies targeting genetic mutations benefit lung-cancer patients

Some lung-cancer patients at UT Southwestern Medical Center are responding well to potential new drug therapies targeting genetic mutations. Their participation in a national study is helping to forge new avenues to attack the disease.

16 Jun 2011

Provectus PV-10 Phase 2 trial data on metastatic melanoma to be presented at two conferences

Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, announces that data from its Phase 2 PV-10 metastatic melanoma study will be presented at two upcoming melanoma conferences.

16 Jun 2011

Senate Dems signal hard line on Medicare in budget talks

Although Vice President Joe Biden offered an optimistic assessment of progress in the budget talks that he has been leading, Senate Democratic leadership reiterated yesterday that Medicare cuts should not be on the table during these negotiations.

16 Jun 2011

Life Technologies introduces CytoTune-iPS Reprogramming Kit

Life Technologies Corporation today announced the launch of CytoTune-iPS Reprogramming Kit -- research technology that provides far improved efficiency over standard methods to develop induced pluripotent stem cells from human somatic cells.

16 Jun 2011

Serious RSV infections may occur in previously healthy infants and children

For most parents, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) isn't a familiar term. But it's a common cause of serious respiratory infections with a major impact on the health of infants and young children worldwide, according to a special CDC Review Article in the June issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

16 Jun 2011

Merge prices $52M senior secured notes due 2015

Merge Healthcare Incorporated today announced the pricing of its $52 million aggregate principal amount of 11.75% senior secured notes due 2015.

16 Jun 2011

Scientists discover new cell type in the immune system

A team of Australian scientists has discovered a new type of cell in the immune system. The new cell type, a kind of white blood cell, belongs to a family of T-cells that play a critical role in protection against infectious disease.

16 Jun 2011

Olive oil may help prevent stroke in older people

A new study suggests that consuming olive oil may help prevent a stroke in older people. The research is published in the June 15, 2011, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

16 Jun 2011

ViroPharma receives European Centralized Marketing Authorization for Cinryze for treatment of HAE

ViroPharma Incorporated today announced that the European Commission has granted ViroPharma Centralized Marketing Authorization for Cinryze (C1 inhibitor [human]) in adults and adolescents with hereditary angioedema (HAE) for routine prevention, pre-procedure prevention and acute treatment of angioedema attacks.

16 Jun 2011

British government revises health care overhaul plan

The initial blueprint by Prime Minister David Cameron drew criticism from providers and members of his own coalition government, who argued it equaled "partial privatization of the system."

16 Jun 2011

State roundup: Mass. health spending's rise; huge Ky. hospital merger

A new report from the state Division of Health Care Finance and Policy shows that: ... "Spending per member on privately insured people grew 6 percent from 2007 to 2008 and another 10 percent from 2008 to 2009. This rate of growth was substantially higher than the increase in national personal health care expenditures per capita of 4.6 percent from 2008 to 2009. Spending by private payers also grew faster than spending by public payers".

16 Jun 2011

Medical News

Study: Number of Americans caring for aging parents tripled since 1994

Patient Access Solutions announces 67% reduction in company's total liability

InNexus files patent protection for new Age-related Macular Degeneration therapeutic

Cambridge Biomedical, Neogenix partner to develop ELISA assays for pancreatic and colorectal cancer

ISSCR honors UCSF cancer scientist with 2011 Outstanding Young Investigator Award

Report: For-profit Medicaid managed care plans have higher admin costs

ACC to expand partnership and strategic alliance with FIGMD

Healthy diet, antioxidants, critical nutrients and activities may provide the foundation to youthful living

Liraglutide medication can help treat type 1 diabetes

Potential new drug therapies targeting genetic mutations benefit lung-cancer patients

Provectus PV-10 Phase 2 trial data on metastatic melanoma to be presented at two conferences

Senate Dems signal hard line on Medicare in budget talks

Life Technologies introduces CytoTune-iPS Reprogramming Kit

Serious RSV infections may occur in previously healthy infants and children

Merge prices $52M senior secured notes due 2015

Scientists discover new cell type in the immune system

Olive oil may help prevent stroke in older people

ViroPharma receives European Centralized Marketing Authorization for Cinryze for treatment of HAE

British government revises health care overhaul plan

State roundup: Mass. health spending's rise; huge Ky. hospital merger

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