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First Edition: May 17, 2011

Reporting for Kaiser Health News, in collaboration with The Washington Post, Guy Gugliotta writes: "Minnesota state Rep. Steve Gottwalt, a three-term Republican with 10 years experience in the health care industry, is no fan of last year's health care law -- or its requirement that states set up insurance exchanges. But as chairman of the Health and Human Services Reform Committee, he decided he needed to weigh in on the exchange.

17 May 2011

Medsphere achieves complete EHR certification for OpenVista solution

Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading provider of open-source healthcare enterprise solutions, today announced complete electronic health record certification in inpatient settings for the company's OpenVista electronic health record.

17 May 2011

Fifty patients to receive complimentary cataract surgery from Kremer Eye Center

A team from Kremer Eye Center is traveling to Belize City, Belize to provide essential eye care June 18-25, 2011. Fifty patients will receive complimentary cataract surgery.

17 May 2011

Zimmer launches new Trabecular Metal augments for use in knee revision surgeries

Zimmer Holdings, Inc., a global leader in musculoskeletal care, today announced the launch of a new, comprehensive range of Trabecular Metal Material augment shapes and cones for use in knee revision surgeries.

17 May 2011

LifeVantage fiscal third quarter net revenue increases 270% to $10.0 million

LifeVantage Corporation, the maker of science-based solutions to oxidative stress, today, reported financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2011 ended March 31, 2011.

17 May 2011

Gastroenterologists have limited knowledge of appropriate immunizations for IBD patients, study finds

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine, along with clinicians from Boston Medical Center, have found gastroenterologist knowledge of the appropriate immunizations to recommend to the inflammatory bowel disease patient is limited.

17 May 2011

Connecture, MAXIMUS partner to deliver comprehensive government Health Insurance Exchange solution

MAXIMUS, Inc., a leading provider of government services worldwide, and Connecture, the leader in Web-based marketplaces and administration solutions for health insurance distribution, announced today that the two companies have entered into a strategic alliance.

17 May 2011

Pfizer seeks U.S. FDA, Japanese MHLW approval for crizotinib NDA to treat ALK-positive advanced NSCLC

Pfizer Inc. announced today that its New Drug Application for crizotinib, an oral first-in-class anaplastic lymphoma kinase inhibitor, has been accepted for filing and granted Priority Review status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and has been filed with the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

17 May 2011

Celgene, Foundation Medicine partner for clinical cancer genomic testing platforms

Foundation Medicine, Inc., a personalized cancer diagnostics company that aims to bring comprehensive cancer genome analysis to routine clinical care, today announced a strategic collaboration with Celgene Corporation.

17 May 2011

Nordic Naturals' dietary supplements earn NSF certification

Nordic Naturals has earned certification from NSF International, verifying that its new LEED-designed corporate headquarters complies with Good Manufacturing Practices as set forth in NSF/ANSI Standard 173-2008, Dietary Supplements, Section 8.

17 May 2011

Uganda launches PEPFAR-supported mobile male circumcision clinic

U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Jerry Lanier on Friday in Kampala launched a Mobile Medical Male Circumcision clinic, a project of the PEPFAR-supported Makerere University Walter Reed Project, New Vision reports.

17 May 2011

Targacept proposes $75 million underwritten public offering of common stock

Targacept, Inc. announced today that it is offering to sell $75 million in shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. Targacept expects to grant the underwriters for the offering an option to purchase additional shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any.

17 May 2011

Ugandan Parliament fails to debate legislation criminalizing homosexual acts

Legislation that criminalizes homosexual acts in Uganda did not, as expected, make it to the floor of the country's Parliament on Friday, meaning "the bill is essentially dead, for the moment," PRI's "The World" reports.

17 May 2011

Adenotonsillectomy prevents high blood pressure and heart damage in children with OSA

Removing enlarged tonsils and adenoids may help prevent high blood pressure and heart damage in children who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, according to a study conducted at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

17 May 2011

NY election may offer view of voters' take on GOP Medicare plan

Just as this New York special congressional election approaches, news outlets analyze how public opinion is breaking in regard to the plan, as included in the budget advanced by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. Other elected officials are also offering their own responses to the approach.

17 May 2011

Study: Sleep problems more common among urban minority children than previously thought

Sleep problems among urban minority children, including resistance to going to bed, shortened sleep duration, and daytime sleepiness are much more common than previously thought, according to a study conducted by researchers in New York.

17 May 2011

States struggling with Medicaid costs look for innovation

Florida wants to be the first state in the nation to charge most of its Medicaid recipients a monthly premium as well as $100 for using the ER for routine care. But even supporters acknowledge that the new fees, passed recently by the state legislature as part of a sweeping Medicaid measure, face long odds getting federal approval.

17 May 2011

Medtronic to present clinical trial data of IN.PACT drug-eluting balloon technology at EuroPCR meeting

A global leader in advancing the treatment of cardiovascular disease through innovative medical technology, Medtronic, Inc. today announced recent milestones in its clinical program for the IN.PACT drug-eluting balloon technology.

From Medtronic 17 May 2011

Scientists tackle teenage dietary problems through education programme

Medical scientists at the University of Leicester are urgently tackling a rising tide of teenage dietary problems through an education programme for over 800 secondary school students.

17 May 2011

Antiretrovirals important to protect HIV-positive children from measles

Scientific American looks at the possible link between HIV prevalence and a recent increase in the number of children dying from measles in sub-Saharan Africa. "Studies show that infants with HIV do not respond well to the measles vaccine even when given a second dose at nine months, as the World Health Organization currently recommends," the article notes.

17 May 2011

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First Edition: May 17, 2011

Medsphere achieves complete EHR certification for OpenVista solution

Fifty patients to receive complimentary cataract surgery from Kremer Eye Center

Zimmer launches new Trabecular Metal augments for use in knee revision surgeries

LifeVantage fiscal third quarter net revenue increases 270% to $10.0 million

Gastroenterologists have limited knowledge of appropriate immunizations for IBD patients, study finds

Connecture, MAXIMUS partner to deliver comprehensive government Health Insurance Exchange solution

Pfizer seeks U.S. FDA, Japanese MHLW approval for crizotinib NDA to treat ALK-positive advanced NSCLC

Celgene, Foundation Medicine partner for clinical cancer genomic testing platforms

Nordic Naturals' dietary supplements earn NSF certification

Uganda launches PEPFAR-supported mobile male circumcision clinic

Targacept proposes $75 million underwritten public offering of common stock

Ugandan Parliament fails to debate legislation criminalizing homosexual acts

Adenotonsillectomy prevents high blood pressure and heart damage in children with OSA

NY election may offer view of voters' take on GOP Medicare plan

Study: Sleep problems more common among urban minority children than previously thought

States struggling with Medicaid costs look for innovation

Medtronic to present clinical trial data of IN.PACT drug-eluting balloon technology at EuroPCR meeting

Scientists tackle teenage dietary problems through education programme

Antiretrovirals important to protect HIV-positive children from measles

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