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DCA implements Demandforce D3 to improve patient communications

Demandforce, the leader in consumer demand creation for small-businesses, has been chosen by Dental Care Alliance, a Dental Service Organization, as their patient communication software system. Dental Care Alliance has 76 affiliated dental practices in seven states throughout the East Coast and is continuing to expand into new regions.

24 May 2010

Researchers call for changes to the UK residential home care system

Researchers from the University of the West England, Bristol and the University of Warwick are calling for changes to the UK residential home care system to ensure older people have a 'home for life' and are not pushed out to hospitals or nursing homes unnecessarily.

24 May 2010

2010 ASCO Annual Meeting highlights new research findings on cancer

Experts from The Cancer Institute at NYU Langone Medical Center will present new research findings at the 46th Annual Meeting of The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago, Illinois.

24 May 2010

New study suggests protective effect of alcohol consumption on risk of AD in female nonsmokers

Knowledge regarding environmental factors influencing the risk of Alzheimer's disease is surprisingly scarce, despite substantial research in this area. In particular, the roles of smoking and alcohol consumption still remain controversial. A new study published this month in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease suggests a protective effect of alcohol consumption on the risk of Alzheimer's disease, particularly in women who do not smoke.

24 May 2010

Volcano to highlight extensive pipeline of imaging and therapy products at EuroPCR 2010

Volcano Corporation announced today the company's plans to highlight its new product launches, presence in live cases, and participation in late breaking trials during EuroPCR from May 25 – 28 in Paris.

24 May 2010

NIH issues new conflict of interest guidelines for researchers

New NIH guidelines, proposed Thursday, are intended "to prevent financial conflicts of interest among [40,000] researchers who receive federal funding, a move long sought by watchdogs of scientific research concerned about the influence of the drug industry and others," The Washington Post reports.

24 May 2010

Raw alfalfa sprouts linked to outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections in 10 states

Caldwell Fresh Foods of Maywood, Calif., is voluntarily recalling all of its alfalfa sprouts marketed under the Caldwell Fresh Foods, Nature's Choice, and California Exotics brands. The firm's alfalfa sprouts have been linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections in consumers in ten states.

24 May 2010

Patent applications for Shrink's stem cell research and drug discovery tool StemDisc filed

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc., an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors, and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, announced today that patent applications for its stem cell research and drug discovery tool StemDisc have been filed.

24 May 2010

State roundup: Genetic testing on campus, Texas docs in Mass., and more

"A plan by the University of California, Berkeley to voluntarily test the DNA of incoming freshman has come under fire from critics who said the school was pushing an unproven technology on impressionable students. The university has said it will send test kits to 5,500 new students to analyze genes that help control the body's responses to alcohol, dairy products and folic acid" (Wohlsen, 5/21).

24 May 2010

New Mexico meets all requirements for operational planning as part of ARRA state HIE program: ONC

New Mexico is the first state to meet all requirements for strategic and operational planning as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act state health information exchange cooperative agreement program, according to the United States Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

24 May 2010

Lytix Biopharma receives approval to initiate Phase I/IIa clinical trial of Lytixar for MRSA

The Norwegian pharmaceutical company Lytix Biopharma AS today announces the approval by the Swedish Medical Products Agency to commence a Phase I/IIa clinical trial with Lytixar (LTX-109) for nasal decolonisation of MRSA.

24 May 2010

New technique designed to analyze individual immune cells may help diagnose food allergies: Study

About 30 percent of Americans believe they have food allergies. However, the actual number is far smaller, closer to 5 percent, according to a recent study commissioned by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. That's due in large part to the unreliability of the skin test that doctors commonly use to test for food allergies.

24 May 2010

Research roundup: Lessons from Medicare Part D; Evaluating medical homes; Insuring young adults

Lessons Learned: Who Didn't Enroll In Medicare Drug Coverage In 2006, And Why? - With data from the 2005 and 2006 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, this study examines enrollment of those who were previously without either public or private sources of prescription drug coverage. The authors report "63 percent of all eligible seniors and 69 percent of low-income beneficiaries were enrolled in Part D in 2006.

24 May 2010

MediConnect Global renames PassportMD online portal to myMediConnect

MediConnect Global today announced that it has changed the name of its personal health record and consumer health portal, PassportMD, to myMediConnect.

24 May 2010

Researchers look for new ways of targeting Alzheimer's disease

The Alzheimer's Association released a report on Wednesday, May 19, predicting that the cost of Alzheimer's disease over the next 40 years would reach $20 trillion if newer treatments are not on the horizon.

24 May 2010

ICON announces acquisition of Timaq Medical Imaging

ICON plc, a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced that it has acquired Timaq Medical Imaging, a leading European provider of advanced imaging services to pharmaceutical and biotech firms.

24 May 2010

House poised to consider COBRA subsidy extension, Medicare payment 'fix'

Caught up in the congressional politics swirling around a pending tax bill are two proposals to extend — once again — subsidies for COBRA health insurance and a 'fix' of Medicare payments to doctors.

24 May 2010

UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center commemorates signing of new act for cancer screening programs

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center commemorated the signing of legislation requiring the Alabama Department of Public Health to create breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening programs designed to save the lives of thousands of Alabamians in an event held May 19.

24 May 2010

Lithium reduces brain inflammation by adjusting metabolism of DHA: Researchers

Though it has been prescribed for over 50 years to treat bipolar disorder, there are still many questions regarding exactly how lithium works. However, in a study appearing in this month's Journal of Lipid Research, researchers have provided solid evidence that lithium reduces brain inflammation by adjusting the metabolism of the health-protective omega-3-fatty acid called DHA.

24 May 2010

New findings on INTUNIV Extended Release Tablets presented at major psychiatric meeting

Shire plc, the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced new findings on once-daily INTUNIV (guanfacine) Extended Release Tablets, the first selective alpha-2A agonist approved for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, at a major psychiatric meeting.

24 May 2010

Medical News

DCA implements Demandforce D3 to improve patient communications

Researchers call for changes to the UK residential home care system

2010 ASCO Annual Meeting highlights new research findings on cancer

New study suggests protective effect of alcohol consumption on risk of AD in female nonsmokers

Volcano to highlight extensive pipeline of imaging and therapy products at EuroPCR 2010

NIH issues new conflict of interest guidelines for researchers

Raw alfalfa sprouts linked to outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections in 10 states

Patent applications for Shrink's stem cell research and drug discovery tool StemDisc filed

State roundup: Genetic testing on campus, Texas docs in Mass., and more

New Mexico meets all requirements for operational planning as part of ARRA state HIE program: ONC

Lytix Biopharma receives approval to initiate Phase I/IIa clinical trial of Lytixar for MRSA

New technique designed to analyze individual immune cells may help diagnose food allergies: Study

Research roundup: Lessons from Medicare Part D; Evaluating medical homes; Insuring young adults

MediConnect Global renames PassportMD online portal to myMediConnect

Researchers look for new ways of targeting Alzheimer's disease

ICON announces acquisition of Timaq Medical Imaging

House poised to consider COBRA subsidy extension, Medicare payment 'fix'

UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center commemorates signing of new act for cancer screening programs

Lithium reduces brain inflammation by adjusting metabolism of DHA: Researchers

New findings on INTUNIV Extended Release Tablets presented at major psychiatric meeting

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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