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Study indicates public and private funding for US biomedical research has decreased substantially

The rate of increase for funding of biomedical research in the U.S. has slowed since 2005, and the level of funding from the National Institutes of Health and industry appears to have decreased by 2 percent in 2008, after adjustment for inflation, according to an article in the January 13 issue of JAMA.

13 Jan 2010

Emmi Solutions expands existing suite of cancer-related programs in collaboration with ACS

Emmi Solutions, LLC, creators of Web-based interactive multimedia patient education programs, has collaborated with the American Cancer Society, the nation’s leading voluntary health organization and the preeminent source of cancer information and service, to expand Emmi Solutions’ existing suite of cancer-related programs.

13 Jan 2010

Significant gaps exist between Americans’ reported sense of overall optimism and individual health and well-being

As the country begins a new year and continues to contemplate major issues like financial recovery and nationwide healthcare, a new study released today by Royal Philips Electronics ( PHG, AEX: PHI) shows that three-quarters of Americans feel generally positive about their overall health and well-being. But a closer look shows that despite Americans' claims and culture of stalwart optimism, there are some surprisingly large gaps between the reported sense of overall optimism and how satisfied consumers actually are about the factors that make up individual health and well-being.

13 Jan 2010

Economist Stuart Butler: Give states maximum flexibility under health reform

In this wide-ranging interview with Kaiser Health News, the Heritage Foundation's Stuart Butler talks about the proposal to have the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) have a role in expanding insurance coverage to more Americans; the increasingly heated debate over the roles of the federal government and the states in implementing any legislation: and the merits -- or demerits -- of an individual mandate.

13 Jan 2010

PIMs usage among elderly patients may increase adverse events and health care costs

A new study provides important evidence that the use of certain potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) among the elderly may increase adverse events and health care costs.

13 Jan 2010

GE Healthcare selects PTC’s PLM software to replace its legacy data management and MCAD software

PTC, The Product Development Company®, today announced that GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, has selected Windchill, PTC’s PLM software, and Pro/ENGINEER to replace its legacy data management and MCAD software.

13 Jan 2010

Older adults with subjective memory loss are more likely to develop dementia

A new study published in the January 11, 2010 issue of the journal Alzheimer's and Dementia, finds that symptoms of cognitive decline can be experienced some 20 years before an Alzheimer's diagnosis.

13 Jan 2010

Researchers discover 93-gene signature associated with EGFR mutations in lung cancer tumors

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a validated therapeutic target for non-small cell lung cancer. Researchers have now discovered a 93-gene signature that is associated with the presence of EGFR mutations in tumors from lung cancer patients and is a favorable prognostic marker in patients with early stage lung cancer.

13 Jan 2010

CAN DO Houston expands childhood obesity initiative with major grant

CAN DO Houston (Children and Neighbors Defeating Obesity) will expand its community-based efforts with a $360,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's "Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities" initiative.

13 Jan 2010

Minneapolis-St. Paul hospitals stopping losses after year of cost cutting

The (Minneapolis-St. Paul) Star Tribune reports that hospitals in the Twin Cities appear to be back in the black after cutting jobs, freezing pay and delaying new construction on hospitals around the region.

13 Jan 2010

Emory University researchers invent a new weapon to monitor mosquito-borne diseases

Emory University researchers believe they have come up with the cheapest, most efficient way yet to monitor adult mosquitoes and the deadly diseases they carry, from malaria to West Nile Virus. Emory has filed a provisional patent on the Prokopack mosquito aspirator, but the inventors have provided simple instructions for how to make it in the Journal of Medical Entomology.

13 Jan 2010

Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center expands use of clinical components in Eclipsys Sunrise Enterprise solutions

Eclipsys Corporation®, The Outcomes Company®, announced today that Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center (Bronx Lebanon), the largest voluntary, not-for-profit healthcare system in south and central Bronx, NY, has quickly expanded its use of integrated clinical components of Eclipsys Sunrise Enterprise™ suite of solutions.

13 Jan 2010

Findings may pave way for significant advancements in cochlear implant technology for hearing loss

Loss of spiral ganglion neurons or hair cells in the inner ear is the leading cause of congenital and acquired hearing impairment. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health found that Sox2, a protein that regulates stem cell formation, is involved in spiral ganglion neuron development. The study was published in the January 13 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.

13 Jan 2010

Allegations against Take Shape For Life false and misleading, says Medifast

An Independent Committee composed of distinguished members of the Board of Directors of Medifast, Inc. was constituted in February, 2009 to review public allegations of a third party, convicted felon Barry Minkow, and his network of alleged independent experts, posted on Minkow's website alleging illegal activities of Take Shape For Life, Inc., a direct selling company and a subsidiary of Medifast, Inc.

13 Jan 2010

New analysis finds cost of diabetes and pre-diabetes reached $218 billion in 2007

A new analysis found that the cost of diabetes and pre-diabetes reached $218 billion in 2007, with the exploding number of cases of type 2 diabetes responsible for the majority of the costs. The National Changing Diabetes® Program (NCDP), a program of Novo Nordisk, commissioned the analysis, published online as a Web First article today in Health Affairs and performed by researchers at The Lewin Group.

13 Jan 2010

Research shows missing, mutated genes occur simultaneously in unique set of pediatric brain tumors

Brain cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in children. Now a more accurate diagnosis of childhood brain cancers may soon be possible, according to researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah. The information is published online today in the journal Cancer Research.

13 Jan 2010

Record-breaking 8,300 health care professionals participate in online H1N1 vaccination education program

A record-breaking 8,300 front-line health care professionals participated in an accredited, online education program about H1N1 vaccination in November 2009 alone.

13 Jan 2010

FRC to discuss how House and Senate healthcare bills violate America's guiding document

On Thursday at 11 a.m. ET, Family Research Council will host a lecture featuring Family Research Council Senior Fellow Ken Blackwell and George Mason Law Professor Nelson Lund to discuss how both House and Senate health care bills violate America's guiding document.

13 Jan 2010

New search and data mining tools used to find information held by UKPMC launched

The British Library has showcased a range of new search and data mining tools which can be used to find information held by UK PubMed Central (UKPMC).

13 Jan 2010

Florida Hospital selects HealthPort’s ROI Partner Program

HealthPort, a top-25 company in the healthcare information technology industry, today announced that Florida Hospital, a 2,188 bed hospital system with eight locations across Central Florida, has begun deployment of their release of information (ROI) technology and service solution alongside the organization’s Cerner® Millennium electronic health record (EHR).

13 Jan 2010

Medical News

Study indicates public and private funding for US biomedical research has decreased substantially

Emmi Solutions expands existing suite of cancer-related programs in collaboration with ACS

Significant gaps exist between Americans’ reported sense of overall optimism and individual health and well-being

Economist Stuart Butler: Give states maximum flexibility under health reform

PIMs usage among elderly patients may increase adverse events and health care costs

GE Healthcare selects PTC’s PLM software to replace its legacy data management and MCAD software

Older adults with subjective memory loss are more likely to develop dementia

Researchers discover 93-gene signature associated with EGFR mutations in lung cancer tumors

CAN DO Houston expands childhood obesity initiative with major grant

Minneapolis-St. Paul hospitals stopping losses after year of cost cutting

Emory University researchers invent a new weapon to monitor mosquito-borne diseases

Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center expands use of clinical components in Eclipsys Sunrise Enterprise solutions

Findings may pave way for significant advancements in cochlear implant technology for hearing loss

Allegations against Take Shape For Life false and misleading, says Medifast

New analysis finds cost of diabetes and pre-diabetes reached $218 billion in 2007

Research shows missing, mutated genes occur simultaneously in unique set of pediatric brain tumors

Record-breaking 8,300 health care professionals participate in online H1N1 vaccination education program

FRC to discuss how House and Senate healthcare bills violate America's guiding document

New search and data mining tools used to find information held by UKPMC launched

Florida Hospital selects HealthPort’s ROI Partner Program

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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