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Senate oks new short-term budget bill, buys time for talks on larger spending reductions

In the background, a number of issues continue to be in play. These include the continuing tensions surrounding efforts by some GOP lawmakers to defund Planned Parenthood and to repeal the health law's mandatory spending provisions. And, on a related note, issues related to reforming entitlement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid continue to draw attention.

19 Mar 2011

FDA meets ambitious implementation deadlines set forth in tobacco law

Since the passage of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act in 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has met the ambitious implementation deadlines set forth in the law, the agency said Wednesday at a congressional briefing hosted by the American Association for Cancer Research.

19 Mar 2011

Government of Canada commits to contribute towards global effort to combat malaria

Canada is delivering on its commitment to help the world's most vulnerable, thanks to new developments which will provide an affordable, reliable, and stable treatment for malaria that will save millions of lives, especially those of women and children in Africa.

19 Mar 2011

African delegates call on countries to do more to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV

Delegates from 15 African countries this week concluded a three-day workshop held in Nairobi, Kenya, examining how countries can improve their efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV, VOA News reports.

19 Mar 2011

MPC urges everyone to program poison center phone number into mobiles

The Maryland Poison Center urges everyone to program the poison center phone number, 1-800-222-1222, into their mobile phones. The number automatically connects callers to a local poison center when it is dialed anywhere in the U.S.

19 Mar 2011

Celebrity Chefs Cook Gala to support cancer research at UC San Diego

Top celebrity chefs from around the country will gather in San Diego April 16 for the 30th Celebrity Chefs Cook Gala benefiting research at the UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center. Themed "Epicurean Elegance: Food for the Mind, Body and Spirit," the gala will feature lush food artistry as 11 premiere chefs prepare their signature hors d'oeuvres paired with fine wine. Proceeds from the event will support the cancer center's most urgent needs.

19 Mar 2011

House lawmakers introduce bill to protect health insurance brokers

A bipartisan duo of lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday that would throw a lifeline to insurance agents and brokers who fear the health care reform law will put them out of business.

19 Mar 2011

ACRIN, ECOG, NCI intent to merge their clinical cancer research programs

The American College of Radiology's Imaging Network and the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials Cooperative Group members, today announced their intent to merge their clinical cancer research programs.

19 Mar 2011

Scientists devise new strategy to prevent spread of drug-resistant bacteria

A team of scientists from the University of Oxford, U.K. have taken lessons from Adam Smith and Charles Darwin to devise a new strategy that could one day slow, possibly even prevent, the spread of drug-resistant bacteria. In a new research report published in the March 2011 issue of GENETICS, the scientists show that bacterial gene mutations that lead to drug resistance come at a biological cost not borne by nonresistant strains.

19 Mar 2011

REACH receives Diamond Certification for high quality air medical services

REACH Air Medical Services, with headquarters in Santa Rosa, CA and bases of operation throughout California, as well as in Oregon and Texas, has earned the Diamond Certified designation.

19 Mar 2011

BioMarin announces preliminary results from ADAPT in patients suffering from PKU

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. announced today preliminary results from ADAPT (A Diversified Approach for PKU Treatment) in an abstract (Abstract #91, Mental Health Screening in Phenylketoniuria Clinic) presented by Barbara Burton, MD at the 2011 annual American College of Medical Genetics conference in Vancouver, Canada.

19 Mar 2011

White House plans events to boost health law's public support, but political, policy challenges are in sight

The Obama administration hopes the one-year anniversary of the health overhaul will offer a fresh opportunity to increase public support for the measure.

19 Mar 2011

AGS honors Boston University professor with Memorial Award for geriatrics education

The American Geriatrics Society has awarded Sharon A. Levine, MD, AGSF, with the 2011 Dennis W. Jahnigen Memorial Award, given annually to an AGS member who has provided outstanding leadership in advancing geriatrics education in health professions schools.

19 Mar 2011

Brooklyn Hospital Center implements Netpresenter software to keep staff, visitors, patients up-to-date

Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York recently improved staff morale and cohesion by implementing Netpresenter software. The software is now used to manage internal news centrally, publish this on almost 1,000 staff PCs (as a screensaver) and several large TV screens, continuously keeping staff members up-to-date.

19 Mar 2011

The Lancet publishes Oceana's Solesta injectable gel study results against fecal incontinence

Oceana Therapeutics, a global company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing best-in-class specialty therapeutics, today announced the publication of results from a randomized-controlled clinical trial of the bulking agent, NASHA DX, a dextranomer suspended in stabilized, which was injected into the submucosa of the anal canal in patients with fecal incontinence.

19 Mar 2011

Veran Medical Technologies closes round of financing worth more than $15M

Veran Medical Technologies announced today that it has completed a round of financing worth more than $15M. Participants in the financing included existing investors and a new strategic partner.

19 Mar 2011

IASIS enters definitive agreement to purchase 78.2% interest in St. Joseph Medical Center

IASIS Healthcare LLC today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase a 78.2% interest in St. Joseph Medical Center, a 792-bed facility in downtown Houston, Texas.

19 Mar 2011

Patient society representatives gather to discuss new strategies to fight osteoporosis

Today, more than 130 osteoporosis patient society representatives gathered in Valencia, Spain for the opening of the 13th IOF World Wide Conference of Osteoporosis Patient Societies.

19 Mar 2011

Opinions: Japan nuclear concerns; cash on delivery; G20's role in ensuring global food security

"What we are learning in the age of globalization is that frightening and tragic events in any part of the world can trigger amygdala responses in people thousands of miles away. The amygdala, a tiny almond-shaped body inside the human brain, controls fearfulness and, more importantly, anxiety," Laurie Garrett, a senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, writes in a CNN opinion piece.

19 Mar 2011

Researchers develop new system that documents healing process in detail

Knee patients need patience: injuries to these joints take weeks to heal. Fraunhofer researchers have now developed a system that documents the healing process in detail. This motivates patients and at the same time helps doctors to fine-tune the course of treatment.

19 Mar 2011

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Senate oks new short-term budget bill, buys time for talks on larger spending reductions

FDA meets ambitious implementation deadlines set forth in tobacco law

Government of Canada commits to contribute towards global effort to combat malaria

African delegates call on countries to do more to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV

MPC urges everyone to program poison center phone number into mobiles

Celebrity Chefs Cook Gala to support cancer research at UC San Diego

House lawmakers introduce bill to protect health insurance brokers

ACRIN, ECOG, NCI intent to merge their clinical cancer research programs

Scientists devise new strategy to prevent spread of drug-resistant bacteria

REACH receives Diamond Certification for high quality air medical services

BioMarin announces preliminary results from ADAPT in patients suffering from PKU

White House plans events to boost health law's public support, but political, policy challenges are in sight

AGS honors Boston University professor with Memorial Award for geriatrics education

Brooklyn Hospital Center implements Netpresenter software to keep staff, visitors, patients up-to-date

The Lancet publishes Oceana's Solesta injectable gel study results against fecal incontinence

Veran Medical Technologies closes round of financing worth more than $15M

IASIS enters definitive agreement to purchase 78.2% interest in St. Joseph Medical Center

Patient society representatives gather to discuss new strategies to fight osteoporosis

Opinions: Japan nuclear concerns; cash on delivery; G20's role in ensuring global food security

Researchers develop new system that documents healing process in detail

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