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AMA launches new multi-million dollar ad campaign to get Senators to fix Medicare physician payment cuts

The U.S. Senate's failure to act before this week's 21 percent Medicare physician payment cut has put seniors' health care at grave risk. A new American Medical Association (AMA) physician survey shows that many physicians are already limiting the number of Medicare patients they treat. The AMA today launched a multi-million dollar national advertising campaign, with ads on TV and radio and in newspapers, including The New York Times, USAToday and The Wall Street Journal.

4 Jun 2010

Mikey's Way Foundation expands from hospitals to Ronald McDonald House New York

Given one wish from Make-A-Wish Foundation in 2005, "Mikey" Friedman built a lasting legacy that continues to grow and flourish today.

4 Jun 2010

AMGA releases Accountable Care Organization Principles for healthcare delivery systems

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) today released "Accountable Care Organization Principles" which it hopes will help guide regulatory activity regarding the development of these high-performing care systems mandated by recent health reform, as well as inspire significant improvements in the healthcare delivery system nationwide.

4 Jun 2010

Advanced applications of Nanoflex technology to be presented at New Cardiovascular Horizons Meeting

ULURU Inc. announced today that advanced applications of the Nanoflex technology, related to future products in drug delivery and tissue engineering, will be presented at the 11th annual New Cardiovascular Horizons Meeting to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana on June 2-5, 2010. This meeting is the largest medical meeting that focuses on peripheral artery disease and peripheral interventions, including wound care for vascular ulcers, the application of advanced therapies for limb salvage and amputation prevention.

4 Jun 2010

SOGC urges strategy for preventing deaths during delivery, childbirth

As the G8 approaches, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) is urging the Canadian government to recognize that a strategy on maternal and child health must focus on preventing deaths during delivery and childbirth as 80% of maternal deaths in low-resource countries take place at that time.

4 Jun 2010

Study confirms Azilect as a selective MAO-B inhibitor

Teva Neuroscience Inc. today announced the publication of a study demonstrating the selectivity of Azilect® (rasagiline tablets) for inhibition of MAO-B (monoamine oxidase-B) at the maximum approved dose of 1 mg/day. The data was published in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology OnlineFirst on May 5, 2010.

4 Jun 2010

Health professionals can learn from smoking cessation campaigns on how to tackle maternal obesity

Health professionals worried about the increasing number of obese pregnant women could learn lessons from successful smoking cessation campaigns, according to a study into how maternity services could be developed to effectively tackle maternal obesity.

4 Jun 2010

Study sheds light on how IMT improves performance in endurance sports

An Indiana University study found that strengthening inspiratory muscles by performing daily breathing exercises for six weeks significantly reduced the amount of oxygen these same breathing muscles required during exercise, possibly making more oxygen available for other muscles.

4 Jun 2010

Merck launches Oncology Collaborative Trials Network

Today, Merck announced the launch of the Merck Oncology Collaborative Trials Network, a pioneering clinical trial network focusing on the development of Merck drug and vaccine candidates being investigated for the treatment and prevention of cancer. The global network comprises leading cancer research centers who will partner with Merck to speed the development of innovative treatments for a range of cancers.

4 Jun 2010

Physicians and researchers to present 16 abstracts on cancer research at ASCO 2010

The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center announced today that its physicians and researchers will present 16 abstracts on treatment and diagnostic progress in many different areas of oncology during the Annual Meeting of American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago, IL from June 4-8.

4 Jun 2010

Tax credit for organ donation may help address shortage for transplant

A Universit- de Montr-al philosopher and ethicist is proposing that governments implement an organ donation tax credit to help increase the number of organs available for transplant.

4 Jun 2010

Multiple sclerosis risk sharing scheme: A costly failure

The multiple sclerosis risk sharing scheme is "a costly failure" and should not be continued, according to researchers on bmj.com today. They argue that the biggest losers are the other NHS patients who would otherwise have benefited from the money spent on the scheme, estimated to be around -50m per year since it was set up in 2002.

4 Jun 2010

Ongoing clinical development program for NX-1207 for treatment of BPH highlighted

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation is pleased to report on the presentation of new positive data at a high-level symposium and panel discussion held at the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association in San Francisco. The symposium was held between 6:00 and 7:00 pm EDT on Tuesday. The well-attended symposium highlighted the ongoing clinical development program for NX-1207 for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and featured expert panel discussions on the new therapy.

4 Jun 2010

ChemoFx-assisted chemotherapy reduces treatment costs for recurrent ovarian cancer

A study demonstrating the cost savings realized through the use of the ChemoFx® Drug Response Marker for assisting selection of treatment in recurrent ovarian cancer was published recently in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AJOG).

4 Jun 2010

Chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea improves survival in premenopausal women with early stage breast cancer

Chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea in premenopausal women being treated for early stage breast cancer was associated with significantly improved patient survival, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine by the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) in collaboration with leading US cancer centers and cooperative cancer research groups.

4 Jun 2010

Anti-seizure drug can be used to treat AT deficiency: Pitt researchers

The liver scarring of α1-antitrypsin deficiency, the most common genetic cause for which children undergo liver transplantation, might be reversed or prevented with a medication that has long been used to treat seizures, according to findings from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine that will published in Science and are available online today through the Science Express website.

4 Jun 2010

Researchers look for effective programs to curb smoking among people with HIV/AIDS

While researchers have done a good job documenting health problems associated with the high prevalence of smoking among Americans who have HIV/AIDS, it's now time to focus on how to get these smokers to kick the habit, Saint Louis University School of Public Health research finds.

4 Jun 2010

Alere to introduce new global logo, brand identity at AHIP's Institute 2010

Alere Health, LLC, a leading provider of personal health support solutions to employers and health plans, announced today that it will introduce its new global logo and brand identity at AHIP's Institute 2010 in Las Vegas, June 9-11. The rollout of the new brand identity is part of a global campaign by its parent company, Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc., a global leader in rapid point-of-care diagnostics, to align the majority of its operations under the single brand, Alere.

4 Jun 2010

New therapy mounts double-barreled attack on leukemia, report UF researchers

A new therapy mounts a double-barreled attack on leukemia, targeting not just the cancer cells but also the environment in which those cells live and grow, University of Florida researchers report.

4 Jun 2010

20% of returning war veterans report PTSD or major depression

This past Memorial Day honored those Americans who have died in military service including over 4,000 in Iraq and 1,000 fallen soldiers in Afghanistan. According to the latest Pentagon study, released in April this year, nearly 20 percent—or one in five returning war veterans—reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or major depression. The study also reports that approximately half of them sought treatment.

4 Jun 2010

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AMA launches new multi-million dollar ad campaign to get Senators to fix Medicare physician payment cuts

Mikey's Way Foundation expands from hospitals to Ronald McDonald House New York

AMGA releases Accountable Care Organization Principles for healthcare delivery systems

Advanced applications of Nanoflex technology to be presented at New Cardiovascular Horizons Meeting

SOGC urges strategy for preventing deaths during delivery, childbirth

Study confirms Azilect as a selective MAO-B inhibitor

Health professionals can learn from smoking cessation campaigns on how to tackle maternal obesity

Study sheds light on how IMT improves performance in endurance sports

Merck launches Oncology Collaborative Trials Network

Physicians and researchers to present 16 abstracts on cancer research at ASCO 2010

Tax credit for organ donation may help address shortage for transplant

Multiple sclerosis risk sharing scheme: A costly failure

Ongoing clinical development program for NX-1207 for treatment of BPH highlighted

ChemoFx-assisted chemotherapy reduces treatment costs for recurrent ovarian cancer

Chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea improves survival in premenopausal women with early stage breast cancer

Anti-seizure drug can be used to treat AT deficiency: Pitt researchers

Researchers look for effective programs to curb smoking among people with HIV/AIDS

Alere to introduce new global logo, brand identity at AHIP's Institute 2010

New therapy mounts double-barreled attack on leukemia, report UF researchers

20% of returning war veterans report PTSD or major depression

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Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

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