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Virgin HealthMiles announces significant annual growth in 2009

Virgin HealthMiles, a leading provider of employee health and productivity programs that reward individuals for getting healthy, today announced significant annual growth in 2009, with a 30 percent year-over-year increase in new clients and a 163 percent year-over-year growth in the number of eligible program members.

28 Jan 2010

National home care and health care leaders launch national home-health quality-improvement campaign

National home care and health care leaders kicked off an 18-month national home-health quality-improvement campaign this month at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) headquarters.

28 Jan 2010

International congress reflects emerging importance of abdominal obesity

Clinical and basic science researchers from around the world will convene in Hong Kong from January 28 to 30 for the First International Congress on Abdominal Obesity: "Bridging the Gap between Cardiology and Diabetology."

28 Jan 2010

Millstone Medical Outsourcing to open new clean room in Fall River, MA

Millstone Medical Outsourcing announced today that the company will open a state-of-the-art, 5,400 square foot clean room at Millstone's headquarters in Fall River, MA. The new clean room, which brings Millstone's overall clean room space to 8,000 plus square feet in total, will be operational by the end of next month.

28 Jan 2010

Med-IC aims to improve health care for older adults

The Medicare Innovations Collaborative, or Med-IC, is a pilot program that will put some of the nation’s best ideas for improving health care for older adults into practice at hospitals around the country, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University announced.

28 Jan 2010

Yeast could help prevent sale of aflatoxin-contaminated food

Pistachios, almonds and other popular tree nuts might someday be routinely sprayed with a yeast called Pichia anomala. Laboratory and field studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant physiologist Sui-Sheng (Sylvia) Hua have shown that the yeast competes successfully for nutrients--and space to grow--that might otherwise be used by an unwanted mold, Aspergillus flavus.

28 Jan 2010

Santica Research Labs launches CelluScience Anti-Cellulite Beaute Intensive dietary supplement

More than 85% of women in the U.S. have cellulite. Now, there is a revolutionary new anti-cellulite dietary supplement clinically proven to help target the thighs, hips and gluteal area.

28 Jan 2010

Medicare false claims: Los Angeles DME company owner pleads guilty

The owner and operator of a Los Angeles durable medical equipment (DME) company pleaded guilty today to submitting nearly $1 million in false claims to Medicare, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney George S. Cardona for the Central District of California.

28 Jan 2010

Heavy backpacks can increase back pain in children

Heavy backpacks place a measurable strain on the spines of children, with heavier loads causing greater spinal strain and increased back pain, reports a study in the January 1 issue of Spine.

28 Jan 2010

Patients with epilepsy who take Ginkgo herbal medicines face increased risk of seizures

Restrictions should be placed on the use of Ginkgo biloba (G. biloba) - a top-selling herbal remedy - because of growing scientific evidence that Ginkgo may increase the risk of seizures in people with epilepsy and could reduce the effectiveness of anti-seizure drugs, a new report concludes.

28 Jan 2010

Safe natural extracts reduce hunger and help control appetite

Klaumwell Research Labs, LLC, U.S., a subsidiary of Italian multinational Medestea Internazionale, announced positive results from a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study published in the prestigious, peer-reviewed International Journal of Obesity which demonstrates the efficacy of key ingredients contained in a new appetite control spray. Fullfast™ is a clinically tested dietary supplement that helps reduce excessive feelings of hunger.

28 Jan 2010

Scientists uncover a key cellular mechanism that alters brain cell function in Huntington's disease

Scientists at the Brain Research Centre and Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics have uncovered a key cellular mechanism that alters brain cell function in Huntington's disease, and identified a possible treatment for the disease.

28 Jan 2010

Elevated cytokine levels are early indicator of rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers from University Hospital in Umea, Sweden, have identified several cytokines, cytokine-related factors, and chemokines that increase significantly prior to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease onset. These findings confirm those of earlier studies which suggest that the risk of developing RA can be predicted and disease progression may be prevented.

28 Jan 2010

Over 8% of medical devices in circulation are counterfeit: WHO

Counterfeit medical products are becoming an international epidemic. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 8% of the medical devices in circulation are counterfeit. The offending products may be assembled from inferior quality components, or worse yet, from fake parts that could contain toxic materials. In either case the dangers are the same. Counterfeit medical devices pose a significant liability to the manufacturers and a health risk to both the patients and healthcare providers that could result in injury, permanent disability, or even death.

28 Jan 2010

Obama's health care proposals included fines for Americans who don't buy insurance: Gary Bauer

Former presidential candidate Gary Bauer said Wednesday, on the eve of the President's State of the Union address, that "it's not too late" for Obama to save his presidency but only if he changes course.

28 Jan 2010

Fuisz Pharma develops novel anti-abuse system for using with abuse prone drugs

Fuisz Pharma today announced the development of a novel anti-abuse system intended for use with abuse prone drugs. This system seeks to address the misuse of addictive drugs with a particular emphasis on opiates and is applicable to all dosage forms.

28 Jan 2010

Gold Bond Ultimate Hand Sanitizer Moisturizer now available in market

Love your hand sanitizer – but hate how it dries out your skin? Now, Gold Bond®, the trusted name in skin care for more than 100 years, has launched Gold Bond Ultimate® Hand Sanitizer Moisturizer, a true two-in-one product created to effectively kill germs but not your hands.

28 Jan 2010

IRSF announces first 2010 ANGEL Grant for testing potential Rett Syndrome therapies

Today, the International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF) announced that it will commit $446,000 in 2010 to fund a large translational research program to test potential therapeutics for Rett Syndrome in mouse models of the disease. The funds will be awarded through the IRSF's new Advanced Neurotherapeutic Grant of Excellence (ANGEL) mechanism which seeks to provide funds for translational research. IRSF is the world's largest private source of Rett syndrome research funding, supporting nearly $21 million in research programs to date. This is the first ANGEL Grant supported by IRSF in 2010.

28 Jan 2010

NCHC Action Fund calls for redoubling efforts to enact comprehensive health system reform

The effort to fix our dysfunctional, inequitable and unsustainable health system is at a crucial juncture. Without prompt and decisive leadership, defeat, as it has for over a century, will again prevail over reform.

28 Jan 2010

Survey: Health care reform would lead to higher costs for employer-sponsored benefit programs

A significant majority of U.S. employers believe health care reform, if enacted, would lead to higher costs for both employer-sponsored benefit programs and health care services overall, according to initial results from an employer survey conducted by Towers Watson and the National Business Group on Health.

28 Jan 2010

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Virgin HealthMiles announces significant annual growth in 2009

National home care and health care leaders launch national home-health quality-improvement campaign

International congress reflects emerging importance of abdominal obesity

Millstone Medical Outsourcing to open new clean room in Fall River, MA

Med-IC aims to improve health care for older adults

Yeast could help prevent sale of aflatoxin-contaminated food

Santica Research Labs launches CelluScience Anti-Cellulite Beaute Intensive dietary supplement

Medicare false claims: Los Angeles DME company owner pleads guilty

Heavy backpacks can increase back pain in children

Patients with epilepsy who take Ginkgo herbal medicines face increased risk of seizures

Safe natural extracts reduce hunger and help control appetite

Scientists uncover a key cellular mechanism that alters brain cell function in Huntington's disease

Elevated cytokine levels are early indicator of rheumatoid arthritis

Over 8% of medical devices in circulation are counterfeit: WHO

Obama's health care proposals included fines for Americans who don't buy insurance: Gary Bauer

Fuisz Pharma develops novel anti-abuse system for using with abuse prone drugs

Gold Bond Ultimate Hand Sanitizer Moisturizer now available in market

IRSF announces first 2010 ANGEL Grant for testing potential Rett Syndrome therapies

NCHC Action Fund calls for redoubling efforts to enact comprehensive health system reform

Survey: Health care reform would lead to higher costs for employer-sponsored benefit programs

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