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Cut in Medicare reimbursement to physicians will jeopardize timely surgical care

The results of a new member survey by the nation's Surgical Coalition shows that the more than 21 percent pay cut to physicians that is scheduled to take effect April 1 will make it difficult, if not impossible, for already financially strapped surgical practices to continue to treat Medicare patients. A majority of the more than 14,000 surgeons and anesthesiologists who responded to the survey indicated that they will be forced to make significant changes in their practices if the cut goes into effect and that timely access to surgical care will be jeopardized if Medicare payments continue to decline.

27 Mar 2010

SAMHSA survey: Underage drinking rates reach more than 27.6% in the past month

More than a quarter of youth aged 12-20 (27.6 percent) drank alcohol in the past month, according to a survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The study shows that the underage drinking rates were as high as 40 percent in some states such as North Dakota and Vermont.

27 Mar 2010

Role Tregs play in therapeutic HIV vaccines

Like a skittish driver slamming the brakes, a special class of T cells may be limiting the effectiveness of therapeutic vaccines for HIV by slowing the immune system response too soon, report University of Pittsburgh health science researchers in the current issue of PLoS ONE. Their study, the first to look at the role of regulatory T cells in therapeutic HIV vaccines, may help researchers improve the efficacy of such vaccines by devising methods to circumvent the braking mechanism of these cells.

27 Mar 2010

CVS/pharmacy to help consumers dispose unwanted medication in an effort to protect the environment

CVS/pharmacy announced today that it will collect expired or unused medications from the public at two collection events in Rhode Island to be held at stores in the town of Coventry and the city of Cranston in April.

27 Mar 2010

New scientific discoveries show that Canadian maple syrup can be good for health

The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers is pleased to report on two new scientific discoveries which show that Canadian maple syrup can be good for you. These studies build on recent findings on the nutritional value of maple products, which have revealed both the antioxidant properties of maple syrup as well as the discovery of substantial quantities of abscisic acid.

27 Mar 2010

ACF, FNS join forces to help communities provide children with nutritious meals during summer

In an effort to address childhood hunger and its impact on child development, health and learning, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service, are notifying states that Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act can be used to assist families through the Summer Food Service Program.

27 Mar 2010

Infrafrontier project expands to include six new partners

Helmholtz Zentrum M-nchen today announced that the Infrafrontier project, funded by the European Union, has been expanded to include six partners from Canada, the Czech Republic, Austria, France and Italy. The new partners will join the effort of the other 22 members of Infrafrontier in building up an international research infrastructure to improve open access to high-quality mouse models.

27 Mar 2010

ForeverGreen Worldwide completes in-house information systems

ForeverGreen Worldwide Corp. announces the completion of its in-house fully functional information systems.

27 Mar 2010

Federal Circuit affirms validity of Pressure Products’ patent infringement case against Greatbatch Medical

In the most recent development concerning Pressure Products’ patent infringement case against Greatbatch Medical’s valved, peelable introducer product line, The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed the rulings of United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas that Pressure Products’ patents are valid and enforceable. In a split decision, the Federal Circuit remanded the case to the District Court for further proceedings concerning Greatbatch’s infringement of Pressure Products’ patents.

27 Mar 2010

New edition of Cardiac Intensive Care to be published

A new edition of Cardiac Intensive Care, the only textbook dedicated to cardiac intensive care medicine, chronicles the progress made in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with critical cardiac illness during an era in which clinical cardiology has become a progressive and interventional field.

27 Mar 2010

LSI's upcoming Emerging Medical Technologies Spotlight: 30 device companies to be showcased

Life Science Intelligence (LSI) announced today that more than 30 medical device companies with emerging technologies will be showcased at their upcoming Emerging Medical Technologies Spotlight – an online meeting being held on May 12, 2010 at 11 a.m. Eastern, sponsored by Rutan, Orange Coast Medical Ventures, and Medical Capital Advisors.

27 Mar 2010

Pennsylvania Governor joins other governors to help defend national health care act

On behalf of citizens of our states, we write to let you know that that we oppose the actions of the state Attorneys General who have filed a lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. We believe their legal efforts will fail in court, unnecessarily delay the urgent need to get our citizens access to health care and waste our state tax dollars.

27 Mar 2010

SCI Alliance takes up 23.74M common shares of Keystone North America

Service Corporation International, the largest provider of deathcare products and services in North America, announced today that 23,748,302 common shares of Keystone North America Inc., representing approximately 91% of the outstanding Keystone common shares, have been tendered to the offer dated November 16, 2009, as amended, made by SCI Alliance Acquisition Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SCI.

27 Mar 2010

Antiviral treatment may lead to drug-resistant H1N1 virus: NIAID

Two people with compromised immune systems who became ill with 2009 H1N1 influenza developed drug-resistant strains of virus after less than two weeks on therapy, report doctors from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

27 Mar 2010

Cook Medical's new IVF culture-oil purification process reduces contaminant trace to below detectable limits

A new purification process developed by Cook Medical for culture oil used in assisted reproduction eliminates traces of contaminants below detectable limits of 0.1 parts per million. The oil is purified by a proprietary refining technique that removes hydrocarbon impurities, which can have adverse effects on fertilization and threaten the viability of the developing embryos. The culture oil viscosity, MEA and LAL parameters remain unchanged.

27 Mar 2010

Study: Automatic reporting of estimated GFR may result in unnecessary referrals by physicians

With a concern that the automatic reporting of estimated glomerular filtration rate (the flow rate of filtered fluid through the kidney, which is used to define the stage and severity of chronic kidney disease) may result in unnecessary referrals by physicians, new research indicates that automated laboratory reporting was associated with a significant increase in first-time visits to a kidney specialist, particularly among those at increased risk of late detection of kidney disease (such as older or female patients), according to a study in the March 24/31 issue of JAMA.

27 Mar 2010

Early stopping of clinical trials result in misleading estimates of treatment effects: Study

An international study of nearly 100 clinical trials that were stopped early due to positive treatment effects has found that many of those effects were exaggerated. The authors of the study — published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association — recommend that researchers resist pressures to end clinical trials early and continue trials for longer periods before even considering premature termination.

27 Mar 2010

One-stop resource for advanced wound care medical reimbursement on Smith & Nephew website

The Advanced Wound Management Division of Smith & Nephew, Inc., a subsidiary of Smith & Nephew plc, is providing a web-based resource guide to medical reimbursement for its comprehensive line of advanced wound care products.

27 Mar 2010

New minimally invasive surgery to correct chest wall deformity demonstrated at international conference

A new minimally invasive surgery to correct a chest wall deformity -- often known as pigeon chest -- was demonstrated Friday at an international conference attended by surgeons from the U.S., Canada, Argentina, Chile, Panama, Puerto Rico, Germany, Spain and Russia.

27 Mar 2010

LabCorp offers 21-marker genetic analysis for testing parentage/relationship

Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings announced today that it is the first national laboratory to offer customers a 21-marker genetic analysis in combination with a double-blind process for parentage/relationship testing on every sample. The testing utilizes two kits developed for LabCorp by Promega Corporation of Madison, Wisconsin.

27 Mar 2010

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Cut in Medicare reimbursement to physicians will jeopardize timely surgical care

SAMHSA survey: Underage drinking rates reach more than 27.6% in the past month

Role Tregs play in therapeutic HIV vaccines

CVS/pharmacy to help consumers dispose unwanted medication in an effort to protect the environment

New scientific discoveries show that Canadian maple syrup can be good for health

ACF, FNS join forces to help communities provide children with nutritious meals during summer

Infrafrontier project expands to include six new partners

ForeverGreen Worldwide completes in-house information systems

Federal Circuit affirms validity of Pressure Products’ patent infringement case against Greatbatch Medical

New edition of Cardiac Intensive Care to be published

LSI's upcoming Emerging Medical Technologies Spotlight: 30 device companies to be showcased

Pennsylvania Governor joins other governors to help defend national health care act

SCI Alliance takes up 23.74M common shares of Keystone North America

Antiviral treatment may lead to drug-resistant H1N1 virus: NIAID

Cook Medical's new IVF culture-oil purification process reduces contaminant trace to below detectable limits

Study: Automatic reporting of estimated GFR may result in unnecessary referrals by physicians

Early stopping of clinical trials result in misleading estimates of treatment effects: Study

One-stop resource for advanced wound care medical reimbursement on Smith & Nephew website

New minimally invasive surgery to correct chest wall deformity demonstrated at international conference

LabCorp offers 21-marker genetic analysis for testing parentage/relationship

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