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Two-thirds of California's 7 million uninsured will gain coverage under health reform

Up to two-thirds of California's 7 million uninsured residents will become eligible for health insurance coverage when health care reform is implemented in 2014, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

16 Feb 2011

WINCS detects and measures serotonin levels in brain through deep brain stimulation

Mayo Clinic researchers have concluded that, through deep brain stimulation, a Wireless Instantaneous Neurotransmitter Concentration System (WINCS) can detect and measure serotonin levels in the brain. The findings suggest that in the future such measurements of serotonin may help establish a therapeutic mechanism of deep brain stimulation for psychiatric disease.

16 Feb 2011

WaferGen offers SNP Genotyping screening with new SmartChip PCR System

WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. a leading developer of state-of-the-art genomic analysis systems, today announced that it is offering an early access program for high-throughput Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Genotyping through its new SmartChip Real-Time PCR System.

16 Feb 2011

Advaxis added to Mentor Capital Cancer Immunotherapy Index

Mentor Capital, Inc. reports that Advaxis, Inc. has been added as the newest member of the Mentor Capital Cancer Immunotherapy Index.

16 Feb 2011

Deactivation of tau gene may help reverse memory loss in Alzheimer disease

Amyloid-beta and tau protein deposits in the brain are characteristic features of Alzheimer disease. The effect on the hippocampus, the area of the brain that plays a central role in learning and memory, is particularly severe. However, it appears that the toxic effect of tau protein is largely eliminated when the corresponding tau gene is switched off.

16 Feb 2011

Bioniche presentation focuses on implementing E. coli cattle vaccine to reduce risk of human infection

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc., a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, gave a presentation about its E. coli O157 cattle vaccine at the First International One Health Congress in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

16 Feb 2011

APS agrees with President Obama's science emphasis 2012 budget

The American Physical Society agrees with President Obama's emphasis on science in his proposed Fiscal Year 2012 budget. His priorities keep the nation on a path of scientific advancement, technological innovation and economic growth.

16 Feb 2011

Patient on artificial heart receives heart and kidney transplant

Charles Okeke, the Phoenix husband and father of three, made headlines in May 2010 when he became the first patient in the U.S. to be discharged from a hospital with an artificial heart. With the latest technology, the "Freedom Driver," the man without a heart was able to resume his family life and to be free of the confines of a hospital room.

16 Feb 2011

Orexo fourth quarter net revenues increase to MSEK 109.1

Abstral continues to grow strongly and is now also approved in the USA. OX-MPI has made significant progress towards clinical trials and has received its first milestone payment. The three new programs OX219, OX51 and OX27 announced in August 2010 have now all entered the clinical phase.

16 Feb 2011

NQF converts endorsed measures from paper-based format to electronic 'eMeasures'

The National Quality Forum announces the conversion of 113 NQF-endorsed measures from a paper-based format to an electronic "eMeasure" format.

16 Feb 2011

UT Southwestern treats breast-cancer patient with Accuray CyberKnife System

Breast-cancer patient Kristin Wiginton is the first to be treated at UT Southwestern Medical Center with high-beam radiation using the Accuray CyberKnife System, which offers improved cosmetic results, less radiation exposure to surrounding tissue and a shorter treatment period.

16 Feb 2011

Global Patient Safety Alerts is now available for public

For the first time, patient safety alerts from across the globe will be available in one site, helping prevent harmful incidents from happening again. The Global Patient Safety Alerts, a publicly available web-based platform developed by the Canadian Patient Safety Institute will give frontline health-care providers and organizations around the world access to information on patient safety incidents, from causes to recommendations and solutions.

16 Feb 2011

Activaero closes financing round for € 5.0 million

Activaero GmbH, a technology leader in controlled breathing inhalation devices, today announced that it has closed a further financing round of € 5.0 million.

16 Feb 2011

ACC releases CardioSmart 'Survival Guides' for five common heart problems

In recognition of American Heart Month, the American College of Cardiology today released CardioSmart "Survival Guides" for five of the most common heart problems: coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmia, hypertension and heart attack.

16 Feb 2011

American Academy of Dermatology releases final guidelines of care for psoriasis

Building on the evidence-based findings of five previously published guidelines of care that examine the use of a variety of medical therapies for the management and treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, the American Academy of Dermatology has released its sixth and final guidelines of care for psoriasis.

16 Feb 2011

Novel molecular approach using biomarker can predict colorectal cancer staging, recurrence

A quantitative, molecular analysis of lymph nodes in patients deemed colorectal cancer-free was found to be an effective predictor of recurrence, according to a study from researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson and published online Feb 9. in Clinical Cancer Research.

16 Feb 2011

Viewpoints: Budget disappointment; supporting CLASS Act; health law's Medicaid 'mess'

If fiscal sanity is to be restored, Americans need to be told the hard facts — not just that the national debt is out of control and that deficits can't go on and on, but that getting the nation's finances in order will require going everywhere in the budget: domestic programs, defense spending and the big entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid that already consume three of every five dollars the government spends.

16 Feb 2011

Study: BPS is safe and effective for patients undergoing therapeutic endoscopy

Researchers from Korea report that, compared with conventional sedation, balanced propofol sedation using propofol in combination with midazolam and meperidine, provided higher health care provider satisfaction, better patient cooperation, and similar adverse event profiles in patients undergoing therapeutic endoscopic procedures.

16 Feb 2011

Over 20% of young children with respiratory viral infections will develop middle ear infections

More than 20 percent of young children with colds or other respiratory viral infections will develop middle ear infections of varying severity—including some mild infections that don't require antibiotics, according to a study in the February issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

16 Feb 2011

New review: Multiple interventions might enable work-related outcomes among cancer survivors

For cancer survivors who wish to return to work after treatment, a new evidence review suggests that therapies focusing on a wide range of health interventions might best enable them to do so.

16 Feb 2011

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Two-thirds of California's 7 million uninsured will gain coverage under health reform

WINCS detects and measures serotonin levels in brain through deep brain stimulation

WaferGen offers SNP Genotyping screening with new SmartChip PCR System

Advaxis added to Mentor Capital Cancer Immunotherapy Index

Deactivation of tau gene may help reverse memory loss in Alzheimer disease

Bioniche presentation focuses on implementing E. coli cattle vaccine to reduce risk of human infection

APS agrees with President Obama's science emphasis 2012 budget

Patient on artificial heart receives heart and kidney transplant

Orexo fourth quarter net revenues increase to MSEK 109.1

NQF converts endorsed measures from paper-based format to electronic 'eMeasures'

UT Southwestern treats breast-cancer patient with Accuray CyberKnife System

Global Patient Safety Alerts is now available for public

Activaero closes financing round for € 5.0 million

ACC releases CardioSmart 'Survival Guides' for five common heart problems

American Academy of Dermatology releases final guidelines of care for psoriasis

Novel molecular approach using biomarker can predict colorectal cancer staging, recurrence

Viewpoints: Budget disappointment; supporting CLASS Act; health law's Medicaid 'mess'

Study: BPS is safe and effective for patients undergoing therapeutic endoscopy

Over 20% of young children with respiratory viral infections will develop middle ear infections

New review: Multiple interventions might enable work-related outcomes among cancer survivors

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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