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Integration demonstration between EHR platforms and Nextrials’ Prism EDC technology

Nextrials, Inc., a leader in clinical research software and services, will participate in an integration demonstration between its PrismTM, an award-winning clinical trial electronic data capture technology, and electronic health records (EHR) platforms used within healthcare systems at the 11th Annual IHE North America Connectathon, being held January 11-15 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. The Connectathon is the healthcare IT industry’s largest interoperability testing event dedicated to establishing standards that address specific clinical needs in support of optimal patient care.

12 Jan 2010

Notice of Proposed Rule Making moves healthcare industry closer to securing ARRA stimulus payments

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare and connectivity solutions, today commented that the Notice of Proposed Rule Making issued last week on electronic health record (EHR) incentive programs moves the healthcare industry closer to securing American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus payments for healthcare IT adoption.

12 Jan 2010

Reducing DA dosage causes acute withdrawal symptoms in Parkinson's patients

New research has shown that reducing the dosage of dopamine agonist (DA) drugs, a mainstay treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD), sometimes causes acute withdrawal symptoms similar to those reported by cocaine addicts -- including anxiety, panic attacks, depression, sweating, nausea, generalized pain, fatigue, dizziness and drug cravings. These symptoms can be severe, and are not alleviated by other PD medications.

12 Jan 2010

NVHR supports IOM report on inadequate federal funding for chronic viral hepatitis

With today's release of a landmark study by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C, finding that inadequate public-health resources are being allocated to national and local prevention, control, and surveillance programs, the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) today renewed its call for the Administration, Congress, and the entire health care system to take immediate and decisive action to implement the report's key recommendations.

12 Jan 2010

Haemacure to make a proposal to its creditors under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act

Haemacure Corporation announces that it has filed a notice of intention to make a proposal to its creditors under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) and that its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary sought court protection under Chapter 11 in the United States. The filings were made after the close of markets on Friday, January 8, 2010.

12 Jan 2010

NeuroScience launches NEI Guided Nutrition Program

NeuroScience, Inc. has launched a comprehensive and customizable dietary program based on patients' food sensitivity test results. The NEI Guided Nutrition Program(TM) is the first offering through NeuroScience, Inc.'s new NEI Nutrition(TM) division.

12 Jan 2010

Prescribing culture of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes examined

Older adults newly admitted to nursing homes with high rates of antipsychotic prescribing in the previous year are more likely to receive antipsychotic agents, according to a report in the January 11 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Of these treated patients, some had no identified clinical indication for this therapy.

12 Jan 2010

Kindred Healthcare announces plans for development of new centers

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company”) today announced plans for a replacement hospital, the opening of a new hospital, development of six new hospital-based subacute units and a new transitional care center in several of its key markets in Texas, Florida, California, Ohio, Indiana and Washington.

12 Jan 2010

New standards proposed to enhance infant formulas and functional foods

New standards to help ensure the quality and enhance the safety of key ingredients widely used in infant formulas and a variety of functional foods are being proposed for inclusion in the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC), an internationally recognized compendium of quality standards for food ingredients.

12 Jan 2010

Masimo receives payment over suit against Covidien for antitrust violations

Masimo, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry™ and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced today that it retained $30,064,684 from a payment from Covidien, following the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' October 2009 affirmance of a Federal District Court decision that Tyco Healthcare, now Covidien, violated the antitrust laws through anticompetitive business practices related to the sale of its pulse oximetry products.

12 Jan 2010

American Lung Association releases State of Tobacco Control 2009 report

The American Lung Association today released its State of Tobacco Control 2009 report, which grades the strength of federal and state laws to protect citizens from tobacco-caused illnesses.

12 Jan 2010

Ongoing pressures of human evolution could explain rise in disorders; scientists call for broader perspective

The subtle but ongoing pressures of human evolution could explain the seeming rise of disorders such as autism, autoimmune diseases, and reproductive cancers, researchers write in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

12 Jan 2010

Spinal cement may help multiple myeloma patients live longer

New technologies used to repair spinal fractures could soon be helping patients suffering from the bone marrow cancer multiple myeloma.

12 Jan 2010

Soccer-specific exercise program may prevent knee injuries in young female players

A soccer-specific exercise program that includes individual instruction of athletes appears to reduce the risk of knee injuries in young female players, according to a report in the January 11 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

12 Jan 2010

Obese patients at greater risk of developing renal cell cancer

Being obese could lead to a greater risk of developing the most common form of renal cell cancer, according to research in the January issue of the UK-based urology journal BJUI.

12 Jan 2010

Lead even below level "of concern" for children may impair kidney function

Small amounts of lead in the bodies of healthy children and teens — amounts well below the levels defined as "concerning" by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — may worsen kidney function, according to a Johns Hopkins Children's Center study published in the Jan. 11 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

12 Jan 2010

Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme promotes chromosome missegregation and tumor formation

A ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme that regulates the cell cycle promotes chromosome missegregation and tumor formation, according to van Ree et al. in the January 11 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology (www.jcb.org).

12 Jan 2010

Stem cell therapy holds promise as potential alternative to bone grafting operations

A study published this week reinforces the potential value of stem cells in repairing major injuries involving the loss of bone structure.

12 Jan 2010

Department of Health vaccinates 49,078 Pennsylvanians at 33 H1N1 flu clinics

The Department of Health vaccinated 49,078 Pennsylvanians at 33 H1N1 flu clinics held across the state on Jan. 8 and 9. The department urges anyone who has not yet been vaccinated to get immunized.

12 Jan 2010

15% of parents still experience post traumatic stress disorder six months after child's injury

According to research by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) recently published in the Journal of Traumatic Stress, one month after their child was injured 27 percent of parents experienced acute stress disorder or significant traumatic stress symptoms, including re-experiencing the incident, avoiding reminders of the incident, and increased general anxiety or jumpiness.

12 Jan 2010

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Integration demonstration between EHR platforms and Nextrials’ Prism EDC technology

Notice of Proposed Rule Making moves healthcare industry closer to securing ARRA stimulus payments

Reducing DA dosage causes acute withdrawal symptoms in Parkinson's patients

NVHR supports IOM report on inadequate federal funding for chronic viral hepatitis

Haemacure to make a proposal to its creditors under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act

NeuroScience launches NEI Guided Nutrition Program

Prescribing culture of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes examined

Kindred Healthcare announces plans for development of new centers

New standards proposed to enhance infant formulas and functional foods

Masimo receives payment over suit against Covidien for antitrust violations

American Lung Association releases State of Tobacco Control 2009 report

Ongoing pressures of human evolution could explain rise in disorders; scientists call for broader perspective

Spinal cement may help multiple myeloma patients live longer

Soccer-specific exercise program may prevent knee injuries in young female players

Obese patients at greater risk of developing renal cell cancer

Lead even below level "of concern" for children may impair kidney function

Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme promotes chromosome missegregation and tumor formation

Stem cell therapy holds promise as potential alternative to bone grafting operations

Department of Health vaccinates 49,078 Pennsylvanians at 33 H1N1 flu clinics

15% of parents still experience post traumatic stress disorder six months after child's injury

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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