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SCA to invest in incontinence care products

A new production line for incontinence care products will be built in Russia by SCA (STO:SCAA)(STO:SCAB) following the company's assessment that the market for incontinence care products is expected to grow considerably in the years immediately ahead.

18 Dec 2009

Survey indicates low EMR use among U.S. physicians

Washington can encourage physicians to buy electronic medical record systems, but it is the vendors and hospitals that affiliate with physicians that will ultimately determine if they go electronic, according to a new report from healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information.

18 Dec 2009

FDA advisory committee votes against approval of Tarceva for lung cancer treatment

Yesterday, an advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration voted against the approval of Tarceva(R) (erlotinib) as maintenance treatment for advanced lung cancer patients.

18 Dec 2009

Study findings highlight the need to develop specific health policies to address social disparities

Racial and ethnic disparities in cancer survival are greatest for cancers that can be detected early and treated successfully, including breast and prostate cancer, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) at Columbia University Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

18 Dec 2009

S.A.Y. Detroit Family Health Clinic completes one year

Today marks the one year anniversary of S.A.Y. Detroit's Family Health Clinic, the nation's first free 24-hour clinic for homeless children and their mothers. With a growing homeless population and an increasing number of children without medical coverage, the clinic - which is funded entirely by donations by citizens and businesses - has to date, served more than 1,046 patients during 3,500 visits, marking a successful first year.

18 Dec 2009

Brachytherapy for lung cancer

A 58-year-old man who lives in Corona, Queens came to the emergency room of New York Hospital Queens (NYHQ) with extreme pain and tingling in his left arm. Although he did not realize it at the time, he had lung cancer. Recently, he made medical history as the first patient in the United States to be treated for lung cancer through the use of radioactive pellets placed directly in the tumor, and today his recovery is going well. Known as brachytherapy, this treatment approach is commonly used to treat prostate cancer.

18 Dec 2009

Researchers identify risk factors for major depression in elderly patients

University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have pinpointed the prime factors identifying which elderly persons are at the highest risk for developing major depression.

18 Dec 2009

Immuno Laboratories and TRPN sign agreement to reduce chronic illness

Immuno Laboratories, a leading provider of food and environmental allergy testing services, announced an agreement with Three Rivers Provider Network (TRPN), the largest and fastest growing proprietary Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) network in the United States.

18 Dec 2009

First-quarter fiscal 2010 results announced by SMART Modular Technologies

SMART Modular Technologies (WWH), Inc., a leading independent manufacturer of memory modules and solid state storage products including SSDs, today reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010 ended November 27, 2009.

18 Dec 2009

Neurobiological Technologies files Certificate of Dissolution

Neurobiological Technologies, Inc. (formerly NTII) ("NTI") announced today that it filed a Certificate of Dissolution with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 17, 2009. Certificates of Dissolution generally become effective upon filing.

18 Dec 2009

Richards Packaging Income Fund announces cash distribution for December 2009

Richards Packaging Income Fund (the "Fund") announced today its cash distribution for the month ended December 31, 2009 of Cdn$0.0655 per unit.

18 Dec 2009

TSI organizes clinical, research and educational programs

The Wake Forest University Translational Science Institute (TSI) has announced a number of organizational changes. Four programs and four specialized centers have been organized to function collaboratively in support of research conducted at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

18 Dec 2009

Umbilical cord stem cells may be useful in treating blood disorders

Stem cells that could one day provide therapeutic options for muscle and bone disorders can be easily harvested from the tissue of the umbilical cord, just as the blood that goes through it provides precursor cells to treat some blood disorders, said University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers in the online version of the Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology.

18 Dec 2009

National Health Partners to launch two sales campaigns

National Health Partners, Inc., a leading provider of unique discount healthcare membership programs, announced today that it will be launching sales campaigns through two new prestigious business partners that are expected to yield more than 5,500 new members per month for the company.

18 Dec 2009

Scientists use optical technique to trace out neurons interaction

Scientists at Harvard University have used light and genetic trickery to trace out neurons' ability to excite or inhibit one another, literally shedding new light on the question of how neurons interact with one another in live animals.

18 Dec 2009

SLIMR gastric band makes its debut in the US at Tooley Weight Wellness Clinic

An innovative weight loss program, the "SLIMR™ gastric band," is making its debut in the United States at the Tooley Weight Wellness Clinic in Torrance, California.

18 Dec 2009

Priority Health launches new line of wellness packages for companies

Priority Health has worked with employers to provide wellness services for more than five years and has studied the positive impact these programs can have on reducing employer costs.

18 Dec 2009

New WHO report shows considerable progress in malaria

According to the World Health organization’s World Malaria Report 2009 released earlier this week, more than one third of affected countries included in the study have witnessed reduction in malaria cases by more than 50 percent between 2000 and 2008.

18 Dec 2009

DrNatura provides tips to maintain healthy figure during this holiday season

The holiday season is now in full gear. Along with it comes added stress and, for many, added inches to their waistlines. But the holidays don't need to automatically mean weight gain. Lynn Hardy, N.D., C.N.C., of DrNatura, the global leader in the field of natural wellness and colon cleanse products, provides these tips to maintain a healthy figure this season.

18 Dec 2009

LifeNet Health distributes 40,040 allograft bio-implants to patients in November 2009

According to recent statistics, LifeNet Health was able to distribute 40,040 allograft bio-implants to patients in November 2009, an unprecedented number in LifeNet Health's 27-year history.

18 Dec 2009