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Political commitment to include health care coverage for smoking cessation needed

Massachusetts today announced extraordinary results from its aggressive efforts to help Medicaid beneficiaries quit smoking by providing easy access to coverage for smoking cessation medication and counseling.

19 Nov 2009

Embryonic stem cells raise hope of cellular replacement therapy for liver failure

Embryonic stem (ES) cells, known for their capacity to proliferate indefinitely and differentiate into almost all types of cells including hepatocytes, have raised the hope of cellular replacement therapy for liver failure. There have been several protocols available for hepatic fate specification from ES cells, however, most of the protocols currently used result in low yield or purity of functional hepatocytes. Valproic acid (VPA), a histone deacetylase inhibitor, has been demonstrated to facilitate the hepatic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells. However, little is know about whether VPA could induce the hepatic differentiation of ES cells.

19 Nov 2009

First comprehensive, international baseline evidence about pandemics published

Public health officials walking a tightrope between massive demand for vaccines and intense public scrutiny of side effects now have a new standard for evaluating the safety of their vaccination programs.

19 Nov 2009

HealthGrades identifies top-rated hospital organ-transplantation centers

The top-rated hospitals for organ transplantation are being identified for the first time today by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. Based on patient outcomes, quality data for each of the 266 hospitals that perform transplants have been made public at www.healthgrades.com to help patients in need of kidney, lung, heart and liver transplants research and choose a transplant center.

19 Nov 2009

EIN News launches "Mesothelioma News Today"

EIN News, an online leader in industry news monitoring and press syndication, has today added a new publication to its portfolio of health-related international news sites for industry professionals and analysts: Mesothelioma News Today (http://mesothelioma.einnews.com).

19 Nov 2009

Niusule Biotech announces financial guidance for year ending December 31, 2010

Niusule Biotech Corp., a leading U.S.-based biotech company focused on developing and selling nutritional products for children, today announced revenue, gross margin, and net income guidance for calendar year ending December 31, 2010 ("CY 2010").

19 Nov 2009

Radiall and Integral Process agree to develop and market new products for medical applications

Radiall and Integral Process will collaborate in developing and marketing new products for medical applications, signing an agreement to confirm this new alliance.

19 Nov 2009

IASLC staging classification: A new approach to evaluate and treat lung cancers

The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) will hold an expert roundtable and Web cast announcing the recent publication and impact of the IASLC's Staging Manual in Thoracic Oncology containing the recently released 7th Edition of TNM in Lung and Pleural Tumours.

19 Nov 2009

Southern District of Florida Health Care Fraud Team receives the 2009 Excellence in Public Awareness Award

The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA) is pleased to announce that the Southern District of Florida Health Care Fraud Team--comprised of individuals representing the United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida; the United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Division; and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Miami Regional Office--is the recipient of the 2009 Excellence in Public Awareness Award.

19 Nov 2009

Recent progress of Delcath Systems in drug delivery platform reported

Delcath Systems, Inc., a medical technology company developing the Delcath Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion (PHP(TM)) System, a minimally invasive drug delivery platform for the regional treatment of cancer metastatic to the liver, today reported on the Company's recent progress.

19 Nov 2009

ScinoPharm Taiwan receives the SafeBridge Potent Compound Safety Certification

SAFEBRIDGE® CONSULTANTS, INC., headquartered in Mountain View, California, has announced that ScinoPharm Taiwan Limited in Tainan, Taiwan has met the criteria established under the SafeBridge program for “Potent Compound Safety Certification” and has been deemed competent and proficient in the safe handling of potent active pharmaceutical ingredients (“APIs”).

19 Nov 2009

Workshop to address cultural diversity and ethnicity in healthcare

International academics are to gather at the University of Leicester to discuss 'Civil Society and the Governance of Health Care' in a one-day workshop event sponsored by the Cinefogo European Network of Excellence and organised by Professor Carlo Ruzza and Dr Ellen Annandale from the Department of Sociology on Friday 20 November.

19 Nov 2009

Astellas Pharma and XenoPort submit NDA in Japan for PMDA approval

Astellas Pharma Inc. and XenoPort, Inc. today announced that a new drug application (NDA) has been filed with the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device Agency (PMDA) in Japan for ASP8825 (gabapentin enacarbil), also known as XP13512, as a potential treatment for restless legs syndrome (RLS).

19 Nov 2009

Experts to study how olive oil lowers the level of cytotoxicity in endothelial cells

Experts at Virgen del Rocío Hospital (Seville, Spain) have begun a study on pregnancy preeclampsia on a sample of 30 pregnant women with a view to demonstrating whether or not consumption of olive oil by this population group results in lower levels of cytotoxicity (for example, cholesterol) in endothelial cells (arterial wall cells).

19 Nov 2009

Exaggerated responses of immune system explain elders’ susceptibility to viral infections

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that exaggerated responses of the immune system explain why the elderly succumb to viral infections more readily than younger people. Published in the November 19 Cell Host & Microbe, the study bucks the general belief that declining immune responses are to blame for susceptibility to viral infections.

19 Nov 2009

Parascript releases AccuDetect 3.0 CAD software for film and digital based mammography systems

Parascript, LLC, the image analysis and pattern recognition technology provider, today announced the release of AccuDetect 3.0, the next generation of its computer-aided detection (CAD) software with higher sensitivity and lower false-positive rates when detecting suspicious lesions on mammograms, compared to the previous version of the product.

19 Nov 2009

Early diagnosis and treatment is crucial for pulmonary hypertension, a rare but deadly disease

We often hear about the perils of high blood pressure, but many Canadians are unaware that high blood pressure in the lungs - known as pulmonary hypertension (PH) - can also have fatal consequences. This month, the Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada hopes to raise awareness about PH - a rare but serious disease that can strike at any time and has no regard for race, age or gender.

19 Nov 2009

Updated clinical guidelines on Effient treatment for ACS patients

Effient® (prasugrel) tablets, a new antiplatelet medicine, was added as a treatment option in two clinical guideline updates: one for patients receiving percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and a second one for patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), or severe heart attack.

19 Nov 2009

Treatment of iron deficiency can improve symptoms and quality of life in CHF patients

Intravenous (I.V.) iron treatment with ferric carboxymaltose to reverse iron deficiency can significantly improve symptoms, exercise tolerance and quality of life for chronic heart failure (CHF) patients, researchers said in a late-breaking clinical trial presentation at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009.

19 Nov 2009

Launch of Florida Medicaid Health Information Network to be announced

Senior officials from Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) will announce the launch of the Florida Medicaid Health Information Network powered by Availity at a press conference on Thursday, November 19.

19 Nov 2009

Medical News

Political commitment to include health care coverage for smoking cessation needed

Embryonic stem cells raise hope of cellular replacement therapy for liver failure

First comprehensive, international baseline evidence about pandemics published

HealthGrades identifies top-rated hospital organ-transplantation centers

EIN News launches "Mesothelioma News Today"

Niusule Biotech announces financial guidance for year ending December 31, 2010

Radiall and Integral Process agree to develop and market new products for medical applications

IASLC staging classification: A new approach to evaluate and treat lung cancers

Southern District of Florida Health Care Fraud Team receives the 2009 Excellence in Public Awareness Award

Recent progress of Delcath Systems in drug delivery platform reported

ScinoPharm Taiwan receives the SafeBridge Potent Compound Safety Certification

Workshop to address cultural diversity and ethnicity in healthcare

Astellas Pharma and XenoPort submit NDA in Japan for PMDA approval

Experts to study how olive oil lowers the level of cytotoxicity in endothelial cells

Exaggerated responses of immune system explain elders’ susceptibility to viral infections

Parascript releases AccuDetect 3.0 CAD software for film and digital based mammography systems

Early diagnosis and treatment is crucial for pulmonary hypertension, a rare but deadly disease

Updated clinical guidelines on Effient treatment for ACS patients

Treatment of iron deficiency can improve symptoms and quality of life in CHF patients

Launch of Florida Medicaid Health Information Network to be announced

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