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Massachusetts insurers close plans, leaving would-be customers in limbo

An ongoing showdown between Massachusetts regulators and the insurance industry resulted in insurers temporarily closing plans to new enrollees Tuesday.

8 Apr 2010

New Life MicroFab Division launched to provide micro-fabrication services

Life BioScience, Inc. has launched a new Life MicroFab™ Division that provides a broad range of micro-fabrication services for devices made in APEX Glass, APEX Ceramic, Silicon, Pyrex, SOI, Kapton and other standard materials used in the semiconductor manufacturing process.

8 Apr 2010

Ease up on the drink! New NZ ad campaign targets drinking buddies

“Hitting the bottle is not the cure to the ills of the world” was the last message from the advertisements of New Zealand’s Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC). That campaign focused on graphic examples of excessive drinking leading to harm, with three realistic characters who made poor and dangerous choices.

8 Apr 2010

Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, PETNET Solutions collaborate in manufacture of Florbetapir F 18

Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc. and PETNET Solutions, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Siemens Medical Solutions, USA, Inc., marked the first dose shipped from a PETNET Solutions manufacturing facility as part of its collaboration with Avid on Florbetapir F 18 (18F-AV-45 or Florbetapir), Avid's molecular imaging agent for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of β-amyloid deposits in the brain, a key pathological component of Alzheimer's disease.

8 Apr 2010

Scientists discover how mechanical stress promotes new bone growth

For osteoporosis patients unable to exercise, help may be on the way. That's because scientists have discovered precisely how mechanical stress, such as exercise, promotes new bone growth. This opens the door to entirely new therapies that can trick bones into thinking they are getting a workout. The research report describing this advance is published online in The FASEB Journal.

8 Apr 2010

Study: New endoscopic spray may offer surgery-free procedure for acute bleeding of peptic ulcers

According to early clinical evidence from a safety study, a new endoscopic spray from Cook Medical may offer a new surgery-free procedure for treating potentially fatal acute bleeding of peptic ulcers.

8 Apr 2010

USFDA approves Sun Pharmaceutical Industries' ANDA for generic Wellbutrin SR Extended Release tablets

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced that USFDA has granted its subsidiary an approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to market a generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's Wellbutrin SR® Extended Release tablets.

8 Apr 2010

Arizona's hospital industry decides not to push tax to help poor, Maryland health programs struggle financially

"Arizona's hospital industry has decided not to push for an income tax increase on the state's wealthy to help the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System," the Medicaid program in the state.

8 Apr 2010

Data illustrates methods for improving adherence to medication, lowering prescription drug costs

CVS Caremark presented data at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy that illustrate successful methods for improving adherence to medication and lowering prescription drug costs. The company showed results from three studies which demonstrated the positive impact of various tools available to pharmacy benefit managers – including automated telephonic messaging, fax alerts to physicians about gaps in care, and strategic co-pay waivers for generic medications.

8 Apr 2010

Health on the Hill - Early implementation challenges

Kaiser Health News staff writers Julie Appleby and Mary Agnes Carey talk with KFF's Jackie Judd about what is next for health reform.

8 Apr 2010

BIOTRONIK receives European approval for new ProMRI Pacing Systems

BIOTRONIK, a leading manufacturer of implantable cardiac devices and pioneer of wireless remote monitoring technologies, announced today the European approval of its new ProMRI Pacing Systems — Evia pacemaker series and Safio S pacing leads — providing European patients the first portfolio of bradycardia systems that are compatible with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans under specific conditions.

8 Apr 2010

Women living in northeastern U.S. more likely to develop RA: Study

Women living in the northeastern United States are more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis, suggesting a link between the autoimmune disease and vitamin D deficiency, says a new study led by a Boston University School of Public Health researcher.

8 Apr 2010

Baxa releases DoseEdge TPN for automated TPN production

Baxa Corporation, a leading provider of medical devices and systems that automate pharmacy operations and increase patient safety, today announced the release of DoseEdge TPN, the industry's first product for completely managing the workflow for automated TPN production.

8 Apr 2010

Health reform law raises hopes, issues for Medicaid

Changes coming because of the health reform law could affect the delivery of care for Medicaid patients.

8 Apr 2010

FDA grants final approval for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' generic Hyzaar and Cozaar

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted final approval for the Company's generic versions of Merck's antihypertensive agents Hyzaar® (hydrochlorothiazide; losartan potassium) and Cozaar® (losartan potassium).

8 Apr 2010

Allscripts' third-quarter revenues rise up 12%

Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc. today announced its financial results for the three and nine months ended February 28, 2010.

8 Apr 2010

Arizona and Nevada Governors reject AGs' advice, join suit against new health law

The Associated Press/Boston Globe: "The governors of Arizona and Nevada say their states will join 14 others suing the federal government over health care reform. Gov. Jan Brewer announced Arizona was joining the suit Tuesday night. She signed a bill April 1 that gave her the authority to skirt the state's Democratic attorney general, Terry Goddard, who declined to sue on the state's behalf.

8 Apr 2010

Queensland Health pay bungle continues

Either you get overpaid or you don’t get paid at all, that’s how Queensland Health’s casual staff seem to feel. Last week a payroll system which was blamed for overpaying the Queensland Health Staff was replaced with a new one. The new system cost $40 million to develop, but in the opinion of the staff is worse than the old one. A number of them have not been paid at all.

8 Apr 2010

Torax Medical's LINX Anti-Reflux treatment receives CE Mark approval

Torax Medical Inc., a medical device company focused on the minimally invasive treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), has received CE Mark for its LINX® Anti-Reflux treatment. The company has started commercial launch of the LINX device at select centers in Europe.

8 Apr 2010

Today's opinions and editorials

From an economic perspective, health reform will fail if we can't sometimes push back against the try-anything instinct (David Leonhardt, 4/6).

8 Apr 2010

Medical News

Massachusetts insurers close plans, leaving would-be customers in limbo

New Life MicroFab Division launched to provide micro-fabrication services

Ease up on the drink! New NZ ad campaign targets drinking buddies

Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, PETNET Solutions collaborate in manufacture of Florbetapir F 18

Scientists discover how mechanical stress promotes new bone growth

Study: New endoscopic spray may offer surgery-free procedure for acute bleeding of peptic ulcers

USFDA approves Sun Pharmaceutical Industries' ANDA for generic Wellbutrin SR Extended Release tablets

Arizona's hospital industry decides not to push tax to help poor, Maryland health programs struggle financially

Data illustrates methods for improving adherence to medication, lowering prescription drug costs

Health on the Hill - Early implementation challenges

BIOTRONIK receives European approval for new ProMRI Pacing Systems

Women living in northeastern U.S. more likely to develop RA: Study

Baxa releases DoseEdge TPN for automated TPN production

Health reform law raises hopes, issues for Medicaid

FDA grants final approval for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' generic Hyzaar and Cozaar

Allscripts' third-quarter revenues rise up 12%

Arizona and Nevada Governors reject AGs' advice, join suit against new health law

Queensland Health pay bungle continues

Torax Medical's LINX Anti-Reflux treatment receives CE Mark approval

Today's opinions and editorials

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