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Orthopaedic experts discuss strategies to improve care for wounded warriors

The fourth annual Extremity War Injuries Symposium was held in Washington, D.C., last January to bring together military and civilian orthopaedic surgeons, researchers, experts from governmental agencies, and others to discuss challenges faced by U.S. medical personnel working in Iraq and Afghanistan and to discuss ways to synergize resources and improve care for wounded warriors.

4 Jan 2010

No right to assisted suicide under the Montana Constitution, says AUL

Today, the Montana Supreme Court ruled that state law does not contain any policy restrictions to prevent physicians from legally prescribing lethal drugs to patients. This decision endangers the lives of the elderly, the sick, and the disabled.

4 Jan 2010

Employees from UnitedHealthcare of Wisconsin donate 1183 pairs of socks to Milwaukee Rescue Mission

Employees from UnitedHealthcare of Wisconsin, part of AmeriChoice, the nation’s largest Medicaid managed care company, have donated 1183 pairs of socks to the Milwaukee Rescue Mission.

4 Jan 2010

Virtual Education and Simulation Training Center serves as virtual hospital

At Christiana Care Health System's VEST Center, babies are born every day, just as they are in a real hospital. Adults and children are rushed to the emergency department with injuries suffered in accidents. Patients are intubated, have their blood drawn and get IV drips.

4 Jan 2010

Experimental lung cancer drug promising against brain cancer glioblastoma and prostate cancer

An experimental drug currently being tested against breast and lung cancer shows promise in fighting the brain cancer glioblastoma and prostate cancer, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in two preclinical studies.

4 Jan 2010

BiPro completes the requirements of NSF International's Athletic Banned Substances Certification Program

BiProUSA announced today that BiPro, an all natural whey protein isolate (dairy protein), has successfully completed the requirements of NSF International's Athletic Banned Substances Certification Program, Certified for Sport(TM).

4 Jan 2010

Rising prevalence of dementia will cripple Canadian families, the health care system and economy

A report released by the Alzheimer Society today to mark Alzheimer Awareness Month reveals alarming new statistics about the projected economic and social costs of dementia in Canada. Rising Tide: The Impact of Dementia on Canadian Society, says that, if nothing changes the prevalence of dementia will more than double in 30 years, with the costs increasing ten-fold.

4 Jan 2010

North Carolina takes historic step for health with the implementation of smoke-free law

North Carolina on January 2 will take an historic step for health when it becomes the first major tobacco-growing state to implement a statewide smoke-free law that includes all restaurants and bars. This new law will protect the right of North Carolinians to breathe clean air.

4 Jan 2010

Research may point to more effective therapeutic targets for prion diseases

Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have determined for the first time that prions, bits of infectious protein devoid of DNA or RNA that can cause fatal neurodegenerative disease, are capable of Darwinian evolution.

4 Jan 2010

Attorney General implores Congress to remove Nebraska provision from federal health care legislation

Attorney General Tom Corbett has joined 11 of his fellow attorneys general urging the leaders of Congress to delete the Nebraska provision from the pending federal health care legislation.

4 Jan 2010

WDI utilizes DXA analysis for fitness and weight management programs

Women's Digital Imaging of Ridgewood (WDI), has begun using Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA), a technology developed to screen for osteoporosis (bone loss), to measure body fat in patients who want a more accurate method of establishing goals and measuring results for weight management and fitness programs.

4 Jan 2010

Novelos continues NOV-002 Phase 3 combination trial for lung cancer

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors, is reporting Pfizer Inc. has announced that it has decided to discontinue the late-stage study of its lung cancer candidate figitumumab (CP-751,871) while Novelos' pivotal Phase 3 trial, with a primary efficacy endpoint of improvement in median overall survival, continues across approximately 12 countries and 100 clinical sites.

4 Jan 2010

China Yongxin Pharmaceuticals announces projected financial results for 2009

China Yongxin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading manufacturer, distributor and retailer of Chinese traditional medicines, pharmaceutical products, natural health products, health food, cosmetics, and medical equipment in Northeastern China, today announced its projected financial results for the year ending December 31, 2009.

4 Jan 2010

Tips for maintaining health and fitness resolutions in 2010

With the New Year upon us, all over the nation, countless individuals are making new health and fitness resolutions for 2010. Then, in short order, we hear about the masses who don’t achieve their goal. Of course, that doesn’t have to be the case. New Year’s Resolution Success really can become a reality.

4 Jan 2010

Study shows significant benefit of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to improve brain metabolism

A 5-year study of patients with severe traumatic brain injury conducted at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis shows significant benefit of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to improve brain metabolism and its ability to recover from injury.

4 Jan 2010

EGS receives U.S. patent covering its SerosaFuse fastener and “over the wire” delivery system

EndoGastric Solutions (EGS), the recognized leader in the emerging field of Natural Orifice Surgery (NOS), today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a key patent covering its SerosaFuse fastener and “over the wire” delivery system.

4 Jan 2010

Simulated Environment Concepts completes negotiations with Zen & O to manufacture 250 SpaCapsules

Simulated Environment Concepts, Inc., makers of the high pressurized dry water massage and relaxation station SpaCapsule, announced that it has completed negotiations with the French company Zen & O, securing a multi-million dollar deal to manufacture 250 SpaCapsules over the next four years.

4 Jan 2010

Going to bed early may help prevent depression and suicidal ideation in adolescents

A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep found that adolescents with bedtimes that were set earlier by parents were significantly less likely to suffer from depression and to think about committing suicide, suggesting that earlier bedtimes could have a protective effect by lengthening sleep duration and increasing the likelihood of getting enough sleep.

4 Jan 2010

Scientists identify genetic marker to diagnose DFTD

An international team of scientists led by a Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) investigator has discovered that the deadly facial tumors decimating Australia's Tasmanian devil population probably originated in Schwann cells, a type of tissue that cushions and protects nerve fibers.

4 Jan 2010

Vascular Disease Foundation seeks nominations for 2010 Jacobson Award

The Vascular Disease Foundation is seeking nominations for the 2010 Julius H. Jacobson II Award for Physician Excellence. The deadline for nominations is Friday, January 29, 2010.

4 Jan 2010

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Orthopaedic experts discuss strategies to improve care for wounded warriors

No right to assisted suicide under the Montana Constitution, says AUL

Employees from UnitedHealthcare of Wisconsin donate 1183 pairs of socks to Milwaukee Rescue Mission

Virtual Education and Simulation Training Center serves as virtual hospital

Experimental lung cancer drug promising against brain cancer glioblastoma and prostate cancer

BiPro completes the requirements of NSF International's Athletic Banned Substances Certification Program

Rising prevalence of dementia will cripple Canadian families, the health care system and economy

North Carolina takes historic step for health with the implementation of smoke-free law

Research may point to more effective therapeutic targets for prion diseases

Attorney General implores Congress to remove Nebraska provision from federal health care legislation

WDI utilizes DXA analysis for fitness and weight management programs

Novelos continues NOV-002 Phase 3 combination trial for lung cancer

China Yongxin Pharmaceuticals announces projected financial results for 2009

Tips for maintaining health and fitness resolutions in 2010

Study shows significant benefit of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to improve brain metabolism

EGS receives U.S. patent covering its SerosaFuse fastener and “over the wire” delivery system

Simulated Environment Concepts completes negotiations with Zen & O to manufacture 250 SpaCapsules

Going to bed early may help prevent depression and suicidal ideation in adolescents

Scientists identify genetic marker to diagnose DFTD

Vascular Disease Foundation seeks nominations for 2010 Jacobson Award

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