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ICA launches innovative patient portal product at HIMSS11

Informatics Corporation of America (ICA), a leading provider of comprehensive Health Information Exchange (HIE) solutions to hospitals, integrated delivery networks (IDNs), communities and states, launches its innovative patient portal product at HIMSS11 Exhibition in Booth # 2837, February 20-24, 2011, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla.

19 Feb 2011

Biologist investigates CAPV-EAE population for hereditary breast and ovary cancer

Between 5 % and 10 % of breast cancer cases are hereditary, arising because the patient inherits from the father or mother a mutation in a gene that is susceptible to causing the illness. BRCA1 and BRCA2 have already been identified as two of the genes to be monitored. It is estimated that 30 % of hereditary breast cancer cases are due to mutations in one of these two genes.

19 Feb 2011

Matrixx and H.I.G. announce expiration of subsequent offering period

Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. and H.I.G. Capital, LLC, a leading global private investment firm, today announced that the subsequent offering period of the tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Matrixx by Wonder Holdings, Inc. ("Wonder") and Wonder Holdings Acquisition Corp., both affiliates of H.I.G. formed for the purpose of acquiring Matrixx, for $8.75 per share in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes, expired at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on Thursday, February 17, 2011.

19 Feb 2011

Watson's performance on Jeopardy! inspires 700% spike in volunteers for World Community Grid

Watson wasn't the only computer system that won this week when it competed successfully against two human champions on the Jeopardy! game show.

19 Feb 2011

Protalix: New data from taliglucerase alfa, oral GCD trials to be presented at Lysosomal Disease Network Symposium

Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc., announced today that new clinical data from the switchover trial of taliglucerase alfa in Gaucher disease patients and preclinical data on oral enzyme glucocerebrosidase (oral GCD) will be presented today at the 7th Annual Meeting of the Lysosomal Disease Network: WORLD Symposium 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

19 Feb 2011

2011 Clinical Congress of American College of Surgeons to take place in October, in San Francisco

The 2011 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons—one of the largest international meetings of surgeons in the world—will convene October 23-27, 2011, in San Francisco, CA. The San Francisco Hilton will serve as the headquarters hotel for the meeting, and the Moscone Convention Center will house the scientific panel sessions and courses, as well as all scientific and technical exhibits.

19 Feb 2011

Cutting of funds for Planned Parenthood long overdue, says ACLJ

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), focusing on constitutional law, today called the House vote approving the Pence Amendment stripping Planned Parenthood of all federal funding long overdue and sends a message: Americans don't want their tax dollars used to support the nation's largest abortion provider. In less than a week, the ACLJ has heard from nearly 55,000 people who urged the House to defund Planned Parenthood by signing on to a petition demanding action.

19 Feb 2011

Imprivata to showcase new product innovations at HIMSS11

Imprivata, the #1 independent single sign-on and access management provider for healthcare and other regulated industries, will be showcasing the Company's #1 KLAS-rated products and featuring live customer presentations at HIMSS11, being held February 20-24 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

19 Feb 2011

MedVirginia to showcase interoperability solutions at HIMSS11 Conference

MedVirginia has announced its participation in the Interoperability Showcase™ at the HIMSS11 Annual Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida next week.

19 Feb 2011

WTW announces fourth quarter earnings per share of $2.75 for 2011

Yesterday, Weight Watchers announced fourth quarter earnings that were 14% higher than expectations with earnings of $.64 compared to the consensus of $.56.

19 Feb 2011

MOCON declares quarterly cash dividend

MOCON, Inc. announced today that on February 17, 2011, its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of ten cents ($0.10) per share, payable on May 20, 2011, to shareholders of record on May 6, 2011. This is a five percent increase over the previous rate of nine and one-half cents per share.

19 Feb 2011

Scientist argues cost-effectiveness analysis should play bigger role in American health care system

Cost-effectiveness analysis should play a bigger role in the American health care system, argued a University of Chicago researcher Friday at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

19 Feb 2011

Jenny Craig to launch new male-targeted weight loss initiative

Jenny Craig, Inc., one of the leading authorities on weight management, is launching a new male-targeted initiative titled "Jen Works for Men" with celebrity spokesperson Jason Alexander as the face of the new campaign. Alexander, who famously lost 30 pounds on the program, wrote, directed and starred in the new series of national commercials for the weight loss company, slated to launch on Monday, February 21, 2011.

19 Feb 2011

New study: Only one out of 1,900 could claim ideal heart health

Only one out of more than 1,900 people evaluated met the American Heart Association definition of ideal cardiovascular health, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Their findings were recently published online in Circulation.

19 Feb 2011

Smith & Nephew's OXINIUM material receives C1 price reimbursement in Japan for hip replacements

OXINIUM Oxidized Zirconium, the patented advanced bearing material from Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Division, has been awarded a C1 premium reimbursement classification in Japan for use in hip replacement surgery.

19 Feb 2011

Eating tissue to stay thin

In a recent interview on CNN, Janet Jackson talks about the extreme measures some women in Hollywood take to achieve and maintain a thin body. She says some are even eating Kleenex to stay full so they don't feel hungry. Kimberly Dennis, M.D., and Medical Director at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center, a residential treatment center for eating disorders and addictions, warns about the dangers of this behavior, and says there might be deeper problems hidden below the surface.

19 Feb 2011

Rescinding elements of regulation protecting conscience rights of health care providers a disappointment

The Obama administration's final rule rescinding important elements of a federal regulation protecting the conscience rights of health care providers is a disappointment, but there are also reasons for hope, said Deirdre McQuade of the Pro-Life Secretariat of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).

19 Feb 2011

Northrop Grumman to highlight technology and solutions applicable to military at HIMSS

Northrop Grumman Corporation will highlight technology and solutions applicable to the military, public health entities, and the state and local market next week at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2011 Annual Conference and Exposition.

19 Feb 2011

Genzyme reports 3-year follow-up data from eliglustat tartrate Phase 2 trial for Gaucher disease

Genzyme Corporation today announced three-year follow-up data from patients enrolled in the phase 2 clinical trial for its investigational oral therapy for Gaucher disease type 1 known as eliglustat tartrate. Sustained or further improvements were observed across all endpoints, including bone disease, at the three-year timepoint.

19 Feb 2011

NSBRI awards four scientists with postdoctoral fellowships for space-related biomedical research

Four young scientists are now conducting research to help protect astronaut health. The researchers are recipients of postdoctoral fellowships awarded by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute.

19 Feb 2011

Medical News

ICA launches innovative patient portal product at HIMSS11

Biologist investigates CAPV-EAE population for hereditary breast and ovary cancer

Matrixx and H.I.G. announce expiration of subsequent offering period

Watson's performance on Jeopardy! inspires 700% spike in volunteers for World Community Grid

Protalix: New data from taliglucerase alfa, oral GCD trials to be presented at Lysosomal Disease Network Symposium

2011 Clinical Congress of American College of Surgeons to take place in October, in San Francisco

Cutting of funds for Planned Parenthood long overdue, says ACLJ

Imprivata to showcase new product innovations at HIMSS11

MedVirginia to showcase interoperability solutions at HIMSS11 Conference

WTW announces fourth quarter earnings per share of $2.75 for 2011

MOCON declares quarterly cash dividend

Scientist argues cost-effectiveness analysis should play bigger role in American health care system

Jenny Craig to launch new male-targeted weight loss initiative

New study: Only one out of 1,900 could claim ideal heart health

Smith & Nephew's OXINIUM material receives C1 price reimbursement in Japan for hip replacements

Eating tissue to stay thin

Rescinding elements of regulation protecting conscience rights of health care providers a disappointment

Northrop Grumman to highlight technology and solutions applicable to military at HIMSS

Genzyme reports 3-year follow-up data from eliglustat tartrate Phase 2 trial for Gaucher disease

NSBRI awards four scientists with postdoctoral fellowships for space-related biomedical research

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