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First Edition: July 21, 2010

Today's headlines include news regarding specific examples of what could happen at the state level if Congress doesn't extend enhanced federal Medicaid funding.

21 Jul 2010

CAP calls for increased FDA oversight of laboratory developed and 'direct-to-consumer' tests

With the increasing importance of laboratory tests in diagnosing and treating disease, representatives of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) today presented recommendations to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging increased oversight of laboratory developed tests (LDTs) and "direct-to-consumer" tests. Most genetic tests fall into one or both of these testing categories.

21 Jul 2010

Jericho Systems selected to provide key components of NHIN

Jericho Systems Corporation, a leader in distributed enterprise identity and access management solutions for evolving SOA environments, is one of only eight civilian companies selected to provide key components of the new Nationwide Health Information Network that facilitates the exchange of clinical data between the Department of Defense, Veterans Administration, and private healthcare providers.

21 Jul 2010

Target Health, LifeOnKey partner to offer web-based information platform to optimize clinical trials

Target Health Inc. and LifeOnKey, Inc. today announced they have joined forces to offer an innovative, web-based information platform that will allow the bio-pharmaceutical and medical device industries to optimize clinical trials, help researchers capture, analyze and assess trial data more efficiently, and bring innovative new medicines and devices to patients.

21 Jul 2010

First hospital in U.S. to use portable heart/lung machine

The Methodist Hospital is the first in the U.S. to use a portable heart/lung machine to move critically ill patients easily and safely to different areas of the hospital for medical tests or from outlying hospitals to the medical center for specialized treatment. Recently approved for use in the U.S. by the FDA, the device has been used in Europe since 2008 with excellent results.

21 Jul 2010

HIV and Human Rights March to prevent new infections, provide treatment for people with HIV

The call for human rights as a fundamental component of efforts to prevent new infections and provide treatment for people living with HIV pervaded the XVIII International AIDS Conference today as delegates and local residents prepared for the HIV and Human Rights March through the streets of Vienna this evening. Conference participants are giving voice to the conference theme of Rights Here, Right Now through a number of plenary presentations, sessions, and Global Village and Youth Programme activities.

21 Jul 2010

Study reveals no proof on link between cleaning products and breast cancer

Results of a new US study published today have looked at whether cleaning products are linked to an increased risk of breast cancer. They appear to show that women who say they used such products in the past are more likely to have breast cancer.

21 Jul 2010

Study: Americans with stand-alone vision insurance plans more likely to receive annual eye examination

According to a new study conducted for the National Association of Vision Care Plans by an independent research firm, health care consumers who participate in full service, stand-alone vision insurance plans are two times (33.3 percent) more likely to receive an annual comprehensive eye examination than those consumers that have vision care coverage "bundled" with their major medical plan (16.3 percent).

21 Jul 2010

Spindly extensions of bone cells sense mechanical stimulation and signal release of bone-growth factors

A long-standing question in bone biology has been answered: It is the spindly extensions of bone cells that sense mechanical stimulation and signal the release of bone-growth factors, according to research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

21 Jul 2010

Next generation robot could eliminate 'the doctor'

As physician-guided robots routinely operate on patients at most major hospitals, the next generation robot could eliminate a surprising element from that scenario -- the doctor.

21 Jul 2010

University of Houston student named Social Work Student of the Year by NASW

Meghan Baker, a J.D./M.S.W. dual degree student in the Law Center and Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston, has been named Social Work Student of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers Texas Chapter. Baker will be honored Oct. 9 at the organization's annual conference at the Westin Galleria in Houston.

21 Jul 2010

Clinical research updates on interventional cardiology techniques that affect patient care

TCT 2010 will provide significant clinical research updates to technologies and practices in interventional cardiology that will directly affect patient care.

21 Jul 2010

Gene essential for respiration and survival at birth identified

How do mammals prepare themselves in utero for a radical modification to their respiration at the time of birth, when they move abruptly from an aquatic medium to air? CNRS researchers, working in collaboration with teams from the Universities of the Méditerranée, Paris-Sud 11 and Paul Cézanne have identified a gene in the mouse that is essential to respiration and consequently to survival at birth.

21 Jul 2010

EndoChoice moves corporate headquarters to new 30,000 square foot location in Alpharetta, Georgia

EndoChoice, Inc. today announced that it has moved its corporate headquarters to a new location in Alpharetta, Georgia. The new 30,000 square foot corporate headquarters is three times larger than its previous facility, and features a state-of-the-art GI anatomic pathology laboratory.

21 Jul 2010

Roche, Exiqon join marketing forces for RealTime ready assays, microRNA PCR systems

Roche and Exiqon join marketing forces for Roche Applied Science's RealTime ready assays and Exiqon`s miRCURY LNA Universal RT microRNA qPCR system. As indicated by respective links on their websites, each system will complement the cooperator's product portfolio.

21 Jul 2010

Alcon Japan goes live with Varicent incentive compensation and sales performance management solutions

The leading innovator in incentive compensation (ICM) and sales performance management (SPM) solutions, Varicent Software Incorporated, announced today a successful "go live" of Varicent for Alcon Japan Ltd.

21 Jul 2010

NACI updates, strengthens statement related to the use of rotavirus vaccines in Canada

This week, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization updated and strengthened its statement related to the use of rotavirus vaccines in Canada. Rotavirus infection is the most common cause of severe gastroenteritis in children under the age of three. The NACI statement now includes Grade A recommendations (good evidence to recommend immunization) for healthy and preterm infants.

21 Jul 2010

Study finds sepsis 10 times more common and lethal than heart attacks, blood clots

New research from The Methodist Hospital in Houston shows that sepsis is 10 times more common and more lethal than other more well-known surgical complications including heart attacks and blood clots. These results, published today in the Archives of General Surgery, show a greater need for sepsis awareness and early recognition during and after surgery.

21 Jul 2010

AMP particpates at FDA's public meeting on oversight of laboratory developed tests

The Association for Molecular Pathology participated in the Food and Drug Administration Center for Devices and Radiological Health public meeting on the oversight of laboratory developed tests. Dr. Karen Mann, President of AMP, served on the second panel of the meeting titled, Clinical Laboratory Challenges. Additionally, Dr. Elaine Lyon, Chair of the AMP Professional Relations Committee, presented public comments. "AMP believes that LDTs are an essential and central component of medical practice," said Dr. Lyon, "Without LDTs, the practice of medicine that we know today would be severely reduced in scope."

21 Jul 2010

Medivo co-founder to discuss importance of maintaining physician oversight for genetic laboratory tests

Medivo, a provider of virtual healthcare services for individuals and organizations, announces that Dr. Destry Sulkes, physician and co-founder of Medivo, will discuss the value and importance of maintaining physician oversight and support for individuals requesting genetic laboratory tests. Dr. Sulkes will present his views today at the FDA/CDRH Public Meeting on Oversight of LDTs, in Hyattsville, Maryland.

21 Jul 2010

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First Edition: July 21, 2010

CAP calls for increased FDA oversight of laboratory developed and 'direct-to-consumer' tests

Jericho Systems selected to provide key components of NHIN

Target Health, LifeOnKey partner to offer web-based information platform to optimize clinical trials

First hospital in U.S. to use portable heart/lung machine

HIV and Human Rights March to prevent new infections, provide treatment for people with HIV

Study reveals no proof on link between cleaning products and breast cancer

Study: Americans with stand-alone vision insurance plans more likely to receive annual eye examination

Spindly extensions of bone cells sense mechanical stimulation and signal release of bone-growth factors

Next generation robot could eliminate 'the doctor'

University of Houston student named Social Work Student of the Year by NASW

Clinical research updates on interventional cardiology techniques that affect patient care

Gene essential for respiration and survival at birth identified

EndoChoice moves corporate headquarters to new 30,000 square foot location in Alpharetta, Georgia

Roche, Exiqon join marketing forces for RealTime ready assays, microRNA PCR systems

Alcon Japan goes live with Varicent incentive compensation and sales performance management solutions

NACI updates, strengthens statement related to the use of rotavirus vaccines in Canada

Study finds sepsis 10 times more common and lethal than heart attacks, blood clots

AMP particpates at FDA's public meeting on oversight of laboratory developed tests

Medivo co-founder to discuss importance of maintaining physician oversight for genetic laboratory tests

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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