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Male circumcision shown to help prevent HIV transmission

According to a new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia, male circumcision can be seen as a “surgical vaccine” in the fight against heterosexual HIV transmission. The study based on spread of the virus in Africa showed that there was a reduced rate of transmission in regions where male circumcision was the norm.

19 Sep 2010

Immunotherapy accepted for coverage in MEDLINE®

Future Medicine Ltd announced today that its journal Immunotherapy (ISSN 1750-743X) has been selected for coverage in MEDLINE®. Maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE® (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online) is a premier bibliographic database containing approximately 13 million references to journal articles in life sciences.

19 Sep 2010

Medical technology paving the way

The annual Australian technology “Academy Awards” presentation marked a significant milestone for Sydney headquartered technology company Iris Interactive taking out three awards which sets them up for the world stage. Iris Interactive started 15 years ago by a working mother, Janaki Joshi, who identified a gap in the market for enterprise software focused on product commercialisation.

19 Sep 2010

Report: There’s nothing wrong with cosmetic surgery but beware of specialist qualifications

The report, released by the UK’s National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD), warns patients that cosmetic surgery has not yet been recognised as a medical specialty and they should not rely on the recognised specialist qualifications of practitioners who perform cosmetic procedures.

19 Sep 2010

New findings in brain plasticity and development

Brain plasticity – the brain’s ability to reorganise neural pathways – will be discussed at a major symposium this week at the University of New South Wales (Friday 24 September).

19 Sep 2010

Blood test developed for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease diagnosis

Scientists at the Basque Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE) and OWL Genomics Ltd. (Bilbao, Spain), in collaboration with researchers at the INSERM and University Hospitals (APHP Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Pierre & Marie Curie University Paris and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nice, University of Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, Nice, France), Vanderbilt University (Nashville, US), the University of Southern California (Los Angeles, US), Clinic Hospital and IDIBAPS (Barcelona, Spain) and the Alcalá de Henares University (Alcalá de Henares, Spain) have used metabolomics technology to develop a blood test for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) diagnosis.

19 Sep 2010

Johnson & Johnson in talks to buy Crucell

Johnson & Johnson is in advanced negotiations to buy Dutch biotechnology company Crucell NV for €1.75 billion ($2.29 billion), the two companies said today. Giles Somers, senior healthcare analyst at Datamonitor comments:

19 Sep 2010

$ONS trial results show promise for treating medically refractory chronic migraines: ONSTIM study$

ONS trial results show promise for treating medically refractory chronic migraines: ONSTIM study

Medtronic, Inc. announced that data from a multicenter, prospective, randomized, blinded, feasibility trial published today show promise for occipital nerve stimulation for treating medically refractory chronic migraines and support the need for further controlled study of the treatment. The study, called Occipital Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Intractable Migraine, included severely debilitated patients who had regularly experienced 15 or more headache days per month that were not responsive to currently available medical therapies.

18 Sep 2010

ABC Entertainment, CafePress launch official Dancing with the Stars team t-shirts for Stand Up To Cancer

ABC Entertainment Group and CafePress today announce the launch of official Dancing with the Stars team t-shirts with sales benefiting Stand Up To Cancer.

18 Sep 2010

Lab testing is backbone of prevention: ACLA president

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and long-time advocate of prevention, will keynote a National Journal Policy Summit focused on unraveling the complexities of the cost and value of prevention in a post health reform world. The Sept. 21 event is being underwritten by the American Clinical Laboratory Association and its educational arm, Results for Life.

18 Sep 2010

LUHS launches Pink Glove Dance Video Sequel to raise breast cancer awareness

Loyola University Health System (LUHS) nurses may be part of the next YouTube craze thanks to their Pink Glove Dance Video Sequel, which launches today. The video is the second installment in a series of vignettes to raise awareness for breast cancer.

18 Sep 2010

Children's Wish to receive over $100,000 cheque as donation from Team Wishful Thinking

The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada will be waiting at the finish line today for Team Wishful Thinking, one of the competing teams in the Targa Newfoundland Race. Children's Wish is there to cheer on the team and gratefully accept the over $100,000 cheque Team Wishful Thinking has raised in support of Children's Wish.

18 Sep 2010

Political Cartoon: 'Waiting for the gavel to drop'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with "Waiting For The Gavel To Drop" by Jeff Parker.

18 Sep 2010

Fourth Annual Health, Wealth and Wellness Week takes place across Pennsylvania Sept. 19-26

The Department of Health today encouraged Pennsylvanians to take charge of their overall health by participating in local events across the state, marking Sept. 19-26 as the Fourth Annual Health, Wealth and Wellness Week.

18 Sep 2010

Little Company of Mary Hospital selects Power Construction to oversee 'West Pavilion' construction

Little Company of Mary Hospital has selected Chicago-based Power Construction as the general contractor overseeing the construction of the Hospital's 300,000 square-foot replacement patient tower. Power Construction is an 82-year old management-owned commercial construction company.

18 Sep 2010

MEDRAD employees celebrate 11th annual Day of Caring

At MEDRAD, Inc., community outreach is a celebrated corporate tradition. This year marks MEDRAD's 11th annual Day of Caring, a company-sponsored event where employees will have the opportunity to spend a workday volunteering in their communities.

18 Sep 2010

Caregiver Expo2010 to be held in November in conjunction with National Family Caregiver Month

The Caregiver Expo2010, presented by Alternatives for Seniors, will be held 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, November 13, 2010 at the Doubletree Hotel, in Oak Brook, Illinois. The free event is being held in conjunction with the National Family Caregiver Month observed every November. National Family Caregiver Month is a nationally recognized time to focus attention on the more than 65 million family caregivers who provide 80% of our nation's long term care services.

18 Sep 2010

Asthma symptoms peak 17 days after Labor Day: Study

Next week, Thursday could be the worst day of the year for people with asthma. If past experience holds, on September 23 there will be 3 times more asthma-related deaths and 4 times more asthma-related hospitalizations than on any other day of the year.

18 Sep 2010

PositiveID prepares to commence exchange offer to acquire control of DIGA

PositiveID Corporation commented today on Digital Angel Corporation's response to the Company's proposal to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of DIGA through a merger transaction. Prior to the commencement of trading on September 16th, PositiveID made a firm offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of DIGA's common stock at an exchange ratio of .67 shares of PositiveID for each share of DIGA, representing a 60 percent premium to DIGA's average closing price for the 20 trading days ending on September 14th.

18 Sep 2010

Anthem Blue Cross hosts Hmong Health Awareness Fair with local health and community agencies

Tomorrow, Anthem Blue Cross State Sponsored Business will team with local health and community agencies to host the Hmong Health Awareness Fair. Local health and community organizations will be on hand to provide local families free health screenings, vaccines and health information. The health fair will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3: p.m. at the Asian Village Shopping Center located at 4903 E. Kings Canyon Road.

18 Sep 2010

Medical News

Male circumcision shown to help prevent HIV transmission

Immunotherapy accepted for coverage in MEDLINE®

Medical technology paving the way

Report: There’s nothing wrong with cosmetic surgery but beware of specialist qualifications

New findings in brain plasticity and development

Blood test developed for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease diagnosis

Johnson & Johnson in talks to buy Crucell

ONS trial results show promise for treating medically refractory chronic migraines: ONSTIM study

ABC Entertainment, CafePress launch official Dancing with the Stars team t-shirts for Stand Up To Cancer

Lab testing is backbone of prevention: ACLA president

LUHS launches Pink Glove Dance Video Sequel to raise breast cancer awareness

Children's Wish to receive over $100,000 cheque as donation from Team Wishful Thinking

Political Cartoon: 'Waiting for the gavel to drop'

Fourth Annual Health, Wealth and Wellness Week takes place across Pennsylvania Sept. 19-26

Little Company of Mary Hospital selects Power Construction to oversee 'West Pavilion' construction

MEDRAD employees celebrate 11th annual Day of Caring

Caregiver Expo2010 to be held in November in conjunction with National Family Caregiver Month

Asthma symptoms peak 17 days after Labor Day: Study

PositiveID prepares to commence exchange offer to acquire control of DIGA

Anthem Blue Cross hosts Hmong Health Awareness Fair with local health and community agencies

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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