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Candidates turn health reform volume up as midterms near

A number of candidates for federal and state office are sounding off on how they view health reform.

18 Oct 2010

California hospitals: Prices rising rapidly, but quality varies

Kaiser Health News writer Jordan Rau, in collaboration with the Bay Area News Group, examines the cost and quality of hospitals in the Bay Area of California.

18 Oct 2010

BARACLUDE sNDA receives FDA approval for treatment of CHB patients with decompensated liver disease

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) of BARACLUDE for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in adult patients with decompensated liver disease.

18 Oct 2010

KHN column: What's the worst that could happen with the new health law?

In this Kaiser Health News column, Rea Hederman and Paul Winfree, both of the Hertiage Foundation, write "the health overhaul could end up costing American taxpayers millions of dollars in higher health insurance premiums or put a tremendous amount of pressure on an already soaring national debt.

18 Oct 2010

Today's Opinions: Health law's effects on the economy and Medicare; 10th Amendment questions

The health care reform legislation also will have a devastating impact on the spending power of working Americans and our economy as the higher premiums kick in (Armstrong Williams, 10/17).

18 Oct 2010

Statins reduce risk of colon and rectal cancers: Study

A systematic review of the medical literature supports the hypothesis that statins, cholesterol‐lowering drugs used to prevent cardiac problems, are associated with reduced risk of colon and rectal cancers. A comprehensive analysis by investigators at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, included 22 scientific studies with more than 2.5 million combined participants.

18 Oct 2010

Air Techniques' STS-6 Dual Stage Dry Vacuum System named The Dental Advisor's 'Editor's Choice'

Air Techniques, Inc., a leading dental equipment manufacturer, announced today that its STS-6 Dual Stage Dry Vacuum System was named an "Editor's Choice" by The Dental Advisor. The highly regarded science-based publication gave the STS-6 system the maximum possible overall rating of 5 stars as well as a 98% clinical rating.

18 Oct 2010

Studies explore impact of upper GI conditions on sleep

The impact of upper GI conditions, like gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and functional dyspepsia, on sleep—and treatments aimed at providing relief to heartburn/acid reflux patients who suffer from disordered sleep—were explored in three new studies related to sleep dysfunction presented today at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 75th Annual Scientific meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

18 Oct 2010

Retroflexion in right colon increases yield of polyps in proximal colon

Research exploring the progression of colon polyps to colorectal cancer and evaluating techniques to improve polyp detection was among the clinical science presented at the 75th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in San Antonio today.

18 Oct 2010

Sequella to develop SQ109 further with EDCTP, LMU, and TB experts in PanACEA

Sequella, Inc., a clinical-stage company focused on commercializing novel drugs for treatment of life-threatening infectious diseases, announced it has signed an agreement with the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) of Munich to coordinate a European Union grant for Phase 2 clinical trials of SQ109 in adult pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in seven sites in Africa.

18 Oct 2010

IBD patients with Vitamin D deficiency at greater risk of osteoporosis, osteopenia

Vitamin D deficiency puts patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) at greater risk of osteoporosis, osteopenia and an overall higher rate of abnormal bone density, according to the results of a new study unveiled today at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 75th Annual Scientific meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

18 Oct 2010

Diversified Agency Services acquires medical communications agency Excerpta Medica

Omnicom Group's Diversified Agency Services (DAS) has acquired Amsterdam-based medical communications agency Excerpta Medica www.excerptamedica.com from world-leading publisher Elsevier, a division of Reed Elsevier Group plc.

18 Oct 2010

Cmed debuts Timaeus 5 unified eClinical platform and Timaeus HotSpot regulatory-compliant eClinical suite

Cmed Technology, an eClinical technology provider, today unveiled two product previews at two major pharmaceutical conferences. It debuted Timaeus 5, Cmed's newest version of its unified eClinical platform to manage data from Study Design through Reporting. Timaeus 5 adds enhanced usability, extended operational capabilities, streamlined investigator and monitor interaction, and expanded reporting capabilities.

18 Oct 2010

2010 Lilly Reintegration Award honorees announced

For the 14th straight year, Eli Lilly and Company honors mental health professionals and individuals for their exceptional contributions and achievements in helping those battling serious mental illness.

18 Oct 2010

Hospital costs rise in California, but quality doesn't follow

News outlets report on rising hospital prices in California and the difficult financial situation of hospitals in New York and Massachusetts.

18 Oct 2010

Vertex commences VX-770 and VX-809 combination Phase 2a clinical trial for cystic fibrosis

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today announced the initiation of a Phase 2a clinical trial that will evaluate multiple combinations of VX-770 and VX-809, investigational oral cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF). The trial is designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of VX-809 dosed alone for 14 days followed by dosing of VX-809 in combination with VX-770 for 7 days.

18 Oct 2010

Long-term care news: Insurance costs jump; nurses' training pays off

The Wall Street Journal: "People with long-term care insurance policies are getting hit with a new round of steep premium increases," which insurers attribute to "policyholders living longer, generating higher claims and canceling fewer policies than they had projected."

18 Oct 2010

Lake Health opens Northeast Ohio's first digital hospital

Lake Health made history last October when it opened TriPoint Medical Center, Northeast Ohio's first digital hospital. Now the health system is the first in the United States to deploy the latest generation of a digital wayfinding system featuring a virtual guide -- or avatar -- that helps patients and visitors navigate to their destinations quickly and easily.

18 Oct 2010

PharmaTrust to launch third generation MedCentre remote dispensing system

PharmaTrust is launching the next generation of the MedCentre remote dispensing system with world-class features that redefine and take remote dispensing services to the next level. The MedCentre is a modular, scalable solution designed to meet both patients' need for convenience and counseling and healthcare professionals' responsibility to deliver the highest level of care.

18 Oct 2010

Fluticasone gets rid of eosinophils in the esophagus, but does not improve symptoms

A group of Mayo Clinic researchers conducted the first controlled trial of swallowed fluticasone nasal spray (also known as Flonase) on people with the allergic esophageal condition called eosinophilic esophagitis. Research showed that the aerosolized swallowed allergy drug helped treat the cause of the throat condition, but symptoms lingered. The researchers' findings were presented today at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in San Antonio.

18 Oct 2010

Medical News

Candidates turn health reform volume up as midterms near

California hospitals: Prices rising rapidly, but quality varies

BARACLUDE sNDA receives FDA approval for treatment of CHB patients with decompensated liver disease

KHN column: What's the worst that could happen with the new health law?

Today's Opinions: Health law's effects on the economy and Medicare; 10th Amendment questions

Statins reduce risk of colon and rectal cancers: Study

Air Techniques' STS-6 Dual Stage Dry Vacuum System named The Dental Advisor's 'Editor's Choice'

Studies explore impact of upper GI conditions on sleep

Retroflexion in right colon increases yield of polyps in proximal colon

Sequella to develop SQ109 further with EDCTP, LMU, and TB experts in PanACEA

IBD patients with Vitamin D deficiency at greater risk of osteoporosis, osteopenia

Diversified Agency Services acquires medical communications agency Excerpta Medica

Cmed debuts Timaeus 5 unified eClinical platform and Timaeus HotSpot regulatory-compliant eClinical suite

2010 Lilly Reintegration Award honorees announced

Hospital costs rise in California, but quality doesn't follow

Vertex commences VX-770 and VX-809 combination Phase 2a clinical trial for cystic fibrosis

Long-term care news: Insurance costs jump; nurses' training pays off

Lake Health opens Northeast Ohio's first digital hospital

PharmaTrust to launch third generation MedCentre remote dispensing system

Fluticasone gets rid of eosinophils in the esophagus, but does not improve symptoms

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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