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NewCardio announces two encouraging validation studies related to CardioBip

NewCardio, Inc., a cardiac diagnostic technology provider, announced today two encouraging validation studies related to CardioBip(TM), a hand-held patient-activated device for recording and wireless transmission of reconstructed 12-lead ECGs.

6 Jan 2010

Perturbing DISC1 gene could help researchers treat mental illness, says study

Scientists have long eyed mutations in a gene known as DISC1 as a possible contributor to schizophrenia and mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder. Now, new research led by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests that perturbing this gene during prenatal periods, postnatal periods or both may have different effects in mice, leading to separate types of brain alterations and behaviors with resemblance to schizophrenia or mood disorders.

6 Jan 2010

Enrollment for sham-controlled study of radiation therapy for treatment of wet AMD announced

Oraya Therapeutics, Inc., announced today that enrollment is now underway for the first ever masked and sham-controlled study to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of radiation therapy for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

6 Jan 2010

C-SPAN asks Democrats to open health reform conference negotiations

C-SPAN has asked congressional Democrats to open to the public the conference negotiations on reconciling the two health care reform bills, Politico reports.

6 Jan 2010

Vitamin D deficiency may contribute to higher risk of death among African-Americans compared to whites

Vitamin D deficiency may contribute to a higher number of heart and stroke-related deaths among black Americans compared to whites, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study.

6 Jan 2010

MHA acquires Net-Rx

Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA), the largest Alternate Site Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) in the country, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Net-Rx. Net-Rx is a leading provider of pharmacy reimbursement management services and offers a full suite of technology products to help pharmacies lower costs and increase profitability.

6 Jan 2010

RAD Technology Medical Systems announces breast cancer awareness campaign to support Breastcancer.org

RAD Technology Medical Systems LLC in conjunction with BREASTCANCER.ORG announced a unique awareness campaign that will start this week with the transit of the first Temporary Radiotherapy Vault. RAD has pioneered patented designs for radiotherapy vaults and clinics.

6 Jan 2010

Laureate Pharma, Selexis SA collaborate to provide streamlined access to complementary contract services

Laureate Pharma, Inc. a US based biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing organization and Selexis SA, a Swiss based contract developer of high performance production cell lines, jointly announced today their continued collaboration via a joint-marketing relationship. This expanded relationship provides streamlined access to a set of highly complementary contract services.

6 Jan 2010

Congress likely to skip formal conference committee negotiations regarding health reform

"The House and Senate aren't officially back in session until later this month, but action is already well under way on merging their health-care bills," The Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire blog reports.

6 Jan 2010

U.S. health spending slows in '08, but federal share soars

A new government report shows that U.S. health spending grew 4.4 percent in 2008 to $2.3 trillion, the slowest annual rate of increase since federal tracking efforts began in 1960, USA Today reports.

6 Jan 2010

Study reveals molecular mechanism that could lead to new approach in treating obesity

Mayo researchers collaborating with investigators at the University of Iowa, University of Connecticut and New York University (NYU) have discovered a molecular mechanism that controls energy expenditure in muscles and helps determine body weight. Researchers say this could lead to a new medical approach in treating obesity.

5 Jan 2010

DSMB recommends Quark Pharmaceuticals to continue clinical study of QPI-1002

Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the world leader in clinical development of RNAi-based therapeutics, announced today that the independent Data Safety Monitoring Board ("DSMB") recommended that QPI-1002 (I5NP) continue on to the next phase of clinical testing.

5 Jan 2010

Staying in a multi-bed hospital room increases the risk of acquiring serious infectious diseases

Staying in a multi-bed hospital room dramatically increases the risk of acquiring a serious infectious disease, Queen's University researchers have discovered.

5 Jan 2010

Genetic rogue elements could help diagnose breast and bowel cancer

Scientists at The University of Nottingham have found that a group of genetic rogue elements, produced by DNA sequences commonly known as 'junk DNA', could help diagnose breast and bowel cancer.

5 Jan 2010

Also in global health news: Aid in S. Somalia; virus-resistant mosquitoes; composting toilets in Haiti; U.S. Congressional Group visits India

The U.N. World Food Program (WFP) announced Tuesday that it has been forced to halt "aid distribution to about 1 million people in southern Somalia because of attacks against staff and demands by armed groups that aid groups remove women from their teams," the Associated Press reports.

5 Jan 2010

Wisconsin rural hospitals hope for federal money to offset state Medicaid cut

Wisconsin's rural hospitals hope to offset a state Medicaid cut with a tax that would bring more federal money to the hospitals. The proposed tax on the state's 59 'critical access' hospitals, all in rural areas, would prevent the hospitals from closing important services, officials say.

5 Jan 2010

Syneron Medical and Candela announce successful closing of their merger

Syneron Medical Ltd., an innovator in the development, marketing and sales of elos™ combined-energy medical aesthetic devices and Candela Corporation (NASDAQ: CLZR), a pioneer in the development of medical and aesthetic laser based technologies and systems, today announced the successful closing of their merger.

5 Jan 2010

Findings suggest abuse is a risk factor for chronic headache

Researchers from the American Headache Society's Women's Issues Section Research Consortium found that incidence of childhood maltreatment, especially emotional abuse and neglect, are prevalent in migraine patients.

5 Jan 2010

MedApps receives CE Mark and CMDCAS certifications to distribute its products in Europe and Canada

MedApps, Inc., a leading Mobile Wireless Remote Patient Monitoring solution, announced today that it has successfully completed rigorous audits of its Quality Management System (QMS) and received ISO 13485:2003, ISO 9001:2008 and MDD from Underwriters Laboratories (UL), one of the most challenging auditing bodies in the world.

5 Jan 2010

Taoglas launches FLA.01 antenna

Taoglas, the leading M2M antenna provider, (www.taoglas.com) today announced that it has launched the first flexible circuit loop antenna, which can deliver over 40% efficiency in healthcare monitoring devices.

5 Jan 2010

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NewCardio announces two encouraging validation studies related to CardioBip

Perturbing DISC1 gene could help researchers treat mental illness, says study

Enrollment for sham-controlled study of radiation therapy for treatment of wet AMD announced

C-SPAN asks Democrats to open health reform conference negotiations

Vitamin D deficiency may contribute to higher risk of death among African-Americans compared to whites

MHA acquires Net-Rx

RAD Technology Medical Systems announces breast cancer awareness campaign to support Breastcancer.org

Laureate Pharma, Selexis SA collaborate to provide streamlined access to complementary contract services

Congress likely to skip formal conference committee negotiations regarding health reform

U.S. health spending slows in '08, but federal share soars

Study reveals molecular mechanism that could lead to new approach in treating obesity

DSMB recommends Quark Pharmaceuticals to continue clinical study of QPI-1002

Staying in a multi-bed hospital room increases the risk of acquiring serious infectious diseases

Genetic rogue elements could help diagnose breast and bowel cancer

Also in global health news: Aid in S. Somalia; virus-resistant mosquitoes; composting toilets in Haiti; U.S. Congressional Group visits India

Wisconsin rural hospitals hope for federal money to offset state Medicaid cut

Syneron Medical and Candela announce successful closing of their merger

Findings suggest abuse is a risk factor for chronic headache

MedApps receives CE Mark and CMDCAS certifications to distribute its products in Europe and Canada

Taoglas launches FLA.01 antenna

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