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New study finds 35% of imaging costs ordered for defensive purposes in Pennsylvania

Nearly 35 percent of all the imaging costs ordered for 2,068 orthopaedic patient encounters in Pennsylvania were ordered for defensive purposes, according to a new study presented today at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

16 Feb 2011

Republican leadership's FY11 budget cuts would endanger national security, Clinton says

"Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday afternoon that the spending levels outlined by House Republicans late last week for the remainder of the fiscal year would endanger the country's national security," the Washington Post's "44" blog reports.

16 Feb 2011

Ecstasy does not impair cognitive performance: Study

Today the journal Addiction published online the results of a neuroscience study finding no evidence of impaired cognitive performance in users of Ecstasy, the street name for the chemical known as MDMA.

16 Feb 2011

Obesity and knee osteoarthritis will lead to loss of 86 million healthy years of life

An estimated 10 million Americans suffer from knee osteoarthritis (OA), making it one of the most common causes of disability in the US. Due to obesity and symptomatic knee OA, Americans over the age of 50 will together lose the equivalent of 86 million healthy years of life, concluded researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), who investigated the potential gains in quality and quantity of life that could be achieved averting losses due to obesity and knee OA.

16 Feb 2011

Sanofi-Aventis, Boehringer, World Heart Federation collaborate to raise awareness about AF

The World Heart Federation, sanofi-aventis and Boehringer Ingelheim have announced their collaboration on the AF AWARE campaign today, to raise awareness of atrial fibrillation (AF) and its links to severe consequences including cardiovascular mortality, stroke and CV hospitalizations.

16 Feb 2011

CTI's fourth quarter net loss increases to $34.1 million

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. today reported recent accomplishments and financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010.

16 Feb 2011

Research: Whole genome sequencing on tumors can treat pancreatic cancer

Whole genome sequencing - spelling out a person's entire DNA genetic code - has moved one step closer to being a medical option for direct patient care.

16 Feb 2011

Reuters examines Russia's efforts to position itself as a foreign donor

"A prominent aid recipient in the 1990s, Russia has quintupled its annual foreign aid budget in the past four years, from $100 million to $500 million, and created a $7.5 billion fund to help struggling neighbours. It is [also] considering setting up a national body to rival the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)," Reuters writes in an article that examines some of the country's motivations towards greater investment abroad.

16 Feb 2011

Diagnosis of breast cancer in women over 70 leads to lower survival

Women over 70 are being diagnosed with breast cancer at a later stage leading to lower survival from the disease in the elderly, new research showed today (Wednesday).

16 Feb 2011

Scott & White Healthcare offers TIF procedure to patients with chronic heartburn

Millions of Americans, or 10 percent of the population, suffers from daily heartburn or other symptoms of reflux such as regurgitation, chronic cough, hoarseness and dental erosions. Until recently, many of these patients faced either a lifetime of daily medications, incomplete resolution, or worsening of their symptoms while treatment options were often limited to surgery.

16 Feb 2011

Online hub reports children with special needs are victims of nationwide silent epidemic of bullying

Children with special needs are victims of a nationwide silent epidemic of bullying, according to the "Walk a Mile in Their Shoes" report released today by AbilityPath.org, an online hub and special needs community for parents and professionals of children with disabilities. Full report and related resources will be released online at www.abilitypath.org at 11 a.m. PST.

16 Feb 2011

New Rush clinic brings trained clinicians to care for patients with pulmonary hypertension

Cardiologists and pulmonologists at Rush University Medical Center have teamed up to provide a new and better approach to treating patients with pulmonary hypertension, a disease affecting the heart and lungs. The new Rush Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic brings together a multidisciplinary team of clinicians with specialized training to care for patients with this very complex disease.

16 Feb 2011

MDI releases major software update to Viewpoint Analytics

MDI has released a major enhancement to Viewpoint Analytics, a powerful web-based healthcare data warehousing, management, and reporting solution. Among the biggest additions to Viewpoint's suite of capabilities, MDI has integrated McKesson's CareEnhance Disease Monitor solution, improved Viewpoint's innovative medical risk scoring, and enhanced overall reporting speed and performance through data cubing.

16 Feb 2011

Microsoft, Visionshare partner to enhance health information transaction between physicians, patients

VisionShare, the nation's largest and most trusted healthcare information network, announced today that it is working with Microsoft Corp. to enhance the transaction of health information from physicians to their patients based on security protocols endorsed by the Office of the National Coordinator's Direct Project.

16 Feb 2011

AMT 2010 total net income increases to EUR 1.4 million

Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics, a leader in the field of human gene therapy, today reported its results for the year to December 31, 2010.

16 Feb 2011

Also in global health news: Gates Foundation global health head to step down; drug, medical supply shortages in Gaza; food security in N. Korea

Tachi Yamada, president of the global health program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on Monday announced he would step down in June after five years serving in the position, the Associated Press/Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports.

16 Feb 2011

Majority of parents continue to give OTC cough and cold medicines to children under 2

Research has linked over-the-counter cough and cold products to poisoning or death in hundreds of children, ages 2 and younger. Studies have also shown that these medicines do little to control symptoms. As a result, in 2008, the United States Food and Drug Administration formally recommended that OTC cough and cold products not be given to children under age 2.

16 Feb 2011

Combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy effective against Hodgkin's lymphoma, in the short term

Modern treatment for early stage Hodgkin's lymphoma is highly effective, leaving most patients with no evidence of cancer. However, experts differ on the best approach: Is chemotherapy enough or does adding radiation therapy improve the outcome?

16 Feb 2011

GAVI chair calls for greater reductions in vaccine prices for developing countries

On Monday, the same day the GAVI Alliance helped oversee the roll out of a routine pneumococcal vaccine in Kenya, GAVI chairman Dagfinn Hoybraten highlighted the need for greater reductions in vaccine prices in developing countries during an interview with Reuters, the news service reports. The piece examines the funding mechanism in place to finance the pneumococcal vaccines, known as Advance Market Commitment (AMC), as well as the budget shortfall facing the group (Kelland, 2/14).

16 Feb 2011

Sanofi-aventis enters definitive agreement to acquire Genzyme

Sanofi-aventis and Genzyme Corporation announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which sanofi-aventis is to acquire Genzyme for $74.00 per share in cash, or approximately $20.1 billion.

16 Feb 2011

Medical News

New study finds 35% of imaging costs ordered for defensive purposes in Pennsylvania

Republican leadership's FY11 budget cuts would endanger national security, Clinton says

Ecstasy does not impair cognitive performance: Study

Obesity and knee osteoarthritis will lead to loss of 86 million healthy years of life

Sanofi-Aventis, Boehringer, World Heart Federation collaborate to raise awareness about AF

CTI's fourth quarter net loss increases to $34.1 million

Research: Whole genome sequencing on tumors can treat pancreatic cancer

Reuters examines Russia's efforts to position itself as a foreign donor

Diagnosis of breast cancer in women over 70 leads to lower survival

Scott & White Healthcare offers TIF procedure to patients with chronic heartburn

Online hub reports children with special needs are victims of nationwide silent epidemic of bullying

New Rush clinic brings trained clinicians to care for patients with pulmonary hypertension

MDI releases major software update to Viewpoint Analytics

Microsoft, Visionshare partner to enhance health information transaction between physicians, patients

AMT 2010 total net income increases to EUR 1.4 million

Also in global health news: Gates Foundation global health head to step down; drug, medical supply shortages in Gaza; food security in N. Korea

Majority of parents continue to give OTC cough and cold medicines to children under 2

Combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy effective against Hodgkin's lymphoma, in the short term

GAVI chair calls for greater reductions in vaccine prices for developing countries

Sanofi-aventis enters definitive agreement to acquire Genzyme

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