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Hoya reports financial results for quarter ended December 31, 2009

Hoya Corporation today announced financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009. Net sales were 106.8 billion yen for the quarter, a 5.2% decrease from 112.7 billion yen in the same period last year. Operating income was 18.9 billion yen, a 13.8% increase from 16.6 billion yen in the same period last year, mainly due to increase in orders and productivity. Compared to the second quarter ended September 30, 2009, sustained recovery in orders since April resulted in an increase of both net sales and operating income.

9 Feb 2010

Orlando Health implements MedeAnalytics’ QCA solution

MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, announced that Orlando Health has added Quality and Compliance Analytics (QCA) to their suite of MedeAnalytics solutions.

9 Feb 2010

Egg consumption does not raise blood cholesterol

February is American Heart Month, which means it's time to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in America.

9 Feb 2010

PriceDoc.com's online healthcare service acquisition and negotiation system awarded U.S. patent

PriceDoc.com, a free, transparent healthcare pricing service and Web site, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued PriceDoc patent #7,657,479 for its online system of healthcare service acquisition and negotiation, making PriceDoc.com the only online site where patients can "make an offer" for healthcare services with verified providers.

9 Feb 2010

LCA-Vision announces fourth quarter 2009 operational and financial results

LCA-Vision Inc., a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus® brand, today announced financial and operating results for the three and 12 month periods ended December 31, 2009.

9 Feb 2010

Biogen Idec reports 2009 fourth quarter and full year earnings

Biogen Idec Inc., a global biotechnology leader in the discovery, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative therapies, today announced its full year and fourth quarter 2009 results.

9 Feb 2010

Fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 results announced by Compugen

Compugen Ltd. today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ending December 31, 2009.

9 Feb 2010

Triple-S Management reports consolidated revenues of $516.9 million for fourth-quarter 2009

Triple-S Management Corporation, the largest managed care company in Puerto Rico, today announced consolidated revenues of $516.9 million and operating income of $34.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2009.

9 Feb 2010

Third-quarter fiscal 2010 results announced by Clinical Data

Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLDA) today announced the Company’s operational and financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2009, confirming its plans to submit a new drug application (NDA) for vilazodone for the treatment of depression this quarter.

9 Feb 2010

Risk of missed doses underestimated, effective guidance programmes needed

Many patients with chronic conditions do not take as much of their medication as they should. As a result, the effectiveness of the treatment is often suboptimal, and it also becomes more expensive. Until now, the extent to which the guidance of patients could be improved to promote the correct use of medication had been unclear.

9 Feb 2010

New survey finds affordable health care presents greatest obstacle to business expansion

In a new survey of 178 companies in Minnesota and western Wisconsin, employers identify affordable health care as the greatest obstacle to business expansion. Other barriers to growth were government regulations, weak investment markets and taxes.

9 Feb 2010

Researchers modify tool for assessing risk of incoming patients in emergency departments

A new assessment tool, reported recently by the Journal of Hospital Medicine, may help hospitals avoid under- or over-treating patients who are admitted through hospital emergency departments (EDs).

9 Feb 2010

Physical Activity Innovations named ‘Bluetooth Innovator of the Year’ for 2009

The Bluetooth SIG has awarded Edward Sazonov, Physical Activity Innovations LLC, the title of Bluetooth Innovator of the Year for 2009. Sazonov received this recognition at the official award ceremony held in-line with the Wearable Technologies Show at ispo 2010, the world’s largest trade show for sporting goods.

9 Feb 2010

East Cooper Medical Center to install LiveData and KARL STORZ Endoscopy- America's Patient-Aware OR solutions

LiveData and KARL STORZ Endoscopy- America, Inc. today announced that East Cooper Medical Center will install the companies' Patient-Aware OR solution in the eight operating rooms in East Cooper's new hospital to be opened this quarter. KARL STORZ is a global leader in minimally invasive endoscopic technologies and operating room integration. LiveData is a leader in real-time data integration and display technology.

9 Feb 2010

RM&PSI announces dates for 2010 national risk management seminar

The Risk Management and Patient Safety Institute (RM&PSI), a national leader in clinical risk management practice and patient safety programs for health care institutions and providers, today announced the dates and focus for its 2010 national risk management seminar.

9 Feb 2010

Regence introduces new solution that covers all medications under single medication benefit

Rapid developments in the pharmaceutical industry have led to a steady increase in the use and cost of "specialty" medications to treat chronic conditions such as arthritis and psoriasis.

9 Feb 2010

SANUWAVE Health’s dermaPACE device effective in treating severe burns

SANUWAVE Health, Inc.,, an emerging medical technology company focused on regenerative medicine, announced that a European scientific study reporting the successful treatment of severe burns using the dermaPACE® device has been published by BURNS, the Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries.

9 Feb 2010

New study finds enhanced brain activity in expert sports players

A study conducted by scientists at Brunel University and at the University of Hong Kong has found that expert sportsmen are quicker to observe and react to their opponents' moves than novice players, exhibiting enhanced activation of the cortical regions of the brain.

9 Feb 2010

Gene linked to PMDD and other maladies during menstrual cycle

Scientists have identified a gene they say is a strong candidate for involvement in premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and other maladies associated with the natural flux in hormones during the menstrual cycle. In a paper to be published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Rockefeller University researchers detail experiments in mice showing that a common human variant of the gene increases anxiety, dampens curiosity and tweaks the effects of estrogen on the brain, impairing memory.

9 Feb 2010

Leading researchers discuss latest breakthroughs and best forms of cancer prevention

Eating a balanced diet and preparing your food in the correct way may be your best defense against developing cancer, according to top cancer researchers

9 Feb 2010

Medical News

Hoya reports financial results for quarter ended December 31, 2009

Orlando Health implements MedeAnalytics’ QCA solution

Egg consumption does not raise blood cholesterol

PriceDoc.com's online healthcare service acquisition and negotiation system awarded U.S. patent

LCA-Vision announces fourth quarter 2009 operational and financial results

Biogen Idec reports 2009 fourth quarter and full year earnings

Fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 results announced by Compugen

Triple-S Management reports consolidated revenues of $516.9 million for fourth-quarter 2009

Third-quarter fiscal 2010 results announced by Clinical Data

Risk of missed doses underestimated, effective guidance programmes needed

New survey finds affordable health care presents greatest obstacle to business expansion

Researchers modify tool for assessing risk of incoming patients in emergency departments

Physical Activity Innovations named ‘Bluetooth Innovator of the Year’ for 2009

East Cooper Medical Center to install LiveData and KARL STORZ Endoscopy- America's Patient-Aware OR solutions

RM&PSI announces dates for 2010 national risk management seminar

Regence introduces new solution that covers all medications under single medication benefit

SANUWAVE Health’s dermaPACE device effective in treating severe burns

New study finds enhanced brain activity in expert sports players

Gene linked to PMDD and other maladies during menstrual cycle

Leading researchers discuss latest breakthroughs and best forms of cancer prevention

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