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Opinions: U.S. funding for global emergencies; Haiti reconstruction

In a Politico opinion piece, Dan Glickman, who recently became the president of Refugees International, discusses the importance of U.S. funding for emergencies worldwide.

6 Apr 2010

Study finds link between BRCA mutations and contralateral breast cancer

Women with breast cancer before age 55 who carry an inherited mutation in the breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 or BRCA2 are four times more likely to develop cancer in the breast opposite, or contralateral, to their initial tumor as compared to breast cancer patients without these genetic defects.

6 Apr 2010

University of Minnesota offers Hearing Conservation and one-day refresher courses

The University of Minnesota's Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety is offering a Hearing Conservation course on April 21-23, 2010, designed for hearing conservation technicians and occupational health professionals seeking certification as an Occupational Hearing Conservationist.

6 Apr 2010

Dry-mouth and dry-eye symptoms often misdiagnosed by healthcare professionals

Results from a recent survey of 400 Sjogren's syndrome patients showed that half of those surveyed experienced common symptoms such as dry mouth or dry eyes for three or more years before receiving an accurate diagnosis from a healthcare professional.

6 Apr 2010

Wounded warriors learn skills to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder

Wounded Warrior Project and the National Ability Center of Park City, Utah have partnered for a fourth year to host 15 wounded warriors from April 6-10 as part of WWP's Project Odyssey program.

6 Apr 2010

Scientists develop low-cost behavioral assessment to detect progression of MCI

Your brain's capacity for information is a reliable predictor of Alzheimer's disease and can be cheaply and easily tested, according to scientists.

6 Apr 2010

Par Pharmaceutical, sanofi-aventis resolve patent litigation case

Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. today announced that it (and its subsidiary Par Pharmaceutical and development partner MN Pharmaceuticals of Turkey) has entered into a settlement agreement with sanofi-aventis that resolves patent litigation related to its generic version of sanofi's and Debiopharm's Eloxatin® (oxaliplatin injection) product, a drug used to treat colorectal cancer, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

6 Apr 2010

TIAA-CREF collaborates with NFLHE to promote development of Latino healthcare leaders

TIAA-CREF, America's largest private retirement system, today announced a relationship with the National Forum for Latino Healthcare Executives, a national nonprofit organization led by senior executive healthcare leaders in the U.S. that works with the healthcare system to meet the needs of diverse communities throughout the nation.

6 Apr 2010

Prescription overdoses are second leading cause of unintentional deaths in US

"Unintentional poisoning is now the second leading cause of unintentional death in the US," reports Dr. Jeffrey H. Coben of West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown. Among people 35 to 54 years old, unintentional poisoning surpassed motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of unintentional death in 2005.

6 Apr 2010

Ascom introduces new VoIP solution for healthcare sector

Ascom Wireless Solutions, the leading supplier of on-site communications, introduces VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) to their teleCARE IP solution, a system already established at hospitals and care homes across the world.

6 Apr 2010

Two pioneering hospital systems to pilot Unity Medical's Medical Video jLog for Apple iPad

Unity Medical, Inc. a premier provider of digital health tools that enhance the patient experience today announced that two pioneering hospital systems will pilot the company's new Medical Video jLog™ for the Apple iPad™, an innovative application that utilizes short form interactive video to explain common medical procedures such as CT scans, cardiac stent placements, and physical rehabilitation treatment.

6 Apr 2010

$DFine brings advance access system for treating vertebral compression fractures$

DFine brings advance access system for treating vertebral compression fractures

DFine, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive solutions for treating vertebral compression fractures, announced today that it has launched a next generation access system for the RF Kyphoplasty procedure using the StabiliT® Vertebral Augmentation System.

6 Apr 2010

Study: Genetic mutation in mice elevates risk of stress-induced depression

Depression and schizophrenia can be triggered by environmental stimuli and often occur in response to stressful life events. However, some people have a higher predisposition to develop these diseases, which highlights a role for genetics in determining a person's disease risk.

6 Apr 2010

International experts recommend individualized treatment for type 2 diabetic patients

Patients with type 2 diabetes are generally treated similarly despite the fact that they may have underlying differences that could affect their therapeutic response.

6 Apr 2010

$296 million guilty plea from Boston Scientific in relation to Guidant defibrillator case

The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is a life saving battery operated device much like a pacemaker that is placed near the heart in a minor surgical procedure. This device detects abnormal heart rates and rhythms in the patient and delivers an electric shock to make the heart beat normally again. These save millions of people in the US and all over the world from sudden death.

6 Apr 2010

New health law will ban future physician-owned hospitals; The trauma and cost of patient "dumping"

One of the more obscure components of the landmark health care reform bill passed by Congress includes a provision to ban future physician-owned hospitals and crimp the growth of this rising market niche. Northwest Indiana is home to five hospitals owned wholly or partly by doctors practicing here.

6 Apr 2010

SAFC announces opening of $30M expansion to Madison Manufacturing facility in Verona, Wisconsin

SAFC®, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich® Group, today announced the opening of a $30 million expansion to its Madison Manufacturing facility in Verona, Wisconsin.

6 Apr 2010

Childhood cancer survivors may not survive long says new study

Children who have survived a cancer are at a higher risk of an early death says two new studies. The first report published in the April 6th issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, said that there was a cumulative effect of the disease, a childhood cancer and its treatment on the risk of death in 15 year old patients who have been cancer free for at least 5 years.

6 Apr 2010

CMS aids Medicare counseling programs

In the latest healthcare reforms there was a mandatory freeze in payments of $130 billion over the next decade. This was criticized by President Obama as a corporate giveaway. Initially Medicare had proposed a preliminary increase of 1.28% in February. Since this was vetoed due to the new health care law that mandates the rates remain unchanged, an announcement under the Medicare Advantage program from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was made yesterday. Under this program it was expected that it would be 14% of the total earning in 2011 at Minnetonka, Minnesota-based UnitedHealth and 42 percent for Louisville, Kentucky-based Humana, Dave Shove.

6 Apr 2010

Increase in proportion of older middle-aged Americans who report mobility-related difficulties: Study

The proportion of older middle-aged Americans who report disabilities related to mobility increased significantly from 1997 to 2007, in contrast to the disability decline that has been found among Americans ages 65 and over, according to a new study by the RAND Corporation and the University of Michigan.

6 Apr 2010

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Opinions: U.S. funding for global emergencies; Haiti reconstruction

Study finds link between BRCA mutations and contralateral breast cancer

University of Minnesota offers Hearing Conservation and one-day refresher courses

Dry-mouth and dry-eye symptoms often misdiagnosed by healthcare professionals

Wounded warriors learn skills to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder

Scientists develop low-cost behavioral assessment to detect progression of MCI

Par Pharmaceutical, sanofi-aventis resolve patent litigation case

TIAA-CREF collaborates with NFLHE to promote development of Latino healthcare leaders

Prescription overdoses are second leading cause of unintentional deaths in US

Ascom introduces new VoIP solution for healthcare sector

Two pioneering hospital systems to pilot Unity Medical's Medical Video jLog for Apple iPad

DFine brings advance access system for treating vertebral compression fractures

Study: Genetic mutation in mice elevates risk of stress-induced depression

International experts recommend individualized treatment for type 2 diabetic patients

$296 million guilty plea from Boston Scientific in relation to Guidant defibrillator case

New health law will ban future physician-owned hospitals; The trauma and cost of patient "dumping"

SAFC announces opening of $30M expansion to Madison Manufacturing facility in Verona, Wisconsin

Childhood cancer survivors may not survive long says new study

CMS aids Medicare counseling programs

Increase in proportion of older middle-aged Americans who report mobility-related difficulties: Study

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