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Willingboro pharmacy dispenses 500 millionth prescription

Less than 10 years after dispensing its first prescription, Medco Health Solutions, Inc.'s fully automated pharmacy in Willingboro dispensed its 500 millionth prescription, securing its position as one of the world's largest pharmacies based upon the number of prescriptions filled.

2 Apr 2011

LCA calls for comprehensive plan of action to reduce lung cancer mortality

Lung Cancer Alliance called again today for a comprehensive plan of action that will make reducing lung cancer mortality a public health priority.

2 Apr 2011

Hospira introduces enhanced TheraDoc clinical surveillance system

Hospira, a leading provider of clinical information and medication delivery technologies, today announced the launch of its enhanced TheraDoc™ clinical surveillance system, used by hospitals to help improve patient safety and prevent adverse events such as healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).

2 Apr 2011

PUMA-mediated intestinal apoptosis contributes to ulcerative colitis in humans, mice

Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease thought to be related to aberrant activation of the immune system in the intestine. Recent research has also suggested that regulated cell death of the intestinal epithelial cells is a contributing factor to the pathogenesis.

2 Apr 2011

MBGH to host its 31st Annual Conference for employers, health benefits professionals

The Midwest Business Group on Health, one of the nation's leading business groups of private and public employers, will host its 31st Annual Conference for employers, health benefits professionals and other health care stakeholders, May 5-6, 2011 in Chicago. This year's theme is Health Benefits MEGATrends: Transformations in Health Care, Health Benefits & Health Improvement.

2 Apr 2011

UpToDate offers free access to radiation exposure resources for Japan

UpToDate, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, announced today that it is providing free access to its online medical content to all users in Japan.

2 Apr 2011

Minnesota medical spending reached $17.4 billion in 2010

Health costs per person in Minnesota rose only 2.6 percent in 2010, about half the national average. Key factors in controlling costs were innovations by Minnesota's health plans – for example, more effective management of care for those with chronic diseases – and reduced demand for health care in a slow economy.

2 Apr 2011

HQH pays stock distribution of $0.31 per share

On March 31, 2011, H&Q Healthcare Investors paid a stock distribution of $0.31 per share. It is estimated that this distribution is derived from long-term capital gains.

2 Apr 2011

New Acti-Kare Responsive In-Home Care branch established in Ohio

Admitting it's time for some extra help is a challenge for many seniors and their families. Finding the right help, though, will no longer be so difficult for residents of the Rocky River, Ohio area, where a new Acti-Kare Responsive In-Home Care branch is opening under the direction of local nursing professional Claudia Broscatan.

2 Apr 2011

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey to launch Accountable Care Forum

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey is launching Accountable Care Forum - From Volume to Value, a blog dedicated to analysis of the emerging accountable care organization landscape. The launch coincides with regulations issued today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

2 Apr 2011

Nipro Diagnostics recognized with SFMA Manufacturer of the Year Award

Nipro Diagnostics, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of diabetes monitoring and management products, has been named the South Florida Manufacturer of the Year, in the 200+ employee category, by the South Florida Manufacturers Association.

2 Apr 2011

University of Houston part of multi-investigator $5.2M CPRIT award for prostate cancer research

A pair of University of Houston (UH) researchers and their colleagues will begin work to develop new methods for treating the most severe form of prostate cancer thanks to $5.2 million in grants recently awarded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).

2 Apr 2011

GAAW: ADAO to raise awareness about asbestos dangers

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, which combines education, advocacy, and community to provide a unified voice for asbestos victims, today announced Global Asbestos Awareness Week, "E X P O S E D - The Facts about Asbestos" April 1 - 7, 2011.

From Asthma + Lung UK 2 Apr 2011

ULURU fourth quarter net loss decreases to $0.3 million

ULURU Inc. today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010.

1 Apr 2011

Study findings on novel ST2 cardiac biomarker to be presented at ACC 2011

A novel cardiac biomarker, ST2, will be highlighted in three presentations at the American College of Cardiology in New Orleans this week.

1 Apr 2011

Select Data achieves task of creating SmartScribe EMR product

Select Data has achieved the task of creating a true electronic medical record that not only meets the meaningful use guidelines set forth by the Affordable Care Act while exceeding those requirements through the use of a paperless chart. The combination of the two creates the only solution in the home health industry to make an office truly paperless with all charting and documentation.

1 Apr 2011

Premier employees donate 2,400 hours of community service in Charlotte region

More than 600 employees from the Premier healthcare alliance donated over 2,400 hours of community service on March 31 at 18 locations across the Charlotte region.

1 Apr 2011

The Wall Street Journal: Pfizer, Glaxo detail fees paid to doctors

Pfizer Inc. paid $177 million and GlaxoSmithKline PLC paid $85 million during 2010 to U.S. doctors and institutions for their work on clinical trials, consulting, speaking and other items, the companies disclosed Thursday.

1 Apr 2011

Colorectal cancer screening vital for prevention and early detection

We're all familiar with messages like this one – "men and women aged 50 and older should have regular colorectal cancer screening tests." We read this message in our community newspapers and hear it on television and radio. Why is there so much media attention on colorectal cancer screening? Well, here's a message you might not have seen: over the last decade, in part due to increased screening, rates of new cases and deaths from colorectal cancer have been on the decline.

1 Apr 2011

South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland form alliance to fight MDR-TB

Health ministers from Lesotho, Swaziland and South Africa said they have formed an alliance to fight drug-resistant tuberculosis, Deutsche Presse-Agentur/M&C reports.

1 Apr 2011