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COBRAGuard's free Webinar on new COBRA subsidy extension

President Obama signed the bill containing the COBRA subsidy extension into law on Dec. 19, 2009. With this extension, employers must act quickly to fulfill their notice obligations, update carriers and adjust administrative procedures. To smooth the transition, COBRAGuard Inc. is offering a free Webinar on Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. Central Time.

4 Jan 2010

House Judiciary Committee calls for another hearing to assess football-related brain injuries

Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee John Conyers has called for another hearing on brain injuries in football to be held on Monday, January 4.

4 Jan 2010

Employees from AmeriChoice donate 535 pairs of socks to the Dayspring Center in Indianapolis

Employees from AmeriChoice, the nation’s largest Medicaid managed care company, have donated 535 pairs of socks to the Dayspring Center in Indianapolis. Nationally, the drive collected socks in nearly 30 different locations to benefit local charities.

4 Jan 2010

Anesiva to file a petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Code

Anesiva, Inc. announced today that it was unable to satisfy the closing conditions set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 4, 2009, among Anesiva, Arca Acquisition Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Anesiva, Arcion Therapeutics, Inc. ("Arcion") and, with respect to Articles V and IX only of the agreement, each of the Arcion stockholders listed on Schedule I thereto (the "Merger Agreement").

4 Jan 2010

Gamercize introduces GZ Personal Trainer software for fitness and weight loss goals

Gamers who want to get fit but found Wii Fit lacking in enjoyment or exertion can take advantage of this offer to experience exergaming with Gamercize. Trading in your Wii Fit discs will entitle you to a mail-in rebate worth up to $150/70GBP.

4 Jan 2010

The Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge and Driscoll's create recipes to help people keep their resolution

More than 100 million Americans are expected to make a New Year's resolution this year. Losing weight and developing healthy habits, like eating healthy and exercising, are among the top three most common goals.

4 Jan 2010

Health risks of wooden pallet shipping platforms, call for Congress and FDA regulation

The expanded recall of TYLENOL Arthritis pain reliever is fresh evidence of the need for Congress and the FDA to regulate wood pallets used to transport food and pharmaceuticals in the United States because of the dangers they pose to human health.

4 Jan 2010

Hoffman and Connolly partner to form family-focused exercise and fitness store

Hoffman and Connolly are two entrepreneurs each owning what seem to be unrelated businesses, however both share a common passion, bringing health and well being into the home in a fun and motivating way. Now, together they are trying to change the way families approach health and fitness.

4 Jan 2010

Orthopaedic experts discuss strategies to improve care for wounded warriors

The fourth annual Extremity War Injuries Symposium was held in Washington, D.C., last January to bring together military and civilian orthopaedic surgeons, researchers, experts from governmental agencies, and others to discuss challenges faced by U.S. medical personnel working in Iraq and Afghanistan and to discuss ways to synergize resources and improve care for wounded warriors.

4 Jan 2010

No right to assisted suicide under the Montana Constitution, says AUL

Today, the Montana Supreme Court ruled that state law does not contain any policy restrictions to prevent physicians from legally prescribing lethal drugs to patients. This decision endangers the lives of the elderly, the sick, and the disabled.

4 Jan 2010

Employees from UnitedHealthcare of Wisconsin donate 1183 pairs of socks to Milwaukee Rescue Mission

Employees from UnitedHealthcare of Wisconsin, part of AmeriChoice, the nation’s largest Medicaid managed care company, have donated 1183 pairs of socks to the Milwaukee Rescue Mission.

4 Jan 2010

Virtual Education and Simulation Training Center serves as virtual hospital

At Christiana Care Health System's VEST Center, babies are born every day, just as they are in a real hospital. Adults and children are rushed to the emergency department with injuries suffered in accidents. Patients are intubated, have their blood drawn and get IV drips.

4 Jan 2010

Experimental lung cancer drug promising against brain cancer glioblastoma and prostate cancer

An experimental drug currently being tested against breast and lung cancer shows promise in fighting the brain cancer glioblastoma and prostate cancer, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in two preclinical studies.

4 Jan 2010

BiPro completes the requirements of NSF International's Athletic Banned Substances Certification Program

BiProUSA announced today that BiPro, an all natural whey protein isolate (dairy protein), has successfully completed the requirements of NSF International's Athletic Banned Substances Certification Program, Certified for Sport(TM).

4 Jan 2010

Rising prevalence of dementia will cripple Canadian families, the health care system and economy

A report released by the Alzheimer Society today to mark Alzheimer Awareness Month reveals alarming new statistics about the projected economic and social costs of dementia in Canada. Rising Tide: The Impact of Dementia on Canadian Society, says that, if nothing changes the prevalence of dementia will more than double in 30 years, with the costs increasing ten-fold.

4 Jan 2010

North Carolina takes historic step for health with the implementation of smoke-free law

North Carolina on January 2 will take an historic step for health when it becomes the first major tobacco-growing state to implement a statewide smoke-free law that includes all restaurants and bars. This new law will protect the right of North Carolinians to breathe clean air.

4 Jan 2010

Research may point to more effective therapeutic targets for prion diseases

Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have determined for the first time that prions, bits of infectious protein devoid of DNA or RNA that can cause fatal neurodegenerative disease, are capable of Darwinian evolution.

4 Jan 2010

Attorney General implores Congress to remove Nebraska provision from federal health care legislation

Attorney General Tom Corbett has joined 11 of his fellow attorneys general urging the leaders of Congress to delete the Nebraska provision from the pending federal health care legislation.

4 Jan 2010

WDI utilizes DXA analysis for fitness and weight management programs

Women's Digital Imaging of Ridgewood (WDI), has begun using Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA), a technology developed to screen for osteoporosis (bone loss), to measure body fat in patients who want a more accurate method of establishing goals and measuring results for weight management and fitness programs.

4 Jan 2010

Novelos continues NOV-002 Phase 3 combination trial for lung cancer

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors, is reporting Pfizer Inc. has announced that it has decided to discontinue the late-stage study of its lung cancer candidate figitumumab (CP-751,871) while Novelos' pivotal Phase 3 trial, with a primary efficacy endpoint of improvement in median overall survival, continues across approximately 12 countries and 100 clinical sites.

4 Jan 2010

Medical News

COBRAGuard's free Webinar on new COBRA subsidy extension

House Judiciary Committee calls for another hearing to assess football-related brain injuries

Employees from AmeriChoice donate 535 pairs of socks to the Dayspring Center in Indianapolis

Anesiva to file a petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Code

Gamercize introduces GZ Personal Trainer software for fitness and weight loss goals

The Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge and Driscoll's create recipes to help people keep their resolution

Health risks of wooden pallet shipping platforms, call for Congress and FDA regulation

Hoffman and Connolly partner to form family-focused exercise and fitness store

Orthopaedic experts discuss strategies to improve care for wounded warriors

No right to assisted suicide under the Montana Constitution, says AUL

Employees from UnitedHealthcare of Wisconsin donate 1183 pairs of socks to Milwaukee Rescue Mission

Virtual Education and Simulation Training Center serves as virtual hospital

Experimental lung cancer drug promising against brain cancer glioblastoma and prostate cancer

BiPro completes the requirements of NSF International's Athletic Banned Substances Certification Program

Rising prevalence of dementia will cripple Canadian families, the health care system and economy

North Carolina takes historic step for health with the implementation of smoke-free law

Research may point to more effective therapeutic targets for prion diseases

Attorney General implores Congress to remove Nebraska provision from federal health care legislation

WDI utilizes DXA analysis for fitness and weight management programs

Novelos continues NOV-002 Phase 3 combination trial for lung cancer

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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