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U.N. meeting examines progress, challenges in achieving women's empowerment

Despite gains in women's rights in the 15 years since the Beijing Declaration, U.N. Female Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro on Monday during the opening of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meeting acknowledged more action is needed to help countries advance gender equality and women's empowerment, VOA News reports.

3 Mar 2010

ICU survivors face high risk of death in following years, says study

An analysis of Medicare data indicates that elderly patients who are hospitalized in an intensive care unit (ICU) and survive to be discharged from the hospital have a high rate of death in the following three years, and that, in particular, patients who receive mechanical ventilation have a substantially increased rate of death compared with both hospital and general population controls in the first several months after hospital discharge, according to a study in the March 3 issue of JAMA.

3 Mar 2010

BGU study: Healthy, long-term weight loss diets can significantly reverse carotid atherosclerosis

A two-year study led by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) found that healthy, long-term weight loss diets can significantly reverse carotid (main brain artery) atherosclerosis, a direct risk factor for strokes and heart attacks. The study is one of the first to prove the potential of moderate weight loss as a strategy to reverse atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) in overweight and mildly obese people.

3 Mar 2010

Bisphosphonates may lower risk of breast cancer

Women who take some types of bone-building drugs used to prevent and treat osteoporosis may be at lower risk of breast cancer, according to a study by U.S. researchers published today in the British Journal of Cancer.

3 Mar 2010

Cigarette commercials can encourage smoking among teenagers

A new study shows that the particular content of tobacco marketing resonates with youth and that the vivid imagery in tobacco advertising captures their interest, although teens typically are more resistant to the promotional seduction of other products.

3 Mar 2010

Vidacare's OnControl Bone Marrow System now available for bone marrow procedures

For many cancer patients, a bone marrow biopsy and/or aspiration is one of the most dreaded aspects of their diagnosis and treatment plan. The traditional method for gaining bone marrow involves grinding a needle by hand and sheer force through a patient’s skin and bone, and the procedure is often described as “brutal,” “excruciating” and even “barbaric.”

3 Mar 2010

Cyntellect to provide LEAP Cell Processing Workstation to Harvard University and HHMI researchers

Cyntellect, Inc., a privately-held life sciences company commercializing products to advance the study of cell biology, stem cell research, biopharmaceutical production, and drug discovery, has entered into an agreement with Harvard University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to provide their researchers with the LEAP™ Cell Processing Workstation.

3 Mar 2010

Aurora Health Care establishes new clinic for treating chronic vulvar pain

It is a sensitive subject for many women. The issue is chronic vulvar pain, and it impacts one out of six women at some point in their lives. However, most women are unaware of their treatment options.

3 Mar 2010

Unilife agrees to Exclusivity List; Sanofi-aventis secures exclusivity for Unifill syringe

Unilife Corporation, today announced that it has agreed to a list of therapeutic drug classes ("Exclusivity List") within which sanofi-aventis has the exclusive right to purchase the Unifill™ ready-to-fill syringe.

3 Mar 2010

California consumer group sues Anthem Blue Cross for changing policies and then raising rates

Consumer Watchdog and other plaintiffs are suing Anthem Blue Cross, the California insurer that recently told policyholders it would hike premiums by 39 percent, the Los Angeles Times reports. The paper says the suit, which could gain class-action status, alleges that Anthem has violated "state law by closing certain policies to new members while illegally offering remaining customers alternative plans with fewer benefits at higher rates" (Helfand, 3/2).

3 Mar 2010

Ichor, Profectus announce agreement for clinical development of DNA vaccine programs

Ichor Medical Systems (Ichor) and Profectus Biosciences (Profectus) announced today that they have entered into a long-term development, license, and supply Agreement providing Profectus with commercial access to Ichor’s TriGrid™ Delivery System (TriGrid™) for the clinical development of its DNA vaccine programs, with an option for Ichor to co-develop.

3 Mar 2010

ASGE and TV actor encourage African-Americans to undergo screening for colon cancer

CSI: New York actor Hill Harper has joined forces with the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), representing doctors who specialize in endoscopy and colon cancer screening, in a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) to encourage African-Americans to undergo screening for colon cancer

3 Mar 2010

TechniScan launches clinical study to assess clinical utility of Warm Bath Ultrasound

TechniScan, Inc., a medical device company engaged in the development and commercialization of an automated 3-D breast ultrasound imaging system, today announced that in collaboration with University Medical Center Freiburg in Germany, it has launched a clinical study to assess clinical utility of TechniScan's Warm Bath Ultrasound.

3 Mar 2010

As rainy season begins, U.N. special envoy Clinton asks for more shelter, latrines for Haitian earthquake survivors

During a phone call on Monday, Bill Clinton, the U.N. special envoy for Haiti, asked U.N. officials to provide more tents, latrines and hurricane-proof shelter to improve housing and sanitation for Haitian earthquake survivors living in temporary camps, the Associated Press writes.

3 Mar 2010

Exactech receives FDA marketing clearance for Equinoxe Platform Fracture Stem

Exactech, Inc., a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for hip, knee, shoulder, spine and biologic materials, announced today that the company has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the company’s Equinoxe® Platform Fracture Stem, the latest addition to the company’s shoulder arthroplasty line.

3 Mar 2010

State roundup: Mass. hospital controversy, Iowa and Utah consider coverage expansions

The state appealed to the federal government yesterday to help Massachusetts hospitals that care for disproportionately high numbers of lower-income patients who receive state-sponsored health insurance. Governor Deval Patrick is asking the Obama administration for $216 million for Cambridge Health Alliance, the state's only public acute-care hospital, and another $115 million for six private hospitals with high Medicaid patient populations

3 Mar 2010

Informative workshop on multiple sclerosis

Physicians, nurses, and physician assistants in the Portland, Oregon, area who treat and care for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are invited to attend "Recognizing and Treating Multiple Sclerosis in the Primary Care Setting," an informative free CME/CE half-day lecture and workshop.

3 Mar 2010

Shionogi, QuatRx Pharmaceuticals enter into worldwide license agreement to develop and market ospemifene

Shionogi & Co., Ltd. and QuatRx Pharmaceuticals Company, a privately-held pharmaceutical company, today announced that they have entered into a worldwide license agreement to develop and market ospemifene, a selective estrogen receptor modulator ("SERM").

3 Mar 2010

China's SFDA approves Sunridge International's PNT treatment for glaucoma and ocular hypertension

Sunridge International, announced today that China's State Food and Drug Administration, (SFDA), had approved the firm's Pneumatic Trabeculoplasty (PNT) treatment in China.

3 Mar 2010

Health care costs for retiring Americans average $260,000 and can exceed $500,000

Health care costs for retiring Americans, including nursing home care, average $260,000 and can exceed $500,000, according to new research conducted by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College and underwritten by Prudential Financial.

3 Mar 2010

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U.N. meeting examines progress, challenges in achieving women's empowerment

ICU survivors face high risk of death in following years, says study

BGU study: Healthy, long-term weight loss diets can significantly reverse carotid atherosclerosis

Bisphosphonates may lower risk of breast cancer

Cigarette commercials can encourage smoking among teenagers

Vidacare's OnControl Bone Marrow System now available for bone marrow procedures

Cyntellect to provide LEAP Cell Processing Workstation to Harvard University and HHMI researchers

Aurora Health Care establishes new clinic for treating chronic vulvar pain

Unilife agrees to Exclusivity List; Sanofi-aventis secures exclusivity for Unifill syringe

California consumer group sues Anthem Blue Cross for changing policies and then raising rates

Ichor, Profectus announce agreement for clinical development of DNA vaccine programs

ASGE and TV actor encourage African-Americans to undergo screening for colon cancer

TechniScan launches clinical study to assess clinical utility of Warm Bath Ultrasound

As rainy season begins, U.N. special envoy Clinton asks for more shelter, latrines for Haitian earthquake survivors

Exactech receives FDA marketing clearance for Equinoxe Platform Fracture Stem

State roundup: Mass. hospital controversy, Iowa and Utah consider coverage expansions

Informative workshop on multiple sclerosis

Shionogi, QuatRx Pharmaceuticals enter into worldwide license agreement to develop and market ospemifene

China's SFDA approves Sunridge International's PNT treatment for glaucoma and ocular hypertension

Health care costs for retiring Americans average $260,000 and can exceed $500,000

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