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NCPA: Patients will not benefit from new mail order prescription program

When Wal-Mart launched a pilot program for mail order prescriptions in Michigan last May, we highlighted the unintended consequences of steering patients away from using community pharmacies.

17 Sep 2009

Military families to benefit from expansion of Health Net Federal Services

As flu season approaches, Health Net Federal Services, LLC, the government operations division of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT), is proud to expand the provider network as well as promote awareness, education and resources to encourage all TRICARE North Region U.S. service members, retirees and their families to receive the influenza vaccine and practice preventive measures to avoid the virus this season.

17 Sep 2009

BioMedReports.Com's news report on CEL-SCI's key developments

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors, has issued a special news report on key developments at CEL-SCI Corporation.

17 Sep 2009

Models of care developed by nurses discussed at a briefing on health care reform

Two innovative and highly successful models of care developed by nurses were the centerpiece of a briefing today on health care reform. The event, which brought together women's health leaders and health care experts, focused on the ways in which innovative health care models can help to improve efficiency, reduce costs and ensure quality care for patients and their families.

17 Sep 2009

Electronic filing format to improve accuracy of registrations and drug listings

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now requires that establishment registration and drug listing information be filed in electronic format.

17 Sep 2009

Mayo Clinic Health Letter discusses kidney stone treatment options

Ordinary, loud snoring doesn't seem to be harmful, according to the September issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter. But snorers still may want to seek treatment to stop snoring, reduce embarrassment and improve sleep for themselves and their bed partner.

17 Sep 2009

Biomagnetics and U.S. Government laboratory continue contract negotiations

Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp., (PINK SHEETS:BMGP) a developer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis, and malaria detection, today announced the Company is in continuing contract negotiations to acquire the rights to Integrated Optical Biosensor System (IBOS) technology developed by one of the U.S. Government’s top national security research institutions.

17 Sep 2009

Fourteen health insurers spend $15.5 million in the first half of 2009

Fourteen major health insurers and their industry association flexed their political muscle to the tune of $2.5 million per month - an increase of 25 percent over previous years - in the first half of 2009 to influence the health care reform debate, according to a report released today by the nonpartisan group Public Campaign Action Fund.

17 Sep 2009

NCPA happy with Baucus' proposals for community pharmacies

The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) commended Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-MT) for including several critical provisions to help community pharmacies better serve patients in the “America’s Healthy Future Act” proposed today.

17 Sep 2009

VeriChip to fund its existing partnership with RECEPTORS

VeriChip Corporation (“VeriChip”) and its development partner RECEPTORS LLC, a technology company whose AFFINITY by DESIGN™ chemistry platform can be applied to the development of selective binding products, announced today that VeriChip plans to fund its existing partnership with RECEPTORS to continue the development of a triage detection system for detection of the H1N1 virus.

17 Sep 2009

Canadian Prime Minister's silence is frustrating and disheartening, says Canadian Health Coalition

Canadians are "frustrated and disheartened" by Prime Minister Stephen Harper's silence in the face of attacks on Canada's public health care system, says Michael McBane, National Coordinator of the Canadian Health Coalition. The healthcare group is calling on the Prime Minister to show Canadians where he stands on keeping Canada's health care system public.

17 Sep 2009

Research study on Lyme disease

Potentially debilitating Lyme disease doesn't afflict people everywhere that the ticks harboring it are found. At least not yet. A five-university consortium led by a Michigan State University researcher wants to find out why.

17 Sep 2009

Regence BlueCross BlueShield on the health reform bill

I applaud Chairman Baucus and his working group of senators for their bipartisan work on health reform. By introducing a bill today, Chairman Baucus has moved our nation forward on the difficult yet important road to reform.

17 Sep 2009

Medtronic settles patent lawsuit against W.L. Gore & Associates

Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced that it has settled a patent lawsuit it initiated against W.L. Gore & Associates. Medtronic sued W.L. Gore in 2006 for patent infringement of selected patents in Medtronic’s Jervis and Wiktor patent families.

17 Sep 2009

Will undocumented immigrants be covered under 'health care' or 'health coverage'?

Contending that President Barack Obama and U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson were both right and both wrong in their much noted confrontation during the President's address to Congress on Wednesday, the Foundation for Health Coverage Education (FHCE), www.coverageforall.org, points out that the issue is with the definition of health coverage versus health care for undocumented immigrants in HR3200, the House's version of healthcare reform legislation.

17 Sep 2009

Senate Finance Committee proposes cuts for home medical equipment

This morning, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) issued his recommendations for healthcare reform in his long-awaited "Chairman's mark" version of the bill.

17 Sep 2009

GTESS Corporation's revenue for the first six months of 2009 increases 9% over the same period in 2008

GTESS Corporation, a provider of claims pre-adjudication technology and services to the healthcare industry, today announced strong financial performance in the first half of 2009, as well as new client contracts and extensions.

17 Sep 2009

New legislation protects healthcare coverage for rare disease clinical trial participants

Four members of the United States Senate introduced legislation today to allow patients with rare diseases to participate in clinical drug studies without losing their eligibility for public healthcare coverage, echoing a move by the House of Representatives last month.

17 Sep 2009

Blue Mountain Hospital implements OpenVista to improve clinical outcomes

Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading provider of open source healthcare IT solutions, today announced the successful implementation of OpenVista, the company's flagship electronic health record (EHR) at the 11-bed Blue Mountain Hospital in Blanding, Utah.

17 Sep 2009

Pharmabcine raises funds to develop therapeutic antibodies in the area of cancer and inflammation

PharmAbcine, a specialized biotech company focused on the development of fully-human monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases, announced that is has received $6 million USD in a Series A financing. OrbiMed's Caduceus Asia Partners and Novartis Korea Venture Fund co-led the round, with additional participation from an international syndicate including Green Cross, Tong Yang and Saehan Venture Fund.

17 Sep 2009

Medical News

NCPA: Patients will not benefit from new mail order prescription program

Military families to benefit from expansion of Health Net Federal Services

BioMedReports.Com's news report on CEL-SCI's key developments

Models of care developed by nurses discussed at a briefing on health care reform

Electronic filing format to improve accuracy of registrations and drug listings

Mayo Clinic Health Letter discusses kidney stone treatment options

Biomagnetics and U.S. Government laboratory continue contract negotiations

Fourteen health insurers spend $15.5 million in the first half of 2009

NCPA happy with Baucus' proposals for community pharmacies

VeriChip to fund its existing partnership with RECEPTORS

Canadian Prime Minister's silence is frustrating and disheartening, says Canadian Health Coalition

Research study on Lyme disease

Regence BlueCross BlueShield on the health reform bill

Medtronic settles patent lawsuit against W.L. Gore & Associates

Will undocumented immigrants be covered under 'health care' or 'health coverage'?

Senate Finance Committee proposes cuts for home medical equipment

GTESS Corporation's revenue for the first six months of 2009 increases 9% over the same period in 2008

New legislation protects healthcare coverage for rare disease clinical trial participants

Blue Mountain Hospital implements OpenVista to improve clinical outcomes

Pharmabcine raises funds to develop therapeutic antibodies in the area of cancer and inflammation

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