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New research indicates exercise-based rehabilitation can benefit heart failure patients

Your heart is an incredible muscle, pumping an estimated 2,000 gallons of blood through about 60,000 million miles of blood vessels — and beating maybe 100,000 times a day, year after year after year.

15 Apr 2010

Molecular biologist awarded 2010 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network - AACR Career Development Award

Molecular biologist Jonathan Brody, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, has been awarded a 2010 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network - American Association of Cancer Research Career Development Award in memory of Skip Viragh.

15 Apr 2010

UnitedHealth partners with Walgreens and YMCA to control diabetes

The New York Times: "The UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation's largest health insurers, is teaming up with the Y.M.C.A. and retail pharmacies to try a new approach to one of the nation's most serious and expensive medical problems: Type 2 Diabetes. Rather than simply continuing to pay ever-higher medical claims to care for its diabetic customers, UnitedHealth is paying the Y.M.C.A. and pharmacists to keep people healthier."

15 Apr 2010

PROP compound linked to obesity and risk of cardiovascular disease

Whether or not you can taste a bitter compound called 6-n-propylthiouracil (or PROP) may help Professor Beverly Tepper identify your risk for becoming obese and/or developing cardiovascular disease.

15 Apr 2010

2010 UCBeyond Scholarship Program launched to help students living with chronic illnesses

UCB Canada Inc. is proud to announce the launch of the 2010 UCBeyond Scholarship Program. During its four-year lifespan, the UCBeyond Scholarship has allocated almost 70 educational bursaries worth close to $350,000.00 CAN to students living with chronic illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease and epilepsy.

15 Apr 2010

52% migraine sufferers found relief from headache with Aspirin: review

Nearly 9 million people in UK suffer from debilitating headaches called migraine and this leads to a severe impairment in quality of life and affects productivity. The headaches associated with an attack may last for several days often bringing nausea and a general feeling of uneasiness in presence of lights and sounds.

15 Apr 2010

Guardian examines Africa's health worker shortage

The Guardian's "Katine Chronicles" blog examines the global shortage of health workers. According to the U.K.'s Department for International Development (DfID), more than 50 countries have a "critical shortage" of health workers and Africa needs an additional 800,000 health workers by 2015.

15 Apr 2010

Hybridyne Imaging Technologies' ProxiScan gamma camera receives FDA clearance for endocavity imaging

Hybridyne Imaging Technologies, Inc., a developer of compact, high-resolution gamma cameras for the detection of cancer and other abnormalities in the body, announces FDA clearance of ProxiScan. The system can be used in imaging the distribution of radionuclides in the human body using planar imaging techniques. ProxiScan may also be used intra-operatively, on pathological specimens and for endocavity applications if a protective sheath is used.

15 Apr 2010

Epilepsy patients who take Ginkgo products face increased risk of seizures: Report

Restrictions should be placed on the use of Ginkgo biloba - a top-selling herbal remedy - because of growing scientific evidence that Ginkgo may increase the risk of seizures in people with epilepsy and could reduce the effectiveness of anti-seizure drugs, a new report concludes. The article appears in ACS' monthly Journal of Natural Products.

15 Apr 2010

Family support critical for managing patients with chronic health problems

Almost 40 percent of chronically ill older adults in the U.S. live alone, and a majority of those who are married have spouses with at least one chronic illness that can affect their ability to provide support, according to a U-M study published in the journal Chronic Illness.

15 Apr 2010

Physician shortage expected to deepen with health overhaul

There is only one primary care doctor per 2,000 patients in certain parts of the country, which the government calls "health professional shortage areas," according to Medill Reports. "Health professionals worry there will be an even greater shortage after 2014 when about 32 million more people are insured, as mandated by the health care reform law and as the baby boomer generation becomes Medicare-aged" (Adorka, 4/13).

15 Apr 2010

Americans associate good health with lifestyle behaviors, but overlook key Vital Health measures

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today released results from the inaugural Vital Health Report, which demonstrate that Americans associate good health with lifestyle behaviors and habits, but overlook their key Vital Health measures (e.g. cholesterol, body mass index, blood pressure, disease screenings), some of the true indicators of overall health. The report further reveals that Americans believe they know more about their Vital Health than they actually do.

15 Apr 2010

G8 focus on maternal, child health should include efforts to improve sanitation, report author says

Part of Canada's push to make maternal and child health a focal point of the upcoming G8 summit in June should include an emphasis on efforts to improve sanitation in the world's poorest countries, according to an author of a report released Wednesday, Canwest News Service/Vancouver Sun reports.

15 Apr 2010

PSI acquires PEG-based technology

Particle Sciences Inc. (PSI), a leading pharmaceutical CRO, is adding to its portfolio of drug delivery technologies through the acquisition of a versatile PEG-based technology. The technology covers a series of PEG-grafted cationic polymers that have a wide variety of applications in the pharmaceutical arena.

15 Apr 2010

Tel Aviv University is bioengineering tissues as an alternative to animal testing

It's illegal for health products with medical formulations to be accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration without tests on animals ― a situation that has serious ethical and moral implications. New research in the field of tissue engineering by Prof. Amit Gefen of Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Engineering holds a promise that far fewer lab animals will be needed for the necessary experimental trials.

15 Apr 2010

First patient enrolled in Endologix percutaneous EVAR pivotal clinical trial

Endologix, Inc., developer of minimally invasive treatments for aortic disorders, announced today that the first patient has been enrolled in the Company's prospective, multicenter, randomized clinical trial for a bilateral percutaneous approach to endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

15 Apr 2010

Articulinx closes $10M Series B financing round

Articulinx, Inc., a medical device company developing a novel minimally-invasive approach for the treatment of osteoarthritis, announced today the closing of a $10M Series B financing led by US Venture Partners (USVP).

15 Apr 2010

Patients focus on high cost of ER care

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on the high cost of emergency room visits and "a changing health-care world, in which patients must think more like accountants and also like doctors. Make the right decision, and you could save thousands of dollars. Choose wrong, particularly about the ER, and you could lose your life. 'It is a dilemma for an average person: What is a real emergency?' said Martin Rosen, executive vice president of Health Advocate Inc. in Plymouth Meeting, which helps patients with medical or billing issues.

15 Apr 2010

Majority of U.S. employers unlikely to cease offering health care benefits to workers

A nationwide survey of business executives by Crain Communications Inc about the recent federal health care reform law has found that a majority of U.S. employers are unlikely to cease offering health care benefits to their workers.

15 Apr 2010

FDA approves J&JPRD's PANCREAZE NDA

Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development (J&JPRD) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug application (NDA) for PANCREAZE™ (pancrelipase) delayed-release capsules for the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency due to cystic fibrosis or other conditions. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency is the inability to properly digest and absorb food due to a lack of enzymes made by the pancreas that are important in the digestion of fats, proteins, and sugars.

15 Apr 2010

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New research indicates exercise-based rehabilitation can benefit heart failure patients

Molecular biologist awarded 2010 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network - AACR Career Development Award

UnitedHealth partners with Walgreens and YMCA to control diabetes

PROP compound linked to obesity and risk of cardiovascular disease

2010 UCBeyond Scholarship Program launched to help students living with chronic illnesses

52% migraine sufferers found relief from headache with Aspirin: review

Guardian examines Africa's health worker shortage

Hybridyne Imaging Technologies' ProxiScan gamma camera receives FDA clearance for endocavity imaging

Epilepsy patients who take Ginkgo products face increased risk of seizures: Report

Family support critical for managing patients with chronic health problems

Physician shortage expected to deepen with health overhaul

Americans associate good health with lifestyle behaviors, but overlook key Vital Health measures

G8 focus on maternal, child health should include efforts to improve sanitation, report author says

PSI acquires PEG-based technology

Tel Aviv University is bioengineering tissues as an alternative to animal testing

First patient enrolled in Endologix percutaneous EVAR pivotal clinical trial

Articulinx closes $10M Series B financing round

Patients focus on high cost of ER care

Majority of U.S. employers unlikely to cease offering health care benefits to workers

FDA approves J&JPRD's PANCREAZE NDA

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