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HealthSouth signs divesture agreement with Baton Rouge Rehabilitation Hospital

HealthSouth Corporation today announced it has signed an agreement to divest HealthSouth Rehabilitation of Baton Rouge, La., to Baton Rouge Rehabilitation Hospital, LLC. The divesture is expected to be completed on January 29, 2010.

8 Jan 2010

MUHC unveils new Lung Cancer Navigation Program

A diagnosis of lung cancer can come as a hard blow. The disease has one of the highest mortality rates of all cancers and the sheer complexity of therapy - often involving radiation, chemotherapy and surgery - can leave patients feeling confused and isolated. To help these patients navigate through the complicated treatment process and medical appointments, the MUHC has unveiled its new Lung Cancer Navigation Program (LCNP).

8 Jan 2010

Basic guidelines on how to develop healthy eating habits

The current economic climate has impacted every aspect of our lives, even our health. Many turn to fast food or unhealthy selections because it seems to be easier on the wallet. But it is possible to make healthy food choices on a budget.

8 Jan 2010

Senate passes Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; WHOA included as provision in health reform bill

The United States Senate, in a historic Christmas Eve vote, passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (H.R. 3590). The Women's Health Office Act (WHOA), SWHR's signature piece of legislation, was included as a provision in the health reform bill, marking a tremendous accomplishment for women's health and women's health research and an advancement of SWHR's advocacy work.

8 Jan 2010

Chamber of Commerce unleashes new health reform warning ads; other stakeholders emphasize affordability

"Business groups are continuing their air war against the health care overhaul efforts as Congressional Democrats inch closer to crafting the final plan." The coalition is led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which released new TV spots Thursday.

8 Jan 2010

KHN column: An entitlement certain to grow in spite of 'firewalls'

"One of the main arguments President Barack Obama and other Democrats have made on behalf of the health care bills that have passed the House and the Senate is that they would reduce the federal budget deficit in the coming decade and in the years following as well.

8 Jan 2010

Medsphere Systems announces new partnerships to promote EHR systems in healthcare facilities

Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading provider of open source healthcare enterprise solutions, announced new partnerships with Network Infrastructure Technologies (NIT) Health, Inc., The Acacia Group LLC and M*D and suResources, Inc., to promote, implement and support the company's OpenVista electronic health record (EHR) solution among healthcare facilities throughout the country.

8 Jan 2010

Cell Medica signs R&D agreement with the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy

Cell Medica, a clinical cellular therapeutics company developing proven cell therapies which address important unmet clinical needs in oncology and infectious diseases, announced today the signing of an R&D agreement with the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, a joint program of Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital and The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas.

8 Jan 2010

Abiomed announces preliminary third quarter fiscal 2010 revenue

Abiomed, Inc., a leading provider of breakthrough heart support technologies designed for heart recovery, today announced preliminary third quarter fiscal 2010 revenue of approximately $22.8 million, up 32% compared to revenue of $17.3 million for the same period of fiscal 2009.

8 Jan 2010

NEB introduces Lemo21(DE3) Competent E. coli

New England Biolabs (NEB) has introduced Lemo21(DE3) Competent E. coli, a tunable T7 expression strain optimized for the expression of difficult constructs, including membrane proteins, toxic proteins and proteins prone to insoluble expression.

From New England Biolabs 8 Jan 2010

Variants in CRP gene not associated with increased risk of cancer

Gene variants associated with increased circulating levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation, are not associated with an increased risk of cancer, according to a new brief communication published online January 7 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

8 Jan 2010

Proteostasis Therapeutics enters into exclusive license agreement with New York University

Proteostasis Therapeutics announced today that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with New York University for intellectual property related to discoveries from the laboratory of David Ron, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Julius Raynes Professor of Cell Biology at NYU Langone Medical Center’s Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine.

8 Jan 2010

Trauma center at SLU Hospital verified as Level 1 Trauma Center by ACSCOT

The trauma center at Saint Louis University Hospital has been verified as a Level 1 Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACSCOT).

8 Jan 2010

Frequent chlamydia screening does not reduce infection in teenage girls

Frequent testing and treatment of infection does not reduce the prevalence of chlamydia in urban teenage girls, according to a long term study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers published in the January 1, 2010 issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

8 Jan 2010

Royal Victoria Hospital orders RIVA System for its new Chemo Centre

The Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) in Barrie, Ontario is the first Canadian hospital to order a RIVA System (Robotic IV Automation System) - a self-contained unit for filling IV syringes and bags from Intelligent Hospital Systems (IH Systems).

8 Jan 2010

Sciele Pharma announces the U.S. availability of Adrenaclick

Sciele Pharma, Inc., a Shionogi company, today announced the U.S. availability of Adrenaclick™, a single-dose, epinephrine auto-injector for the emergency treatment for severe allergic reactions (Type I) such as anaphylaxis.

8 Jan 2010

Majority of long-term cancer survivors do not have access to personalized care services

An increasing number of people are surviving cancer, but many do not receive the services and support they need in the long term, Macmillan Cancer Support has said.

8 Jan 2010

Development to be 'central pillar' of U.S. foreign policy, Clinton says

In a speech on Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said that it is time to "elevate development as a central pillar of all that we do in our foreign policy," United Press International reports (1/6). According to Reuters,

8 Jan 2010

Young men with HIV infection have coronary atherosclerotic plaques: MGH study

A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study has found that relatively young men with longstanding HIV infection and minimal cardiac risk factors had significantly more coronary atherosclerotic plaques - some involving serious arterial blockage - than did uninfected men with similar cardiovascular risk.

8 Jan 2010

Findings shed new light on the molecular mechanisms of visual system in brain

The laboratory of Dr. Fr-d-ric Charron, a researcher at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montr-al (IRCM), has discovered a new molecular mechanism that permits the guidance of visual nerves towards the brain.

8 Jan 2010