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Medical Marijuana implements Tax Compliance System

Medical Marijuana, Inc. continues to execute its business plan with the next step of their Tax Compliance System now in place. MJNA now has over 30 collectives in 3 states and Canada signed on to use this tax system.

8 Oct 2009

MDLiveCare and Google Health collaborate to provide online health record platform

MDLiveCare, an on-demand telehealth company, announced today at the Health2.0 conference in San Francisco a partnership with Google Health.

8 Oct 2009

Medical tourism in Latin America requires regulation: University of Montreal researchers

Medical tourism in Latin America needs to be regulated to protect consumers, according to Universit- de Montr-al researchers. A new study published in the journal Developing World Bioethics argues that Argentinean fertility clinics are increasingly marketing themselves to international health care consumers: these clinics offer all-inclusive packages with fixed prices that feature airfare, accommodations, transfers, language interpreters and, of course, fertility treatments.

8 Oct 2009

DoD funds Screening for Mental Health's awareness program for military personnel

Screening for Mental Health, Inc. (SMH) today announced that they have received funding from the Department of Defense (DoD) to continue their work with Military Pathways™, a mental health awareness and education program that offers free, anonymous mental health self-assessments to veterans and personnel from all branches of the military as well as their families.

8 Oct 2009

Ipsen and Spirogen sign new licensing agreement for development of SJG-136 anticancer agent

Ipsen and Spirogen Ltd. announced today that the parties have entered into a new agreement superseding their 2003 contractual relationship regarding the DNA minor groove binder SJG-136 (now known as SG2000).

8 Oct 2009

TFAH urges U.S. Senate to reform the nation's food safety system without delay

To mark Food Safety Action Day, Trust for America's Health (TFAH) calls on the U.S. Senate to act expeditiously to reform the nation's food safety system.

8 Oct 2009

UNFPA provides humanitarian assistance to disaster-affected countries

Following the recent series of natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is providing humanitarian assistance in affected countries throughout the region.

8 Oct 2009

Employers make substantial changes to employees' medical plan for 2010

As employees flip through their open enrollment packets, they may notice substantial changes to their medical plan for 2010, from increases to employee contributions to introducing a wellness program, according to the 2009 Benefits & Talent Survey by Aon Consulting, the human capital consulting firm of Aon Corporation.

8 Oct 2009

Spectrascience receives Japanese patent for its Optical Biopsy Forceps System and Method of Sampling Tissue

SpectraScience, Inc., a San Diego based medical device company, today announced that it has been awarded Japanese Patent number 4361683 for its Optical Biopsy Forceps System and Method of Sampling Tissue.

8 Oct 2009

States deal with hospital fees, medical industry concerns and levies on physician payments

Recent state developments include a pending tax on hospitals in California, resistance to health system change in the Missouri medical community and a proposed tax on physician fees in Michigan.

8 Oct 2009

Savient Pharmaceuticals to initiate public offering of 4,000,000 shares

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced its intention to commence, subject to market and other conditions, an underwritten public offering of 4,000,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3.

8 Oct 2009

Fringe Benefit Group announces new expense incurred limited medical benefit program

Fringe Benefit Group, an industry leader in limited medical benefit plans and health benefits administration, today announced the availability of its new expense incurred (EI) limited medical benefit program, the Framework Health Plan EI Series.

8 Oct 2009

Utah Drug Card statewide prescription assistance program to commence

Utah residents will have access to a new statewide prescription assistance program starting tomorrow. The Utah Drug Card is a free discount prescription drug card program that will offer residents savings of up to 75% on prescription drugs at retail pharmacies.

8 Oct 2009

Quest Diagnostics' DNA testing for gene variants help improve outcomes for stent recipients

DNA testing for gene variants that can increase the risk of major coronary events in certain patients taking the anti-clotting drug Plavix® (clopidogrel bisulfate) is now being performed by Quest Diagnostics for Scripps Health patients electing to undergo coronary stent procedures.

From Quest Diagnostics 8 Oct 2009

CEL-SCI Corporation reports on its dendritic H1N1 treatment

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 editorial report about CEL-SCI Corporation's presentation of data about the company's dendritic H1N1 treatment, being developed as a treatment for H1N1 hospitalized patients.

8 Oct 2009

BUSM researchers identify genes that influence the onset age of Parkinson's Disease

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified genes which may influence the onset age of Parkinson's Disease (PD). The findings, which currently appear on-line in BMC Medical Genetics, are the first to identify genes contributing to the variation in onset age and may help identify mechanisms and therapeutic targets capable of delaying symptoms.

8 Oct 2009

NCG Medical takes part in new CCHIT certification program

NCG Medical announces Perfect Care EHR®'s participation in The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology's (CCHIT®) new certification program.

8 Oct 2009

Proteins play vital role in transferring human genetic code from one cell to another

A Florida State University College of Medicine researcher has solved a century-old mystery about proteins that play a vital role in the transfer of the human genetic code from one cell to another. The discovery could lead to finding new ways to help the body fight a variety of diseases, including cancer.

8 Oct 2009

New results support rapid blood pressure treatment for patients with hemorrhagic stroke

New results support that treatment for hemorrhagic stroke can be improved by using medication to rapidly reduce blood pressure. Hemorrhagic stroke is a type of stroke that involves bleeding in the brain. About 35,000 patients a year in the United States have hemorrhagic stroke with corresponding high blood pressure.

8 Oct 2009

Reverse Medical Corporation commences human use of its ReStore Microcatheter

Reverse Medical Corporation announced today they have initiated human use of their ReStore™ Microcatheter for reestablishing blood flow in the Neurovasculature. The device was successfully used in an acute ischemic stroke patient in Germany.

8 Oct 2009

Medical News

Medical Marijuana implements Tax Compliance System

MDLiveCare and Google Health collaborate to provide online health record platform

Medical tourism in Latin America requires regulation: University of Montreal researchers

DoD funds Screening for Mental Health's awareness program for military personnel

Ipsen and Spirogen sign new licensing agreement for development of SJG-136 anticancer agent

TFAH urges U.S. Senate to reform the nation's food safety system without delay

UNFPA provides humanitarian assistance to disaster-affected countries

Employers make substantial changes to employees' medical plan for 2010

Spectrascience receives Japanese patent for its Optical Biopsy Forceps System and Method of Sampling Tissue

States deal with hospital fees, medical industry concerns and levies on physician payments

Savient Pharmaceuticals to initiate public offering of 4,000,000 shares

Fringe Benefit Group announces new expense incurred limited medical benefit program

Utah Drug Card statewide prescription assistance program to commence

Quest Diagnostics' DNA testing for gene variants help improve outcomes for stent recipients

CEL-SCI Corporation reports on its dendritic H1N1 treatment

BUSM researchers identify genes that influence the onset age of Parkinson's Disease

NCG Medical takes part in new CCHIT certification program

Proteins play vital role in transferring human genetic code from one cell to another

New results support rapid blood pressure treatment for patients with hemorrhagic stroke

Reverse Medical Corporation commences human use of its ReStore Microcatheter

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