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American hospitals search for new ways to cut costs and increase revenue

Facing reform-driven requirements to trim $155 billion in waste over the next decade, American hospitals are searching for new ways to cut costs and increase revenue.

10 May 2011

Seven-time Tour de France champion to raise funds for CBCF's cancer research initiatives

Cancer survivor and seven-time Tour de France champion, Lance Armstrong, will be in Calgary September 8 to support the work of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - Prairies/NWT Region during the Foundation's 25th anniversary.

10 May 2011

Roper Industries signs definitive agreement to acquire Northern Digital

Roper Industries, Inc. today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Northern Digital, Inc., a leading provider of 3-D measurement technology for medical applications. Northern Digital will become part of Roper's medical platform.

10 May 2011

George Washington University hosts panel on future of nursing

The George Washington University will celebrate the first anniversary of its School of Nursing by hosting a panel on the future of nursing, followed by a reception with remarks from Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Dr. William A. Hazel, Jr. and Executive Director of the American Nurses Credentialing Center, Dr. Karen Drenkard.

10 May 2011

Insmed first quarter revenues decrease to $1.6 million

Insmed Incorporated, a biopharmaceutical company, today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

10 May 2011

Independent investigator begins pump trial of Biodel's two ultra-rapid human insulin formulations

Biodel Inc. announced today that an independent investigator initiated a pump trial of Biodel's two ultra-rapid-acting formulations of recombinant human insulin.

10 May 2011

Simcere first quarter total revenue increases 5.1% to RMB482.2 million

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group, a leading pharmaceutical company specializing in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of branded and proprietary pharmaceuticals in China, today reported unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

10 May 2011

HHS: Few families without health insurance have financial assets to pay hospital bills

A new report released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows that few families without health insurance have the financial assets to pay potential hospital bills.

10 May 2011

New study finds nitric oxide gas appears to affect source of sickle cell pain crises

Nitric oxide gas appears to directly impact the source of the classic, disabling pain crises of sickle cell disease, Georgia Health Sciences University researchers report.

10 May 2011

Insight into sensory recovery after face transplantation

Recovery of sensation after facial transplantation is similar to, or even better than, that achieved by conventional surgery to repair nerve injuries, reports a study in the May issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

10 May 2011

Abbott receives CE Mark approval for new blood glucose monitoring system

Abbott today announced that it has received CE Mark for its new FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Monitoring System, the first blood glucose monitoring device from Abbott that includes a mealtime insulin calculator for calculating suggested insulin doses.

10 May 2011

Older heart-transplant recipients more likely to be alive if operated at high-volume centers

Older, sicker heart-transplant recipients are significantly more likely to be alive a year after their operations if they have their transplants at hospitals that do a large number of them annually new Johns Hopkins research suggests. These patients fare less well at low-volume centers, the research shows.

10 May 2011

Telemis releases new software for medical image-management system

Telemis, the specialist in medical imaging solutions, has released new software for its medical image-management system, which provides a full-featured dual-modality PET/CT viewer on any PC across any hospital using Telemis software.

10 May 2011

Researchers identify mitochondrial proteins that can affect human ageing

Mitochondria are the body's energy producers, the power stations inside our cells. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now identified a group of mitochondrial proteins, the absence of which allows other protein groups to stabilise the genome. This could delay the onset of age-related diseases and increase lifespan.

10 May 2011

Inspire reports net loss of $17.6 million for first quarter 2011

Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011, reporting a net loss of $17.6 million or per common share, as compared to a net loss of $14.8 million, or per common share, for the same period in 2010.

10 May 2011

First UK study to look at dance effects on people with Parkinson's

A study that will look at the types of dance that may alleviate the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease will be carried out by University of Hertfordshire researchers next month and needs volunteers.

10 May 2011

HIV drugs can be used to target malaria and other parasitic diseases

Drugs used to treat HIV may form templates for lifesaving drugs targeted at malaria and other parasitic diseases, according to a new study from Cardiff University.

10 May 2011

CorMedix first quarter net loss decreases to $1.9 million

CorMedix Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapeutic products for the prevention and treatment of cardiorenal disease, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

10 May 2011

Fluidigm announces availability of genetic assays and primers for integrated fluidic circuit technology

Fluidigm Corporation today announced the availability of assays and primers optimized for the company's integrated fluidic circuit technology.

10 May 2011

First study to look at birth-cohort screening outcomes for hepatitis C virus

New research indicates that screening people born between 1946 and 1970 for hepatitis C virus instead of current risk-based screening practices is cost effective and could lead to 106,000 fewer cases of advanced liver disease and 59,000 fewer HCV-related deaths. An estimated 1.6 million U.S. residents ages 40 to 64 are infected with HCV but do not know it.

10 May 2011