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Governors' Medicaid, budget concerns trigger debate

As governors took to Capitol Hill this week to talk about their state budgets, Medicaid and the implementation of the health law, more attention was focused on the issues and cost estimates involved in the debate.

4 Mar 2011

Springtime may cause or worsen dry eye condition

Springtime may be just what the doctor orders for individuals suffering from dry eye condition, a disorder resulting from insufficient tear production or altered tear film composition. According to a study published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, a temperature less than 30 degrees Celsius on the eye and eyelid could be the cause for the onset or worsening of the disorder.

4 Mar 2011

$Chemotherapy, endocrine therapy may increase risk of bone fractures in breast cancer survivors$

Chemotherapy, endocrine therapy may increase risk of bone fractures in breast cancer survivors

The combined effects of chemotherapy and endocrine therapy may increase the risk of bone fractures in breast cancer survivors.

4 Mar 2011

State roundup: N.Y. malpractice fight; costly prisoners in Calif.; abortion battles

Last week, hospital leaders stood alongside Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo at the Capitol, pledging their support for billions in cuts proposed by his Medicaid redesign team.

4 Mar 2011

Wako i30 Immunoanalyzer incorporating Caliper's microfluidic LabChip technologies receives 510(k) clearance

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. today announced that its licensee Wako Pure Chemical Industries, through its Wako Diagnostics division, has obtained 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its uTASWako® i30 Immunoanalyzer and AFP-L3 and DCP Assays, which are used to assess liver cancer risk in patients with chronic liver disease.

4 Mar 2011

ATS releases new report detailing emerging trends in HIV-linked pulmonary disease management

The American Thoracic Society has released a new report detailing recent global changes in the management of human immunodeficiency virus-associated pulmonary disease.

4 Mar 2011

Study: 6 out of 10 male drug-abusers direct violence against their partners

According to a study conducted at the Department of Pedagogy of the University of Granada, about six out of ten male drug-abusers direct some type of violence against their intimate partners.

4 Mar 2011

Talecris granted EU orphan drug designation for Plasmin (human) to treat acute peripheral arterial occlusion

Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc. (TLCR) announced today that it has been granted orphan drug designation by the European Commission for the development of Plasmin (human) to treat acute peripheral arterial occlusion (aPAO). Talecris is currently investigating Plasmin in a phase II clinical trial designed to assess its ability to treat aPAO, a condition in which arterial blood flow to the extremities, usually the legs, is blocked by a clot.

4 Mar 2011

Two-week budget measure signed into law

President Barack Obama invited congressional leaders to meet with Vice President Joe Biden in hopes of taking on longer-term fiscal issues such as Medicare spending. Meanwhile, a new poll demonstrates that taking on such entitlement programs is challenging, because public opinion does not necessarily endorse deep cuts in this area.

4 Mar 2011

U.S. Representatives, Gene Green introduce bipartisan bill to ensure Medicare reimbursement

U.S. Representatives Ed Whitfield and Gene Green today introduced H.R. 905.

4 Mar 2011

New, inexpensive method to accurately differentiate between benign and malignant breast tumors

Recent research by doctoral student Sevan Goenezen holds the promise of becoming a powerful new weapon in the fight against breast cancer. His complex computational research has led to a fast, inexpensive new method for using ultrasound and advanced algorithms to differentiate between benign and malignant tumors with a high degree of accuracy.

4 Mar 2011

Low physical activity increases kidney transplant patients' likelihood of dying early

Low physical activity increases kidney transplant patients' likelihood of dying early, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology. The results suggest that patients need to exercise to fend off an early death.

4 Mar 2011

Exercise can reduce cannabis use in persons who don't want to stop

Vanderbilt researchers are studying heavy users of marijuana to help understand what exercise does for the brain, contributing to a field of research that uses exercise as a modality for prevention and treatment.

4 Mar 2011

Efficiency of brain function depends on family's genetic makeup

How well our brain functions is largely based on our family's genetic makeup, according to a University of Melbourne led study.

4 Mar 2011

HITArkansas names ABEL as preferred vendor for electronic medical health records

ABEL Medical Software Inc., a leading North American provider of electronic medical health records, was, today, named a preferred vendor by HITArkansas, the Regional Extension Center for Arkansas.

4 Mar 2011

Hemispherx, Chronix jointly file US patent application for CFS blood test

Chronix Biomedical announced today that it filed a provisional United States patent application jointly with Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. on a blood test for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

4 Mar 2011

Health law legal challenges draw analysis, predictions

In analyzing the recent Florida decision that overturned the health law, one state senate's legislative counsel determined that only a decision by the Supreme Court is binding beyond the circuit in which it is issued. Meanwhile, another legal expert offered a prediction on how Justice Roberts would vote on the measure's constitutionality.

4 Mar 2011

Allos reaches SPA agreement with FDA for FOLOTYN Phase 3 trial in PTCL

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that the Company has reached agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under its Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) process for the design of the Company's Phase 3 clinical trial of FOLOTYN® (pralatrexate injection) in patients with previously undiagnosed peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL).

4 Mar 2011

AHRQ: More than 59 million Americans diagnosed with high blood pressure in 2008

More than 59 million Americans age 18 and older were diagnosed with high blood pressure in 2008, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

4 Mar 2011

Viewpoints: Medicaid costs making Ohio 'ill'?; Penn. adultbasic cuts 'bad'; Calif.'s prisoner dilemma

The president's health care overhaul has made Ohio's budget situation worse. The law prohibits states from changing eligibility requirements, cutting reimbursements or reducing benefits, which would allow our state to live within its means.

4 Mar 2011

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Governors' Medicaid, budget concerns trigger debate

Springtime may cause or worsen dry eye condition

Chemotherapy, endocrine therapy may increase risk of bone fractures in breast cancer survivors

State roundup: N.Y. malpractice fight; costly prisoners in Calif.; abortion battles

Wako i30 Immunoanalyzer incorporating Caliper's microfluidic LabChip technologies receives 510(k) clearance

ATS releases new report detailing emerging trends in HIV-linked pulmonary disease management

Study: 6 out of 10 male drug-abusers direct violence against their partners

Talecris granted EU orphan drug designation for Plasmin (human) to treat acute peripheral arterial occlusion

Two-week budget measure signed into law

U.S. Representatives, Gene Green introduce bipartisan bill to ensure Medicare reimbursement

New, inexpensive method to accurately differentiate between benign and malignant breast tumors

Low physical activity increases kidney transplant patients' likelihood of dying early

Exercise can reduce cannabis use in persons who don't want to stop

Efficiency of brain function depends on family's genetic makeup

HITArkansas names ABEL as preferred vendor for electronic medical health records

Hemispherx, Chronix jointly file US patent application for CFS blood test

Health law legal challenges draw analysis, predictions

Allos reaches SPA agreement with FDA for FOLOTYN Phase 3 trial in PTCL

AHRQ: More than 59 million Americans diagnosed with high blood pressure in 2008

Viewpoints: Medicaid costs making Ohio 'ill'?; Penn. adultbasic cuts 'bad'; Calif.'s prisoner dilemma

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

Data management challenges in scientific research

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