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QuadraMed’s stockholders approve Agreement and Plan of Merger formed by Francisco Partners

QuadraMed® Corporation, a leading provider of healthcare information technologies and services that help turn quality care into positive financial outcomes, today announced stockholder approval of QuadraMed’s acquisition by Francisco Partners, one of the world’s largest technology-focused private equity firms.

10 Mar 2010

Orthopaedic Synergy enters into letter of intent and period of exclusivity to acquire Praxim, SA

Orthopaedic Synergy, Inc., is pleased to announce that it has entered into a letter of intent and period of exclusivity to acquire Praxim, SA of France.

10 Mar 2010

2-day International Scientific Symposium features technological advances in stem cell research

As the finale of the ESTOOLS project, the consortium partners are holding a major 2-day International Scientific Symposium, and the final Ethics Workshop.

10 Mar 2010

UCSF prevention experts release Positive Prevention Toolkit for HIV/AIDS caregivers

UCSF prevention experts have released the Positive Prevention Toolkit, a collection of resources designed to enable HIV/AIDS caregivers to provide prevention messages when interacting with HIV-positive patients. The goal is to help patients modify their behavior to reduce risk and decrease the spread of HIV.

10 Mar 2010

Micromet offers underwritten public offering of common stock

Micromet, Inc. announced today that it is offering to sell, subject to market and other conditions, 10 million shares of common stock in an underwritten public offering.

10 Mar 2010

Stupak indicates abortion compromise possible for health bill

Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., who is leading a coalition of anti-abortion Democrats standing in the way of party leadership efforts to pass a health bill, signaled Monday that the impasse may be close to resolution.

10 Mar 2010

Obese patients with colon cancer are at greater risk for death

Obese patients with colon cancer are at greater risk for death or recurrent disease compared to those who are within a normal weight range, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

10 Mar 2010

National Jewish Health receives $450,000 grant to study how different families adapt to life with food allergies

Families with food-allergic children face a life of constant vigilance and the looming fear of life-threatening allergic reactions. This fear can have a huge impact on an entire family's life, from heightened anxiety to severe limits on their daily activities. Some families cope well with this situation, while others find it extremely stressful and difficult to manage.

10 Mar 2010

Governor Kaine urges Hispanics to take part in the final push for health reform

Following President Obama's call on Congress last week to act now to pass health insurance reform, DNC Chairman Tim Kaine issued this Spanish-language video calling on Latinos to take part in the final push for health reform – reform that would benefit the Latino community.

10 Mar 2010

Medical miracles more likely, but at what cost?

The Fiscal Times reports on medical miracles and their place in the national health care reform debate with a likely subheading: high health care costs.

10 Mar 2010

March of Dimes to receive 2010 Paul G. Rogers Distinguished Organization Advocacy Award

March of Dimes will receive Research!America's 2010 Paul G. Rogers Distinguished Organization Advocacy Award. The award recognizes March of Dimes' decades of successful advocacy for maternal and child health research and services.

10 Mar 2010

Scivanta Medical announces initial clinical trial results for SCMS

Scivanta Medical Corporation, today announced that the results of its initial clinical trial for the Scivanta Cardiac Monitoring System (SCMS) clearly indicate that the SCMS can accurately measure cardiac performance as expected by the company. This clinical trial was performed at Kaleida Health/Millard Fillmore Hospital in Buffalo, New York.

10 Mar 2010

Landmark legislation to protect frail nursing home residents in Illinois

In one newspaper story after another, a grave issue came under the spotlight: thousands of frail seniors live in inappropriate conditions at dozens of Illinois nursing homes – sharing living quarters with dangerous individuals, suffering abuse or neglect, and even receiving the wrong medications for their ailments.

10 Mar 2010

MIT researchers to use Elekta Neuromag system to study neural basis of brain disorders

Researchers at MIT are eagerly anticipating the summer delivery of Elekta Neuromag®, a system that uses magnetoencephalography or MEG to explore brain function. MEG can detect the very weak magnetic fields arising from electrical activity in the brain, and allows researchers to monitor the timing of brain activity with millisecond precision.

From Elekta 10 Mar 2010

Study shows strawberries can provide immense health benefits

When it comes to eating healthy, most people know it's a good long-term choice, but what they may not know is that eating certain foods daily can provide immediate health benefits.

10 Mar 2010

Kendle implements new biostatistics infrastructure to enhance delivery of quality clinical trial data

Kendle, a leading, global full-service clinical research organization, today announced the implementation of a new biostatistics infrastructure that will significantly enhance the analysis and delivery of quality clinical trial data for customers.

10 Mar 2010

Many doctors, hospitals unhappy with health IT rules, despite windfall

Though the federal government plans to give doctors up to $44,000 each, as well as millions of dollars to hospitals, to help buy health information technology, many providers are unhappy with the stimulus-funded program, the Huffington Post Investigative Fund reports. "Some rural health organizations fear the program could exacerbate a 'digital divide' by concentrating the funding in elite hospitals that already computerize their records."

10 Mar 2010

Helix BioMedix announces additional funding of $2.9M through convertible promissory notes

Helix BioMedix, Inc., a developer of bioactive peptides, announced additional funding in the amount of $2.9 million through convertible promissory notes. The company also announced the addition of Lawrence Blake Jones to its board of directors.

10 Mar 2010

Genetic variant increases risk of lung cancer for light and heavy smokers, say researchers

Individuals with a certain type of genetic susceptibility to lung cancer face a greatly increased risk for the deadly disease with even a small exposure to cigarette smoke, a study team that includes researchers from the University of Cincinnati has concluded.

10 Mar 2010

Long term care facilities receive increased scrutiny

The New York Times: "The Senate Finance Committee has opened an investigation into patient deaths and allegations of substandard treatment at long-term care hospitals, small specialty medical centers that treat chronically ill patients. The investigation focuses on the Select Medical Corporation, a for-profit corporation that runs 89 long-term care hospitals, more than any other company."

9 Mar 2010

Medical News

QuadraMed’s stockholders approve Agreement and Plan of Merger formed by Francisco Partners

Orthopaedic Synergy enters into letter of intent and period of exclusivity to acquire Praxim, SA

2-day International Scientific Symposium features technological advances in stem cell research

UCSF prevention experts release Positive Prevention Toolkit for HIV/AIDS caregivers

Micromet offers underwritten public offering of common stock

Stupak indicates abortion compromise possible for health bill

Obese patients with colon cancer are at greater risk for death

National Jewish Health receives $450,000 grant to study how different families adapt to life with food allergies

Governor Kaine urges Hispanics to take part in the final push for health reform

Medical miracles more likely, but at what cost?

March of Dimes to receive 2010 Paul G. Rogers Distinguished Organization Advocacy Award

Scivanta Medical announces initial clinical trial results for SCMS

Landmark legislation to protect frail nursing home residents in Illinois

MIT researchers to use Elekta Neuromag system to study neural basis of brain disorders

Study shows strawberries can provide immense health benefits

Kendle implements new biostatistics infrastructure to enhance delivery of quality clinical trial data

Many doctors, hospitals unhappy with health IT rules, despite windfall

Helix BioMedix announces additional funding of $2.9M through convertible promissory notes

Genetic variant increases risk of lung cancer for light and heavy smokers, say researchers

Long term care facilities receive increased scrutiny

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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