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Pelvic exam DVD improves students' knowledge and confidence

Two years ago, Robert Reid realized he gave the same tutorial to every medical student at each gynaecology clinic he conducted. Was there a way, he wondered, to transform this tutorial into an educational film for medical students?

19 Feb 2011

ACOEM expresses strong concerns about effect of proposed funding cuts to NIOSH

In letters to leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate today, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine expressed its strong concerns about the effect of proposed funding cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - which ACOEM says will devastate the nation's supply of new physicians trained to treat injured and ill workers.

19 Feb 2011

ASU, CGU enter agreement to establish international Biosignatures Center

Arizona State University and Taiwan's Chang Gung University have formalized an agreement to establish an international Biosignatures Center aimed at the prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer and other diseases.

19 Feb 2011

Abbott increases company's quarterly dividend 9% to 48 cents per share

The board of directors of Abbott today increased the company's quarterly common dividend 9 percent to 48 cents per share.

19 Feb 2011

New tuberculosis vaccine provides better protection

Nele Festjens and Nico Callewaert of VIB and Ghent University have improved the efficacy of the vaccine for tuberculosis. The new vaccine affords - as already proven in mice - better protection against the disease. The development of a new tuberculosis vaccine is a priority in the fight against the disease which claims the lives of 1.7 million people each year. The current vaccine provides only partial protection.

19 Feb 2011

Texas Children's scientist receives CAREER Award for congenital heart research

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston announces that a researcher in its Pediatric Cardiac Bioengineering Laboratory has earned a National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award for his work in studying the causes of congenital heart disease, heart defects, and the development of tissue engineering therapies using stem cells derived from human amniotic fluid.

19 Feb 2011

Kentucky, Virginia LapBand centers install Crospon's EndoFLIP system

Crospon, an Irish medical device developer based in Galway, has announced that its EndoFLIP system is now being used in two leading LapBand centers in Kentucky and Virginia.

19 Feb 2011

Angiotech executes Settlement and License Termination Agreement with Rex Medical

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that its subsidiary, Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has executed a Settlement and License Termination Agreement with Rex Medical, LP, providing for the full and final settlement and/or dismissal of all claims arising under the the License, Supply, Marketing and Distribution Agreement between Angiotech US and Rex, dated March 13, 2008.

19 Feb 2011

HP announces new digital solution portfolio for health organizations

HP today announced a new solution portfolio designed to deliver flexibility and efficiency to health organizations.

19 Feb 2011

Doctor explores link between lack of oxygen and inflammation in patients undergoing surgery

When the body is deprived of oxygen during a major surgery, the kidneys, heart muscles or lungs can be injured as a result. The problem is that lack of oxygen can lead to inflammation.

19 Feb 2011

Health benefits a key part of partisan battle in Wisconsin

A proposal by Wisconsin's new Republican governor to change state worker benefits, including collective bargaining on health care, led to a stand-off in the state Senate Thursday.

19 Feb 2011

U.S. scientists assess progress of dengue vaccine at 3-day summit in Puerto Rico

During a meeting in Puerto Rico on Thursday to discuss recent progress towards fighting dengue, researchers voiced optimism over advances in the development of vaccines to prevent the spread of the virus, "which kills 25,000 people every year," Agence France-Presse reports. The three-day summit was hosted by the NIH, CDC and PAHO, according to the news service.

19 Feb 2011

China Medical Technologies third quarter revenues increase 30.0% to RMB223.9 million ($33.9M)

China Medical Technologies, Inc., a leading China-based advanced in-vitro diagnostic ("IVD") company, announced its unaudited financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2010 ("3Q FY2010") today.

19 Feb 2011

Inducing labor is linked with negative outcomes for mother, does not provide benefit to newborn

Inducing labor without a medical reason is associated with negative outcomes for the mother, including increased rates of cesarean delivery, greater blood loss and an extended length of stay in the hospital, and does not provide any benefit for the newborn.

19 Feb 2011

Merck Canada announces $6.8 million investment in AmorChem for biopharmaceutical research

Merck Canada announced today a $6.8 million investment in AmorChem, a Quebec life sciences venture capital fund. This is the latest investment made by Merck following a commitment made in 2010 to invest an incremental $100 million over five years in biopharmaceutical research and development in Quebec.

19 Feb 2011

Depression doesn't decline with age in addiction-prone women

Unlike alcohol abuse problems and antisocial behavior, depression doesn't decline with age in addiction-prone women in their 30s and 40s - it continues to increase, a new study led by University of Michigan Health System researchers found.

18 Feb 2011

Scientists discover evidence linking brain function variations to birth size, weight of placenta

Scientists have discovered the first evidence linking brain function variations between the left and right sides of the brain to size at birth and the weight of the placenta. The finding could shed new light on the causes of mental health problems in later life.

18 Feb 2011

Biocare, HJF sign license agreement to distribute antibody against prostate cancer

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. has signed a licensing agreement with Biocare Medical, a biotechnology company based in Concord, Calif., for the exclusive worldwide sales and distribution rights for the immunohistochemistry of an antibody designed to detect tumor prevalence in prostate cancer patients.

18 Feb 2011

Alaska bypasses federal money for health exchange

Most states, even those opposing the health law in court, appear to be working toward implementation, but Alaska has taken a different path. Meanwhile, members of Congress are looking at ways to expand some of the benefits from the law.

18 Feb 2011

Universal Health Care enters into new four-year $40 million senior credit facility

Universal Health Care Group, Inc., a leading managed care organization, today announced that it has entered into a new, four-year, $40 million senior credit facility. The purpose of the borrowings are for the repurchase of shares from a minority private equity shareholder and for general corporate purposes.

18 Feb 2011

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Pelvic exam DVD improves students' knowledge and confidence

ACOEM expresses strong concerns about effect of proposed funding cuts to NIOSH

ASU, CGU enter agreement to establish international Biosignatures Center

Abbott increases company's quarterly dividend 9% to 48 cents per share

New tuberculosis vaccine provides better protection

Texas Children's scientist receives CAREER Award for congenital heart research

Kentucky, Virginia LapBand centers install Crospon's EndoFLIP system

Angiotech executes Settlement and License Termination Agreement with Rex Medical

HP announces new digital solution portfolio for health organizations

Doctor explores link between lack of oxygen and inflammation in patients undergoing surgery

Health benefits a key part of partisan battle in Wisconsin

U.S. scientists assess progress of dengue vaccine at 3-day summit in Puerto Rico

China Medical Technologies third quarter revenues increase 30.0% to RMB223.9 million ($33.9M)

Inducing labor is linked with negative outcomes for mother, does not provide benefit to newborn

Merck Canada announces $6.8 million investment in AmorChem for biopharmaceutical research

Depression doesn't decline with age in addiction-prone women

Scientists discover evidence linking brain function variations to birth size, weight of placenta

Biocare, HJF sign license agreement to distribute antibody against prostate cancer

Alaska bypasses federal money for health exchange

Universal Health Care enters into new four-year $40 million senior credit facility

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