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European care management market to reach $694.4M in 2015

Europe's patient population is moving towards long-term care and homecare from hospitals and other clinical settings. Consequently, the significance of nursing and residential care services is on the rise. Unlike the past decade, therefore, the number of care homes in Europe has shown an increase. At the same time, care managers have been becoming technology savvy. As the adoption rates of care management systems surges, the potential of care management markets across Europe is improving.

16 Feb 2010

Linguamatics opens new regional headquarters in North America

Linguamatics, a leader in enterprise text mining, today announced expansion of its US-based operations and opening of a new North American regional headquarters. The company saw significant corporate growth in 2009, with the addition of new pharmaceutical customers combined with expansion in deployment of the I2E semantic knowledge-discovery platform within existing customers.

16 Feb 2010

SEGT helpful for breast cancer patients with affective disorders

A pilot investigation performed by a group of Italian investigators and published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics indicates that supportive-expressive group therapy is helpful in patients with breast cancer.

16 Feb 2010

Max Neeman International forms specialized surgical team for conducting minimally invasive surgery studies

Max Neeman International, a leading Indian CRO, has formed an exclusive team of India's finest, most experienced Physicians to conduct Minimally Invasive Surgery Studies. The team consists of the best Minimal Access Surgeons in the country who have performed more than 25,000 procedures combined.

16 Feb 2010

Loyola University Chicago MNSON to celebrate its 75 years of contribution to nursing profession

Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON) will celebrate its 75th anniversary this year. The 75 years of nursing celebration kicked off at the Second Annual Alumni Awards Brunch earlier this month and will culminate in a gala on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at The Drake Hotel in Chicago.

16 Feb 2010

Digestive care expert Brenda Watson's website discusses bowel movements and underlying health

Digestive Care Expert Brenda Watson’s new website takes a different look at poop with “The Poop Chronicles,” an eye-opening discussion about what our bowel movements really say about our underlying health. Combining practical information with light-hearted humor, the Poop Chronicles are chock full of digestive wisdom. For example, in the world of healthy poop, size does matter.

16 Feb 2010

12 minutes of activity a day is all you need to reclaim maximum health

You're hitting the gym four to five times a week. You're dutifully doing the elliptical trainer or treadmill for an hour at a time. But all those long, boring workouts do nothing to strengthen your heart or slim your waistline. Do enough cardio and aerobics and you'll get old before your time.

16 Feb 2010

Studies show association between high levels of vitamin D and decreased risk of heart disease

Middle aged and elderly people with high levels of vitamin D could reduce their chances of developing heart disease or diabetes by 43%, according to researchers at the University of Warwick.

16 Feb 2010

Meda publishes 2009 year-end report

“The Meda Group expects to achieve sales of about SEK 13,000 million and an EBITDA of about SEK 4,200 million for full-year 2009.”

16 Feb 2010

2010 WOCN/WCET Joint Conference focusing on patient care to be held in Phoenix

Healthcare professionals who specialize in wound, ostomy and/or continence care will have the opportunity to participate in a groundbreaking conference that combines the expertise of two premier wound, ostomy and continence associations, The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society and The World Council of Enterostomal Therapists.

16 Feb 2010

Highmark mobile marketing trucks' eco-conscious plan works for environment and for customers

After traveling 51,000 miles across Pennsylvania in one year, Highmark's mobile marketing trucks prove that an eco-conscious plan works for the environment and for customers. When Highmark launched the two mobile marketing units last January, plans were made to not only offer valuable health information services through the 53- and 28-foot trucks, but respectively do so in an earth-friendly manner.

16 Feb 2010

Gallup-Healthways WBI City and State Reports released

Individuals wanting to increase their personal well-being and enjoy the highest quality of life in America might want to consider relocating to Boulder, Colo. or the state of Hawaii.

16 Feb 2010

VPCI pioneers on-demand GMP consultation services for Pharmaceutical manufacturers

Pharmaceutical manufacturers around the world now have access to high-level, FDA support services at the touch of a button. VPCI (Vectech Pharmaceutical Consultants International) has pioneered a "Virtual GMP Consulting" service. Through the use of high definition video conferencing equipment and collaboration software, Pharmaceutical manufacturers now have access to GMP consultation services on-demand, and at a fraction of the cost.

16 Feb 2010

Overall benefits of HPV vaccination or frequent screening are low for women over 41

The overall potential benefits of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations or frequent HPV screenings for women over the age of 41 are low, concludes a new study published online February 15 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The study found that the rate of new infections preventable by vaccination declines with age. Furthermore, new infections among women at any age typically do not progress to cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 (CIN 2) or CIN 3, the precursors for cervical cancer.

16 Feb 2010

Senator Chuck Schumer to discuss tax cut proposed to stimulate job growth

Senator Chuck Schumer plans a visit Monday, February 15th to Ithaca, NY to discuss the tax cut proposal that Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Senator Schumer proposed to stimulate job growth.

16 Feb 2010

Recondo Technology joins HL7 International as organizational member

Recondo Technology, a leading provider of revenue cycle solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today that Recondo has become an Organizational Member of Health Level Seven® International, the global authority on standards for interoperability of health information technology. Health Level Seven has members in over 55 countries. The Health Level Seven (HL7) vision is to create the best and most widely used standards in healthcare.

16 Feb 2010

When blood sugar levels rise in healthy people, insulin signals cells to increase production: Study

In type 2 diabetes, which is occurring at alarming rates, the hormone insulin does not work effectively to lower blood sugars and patients also do not make enough insulin. These two processes have been widely considered as separate.

16 Feb 2010

TB's mechanism to evade body's immune system identified

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have identified a mechanism used by the tuberculosis bacterium to evade the body's immune system and have identified a compound that blocks the bacterium's ability to survive in the host, which could lead to new drugs to treat tuberculosis.

16 Feb 2010

FDA’s radiation exposure-reduction initiative: HealthHelp’s model provides quality and safety

The Federal Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recently announced radiation exposure-reduction initiative acknowledges the vital need for industry-wide quality and safety measures like the ones HealthHelp provides its payer clients.

16 Feb 2010

Aegis Living opens new senior living community in Bellevue

The heart of Bellevue now boasts a new senior living community that is perfectly suited to the needs and desires for residents of the Eastside. Aegis Living, a national leader in senior, assisted living and memory care communities, recently opened its 34th community to a crowd of hundreds, as new and prospective residents and families came to celebrate the grand opening event.

16 Feb 2010

Medical News

European care management market to reach $694.4M in 2015

Linguamatics opens new regional headquarters in North America

SEGT helpful for breast cancer patients with affective disorders

Max Neeman International forms specialized surgical team for conducting minimally invasive surgery studies

Loyola University Chicago MNSON to celebrate its 75 years of contribution to nursing profession

Digestive care expert Brenda Watson's website discusses bowel movements and underlying health

12 minutes of activity a day is all you need to reclaim maximum health

Studies show association between high levels of vitamin D and decreased risk of heart disease

Meda publishes 2009 year-end report

2010 WOCN/WCET Joint Conference focusing on patient care to be held in Phoenix

Highmark mobile marketing trucks' eco-conscious plan works for environment and for customers

Gallup-Healthways WBI City and State Reports released

VPCI pioneers on-demand GMP consultation services for Pharmaceutical manufacturers

Overall benefits of HPV vaccination or frequent screening are low for women over 41

Senator Chuck Schumer to discuss tax cut proposed to stimulate job growth

Recondo Technology joins HL7 International as organizational member

When blood sugar levels rise in healthy people, insulin signals cells to increase production: Study

TB's mechanism to evade body's immune system identified

FDA’s radiation exposure-reduction initiative: HealthHelp’s model provides quality and safety

Aegis Living opens new senior living community in Bellevue

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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