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Sens. Gregg, Baucus and Rep. Braley: Health care reform should happen

News outlets reports on the health care opinions of several lawmakers, including Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa.

19 Feb 2010

NeoStem closes share public offering; expects $6.9 million in net proceeds

NeoStem, Inc. ("NeoStem" or the "Company"), an international biopharmaceutical company with operations in the U.S. and China, announced today the closing of its previously announced 5,000,000 share public offering and the exercise of the over-allotment option in full by the underwriters for an additional 750,000 shares of the Company's common stock, bringing the total shares offered to 5,750,000.

19 Feb 2010

Report examines how medical technology changes state of health care

Federal researchers Wednesday released a report that examines how medical technology is changing the state of health care.

19 Feb 2010

Gentel Biosciences launches integrated Proteomics Multi-System

Gentel Biosciences, a leader in proteomics discovery tools, today launched the Gentel Proteomics Multi-System™ providing “scan-to-analysis” functionality for multiplex immunoassays, lysate and antigen arrays as well as Western Blot, ELISA and tissue imaging, delivering multi-application value to researchers worldwide.

19 Feb 2010

RainDance Technologies enters into strategic agreement with Applied Biosystems

RainDance Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, and Applied Biosystems, part of Life Technologies Corporation, announced today they have entered into a strategic agreement to co-market the first solution that combines microdroplet PCR-based sequence enrichment with next-generation sequencing.

19 Feb 2010

Unusual compounds in pitcher plant could prove effective against human fungal infections

The moment insects like flies, ants and beetles fall into a pitcher, the plant's enzymes are activated and begin dissolving their new meal, obtaining nutrients such as carbon and nitrogen which are difficult to extract from certain soils.

19 Feb 2010

Six states to study sickle cell disease and thalassemias in national pilot project

Medical researchers are developing a new surveillance system to determine the number of patients diagnosed with a family of inherited blood disorders known as hemoglobinopathies, including sickle cell disease, thalassemias, and hemoglobin E disease.

19 Feb 2010

Researchers find gene mutations that may provide clues for treating AML patients

Although leukemia is one of the best studied cancers, the cause of some types is still poorly understood. Now, a newly found mutation in acute myeloid leukemia patients could account for half of the remaining cases of adult acute leukemia with an unknown origin.

19 Feb 2010

FDA may drop medical device 'fast track' amid overuse concerns

The Food and Drug Administration may eliminate a program that allows medical devices to be approved quickly because of concerns the program is overused, The Wall Street Journal reports. An internal FDA memo proposes the elimination or tightening of the "fast track" as officials question the use of private, third-party companies "hired by device makers to pre-review products.

19 Feb 2010

Walker's book focuses on deaths, genetic deformities and other health issues resulting from environmental pollution

Since the brain-injuring virus needs mosquitoes and pigs to spread, government officials should ban standing water in cemetery cisterns and urban drainage ditches. They should keep industrial "piggeries" away from cities and their populations.

19 Feb 2010

Universal American announces fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 financial results

Universal American Corp. today announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.

19 Feb 2010

Report: Green tea catechins may protect against glaucoma and other common eye diseases

Scientists have confirmed that the healthful substances found in green tea - renowned for their powerful antioxidant and disease-fighting properties - do penetrate into tissues of the eye. Their new report, the first documenting how the lens, retina, and other eye tissues absorb these substances, raises the possibility that green tea may protect against glaucoma and other common eye diseases.

19 Feb 2010

Obama administration nominates former Clinton adviser to lead UNICEF

The Obama administration has nominated former Clinton administration adviser Anthony Lake to lead UNICEF, Bloomberg/BusinessWeek reports. He would succeed Ann Veneman, who will step down at the end of her five-year term on April 30 (Varner, 2/18).

19 Feb 2010

Community health centers providing return on investment

Kaiser Health News staff writer Andrew Villegas writes about a hefty infusion of cash for community health centers in last year's federal stimulus package.

19 Feb 2010

Poor prescription practices among doctors may increase antibiotic resistance

A new paper in the February 17th edition of the journal Molecular Cell describes how exposure to low levels of antibiotics increases mutations in E. coli and Staphylococcus bacteria hundreds of times more than normal, making the creation of drug-resistant strains more likely.

19 Feb 2010

Physicians look toward profitable Medicare services; Former Virginia official tapped for a position at CMS

A study finds physicians veer toward more profitable services amid lower Medicare fees. Meanwhile, Humana tests a patient-centered medical home program in Florida and a former Virginia official is chosen to take on a top position at the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services.

19 Feb 2010

FDA's proposed label changes for LABA asthma medications: GSK reviews

GlaxoSmithKline is reviewing label changes proposed today by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for asthma medications containing long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs), such as GSK's Advair (salmeterol / fluticasone propionate). GSK and makers of the other affected medicines containing LABAs have 30 days to agree with the proposed changes or state why they are not warranted.

19 Feb 2010

NLC launches new project in partnership with FMS to reverse childhood obesity epidemic

The National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education, and Families today launched the Municipal Leadership for Healthy Southern Cities project in partnership with the Foundation for the Mid South (FMS). The project will help communities confront a situation in which more than 23 million children and adolescents are currently overweight or obese, and the associated health problems are expected to cost the nation $14 billion per year.

19 Feb 2010

Scottish scientists identify link between deprivation and breast cancer survival

Scottish scientists have shed light on the connection between deprivation and breast cancer survival, confirming that the link is mirrored at a genetic level.

19 Feb 2010

Some Dems say single health reform bill is close, GOP settles on summit strategy

News outlets report on party politics in advance of the president's health care summit.

19 Feb 2010

Medical News

Sens. Gregg, Baucus and Rep. Braley: Health care reform should happen

NeoStem closes share public offering; expects $6.9 million in net proceeds

Report examines how medical technology changes state of health care

Gentel Biosciences launches integrated Proteomics Multi-System

RainDance Technologies enters into strategic agreement with Applied Biosystems

Unusual compounds in pitcher plant could prove effective against human fungal infections

Six states to study sickle cell disease and thalassemias in national pilot project

Researchers find gene mutations that may provide clues for treating AML patients

FDA may drop medical device 'fast track' amid overuse concerns

Walker's book focuses on deaths, genetic deformities and other health issues resulting from environmental pollution

Universal American announces fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 financial results

Report: Green tea catechins may protect against glaucoma and other common eye diseases

Obama administration nominates former Clinton adviser to lead UNICEF

Community health centers providing return on investment

Poor prescription practices among doctors may increase antibiotic resistance

Physicians look toward profitable Medicare services; Former Virginia official tapped for a position at CMS

FDA's proposed label changes for LABA asthma medications: GSK reviews

NLC launches new project in partnership with FMS to reverse childhood obesity epidemic

Scottish scientists identify link between deprivation and breast cancer survival

Some Dems say single health reform bill is close, GOP settles on summit strategy

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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