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Cintas launches incident management and material safety data sheet solutions for work environments

The First Aid & Safety Division of Cintas Corporation today announced the launch of incident management and material safety data sheet (MSDS) solutions, developed for Cintas by MSDSonline. MSDSonline is a leading provider of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) solutions. Cintas customers now have access to its on-demand Software as a Service (SaaS) products that help businesses reduce the potential risks and liability associated with workplace exposures, injuries and illnesses.

30 Sep 2010

ACGME approves graduated standards for duty hours for residents training in accredited teaching institutions

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Board of Directors has approved a set of requirements that are a comprehensive approach to patient care, quality improvement, supervision, professionalism, transitions in care, and resident well-being. Included are graduated standards for duty hours for the nation's 111,000 residents training in ACGME accredited teaching institutions. The new standards will go into effect in July 2011.

30 Sep 2010

Role of marriage in reducing poverty and improving child outcomes

A forthcoming issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family states that children today are less likely to be born into a "traditional" family structure, defined as two biological married parents. Growing numbers of children in the United States experience multiple family living arrangements during childhood. How these transitions affect the individual child's well-being needs to be fully addressed by researchers and policymakers alike.

30 Sep 2010

Wenzel Spine receives FDA marketing clearance for VariLift Expandable Interbody Fusion System

Wenzel Spine, Inc., a medical device company focused on offering less invasive, stand-alone alternatives to traditional spinal fusion, today announced they have received 510K clearance to market the VariLift Expandable Interbody Fusion System.

30 Sep 2010

NIH awards Polymedix $986,000 to develop defensin mimetic antimicrobial compounds for oral candidiasis

PolyMedix, Inc., an emerging biotechnology company focused on developing new therapeutic drugs to treat acute cardiovascular disorders and infectious diseases, has received a Phase 2 grant in the amount of $986,000 from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to support the development of defensin mimetic antimicrobial compounds for the treatment of oral candidiasis. This grant will fund this research project through August 31, 2012. This award represents the 14th grant or research contract received to date by PolyMedix.

30 Sep 2010

'Intraluminal protection' IV needleless connector more effective in preventing CLABSIs: Study

A lengthy study performed at Methodist Extended Care Hospital resulted in the elimination of potentially deadly infections. The study findings were reported in a scientific poster presentation at the recent annual meeting of the Association for Vascular Access (AVA), a leading national organization focusing on patient safety and best nursing practices.

30 Sep 2010

Erchonia launches Zerona body-contouring laser in South East Asia

Erchonia, the global leader in low level laser healthcare applications, today announces the launch of the Zerona® body-contouring laser in South East Asia's SAARC. Erchonia Asia will exclusively market and sell the Zerona throughout the region. This new expansion coincides with the recent U.S. FDA-approval of the Zerona Laser, a non-invasive, painless treatment that guarantees the removal of fat.

30 Sep 2010

Defibtech extends availability of Lifeline View Automatic External Defibrillator into Europe

Defibtech, LLC, a leading innovator in the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) market, today announced its first international shipment of the Lifeline View™ Automatic External Defibrillator to Medizon, one of Defibtech's largest international distributors and the exclusive distributor for the Netherlands. This shipment of the Lifeline View AED adds to the more than 100,000 Defibtech AEDs shipped worldwide.

30 Sep 2010

CCHIT designates Ingenix CareTracker version 7 as Certified 2011 Ambulatory EHR

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®) has designated Ingenix CareTracker™ version 7 a CCHIT Certified® 2011 Ambulatory EHR.

30 Sep 2010

St. Jude Medical receives Japanese approval for Eon Mini spinal cord stimulation system

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced regulatory approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) of the Eon Mini™ spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system. The world's smallest, longest-lasting rechargeable neurostimulator, the Eon Mini device is the first rechargeable spinal cord stimulator to be approved for use in Japan.

30 Sep 2010

Avila commences AVL-292 Phase 1 clinical study for B cell cancers and autoimmune diseases

Avila Therapeutics™, Inc., a biotechnology company developing targeted covalent drugs, announced today that it has initiated a phase 1 clinical trial to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic profile of AVL-292, a novel, orally available, covalent drug that targets Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk). AVL-292 is the first product candidate to enter clinical evaluation from Avila's proprietary covalent drug platform, Avilomics™.

30 Sep 2010

Consumption of caffeinated coffee and alcohol reduces risk of contracting late onset diabetes

In a very large cohort of African-American women in the US, the association between the consumption of alcohol, tea, and coffee and the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (late onset diabetes) was studied for 12 years. Tea and decaffeinated coffee showed no relation with diabetes, but the regular moderate intake of both caffeinated coffee and alcohol appeared to reduce the risk of contracting late onset diabetes significantly.

30 Sep 2010

Ghanaian in-country training programs contribute to OB/GYN residents not migrating

Ghanaian Obstetrics and Gynecology residents say in-country training programs contributed to their decision to remain in their home country to practice medicine, new University of Michigan research shows.

30 Sep 2010

NIH grants for UNC investigators to study HIV/AIDS prevention methods

Investigators at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill comprise one of 12 scientific teams in more than a dozen states that will receive National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants to study effective ways to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS among people in the criminal justice system.

30 Sep 2010

HHS awards fund to support pregnant and parenting women

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today awarded $27 million to support pregnant and parenting teens and women in states and tribes across the country. Of the funds, $24 million was awarded to 17 states and tribes through the Pregnancy Assistance Fund, created by the Affordable Care Act.

30 Sep 2010

International scientists meet to progress cancer research

THE deliberations of a small group of specialists, meeting in Edinburgh tomorrow, will help make progress in cancer research all over the world.On Thursday (September 30) nineteen international scientists are due to get round the table to decide which cancer research projects, from the 125 in front of them, will benefit from a grants package totalling more than £4 million.

30 Sep 2010

Natural remedy for eczema

Eczema Free Forever provides answers with practical, homemade and natural solutions, that the eczema suffering population in any part of the world can easily perform in the comfort of their home.

30 Sep 2010

Walt Disney launches national initiative to raise healthy, happy kids

The Walt Disney Company today launched Disney Magic of Healthy Living - a national multimedia initiative designed to partner with parents in their quest to raise healthy, happy kids. The initiative, which includes public service announcements featuring First Lady Michelle Obama and young Disney stars, builds on the Company's commitment to a healthier generation of kids begun in 2006 with the announcement of landmark nutritional guidelines associating Disney brands and characters with a more nutritionally balanced range of foods.

30 Sep 2010

Healthy and Essential develops World's first limited edition fish oil SuperFood

Blackpool Football Club surprised many last season and they continue to defy the so called experts with some excellent performances so far in their debut Premier League season. In tribute of Blackpool's amazing achievements, a Lancashire based Company called Healthy and Essential Ltd has developed the World's first limited edition fish oil SuperFood called 'Tangerine Dream'.

30 Sep 2010

Aethlon Medical engages Fabiani & Company to assist in establishment of federal partnerships

Aethlon Medical, Inc., the pioneer in developing therapeutic filtration devices to address infectious disease and cancer, announced today that it has engaged Fabiani & Company to assist in the establishment of federal partnerships that advance biodefense, cancer, and chronic infectious disease applications of the Aethlon Hemopurifier®.

30 Sep 2010

Medical News

Cintas launches incident management and material safety data sheet solutions for work environments

ACGME approves graduated standards for duty hours for residents training in accredited teaching institutions

Role of marriage in reducing poverty and improving child outcomes

Wenzel Spine receives FDA marketing clearance for VariLift Expandable Interbody Fusion System

NIH awards Polymedix $986,000 to develop defensin mimetic antimicrobial compounds for oral candidiasis

'Intraluminal protection' IV needleless connector more effective in preventing CLABSIs: Study

Erchonia launches Zerona body-contouring laser in South East Asia

Defibtech extends availability of Lifeline View Automatic External Defibrillator into Europe

CCHIT designates Ingenix CareTracker version 7 as Certified 2011 Ambulatory EHR

St. Jude Medical receives Japanese approval for Eon Mini spinal cord stimulation system

Avila commences AVL-292 Phase 1 clinical study for B cell cancers and autoimmune diseases

Consumption of caffeinated coffee and alcohol reduces risk of contracting late onset diabetes

Ghanaian in-country training programs contribute to OB/GYN residents not migrating

NIH grants for UNC investigators to study HIV/AIDS prevention methods

HHS awards fund to support pregnant and parenting women

International scientists meet to progress cancer research

Natural remedy for eczema

Walt Disney launches national initiative to raise healthy, happy kids

Healthy and Essential develops World's first limited edition fish oil SuperFood

Aethlon Medical engages Fabiani & Company to assist in establishment of federal partnerships

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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