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SafeMinds disappointed with CDC's report on autism spectrum disorders

A study released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that autism prevalence has increased a staggering 57% from the 1994 rate of 1 in 150 to 1 in 110 for children born in 1996. SafeMinds is extremely dissatisfied with CDC's lack of commitment to researching environmental causes and the timing of their announcement.

22 Dec 2009

Avatar clinical software solution implemented for Monterey County Health Department Behavioral Health Division

Netsmart Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise-wide software and services for health and human services organizations, recently completed implementation of its Avatar clinical software solution for the Monterey County (Calif.) Health Department Behavioral Health Division.

22 Dec 2009

Interactive Health Partner expands fitness tracking capabilities with Garmin running and fitness devices

The Interactive Health Partner (www.InteractiveHealthPartner.com), developed by PCE Health & Fitness, recently expanded exercise logging and fitness tracking capabilities by integrating with Garmin running and fitness devices.

From Garmin 22 Dec 2009

Eldercare Home Health says HST can raise seniors’ healthcare costs

Lisa Wiseman, President of Eldercare Home Health Inc. says the HST is a significant cost for seniors who require elder care to remain safe, healthy and independent."

22 Dec 2009

New findings reveal POPG lipid can prevent RSV infection in lungs

Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered that a naturally occurring lipid in the lung can prevent RSV infection and inhibit spread of the virus after an infection is established. RSV is the major cause of hospitalization for children in the first two years of life, and is increasingly recognized as a dangerous pathogen in adults with chronic lung diseases, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. Currently, there is no effective vaccine for the virus.

22 Dec 2009

PDL BioPharma enters into non-exclusive license agreement with Eli Lilly

PDL BioPharma, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a non-exclusive license agreement with Eli Lilly and Company under PDL's Queen et al patents with respect to teplizumab, a humanized anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, as well as other potential next generation anti-CD3 molecules.

22 Dec 2009

LEO Pharma announces positive results for two Phase III AK clinical trials

LEO Pharma today announced positive results for the company’s two Phase III actinic (solar) keratosis (AK) clinical trials using PEP005 (ingenol mebutate) Gel for the treatment of lesions on head treatment areas, which include the face and scalp.

22 Dec 2009

BUSM researchers discover new gene therapy for treating emphysema patients

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have discovered a new gene therapy that may prevent the progression of emphysema. The study, which appears on-line in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, describes a method to express therapeutic genes in lung tissue for a lifetime after only a single treatment.

22 Dec 2009

Ascent Healthcare Solutions introduces CE credit programs for sustainable healthcare solutions

Ascent Healthcare Solutions, a leader in delivering healthcare resource sustainability, today launched an online educational portal on its Web site offering complimentary accredited Continuing Education (CE) programs. The first available programs are designed to teach simple, impactful practices for increasing sustainability in the operating room and EP lab

22 Dec 2009

While mortality from diabetes declines in Canada, the income-related mortality gap increases

While mortality from diabetes has declined in Canada, the income-related mortality gap is increasing, with lower income groups faring worse than higher income groups, according to a new studyhttp://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj090495.pdf in CMAJ ( Canadian Medical Association Journal) www.cmaj.ca.

22 Dec 2009

DR Systems announces eight new contracts with U.S. healthcare facilities

DR Systems, makers of the Unity™ RIS/PACS, today announced eight new contracts with healthcare facilities across the U.S. The contracts total more than $2.37 million. The eight facilities are:

22 Dec 2009

Briggs Medical Service Company files lawsuit against Veridian Healthcare

Briggs Medical Service Company ("Briggs"), of West Des Moines, Iowa, through one of its affiliates, D-M-S Holdings, Inc. ("D-M-S") of Waukegan, Illinois, has filed a lawsuit against Veridian Healthcare, LLC ("Veridian"), and individuals Steven M. Bisulca and Michael Mazza in United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division (Case 1:09-cv-07726 D-M-S Holdings, Inc. v. Veridian Healthcare, LLC. et al).

22 Dec 2009

SBE Council: Senate health care bill continues to ignore the plight of U.S. small businesses

The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) said the latest version of the Senate health care bill continues to ignore the plight of U.S. small businesses, and instead burdens them with additional taxes and regulations that will drive business costs higher.

22 Dec 2009

AAPM dispels common myths about CT scans

A panel of experts at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has issued a statement calling for an open discussion of the facts about radiation hazards from computed tomography (CT) scanning in light of recent public concerns and news reports about radiation dose.

22 Dec 2009

Novalis Tx radiosurgery platform for modern radiotherapy and radiosurgery unveiled

Slovenian Minister of Health Borut Miklavcic today officially unveiled the nation's first Novalis Tx(TM) radiosurgery platform for modern radiotherapy and radiosurgery at the Oncology Institute of Ljubljana.

22 Dec 2009

CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System brings new hope to patients with inoperable tumors

The CyberKnife Institute at Mercy Hospital, Miami’s first hospital-based CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System, will bring new hope to patients with inoperable or surgically complex tumors when it opens its doors January of 2010.

22 Dec 2009

Scientists identify new therapeutic approach for overcoming emphysema

Individuals with single-gene mutations that mean they have abnormally low levels of the protein alpha-1 antitrypsin are highly susceptible to emphysema, a progressive lung disease that causes severe shortness of breath.

22 Dec 2009

U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group acquires four HealthForce Occupational Medicine centers in Seattle

U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group, a leading operator of occupational health and urgent care centers in the nation, today announced the acquisition of four of the five HealthForce Occupational Medicine centers in Seattle, WA.

22 Dec 2009

Findings may help develop new antiviral drugs for influenza

Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham), Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Mount Sinai), the Salk Institute for Biological Studies (Salk) and the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF) have identified 295 human cell factors that influenza A strains must harness to infect a cell, including the currently circulating swine-origin H1N1.

22 Dec 2009

Women using DMPA experience high BMD loss, researchers say

Nearly half of women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), commonly known as the birth control shot, will experience high bone mineral density (BMD) loss in the hip or lower spine within two years of beginning the contraceptive, according to researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

22 Dec 2009

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SafeMinds disappointed with CDC's report on autism spectrum disorders

Avatar clinical software solution implemented for Monterey County Health Department Behavioral Health Division

Interactive Health Partner expands fitness tracking capabilities with Garmin running and fitness devices

Eldercare Home Health says HST can raise seniors’ healthcare costs

New findings reveal POPG lipid can prevent RSV infection in lungs

PDL BioPharma enters into non-exclusive license agreement with Eli Lilly

LEO Pharma announces positive results for two Phase III AK clinical trials

BUSM researchers discover new gene therapy for treating emphysema patients

Ascent Healthcare Solutions introduces CE credit programs for sustainable healthcare solutions

While mortality from diabetes declines in Canada, the income-related mortality gap increases

DR Systems announces eight new contracts with U.S. healthcare facilities

Briggs Medical Service Company files lawsuit against Veridian Healthcare

SBE Council: Senate health care bill continues to ignore the plight of U.S. small businesses

AAPM dispels common myths about CT scans

Novalis Tx radiosurgery platform for modern radiotherapy and radiosurgery unveiled

CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System brings new hope to patients with inoperable tumors

Scientists identify new therapeutic approach for overcoming emphysema

U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group acquires four HealthForce Occupational Medicine centers in Seattle

Findings may help develop new antiviral drugs for influenza

Women using DMPA experience high BMD loss, researchers say

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