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Slow economy forces U.S. employers to take aggressive measures to control rising health care costs

The continuing sluggish economy is forcing a growing number of large U.S. employers to take more aggressive measures to control rising health care costs and motivate workers to take charge of improving their own health, according to a survey conducted by Towers Watson, a global professional services company, and the National Business Group on Health, a non-profit association of large U.S. employers.

25 Feb 2010

Agilent Technologies announces new multiplexing capability in SureSelect Target Enrichment System

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that its Agilent SureSelect Target Enrichment System supports multiplexed DNA sequencing of 12 to 16 samples per lane depending on the next-generation sequencing platform, reducing costs and increasing throughput up to 16-fold.

25 Feb 2010

Boston IVF The Maine Center opened to offer full range of infertility and reproductive health services

Boston IVF, a leading medical practice providing specialized infertility treatment since 1986, is expanding its patient care services in Maine and has opened Boston IVF The Maine Center, offering local patients state-of-the-art care closer to home.

25 Feb 2010

NIPTRC and partners announce development of new imaging process for proton beam therapy in cancer

Scientists and researchers from the Northern Illinois Proton Treatment and Research Center (NIPTRC) and Northern Illinois University along with their partners are developing a new imaging process using a proton beam that they believe will be a major medical breakthrough in the delivery of proton beam therapy for cancer patients.

25 Feb 2010

ESMO conference on sarcoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumour

More should be done across Europe to ensure that people with rare forms of cancer are not denied access to the best possible treatment, say the organizers of a major European cancer conference to be held in Milan on 9 and 10 March 2010.

25 Feb 2010

IARS commits over $1M to anesthesia research to advance the specialty of anesthesiology

The International Anesthesia Research Society announced 10 grant recipients in 2009, committing over $1 million to anesthesia research and other projects that will advance the specialty of anesthesiology. Grant recipients include researchers, clinicians and educators from around the world who have provided outstanding contributions to the anesthesia community.

25 Feb 2010

New report focuses on improving care delivery system for stroke patients

The American Stroke Association and other organizations have spent the last decade changing the care delivery system for stroke in the United States. Now the focus must include greater emphasis on prevention and recovery, according to a special report published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

25 Feb 2010

CDC ACIP's vote for universal influenza vaccination recommendation: FFF endorses

Families Fighting Flu (FFF) fully supports today's vote by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to expand the current influenza vaccination recommendations to include all adults aged 19 to 49 years of age. Previous recommendations included all other age groups with the exception of this new adult population. This new recommendation will be implemented beginning with the 2010-2011 influenza season.

25 Feb 2010

Hormone vasopressin helps brain differentiate between familiar and new scents

The study, published in the journal Nature, suggests that when the hormone fails to function, animals are unable to recognise other individuals from their scent.

25 Feb 2010

Ovarian transplant: A viable method for fertility treatment

For the first time, a woman has given birth to two children after her fertility was restored using transplants of ovarian tissue that had been removed and frozen during her cancer treatment and then restored once she was cured.

25 Feb 2010

US Oncology acquires CURE Media Group and NexCura

US Oncology, Inc., the premier cancer care services organization supporting the nation's largest cancer treatment and research network dedicated to advancing the quality and cost-effectiveness of cancer care in America, announced today that it has acquired Dallas-based CURE Media Group and Seattle-based NexCura. These two companies serve as an important piece of the overall strategy for US Oncology to expand the availability of integrated and personalized information and resources on specific diseases and treatments to cancer patients in America.

25 Feb 2010

New book details how Greenway Medical Technologies' PrimeResearch integrates with PrimeSuite

Paper Kills 2.0: How Health IT Can Help Save Your Life and Your Money, is due out today by the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Health Transformation.

25 Feb 2010

Former Connecticut governor urges Senator to amend economic recovery legislation

At a special briefing for Congressional staff today, former Connecticut lieutenant governor Kevin Sullivan testified for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) on the need for federal action to address the growing mental health crisis in states.

25 Feb 2010

α-defensins1-3 may be potential prophylactic agents in treatment of HIV / AIDS

HIV/AIDS remains one of the world's most significant public health challenges, particularly in developing countries. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1), the variant responsible for the pandemic, has the ability to infect different cell types such as T cells, macrophages and dendritic cells (DC). These latter cells are crucial in the defense against infectious agents and play a major role in viral pathogenesis.

25 Feb 2010

ESMO Conference to address issues relating to sarcoma and GIST

25 Feb 2010

Platelet function tests may predict heart attack, says study

An analysis of six tests that are used to measure platelet function and help gauge the effectiveness of antiplatelet drugs for patients undergoing a cardiac procedure such as a coronary stent implantation found that only three of the tests were associated with a modest ability to predict outcomes such as heart attack or death, according to a study in the February 24 issue of JAMA.

25 Feb 2010

Patients with unwitnessed strokes may benefit from clot-busting drugs

Clot-busting treatment should be considered for patients last seen healthy within a few hours before having a stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010.

25 Feb 2010

AMA awards HMS contract for third party recovery activities

HMS today announced that it had been awarded a contract by the State of Alabama Medicaid Agency (AMA) to provide various third party recovery activities, including data matches with commercial and government insurors, commercial and Medicare recoveries, real-time pharmacy cost avoidance, subrogation, and credit balance audit services. This contract is for a two-year term, with three additional one-year renewal options.

25 Feb 2010

Internet-based surveillance helps confront infectious disease threats at mass gatherings

Integrating real-time Internet-based infectious disease surveillance with knowledge of worldwide air traffic patterns could help in confronting infectious disease threats at mass gatherings, such as the Olympics and other large scale events, suggests an article in CMAJ.

25 Feb 2010

Health insurance premium discussion: HHS Secretary invites insurance company CEOs

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today invited insurance company chief executive officers to a March 3 meeting at HHS to discuss their companies’ insurance premiums. The CEOs of UnitedHealth Group Inc., WellPoint Inc., Aetna Inc., Health Care Service Corporation and CIGNA HealthCare Inc. along with leaders from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners have been invited.

25 Feb 2010

Medical News

Slow economy forces U.S. employers to take aggressive measures to control rising health care costs

Agilent Technologies announces new multiplexing capability in SureSelect Target Enrichment System

Boston IVF The Maine Center opened to offer full range of infertility and reproductive health services

NIPTRC and partners announce development of new imaging process for proton beam therapy in cancer

ESMO conference on sarcoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumour

IARS commits over $1M to anesthesia research to advance the specialty of anesthesiology

New report focuses on improving care delivery system for stroke patients

CDC ACIP's vote for universal influenza vaccination recommendation: FFF endorses

Hormone vasopressin helps brain differentiate between familiar and new scents

Ovarian transplant: A viable method for fertility treatment

US Oncology acquires CURE Media Group and NexCura

New book details how Greenway Medical Technologies' PrimeResearch integrates with PrimeSuite

Former Connecticut governor urges Senator to amend economic recovery legislation

α-defensins1-3 may be potential prophylactic agents in treatment of HIV / AIDS

ESMO Conference to address issues relating to sarcoma and GIST

Platelet function tests may predict heart attack, says study

Patients with unwitnessed strokes may benefit from clot-busting drugs

AMA awards HMS contract for third party recovery activities

Internet-based surveillance helps confront infectious disease threats at mass gatherings

Health insurance premium discussion: HHS Secretary invites insurance company CEOs

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