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Health experts available to speak about health care reform

Garson helped originate and draft the "Health Partnership Act" (S. 325 and H.R. 5606), which funds grants to states for innovations to improve coverage for the uninsured, quality and efficiency.

5 Dec 2009

Club Red Clinic offers preventive care for women with cardiovascular risk factors

When the University of Virginia Health System's new Club Red Clinic was on the drawing board, its organizers envisioned creating an innovative, cost-effective model for healthcare delivery. In a bold move, they decided to meld two timely healthcare concepts - prevention and shared medical appointments (SMAs) - into a unique clinical offering that has garnered overwhelmingly positive feedback from patients.

5 Dec 2009

Congress will not let the full SGR cuts take effect

Despite claims that the pending health reform bills aren't really paid for because Congress never lets Medicare savings take effect, Congress has allowed the vast majority of Medicare cuts that it enacted in the past two decades to take effect and produce significant savings, a new study from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows.

5 Dec 2009

Emerging Healthcare Solutions enters into discussions with a Houston-based medical company

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. today announced the Company has entered into discussions with a Houston-based medical company relating to its patented, and patent pending, genetics technologies.

5 Dec 2009

Tips to prevent H1N1 infection

National Handwashing Awareness Week is from Dec. 6 to 12, and a Geisinger physician advises that with the presence of the H1N1 virus this year, handwashing is more important than ever.

5 Dec 2009

Strategic solutions for hospitals to meet Joint Commission and CMS Requirements

Ultimus, Inc., a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM) Solutions, will host a webcast focusing on how Process Automation can help hospitals achieve compliance with Joint Commission and CMS Requirements in 2010. Norma Kay Sprayberry will discuss how increasing demands for improved health care and greater patient satisfaction are driving changes in Joint Commission standards and raising the bar for hospital performance.

5 Dec 2009

Environmental sensors may help avoid air pollution hot spots in everyday life

You want to go for a run, but you don't want to run in polluted air that might aggravate your asthma. University of California, San Diego computer scientists are creating a network of environmental sensors that will help you avoid air pollution hot spots that exist exactly when you are planning your route.

5 Dec 2009

Statins may protect against GVHD complications

Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins are among the most prescribed medicines in the U.S. Now a new study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center indicates that statins may protect stem cell transplant patients from one of the most serious complications of the life-saving cancer therapy: graft-versus-host disease, or GVHD.

5 Dec 2009

Late recurrence of Ewing sarcomas and astrocytomas: A risk for some pediatric cancers

Late recurrence is a risk for some pediatric cancers, particularly Ewing sarcomas and tumors of the central nervous system, according to a new study published online December 4 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

5 Dec 2009

Medithrive wins Patient's Choice Award

Medithrive, Inc. has won the Patient's Choice Award as the favorite dispensary in the SF Bay Area by popular vote conducted by the online website, www.weedmaps.com. Despite only three months in operation, the SF Bay community has selected Medithrive as the preeminent location for accessing medicinal marijuana.

5 Dec 2009

Thirty-four urban, eight children's and three rural hospitals named 2009 Leapfrog Top Hospitals

While Congress debates whether health care reform would control health care costs, Leapfrog's purchaser members point to 45 hospitals that lead through example -- delivering the best quality care in the nation while attaining the highest levels of efficiency.

5 Dec 2009

Anti-aging moisturizer for beautiful and younger-looking skin

Forget the chocolate this Holiday Season and give your loved ones something they can be proud of - beautiful, younger-appearing skin - with Dermagenics® Physician-Formulated Anti-Wrinkle Moisturizer. Women and men will love the ultimate youthful appearance made possible with an all-in-one cream for the face, eyes and neck combined.

5 Dec 2009

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries' non-sedating barbiturate compound study granted FDA IND exemption

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced that it has been granted an Investigational New Drug (“IND”) exemption by the United States Food and Drug Administration, (“FDA”), to permit clinical studies on T2000 (1,3-dimethoxymethyl-5,5-diphenyl-barbituric acid), one of a class of non-sedating barbiturate compounds currently in development by the Company.

5 Dec 2009

NHI to purchase Florida skilled nursing facilities from CFA for a total of $67 million

National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) has agreed to purchase six Florida skilled nursing facilities from Care Foundation of America, Inc. (CFA) for a total of $67 million, with the closing expected to occur within three months.

5 Dec 2009

Mobile phone does not increase risk of brain tumour

A new study has found no increase in the incidence of brain tumours during the years immediately following the introduction of mobile phones in Nordic countries.

5 Dec 2009

New diagnostic guidelines for inexpensive and accurate detection of lung cancer

A simple, inexpensive computer tool that measures volume changes in the size of suspicious nodules in the lungs picked up by a CT scanner can rule out non-cancerous ones with almost perfect accuracy and enable doctors to diagnose true cancers with fewer, less expensive and less invasive tests.

5 Dec 2009

'Twist' gene plays a key role in the development of breast cancer

Working with mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins publishing in the December issue of Neoplasia have shown that a protein made by a gene called "Twist" may be the proverbial red flag that can accurately distinguish stem cells that drive aggressive, metastatic breast cancer from other breast cancer cells.

5 Dec 2009

FDA approves Santarus’ NDA for immediate-release prescription tablet product

Santarus, Inc., a specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for immediate-release omeprazole/sodium bicarbonate/ magnesium hydroxide tablets in 40 mg and 20 mg dosage strengths of omeprazole.

5 Dec 2009

Free health clinic offers preventive primary care for uninsured residents of Kansas City

The large, two-day free health clinic sponsored by the National Association of Free Clinics (NAFC) in Kansas City on Wednesday and Thursday is not just for the sick but also for anyone who is uninsured and has not seen a doctor recently. All participants in the health clinic will receive preventive primary care.

5 Dec 2009

Benchmark Physical Therapy selects Dynatronics as sole-source vendor

Dynatronics Corporation announced it has signed a sole-source vendor agreement to provide therapy equipment and rehab supplies to Benchmark Physical Therapy with 65 clinics located in Tennessee and Georgia.

5 Dec 2009

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Health experts available to speak about health care reform

Club Red Clinic offers preventive care for women with cardiovascular risk factors

Congress will not let the full SGR cuts take effect

Emerging Healthcare Solutions enters into discussions with a Houston-based medical company

Tips to prevent H1N1 infection

Strategic solutions for hospitals to meet Joint Commission and CMS Requirements

Environmental sensors may help avoid air pollution hot spots in everyday life

Statins may protect against GVHD complications

Late recurrence of Ewing sarcomas and astrocytomas: A risk for some pediatric cancers

Medithrive wins Patient's Choice Award

Thirty-four urban, eight children's and three rural hospitals named 2009 Leapfrog Top Hospitals

Anti-aging moisturizer for beautiful and younger-looking skin

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries' non-sedating barbiturate compound study granted FDA IND exemption

NHI to purchase Florida skilled nursing facilities from CFA for a total of $67 million

Mobile phone does not increase risk of brain tumour

New diagnostic guidelines for inexpensive and accurate detection of lung cancer

'Twist' gene plays a key role in the development of breast cancer

FDA approves Santarus’ NDA for immediate-release prescription tablet product

Free health clinic offers preventive primary care for uninsured residents of Kansas City

Benchmark Physical Therapy selects Dynatronics as sole-source vendor

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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