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Insight Psychological Centers to open a living facility for women coping with eating disorders

On September 1, the founders of Insight Psychological Centers will open Millennium Place, a cozy urban living facility for women coping with eating disorders. Millennium Place, LLC is the first transitional housing program in Chicago developed specifically for women with anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorders.

28 Aug 2009

NIH panel releases report on the pertinence of family health history information in improving health

Though most Americans are familiar with completing a questionnaire about their family health history when visiting health care providers, an independent panel was convened by the National Institutes of Health this week to critically assess exactly what we know and what we need to learn about how this process relates to improving health.

28 Aug 2009

Nasdaq to review compliance plan submitted by NexMed

NexMed, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEXM), a developer of innovative topical products based on the NexACT® technology, today announced that it has submitted to Nasdaq its plan to achieve and sustain compliance with Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(3).

28 Aug 2009

Skanska awarded contract to build a cancer clinic in London

Skanska has been awarded a contract to build a world-class cancer clinic in London for University College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The contract amount is GBP 61 M, approximately SEK 740 M, which will be included in third-quarter order bookings.

28 Aug 2009

Springer signs agreement with The Endocrine Society to co-publish a new journal

Springer, one of the leading publishers in the fields of science, technology and medicine, has signed an agreement with The Endocrine Society to co-publish a new journal, Hormones & Cancer, starting in January 2010.

28 Aug 2009

FDA provides marketing clearance for the spinal implant developed by Sanford Health

Sanford Health, a comprehensive health care provider in the Upper Midwest, announced today a spinal implant developed by Sanford Clinic Neurosurgeon, Wilson Asfora, MD, Sanford Clinic Neurosurgery & Spine, has received United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) market clearance as a lumbar intervertebral body fusion device.

28 Aug 2009

Caucasians have a higher rate of HBV recurrence compared to Asian Americans and African Americans

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 1.5 to 2 million Americans are infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Prior studies have shown there to be significant racial differences in access to and outcomes of liver transplantation. Recently, doctors from across the U.S. conducted a multicenter retrospective-prospective study of the waitlist status and outcomes of liver transplant patients with HBV infection.

28 Aug 2009

Opinion piece outlines new model for foreign aid

President Obama's "comments on foreign aid [in Ghana] make it all the more surprising that the only real change in our foreign assistance programs under his administration so far is in indicated spending" - Carol Adelman, director of the Center for Global Prosperity at the Hudson Institute, and Nicholas Eberstadt, a political economy scholar at the American Enterprise Institute - write in a Weekly Standard opinion piece.

28 Aug 2009

Comprehensive review on the pharmacology of sigma receptors published in Journal of Pharmacology Therapeutics

Anavex Life Sciences Corp. ("ANAVEX" or the "Company") reports the publication of a comprehensive review of the pharmacology of sigma receptors and their possible clinical application in the peer-reviewed Journal of Pharmacology Therapeutics.

28 Aug 2009

New law passed in Texas governing physician alternative practice sites will continue to help clinics to provide easy access to affordable health care

Legislation passed in Texas this year will, effective September 1, 2009, amend Texas law governing physician alternative practice sites, such as retail-based Convenient Care clinics. SB 532, supported by the Convenient Care Association and the Texas Medical Association, and sponsored by State Senator Dan Patrick (R-Houston) and Representative Garnet Coleman (D-Houston), increases Texans’ access to affordable health care while ensuring high standards for quality of care.

28 Aug 2009

Medical procedures are a key source of ionizing radiation exposure in U.S. according to researchers

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) reaffirmed its commitment to patient safety today in responding to a study and accompanying perspective on radiation dose from medical imaging procedures in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

28 Aug 2009

Kenya launches malaria campaign; PBS' newshour airs segment on drug-resistance in Cambodia

Kenya on Thursday launched a national malaria campaign to encourage Kenyans to sleep under insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) every night to prevent infection, the Daily Nation reports.

28 Aug 2009

Omron Healthcare achieves sale milestone: 100 million blood pressure monitors sold

Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd. announced on August 28 a new sales milestone for blood pressure monitors: 100 million units sold worldwide. The first Omron digital blood pressure monitor was launched in 1973 and since then, Omron Healthcare has introduced more than 100 models used in more than 100 countries around the world.

28 Aug 2009

Study reveals the detrimental effects of high concentration levels of dangerous ultrafine particles in tunnels

A toxic cocktail of ultrafine particles is lurking inside road tunnels in concentration levels so high they have the potential to harm drivers and passengers, a new study has found.

28 Aug 2009

Senior citizens are paying escalating cost for their health care says HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today issued a new report, America’s Seniors and Health Insurance Reform: Protecting Coverage and Strengthening Medicare. The report highlights the problems with the status quo that leave seniors paying escalating costs for their health care while outlining how health insurance reform will strengthen Medicare and protect coverage for seniors.

28 Aug 2009

Linkwell's subsidiary to establish one hundred model hospitals across the country

Linkwell Corporation, a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of healthcare-related disinfectants in China, announced that its 90% held subsidiary, Shanghai Likang Hi-Tech Co., Ltd, will initiate a project, entitled 'The Shield of Likang -- The Establishment of One Hundred Model Hospitals' across the country for one year, from September 2009 to September 2010.

28 Aug 2009

Elorac offers Zithranol-RR for treating plaque psoriasis

Now patients with mild to moderate plaque psoriasis have a new topical treatment option available by prescription. Zithranol™-RR (anthralin rapid release microcrystalline encapsulated cream, 1.2%), is an innovative topical therapy for plaque psoriasis according to Elorac, Inc., a privately held emerging dermatology company. Zithranol™-RR provides an advanced delivery system for anthralin achieving long remission times with no long-term side effects in a steroid-free, silky cream.

28 Aug 2009

Latest Md. budget cut rips into health care programs

Maryland health programs will suffer especially deep cuts in the state's effort to patch a $454 million shortfall, the latest in a series of budget problems, the Washington Post reports.

28 Aug 2009

Kucinich asks insurers to testify on coverage, costs after recess

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, has asked leaders from the largest insurers in America to testify in mid-September about the industry's "coverage, costs and claim denials," Reuters reports.

28 Aug 2009

MCRA and PearlDiver Technologies to offer claims-based analyses and reports using common coding by physicians

Musculoskeletal Clinical Regulatory Advisers, LLC, the leading musculoskeletal consulting firm focused on regulatory, clinical, intellectual property, quality assurance and reimbursement strategy development, announced a strategic alliance with PearlDiver Technologies Inc., Fort Wayne, IN.

28 Aug 2009

Medical News

Insight Psychological Centers to open a living facility for women coping with eating disorders

NIH panel releases report on the pertinence of family health history information in improving health

Nasdaq to review compliance plan submitted by NexMed

Skanska awarded contract to build a cancer clinic in London

Springer signs agreement with The Endocrine Society to co-publish a new journal

FDA provides marketing clearance for the spinal implant developed by Sanford Health

Caucasians have a higher rate of HBV recurrence compared to Asian Americans and African Americans

Opinion piece outlines new model for foreign aid

Comprehensive review on the pharmacology of sigma receptors published in Journal of Pharmacology Therapeutics

New law passed in Texas governing physician alternative practice sites will continue to help clinics to provide easy access to affordable health care

Medical procedures are a key source of ionizing radiation exposure in U.S. according to researchers

Kenya launches malaria campaign; PBS' newshour airs segment on drug-resistance in Cambodia

Omron Healthcare achieves sale milestone: 100 million blood pressure monitors sold

Study reveals the detrimental effects of high concentration levels of dangerous ultrafine particles in tunnels

Senior citizens are paying escalating cost for their health care says HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius

Linkwell's subsidiary to establish one hundred model hospitals across the country

Elorac offers Zithranol-RR for treating plaque psoriasis

Latest Md. budget cut rips into health care programs

Kucinich asks insurers to testify on coverage, costs after recess

MCRA and PearlDiver Technologies to offer claims-based analyses and reports using common coding by physicians

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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