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Congress members call for open and transparent oversight of Medicare 'competitive' bidding program

A bipartisan group of 136 members of Congress recently requested that the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) disclose the list of homecare providers whose bids were used to calculate home medical equipment reimbursement rates under the Medicare "competitive" bidding program.

25 Aug 2010

Breast Cancer Campaign aims to make the event bigger

The Isle of Pink will be returning to the Isle of Wight for the third year running this September and this year Breast Cancer Campaign is aiming to make the event even bigger (and pinker!) than before.

25 Aug 2010

New syndicated report highlights medical management of noninfectious uveitis

BioTrends Research Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the publication of a new syndicated report, TreatmentTrends: Noninfectious Uveitis. This report, based on feedback gathered in an on-line survey completed by 72 retinal specialists in June/July 2010, addresses the medical management of noninfectious uveitis (anterior, intermediate, posterior and panuveitis) and referral/co-management patterns between retinal specialists and other specialties.

25 Aug 2010

HCCS releases new online compliance training course for nursing facilities

Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc. (HCCS), the leading provider of online healthcare compliance and competency training, today announced the release of a new online compliance training course designed specifically for nursing facilities including nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities and other long term care providers.

25 Aug 2010

Mothers show poor mental health even after ending abusive relationship: Study

Even after leaving a violent or controlling relationship, the mental health of mothers may actually get worse before it gets better, a new study suggests. Researchers found that in the two years after the end of an abusive relationship, mothers showed poorer mental health, became more depressed and maintained high levels of anxiety. In those areas, they were no better off than women who stayed in abusive relationships.

25 Aug 2010

Stem cell therapy cures 12-year-old boy with diabetes

Cellonis Biotechnologies, a Beijing and HK-based medical research and application company, has recorded some remarkable results in the treatment of a twelve-year-old boy with diabetes using their stem cell therapy in a Beijing partner hospital. He has completely regained his normal life, enjoying sports and school activities just like every other person his age, and has been free from injections and drugs for more than half a year.

25 Aug 2010

Axon Sports CCAT system now available to assess cognitive function in children

Every year, more than 300,000 student-athletes sustain sports-related head injuries. With the fall sports season just around the corner, this is a startling statistic for parents who worry about the devastating effects concussions can have on their children.

25 Aug 2010

Sea food for babies

Has your toddler eaten fish today? A University of Illinois food science professor has two important reasons for including seafood in your young child's diet, reasons that have motivated her work in helping to develop a tasty, nutritious salmon baby food for toddlers.

25 Aug 2010

Healthways, MedNetworks to apply science of social network mapping to improve well-being

Healthways, Inc. today announced an exclusive, strategic partnership with MedNetworks, Inc., a company commercializing social network mapping analytics and technology developed by physician, social scientist and Harvard professor Nicholas Christakis, M.D., Ph.D. MedNetworks has an exclusive license from Harvard University to use the Christakis technology in the healthcare sector.

25 Aug 2010

Employers see greater health care savings through dependent eligibility audits: Ceridian

Ceridian Corporation, a leading provider of managed human resource and employee benefits administration services, announced today that employers are seeing greater health care savings through dependent eligibility audits as the cost of providing medical coverage for their employees and their dependents continues to rise.

25 Aug 2010

CHCA selects MedQuist to improve clinical documentation workflow

MedQuist Inc., a leading provider of medical transcription services, and a leader in technology-enabled clinical documentation workflow, continues to build partnerships with the nation's top healthcare organizations by developing and implementing solutions that form the backbone of clinical documentation workflow management.

25 Aug 2010

GE aeroderivative gas turbine powers Texas Medical Center

A GE aeroderivative gas turbine, developed with the same reliability, efficiency and emissions technology that powers many of the world's aircraft, is now powering one of the world's largest medical centers.

25 Aug 2010

Diarrhea, skin diseases increase among children in flood-affected areas of Pakistan: Survey

World Vision says assessments conducted over the last few days near the towns of Muzaffar Garh and Kot Addo in Punjab paint a bleak picture of the impact of the flooding. The Christian humanitarian organization says its reports from Sukkur in the Sindh Province are equally dire. Contaminated water, cramped living conditions and a lack of sanitation are contributing to a rapid increase in cases of diarrhea and skin diseases in children.

25 Aug 2010

Celera granted US patent on LPA gene variant's association with increased risk for myocardial infarction

Celera Corporation today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued United States Patent 7,781,168 relating to methods of determining heart attack risk by detecting the Ile4399Met genetic polymorphism in the protease-like domain of LPA.

25 Aug 2010

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Procter & Gamble to co-promote Silenor

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that Somaxon and Procter & Gamble have entered into a co-promotion agreement for Silenor (doxepin), a newly-approved treatment for insomnia characterized by difficulty with sleep maintenance.

25 Aug 2010

Bioniche, University of Ottawa sign global technology license agreement for botanical therapeutics

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc., a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, together with the University of Ottawa, one of Canada's top ten research universities, today announced the signing of an exclusive global license agreement. The agreement provides commercial access for Bioniche to University of Ottawa's technology for botanical therapeutics (natural health) and pharmaceutical compounds for treating anxiety and related conditions in animal health, human health and aquaculture

25 Aug 2010

Centocor R&D wins CIO 100 Award for tranSMART data management system

Recombinant Data Corp., a healthcare data warehousing and clinical intelligence solutions provider, today announced that Centocor R&D, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, won a CIO 100 Award for tranSMART, a research data management system delivered through a partnership with Recombinant that enables drug research and development data sharing across Johnson & Johnson.

25 Aug 2010

Celgene to enforce REVLIMID intellectual property rights following receipt of Paragraph IV notification letter

Celgene Corporation today announced that information was posted on the FDA Web site indicating that an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) has been received by the Office of Generic Drugs (OGD) containing a "Paragraph IV" patent certification, for REVLIMID (lenalidomide) 25 mg capsules. Celgene has not yet received the Paragraph IV notification letter identifying the filer.

25 Aug 2010

Statin therapy reduces cardiovascular disease risk in patients with high sensitivity C-reactive protein

People at intermediate risk of cardiovascular disease who have high levels of high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), a blood marker for inflammation, could benefit from cholesterol-lowering therapy even if their cholesterol is already at desirable levels.

25 Aug 2010

Perrigo obtains FDA clearance to manufacture infant formula products

Perrigo Company announced it received FDA clearance on August 23, 2010 to manufacture infant formula liquid concentrate and ready-to-use products through its partner Kerry Proteins and Nutritionals located in Sainte Claire, Quebec.

25 Aug 2010

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Congress members call for open and transparent oversight of Medicare 'competitive' bidding program

Breast Cancer Campaign aims to make the event bigger

New syndicated report highlights medical management of noninfectious uveitis

HCCS releases new online compliance training course for nursing facilities

Mothers show poor mental health even after ending abusive relationship: Study

Stem cell therapy cures 12-year-old boy with diabetes

Axon Sports CCAT system now available to assess cognitive function in children

Sea food for babies

Healthways, MedNetworks to apply science of social network mapping to improve well-being

Employers see greater health care savings through dependent eligibility audits: Ceridian

CHCA selects MedQuist to improve clinical documentation workflow

GE aeroderivative gas turbine powers Texas Medical Center

Diarrhea, skin diseases increase among children in flood-affected areas of Pakistan: Survey

Celera granted US patent on LPA gene variant's association with increased risk for myocardial infarction

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Procter & Gamble to co-promote Silenor

Bioniche, University of Ottawa sign global technology license agreement for botanical therapeutics

Centocor R&D wins CIO 100 Award for tranSMART data management system

Celgene to enforce REVLIMID intellectual property rights following receipt of Paragraph IV notification letter

Statin therapy reduces cardiovascular disease risk in patients with high sensitivity C-reactive protein

Perrigo obtains FDA clearance to manufacture infant formula products

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