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Macaques living close to people may provide early warnings of toxic threats to humans and wildlife

Testing hair from Asian monkeys living close to people may provide early warnings of toxic threats to humans and wildlife, according to a study published online this week in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology.

5 Jan 2010

NQF endorses 70 measures to improve gathering of clinical electronic data

As an incremental step toward wider use of electronic data platforms to measure, report, and improve quality, the National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed 70 measures that combine data from two or more common electronic sources such as administrative claims, pharmacy and laboratory systems, and registries.

5 Jan 2010

HHS to host special flu webcast on Jan 6, 2010

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will host a Know What to Do about the Flu Webcast on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 from 1 – 2 p.m. EST.

5 Jan 2010

Changes to children's health care and education policies required for California's economic competitiveness

Significant changes to children's health care and education policies are required for California to regain its financial footing and safeguard its future economic competitiveness.

5 Jan 2010

January issue of Chest presents new studies on COPD

A new study shows that poor lung function during adolescence and through midlife may be influenced by several factors, including birth weight, height, and gender.

5 Jan 2010

Subjective experience of sexual arousal and corresponding physiological genital response linked to gender

New research led by Queen's University Psychology professor Meredith Chivers finds that men's reports of feeling sexually aroused tend to match their physiological responses, while women's mind and body responses are less aligned.

5 Jan 2010

Fifth Driven to Quit Challenge launched to fight against cancer

The Ministry of Health Promotion joins the Canadian Cancer Society in the fight against cancer today to launch the fifth Driven to Quit Challenge. Since 2006, The Challenge has been successful in motivating more than 101,000 entrants to get on the road to better health with the support of a "buddy" and motivating prizes.

5 Jan 2010

Water experts plan coordinated approach towards global water crisis

More than two dozen leading United Nations water experts will convene in Hamilton, Canada Feb. 2-4 to plan fresh strategy for a coordinated approach to the global water crisis that increasingly threatens both human health and international security.

5 Jan 2010

SSHE starts off "Seattle Sutton's 2010 Slim Down" weight loss contest

Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating (SSHE), the premier meal replacement company in the country, kicks off today its weight loss contest called Seattle Sutton's 2010 Slim Down.

5 Jan 2010

MindUp Cancer Project integrated into HIRU

Hiru Corporation welcomes the integration of its MindUp Cancer Project into the HIRU corporation. This asset was recently acquired on a cash and stock basis as reported previously.

5 Jan 2010

Kofax invoice processing solutions reduce costs and improve productivity in health centers

Kofax plc (LSE: KFX), the leading provider of document driven business process automation solutions, today announced it is providing Australia’s largest state public health department with a solution to process approximately 2 million invoices received annually.

5 Jan 2010

GE Healthcare and Intel expand sales and marketing agreement for Intel Health Guide in the U.K.

GE Healthcare, a unit of GE, and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) announced today that they have expanded their sales and marketing agreement for the Intel Health Guide to include the United Kingdom. GE Healthcare already markets the Intel Health Guide in the United States.

5 Jan 2010

SBI and ACR publish new recommendations on breast cancer screening

The new recommendations from the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) on breast cancer screening, published in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR), state that breast cancer screening should begin at age 40 and earlier in high-risk patients. The recommendations also suggest appropriate utilization of medical imaging modalities such as mammography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and ultrasound for breast cancer screening.

5 Jan 2010

Author evaluates potential benefits of IAD for treating prostate cancer

'Potential Benefits of Intermittent Androgen Suppression Therapy in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review of the Literature' is the title of an article by P-A. Abrahamsson in the January issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology. The author evaluates available evidence regarding the efficacy and tolerability of intermittent androgen deprivation (IAD) and assess its value in the treatment of prostate cancer (PCa).

5 Jan 2010

Hospitals to receive payments from Medicare and Medicaid for effective use of EHRs

According to a survey released today by CSC titled “Are Hospitals Ready for Meaningful Use of EHRs?” U.S. hospitals are only halfway to qualifying for government incentive payments aimed at controlling healthcare costs while improving the quality and effective delivery of patient care.

5 Jan 2010

VHA predicts capital spending pressure is expected to ease as hospitals collaborate to drive down costs

Regardless of the outcomes of health care reform, hospitals and health systems, facing increased demands from the government, patients and industry are being forced to do more with less.

5 Jan 2010

Dow AgroSciences to receive global license to develop and commercialize COT102 transgenic event

Syngenta and Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), announced today that Syngenta has granted Dow AgroSciences licenses to a number of VipCot(TM) cotton varieties, as well as access to its COT102 cotton transgenic event.

5 Jan 2010

Study confirms link between GI and autism

An article published today in the journal Pediatrics confirms what parents and advocacy organizations have been saying for years: many individuals with autism suffer from gastrointestinal disease that can contribute to behaviors and symptoms associated with autism.

5 Jan 2010

Robbins Umeda LLP investigates BioForm’s merger agreement with Merz Pharma Group

Robbins Umeda LLP has commenced an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law by members of the Board of Directors of BioForm Medical, Inc. ("BioForm") in connection with their actions in causing BioForm to enter into a definitive merger agreement with Merz Pharma Group ("Merz"), a privately-held company based in Frankfurt, Germany.

5 Jan 2010

Young adult with weight problems more likely to purchase weight loss products from spam e-mail

Forty-one percent of college students with weight problems opened and read spam e-mail advertising weight loss products and 18.5 percent bought these weight loss products, according to a new study published in the January issue of the Southern Medical Journal.

5 Jan 2010

Medical News

Macaques living close to people may provide early warnings of toxic threats to humans and wildlife

NQF endorses 70 measures to improve gathering of clinical electronic data

HHS to host special flu webcast on Jan 6, 2010

Changes to children's health care and education policies required for California's economic competitiveness

January issue of Chest presents new studies on COPD

Subjective experience of sexual arousal and corresponding physiological genital response linked to gender

Fifth Driven to Quit Challenge launched to fight against cancer

Water experts plan coordinated approach towards global water crisis

SSHE starts off "Seattle Sutton's 2010 Slim Down" weight loss contest

MindUp Cancer Project integrated into HIRU

Kofax invoice processing solutions reduce costs and improve productivity in health centers

GE Healthcare and Intel expand sales and marketing agreement for Intel Health Guide in the U.K.

SBI and ACR publish new recommendations on breast cancer screening

Author evaluates potential benefits of IAD for treating prostate cancer

Hospitals to receive payments from Medicare and Medicaid for effective use of EHRs

VHA predicts capital spending pressure is expected to ease as hospitals collaborate to drive down costs

Dow AgroSciences to receive global license to develop and commercialize COT102 transgenic event

Study confirms link between GI and autism

Robbins Umeda LLP investigates BioForm’s merger agreement with Merz Pharma Group

Young adult with weight problems more likely to purchase weight loss products from spam e-mail

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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