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Carotid artery stenting and carotid endarterectomy equally safe and effective for people at risk for stroke

Carotid artery stenting, a less invasive alternative to surgery on the carotid artery (carotid endarterectomy), is equally safe and effective for people at risk for stroke as carotid endarterectomy, according to a major new study presented today at the 2010 International Stroke Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

26 Feb 2010

Landrieu comments on the release of updated report addressing healthcare concerns of small businesses

Following the President's bipartisan health care forum yesterday, it is good to see that the administration is continuing to address the healthcare concerns of small businesses. The fact is, owners want to provide stable, quality insurance for their employees and they need to in order to stay competitive. But as this report reveals, skyrocketing costs are too much to bear.

26 Feb 2010

Gaucher disease: FDA approves VPRIV

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved velaglucerase alfa for injection (VPRIV) to treat children and adults with a form of the rare genetic disorder Gaucher disease.

26 Feb 2010

CAMH signs licensing agreement with US-based Athena Diagnostics to market new genetic test

For the second time in as many months the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has signed a licensing agreement with US-based Athena Diagnostics Inc. to market a new genetic test.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 26 Feb 2010

Partisanship peaks at health summit, Democrats likely to go it alone

Thursday's bipartisan health summit ended with the partisan rift intact, increasing the possibility that President Barack Obama will try to unify Democrats to pass legislation without GOP support.

26 Feb 2010

ProUroScan prostate imaging system 510(k) application: Inclement weather delays FDA processing

ProUroCare Medical, Inc., a provider of proprietary medical imaging products, indicates that the Food and Drug Administration has informed the industry that the processing of 510(k) applications, which includes the ProUroScan™ prostate imaging system, has been delayed because of the inclement weather in February that impacted the Washington, D.C. area.

26 Feb 2010

Reconciliation may be Democrats last hope for health overhaul

At the close of Thursday's summit, President Barack Obama hinted at his party's next step: If Republican support does not emerge, Democrats will move forward with reconciliation, a complicated procedure that would allow them to pass health overhaul legislation even without a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority in the Senate, The Washington Post reports.

26 Feb 2010

Unilens Vision's royalty income for FY2010 second-quarter increases 12.7%

Unilens Vision Inc., which develops, licenses, manufactures, distributes and markets specialty contact lenses, today reported its operating results for the second quarter ended December 31, 2009 (FY2010).

26 Feb 2010

The VA will reexamine Gulf War Illness Cases; House probes impact of burn pits

The Veterans Affairs Administration is planning to take another look at Gulf War Illness Cases, while the House probes the impact of burn pits.

26 Feb 2010

Wound Management Technologies announces recent increase in sales of CellerateRx throughout U.S.

Wound Management Technologies, Inc. announced today that the recent increase in sales activities throughout the United States has resulted in 45 new clinicians evaluating their advanced wound care collagen product, CellerateRx® . In the last two months, these evaluations have transpired into new customers in Arizona, New Mexico, South Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, Wyoming, Colorado, and New York.

26 Feb 2010

Hypnosis may help reduce pain and suffering in metastatic breast cancer patients

Hypnosis can help alleviate the pain and suffering experienced by women being treated for breast cancer, according to a study by a University at Buffalo School of Social Work professor.

26 Feb 2010

Today's OpEds: Health summit critiques

We're told that gridlock, procedural holds, partisanship and extreme ideology are preventing members of Congress from working together. While some of this analysis is true -- Washington is petty, partisan and shortsighted -- few are acknowledging that Congress does enjoy remarkable unity in one critical area: spending beyond our means (Sen. Tom Coburn, 2/26).

26 Feb 2010

California subpoenas financial records of seven biggest insurers

"The California state attorney general's office said Thursday that it had subpoenaed financial records of California's seven largest health insurance companies as part of an investigation into whether they illegally raised customer premiums and denied payment of legitimate claims," the Los Angeles Times reports. "Prosecutors said they sought documents from Anthem Blue Cross, Aetna Health, Blue Shield of California, Cigna, Health Net, Kaiser Permanente and PacifiCare."

26 Feb 2010

Vion Pharmaceuticals' Onrigin SPA: FDA responds

VION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. announced today that it had received a response from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on a Special Protocol Assessment for its oncology therapeutic Onrigin™ (laromustine) Injection.

26 Feb 2010

With rate cut looming, doctors threaten to stop accepting Medicare patients

With a 21 percent Medicare reimbursement rate cut set for Monday, unless Congress acts to block it, some doctors are threatening to refuse new Medicare patients in their practices.

26 Feb 2010

Female genital mutilation reversal surgeries: Clitoraid announces second round in Trinidad

Las Vegas-based Clitoraid, a non-profit, all-volunteer organization initiated by Rael, founder and leader of the International Raelian Movement, announced Friday that its second round of female genital mutilation (FGM) reversal surgeries will take place March 2-3 in Trinidad, Colo.

26 Feb 2010

dbMotion to exhibit connected healthcare solutions at HIMSS 2010

dbMotion, a provider of health interoperability solutions, announced its participation at HIMSS 2010, March 1-4 in Atlanta, Ga., both as an exhibitor (Booth 6023) and as a featured contributor to the Interoperability Showcase—demonstrating how providers can achieve meaningful data-sharing across a range of healthcare settings. Participation in the Interoperability Showcase comes on the heels of dbMotion’s successful completion of interoperability testing at the 11th Annual IHE North American Connectathon in Chicago.

26 Feb 2010

Quest Software, HealthCast announce end-to-end clinical desktop and workflow solution

Quest Software, Inc. and HealthCast, Inc. today announced an end-to-end clinical desktop and workflow solution that simplifies and automates secure clinician access to protected healthcare information with the benefits of virtualization.

26 Feb 2010

Landauer board declares fiscal 2010 second-quarter dividend of $0.5375 per share

Landauer, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.5375 per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2010.

26 Feb 2010

Fate Therapeutics named to Technology Review's 2010 TR50 most innovative companies in the world list

Fate Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that the Company was named as one of Technology Review's 2010 TR50, the publication's first annual list of the 50 most innovative companies in the world. The 2010 TR50 companies span the fields of energy, computing, the Web, biomedicine, and materials and have been evaluated based on business model, strategies for deploying and scaling up its technologies and the likelihood of success. Each company in the 2010 TR50 has excelled not only at inventing technology but also at using it to transform how we live and work.

26 Feb 2010

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Carotid artery stenting and carotid endarterectomy equally safe and effective for people at risk for stroke

Landrieu comments on the release of updated report addressing healthcare concerns of small businesses

Gaucher disease: FDA approves VPRIV

CAMH signs licensing agreement with US-based Athena Diagnostics to market new genetic test

Partisanship peaks at health summit, Democrats likely to go it alone

ProUroScan prostate imaging system 510(k) application: Inclement weather delays FDA processing

Reconciliation may be Democrats last hope for health overhaul

Unilens Vision's royalty income for FY2010 second-quarter increases 12.7%

The VA will reexamine Gulf War Illness Cases; House probes impact of burn pits

Wound Management Technologies announces recent increase in sales of CellerateRx throughout U.S.

Hypnosis may help reduce pain and suffering in metastatic breast cancer patients

Today's OpEds: Health summit critiques

California subpoenas financial records of seven biggest insurers

Vion Pharmaceuticals' Onrigin SPA: FDA responds

With rate cut looming, doctors threaten to stop accepting Medicare patients

Female genital mutilation reversal surgeries: Clitoraid announces second round in Trinidad

dbMotion to exhibit connected healthcare solutions at HIMSS 2010

Quest Software, HealthCast announce end-to-end clinical desktop and workflow solution

Landauer board declares fiscal 2010 second-quarter dividend of $0.5375 per share

Fate Therapeutics named to Technology Review's 2010 TR50 most innovative companies in the world list

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