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Study shows training in rhythmic gymnastics improves bone health in adolescent girls

According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, long-term elite rhythmic gymnastics exerts positive effects on volumetric bone density and bone geometry in adolescent girls.

5 May 2010

First Edition: May 5, 2010

Today's health policy news ranges from additional analysis of specific provisions of the health overhaul bill to Capitol Hill action and developments in the insurance market.

5 May 2010

Continucare reports 6% increase in third-quarter fiscal 2010 total revenues

Continucare Corporation today reported financial results for its third quarter of fiscal 2010.

5 May 2010

Survey reveals need for educating U.S. women about stroke symptoms

Although more than 425,000 women suffer from stroke each year, 55,000 more than men, a new survey showed that women may be dramatically underestimating their risk of this medical emergency, the third leading cause of death in the United States. Only 27 percent of women who were surveyed could name more than two of the six primary stroke symptoms. Moreover, seven out of 10 women who were surveyed said they are not aware they are more likely than men to have a stroke, and were not at all or only somewhat knowledgeable about risk factors.

5 May 2010

Whole grain products seen more positively than refined cereal products in terms of healthiness

Increasing the consumption of whole grain products and ensuring the successful introduction of functional cereal based foods requires an understanding of the views of consumers. The HEALTHGRAIN project of the European Union performed two consumer studies, each in four European countries, in order to study consumer expectations of healthy cereal foods, and assess the effect of claims and cues on consumer perception.

5 May 2010

High-altitude exposure helps detect early vascular dysfunction

High altitude medicine is a "natural research laboratory" for the study of cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology. As such, it can shed light on conditions and diseases that mimic the low oxygen content of the atmosphere at the top of mountains. Yves Allemann, MD, FESC, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital, Bern, and Urs Scherrer, MD, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, have assembled an international group of leading authorities to contribute to a special issue of Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases.

5 May 2010

STEM reports net loss of $6,124,000 for first-quarter 2010: MicroStockProfit.com

MicroStockProfit.com announces an investment report featuring StemCells Inc. The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.

5 May 2010

Study reveals changes in brain activity in response to withdrawal of life support

At a time when "donation after cardiac death" (DCD) has become an important approach to increasing the number of transplant organ donors, a provocative new study shows changes in brain activity occurring in response to withdrawal of life support, reports the May issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).

5 May 2010

Older men who receive pneumococcal vaccine not less likely to have heart attack, stroke: JAMA

Men 45 years or older who received pneumococcal vaccine were not less likely to have a heart attack or stroke compared to men who did not receive the vaccine, according to a study in the May 5 issue of JAMA.

5 May 2010

Cryo-EM images shed light on virus structure, function

UCLA researchers report in the April 30 edition of the journal Cell that they have imaged a virus structure at a resolution high enough to effectively "see" atoms, the first published instance of imaging biological complexes at such a resolution.

5 May 2010

Sirona second-quarter revenue increases 15.4% to $190.1 million

Sirona, the dental technology leader, today announced its financial results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2010.

5 May 2010

Researchers analyze spine surgery patients' existing comorbdities in relationship to hospital stay, costs

It is estimated that between 75 and 85 percent of all Americans will suffer from low back pain and/or neck pain at some point in their lives. An estimated 12 million Americans suffer from degenerative disc disease, with over one million patients undergoing surgery each year. The cost of treating back pain is currently estimated at more than $100 billion annually in the U.S. Many patients with back pain have comorbidities that impact spine surgery.

5 May 2010

Merck acquires development, commercialization rights of ridaforolimus

Merck today announced that it has restructured its co-development and co-commercialization agreement with ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for ridaforolimus, an investigational orally available mTOR inhibitor currently being evaluated for the treatment of multiple cancer types, to an exclusive license agreement.

5 May 2010

New report lays groundwork for strengthening medical licensure renewal process

The Federation of State Medical Boards has approved a report that lays the groundwork for strengthening the medical licensure renewal process by implementing new standards for lifelong learning among physicians.

5 May 2010

CBIZ reports first-quarter revenue of $210.2 million

CBIZ, Inc. today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

5 May 2010

Investment report on Misonix from MicroStockProfit.com

MicroStockProfit.com announces an investment report featuring Misonix Inc. The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.

5 May 2010

Touch Bionics announces launch of i-LIMB Pulse

Touch Bionics, developer of advanced upper-limb bionic technologies, today announced the launch of the i-LIMB Pulse, an all-new version of the revolutionary i-LIMB Hand, the world's first commercially available bionic hand.

5 May 2010

ARIAD restructures collaboration with Merck for ridaforolimus mTOR inhibitor

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has restructured its July 2007 collaboration with Merck, Sharpe & Dohme Corp. for the development, manufacture, and commercialization of ridaforolimus - ARIAD's investigational mTOR inhibitor.

5 May 2010

MicroStockProfit.com: CRXX's total revenues reach $8.6M in fourth-quarter 2009

MicroStockProfit.com announces an investment report featuring CombinatoRx Inc. The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.

5 May 2010

Vical commences enrollment in Phase 1 trial of Vaxfectin DNA pandemic influenza vaccine

Vical Incorporated today announced the enrollment of the first subject in its Phase 1 trial of the company's Vaxfectin®-formulated plasmid DNA (pDNA) pandemic influenza vaccine. The trial will be conducted in collaboration with the U.S. Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC).

5 May 2010