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NIOSH awards $1.24 million contract to study effects of roof falls on underground mine ventilation systems

The Virginia Tech mining and minerals engineering department has received a $1.24 million, five-year contract by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to study the effects of roof falls, bumps, or explosions on underground mine ventilation systems.

13 Nov 2009

VIIAD Systems launches web based PPO Directory tool for the workers’ compensation marketplace

VIIAD Systems, an innovative technology company that provides claims communication tools to the workers’ compensation marketplace has launched Compass, a new web based product for the industry.

13 Nov 2009

Report offers strategic marketing resources to support product portfolios in medical device sector

Like all industries, the medical device sector is constantly seeking to align its marketing staffing levels to optimal organizational performance. A recent study by Best Practices, LLC found that strategic marketers in the medical device sector typically support about 10 products per marketer, indicating portfolio prioritization is essential to success.

13 Nov 2009

"Make Our Food Safe" coalition urges Senate to enact stronger food safety laws

Over the next several weeks, the U. S. Senate has an historic opportunity to take a major step toward improving food safety for all Americans. That is why a coalition of public health professionals, consumer organizations and groups representing victims of foodborne illness is sending the message that it is time to "Make Our Food Safe for the Holidays!"

13 Nov 2009

ContextVision, SharpView, MGH and CMIV announce a collaborative study on advanced 3D image filtering

A collaborative study between ContextVision AB, SharpView AB, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV) was announced today. The study will investigate advanced 3D image filtering as a means of increasing patient throughput and improving image quality in MRI and further enabling dose reduction in CT. Researchers will compare state-of-the-art 3D techniques with 2D filters.

13 Nov 2009

Guide to improve recruitment, employee performance and engagement strategies in healthcare sector

"Talent Management in Healthcare," a recent study by Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company, reveals that although healthcare organizations are still struggling with the lack of qualified candidates in the talent market, the primary focus has been on developing and retaining talent. Performance management, engagement, and succession planning are the top strategic emphases for these organizations.

13 Nov 2009

BSI implements plans to expand its medical device Notified Body scope to include IVD devices

BSI, a world-class Notified Body providing regulatory and quality management reviews and product certification for medical devices, is rapidly implementing plans to expand its medical device Notified Body scope to include in vitro diagnostic (IVD) devices.

13 Nov 2009

Health Insurer tells its employees to directly lobby U.S. Senators for weaker health reform and higher insurer profits

The nation's largest health insurance company, United Healthcare, launched a new push this week to get employees to directly lobby U.S. Senators for weaker health reform and higher insurer profits. The new campaign, in an e-mail sent to all employees Nov. 10, offers employees template letters to send from company computers on company time and urges them to write grassroots-style letters to the editor to local newspapers. Consumer Watchdog, which obtained the letters, called on the Senate and newspapers to reject this deceptive corporate-directed campaign.

13 Nov 2009

$1.2 million federal grant to University of Illinois for botanical dietary supplements research

The University of Illinois at Chicago has received a two-year, $1.2 million federal grant to develop a new method to identify the contents of botanical dietary supplements and how they work.

13 Nov 2009

State Fund to offer a series of free seminars to help employers protect from H1N1 influenza

In response to recent fears of the H1N1 influenza and a possible pandemic, State Fund has partnered with UC Berkeley's Center for Infectious Disease and Emergency Readiness to offer a series of free seminars statewide helping employers protect their workforces and business operations.

13 Nov 2009

Majority of New Hampshire voters support food safety legislation

An overwhelming majority of New Hampshire voters - 90 percent - support food safety legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) new authority to ensure the food Americans eat does not make them sick, according to a new poll commissioned by the Pew Health Group and conducted by Hart Research and Public Opinion Strategies.

13 Nov 2009

Southeast Pain Care supports American Pain Foundation

Southeast Pain Care, a division of Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants, is sponsoring the Dec. 3 performance of "Grease" at Ovens Auditorium and giving $10 for every ticket sold to the American Pain Foundation.

13 Nov 2009

Low-level physical activity has beneficial effects on materno-foetal health: Study

Contrary to more conservative customs, exercising up to the end of pregnancy has no harmful effect on the weight or size of the foetus. This is what has been indicated in a study carried out by researchers of the Universidad Polit-cnica de Madrid (Polytechnic University of Madrid), which also shows the positive relationship between the weight of sedentary mothers before pregnancy and the body size of their babies. The conclusions appear in the International Journal of Obesity.

13 Nov 2009

People with hemianopia have difficulty detecting pedestrians, study cautions against allowing them to drive

Schepens Eye Research Institute scientists have found that--when tested in a driving simulator--patients with hemianopia (blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes) have significantly more difficulty detecting pedestrians (on their blind side) than normally sighted people. These results, published in the November 2009 issue of Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, fly in the face of some recent on-road studies that have found most people with hemianopia safe to drive.

13 Nov 2009

PAF receives additional funding support for serving patients with multiple myeloma

Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) -- a national non-profit organization that seeks to safeguard patients through effective mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment and preservation of their financial stability relative to their diagnosis of life threatening or debilitating diseases -- is pleased to announce that it has received additional funding support for serving patients with multiple myeloma through its Co-Pay Relief Program (CPR).

13 Nov 2009

$Post-menopausal women in Asia hospitalized with fragility fracture are not aware whether they had osteoporosis or not$

Post-menopausal women in Asia hospitalized with fragility fracture are not aware whether they had osteoporosis or not

New results from a survey of 1,122 post-menopausal women in Asia found that nearly half (48.5 percent) were not aware whether or not they had osteoporosis despite being hospitalized with a fragility fracture.

13 Nov 2009

People in their 60s may have more disabilities than their counterparts from prior generations

In a development that could have significant ramifications for the nation's health care system, Baby Boomers may well be entering their 60s suffering far more disabilities than their counterparts did in previous generations, according to a new UCLA study. The findings, researchers say, may be due in part to changing American demographics.

13 Nov 2009

Medicare Part D program exceeds expectations, majority of seniors approve their plan and coverage

Almost four years after the Medicare Part D prescription drug program went into effect, an overwhelming majority (88 percent) of America's seniors approve of their individual plan and coverage. In a national survey released this morning by the nonpartisan Medicare Today Coalition, 95 percent of seniors who used their plan and received prescriptions over the past year also reported that their plan has worked well, while 85 percent continue to find their monthly premium to be affordable.

13 Nov 2009

Orthopedic surgeon specializes in cutting-edge shoulder procedures from a 45-minute technique

Orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Corey G. Solman specializes in cutting-edge shoulder procedures including everything from a 45-minute technique called shoulder resurfacing to a reversed shoulder replacement that relieves pain, restores shoulder function and improves range of motion.

13 Nov 2009

Poor mental health in children and teenagers impacts on the length of time they will stay in school: Study

"Our study shows that poor mental health in children and teenagers has a large impact on the length of time they will stay in school," says Dr. Lehrer. He notes a large number of school-based programs have recently been introduced to prevent childhood obesity through lifestyle changes, but suggests the net should be cast more widely. "It's important for policymakers to target health conditions that are not the easiest to identify - like inattention - but may have larger impacts on one's future."

13 Nov 2009

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NIOSH awards $1.24 million contract to study effects of roof falls on underground mine ventilation systems

VIIAD Systems launches web based PPO Directory tool for the workers’ compensation marketplace

Report offers strategic marketing resources to support product portfolios in medical device sector

"Make Our Food Safe" coalition urges Senate to enact stronger food safety laws

ContextVision, SharpView, MGH and CMIV announce a collaborative study on advanced 3D image filtering

Guide to improve recruitment, employee performance and engagement strategies in healthcare sector

BSI implements plans to expand its medical device Notified Body scope to include IVD devices

Health Insurer tells its employees to directly lobby U.S. Senators for weaker health reform and higher insurer profits

$1.2 million federal grant to University of Illinois for botanical dietary supplements research

State Fund to offer a series of free seminars to help employers protect from H1N1 influenza

Majority of New Hampshire voters support food safety legislation

Southeast Pain Care supports American Pain Foundation

Low-level physical activity has beneficial effects on materno-foetal health: Study

People with hemianopia have difficulty detecting pedestrians, study cautions against allowing them to drive

PAF receives additional funding support for serving patients with multiple myeloma

Post-menopausal women in Asia hospitalized with fragility fracture are not aware whether they had osteoporosis or not

People in their 60s may have more disabilities than their counterparts from prior generations

Medicare Part D program exceeds expectations, majority of seniors approve their plan and coverage

Orthopedic surgeon specializes in cutting-edge shoulder procedures from a 45-minute technique

Poor mental health in children and teenagers impacts on the length of time they will stay in school: Study

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