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RaySearch receives order for its RayStation system from RISO

RaySearch Laboratories AB has received an order for its RayStation treatment planning system from RISO, the Radiotherapeutic Institute in Deventer, the Netherlands.

19 Apr 2011

Pupil measurements can predict patients' response to cognitive therapy

The scientific foundation of psychiatry is growing rapidly, yet it is a branch of medicine distinctive for the relative absence of biological tests in routine clinical practice.

19 Apr 2011

SafeMinds calls for immediate vaccine safety studies in autistic children

Alison MacNeil issued the following statements today regarding vaccines.

19 Apr 2011

New research confirms cigarettes' toxic impact on environment

Each year more than 360 billion cigarettes are smoked in the United States. Where do all those butts go? Public roads, waterways, parks and beaches. New research released today further demonstrates the negative impact that cigarette filters and discarded cigarette butts have on the environment.

19 Apr 2011

Cumberland acquires Vanderbilt's ifetroban rights

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on hospital acute care and gastroenterology markets, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the rights to ifetroban, a new Phase II development product.

19 Apr 2011

Radiology publishes Riverain Medical's SoftView chest X-ray study data in lung cancer

Riverain Medical, an industry leader and innovator in computer-aided detection and advanced visualization technologies, today announced the publication of a peer-reviewed study in Radiology demonstrating that radiologists using Riverain Medical's SoftView bone suppression application with chest X-rays significantly increased their detection of lung nodules proven to be primary lung cancer.

19 Apr 2011

Scientists develop highly efficient approach for cardiac imaging

Scientists of the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine Berlin-Buch have developed a highly efficient approach for imaging the beating human heart.

19 Apr 2011

BIDMC: Physicians need to create healthy distance between work, home online identities

With ubiquitous social media sites like Facebook and Twitter blurring private and professional lines, there is an increasing need for physicians to create a healthy distance between their work and home online identities, two Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center physicians assert.

19 Apr 2011

Positive interim anemia response data from YM's CYT387 Phase I/II trial in myelofibrosis

YM BioSciences Inc., today announced that updated interim anemia response data were reported for the first 60 patients enrolled in the Phase I/II trial of its JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor, CYT387, for the treatment of myelofibrosis.

19 Apr 2011

Two-thirds of nations on track to meet poverty, hunger MDGs by 2015, WB-IMF report says

Two-thirds of developing countries are on track or close to reaching the U.N. Millennium Development Goal targets to reduce extreme poverty and hunger, according to a World Bank-IMF report released Friday to coincide with a meeting of the groups in Washington, D.C., over the weekend, Agence France-Presse/Edmonton Journal reports.

19 Apr 2011

Obese patients may face high risk of complications after non-cardiac surgery

Obese patients with high blood pressure and diabetes are at much higher risk for major complications following non-cardiac surgery compared to otherwise healthy obese patients and patients of normal weight.

19 Apr 2011

AMGA survey Physician turnover rates have increased since 2008

As the economy perks up, it appears that rates of physician turnover rise with it. For the first time since 2008, physician turnover has increased, reminding medical groups of the delicate balance between physician supply and demand.

19 Apr 2011

Study: 73% of hospital executives do not have formal definition for patient experience

New research conducted by The Beryl Institute shows that while patient experience is a top priority for hospital executives, it is still largely undefined. This landmark study of more than 790 hospital executives examined the state of the patient experience in the nation's hospitals and identified the greatest roadblocks to implementing change.

19 Apr 2011

Ryan, Obama deficit plans continue to generate OpEd heat on Medicare, Medicaid provisions

Mr. Ryan called the vote "our generation's defining moment," and indeed, nothing could more clearly define the choice that will face voters next year. His bill would end the guarantee provided by Medicare and Medicaid to the elderly and the poor, which has been provided by the federal government with society's clear assent since 1965.

19 Apr 2011

Axolotl, HealthInsight partner to create Nevada HIE suite

HealthInsight, a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving Nevada's health care system, announced today that it has selected Axolotl Corp. to build the community-based Health Information Exchange infrastructure to help Nevada providers improve the timeliness, quality, and coordination of care for their patients.

19 Apr 2011

Circassia closes $98 million fundraising for lead allergy programmes

Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on allergy, today announced that it has closed a GBP60 million fundraising. The funding round was led by Imperial Innovations, and included investments from other existing shareholders, including Invesco Perpetual.

19 Apr 2011

Commonly used strategy has no effect in reducing MRSA, VRE in hospital ICUs

A new research study of the effect of a commonly used strategy to reduce the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospital intensive care units shows that the strategy had no significant effect. That's the surprising finding of a multisite study led by Mayo Clinic investigators.

19 Apr 2011

AADSM event to discuss latest advances in sleep-disordered breathing research

Nearly 800 dental sleep medicine professionals from around the world will gather at the 20th Anniversary Meeting of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, which will take place Saturday, June 11, 2011, at the Hilton Minneapolis in Minneapolis, Minn.

19 Apr 2011

Overweight and obese parents more likely to view school-time activity as inadequate

Childhood obesity affects 1 of every 6 kids in the United States, in part due to a lack of physical activity. Schools can play a key part in offering elementary-age kids lots of chances to be active—on the playground during recess and when they're in gym.

19 Apr 2011

Novartis NVA23 Phase III trial in COPD achieves primary end point

Sosei Group Corporation announces that NVA237, a long-acting muscarinic antagonist being investigated as a once daily treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, achieved its primary end point in a Phase III study.

19 Apr 2011

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RaySearch receives order for its RayStation system from RISO

Pupil measurements can predict patients' response to cognitive therapy

SafeMinds calls for immediate vaccine safety studies in autistic children

New research confirms cigarettes' toxic impact on environment

Cumberland acquires Vanderbilt's ifetroban rights

Radiology publishes Riverain Medical's SoftView chest X-ray study data in lung cancer

Scientists develop highly efficient approach for cardiac imaging

BIDMC: Physicians need to create healthy distance between work, home online identities

Positive interim anemia response data from YM's CYT387 Phase I/II trial in myelofibrosis

Two-thirds of nations on track to meet poverty, hunger MDGs by 2015, WB-IMF report says

Obese patients may face high risk of complications after non-cardiac surgery

AMGA survey Physician turnover rates have increased since 2008

Study: 73% of hospital executives do not have formal definition for patient experience

Ryan, Obama deficit plans continue to generate OpEd heat on Medicare, Medicaid provisions

Axolotl, HealthInsight partner to create Nevada HIE suite

Circassia closes $98 million fundraising for lead allergy programmes

Commonly used strategy has no effect in reducing MRSA, VRE in hospital ICUs

AADSM event to discuss latest advances in sleep-disordered breathing research

Overweight and obese parents more likely to view school-time activity as inadequate

Novartis NVA23 Phase III trial in COPD achieves primary end point

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