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New wearable impact sensor monitors athletes' performance

As athletes strive for perfection, sports scientists need to exploit every technological advance to help them achieve that goal. Researchers in New Zealand have now developed a new type of wearable impact sensor based that can provide much needed information about the stresses and strains on limbs for rugby players, high jumpers, and runners.

15 May 2010

Today's opinions: Medicare threatened by poor doctor-payment system, new health law's impact on small business, U.S. commitment to AIDS relief

Only the U.S. Congress can stop this imminent Medicare meltdown. Permanent repeal of the broken [doctor] payment formula that creates this whopping cut will preserve access to care for Texas' Medicare and TRICARE patients. This is the only way to fix the problem once and for all before the baby boomers begin to use Medicare in droves (J. James Rohack, 5/13).

15 May 2010

VNA receives grant award to enhance Wound Care Program

The Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Philadelphia has received a grant award from the First Hospital Foundation in the amount of $40,000. The grant will be used to enhance the VNA's Wound Care Program and will enable the agency to purchase digital cameras so the home visiting clinicians can document patients wound progression and improve wound care delivery.

15 May 2010

Chlorophyll-rich beverage offers immense health benefits

Summer action movies may call for suspension of disbelief from audiences, but one superhero's penchant for a chlorophyll-rich drink to detoxify his body has real benefits, according to one medical expert.

15 May 2010

CeltiCare to provide high-quality health insurance for Commonwealth Care Bridge Program members

CeltiCare Health Plan of Massachusetts, a Centene Corporation subsidiary, today announced that the state of Massachusetts has renewed its contract to serve Commonwealth Care Bridge Program members, effective July 1, 2010.

15 May 2010

Genetic tests should be received through appropriate health care professionals, says AMP

In response to recent announcements about consumer genetic tests being made available in retail drugstores, the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) today reiterated its position that these tests should be provided to the public only through the services of appropriate health care professionals that order tests from laboratories that are certified by CLIA for highcomplexity testing.

15 May 2010

Sen. Kerry, White House push back on Berwick criticism

After Republicans levied attacks on Donald Berwick, the physician and professor President Barack Obama has nominated to lead the Medicare agency, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., came to the aide of his fellow Bay Stater, The Boston Globe reports. He said, "It's no secret that the national Republican Party has tried to crank up the attack machine and make his nomination a distorted referendum on reform.

15 May 2010

Nominations open for 2010 Health Care Stars! Awards

The second annual Health Care Stars! Awards will recognize significant contributions in positively impacting consumers and health care quality. URAC, the nation's leading health care accreditation organization, today announced that nominations are open for the awards which will be presented at the 11th Annual Quality Summit being held October 5-7, 2010 in Chicago, IL.

15 May 2010

Human Pheromone Sciences first-quarter net revenues increase 12% to $185,000

Human Pheromone Sciences, Inc. today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010. Net revenues of $185,000 represented a 12% increase from the revenues of $165,000 in the prior year period, and resulted in a net loss of $98,000 ($.02 per share) as compared with net loss of $181,000 ($.04 per share) for the same period in 2009.

15 May 2010

Study examines safety of non-invasive cardiac shock wave procedure for angina pectoris

UC San Diego Health System is enrolling a small group of patients in a two-year study to examine the safety of a non-invasive cardiac shock wave procedure for patients with chest pain caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart.

15 May 2010

Science special issue reports on Malaria

This week's issue of Science features news articles focusing on recent progress on malaria control in Africa and discussing future challenges, including drug resistance.

15 May 2010

Hiru Corporation completes Quarterly Report

Hiru Corporation publishes this Quarterly Report to serve the company's followers, investors and the public as a guidance through the past events and possible outcomes of these events in the upcoming quarter(s).

15 May 2010

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week declared to honor work of PPMD

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed a resolution declaring the week of May 24, 2010 as "Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week" to help honor the work of Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, the largest non-profit organization in the United States focused on finding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

15 May 2010

Still River Systems announces clinical beam extraction from world's smallest high-energy proton therapy accelerator

Still River Systems, Inc. announces successful clinical beam extraction from the first production unit of the world's smallest high-energy proton therapy accelerator. Powerful proton beams are used for the precise treatment of cancer by delivering a highly focused beam of radiation to the tumor while reducing the damage to surrounding healthy tissue and vital organs.

15 May 2010

Reuters AlertNet analyzes humanitarian aid debate

Reuters AlertNet analyzes a recent debate that addressed the complexities and challenges associated with humanitarian aid. The panel included two authors who have written about the topic.

15 May 2010

Goodtherapy.Org receives BBB Accreditation

Today, GoodTherapy.org announces its commitment to marketplace ethics by earning Accreditation with Better Business Bureau. As a BBB Accredited Business, GoodTherapy.org has met BBB's Code of Business Practices and has agreed to maintain honest and reliable business practices.

15 May 2010

NYSCF receives a grant of $27M to advance in stem cell research

The New York Stem Cell Foundation has received a grant of $27 million from the Robertson Foundation, established by Julian and Josie Robertson.

15 May 2010

Victory Pharma, Middlebrook Pharmaceuticals sign asset purchase agreement

MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Victory Pharma, Inc. for the sale of substantially all of its assets, and assumption of trade sales and certain other liabilities, of the Company for approximately $17.1 million (the "Acquisition").

15 May 2010

Fat tissue different in men and women

The age-old question of why men store fat in their bellies and women store it in their hips may have finally been answered: Genetically speaking, the fat tissue is almost completely different.

15 May 2010

Neogenix awarded Emerging Company of the Year by TCM

Neogenix Oncology, Inc., announced today that they were awarded "Emerging Company of the Year" by The Tech Council of Maryland, the state's largest technology trade association at its 22nd Annual Tech Awards including more than 800 technology and business leaders from around the region.

15 May 2010