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Survey examines Canadians' overall view of health care system

Today, the Health Council of Canada released survey results from the 2010 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey. The bulletin called, How Do Canadians Rate the Health Care System? examines Canadians' insights into the performance of the health care system.

20 Nov 2010

Richards Packaging Income Fund announces Cdn$0.0655 cash distribution for November

Richards Packaging Income Fund announced today its cash distribution for the month ended November 30, 2010 of Cdn$0.0655 per unit.

20 Nov 2010

Beacon Partners announces results of ARRA Preparedness and Sustainability study

As the first deadline of July 2011 approaches for healthcare organizations to achieve Meaningful Use in order to obtain maximum ARRA incentive dollars, Beacon Partners today announced the results of their "ARRA Preparedness and Sustainability" study. Beacon Partners recently contacted healthcare executives nationwide to determine the status of how well these organizations are faring in their journey.

20 Nov 2010

Removal of tobacco displays changes young people's attitude to smoking

Putting tobacco out of sight in shops not only changes young people's attitude to smoking but doesn't result in retailers losing money - according to new research published in Tobacco Control today (Friday).

20 Nov 2010

Palmetto GBA to cover PTNS therapy for patients with overactive bladder

Uroplasty, Inc., a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets innovative proprietary products to treat voiding dysfunctions, today announced that Palmetto GBA for California, Nevada and Hawaii, a regional Medicare carrier, now covers posterior tibial nerve stimulation using the Urgent PC Neuromodulation System for the treatment of the symptoms of overactive bladder.

20 Nov 2010

Cascade reaffirms position on non-invasive detection of melanoma by SkinSpect device

Cascade Technologies, Corp. announced today that, in response to significant recent attention to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel evaluation of Mela Sciences' MelaFind device, the company has received a number of inquiries about its similar instrument.

20 Nov 2010

Atria Senior Living unveils new activities guide for employees living, working in Life Guidance Neighborhoods

Atria Senior Living Group, one of the nation's largest providers of independent living, assisted living and memory care services, announced today the launch of a new special edition book to benefit residents and employees living and working in the company's Life Guidance Neighborhoods.

20 Nov 2010

Obagi Medical Products prices secondary offering

Obagi Medical Products, Inc., a leader in topical aesthetic and therapeutic skin health systems, today announced the pricing of the secondary public offering of 2,690,244 shares of its common stock by the Stonington Capital Appreciation 1994 Fund, L.P. and the Zein and Samar Obagi Family Trust, at a public offering price of $10.25 per share.

20 Nov 2010

New international guidelines launched to protect health workers against HIV, TB

Health workers are at the frontline in providing prevention, treatment and care for people living with HIV and TB throughout the world. They are at risk of occupational exposure to HIV and TB but often themselves lack adequate access to protection and treatment. To address this gap, new international guidelines are being launched today by the International Labour Organization, WHO and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.

20 Nov 2010

Scientists discover Notch pathway may play a role in alcohol's protective effects

Many studies support the assertion that moderate drinking is beneficial when it comes to cardiovascular health, and for the first time scientists have discovered that a well-known molecule, called Notch, may be behind alcohol's protective effects. Down the road, this finding could help scientists create a new treatment for heart disease that mimics the beneficial influence of modest alcohol consumption.

20 Nov 2010

Study sheds light on poorly understood aspect of interaction of HIV with natural killer cells

Natural killer cells are major weapons in the body's immune system. They keep the body healthy by knocking off tumors and cells infected with viruses, bombarding them with tiny lethal pellets. But natural killer cells are powerless against HIV, a fact that has bedeviled science for over 20 years.

20 Nov 2010

$Older adults with low sodium experience increased rates of fractures, falls: Study$

Older adults with low sodium experience increased rates of fractures, falls: Study

Older adults with even mildly decreased levels of sodium in the blood (hyponatremia) experience increased rates of fractures and falls, according to a study presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 43rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition. Falls are a serious health problem for the elderly and account for about 50 percent of deaths due to injury in the elderly.

20 Nov 2010

Study refocuses on rare group of neutralizing antibodies against HIV

Although people infected with HIV produce many antibodies against the protein encapsulating the virus, most of these antibodies are strangely ineffective at fighting the disease. A new study suggests why some of the most common of these antibodies don't work: they target the protein in a form it takes after the virus has already invaded the cell, when it's too late, report researchers at Children's Hospital Boston and their colleagues.

20 Nov 2010

Waterstone Group honors Coastal in Best Emerging Organization category

Coastal Contacts Inc., the leading online retailer of contact lenses and prescription eyeglasses and its Canadian subsidiary Clearly Contacts.ca, today announced that it had been selected as one of Canada's 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures of 2010.

20 Nov 2010

Franklin ranked among top 10 hospitals in New York State for joint replacement

Franklin Hospital is ranked the best on Long Island for joint replacement outcomes and also is tops in Nassau County for its overall success in orthopedics and joint replacement, according to the latest national study by HealthGrades.

20 Nov 2010

New I-SPY 2 study to evaluate effectiveness of medical treatment for breast cancer

A clinical trial that aims to speed up the study of new treatments for certain subtypes of breast cancer now has a designated study site at the Diane O'Connor Thompson Breast Center at the University of Colorado Hospital.

20 Nov 2010

Ligand reverse stock split becomes effective

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today announced that its previously disclosed 1-for-6 reverse stock split has become effective, and will be reflected in the share price beginning today.

20 Nov 2010

David Foster, TELUS announce partnership to increase organ donor awareness in Canada

Tonight, the David Foster Foundation and TELUS will announce a partnership to increase organ donor awareness in Canada. Darren Entwistle, TELUS President and CEO, will make the announcement during the Foundation's sold-out gala event this evening in Toronto.

20 Nov 2010

GRRL Tech offers students career insight into STEM industries

With record-breaking attendance, Tech Collective's 10th annual GRRL Tech event today welcomed more than 525 female high school students as well as over 90 educators and business professionals to the Roger Williams University Bristol campus.

20 Nov 2010

NJBIZ selects AHM as fifth fastest growing company

Advanced Health Media, LLC, the leading U.S. provider of meeting logistics, speaker programs and commercial compliance management software for the life sciences industry, announced it has been named the fifth fastest growing company in the state by NJBIZ, New Jersey's leading statewide business newspaper.

20 Nov 2010

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Survey examines Canadians' overall view of health care system

Richards Packaging Income Fund announces Cdn$0.0655 cash distribution for November

Beacon Partners announces results of ARRA Preparedness and Sustainability study

Removal of tobacco displays changes young people's attitude to smoking

Palmetto GBA to cover PTNS therapy for patients with overactive bladder

Cascade reaffirms position on non-invasive detection of melanoma by SkinSpect device

Atria Senior Living unveils new activities guide for employees living, working in Life Guidance Neighborhoods

Obagi Medical Products prices secondary offering

New international guidelines launched to protect health workers against HIV, TB

Scientists discover Notch pathway may play a role in alcohol's protective effects

Study sheds light on poorly understood aspect of interaction of HIV with natural killer cells

Older adults with low sodium experience increased rates of fractures, falls: Study

Study refocuses on rare group of neutralizing antibodies against HIV

Waterstone Group honors Coastal in Best Emerging Organization category

Franklin ranked among top 10 hospitals in New York State for joint replacement

New I-SPY 2 study to evaluate effectiveness of medical treatment for breast cancer

Ligand reverse stock split becomes effective

David Foster, TELUS announce partnership to increase organ donor awareness in Canada

GRRL Tech offers students career insight into STEM industries

NJBIZ selects AHM as fifth fastest growing company

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