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Zynx Health lauds definition of “meaningful use” of EHR technology

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology have announced that the definition of “meaningful use” will include the use of evidence-based order sets and clinical decision support at the point of care. This is good news because the peer-reviewed scientific literature has repeatedly shown that clinical decision support and evidence-based order sets can save patient lives and reduce overall healthcare costs.

5 Jan 2010

Study shows increasing number of U.S. adults are taking antidepressants and antipsychotic medications

An increasing number of U.S. adults are being prescribed combinations of antidepressants and antipsychotic medications, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

5 Jan 2010

CDC leaders to team up with USOC to hold H1N1 vaccination events in Alaska and Colorado

As America gears up for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the U.S. Surgeon General and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) leaders will team up with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to hold H1N1 vaccination events at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the 2010 U.S. Cross Country Championships in Anchorage, Alaska on Tuesday, January 5, 2010.

5 Jan 2010

Further stay of Cipher's NDA for CIP-TRAMADOL ER terminated

Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced a final judgment (the "Cipher Judgment") has been entered in favour of Cipher in relation to pending patent litigation with Purdue Pharma Products L.P. and Napp Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (together "Purdue") in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (the "Court").

5 Jan 2010

FDA approves minimally invasive procedure for treating benign and malignant tumors

A minimally invasive surgical approach developed by head and neck surgeons at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The

5 Jan 2010

Catholic Bishops mandate food, water for comatose patients with little hope of recovery

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has directed Catholic hospitals to give food, water and medicine to comatose patients even when there is little hope of recovery, The San Francisco Chronicle reports.

5 Jan 2010

Coformulation of rilpivirine and Truvada HIV drugs will achieve sales of more than $2 billion in 2018

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, in 2018, the fixed dose coformulation of Tibotec's rilpivirine and Gilead's Truvada will achieve blockbuster sales of more than $2 billion in the HIV drug market in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan.

5 Jan 2010

Changes needed in orthopedic training programs, but restrictions and generational differences compromise learning experience

Changes are needed in the programs that train orthopedic surgeons to ensure these doctors are adequately trained, according to a study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City.

5 Jan 2010

CCNI announces grant for daycare providers

Child Care & Nutrition, Inc. (CCNI) is pleased to announce a grant for daycare providers who apply for licensing for the first time in most areas of Minnesota.

5 Jan 2010

Stop & Shop to hold H1N1 vaccination clinics at select pharmacies

The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company Giant today announced it will hold H1N1 vaccination clinics at select pharmacies starting January 8, 2010. Immunizations will cost $15 and be administered as long as quantities associated with this program are available.

5 Jan 2010

Department of Health urges Pennsylvanians to get vaccinated against H1N1 flu

All Pennsylvanians are urged to take advantage of the increasing supply of H1N1 vaccine by getting immunized at the upcoming vaccination clinics being offered by the Department of Health.

5 Jan 2010

Persistent disparities exist in nursing homes

Hispanic senior citizens are living in nursing homes in ever-increasing numbers, but they face a gap in their quality of care compared to white residents, according to new research from Brown University.

5 Jan 2010

Significant opportunity for alternative ulcerative colitis biological therapy

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that a biological therapy with a mechanism of action other than tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibition for the treatment of moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, would earn a 25 percent patient share according to surveyed U.S. gastroenterologists. Similarly, in Europe, such an agent would also earn 25 percent patient share according to surveyed European gastroenterologists.

5 Jan 2010

Anti-inflammatory prescription drug reduces the risk of common skin cancer in humans

A widely-available anti-inflammatory prescription drug can reduce the risk of a common skin cancer in humans, according to a researcher at Stanford's School of Medicine.

5 Jan 2010

Cornell study shows we pour too little or too much medicine, depending on spoon size

A new study published in the Jan. 5 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine illustrates the dangers of using kitchen spoons to measure liquid medicine.

5 Jan 2010

Milestone Scientific converts $1.3 million debt to equity

Milestone Scientific Inc., the recognized leader in advanced injection technologies, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to extinguish $1.3 million of its outstanding debt in exchange for 822,000 shares of its common stock.

5 Jan 2010

ART publishes impressive data on its bioresorbable stent

Arterial Remodeling Technologies (“ART”) announced today that it has disclosed impressive in vivo and in vitro data related to its bioresorbable stent platform—data that validates the Company’s approach to simultaneously balance biocompatibility, biomechanics and bioresorption in a bioresorbable PLA (polylactic acid) stent without altering healing by drug elution from the stent platform.

5 Jan 2010

Use of botulinum type A toxins may offer cost efficient alternative to serotonin reuptake inhibitors

According to an article in the January 2010 edition of Drugs In Dermatology (abstract available at http://jddonline.com ), the use of botulinum type A toxins such as Botox and Dysport may offer a cost efficient alternative to the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

5 Jan 2010

U.S. can reduce healthcare expenditures with cost-cutting tools

The United States could cut its per capita health care spending by double-digit percentages if it took full advantage of the cost-cutting tools now available, according to an article in the Winter 2010 Issues in Science and Technology.

5 Jan 2010

Exergen TemporalScanner selected as one of 24 "Smartest Products of the Decade"

The Exergen TemporalScanner, a breakthrough innovation in medical thermometry, was selected last week as one of 24 "Smartest Products of the Decade" by Inc. magazine, which stated "These products revolutionized the way we spend our time -- technologically, culturally, and beyond."

5 Jan 2010

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Zynx Health lauds definition of “meaningful use” of EHR technology

Study shows increasing number of U.S. adults are taking antidepressants and antipsychotic medications

CDC leaders to team up with USOC to hold H1N1 vaccination events in Alaska and Colorado

Further stay of Cipher's NDA for CIP-TRAMADOL ER terminated

FDA approves minimally invasive procedure for treating benign and malignant tumors

Catholic Bishops mandate food, water for comatose patients with little hope of recovery

Coformulation of rilpivirine and Truvada HIV drugs will achieve sales of more than $2 billion in 2018

Changes needed in orthopedic training programs, but restrictions and generational differences compromise learning experience

CCNI announces grant for daycare providers

Stop & Shop to hold H1N1 vaccination clinics at select pharmacies

Department of Health urges Pennsylvanians to get vaccinated against H1N1 flu

Persistent disparities exist in nursing homes

Significant opportunity for alternative ulcerative colitis biological therapy

Anti-inflammatory prescription drug reduces the risk of common skin cancer in humans

Cornell study shows we pour too little or too much medicine, depending on spoon size

Milestone Scientific converts $1.3 million debt to equity

ART publishes impressive data on its bioresorbable stent

Use of botulinum type A toxins may offer cost efficient alternative to serotonin reuptake inhibitors

U.S. can reduce healthcare expenditures with cost-cutting tools

Exergen TemporalScanner selected as one of 24 "Smartest Products of the Decade"

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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