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Chembio Diagnostics donates over 4,500 HIV test kits for the 2009 Testing Millions Global Campaign

Chembio Diagnostics, Inc., a NY-based company that develops, manufactures, licenses and markets proprietary rapid diagnostic tests, is donating more than 4,500 rapid HIV test kits to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation's 2009 Testing Millions Global Campaign, based in Los Angeles, to commemorate World AIDS Day 2009 on December 1st.

1 Dec 2009

With health reform, Reid faces political challenges on the Hill and at home in Nevada

While Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is busy trying to gather all the Senate Democrats into supporting health care reform, Nevada Republicans are seizing on the opportunity to try to take control of his seat, USA Today reports.

1 Dec 2009

Medicaid funding subject of lawsuits in Massachusetts, Idaho

Some hospitals are suing Massachusetts' Medicaid program for underpaying. Idaho health agencies are broadening their own lawsuit against the state on Medicaid payment rules.

1 Dec 2009

Imaging Diagnostic Systems showcases its CTLM system at the 2009 RSNA meeting

Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., a pioneer in laser optical breast imaging, announced today that it is exhibiting its CTLM system and clinical case studies at the 95th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2009, November 29th – December 3rd in Chicago, Illinois.

1 Dec 2009

To influence Senate health debate, lobbyists' public voices getting louder

As the Senate commences its health care debate, lobbyists are lining up, Roll Call reports. Tactics include television ads, memos, factsheets, abortion-rights activists' "DC Lobby Day," and signs in Washington's subway stations.

1 Dec 2009

Mystery surrounds possibilities for public option compromise in Senate health bill

Controversy regarding the public option provision in the Senate's health bill remains fierce, leading many to wonder what a compromise would look like, The Christian Science Monitor reports. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid needs to win a majority of centrist votes for health care reform in the Senate to get to a filibuster-proof 60 votes.

1 Dec 2009

CHS introduces the Optic onsite health care solution

Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. (CHS), a leading national workforce health management company specializing in onsite health care solutions, announced today the successful deployment of Optic™, the next iteration of its wireless, paperless technology platform that provides electronic health record and enterprise practice management functionality, predictive modeling, clinical reporting, evidence-based medicine compliance reporting, and advanced financial outcome reporting.

1 Dec 2009

Today's opinions and editorials

Every debate in health care would benefit from more transparency about what things really cost and who gets paid what (Steven Syre, 12/1).

1 Dec 2009

Abortion-rights group gear up for Senate debate

Abortion-rights groups are holding a lobby day on Wednesday to fight language in the House healthcare bill that would impose greater restrictions on access to the controversial procedure. The amendment by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), adopted before House passage on Nov. 21, would prohibit women who receive government subsidies for healthcare from purchasing insurance that covers abortions, and it would prohibit coverage of the procedure in government-run health plans.

1 Dec 2009

CBO: Most Americans wouldn't see a post-reform premium cost increase

A new report from the Congressional Budget Office suggests that insurance premiums for most Americans would not cost more after a health care overhaul.

1 Dec 2009

Color-coded IV lines with labels to help differentiate multiple lines and avoid errors

Hospitals continue to develop new and improved communications strategies so doctors, nurses and technicians can provide the best patient care. In some hospital wards speed and accuracy are essential - especially the critical care unit / ICU.

1 Dec 2009

Capsa Solutions acquires Artromick Mobile Solutions Group

Capsa Solutions, a leading provider of storage, processing and transport products, has announced the acquisition of Artromick Mobile Solutions Group and their comprehensive line of medication, medical and mobile computing carts for the extended and acute healthcare sectors. Artromick Mobile Solutions Group was previously owned by Sterling Partners, a Chicago and Baltimore-based private equity firm.

1 Dec 2009

MDK to distribute China Sky One Medical's AMI Diagnostic Kit and Human Urinary Albumin Elisa Kit

China Sky One Medical, Inc., a leading fully integrated pharmaceutical company developing and producing over-the-counter drugs in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that the Company has engaged Guangdong Mediacy Kind Medical Devices Industry Service Company ("MDK") to serve as its exclusive sales agent for the Company's AMI Diagnostic Kit and Human Urinary Albumin Elisa Kit in Southeast Asia.

1 Dec 2009

Acceleron Pharma announces study results of its ACE-011 and ACE-536 blood forming agents

Acceleron Pharma, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics that modulate the growth of cells and tissues including red blood cells, bone, muscle, fat, and the vasculature, today announced that results from preclinical and clinical studies of two, novel blood forming agents, ACE-011 and ACE-536, will be presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

1 Dec 2009

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries submits a BLA for its G-CSF XM02

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., today announced the submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for XM02, a granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) for the reduction in the duration of severe neutropenia and the incidence of febrile neutropenia in patients treated with established myelosuppressive chemotherapy for cancer.

1 Dec 2009

Questions circle over health reform's effect on rising costs

"The White House has started to aggressively push back against a growing narrative that pending health reform legislation doesn't do enough to control spiraling health costs," Politico reports. Peter Orszag said reporters who go "on buzz and sort of loose talk," instead of doing "the hard work," were partly to blame for the pending narrative.

1 Dec 2009

Ekkyo publishes positive results from its LASH treatment study

A Multi-Center Clinical Study Started in 2007 Confirms That the Results of Physiological Scarring After Surgery can be Improved by Using the LASH(R) (Laser Assisted Skin Healing) Treatment. This New Therapeutic Approach is Based on the EkkyLite(TM) System and is the First Device to Improve Scarring. it has been Developed and is Sold by Ekkyo.

1 Dec 2009

Calistoga Pharmaceuticals to present data on its CAL-101 inhibitor at the 51st ASH meeting

Calistoga Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the leader in the development of isoform-selective phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K) inhibitors for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases, today announced that clinical and preclinical data supporting the role of CAL-101, an oral, p110δ(delta) selective PI3K inhibitor in patients with hematologic malignancies, will be featured in two oral presentations at the upcoming 51st American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting taking place in New Orleans, LA.

1 Dec 2009

Unemployed who are losing COBRA subsidy face dramatically higher insurance payments

The temporary federal subsidy program that helped thousands of unemployed people cover the costs of their health insurance is coming to a close, but government officials are looking for ways to continue it.

1 Dec 2009

Roche's MagNA Pure 96 System for nucleic acid purification evaluated

TriCore Reference Laboratories of Albuquerque, N.M., reported at a recent user meeting results of their research collaboration with Roche Applied Science in which they evaluated Roche´s new MagNA Pure 96 System for use in nucleic acid purification. The evaluation focused on the Roche system’s ability to process specimens for pathogen testing.

1 Dec 2009

Medical News

Chembio Diagnostics donates over 4,500 HIV test kits for the 2009 Testing Millions Global Campaign

With health reform, Reid faces political challenges on the Hill and at home in Nevada

Medicaid funding subject of lawsuits in Massachusetts, Idaho

Imaging Diagnostic Systems showcases its CTLM system at the 2009 RSNA meeting

To influence Senate health debate, lobbyists' public voices getting louder

Mystery surrounds possibilities for public option compromise in Senate health bill

CHS introduces the Optic onsite health care solution

Today's opinions and editorials

Abortion-rights group gear up for Senate debate

CBO: Most Americans wouldn't see a post-reform premium cost increase

Color-coded IV lines with labels to help differentiate multiple lines and avoid errors

Capsa Solutions acquires Artromick Mobile Solutions Group

MDK to distribute China Sky One Medical's AMI Diagnostic Kit and Human Urinary Albumin Elisa Kit

Acceleron Pharma announces study results of its ACE-011 and ACE-536 blood forming agents

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries submits a BLA for its G-CSF XM02

Questions circle over health reform's effect on rising costs

Ekkyo publishes positive results from its LASH treatment study

Calistoga Pharmaceuticals to present data on its CAL-101 inhibitor at the 51st ASH meeting

Unemployed who are losing COBRA subsidy face dramatically higher insurance payments

Roche's MagNA Pure 96 System for nucleic acid purification evaluated

Modular, Scalable, Intelligent: How n6 Is Rethinking NGS Library Prep

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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