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CMS approves Fresenius Medical Care Chronic Kidney Disease Data Registry

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the Fresenius Medical Care Chronic Kidney Disease Data Registry, supported by its Acumen applications. As a participating registry in CMS's 2010 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI), the approval of the nephrology-specific Acumen applications enables participating nephrologists to report quality outcomes directly to the PQRI program.

26 May 2010

Philips Livable Cities Award for improving health and well-being of people living in cities

Royal Philips Electronics today announced the launch of the Philips Livable Cities Award, an initiative designed to generate practical, achievable ideas for improving the health and well-being of people living in cities. Individuals, community or non-governmental groups and businesses are eligible to participate in the Award program that comprises a total prize fund amounting to 125,000 Euros.

26 May 2010

Senate Foreign Relations Committee to mark up $3.5B Haiti reconstruction bill

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday is expected to mark up a bill that would "authorize $3.5 billion in reconstruction funds for Haiti over five years" and would also require USAID "to submit a long-term reconstruction plan to Congress as well as mandate the president to appoint a senior policy coordinator for Haiti," The Hill reports (Bogardus, 5/23).

26 May 2010

NASH-induced cirrhosis is greater risk factor for HCC: Cleveland Clinic study

A study conducted by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic finds that patients suffering from cirrhosis preceded by nonalcoholic steatohepatitis are at an equal risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma than those who develop cirrhosis resulting from hepatitis C virus. Results of this study appear in the June issue of Hepatology, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

26 May 2010

Vertex reports 75% patients with HCV achieve viral cure with 12-week telaprevir-based combination regimen

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today announced that 75% of people chronically infected with genotype 1 hepatitis C virus (HCV) who had not previously been treated achieved a sustained viral response (SVR or viral cure) after receiving a 12-week telaprevir-based combination regimen, followed by treatment with pegylated-interferon and ribavirin alone, in the Phase 3 ADVANCE trial.

26 May 2010

Experts warn increasing IDUs in eastern, southern Africa could threaten HIV/AIDS fight

An increase in the number of injection drug users (IDUs) in eastern and southern Africa stands to harm efforts to control the spread of HIV/AIDS in the region, warned experts gathered at the World Forum Against Drug conference in Sweden on Monday, Agence France-Presse reports.

26 May 2010

New approach to prevention and management of Alzheimer's disease

With the aging of nearly 80 million baby boomers, Alzheimer's disease is an impending epidemic that requires a new approach to prevention as well as management of the disease, according to a UC Santa Barbara professor who has co-authored a new book on the topic.

26 May 2010

HDL cholesterol can transform from good to bad actor in heart-disease process

We've all heard about the importance of raising HDL, or the so-called "good" cholesterol, and lowering LDL, or "bad" cholesterol, to improve heart health. While we've come to assume HDL cholesterol is an inherently good thing, a new study shows that for a certain group of patients, this is not always the case. The study is the first to find that a high level of the supposedly good cholesterol places a subgroup of patients at high risk for recurrent coronary events, such as chest pain, heart attack, and death.

26 May 2010

Liberty National Life Insurance to introduce Platinum PLUS Medicare Supplement product portfolio

Liberty National Life Insurance Company today announced the introduction of their Platinum PLUS™ Medicare Supplement product portfolio. In general, the products feature attained-age, gender-distinct, smoker-non-smoker and geographic area rates. These new plans are available for issue with effective dates starting June 1st.

26 May 2010

AMRI to reduce US workforce by 10%

AMRI today announced that it is repositioning itself to meet a continued shift in demand from customers for services in Asia and Europe. Overall for 2009 and 2010, the company anticipates investing in excess of $30 million on international facility and capability expansions and estimates its non-US workforce will increase by approximately 180 positions in order to meet known and anticipated customer demand.

26 May 2010

KCI to feature expanded line of NPTP products and services at EWMA congress

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. today announced the company will feature its expanded line of negative pressure technology platform products and services at the annual European Wound Management Association congress in Geneva, Switzerland. Highlighting the company's commitment to innovative therapies, the new product line will improve the portability and adoption of V.A.C. Therapy, while further specializing the clinical application of negative pressure.

26 May 2010

Federal funding to support health IT training; New web tools for patients

A federally-funded health information training program is now underway, Modern Healthcare reports. "Last month, HHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology awarded $112 million of stimulus funds to dozens of universities and community colleges.

26 May 2010

House eyes Wednesday vote on measure that includes COBRA subsidy extension and doc 'pay fix'

Congressional Democrats are scurrying today to advance a $192 billion catch-all legislative package that includes "safety-net benefits for the unemployed, physician reimbursements, tax breaks for businesses and other provisions."

26 May 2010

Trintech first-quarter revenues up 9% to $8.5 million

Trintech Group Plc, a leading provider of integrated financial governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) solutions for commercial, financial and healthcare markets, today announced its first quarter 2011 financial results. Following the sale of its healthcare business to The Advisory Board Company on April 1, 2010, Trintech is required to present its financial results on a continuing and discontinued basis.

26 May 2010

Immunomedics announces receipt of $5M from Nycomed for reaching clinical milestone

Immunomedics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing monoclonal antibodies to treat cancer and other serious diseases, today announced the receipt of $5 million from Nycomed for reaching a clinical milestone under the license and collaboration agreement, entered into on July 11, 2008.

26 May 2010

Osteopathic manipulative medicine reduces length of hospital stays for pneumonia patients: Research

Older patients battling pneumonia spent less time in the hospital when treated using osteopathic manipulative medicine - a drug-free form of hands-on medical care focusing on increasing muscle motion - in addition to conventional care, recently published research shows.

26 May 2010

QIAGEN acquires rights to 70 molecular food safety tests developed by Institute for Product Quality

QIAGEN today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Institute for Product Quality (ifp), pursuant to which QIAGEN has acquired all rights to 70 molecular food safety tests developed by the Berlin-based specialized laboratory center for food analysis.

From QIAGEN Manchester Limited 26 May 2010

Medical News

CMS approves Fresenius Medical Care Chronic Kidney Disease Data Registry

Philips Livable Cities Award for improving health and well-being of people living in cities

Senate Foreign Relations Committee to mark up $3.5B Haiti reconstruction bill

NASH-induced cirrhosis is greater risk factor for HCC: Cleveland Clinic study

Vertex reports 75% patients with HCV achieve viral cure with 12-week telaprevir-based combination regimen

Experts warn increasing IDUs in eastern, southern Africa could threaten HIV/AIDS fight

New approach to prevention and management of Alzheimer's disease

HDL cholesterol can transform from good to bad actor in heart-disease process

Liberty National Life Insurance to introduce Platinum PLUS Medicare Supplement product portfolio

AMRI to reduce US workforce by 10%

KCI to feature expanded line of NPTP products and services at EWMA congress

Federal funding to support health IT training; New web tools for patients

House eyes Wednesday vote on measure that includes COBRA subsidy extension and doc 'pay fix'

Trintech first-quarter revenues up 9% to $8.5 million

Immunomedics announces receipt of $5M from Nycomed for reaching clinical milestone

Osteopathic manipulative medicine reduces length of hospital stays for pneumonia patients: Research

QIAGEN acquires rights to 70 molecular food safety tests developed by Institute for Product Quality

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