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'Mystery patients' study says doctors can miss health's social determinants

Chicago Tribune: So-called "mystery patients" are showing that doctors often ignore or fail to ask about social determinants when it comes to health outcomes, a recent study suggests, for exampel, testing an emaciated patient for cancer before asking if he got enough to eat (he didn't).

22 Jul 2010

Study links application of disinfectants in recreational pools to adverse health outcomes

Splashing around in a swimming pool on a hot summer day may not be as safe as you think. A recent University of Illinois study links the application of disinfectants in recreational pools to previously published adverse health outcomes such as asthma and bladder cancer.

22 Jul 2010

Amylin reports $164.4M total revenue for quarter ended June 30, 2010

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. The Company reported total revenue of $164.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, which includes net product sales of $162.5 million. Net loss, excluding a restructuring charge of $3.4 million, was $40.8 million, or $0.28 per share.

22 Jul 2010

Applied Spine Technologies receives U.S. Patent for stabilization device with travel-limiting functionality

Applied Spine Technologies, a medical device company focused on motion preservation of the lumbar spine, received a Notice of Allowance on July 12, 2010 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. To be clinically useful, a dynamic stabilization device needs to allow the spine to move, but not move excessively.

22 Jul 2010

Physicians Practice, Wolfson Children's Hospital to help doctors manage patient care in Jacksonville area

Physicians Practice and Wolfson Children's Hospital have joined forces to help provide area physicians and their staff more time to devote to patient care. This new partnership is a unique program designed to help doctors in the Jacksonville area better handle the cumbersome and time-consuming issues of managing a busy practice.

22 Jul 2010

Onyx begins Phase 3 trial of carfilzomib in combination with lenalidomide, dexamethasone for relapsed myeloma

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the company has begun enrollment in the ASPIRE trial, a Phase 3 international clinical trial evaluating carfilzomib in combination with lenalidomide (Revlimid®) and low dose dexamethasone in patients with relapsed multiple myeloma. The company has an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) and received Scientific Advice from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on the design and planned analysis of the ASPIRE trial.

22 Jul 2010

Hospital updates: ERs try to shorten waits, Florida Children's Hospital to join with Johns Hopkins

To attract patients, hospitals are increasingly posting wait times for their emergency rooms "on billboards, websites, social media outlets like Twitter and in text messages," The Salt Lake Tribune reports. "It's a competitive strategy, but also a tool for bending the wait-time curve and, hopefully, improving patient care, said Mary Joe Jones, chief clinical nursing officer at St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City."

22 Jul 2010

Capsaicin may cause weight loss, fight fat buildup: Study

Capsaicin, the stuff that gives chili peppers their kick, may cause weight loss and fight fat buildup by triggering certain beneficial protein changes in the body, according to a new study on the topic. The report, which could lead to new treatments for obesity, appears in ACS' monthly Journal of Proteome Research.

22 Jul 2010

Eli Lilly CEO says U.S. drugmakers' biggest challenge is sustaining innovation

USA Today/Indianapolis Star: Drugmakers are facing an array of challenges, like lawsuits and patent losses, but also new opportunities including global growth and an expected surge in the number of U.S. residents with health insurance. Eli Lilly CEO John Lechleiter comments in a Q&A: "The biggest challenge facing the industry is to be able to sustain the flow of innovative medicines from our pipelines that can effectively compete against the generic versions of our own products" (Chu, 7/21).

22 Jul 2010

Study shows how muscle, fat could play role in survival of heart failure patients

University of Alberta research has discovered heart failure patients with more muscle have the potential to increase their length of life. Antigone Oreopoulos, a researcher from the U of A's School of Public Health, studied 140 patients with heart failure. Study participants underwent a special scan to measure their muscle mass and body fat.

22 Jul 2010

BSD provides additional information to FDA for 510(k) submission of MicroThermX Microwave Ablation System

BSD Medical Corporation today announced that it has provided the additional information requested by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for review of the 510(k) submission the Company filed for premarket clearance of the Company's Phase II MicroThermX® Microwave Ablation System (MTX-180) for ablation of soft tissue.

22 Jul 2010

Ingen revenues increase 1,139% for year ending May 31, 2010

Ingen Technologies, Inc., an emerging medical device manufacturer developing innovative solutions for the respiratory market, with a new patented and proprietary medical product line targeting the $8B respiratory market, announced today that the company revenues have increased from $10,401 reported in May 31, 2009, to $128,917 ending May 31, 2010. This is an increase of 1,139%.

22 Jul 2010

Researchers receive $780,000 to study estrogen levels, behavior of breast cancer tumors

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine received nearly $780,000 from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure for two studies regarding estrogen levels and the behavior of breast cancer tumors.

22 Jul 2010

Stop & Shop offers high quality, fresh from farm produce

Ice cream and popsicles aren't the only treats to offer kids after a long day of fun in the sun. With an abundance of in season fruits and veggies, Summer is the perfect time to instill healthy eating habits. Thanks to Stop & Shop's 6oyears partnership with local farmers, shoppers can purchase high quality, fresh from the farm produce.

22 Jul 2010

Despite law, mental health coverage lacking in many insurance plans

Kaiser Health News staff writer Kate Steadman checks in with Andrew Sperling, the National Alliance on Mental Illness's director of federal legislative advocacy, for a progress report on the implementation of the new mental health parity law (Steadman, 7/21).

22 Jul 2010

Current myths vs. realities in global AIDS funding

Activists at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna are charging developed and developing country governments with writing checques that bounce to the millions of people in need of lifesaving HIV treatment. Despite the gains in treatment numbers reported by WHO, the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition's (ITPC), latest report, Rationing Funds, Risking Lives, documents early warnings of the global pullback on AIDS commitment and funding.

22 Jul 2010

Wal-Mart sued for limiting employee medical care

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is facing a class-action lawsuit in Colorado accusing the company "of conspiring to limit medical care for injured employees in a bid to save money," The Wall Street Journal reports.

22 Jul 2010

HighRes Biosolutions, Tekon Biotech announce exclusive distribution agreement

HighRes Biosolutions, the leader in laboratory automation solutions for life science applications, announced today that it has selected Tekon Biotech Ltd., a leading full-service distributor to analytical and research laboratories, as exclusive distributor of its uniquely modular automation technologies to the top laboratories of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

22 Jul 2010

Canon Communications to redesign NutritionalOutlook for quick access to relevant content

Today, at the IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo, the largest annual food science forum and exposition in the world, Canon Communications LLC announced it is in the process of a redesign of NutritionalOutlook.com, the leading online resource for manufacturers of dietary supplements and healthy foods. The website redesign, featuring new content, qualified supplier search, community-building tools, and nutraceutical industry resources, will launch in fall 2010.

22 Jul 2010

Boston Scientific second-quarter net sales decrease 7% to $1.928 billion

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, as well as guidance for net sales and earnings per share (EPS) for the third quarter and full year 2010.

22 Jul 2010

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'Mystery patients' study says doctors can miss health's social determinants

Study links application of disinfectants in recreational pools to adverse health outcomes

Amylin reports $164.4M total revenue for quarter ended June 30, 2010

Applied Spine Technologies receives U.S. Patent for stabilization device with travel-limiting functionality

Physicians Practice, Wolfson Children's Hospital to help doctors manage patient care in Jacksonville area

Onyx begins Phase 3 trial of carfilzomib in combination with lenalidomide, dexamethasone for relapsed myeloma

Hospital updates: ERs try to shorten waits, Florida Children's Hospital to join with Johns Hopkins

Capsaicin may cause weight loss, fight fat buildup: Study

Eli Lilly CEO says U.S. drugmakers' biggest challenge is sustaining innovation

Study shows how muscle, fat could play role in survival of heart failure patients

BSD provides additional information to FDA for 510(k) submission of MicroThermX Microwave Ablation System

Ingen revenues increase 1,139% for year ending May 31, 2010

Researchers receive $780,000 to study estrogen levels, behavior of breast cancer tumors

Stop & Shop offers high quality, fresh from farm produce

Despite law, mental health coverage lacking in many insurance plans

Current myths vs. realities in global AIDS funding

Wal-Mart sued for limiting employee medical care

HighRes Biosolutions, Tekon Biotech announce exclusive distribution agreement

Canon Communications to redesign NutritionalOutlook for quick access to relevant content

Boston Scientific second-quarter net sales decrease 7% to $1.928 billion

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