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Recent study finds racial and ethnic minority smokers of menthol cigarettes have lower quit rate

Menthol cigarettes may be harder to quit, particularly for some teens and African-Americans, who have the highest menthol cigarette use, according to a study by a team of researchers.

21 Dec 2010

Pennsylvania's Medicaid program error rate less than half the national average, feds say

A new federal report finds Pennsylvania's Medicaid program has an error rate that is less than half the national average and well below estimates claimed in state-level audits, Governor Edward G. Rendell announced today.

21 Dec 2010

Genetic sequencing may serve as new diagnostic tool for unknown disease

A collaborative team of scientists and physicians at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin uses genetic sequencing to identify and treat an unknown disease.

21 Dec 2010

Amylin submits metreleptin rolling submission BLA for treatment of rare forms of lipodystrophy

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has submitted the initial sections of a rolling submission for a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of metreleptin to treat diabetes and/or hypertriglyceridemia (high levels of triglycerides in the bloodstream) in patients with rare forms of lipodystrophy.

21 Dec 2010

Motivational interviewing may not be an ideal treatment choice for smoking-cessation

Motivational interviewing, a popular counseling technique for many addictive behaviors, might not be the ideal treatment choice for those who smoke cigarettes.

21 Dec 2010

Leader Ventures announces equipment financing to Carmot

Leader Ventures, an investment firm offering blended debt and equity financing, today announced equipment financing to Carmot Therapeutics Inc., an innovative drug discovery company.

21 Dec 2010

Inconsistent, incomplete labeling of alcoholic beverages taking health, safety toll on drinkers

The National Consumers League (NCL) has once again called on the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) to issue a final rule to improve alcohol beverage labeling.

21 Dec 2010

Wishard expands partnership with SIS to improve perioperative services

Wishard Health Services has expanded its partnership with Surgical Information Systems by adding anesthesia, business intelligence and patient tracking capabilities to its existing SIS perioperative system.

21 Dec 2010

Gastric bypass surgeries performed using da Vinci Surgical System

Friday, bariatric surgeons at St. Vincent's East, Lee Schmitt, M.D., F.A.C.S. and Robert (Les) Miles, M.D., F.A.C.S., of Alabama Weight Loss Surgery, performed two gastric bypass surgeries using the da Vinci® Surgical System, also known as the "robot." Dr. Schmitt and Dr. Miles will be the only bariatric surgeons in the state of Alabama routinely offering patients this minimally invasive option in gastric bypass surgery.

21 Dec 2010

Kanis receives Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence in osteoporosis

Professor John A. Kanis is the winner of the 2010 Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence in the field of osteoporosis. The prestigious Award honours his outstanding contribution to the development and validation of a widely used fracture risk assessment tool

21 Dec 2010

Magellan, ACG partner to train specialists to provide Peer Support Whole Health services

Magellan Health Services, Inc., an industry leader in behavioral health care management, and Appalachian Consulting Group (ACG) have joined forces to train peer specialists to provide Peer Support Whole Health (PSWH) services. PSWH, an evidence-based behavioral health practice that is growing in use across the country, focuses on improving the overall physical and mental health of individuals with mental illnesses to help them achieve their health and wellness goals.

21 Dec 2010

Obstetrics and Gynecology: One third of pregnant women are not screened for gestational diabetes

Nearly one third of pregnant women are not being screened by a simple laboratory test for gestational diabetes mellitus (gestational diabetes), according to a study of more than 900,000 American women published online today in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

From Quest Diagnostics 21 Dec 2010

ExonHit awarded QTDP grants for AclarusDx and EHT 107 programs

ExonHit Therapeutics today announced that the Company was awarded two grants to support two of its Research & Development projects under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Program: AclarusDx™ in Alzheimer's disease and the EHT 107 program in oncology.

21 Dec 2010

Global Health Partner acquires shares in Stockholm Gastro Center

On September 27, 2010 Global Health Partner acquired shares in Stockholm Gastro Center, a specialist clinic in the field of medical gastroenterology and endoscopy located in Sophiahemmet in Stockholm. 190,476 shares were issued on December 17, 2010 in part payment to the sellers of the clinic.

21 Dec 2010

Touro University Worldwide introduces new online program in Marriage and Family Therapy

Dr. Bernard Luskin, CEO and Senior Provost of Touro University Worldwide recently announced its new online program in Marriage and Family Therapy with concentrations in pastoral counseling, coaching, mediation and dispute resolution.

21 Dec 2010

Dey Pharma settles U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit

Dey Pharma L.P. today announced that it has settled a lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. Department of Justice in September 2006 pertaining to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements paid by the federal government to pharmacists and other healthcare providers. In exchange for a release of claims, Dey has agreed to pay $280 million.

21 Dec 2010

FMCNA recommends dialysis patients to take precautions during severe weather

Fresenius Medical Care North America, the nation's leading network of dialysis facilities, reminds dialysis patients to take precautions now so they are not caught off guard when severe weather hits in their home community.

21 Dec 2010

Silence provides year-end update on trading and offer-period

Silence Therapeutics plc, a leading global biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery, development and delivery of targeted, systemic RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics for the treatment of serious diseases, today provides a year-end update on trading and the offer-period.

21 Dec 2010

Training more effective than anti-inflammatory drugs in treating tennis elbow

Training and ergonomic advice are more effective than anti-inflammatory drugs and cortisone injections in treating tennis elbow, and give fewer side effects. This is the conclusion of a thesis presented at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

21 Dec 2010

Ovarian cancer tissue and healthy tissue smell different

György Horvath from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and researchers from the University of Gävle and KTH Royal Institute of Technology have been able to confirm in tests that ovarian cancer tissue and healthy tissue smell different. The results were published recently in the journal Future Oncology.

21 Dec 2010

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Recent study finds racial and ethnic minority smokers of menthol cigarettes have lower quit rate

Pennsylvania's Medicaid program error rate less than half the national average, feds say

Genetic sequencing may serve as new diagnostic tool for unknown disease

Amylin submits metreleptin rolling submission BLA for treatment of rare forms of lipodystrophy

Motivational interviewing may not be an ideal treatment choice for smoking-cessation

Leader Ventures announces equipment financing to Carmot

Inconsistent, incomplete labeling of alcoholic beverages taking health, safety toll on drinkers

Wishard expands partnership with SIS to improve perioperative services

Gastric bypass surgeries performed using da Vinci Surgical System

Kanis receives Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence in osteoporosis

Magellan, ACG partner to train specialists to provide Peer Support Whole Health services

Obstetrics and Gynecology: One third of pregnant women are not screened for gestational diabetes

ExonHit awarded QTDP grants for AclarusDx and EHT 107 programs

Global Health Partner acquires shares in Stockholm Gastro Center

Touro University Worldwide introduces new online program in Marriage and Family Therapy

Dey Pharma settles U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit

FMCNA recommends dialysis patients to take precautions during severe weather

Silence provides year-end update on trading and offer-period

Training more effective than anti-inflammatory drugs in treating tennis elbow

Ovarian cancer tissue and healthy tissue smell different

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