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British government, HIV/AIDS advocates warn decreased aid budgets could lead to reversals in HIV/AIDS treatment progress

Recent gains in the global fight against HIV/AIDS could be reversed as the "global economic downturn pinches poor countries' budgets and donors show signs of backing away from their promise to provide universal access to AIDS treatment," the British government together with Medecins Sans Frontieres warned Tuesday, Reuters AlertNet reports.

11 Mar 2010

People with varicose veins should seek professional consultation

March is DVT Awareness Month and Vein Clinics of America encourages people with varicose veins, particularly those that have become painful and inflamed, to visit a vein specialist.

11 Mar 2010

ABH to host three events featuring Dermagraft at DF Con 2010

Advanced BioHealing, Inc., a leader in commercializing the promise of regenerative medicine, announced that it will host three events featuring the Company’s lead product, Dermagraft® at this year’s Diabetic Foot Global Conference (DF Con) 2010, the largest annual interdisciplinary diabetic foot conference in North America.

11 Mar 2010

Sebelius: Insurer's opposition to health measure works against them

The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius spoke earlier today at the America's Health Insurance Plans' national policy forum in Washington, D.C. and "warned health insurers Wednesday that opposing President Obama's health-care agenda and letting premium hikes continue would eventually hurt the health-care industry. ... Sebelius cautioned in stark terms that, if insurers opposed Democrats' health-care legislation, premiums hikes would continue and more small businesses would drop health coverage for their employees" (Yoest, 3/10).

11 Mar 2010

NHL stars donate funds to BC Children's Hospital

Vancouver Canucks Daniel and Henrik Sedin, together with their wives Marinette and Johanna, have made a gift of $1.5 million to help build a new BC Children's Hospital.

11 Mar 2010

Study supports Myriad Genetics' PROLARIS molecular diagnostic test for predicting prostate cancer recurrence

Myriad Genetics, Inc. today said data that provides further clinical validation supporting its newest molecular diagnostic product, PROLARIS™, was recently presented at the 2010 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco. The abstract of the presentation entitled: "Cell Cycle Genes Predict Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy" by Gregory P. Swanson, M.D., University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, and colleagues is now available on the American Society of Clinical Oncology's website, www.asco.org.

11 Mar 2010

Majority of nurse practitioners recommend dietary supplements for overall health and wellness

Eighty-five percent of nurse practitioners agree that one of the roles of healthcare professionals is to provide their patients with information about dietary supplements, according to new research from the "Life...supplemented" 2009 Healthcare Professionals (HCP) Impact Study.

11 Mar 2010

RTI Biologics launches BTB Select and BioCAP Select implants for use in sports medicine surgeries at AAOS 2010

RTI Biologics Inc., the Florida-based processor of orthopedic, dental, surgical specialties and other biologic implants, is launching two new biologic implants for use in sports medicine surgeries at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting in New Orleans this week.

11 Mar 2010

Adherence to lipid-lowering guidelines may help reduce cardiovascular deaths

Only half of all patients at high risk of heart disease are given correct targets for lowering their cholesterol levels according to a study of 25,250 patients in Germany published online today (Thursday 11 March) in the European Heart Journal.

11 Mar 2010

Regence acquires assets of Kinetix Living

As part of its continued focus on developing programs designed to meet employers' needs, Regence has acquired the assets of Kinetix Living Corp., a Seattle-based company that provides customized health and nutrition programs to corporate clients and individuals throughout the country.

11 Mar 2010

QLT announces results from Phase II clinical trials and device study for PPDS

QLT Inc. today announced results from Phase II clinical trials and a device study for the punctal plug delivery system (PPDS). These studies are part of a development program that is being conducted by QLT's wholly-owned subsidiary, QLT Plug Delivery, Inc. QLT also announced its plans to expand the program to evaluate a second drug for a new target indication.

11 Mar 2010

MedPro Imaging installs GE Logic 9 ultrasound systems at Mount Sinai Hospital

MedPro Imaging announced it has recently installed two GE Logic 9 ultrasound systems at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago. With the acquisition of the systems, this busy, inner city provider of healthcare services will expand its vascular healthcare services at both Mount Sinai Hospital and Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital located across the street.

11 Mar 2010

XenaCare Holdings' Cobroxin to be available for purchase in Walgreens

XenaCare Holdings, Inc., a company specializing in the marketing and retail distribution of consumer healthcare products, has announced today that its over-the-counter (OTC) pain reliever, Cobroxin, will be available for purchase in Walgreens by May 1, 2010. Walgreens is considered one of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains with 7,162 drugstores located throughout the United States.

11 Mar 2010

New study shows e-prescriptions reduce medication errors

Is it time for all community-based doctors to turn to e-prescribing to cut down on the number of medication errors? According to Rainu Kaushal and colleagues from the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, electronic prescriptions can dramatically reduce prescribing errors - up to seven-fold.

11 Mar 2010

PBI and TDI announce strategic licensing and collaborative research and development agreement

Pressure BioSciences, Inc. and Target Discovery, Inc.,, today announced a strategic product licensing, manufacturing, co-marketing, and collaborative research and development agreement. Under the terms of the Agreement, PBI has been licensed by TDI to manufacture and sell a highly innovative line of chemicals used in the preparation of tissues for scientific analysis.

11 Mar 2010

Orthopedic surgeons focus on new ways to prevent arm injuries among young baseball players

Throwing arm injuries are on the rise in Little League and other youth baseball programs. After these injuries occur, many players are out for the season; others require surgery and must refrain from play for an even longer duration; still others sustain injuries so severe that they cause permanent damage and are unable to continue playing baseball.

11 Mar 2010

AAOS 2010 meeting highlights emerging incidence of pediatric sports injuries

At today's 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), two separate studies focus on the dramatic rise of pediatric sports injuries in recent years. However, despite this alarming trend, awareness, education, warning signs and early treatment can make a significant difference and help keep these athletes in the game, according to the study experts.

11 Mar 2010

Sleep disorders may increase risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases

Many Americans will lose an hour of sleep on March 14, the first day of daylight-saving time, when clocks are set ahead one hour at 2 a.m. local standard time—making it harder to wake up, causing difficulty in staying alert and increasing the chance of sleepy-driving car crashes.

11 Mar 2010

OrthoScan introduces new Mini C-Arm equipped with flat detector

OrthoScan, Inc., a privately held medical device company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, launched a new version of its Mini C-Arm product with flat detector this week at the Annual Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting in New Orleans.

11 Mar 2010

OMNIlife science, SERF-Dedienne Sante of France enter into exclusive U.S. distribution agreement

OMNIlife science, Inc., is very pleased to announce that it has entered into an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with Societe d'Etudes Recherches Fabrication (SERF)-Dedienne Sante of France for its NOVAE® Dual Mobility Acetabular Cup System. OMNI intends to begin distribution of this product in the USA as soon as U.S. FDA approval of the product is achieved.

11 Mar 2010

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British government, HIV/AIDS advocates warn decreased aid budgets could lead to reversals in HIV/AIDS treatment progress

People with varicose veins should seek professional consultation

ABH to host three events featuring Dermagraft at DF Con 2010

Sebelius: Insurer's opposition to health measure works against them

NHL stars donate funds to BC Children's Hospital

Study supports Myriad Genetics' PROLARIS molecular diagnostic test for predicting prostate cancer recurrence

Majority of nurse practitioners recommend dietary supplements for overall health and wellness

RTI Biologics launches BTB Select and BioCAP Select implants for use in sports medicine surgeries at AAOS 2010

Adherence to lipid-lowering guidelines may help reduce cardiovascular deaths

Regence acquires assets of Kinetix Living

QLT announces results from Phase II clinical trials and device study for PPDS

MedPro Imaging installs GE Logic 9 ultrasound systems at Mount Sinai Hospital

XenaCare Holdings' Cobroxin to be available for purchase in Walgreens

New study shows e-prescriptions reduce medication errors

PBI and TDI announce strategic licensing and collaborative research and development agreement

Orthopedic surgeons focus on new ways to prevent arm injuries among young baseball players

AAOS 2010 meeting highlights emerging incidence of pediatric sports injuries

Sleep disorders may increase risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases

OrthoScan introduces new Mini C-Arm equipped with flat detector

OMNIlife science, SERF-Dedienne Sante of France enter into exclusive U.S. distribution agreement

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