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Researchers develop guidelines for assessment, treatment and management of lymphedema

Lymphedema, a chronic swelling condition that can appear after breast cancer surgery, is a risk for 1.3 million breast cancer survivors. Although lymphedema can cause lifelong swelling in the arms, back, neck and chest, there is no national standard of diagnosis or care.

18 Feb 2010

FDA warns about drug mix-ups; drug maker agrees to name change to avoid confusion

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned consumers about the potential for serious side effects from mistakenly using Maalox Total Relief instead of other Maalox products. The two products are intended for the relief of different symptoms and contain different active ingredients.

18 Feb 2010

Researchers establish Canadian norms for diagnosing FASD

Fetal Alcohol Research, the official journal of FACE, has published breakthrough research by Dr. Sterling Clarren, CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of Canada Northwest FASD Research Network and colleagues, establishing Canadian norms which will allow more accurate diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

18 Feb 2010

Congressional Republicans remain skeptical of health summit, but Pawlenty asks for governor inclusion

Although Congressional Republicans continue their dismissal of President Obama's health care summit slated for next week, they are still planning to attend, Roll Call reports. "On Wednesday, the GOP responded contemptuously to Sebelius' declaration" that the already-passed Senate and House bills would be the starting point for the summit negotiations. An aide to House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) "referred to a television interview in which his boss made clear the GOP planned to participate in the event" (Drucker, 2/17).

18 Feb 2010

Cyberonics approves new share repurchase program

Cyberonics, Inc. today announced that its board of directors has approved a new share repurchase program. The company's board of directors had previously authorized a repurchase of up to 1.0 million shares, of which a total of 515,000 shares were repurchased.

18 Feb 2010

Neuroimaging study may lead to new therapeutic treatments for stroke and hearing loss

Duke University Medical Center scientists crowded around a laser-powered microscope in a darkened room to peer into the brain of an anesthetized juvenile songbird right after he heard an adult tutors' song for the first time.

18 Feb 2010

BioMimetic Therapeutics annouces completion of Augment Bone Graft PMA submission

BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. today announced it has submitted the third and final module of its Premarket Approval (PMA) application for marketing of Augment™ Bone Graft in the U.S. This final module, containing a comprehensive review of the clinical data related to Augment, completes the PMA application to the FDA. The Company previously announced the filing of both the pre-clinical pharmacology/toxicology and quality/manufacturing modules with the FDA in June of 2009.

18 Feb 2010

EGS announces performance of 3,500th NOS procedure

EndoGastric Solutions (EGS), the leader in the emerging field of Natural Orifice Surgery (NOS), today reported that the 3,500th Natural Orifice Surgery (NOS) procedure was performed in front of the over 110 surgeons from seven countries attending the first Advanced Techniques in Transoral Fundoplication CME course, held January 28-29 in Denver, CO.

18 Feb 2010

PDA emphasizes the importance of developing healthy teeth and gums at early age

It's National Children's Dental Health Month, an oral health campaign designed to educate children about the importance of good oral health. The Pennsylvania Dental Association emphasizes developing good habits at an early age to help children get a good start on a lifetime of healthy teeth and gums.

18 Feb 2010

AMGA commends Senator for ensuring EMR incentive payments for medical groups

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) applauds Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) for her efforts to assure fairness in payment of electronic medical record (EMR) incentive payments under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

18 Feb 2010

AppSec's whitepaper provides database assessment solutions for enterprise organizations

Application Security, Inc., the leading provider of database security, risk and compliance solutions for the enterprise, today announced the availability of a FREE whitepaper that simplifies the selection process for a database vulnerability assessment solution.

18 Feb 2010

BG Medicine, Merck collaborate in development of novel biomarker for lipid disorder management

BG Medicine, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a research collaboration with Merck, through a subsidiary, for the development and validation of a novel biomarker with potential application in the management of lipid disorders. BG Medicine will pursue development and validation of an immunoassay and investigate its clinical utility as a biomarker. If successful, BG Medicine plans to complete the development and validation studies and seek regulatory clearance for the test.

18 Feb 2010

Report estimates Haiti earthquake damages could reach nearly $14B

The total cost of the destruction in Haiti, resulting from the major earthquake last month, could add up to twice the value of the country's annual economy, three Inter-American Development Bank economists said in a report on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports.

18 Feb 2010

Quintiles launches QTEA solution to speed patient recruitment

Quintiles today launched innovative, web-based technology to enable world-class marketing for clinical trial enrolment at an individual site-level. Named Quintiles Trial Enrolment Accelerator (QTEA), this new solution will speed patient recruitment by helping customers better manage the quality, consistency and effectiveness of messaging and media outreach.

18 Feb 2010

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics secures funds for ALS clinical trials

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (OTCBB:BCLI), a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies and therapeutics, is pleased to announce that it has entered into agreements with three investors with each investing $500,000 for a total of investment of $1.5 million into BrainStorm.

18 Feb 2010

New database answers question: How healthy is your county?

A new database compares the health of the more than 3,000 counties in the U.S.

18 Feb 2010

Dental insurance fraud: Solutions for benefit cost containment

When Dianne Rose, D.D.S., and her partner, Anthony Paciello, D.M.D., inaugurated P&R Dental Strategies, Inc. over 20 years ago to provide third-party claim review services for national insurance companies, trade unions, self-administered corporations and other dental claims payers, they could not have imagined how far they would eventually be able to take the art of insurance claim review.

18 Feb 2010

Obesity doubles the risk of developing kidney stones: Study

Obesity in general nearly doubles the risk of developing kidney stones, but the degree of obesity doesn't appear to increase or decrease the risk one way or the other, a new study from Johns Hopkins shows.

18 Feb 2010

Northern California Cancer Center becomes Cancer Prevention Institute of California

As the only organization in the country dedicated solely to cancer prevention research, the Northern California Cancer Center has changed its name to the Cancer Prevention Institute of California. The new name immediately communicates the organization's critical mission to prevent cancer and reflects its service to the entire state of California.

18 Feb 2010

Additional 4M people in Asia could fall to 'extreme poverty' level this year, report says

While approximately 17 million Asians fell into "extreme poverty" due to the global economic situation in 2009, another four million in the region "could this year slip into the same situation due to the effects of the slump," according to a report released by representatives from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) in Manlia on Wednesday, Agence France-Presse reports.

18 Feb 2010

Medical News

Researchers develop guidelines for assessment, treatment and management of lymphedema

FDA warns about drug mix-ups; drug maker agrees to name change to avoid confusion

Researchers establish Canadian norms for diagnosing FASD

Congressional Republicans remain skeptical of health summit, but Pawlenty asks for governor inclusion

Cyberonics approves new share repurchase program

Neuroimaging study may lead to new therapeutic treatments for stroke and hearing loss

BioMimetic Therapeutics annouces completion of Augment Bone Graft PMA submission

EGS announces performance of 3,500th NOS procedure

PDA emphasizes the importance of developing healthy teeth and gums at early age

AMGA commends Senator for ensuring EMR incentive payments for medical groups

AppSec's whitepaper provides database assessment solutions for enterprise organizations

BG Medicine, Merck collaborate in development of novel biomarker for lipid disorder management

Report estimates Haiti earthquake damages could reach nearly $14B

Quintiles launches QTEA solution to speed patient recruitment

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics secures funds for ALS clinical trials

New database answers question: How healthy is your county?

Dental insurance fraud: Solutions for benefit cost containment

Obesity doubles the risk of developing kidney stones: Study

Northern California Cancer Center becomes Cancer Prevention Institute of California

Additional 4M people in Asia could fall to 'extreme poverty' level this year, report says

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