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Healthcare sector achieves modest revenue growth in 2008

Health care sector revenue increased by 5.7 percent in 2008 to $1.75 trillion, up from $1.66 trillion in 2007, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. This sector is classified under the North American Industry Classification System as NAICS 62.

17 Dec 2009

Scientists analyze more than 21 million calls to determine the spread of malaria

University of Florida researchers at work on a malaria elimination study in Africa have become the first to predict the spread of the disease using cell phone records.

17 Dec 2009

Roche discloses results of two of eight taspoglutide T-emerge phase III studies in diabetes patients

Ipsen, an innovation-driven global specialty pharmaceutical group, today announced that its partner Roche has disclosed headline results of the fourth and fifth of eight T-emerge phase III studies in patients with diabetes for taspoglutide, the first once weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue based on a human sequence.

17 Dec 2009

Meijer wins awards for employee health and wellness programs

As it nears the end of its 75th anniversary year, supercenter chain Meijer is celebrating once again after winning three awards this year for its emphasis on employee wellness.

17 Dec 2009

HCRS awarded a contract to support AETC with medical records coding and training services

HealthCare Resolution Services, Inc., a leading provider of program integrity support, health information technology services and professional medical and technical staffing services, announced today that it has been awarded a contract with the U.S. Air Force's Commodities Council to support the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) with medical records coding and analysis, auditing, and provider training.

17 Dec 2009

Discovery of common single-letter variant in SNP links parental origin to risk of T2D

Scientists at deCODE genetics, Inc. publish in the journal Nature the discovery of a version of a common single-letter variant in the sequence of the human genome (SNP) with a major impact on susceptibility to type 2 diabetes (T2D).

17 Dec 2009

Professional treatment can benefit first responders to cope with emotional challenges

Professional first responders are prepared, equipped and trained to handle various emergency situations, from car accidents to terrorist attacks and other major disasters. Today, however, this great responsibility can be particularly burdensome on one's emotions.

17 Dec 2009

Unilife Medical Solutions to construct new global headquarters and commercial production facility

Unilife Medical Solutions Limited (Unilife or the Company) today announced the signing of agreements for the construction of its new global headquarters and commercial production facility in York, Pennsylvania.

17 Dec 2009

RRE-90 score: A new web-based tool to predict recurrent stroke risk

Scientists have developed a new web-based tool that may better predict whether a person will suffer a second stroke within 90 days of a first stroke, according to research published in the December 16, 2009, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

17 Dec 2009

Forest Laboratories Holdings and Almirall to develop, market and distribute LAS100977 in the US

Forest Laboratories Holdings, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Forest Laboratories, Inc. and Almirall, S.A. (ALM.MC) today announced that they have entered an agreement to develop, market and distribute LAS100977 in the United States.

17 Dec 2009

Synthetic platelets halt blood-clotting time

Blood loss is a major cause of death from roadside bombs to freeway crashes. Traumatic injury, the leading cause of death for people age 4 to 44, often overwhelms the body's natural blood-clotting process.

17 Dec 2009

Cubist Pharmaceuticals acquires Calixa Therapeutics

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading acute care therapeutics company has completed its previously announced acquisition of Calixa Therapeutics Inc.,

17 Dec 2009

Wood pallet: A source of food poisoning bacteria

In a random sampling of wood pallets used to ship food in Portland, ME, and Philadelphia, PA, numerous pallets tested positive for Listeria and abnormally high counts of bacteria that could potentially create health hazards for consumers.

17 Dec 2009

People with higher Leptin levels have significantly reduced incidence of AD and dementia

This week’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (Dec 16) features a report on a long-term, prospective study of elderly, dementia-free individuals led by researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and the Framingham Heart Study focusing on the association between the protein hormone Leptin and the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

17 Dec 2009

Canadian researchers explore parameters to define and assess chronic pain in infants

A team of Canadian researchers probed 45 pediatric clinicians to learn about possible indicators that could help identify infants with chronic pain and provide guidance on how to differentiate chronic pain from lingering pain caused by medical procedures.

17 Dec 2009

Interactive conference session focuses on strengths and weaknesses of new trends in drug benefit plan design

Benefits executives from Caterpillar, Inc., Procter & Gamble, and Delta Air Lines are among the employers who will share innovative approaches to plan design at the 2010 Drug Benefit Conference sponsored by the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI).

17 Dec 2009

New application developed by AIM increases health plan staff productivity

A new application developed by American Imaging Management® (AIM) to manage the clinical review of specialty pharmaceuticals has increased health plan staff productivity and the number of drugs reviewed while reducing costs.

17 Dec 2009

Portable bladder volume ultrasound now included in 2009 CDC guidelines for the prevention CA-UTIs

Verathon®, maker of BladderScan® bladder volume instruments is pleased to announce that portable bladder volume ultrasound is now included in the new 2009 CDC guidelines for the Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CA-UTIs).

17 Dec 2009

Diagnostic Nano Technology to use Instant Detect Technology to detect H1N1 virus

Diagnostic Nano Technology Corporation (DNA), a subsidiary of Avisio, Inc., announced today that with the early laboratory success of its Instant Detect Technology in the detection of certain viruses that cause Dengue Fever, it plans to begin testing the technology on the detection of the H1N1 virus.

17 Dec 2009

Communication strategies can benefit dementia patients and caregivers

Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia represent an exponentially growing social and health care challenge for American families - not only family members who face the progressive brain disease, but also those who love them.

17 Dec 2009

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Healthcare sector achieves modest revenue growth in 2008

Scientists analyze more than 21 million calls to determine the spread of malaria

Roche discloses results of two of eight taspoglutide T-emerge phase III studies in diabetes patients

Meijer wins awards for employee health and wellness programs

HCRS awarded a contract to support AETC with medical records coding and training services

Discovery of common single-letter variant in SNP links parental origin to risk of T2D

Professional treatment can benefit first responders to cope with emotional challenges

Unilife Medical Solutions to construct new global headquarters and commercial production facility

RRE-90 score: A new web-based tool to predict recurrent stroke risk

Forest Laboratories Holdings and Almirall to develop, market and distribute LAS100977 in the US

Synthetic platelets halt blood-clotting time

Cubist Pharmaceuticals acquires Calixa Therapeutics

Wood pallet: A source of food poisoning bacteria

People with higher Leptin levels have significantly reduced incidence of AD and dementia

Canadian researchers explore parameters to define and assess chronic pain in infants

Interactive conference session focuses on strengths and weaknesses of new trends in drug benefit plan design

New application developed by AIM increases health plan staff productivity

Portable bladder volume ultrasound now included in 2009 CDC guidelines for the prevention CA-UTIs

Diagnostic Nano Technology to use Instant Detect Technology to detect H1N1 virus

Communication strategies can benefit dementia patients and caregivers

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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