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FDA approves Medtronic's InterStim Therapy to improve bowel control

Medtronic, Inc. today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of InterStim Therapy for Bowel Control. InterStim Therapy, previously available to treat the symptoms of overactive bladder and non-obstructive urinary retention, is now also approved for the treatment of chronic fecal incontinence in patients who have failed or are not candidates for more conservative treatments.

1 Apr 2011

Invida, Roche partner to commercialize primary care products

Invida Group Pte Ltd, the leading specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the commercialization of healthcare products throughout Asia Pacific, today announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement with Roche for the commercialization and marketing of that company's primary care portfolio throughout Korea.

1 Apr 2011

Insulin could play a new role in fighting Alzheimer's disease: Research

A low dose of insulin has been found to suppress the expression in the blood of four precursor proteins involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, according to new clinical research by University at Buffalo endocrinologists. The research, published in March online in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, suggests that insulin could have a powerful, new role to play in fighting Alzheimer's disease.

1 Apr 2011

CPRIT awards $12.6M grant to Gulf Coast Consortia to develop new cancer treatments

The Gulf Coast Consortia has been awarded a grant of more than $12.6 million from the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas to launch a collaborative program that brings together researchers with the common purpose of developing new cancer treatments.

1 Apr 2011

Pfizer, MACHC, NBCH launch AHSP Employer Guide

Approximately 400,000 Kansas City-area employees and their dependents benefitted from access to better health information and services focused on prevention, health risk reduction and earlier treatment of chronic disease as a result of the Kansas City Collaborative.

1 Apr 2011

APEX-PD Phase III clinical study data to be presented at American Academy of Neurology Conference

Impax Pharmaceuticals, the branded products division of Impax Laboratories, Inc., today announced that IPX066 APEX-PD Phase III clinical study data will be presented in a Late Breaker Session at the 63rd annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, held from April 9 to April 16.

1 Apr 2011

New guidelines to eliminate bloodstream infections in patients with intravenous catheters

New guidelines, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee outline steps to eliminate bloodstream infections in patients with intravenous catheters, which are among the most deadly and costly healthcare-associated infections.

1 Apr 2011

Baylor, Select announce closing of joint venture transaction

Baylor Health Care System and Select Medical Corporation today announced that they have closed their previously announced joint venture transaction, and that the joint venture will commence operations on April 1, 2011.

1 Apr 2011

Good and bad news about retiree health care

While the AP reports that the outlook is improving for retirees who wonder if they will be able to pay their medical bills, Politico notes that the health law's early retiree health program is about to run out of money.

1 Apr 2011

AngioScore launches AngioSculpt PTA Scoring Balloon Catheters for treatment of PAD

AngioScore, Inc., a developer of novel angioplasty catheters for use in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, today announced the launch of new, longer AngioSculpt PTA Scoring Balloon Catheters for the treatment of peripheral artery disease.

1 Apr 2011

Scientists develop new experimental diagnostic test to distinguish infection from disease

A potential new experimental diagnostic test able to quickly distinguish individuals with active tuberculosis from those with latent TB infection has been developed. If the preliminary results of the study will be confirmed in a larger population sample, the new diagnostic system could allow more effective strategies to control the spread of the re-emerging pathology.

1 Apr 2011

Zynx Health responds to proposed regulations issued by CMS

Zynx Health, the market leader in providing evidence-based and experience-based clinical decision support solutions, today announced its response to the proposed regulations governing Accountable Care Organizations issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

1 Apr 2011

Biocept, academic collaborators' posters on CTCs to be presented at AACR meeting

Biocept, Inc. today reported that its scientists and academic collaborators will present four posters at the 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research taking place in Orlando, Florida April 2-6, 2011.

1 Apr 2011

Donation after cardiac death may broaden the scope of organ donor selection

Findings from two new studies presented today at the International Liver CongressTM confirm that there are options for clinicians to expand the pool of liver grafts for use in patients with liver disease.

1 Apr 2011

New CMS reimbursement system for ESRD may place cost constraints on clinics

According to Millennium Research Group, the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the new reimbursement system from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for end stage renal disease will have a mixed but mostly negative effect on the market for ESRD treatment devices.

1 Apr 2011

New lifesaving technology can combat cancer

Imagine the benefits if there was technology that pinpointed exactly which chemotherapy drugs work best in fighting each individual's type of cancer. No more guessing. No more trial and error. The good news is that such lifesaving technology is on its way to becoming reality.

1 Apr 2011

NIH combats obesity epidemic with new strategic research plan

To combat the obesity epidemic, the National Institutes of Health is encouraging diverse scientific investigations through a new Strategic Plan for NIH Obesity Research.

1 Apr 2011

Cellular Immunology supports Second International Conference on Immune Tolerance

Interest in the immune tolerance field continues to grow. Following the successful First International Conference, held in Boston in October 2009, the Second International Conference on Immune Tolerance will bring together international delegates to share their latest research and insights into the mechanisms and treatment of many conditions, most notably in transplantation, autoimmune diseases, inflammation and cancer.

1 Apr 2011

First Edition: April 1, 2011

Today's health policy news coverage helps fill in the details of the much-anticipated rule for accountable care organizations, which was released yesterday by the Obama administration.

1 Apr 2011

MEDNAX acquires three physician group practices in San Antonio, TX and Miami, FL

MEDNAX, Inc., today announced the acquisition of three separate physician group practices based in San Antonio, TX and Miami, FL, as well as the expansion of new services in Topeka, KS.

1 Apr 2011

Medical News

FDA approves Medtronic's InterStim Therapy to improve bowel control

Invida, Roche partner to commercialize primary care products

Insulin could play a new role in fighting Alzheimer's disease: Research

CPRIT awards $12.6M grant to Gulf Coast Consortia to develop new cancer treatments

Pfizer, MACHC, NBCH launch AHSP Employer Guide

APEX-PD Phase III clinical study data to be presented at American Academy of Neurology Conference

New guidelines to eliminate bloodstream infections in patients with intravenous catheters

Baylor, Select announce closing of joint venture transaction

Good and bad news about retiree health care

AngioScore launches AngioSculpt PTA Scoring Balloon Catheters for treatment of PAD

Scientists develop new experimental diagnostic test to distinguish infection from disease

Zynx Health responds to proposed regulations issued by CMS

Biocept, academic collaborators' posters on CTCs to be presented at AACR meeting

Donation after cardiac death may broaden the scope of organ donor selection

New CMS reimbursement system for ESRD may place cost constraints on clinics

New lifesaving technology can combat cancer

NIH combats obesity epidemic with new strategic research plan

Cellular Immunology supports Second International Conference on Immune Tolerance

First Edition: April 1, 2011

MEDNAX acquires three physician group practices in San Antonio, TX and Miami, FL

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

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