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MedPage Today publishes the Most Read Stories for the Past Week

Which medical news stories are physicians reading to stay informed about key developments? MedPage Today publishes the Most Read Stories for the Past Week.

20 Jan 2010

SCF to host "Accelerate the Cure" fundraiser

On Thursday, January 21, 2010, the Sabrina Cohen Foundation for Stem Cell Research (SCF) is hosting “Accelerate the Cure,” a fundraiser with Dr. Joshua Hare, Louis Lemberg Professor of Medicine, Director, Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine.

20 Jan 2010

Cognitive scientists link ancient questions to newest emerging fields of research in various areas

Cognitive Science represents the exploration of the human mind in the hope of answering some of humanity's oldest questions, from the origin of thought to the nature of knowledge.

20 Jan 2010

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals reports positive results from its LX4211 Phase 2 trial in type 2 diabetic patients

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering breakthrough treatments for human disease, obtained positive results from a recently completed Phase 2 study of LX4211 in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. LX4211 is a once-per-day, orally-delivered, small molecule drug candidate that inhibits the sodium-dependent glucose transporter 2 (SGLT2), lowering the accumulation of glucose in the body and reducing caloric load.

20 Jan 2010

Lantheus Medical Imaging announces the launch of ABLAVAR

Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., a worldwide leader in diagnostic imaging, today announced the launch of ABLAVAR™ (gadofosveset trisodium), a unique, injectable MRA imaging agent used to evaluate aortoiliac occlusive disease (AIOD) in adults with known or suspected peripheral vascular disease (PVD).

20 Jan 2010

DNA testing can help individuals make more-informed health and lifestyle decisions

Mention the term “genetic testing” and reactions can vary widely—from curiosity, to reticence or anxiety, to enthusiastic acceptance. The reality is, DNA testing has been used for decades, primarily to determine the paternity of children and to obtain forensic evidence for police investigations and legal trials.

20 Jan 2010

Online scientific survey of job tasks for healthcare interpreters

Beginning Tuesday, January 19, healthcare interpreters have the opportunity to add their voice, professional skills and abilities to an online scientific survey of job tasks that will form the basis for developing new national certification credentials for healthcare interpreters.

20 Jan 2010

Modern healthcare in Tri-Cities offers bright economic future and improved quality of life

Reliable, modern healthcare is Tri-Cities, Tennessee's "ace in the hole" when it comes to future economic development and improved quality of life.

20 Jan 2010

Copper-free version of click chemistry crafted to create biomolecular probes

For the first time, the widely used molecular synthesis technique known as click chemistry has been safely applied to a living organism. Researchers with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have crafted a unique copper-free version of click chemistry to create biomolecular probes for in vivo studies of live mice. Conventional click chemistry reactions require a copper catalyst that is toxic to cells and organisms.

20 Jan 2010

Catalina Marketing releases an in-depth study on weight-management

Catalina Marketing, which powers the Pointer Media Network, one of the world’s largest print media and consumer-driven marketing vehicles, released an in-depth study today on weight-management revealing devotees of name-brand diets or lifestyles spend, on average, more than $3,400 on groceries per year.

20 Jan 2010

S3 Investment Company comments on stock position; monitors CHNC’s business development

S3 Investment Company, Inc. today commented on the stock position that its wholly owned Redwood Capital subsidiary holds in a client company, China Infrastructure Construction Corporation, which is listed on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board market under the symbol CHNC.

20 Jan 2010

BrainTrust Canada and CSPS partner to distribute Concussion Cards to all CSPS ski patrollers

During this week - National Learn to Ski & Snowboard Week - BrainTrust Canada and the Canadian Ski Patrol System (CSPS) have launched a partnership which includes the distribution of Concussion Cards as a prevention and management tool to all 5,000 CSPS ski patrollers across the country.

20 Jan 2010

Speaker and House Majority Leader hold press availability following Democratic leadership meeting

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn held a press availability this afternoon in the Capitol following a Democratic leadership meeting.

20 Jan 2010

OAC calls for health insurance coverage of USPTF recommended childhood obesity treatments

In light of the recent recommendation of the United States Preventative Task Force (USPTF), the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) is calling for all employers and insurers to add health insurance coverage of the recommended childhood obesity treatments.

20 Jan 2010

Health Canada approves Novartis' Afinitor to treat patients with mRCC

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. (Novartis) announced today that Afinitor(R) (everolimus), a once-daily oral cancer treatment, has been approved by Health Canada for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), also known as advanced kidney cancer, after failure of initial treatment with VEGF-receptor targeted therapies Sutent(R) (sunitinib) or Nexavar(R) (sorafenib).

20 Jan 2010

Targeted Genetics receives delisting notification from NASDAQ Stock Market

Targeted Genetics Corporation (the “Company”) today announced that it has received a written notice from the staff of The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) informing the Company that trading of the Company’s common stock would be suspended prior to the open of business on Thursday, January 21, 2010, and that NASDAQ would initiate procedures to delist the Company’s common stock.

20 Jan 2010

$SIR supports use of vertebral augmentation for patients with spine fractures$

SIR supports use of vertebral augmentation for patients with spine fractures

Given the current controversy over vertebroplasty-a minimally invasive treatment performed by interventional radiologists in individuals with painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures that fail to respond to conventional medical therapy-what's a patient to do?

20 Jan 2010

Covidien announces results for first-quarter of fiscal 2010

Covidien plc today reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 (October – December 2009). First-quarter net sales of $2.7 billion were up 7% from the $2.6 billion reported a year ago, with favorable foreign exchange of $121 million increasing the quarterly sales growth rate by approximately 5 percentage points.

20 Jan 2010

SynCardia Systems launches new website to educate visitors about artificial heart

SynCardia Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart, has announced the launch of its new website (www.syncardia.com) to educate visitors that the artificial heart isn’t science fiction: it’s real, it works and it’s saving lives.

20 Jan 2010

Mitigating fraud in healthcare payments

TSYS Healthcare announced today that Mark O’Leary, senior vice president of business development, will speak about fraud at the Symposium on Payment Solutions for Healthcare Providers and Payers, which will take place January 21-22 in Las Vegas. O’Leary will be joined by Ralph Bernstein, senior vice president of U.S. Bank Healthcare Payment Solutions, who will provide his perspective on mitigating risk in healthcare payments from a banking point of view.

20 Jan 2010

Medical News

MedPage Today publishes the Most Read Stories for the Past Week

SCF to host "Accelerate the Cure" fundraiser

Cognitive scientists link ancient questions to newest emerging fields of research in various areas

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals reports positive results from its LX4211 Phase 2 trial in type 2 diabetic patients

Lantheus Medical Imaging announces the launch of ABLAVAR

DNA testing can help individuals make more-informed health and lifestyle decisions

Online scientific survey of job tasks for healthcare interpreters

Modern healthcare in Tri-Cities offers bright economic future and improved quality of life

Copper-free version of click chemistry crafted to create biomolecular probes

Catalina Marketing releases an in-depth study on weight-management

S3 Investment Company comments on stock position; monitors CHNC’s business development

BrainTrust Canada and CSPS partner to distribute Concussion Cards to all CSPS ski patrollers

Speaker and House Majority Leader hold press availability following Democratic leadership meeting

OAC calls for health insurance coverage of USPTF recommended childhood obesity treatments

Health Canada approves Novartis' Afinitor to treat patients with mRCC

Targeted Genetics receives delisting notification from NASDAQ Stock Market

SIR supports use of vertebral augmentation for patients with spine fractures

Covidien announces results for first-quarter of fiscal 2010

SynCardia Systems launches new website to educate visitors about artificial heart

Mitigating fraud in healthcare payments

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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