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RadNet to acquire Imaging On Call

RadNet, Inc., a national leader in providing high-quality, cost-effective, fixed-site outpatient diagnostic imaging services through a network of 198 fully-owned and operated outpatient imaging centers, today reported it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire Imaging On Call, LLC for $5.5 million plus contingent compensation of up to an additional $2.5 million if Imaging On Call achieves certain 2011 performance milestones.

22 Dec 2010

Virtual technology to train social workers to help address mental health needs of veterans

Real-life application of revolutionary virtual technology to train and teach in the classroom will be the focus of the University of Southern California's display and presentations at the Consumers Electronics Show (CES) Jan. 6-10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

22 Dec 2010

Molecular breakdown of Bicoid protein vital for normal patterning of fruit fly's offspring

Using fruit flies as a model to study embryo formation, scientists report in Nature Cell Biology that molecular breakdown of a protein called Bicoid is vital to normal head-to-tail patterning of the insect's offspring.

22 Dec 2010

Global Business Forum on health care at University of Miami

The University of Miami will bring together some of the most influential leaders in business and government, along with hundreds of professionals from across industries, Jan. 12 - 14, 2011 for a Global Business Forum entitled "The Business of Health Care: Defining the Future."

22 Dec 2010

Texas' Medicaid program in financial crisis

Texas' Medicaid program is in a state of financial crisis, according to long-term caseload and cost models published today by the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

22 Dec 2010

National Nurses United calls for Senate approval of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act

The nation's largest union, National Nurses United, and professional association of registered nurses urged the Senate to act now to pass the long-delayed bill to guarantee healthcare coverage for first responders, volunteers, and others adversely affected by the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001.

22 Dec 2010

Gifts to help navigate daily routine best for people living with chronic conditions

For those living with chronic conditions, the best holiday gift is something that will make navigating the daily routine easier.

22 Dec 2010

Ability to recognize and remember faces peaks at age 30 to 34

Scientists have made the surprising discovery that our ability to recognize and remember faces peaks at age 30 to 34, about a decade later than most of our other mental abilities.

22 Dec 2010

Top ten advances in cardiovascular, stroke research in 2010

Research on reducing risks, improving medical treatment and improving lifestyle behaviors to fight the battle against heart disease and stroke are among the key scientific findings that make up this year's top cardiovascular and stroke research recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

22 Dec 2010

Intellipharmaceutics announces delay of patent approvement to market Protonix drug

Intellipharmaceutics International, today announced that it has notified the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that it has not received notification, as provided for under the Hatch-Waxman Act, of any patent infringement proceedings by the brand owner, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pfizer, for its application to market a generic of Wyeth's Protonix® tablets.

22 Dec 2010

Vertex announces modification of telaprevir and VX-222 combination Phase 2 trial for treatment of HCV

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today announced a modification of its Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating 12-week, response-guided regimens of its lead investigational hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease inhibitor, telaprevir, in combination with its lead investigational HCV polymerase inhibitor, VX-222.

22 Dec 2010

Time magazine declares NYSCF member as 2010 "Person who Matters" for innovative stem cell research

The New York Stem Cell Foundation extends congratulations to Derrick Rossi, PhD, a member of the inaugural class of NYSCF-Robertson Investigators, who was named one of Time Magazine's 2010 "People Who Mattered" in the December 27, 2010 Person of the Year Issue.

22 Dec 2010

$Emory University study reaffirms benefits of VNS Therapy System for refractory epilepsy$

Emory University study reaffirms benefits of VNS Therapy System for refractory epilepsy

Cyberonics, Inc. announced today that the VNS Therapy System, the only FDA-approved implantable medical device for the treatment of refractory epilepsy, was featured in 22 poster presentations and in the Plenary II session on neurostimulation at the annual American Epilepsy Society Meeting that took place recently in San Antonio, Texas.

22 Dec 2010

LFB receives positive review feedback for closing of Willfact 1000 IU Mutual Recognition Procedure

LFB received from the German regulatory authority (Paul-Ehrlich-Institute) a positive review feedback for the closing of the Mutual Recognition Procedure (MRP) of Willfact® 1000 IU with Germany as the reference member state.

22 Dec 2010

Kaiser Permanente's Los Angeles and San Diego Medical Centers achieve Baby-Friendly status

Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC) announced today that the Los Angeles and San Diego Medical Centers have received a prestigious recognition from Baby-Friendly USA, Inc., a non-profit organization that implements the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in the United States. With this month's two designations joining Fontana, Downey and Riverside, KPSC now has five medical centers with Baby-Friendly status, a notable achievement, given that this certification has been granted to only 102 facilities in the United States, 33 of which are in California.

22 Dec 2010

Maternal prenatal supplements boost child's intellectual and motor function

In an area where iron deficiency is prevalent, children of mothers in rural Nepal who received prenatal iron, folic acid and vitamin A supplementation performed better on measures of intellectual and motor functioning compared to offspring of mothers who received vitamin A alone, according to a study in the December 22/29 issue of JAMA.

22 Dec 2010

Charity Navigator provides four-star rating to Alzheimer's Foundation of America

The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) announced today that it has received the highest rating -- four stars -- from Charity Navigator, the nation's largest independent evaluator of charitable organizations.

22 Dec 2010

10 guiding principles for strengthening health systems

Despite the growing recognition of the importance of strengthening health systems around the world, there is a considerable lack of shared definitions and guiding principles that are threatening the ability to form strategic policy, practice and evaluations.

22 Dec 2010

Therapies to target self-renewing population of chemotherapy-resistant cells needed

Leukemia patients whose cancers express higher levels of genes associated with cancer stem cells have a significantly poorer prognosis than patients with lower levels of the genes, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The finding is among the first to show that the cancer stem cell hypothesis - which posits that some cancers spring from and are replenished by a small, hardy population of self-renewing cells - can be used to predict outcomes in a large group of patients and one day to tailor treatments in the clinic.

22 Dec 2010

Understanding partners' shopping behavior can help relieve stress at stores

The last-minute holiday dash is on: Men tend to rush in for their prized item, pay, and leave. Women study the fabrics, color, texture and price. The hunting and gathering ritual of yesteryear continues today in malls around the world. Understanding the shopping behavior of your partner can help relieve stress at the stores, according to a researcher at the University of Michigan.

22 Dec 2010

Medical News

RadNet to acquire Imaging On Call

Virtual technology to train social workers to help address mental health needs of veterans

Molecular breakdown of Bicoid protein vital for normal patterning of fruit fly's offspring

Global Business Forum on health care at University of Miami

Texas' Medicaid program in financial crisis

National Nurses United calls for Senate approval of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act

Gifts to help navigate daily routine best for people living with chronic conditions

Ability to recognize and remember faces peaks at age 30 to 34

Top ten advances in cardiovascular, stroke research in 2010

Intellipharmaceutics announces delay of patent approvement to market Protonix drug

Vertex announces modification of telaprevir and VX-222 combination Phase 2 trial for treatment of HCV

Time magazine declares NYSCF member as 2010 "Person who Matters" for innovative stem cell research

Emory University study reaffirms benefits of VNS Therapy System for refractory epilepsy

LFB receives positive review feedback for closing of Willfact 1000 IU Mutual Recognition Procedure

Kaiser Permanente's Los Angeles and San Diego Medical Centers achieve Baby-Friendly status

Maternal prenatal supplements boost child's intellectual and motor function

Charity Navigator provides four-star rating to Alzheimer's Foundation of America

10 guiding principles for strengthening health systems

Therapies to target self-renewing population of chemotherapy-resistant cells needed

Understanding partners' shopping behavior can help relieve stress at stores

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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