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Liberal backlash on public plan

The strong reaction by liberals to the possibility that the public option could be dropped from a health overhaul proposal peppered Tuesday's news coverage.

19 Aug 2009

Gfk Healthcare launches Brand BEAT to provide a holistic evaluation of brand equity

GfK Healthcare, the largest provider of fully integrated custom health care marketing research in the United States, announced today the launch of Brand BEAT™ (Brand Equity Assessment & Tracking), a complete package of health care-specific brand positioning diagnostic tools for measuring the cognitive and emotional strengths of a brand.

19 Aug 2009

Confusion reigns about public option, health cooperatives

Reports that President Obama could accept a reform plan without a government-run public option have triggered a barrage of comments from administration officials and congressional leaders insisting that the public option remains on the table, as well as discussion of how health insurance cooperatives would work.

19 Aug 2009

Delay in appointing Medicare Chief baffles lawmakers

To the puzzlement of Congress and health care experts around the country, Mr. Obama has not named anyone to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services," The New York Times reports.

19 Aug 2009

Asia needs irrigation, farming reform to avoid 'chronic food shortages'

To avert "chronic food shortages and social unrest," Asia must improve its irrigation and farming processes, according to a study, issued by the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Agence France-Presse reports. The study found that by 2050, Asia is expected to have an additional 1.5 billion people, which would put "more pressure on already scarce food supplies," the news service writes.

19 Aug 2009

Bloomberg reports on HIV-treatment failure in China; New York Times examines ARV shortage in Romania

An analysis of 48,785 HIV-positive patients enrolled in China's National Free Antiretroviral Treatment Program over a five-year period revealed that "[h]alf of China's AIDS patients stopped responding to treatment over five years and didn't have access to the back-up drugs available in developed nations," according to an Annals of Internal Medicine study, Bloomberg reports.

19 Aug 2009

CryoLife's SynerGraft technology effective in removing donor cells and cellular remnants from the tissue

CryoLife, Inc., an implantable biological medical device and cardiovascular tissue processing company, today announced the first three implantations of the CryoPatch((R)) SG pulmonary human cardiac patch since FDA clearance.

19 Aug 2009

COBRA rolls double as subsidy makes coverage more affordable to laid-off workers

"A federal subsidy designed to make health insurance more affordable for laid-off workers has led to a doubling in the number of people who have opted to continue their former employer's coverage," USA Today reports. The subsidy, created by the federal stimulus package, covers 65 percent of COBRA premiums for workers who were laid off between Sept. 1, 2008 and the end of this year.

19 Aug 2009

Minnetronix announces Charles Garcia as President of Twin Cities Professional Chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

Minnetronix, a medical device design and manufacturing firm, is proud to announce the appointment of Charles Garcia, Business Development Manager, as President of the Twin Cities Professional Chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE).

19 Aug 2009

Nonsurgical, quick and accurate test for diagnosing endometriosis discovered

A quick and accurate test for endometriosis that does not require surgery has been developed by researchers from Australia, Jordan and Belgium, according to new research published online today (Wednesday 19 August) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction.

19 Aug 2009

SFDA approves China Pharma Holdings' generic Omeprazole Sodium injection

China Pharma Holdings, Inc., which develops, manufactures, and markets specialty pharmaceutical products in China, today announced that it has received approval from the Chinese State Food and Drug Administration ("SFDA) for the production of generic Omeprazole Sodium injections.

19 Aug 2009

FDA places Geron Corporation's IND for spinal cord injury on clinical hold

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq:GERN) today announced that its IND (Investigational New Drug application) for GRNOPC1, a cell therapy for neurologically complete, subacute spinal cord injury, has been placed on clinical hold by the FDA pending the agency’s review of new nonclinical animal study data submitted by the company. A clinical hold is an order that the FDA issues to a sponsor to delay a proposed trial or to suspend an ongoing trial.

19 Aug 2009

Dental neglect may indicate wider child neglect and abuse

A new policy urging dentists to check for tell-tale signs of neglect when treating children with severe oral disease has been published.

19 Aug 2009

Aaron Whiteman to be the new CEO of GENova Biotherapeutics

GENova Biotherapeutics, Inc., ("GENova") - (OTCBB: GVBP.OB), a biotechnology company that identifies, acquires, and develops novel drug targets that disrupt the advance of life-threatening diseases, today named Aaron Whiteman as its Chief Executive Officer.

19 Aug 2009

ACE inhibitors and AT1R blockers suppress inflammation in mice

Conventional blood pressure medication can treat inflammation in an animal model mimicking multiple sclerosis (MS). This discovery was made by Dr. Michael Platten, head consultant at the department of Neurooncology at Heidelberg University Hospital and head of the Helmholtz Experimental Neuroimmunology Junior Research Group on at the German Cancer Research Center and his team in cooperation with scientists from Stanford University in California.

19 Aug 2009

Clinically depressed individuals show reduced brain function

Clinically depressed individuals are less capable of finding pleasure in activities they previously enjoyed, a recent study has proven. Research featured in the August 26 issue of the NeuroReport shows reduced brain function in the reward center of the brain in depressed individuals, when compared to healthy subjects.

19 Aug 2009

Boehner blasts PhRMA on deal with White House

KHN reports that Minority Leader John Boehner is taking issue with "the drug industry's decision to agree to $80 billion in concessions to the White House."

19 Aug 2009

Electronic Cigarette Association calls for a law restricting the sale of E-Cigarettes to underage smokers

In a letter sent to Congressional members on August 14, the Electronic Cigarette Association (ECA) criticized the recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study on electronic cigarettes as it failed to follow standard scientific protocols and was too narrow in scope. In addition, the letter called on Congress to enact legislation that would make it illegal to sell electronic cigarettes to those below the legal age of smoking.

19 Aug 2009

Fruit flies' fat-store levels can be measured and controlled by brain neuron manipulation

A team of scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have pinpointed two groups of neurons in fruit fly brains that have the ability to sense and manipulate the fly's fat stores in much the same way as do neurons in the mammalian brain.

19 Aug 2009

Amarex joins OmniComm Systems' CRO Preferred Program

OmniComm Systems, Inc., a leader in integrated electronic data capture (EDC) solutions for clinical trials, announced today that it has been selected by Amarex, a Mid-Atlantic based Contract Research Organization (CRO) to provide eClinical solutions for an upcoming Phase III trial investigating the use of a medical device for wound healing.

19 Aug 2009

Medical News

Liberal backlash on public plan

Gfk Healthcare launches Brand BEAT to provide a holistic evaluation of brand equity

Confusion reigns about public option, health cooperatives

Delay in appointing Medicare Chief baffles lawmakers

Asia needs irrigation, farming reform to avoid 'chronic food shortages'

Bloomberg reports on HIV-treatment failure in China; New York Times examines ARV shortage in Romania

CryoLife's SynerGraft technology effective in removing donor cells and cellular remnants from the tissue

COBRA rolls double as subsidy makes coverage more affordable to laid-off workers

Minnetronix announces Charles Garcia as President of Twin Cities Professional Chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

Nonsurgical, quick and accurate test for diagnosing endometriosis discovered

SFDA approves China Pharma Holdings' generic Omeprazole Sodium injection

FDA places Geron Corporation's IND for spinal cord injury on clinical hold

Dental neglect may indicate wider child neglect and abuse

Aaron Whiteman to be the new CEO of GENova Biotherapeutics

ACE inhibitors and AT1R blockers suppress inflammation in mice

Clinically depressed individuals show reduced brain function

Boehner blasts PhRMA on deal with White House

Electronic Cigarette Association calls for a law restricting the sale of E-Cigarettes to underage smokers

Fruit flies' fat-store levels can be measured and controlled by brain neuron manipulation

Amarex joins OmniComm Systems' CRO Preferred Program

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