Medical News

RSS

With House hurdle cleared, Democrats reflect on health bill compromises

The Washington Post: "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her leadership team won a hard-fought victory on Obama's most critical domestic policy agenda item by neutralizing the most potentially toxic political issue well in advance of the final vote, siding with centrists on their preferred version of the public option. She then publicly dared the progressive wing, with its strong commitment to establishing national health insurance, to take down the entire package because one piece was not to their liking."

9 Nov 2009

Age rating to continue under health care bills

The Los Angeles Times reports that the health care proposals being considered by Congress would prohibit insurers from charging higher premiums based on preexisting conditions, "[b]ut the far reaching clampdown on insurers leaves one highly controversial element untouched: the issue of charging higher premiums to older policyholders than to younger, presumably healthier consumers who are less likely to file costly claims.

9 Nov 2009

HemaCare reports financial results for the third quarter of 2009

HemaCare Corporation announced today third quarter 2009 results, which include a 168% increase in income from operations compared to the same quarter of 2008. Income from operations was $158,000 versus $59,000 for the third quarter of 2008, and $659,000 on a year-to-date basis, compared to $422,000 in 2008.

9 Nov 2009

Smoking has a direct negative impact on postoperative outcomes

With the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout Challenge just a week away, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is giving smokers yet another reason to quit. The scientific evidence is clear -- smoking has a direct negative impact on postoperative outcomes. Quitting smoking is one of the best things people can do to improve their chances of recovering from surgery without complications.

9 Nov 2009

Covisint and Carefx partner to market an integrated workflow solution for health information exchange

Addressing the burgeoning demand for health information exchange (HIE) to coordinate and better leverage patient information, two health IT industry leaders - Covisint, a subsidiary of Compuware Corporation, and Carefx - have partnered to market an integrated workflow solution that ties together the full spectrum of care, from physician offices to labs and pharmacies, to multiple information systems within hospitals.

9 Nov 2009

Chicago Prostate Cancer Center offers free prostate cancer guide

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in American men. One in six men will be diagnosed during his lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society.

9 Nov 2009

Emisphere Technologies' key product developments and financial results for the third quarter of 2009

Emisphere Technologies, Inc. today announced financial and operational results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009.

9 Nov 2009

CytRx reports financial results for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2009

CytRx Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company, today reported financial results for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2009.

9 Nov 2009

Covidien contraindicates use of its Optimark gadoversetamide injection

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that it will voluntarily contraindicate the use of its Optimark™ gadoversetamide injection, a gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA), in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures involving patients with severe renal impairment.

9 Nov 2009

Enzon Announces to sell its specialty pharmaceutical business to the sigma-tau Group for $300 million

Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENZN) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its specialty pharmaceutical business to the sigma-tau Group for $300 million plus an additional amount of up to $27 million based on success milestones. Enzon will also receive royalties of 5 to 10 percent on incremental net sales above a 2009 baseline amount from Enzon’s four marketed specialty pharmaceutical products through 2014.

9 Nov 2009

Arcadia Resources receives commitments from institutional investors to purchase $11.1 million of securities

Arcadia Resources, Inc., a leading provider of innovative consumer health care services under the Arcadia HealthCare(SM) brand, today announced that it has received commitments from institutional investors to purchase $11.1 million of securities in a registered direct offering.

9 Nov 2009

Cardiome Pharma announces financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2009

Cardiome Pharma Corp. today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. Amounts, unless specified otherwise, are expressed in Canadian dollars and in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Canadian GAAP).

9 Nov 2009

BioMed Realty receives commitment from lenders to increase the borrowing capacity on its unsecured line of credit by $65 million

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BMR) announced today that the company has received commitments from lenders to increase the borrowing capacity on its unsecured line of credit by $65 million to an aggregate of $665 million, with no other changes to the terms of the facility.

9 Nov 2009

Thomson Reuters releases CareFocus 2.0 clinical surveillance solution

Thomson Reuters today announced the newest release of Clinical Xpert(TM) CareFocus, a leading clinical surveillance solution that enables hospitals to identify at-risk patients in real-time and respond immediately to improve clinical quality and reduce total cost of treatment.

9 Nov 2009

Ikano Therapeutics' midazolam granted Orphan Drug designation

Ikano Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that it has received Orphan Drug designation for midazolam in the acute treatment of certain forms of epileptic seizure known as cluster seizures or alternatively, as acute repetitive seizures.

9 Nov 2009

CIPA selects eClinicalWorks' unified EMR and PM software

eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that Buffalo, New York’s Catholic Independent Practice Association (CIPA) has selected eClinicalWorks unified electronic medical record (EMR) and practice management (PM) software for the Catholic Health System’s network of ambulatory care offices and for select community physicians, purchasing 150 licenses. eClinicalWorks will also work with the IPA to connect into HEALTHeLINK, the local Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO).

9 Nov 2009

CRINONE vaginal progesterone gel as effective as IM progesterone for luteal phase support in IVF-ET

In their American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) conference wrap-up, Medscape highlighted the article published by them on October 27, 2009, which summarized the results from the largest prospective, randomized clinical study to compare vaginal progesterone to intramuscular progesterone injections (IM progesterone) for luteal support in infertility treatment.

9 Nov 2009

Recognition for Blue Shield of California for its efforts to promote a healthier workplace

Blue Shield of California announced today that it has earned two prestigious awards for the company's efforts to promote a healthier workplace.

9 Nov 2009

Decision Resources forecasts sales of HER2-targeting agents to grow by 3.3% per year

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, in 2008, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) targeting therapies -- which include Roche/Chugai's Herceptin and GlaxoSmithKline/Nippon Kayaku's Tykerb/Tyverb -- were the highest-selling drug class in breast cancer treatment.

9 Nov 2009

Survey finds fewer Americans use therapy to manage stress

Results of a recent survey reveal that, despite an increase in stress, fewer Americans use therapy as a way to manage it.

9 Nov 2009

Medical News

With House hurdle cleared, Democrats reflect on health bill compromises

Age rating to continue under health care bills

HemaCare reports financial results for the third quarter of 2009

Smoking has a direct negative impact on postoperative outcomes

Covisint and Carefx partner to market an integrated workflow solution for health information exchange

Chicago Prostate Cancer Center offers free prostate cancer guide

Emisphere Technologies' key product developments and financial results for the third quarter of 2009

CytRx reports financial results for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2009

Covidien contraindicates use of its Optimark gadoversetamide injection

Enzon Announces to sell its specialty pharmaceutical business to the sigma-tau Group for $300 million

Arcadia Resources receives commitments from institutional investors to purchase $11.1 million of securities

Cardiome Pharma announces financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2009

BioMed Realty receives commitment from lenders to increase the borrowing capacity on its unsecured line of credit by $65 million

Thomson Reuters releases CareFocus 2.0 clinical surveillance solution

Ikano Therapeutics' midazolam granted Orphan Drug designation

CIPA selects eClinicalWorks' unified EMR and PM software

CRINONE vaginal progesterone gel as effective as IM progesterone for luteal phase support in IVF-ET

Recognition for Blue Shield of California for its efforts to promote a healthier workplace

Decision Resources forecasts sales of HER2-targeting agents to grow by 3.3% per year

Survey finds fewer Americans use therapy to manage stress

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

Latest News