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Sonic hedgehog gene also at work in the ectoderm

Sonic hedgehog, a gene that plays a crucial rule in the positioning and growth of limbs, fingers and toes, has been confirmed in an unexpected place in the embryos of developing mice - the layer of cells that creates the skin.

10 Mar 2010

Idahoans buckling under soaring health care costs: No help from Idaho State Senate

Idahoans buckling under soaring health care costs didn't get any help from the Idaho State Senate tonight. In fact, with the passage of the Idaho Health Freedom Act (House Bill 391), they may have just made matters worse.

10 Mar 2010

Bayer's bioequivalence study comparing Adalat XL to Mylan-Nifedipine Extended Release flawed, says Mylan

Mylan today reported that it has identified multiple flaws within a purported bioequivalence study sponsored by Bayer Inc. of Canada. The study compared Bayer's antihypertensive Adalat(R) XL(R) tablets, 60 mg, marketed in Canada, to Mylan's approved generic version, Mylan-Nifedipine Extended Release tablets, 60 mg, marketed in Canada.

10 Mar 2010

NPL completes project to help UK company diagnose medical conditions by monitoring patients' breath

Bedfont Scientific Ltd is one of the market leaders in developing personal diagnostic gas sensors for the medical market.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 10 Mar 2010

Growth rate of nonradiologists owning or leasing PET equipment higher than radiologists

Positron Corporation. The growth rate among nonradiologists who own or lease PET equipment was far higher than radiologists between 2002 and 2007, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

10 Mar 2010

African-Americans and Hispanics are at higher risk for developing Alzheimer's and dementias

According to the Alzheimer's Association's® 2010 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures, African-Americans are about two times more likely and Hispanics are about one and one-half times more likely than their white counterparts to have Alzheimer's and other dementias.

10 Mar 2010

BIOCRATES Life Sciences, CHENOMX announce co-marketing agreement

Austrian biomarker developer BIOCRATES Life Sciences AG announced today that it entered a co-marketing agreement with Canadian-based CHENOMX Inc. Both enterprises focus on a new and highly promising technology aimed at generating a metabolic profile of the human organism that can be used to monitor the effects of disease, nutrition, toxins, environment, or drugs on an organism.

10 Mar 2010

Stay true to the original goals of reform, says Kelsey-Seybold Clinic MD

The national health care debate is far from over. Days removed from his televised national health care forum, President Obama is calling for an "up or down" vote on the measure within the next few weeks.

10 Mar 2010

Two core premises underlie MSI's mission to broaden access to surgical choice and quality

Two core premises underlie Mobile Surgery International's mission to broaden access to surgical choice and quality. The first is that patients (and payers) should be able to make decisions about surgical options based upon access to complete information up front about all of the necessary services associated with their surgical procedure, the skill and expertise of the surgeon carrying out the procedure, and the total costs involved.

10 Mar 2010

Harris Poll: Obesity increased, cigarette smoking decreased in every five-year period

The annual Harris Poll that has measured key health risks – smoking, seat belt use, weight and obesity – for the last 28 years, provides both good and bad news.

10 Mar 2010

Japanese ablation devices market: Emerging trends that will fuel market growth

According to Millennium Research Group, the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the recent launch of irrigated-tip catheters into the Japanese market will drive the ablation catheter market by a compound annual growth rate of approximately 15% through 2014.

10 Mar 2010

Integrated public and investor relations healthcare and life sciences practice launched

Feintuch Communications, Inc. (www.feintuchcommunications.com) has created an integrated public and investor relations healthcare and life sciences practice, naming Jules Abraham as vice president of the firm and managing director of the new group.

10 Mar 2010

Combating DVT and PE: Critical recommendations

Three critical recommendations from a national workshop have been released to address deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), a growing public health problem estimated to affect nearly 1 million Americans each year.

10 Mar 2010

INPC expands beyond central Indiana to serve patients from southwestern Indiana, southeastern Illinois

The Indiana Network for Patient Care, one of the highest volume health information exchanges in the United States, is expanding beyond central Indiana to serve patients from southwestern Indiana and southeastern Illinois.

10 Mar 2010

Young women with heart attacks at higher risk of dying in hospital than men

Geisinger Health System and Yale School of Medicine investigators are researching how young people recover from heart attacks through VIRGO (Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes in Young AMI Patients), a research project funded by the National, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

10 Mar 2010

Imaging tools may help address challenging clinical dilemma of prostate cancer care: Study

New preliminary data from a pilot study in the Netherlands indicates that imaging tools may help address the most challenging clinical dilemma of prostate cancer care as identified by the hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and its expert witnesses last week: to treat or not treat, AdMeTech Foundation's President and CEO Dr. Faina Shtern said today.

10 Mar 2010

CRR leveraging InteleOne to interconnect Intelerad Medical Systems' facilities

Intelerad Medical Systems, a recognized leader in medical imaging PACS and workflow solutions, today announced that Carolina Regional Radiology PA will be leveraging InteleOne to interconnect its facilities. CRR is a full-service radiology practice serving a ten-county region in southeastern North Carolina.

10 Mar 2010

First use of prenatal MRI to detect often-misdiagnosed CCD

In a case believed to be a United States first, the radiology team at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital has used prenatal magnetic resonance imaging to detect an often-misdiagnosed genetic disease.

10 Mar 2010

Cellzome, GSK form second major alliance to develop new anti-inflammatory drugs

Cellzome today announced that it has formed a second strategic alliance with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). This new collaboration gives GSK exclusive access to Cellzome's proprietary Episphere(TM) technology in the emerging field of epigenetics as applied to immunoinflammatory disease. Epigenetic mechanisms play a key role in controlling immune cell differentiation and inflammatory gene expression during an excessive inflammatory response.

10 Mar 2010

Team Lung Love: New endurance sports training program focused on raising awareness for lung cancer

Lung Cancer Alliance announced the launch of Team Lung Love (TLL), an endurance sports training program focused exclusively on raising awareness and support for lung cancer.

10 Mar 2010

Medical News

Sonic hedgehog gene also at work in the ectoderm

Idahoans buckling under soaring health care costs: No help from Idaho State Senate

Bayer's bioequivalence study comparing Adalat XL to Mylan-Nifedipine Extended Release flawed, says Mylan

NPL completes project to help UK company diagnose medical conditions by monitoring patients' breath

Growth rate of nonradiologists owning or leasing PET equipment higher than radiologists

African-Americans and Hispanics are at higher risk for developing Alzheimer's and dementias

BIOCRATES Life Sciences, CHENOMX announce co-marketing agreement

Stay true to the original goals of reform, says Kelsey-Seybold Clinic MD

Two core premises underlie MSI's mission to broaden access to surgical choice and quality

Harris Poll: Obesity increased, cigarette smoking decreased in every five-year period

Japanese ablation devices market: Emerging trends that will fuel market growth

Integrated public and investor relations healthcare and life sciences practice launched

Combating DVT and PE: Critical recommendations

INPC expands beyond central Indiana to serve patients from southwestern Indiana, southeastern Illinois

Young women with heart attacks at higher risk of dying in hospital than men

Imaging tools may help address challenging clinical dilemma of prostate cancer care: Study

CRR leveraging InteleOne to interconnect Intelerad Medical Systems' facilities

First use of prenatal MRI to detect often-misdiagnosed CCD

Cellzome, GSK form second major alliance to develop new anti-inflammatory drugs

Team Lung Love: New endurance sports training program focused on raising awareness for lung cancer

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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