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Praesidian Capital invests $6 million in Meta Pharmaceutical Services

Praesidian Capital, a leading provider of mezzanine capital for small and mid-sized companies, has invested $6 million in subordinated debt in Meta Pharmaceutical Services, a leading sales and marketing data services provider. The investment supports the recapitalization of Meta Pharmaceutical Services by DFW Capital Partners and management.

1 Oct 2010

Swedish Medical Center researcher receives NIH grants to study pregnancy complications

Michelle A. Williams, Sc.D., co-director and principal investigator at the Center for Perinatal Studies at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle and Professor of Epidemiology and Global Health at the University of Washington, has received two grants totaling $5.6 million for research into complications affecting pregnancy.

1 Oct 2010

Today's Opinions: Concerns about ACOs; Obama challenged on health care claims; Scare tactics

There is a very real danger that by the time policy makers get around to reading and understanding this section of law (on accountable care organizations) that the health care marketplace will have irreversibly changed (Dustin Corcoran, 9/30).

1 Oct 2010

New legislation introduced to assess critical care services in the U.S.

Yesterday, House Energy and Commerce Committee Member Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced legislation to assess and critical care health services in the United States.

1 Oct 2010

Researchers discover key leukemia defense mechanism

Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researcher Steven Grant, M.D., and a team of VCU Massey researchers have uncovered the mechanism by which leukemia cells trigger a protective response when exposed to a class of cancer-killing agents known as histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACIs).

1 Oct 2010

Health Canada approves Meridian Bioscience's illumigene C. difficile molecular amplification assay

Meridian Bioscience, Inc., today announced that it has received an approved medical device license from Health Canada for its new molecular amplification assay, illumigene C. difficile. Clostridium difficile is a bacterium that can cause diarrhea and, in severe cases, a life-threatening inflammation of the colon.

1 Oct 2010

KHN column: The NAIC's effort to find balance in its medical loss ratio regulation

In his latest Kaiser Health News column, Timothy Jost writes that the development of this draft rule is not a contest with winners and losers, but an effort to create a framework to press insurers to spend less money on bureaucracy and more on health care in a way that benefits consumers and keeps insurance markets viable (9/30).

1 Oct 2010

Family and friends may pose the greatest threat to caregivers' health and well-being

The biggest cause of stress for people who care for loved ones after a stroke may not be worrying about the affected family member.

1 Oct 2010

RN expert provides an overview on healthcare quality measurement

Students at Louisiana State University today heard an executive with Baton Rouge-based Amedisys talk about how quality is measured in health care and why it should matter to all Americans. Amedisys is the largest home health care and hospice company in the U.S., providing care to more than 35,000 patients every day.

1 Oct 2010

States cutting Medicaid benefits as they stagger under economic downturn

Kaiser Health News writer Phil Galewitz reports on a new study that finds Medicaid programs across the country cutting back benefits.

1 Oct 2010

South Asian ethnicity is a risk factor for cardiovascular events after renal transplantation

Ethnicity is a contributing risk factor of cardiovascular problems in kidney recipients of South Asian origin post-transplant, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN).

1 Oct 2010

HIV/AIDS researchers, government officials track progress, forecast challenges for HIV vaccine development

More than 1,000 researchers, government officials and advocates are gathering in Atlanta this week to discuss the progress and future challenges in the development of a vaccine that protects against HIV, FierceVaccines reports (Carroll, 9/29). The AIDS Vaccine 2010 meeting, which kicked off Tuesday, will run through Friday, according to the website for the meeting (undated).

1 Oct 2010

New processing technology uses low-energy electron beams to decontaminate food

A collaborative agreement between CSIRO and two German organisations is providing Australian food companies with access to a new processing technology which uses low-energy electron beams rather than heat or chemicals to decontaminate food.

1 Oct 2010

Arthritis Foundation applauds House for passing bipartisan arthritis legislation

The Arthritis Foundation applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Arthritis Prevention, Control and Cure Act (H.R. 1210/S.984), the first comprehensive, bipartisan arthritis legislation in more than 30 years.

1 Oct 2010

Albert Einstein College of Medicine receives grant to study role of proteins in health and disease

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University a five-year, $30 million grant to study the structure and function of thousands of biomedically important proteins.

1 Oct 2010

Lawmaker proposes trust fund for veterans' growing health costs

"A new study estimates that health costs for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans could top $900 billion, and [Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif.] wants to set up a trust fund to make sure the bill will be paid," The Associated Press reports.

1 Oct 2010

Maven Semantic updates gastroesophageal reflux research database

The new database is now available to marketing, business development, competitor intelligence, KOL, medical affairs and related departments in the life sciences sector.

1 Oct 2010

New reports underscore a litany of health law implementation obstacles

Obstacles to the implementation of the health overhaul abound, including lawsuits, regulatory issues, concerns about patients' choice, and, of course, costs.

1 Oct 2010

Personalized cancer drug delivery could soon be a reality

Imagine the day a machine can draw your blood, screen it for genetic mutations and chemical variations that can cause cancer, and pop out a drug tailor-made for your DNA.

1 Oct 2010

Experts provide information on H1N1 and seasonal flu at Johns Hopkins hospital

Johns Hopkins has a wide range of experts available for interviews and comments about seasonal flu, H1N1, emergency preparedness, infection control, flu transmission in children, vaccine safety, flu treatment, public health ethics, flu in cancer patients, and related public communications strategies. If you would like to interview a Johns Hopkins expert, call or e-mail the designated information officer in the list below.

1 Oct 2010

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Praesidian Capital invests $6 million in Meta Pharmaceutical Services

Swedish Medical Center researcher receives NIH grants to study pregnancy complications

Today's Opinions: Concerns about ACOs; Obama challenged on health care claims; Scare tactics

New legislation introduced to assess critical care services in the U.S.

Researchers discover key leukemia defense mechanism

Health Canada approves Meridian Bioscience's illumigene C. difficile molecular amplification assay

KHN column: The NAIC's effort to find balance in its medical loss ratio regulation

Family and friends may pose the greatest threat to caregivers' health and well-being

RN expert provides an overview on healthcare quality measurement

States cutting Medicaid benefits as they stagger under economic downturn

South Asian ethnicity is a risk factor for cardiovascular events after renal transplantation

HIV/AIDS researchers, government officials track progress, forecast challenges for HIV vaccine development

New processing technology uses low-energy electron beams to decontaminate food

Arthritis Foundation applauds House for passing bipartisan arthritis legislation

Albert Einstein College of Medicine receives grant to study role of proteins in health and disease

Lawmaker proposes trust fund for veterans' growing health costs

Maven Semantic updates gastroesophageal reflux research database

New reports underscore a litany of health law implementation obstacles

Personalized cancer drug delivery could soon be a reality

Experts provide information on H1N1 and seasonal flu at Johns Hopkins hospital

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