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Australia’s Healthy Weight Week

The Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) has launched Australia’s Healthy Weight Week (AHWW) on Sunday in an attempt to make people choose a healthier lifestyle of eating better and exercising more.

23 Jan 2011

First U.S. implant of RespiCardia System for treatment of sleep apnea

Cardiac Concepts, announced today the first U.S. clinical implant of the RespiCardia System at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.

21 Jan 2011

Mutation of microRNA miR-96 causes deafness

New research from the University of Sheffield has revealed that the molecular mechanism underlying deafness is caused by a mutation of a specific microRNA called miR-96. The discovery could provide the basis for treating progressive hearing loss and deafness.

21 Jan 2011

CVAF completes new investment agreement with Oncovir for production of Hiltonol

Cancer Research Institute, Inc. (CRI), a U.S. nonprofit organization founded in 1953 to advance the science of tumor immunology and foster the discovery and development of new cancer immunotherapies, announced today that its Cancer Vaccine Acceleration Fund (CVAF), a joint initiative with the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR), has completed a new investment agreement with Oncovir, Inc., a biotechnology company based in Washington, D.C., to enable the production of the immunological stimulant Hiltonol® (Poly-ICLC).

21 Jan 2011

Kaiser Permanente's 2010 charitable contributions top $35 million

Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States, the area's largest not-for-profit health plan and care provider, announced today that its 2010 charitable contributions topped $35 million. Approximately $25 million was used for direct medical care and insurance coverage for uninsured and underserved residents of Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, and another $10 million in grants, donations, and sponsorships went to organizations that support the health of the region.

21 Jan 2011

Immunomedics reports encouraging results from Y-90-labeled clivatuzumab tetraxetan study in pancreatic cancer

Immunomedics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on the development of monoclonal antibody-based products for the targeted treatment of cancer, autoimmune and other serious diseases, today announced that repeated therapy cycles of its proprietary antibody, clivatuzumab tetraxetan, labeled with yttrium-90 plus low-dose gemcitabine, extended median overall survival.

21 Jan 2011

Medicare warnings, entitlement cuts draw attention

Meanwhile, KQED reports on efforts to coordinate coverage for baby-boomers who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid.

21 Jan 2011

Looking beyond repeal vote, House Republicans plan their own health bills

The House GOP moved forward Thursday with targeted measures to advance their own version of health legislation. Four committee chairmen outlined plans to develop specific plans to kill or replace certain elements of the health law. A bill to permit interstate sales of health insurance is among the specific proposals on the table, and a group of conservative Republicans also unveiled a fiscal plan that would stall health law implementation efforts by defunding them.

21 Jan 2011

USC School of Medicine to host the first World Congress of Ultrasound in Medical Education

Ultrasound is a valuable tool that allows doctors to diagnose and treat patients quickly and accurately. It's been around for decades, but there has been revolutionary change in the technology in recent years, making the machines smaller, cheaper and smarter.

21 Jan 2011

Possible hospital merger in Mass. could accelerate trend toward consolidation

News outlets also report on another hospital merger as well as how a Minnesota psychiatric hospital gathered the necessary funds and support to be built.

21 Jan 2011

Three Senate Dems urge Boehner to move quickly to delete health law reporting requirement

Though it is generally accepted that the GOP repeal effort is finding little-to-no traction among Senate Democrats, some of these lawmakers are urging House GOP leaders to move fast to undo a small health law provision that requires business to file certain tax forms. The provision, which is not directly related to health care, is a revenue raiser for the sweeping overhaul, but has been very unpopular in the business community.

21 Jan 2011

Anti-depressants are passing into waterways and affecting fish

Around one in four Montrealers take some kind of anti-depressant, and according to new research, the drugs are passing into the waterways and affecting fish. The findings are internationally significant as the city's sewage treatment system is similar to that in use in other major cities, and moreover, it is reputed to be the third largest treatment system in the world.

21 Jan 2011

HHS announces implementation grants for state health exchanges

As a result of the health law, the state-level exchanges must be up and running by January 2014.

21 Jan 2011

Health overhaul mandates spur lobbying push for waivers, Bloomberg reports

The new health law has created an open-season atmosphere for Washington lobbyists seeking waivers and other changes.

21 Jan 2011

NIMH awards Case Western Reserve $7.8M renewal grant to study manic symptoms in children

The Department of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a $7.8 million renewal grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for the long-term study of manic symptoms in children.

21 Jan 2011

GOP anti-abortion bill introduced in House

This divisive issue promises to stir up politics on the Hill and trigger debates about federal funding that will include issues related to the health law.

21 Jan 2011

After repeal vote, what becomes of health reform messaging, public opinions

News outlets report on how the next chapters of the debate will be marked by both parties seeking to "mold" public opinion. An example: a recent speech by Newt Gingrich in which he warns of a possible "health dictatorship." In the background, polls continue to explore how the American public views the law.

21 Jan 2011

Pharmasset prices underwritten public offering of 3,300,000 shares of common stock

Pharmasset, Inc. announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 3,300,000 shares of its common stock at an offering price of $46.33 per share. Of the shares being sold, Pharmasset is selling 2,300,000 shares and the selling stockholders are selling 1,000,000 shares. Pharmasset expects to receive net proceeds, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses, of approximately $101.5 million.

21 Jan 2011

Viewpoints: Disputing the costs -- or savings -- of the health law; Britain's NHS; 'Fixing' Wis. Medicaid

With this week's vote to repeal President Obama's health care reform, House Republicans struck a blow for freedom. They struck a blow for the freedom of hospitals to avoid financial penalties, no matter how many Medicare patients develop infections under their care. They struck a blow for the freedom of hospitals to avoid consequences, no matter how many Medicare patients are readmitted soon after treatment.

21 Jan 2011

Roundup: NY Times on mental health cuts; Wis. GOP agenda moves ahead; Minn. Medicaid expansion

Gov. Mark Dayton said during his campaign that enrolling 95,000 people in an expanded Medicaid program would be his top priority when he took office -- and he meant it. Less than three weeks after he was told by members of former Gov. Tim Pawlenty's administration that it could take until October to enact the change, Dayton announced Thursday that it would be done by March 1.

21 Jan 2011

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Australia’s Healthy Weight Week

First U.S. implant of RespiCardia System for treatment of sleep apnea

Mutation of microRNA miR-96 causes deafness

CVAF completes new investment agreement with Oncovir for production of Hiltonol

Kaiser Permanente's 2010 charitable contributions top $35 million

Immunomedics reports encouraging results from Y-90-labeled clivatuzumab tetraxetan study in pancreatic cancer

Medicare warnings, entitlement cuts draw attention

Looking beyond repeal vote, House Republicans plan their own health bills

USC School of Medicine to host the first World Congress of Ultrasound in Medical Education

Possible hospital merger in Mass. could accelerate trend toward consolidation

Three Senate Dems urge Boehner to move quickly to delete health law reporting requirement

Anti-depressants are passing into waterways and affecting fish

HHS announces implementation grants for state health exchanges

Health overhaul mandates spur lobbying push for waivers, Bloomberg reports

NIMH awards Case Western Reserve $7.8M renewal grant to study manic symptoms in children

GOP anti-abortion bill introduced in House

After repeal vote, what becomes of health reform messaging, public opinions

Pharmasset prices underwritten public offering of 3,300,000 shares of common stock

Viewpoints: Disputing the costs -- or savings -- of the health law; Britain's NHS; 'Fixing' Wis. Medicaid

Roundup: NY Times on mental health cuts; Wis. GOP agenda moves ahead; Minn. Medicaid expansion

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