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Children need to be immunized against 14 vaccine-preventable diseases: Secretary of Health

Pennsylvania parents are strongly urged to protect their children by making certain they are fully immunized against preventable diseases, Secretary of Health Everette James said today to mark the start of National Infant Immunization Week, April 24-May 1.

24 Apr 2010

RXi Pharmaceuticals to present data on rxRNA therapeutic platform development at upcoming conferences

RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company pursuing the development and commercialization of proprietary therapeutics based on RNA interference (RNAi), today announced that senior members of its management will be presenting at upcoming conferences and will highlight critical aspects of the development of RXi's next generation rxRNA™ therapeutic platform as well as specific preclinical data generated with this platform.

24 Apr 2010

Paradigm Rehab and Nursing signs contract to use PSA's Mobipen Care System

Patient Access Solutions, Inc., a provider of digital pen and paperwork technologies that provide the healthcare industry a graceful migration to Electronic Medical Records, today announced that Paradigm Rehab and Nursing has signed a contract to use the PASHealth D-PAS, digital pen and paper, Mobipen Care System to improve the standard of the service within their homecare industry.

24 Apr 2010

WuXi PharmaTech announces filing of 2009 annual report on Form 20-F

WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. today announced that it filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

24 Apr 2010

Research roundup: Arthritis racial disparities, hospital mortality data, voters on long-term care

Differences In The Prevalence And Impact Of Arthritis Among Racial/Ethnic Groups In The United States, National Health Interview Survey, 2002, 2003, and 2006 - "Blacks and Hispanics were approximately 1.3 times as likely as whites to have activity limitation, 1.8 to 1.9 times as likely to have severe joint pain, and 1.6 to 1.7 times as likely to have work limitation," caused by arthritis.

24 Apr 2010

April marks an important time to call attention to issues of child abuse intervention and prevention

Throughout the month of April (National Child Abuse Prevention Month), National Children's Alliance and its thousands of members and supporters across the country are bringing much needed attention to the issues of child abuse intervention and prevention. Child abuse is a national tragedy and a silent killer.

24 Apr 2010

Senate Budget Committee approves FY 2011 budget resolution with cuts to foreign aid

The Senate Budget Committee has approved a budget resolution that adheres to President Barack Obama's "proposal to freeze non-defense spending, then goes a bit further" with cuts to "the State Department and other international programs," the Washington Post reports (Montgomery, 4/23).

24 Apr 2010

Expected impact of recently enacted U.S. Health Care Reform legislation

Merck & Co., Inc. today provided information on the expected impact of the recently enacted U.S. Health Care Reform legislation.

24 Apr 2010

Karolinska University Hospital acquires Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion fifth generation radiosurgery system

Prof. Lars Leksell (1907-1986), inventor of the radiosurgical instrument that bears his name and a faculty member of Karolinska University Hospital (Solna, Sweden), performed the world's first Gamma Knife® surgery at nearby Sophiahemmet Hospital, the location of the first Leksell Gamma Knife. Karolinska University Hospital recently acquired Elekta's fifth generation radiosurgery system, Leksell Gamma Knife® Perfexion™.

24 Apr 2010

Healthagen announces international agreement with Asklepios

Healthagen - U.S. developer of the iTriage consumer healthcare platform, today announced an international agreement with Asklepios - the largest privately-held hospital system operating in Germany. Asklepios and Healthagen partnered to private label Healthagen's content, and decision support software, introducing Meine Klinik - a German language consumer-based medical technology.

24 Apr 2010

Presidio Pharmaceuticals, Numerate conclude collaboration to discover new compounds targeting HCV

Presidio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Numerate, Inc., today announced that they have concluded their two-year collaboration to discover new compounds that target hepatitis C virus (HCV).

24 Apr 2010

New Actellic- 300CS demonstrates effective control of pyrethroid resistant mosquitoes

The Innovative Vector Control Consortium and Syngenta announced today that the latest field trials of the new Actellic- 300CS micro-encapsulated formulation demonstrate effective control of pyrethroid resistant mosquitoes on treated construction materials for more than eight months.

24 Apr 2010

Obama chooses Stephanie Cutter to oversee health overhaul communications strategy

The Boston Globe: "President Obama has chosen Stephanie Cutter, who served as a top aide to Senator Edward M. Kennedy and communications director for Senator John F. Kerry's presidential campaign in 2004, to be in charge of getting out the word about the benefits of the new health care insurance overhaul. 'Stephanie is one of the most respected professionals in public affairs and has an innate understanding of the nexus between policy and communications,' Obama said yesterday in a statement."

24 Apr 2010

Rocky Mountain Region's first Child Life ZONE for pediatric patients and their families

An all-star cast of sports heroes and community activists, including Garth Brooks, Troy Aikman, John Elway, Kyle Orton, Brian Griese, Haven Moses and others, will gather Saturday, April 24th for a VIP ribbon cutting to officially open the Rocky Mountain Region's first - and only - Child Life ZONE. The ZONE is a 3,300 square foot, state-of-the-art therapeutic and educational refuge for Denver Health's pediatric patients and their families.

24 Apr 2010

HHS Secretary urges WellPoint to end harmful practice of dropping health insurance coverage

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius sent a letter to WellPoint urging them to immediately end their practice of dropping health insurance coverage for women with breast cancer, after Reuters reported that the company "has specifically targeted women with breast cancer for aggressive investigation with the intent to cancel their policies."

24 Apr 2010

Federal officials confirm states may lose some Medicaid drug rebate money

"The federal agency that oversees Medicaid confirmed Thursday that some money states receive as rebates from drugmakers will now be redirected to the federal government to help pay for the new health overhaul," Kaiser Health News reports.

24 Apr 2010

CAT may improve QOL in pediatric oncology patients undergoing therapy: Researchers

As health care professionals continue placing greater emphasis on the quality of life of childhood cancer patients, researchers have found that creative arts therapy may improve QOL in pediatric oncology patients undergoing therapy.

24 Apr 2010

New Jersey District Court jury finds Nycomed's U.S. Patent No. 4,758,579 not invalid: Teva

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced today that a jury returned a verdict in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey finding that Nycomed's U.S. Patent No. 4,758,579 is not invalid. The Court has reserved decision on the issue of what, if any, effect to give to the jury's determinations in connection with the obviousness-type double patenting defenses, which Teva has argued is to be decided by the Court.

24 Apr 2010

New hopes to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment for children

Motivated clinicians and an Internet connection combined with computers and e-mail access have the power to transform pediatric cancer treatment in the most remote corners of earth, according to a St. Jude investigator writing in a recent issue of The Lancet Oncology.

24 Apr 2010

IBM, athenahealth sign business process services agreement

IBM today announced that it has signed a business process services agreement with athenahealth, Inc. a leading provider of Internet-based business services for physician practices. The engagement will enable athenahealth to focus its resources on simplifying and improving administrative and reimbursement processes while reducing staff workload, allowing physicians to focus on delivering higher quality care to their patients.

24 Apr 2010

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Children need to be immunized against 14 vaccine-preventable diseases: Secretary of Health

RXi Pharmaceuticals to present data on rxRNA therapeutic platform development at upcoming conferences

Paradigm Rehab and Nursing signs contract to use PSA's Mobipen Care System

WuXi PharmaTech announces filing of 2009 annual report on Form 20-F

Research roundup: Arthritis racial disparities, hospital mortality data, voters on long-term care

April marks an important time to call attention to issues of child abuse intervention and prevention

Senate Budget Committee approves FY 2011 budget resolution with cuts to foreign aid

Expected impact of recently enacted U.S. Health Care Reform legislation

Karolinska University Hospital acquires Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion fifth generation radiosurgery system

Healthagen announces international agreement with Asklepios

Presidio Pharmaceuticals, Numerate conclude collaboration to discover new compounds targeting HCV

New Actellic- 300CS demonstrates effective control of pyrethroid resistant mosquitoes

Obama chooses Stephanie Cutter to oversee health overhaul communications strategy

Rocky Mountain Region's first Child Life ZONE for pediatric patients and their families

HHS Secretary urges WellPoint to end harmful practice of dropping health insurance coverage

Federal officials confirm states may lose some Medicaid drug rebate money

CAT may improve QOL in pediatric oncology patients undergoing therapy: Researchers

New Jersey District Court jury finds Nycomed's U.S. Patent No. 4,758,579 not invalid: Teva

New hopes to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment for children

IBM, athenahealth sign business process services agreement

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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