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ATMI and Austar open new Chinese manufacturing facility

ATMI, Inc. today announced that it has further extended its global biopharma manufacturing footprint with the opening of a new Chinese manufacturing facility as part of a joint venture with Austar, a Hong Kong-based comprehensive service provider to the China pharmaceutical industry.

25 Oct 2010

Dueling letters on Medicare Part D changes

Kaiser Health News staff writer Jessica Marcy reports on reactions to changes in Medicare's Part D program as open enrollment season approaches, and offers - as examples - letters from Republican lawmakers and advocacy groups (Marcy, 10/25).

25 Oct 2010

Today's Op-Eds: Confusion, compromises on health reform law

Here are a few basic facts that Americans need to keep in mind before they go to the polls, and afterward. First, most aspects of the reform do not go into effect until 2014. Second, things are indeed bad out there: The costs of medical care and insurance premiums are (still) rising, and some employers are (still) dropping coverage. But for that, you should blame the long-standing health care crisis and the current bad economy. Health reform is supposed to help with these problems (10/23).

25 Oct 2010

MSSNY names athenahealth as preferred EHR vendor

athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of web-based practice management, electronic health record (EHR), and patient communication services to medical groups, today announced that it has been named a preferred EHR vendor by the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY).

25 Oct 2010

B-complex vitamins slow down mild cognitive impairment

Large doses of B-complex vitamins could reduce the rate of brain shrinkage by half in elderly people with memory problems and slow the progression of dementia.

25 Oct 2010

UMC of Göttingen purchases BSD-500 Hyperthermia System

BSD Medical Corporation announced today that the University Medical Center (UMC) of Göttingen, Germany, has purchased a BSD-500 Hyperthermia System (BSD-500). UMC was established in 1732 and is a center of scientific excellence in Europe and the most prominent medical center in Lower Saxony, Germany.

25 Oct 2010

Daily dose of whole body vibration reduces bone density loss

A daily dose of whole body vibration may help reduce the usual bone density loss that occurs with age, Medical College of Georgia researchers report.

25 Oct 2010

med fusion and HCA North Texas enter agreement for laboratory testing services

med fusion, an integrated laboratory reference testing and trial services company, announced today it has entered into an agreement with HCA North Texas to provide local reference laboratory testing services, which are currently sent outside the North Texas community. Dallas-based HCA hospitals will now have immediate, local access to hundreds of complex tests performed by med fusion.

25 Oct 2010

Vital Images Vitrea Enterprise Suite receives VMware Ready designation

Vital Images, Inc., a leading provider of advanced visualization and analysis software for healthcare providers, today announced Vitrea® Enterprise Suite (VES) has achieved VMware Ready™ status. This designation indicates that VES has passed a detailed evaluation and testing process managed by VMware and is now listed on the VMware Partner Product Catalog.

25 Oct 2010

Health law implementation hitting snags

Despite pledges to leave employer-based health plans intact, benefits consultants say some firms are considering ending or reducing coverage for their workers, The Associated Press reports, adding: "That's just not going to happen, White House officials say." But an executive for the consulting firm Deloitte said, "What we are hearing in our meetings is, 'We don't want to be the first one to drop benefits, but we would be the fast second.' We are hearing that a lot."

25 Oct 2010

Inviragen commences Phase 1 clinical trial of DENVax dengue vaccine in Colombia

Inviragen, a company developing vaccines to protect against infectious diseases worldwide, and the Program for the Study and Control of Tropical Diseases (PECET), jointly announced the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical trial of DENVax™ in Colombia. DENVax is an investigational vaccine designed to provide protection against all four dengue virus serotypes. The trial will measure the safety of DENVax as well as the immune responses induced by the vaccine in healthy adults in Rionegro, Colombia.

25 Oct 2010

Medical Connections Holdings receives $2.5 million in new acquisition capital

Medical Connections Holdings, Inc., a national provider of medical recruitment and staffing services, announced today that it has received $2.5 million in new acquisition capital from Medical Connections-Japan.

25 Oct 2010

Doctations 2.0 EHR system achieves Surescripts Gold Certification and ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification

DocPatientNetwork, Inc. announced today that Doctations Version 2.0, its complete internet-based Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, is Surescripts Gold Certified and is a CCHIT Certified 2011 Ambulatory EHR, joining a list of eight to have achieved both certifications. Additionally, DocPatientNetwork is one of only three vendors in the country to achieve Surescripts Gold Certification and ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification as a Complete EHR.

25 Oct 2010

KHN column: What if Republicans win?

In his latest Kaiser Health News column, John Goodman writes: "Quite a few Democrats and almost every Republican are running against ObamaCare in this fall's elections. What if they win?" (10/25).

25 Oct 2010

FDA approves Roche's real-time PCR COBAS TaqMan HCV Test, v2.0

Roche announced today that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the real-time PCR COBAS® TaqMan® HCV Test, v2.0. Clinical research organizations have depended on COBAS® TaqMan® technology to support hepatitis C pharmaceutical trials and development.

25 Oct 2010

Political cartoon: 'Incumbent Check-Up'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy news with "Incumbent Checkup" by Mike Lester.

25 Oct 2010

H1N1 linked to increased rate of empyema in children

The H1N1 influenza pandemic has led to a sharp increase in the number of children with a serious "secondary" bacterial infection called empyema in children, suggests a study in the October issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy.

25 Oct 2010

DARA BioSciences to raise $1.4 million in registered direct offering

DARA BioSciences, Inc., a development-stage pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with several institutional investors to sell 612,667 units, with each unit consisting of one of the Company's common shares and 0.50 warrants to purchase one share of common stock, for gross proceeds of approximately $1.4 million, before deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses, in a "registered direct" offering.

25 Oct 2010

First implantation of Neo-Urinary Conduit in bladder cancer patient performed at University of Chicago

Tengion, Inc., a leader in regenerative medicine, announced today that surgeons at the University of Chicago have implanted its Neo-Urinary Conduit™ in the first patient as part of the ongoing clinical trial evaluating the Company's lead product candidate in bladder cancer patients requiring a urinary diversion following bladder removal.

25 Oct 2010

ThermalTherapeutic Systems, Applied Medical enter strategic alliance

ThermalTherapeutic Systems, Inc., the developer of a highly portable platform technology designed to standardize hyperthermic perfusion treatments, today announced a strategic alliance with Applied Medical Products and Solutions of Boston, MA.

25 Oct 2010