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User's guide to refocus and reform American health care

Health Care Will Not Reform Itself: A User's Guide to Refocusing and Reforming American Health Care, is the latest installment from acclaimed author and health care industry power George C. Halvorson.

8 Oct 2009

Annual benefits open enrollment period for AvMed Health Plans begins

It's that time of year again. The annual benefits open enrollment period for the majority of AvMed Health Plans' large group clients, (50 or more eligible employees), began September 1 and will continue through mid-December 2009.

8 Oct 2009

Sangamo declares pricing of common stock; grants option to purchase additional 450,000 shares

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO) today announced the pricing of a public offering of 3,000,000 shares of its common stock. The offering is expected to close on or about October 13, 2009, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

8 Oct 2009

RWJF selects Sonith Peou to receive Community Health Leaders Award

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced its selection of Sonith Peou, program director of the Metta Health Center in Lowell, Mass., to receive a Community Health Leaders Award. He is one of 10 extraordinary Americans who will receive the RWJF honor for 2009 at a ceremony this evening at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.

8 Oct 2009

Morehouse School of Medicine to receive nearly $500,000 as grant from Kaiser Permanente Of Georgia

On Oct. 8, 2009, Kaiser Permanente of Georgia will present a grant for nearly $500,000 to the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine to support the development and implementation of a workforce leadership program that will reduce health disparities by creating an integrated approach to primary care and mental health.

8 Oct 2009

Researchers identify tumor-suppressing genes to diagnose the phase of laryngeal cancer

Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital have identified tumor-suppressing genes that may provide a more accurate diagnosis of disease stage and survival for laryngeal cancer patients than current standards.

8 Oct 2009

Sebelius defends policy on insurers' politically oriented letters

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius defends a government memo telling insurers to stop sending letters to seniors about the effects of health reform legislation on Medicare Advantage programs.

8 Oct 2009

House Democratic caucus considers larger Medicaid expansion, public option

House Democrats emerged from a caucus meeting Wednesday without a clear sense of how they will tackle the remaining problem of a public option, but may push a larger Medicaid expansion than initially proposed.

8 Oct 2009

CHEO researchers identify protein that inhibits insulin production

One of the biggest mysteries about diabetes is why specialized cells in the pancreas stop secreting insulin, which the body needs in order to store glucose from food. A team from the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute has identified a protein that inhibits insulin production in mice - work that offers a new way of understanding, and perhaps of one day treating, both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

8 Oct 2009

RWJF announces winners of the 2009 Community Health Leaders Award

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is proud to announce the 2009 recipients of its Community Health Leaders (CHL) Award, honoring 10 individuals who have overcome daunting odds to improve the health and quality of life for disadvantaged or underserved men, women and children across the United States.

8 Oct 2009

Amended health bill could gain majority's favor, reveals survey

Survey results published this week in the journal Health Affairs show that while only 27 percent of adults currently support the U.S. Senate Finance Committee's proposed healthcare legislation, an amended bill could gain the majority's favor.

8 Oct 2009

Napo Pharmaceuticals hosts educational panel to address global health and environment

Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Napo) recently hosted an educational panel to address the impact of the lack of access to clean water and enteric disease on global health, the environment, and human rights.

8 Oct 2009

Brain mapping and 3-D reconstruction redefined with Carl Zeiss' advanced electron microscope instruments

Electron microscopy and analysis instruments from Carl Zeiss are redefining the science of brain mapping and 3-D reconstruction. Wide-field, high resolution imaging, huge data storage and manipulation capabilities plus highly automated sample preparation techniques are yielding research results 100-times, or more, faster than ever before.

8 Oct 2009

Out-of-beltway Republicans answer Obama's call

The Obama administration can add California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to his Republican chorus of health care supporters, the New York Times reports.

8 Oct 2009

Ultimus to host webcast focusing on the steps to achieve operational efficiencies in hospitals

Ultimus, Inc., a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM) Solutions, will host a webcast focusing on the steps to achieving a lean hospital through operational efficiencies. Danielle Lavallee will share how lean principles can be used to improve patient care, reduce costs, and realize efficiencies in hospitals and highlight Best Practices as you embark upon implementing lean healthcare.

8 Oct 2009

Providing right environment is crucial for preschoolers

The Lucie and André Chagnon Foundation today launched a broad-reaching outreach campaign to make people aware that providing the right environment for children under the age of 5 is of the utmost importance in ensuring their success in school.

8 Oct 2009

Susquehanna Health acquires a Daxor blood volume analyzer

Daxor Corporation, a medical instrumentation and biotechnology company, today announced the receipt of a signed trial agreement from Susquehanna Health of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. This will provide Susquehanna Health with a Blood Volume Analyzer-100 (BVA-100), an instrument which enables semi-automated measurement of a patient's total blood volume, red blood cell volume and plasma volume.

8 Oct 2009

U.N. appeals for $74m to provide emergency assistance in the Philippines; health-effects of other natural disasters

The U.N. on Tuesday launched an appeal for $74 million "to provide emergency assistance to hundreds of thousands of victims of two catastrophic typhoons that have struck the Philippines in less than two weeks," VOA News reports (Schlein, 10/6).

8 Oct 2009

LifeVantage reduces operating costs and continues to expand network marketing business

LifeVantage Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: LFVN), the maker of Protandim® and TrueScience(TM) Anti-Aging Cream, science-based solutions for oxidative stress, announced today that it has implemented reductions in operating costs while continuing to concentrate on the science behind its products and supporting the Company's ongoing expansion in the network marketing distribution channel.

8 Oct 2009

Finance Committee health bill: Party leaders handle key undecided votes differently

Democrats are tiptoeing around Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) these days," according to The Hill. How Rockefeller will cast his upcoming Senate Finance Committee vote isn't a sure thing, but his Democratic colleagues are avoiding the topic and instead letting President Obama do the talking.

8 Oct 2009

Medical News

User's guide to refocus and reform American health care

Annual benefits open enrollment period for AvMed Health Plans begins

Sangamo declares pricing of common stock; grants option to purchase additional 450,000 shares

RWJF selects Sonith Peou to receive Community Health Leaders Award

Morehouse School of Medicine to receive nearly $500,000 as grant from Kaiser Permanente Of Georgia

Researchers identify tumor-suppressing genes to diagnose the phase of laryngeal cancer

Sebelius defends policy on insurers' politically oriented letters

House Democratic caucus considers larger Medicaid expansion, public option

CHEO researchers identify protein that inhibits insulin production

RWJF announces winners of the 2009 Community Health Leaders Award

Amended health bill could gain majority's favor, reveals survey

Napo Pharmaceuticals hosts educational panel to address global health and environment

Brain mapping and 3-D reconstruction redefined with Carl Zeiss' advanced electron microscope instruments

Out-of-beltway Republicans answer Obama's call

Ultimus to host webcast focusing on the steps to achieve operational efficiencies in hospitals

Providing right environment is crucial for preschoolers

Susquehanna Health acquires a Daxor blood volume analyzer

U.N. appeals for $74m to provide emergency assistance in the Philippines; health-effects of other natural disasters

LifeVantage reduces operating costs and continues to expand network marketing business

Finance Committee health bill: Party leaders handle key undecided votes differently

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

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