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Duodenal obstruction observed after selective transcatheter arterial embolization for a duodenal diverticular hemorrhage

Ho Jeong and his colleague from Korea presented a case of duodenal obstruction after successful selective transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) for a duodenal diverticular hemorrhage. Their study will be published on August 14, 2009 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology.

26 Aug 2009

Amerinet enters strategic partnership with Indiana Federation of Ambulatory Surgical Centers

The Indiana Federation of Ambulatory Surgical Centers (IFASC) has signed a new sole-source agreement with Amerinet Inc., a leading national healthcare group purchasing organization (GPO).

26 Aug 2009

Gates Foundation awards $4.8M grant for improving sanitation systems in developing world

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently awarded a $4.8 million grant to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to study and improve sanitation systems in the developing world, the Seattle Times' blog, "The Business of Giving" reports.

26 Aug 2009

Customized health plan introduced by American Community

As Nebraska employers seek out additional ways to reduce rising healthcare costs, American Community Mutual Insurance Company announced today the addition of Latitude(TM), a small group product that allows employers to customize a health plan with the benefits that employees want at a price that business owners can afford.

26 Aug 2009

Tamoxifen drug poses increased risk of developing ER negative breast cancer

While long-term tamoxifen use among breast cancer survivors decreases their risk of developing the most common, less aggressive type of second breast cancer, such use is associated with a more than four-fold increased risk of a more aggressive, difficult-to-treat type of cancer in the breast opposite, or contralateral, to the initial tumor.

26 Aug 2009

Democrats talk of moving reform bill without republicans, plan rallies

Democrats are preparing to move ahead without Republicans on health care reform, a leading House Democrat said Monday, The Hill reports.

26 Aug 2009

Veterans receive false health scare

USA Today reports: "More than 1,800 Gulf War veterans were sent letters from the Veterans Administration this month informing them that they had Lou Gehrig's disease — a fatal neurological disease. But at least some of the letters — and the diagnoses — were a mistake."

26 Aug 2009

Scientists develop new technology that helps Parkinson's patients to overcome speech problems

Researchers have developed a new technology that helps Parkinson's patients overcome the tendency to speak too quietly by playing a recording of ambient sound, which resembles the noisy chatter of a restaurant full of patrons.

26 Aug 2009

FDA approves Supersonic Imagine's Aixplorer ultrasound system

SuperSonic Imagine today announced that it has received 510K Clearance from the FDA for its Aixplorer(TM) ultrasound system and will begin to market and deliver the device in the United States. Aixplorer is the only commercially available system of its kind with MultiWave(TM) Technology, which is based upon interaction between conventional longitudinal waves and shear waves in tissue.

26 Aug 2009

Study reveals high levels of ergothioneine in RBCs of women with pre-eclampsia

A chemical compound found in unpasteurised food has been detected in unusually high levels in the red blood cells of pregnant women with the condition pre-eclampsia.

26 Aug 2009

FDA establishes TPSAC to proceed further on the tobacco law

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced an action regarding the implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The Agency has officially established the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC).

26 Aug 2009

Profectus BioSciences to conduct proof-of-concept studies with its rVSV vector technology

Profectus BioSciences, Inc. (Profectus), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel vaccine candidates for serious chronic infections, announced today it has entered into a research collaboration agreement with the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) to conduct proof-of-concept studies with its proprietary, recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus (rVSV) vector technology as a preventative malaria vaccine.

26 Aug 2009

Fear mongering abounds in health debate

"What many people say they fear most from an overhaul of the health care system [is] the prospect of the federal government's limiting the medical care they receive," the New York Times reports. Policy experts say people are right to worry about health care costs, but this fear of rationing is unrealistic. "[T]here is nothing in the current proposals in Washington to suggest that the country is likely to embark on a system of medical rationing anytime soon," the Times reports.

26 Aug 2009

U.S. troops serving overseas to be tested for H1N1 infection

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) that allows a 2009 H1N1 influenza virus test to be used to detect the virus in troops serving overseas.

26 Aug 2009

CPM’s physician relationship management system implemented by Advocate Health Care System

CPM Marketing Group (CPM), the market leader for healthcare customer relationship management (CRM) and strategic marketing solutions, announced today that Advocate Health Care System, the largest health care provider in Illinois, has implemented CPM’s physician relationship management (PRM) system to assist its hospitals in building and maintaining relationships with physicians.

26 Aug 2009

Alvine Pharmaceuticals commences Phase 2a clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of ALV003

Alvine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that patient enrollment has begun in a Phase 2a, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to assess the safety and efficacy of ALV003 for use in the treatment of celiac disease.

26 Aug 2009

Research indicates that acute hepatocellular injury in cholelithiasis and cholecystitis without choledocholithiasis is mild and transient

Acute hepatocellular injury is a commonly encountered phenomenon in patients with cholelithiasis and concomitant common bile duct (CBD) stones. However, in clinical practice, it seemed to occur also in cholelithiasis patients without evidence of CBD stones. Its incidence and final outcome necessitated clarification.

26 Aug 2009

Medicare's Part D program subsidizes cost of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries

Medicare's Part D program, designed to subsidize the cost of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries, has been the subject of much debate. Proponents have touted the plan's ability to expand access to prescription drugs to seniors; critics have long questioned its design and user-friendly appeal.

26 Aug 2009

Prescription assistance program helps Iowa residents to save money on drugs

Iowa residents have saved over $800,000 on prescription drugs through Iowa Drug Card since the launch of the free statewide prescription assistance program. The program, which offers free discount drug cards to Iowa residents, was launched in June, 2008. Every resident of Iowa is eligible to participate in the prescription assistance program.

26 Aug 2009

Grassley: 'Government is not a competitor, it's a predator'

Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, 75, is presenting new skepticism about reform plans, The Wall Street Journal reports. "(S)peaking in front of a mostly friendly audience of about 250, Mr. Grassley stressed the distance between the two parties and what he thinks wouldn't work. 'Government is not a competitor, it's a predator,' he said of the public option that has been embraced by key congressional Democrats.

26 Aug 2009

Medical News

Duodenal obstruction observed after selective transcatheter arterial embolization for a duodenal diverticular hemorrhage

Amerinet enters strategic partnership with Indiana Federation of Ambulatory Surgical Centers

Gates Foundation awards $4.8M grant for improving sanitation systems in developing world

Customized health plan introduced by American Community

Tamoxifen drug poses increased risk of developing ER negative breast cancer

Democrats talk of moving reform bill without republicans, plan rallies

Veterans receive false health scare

Scientists develop new technology that helps Parkinson's patients to overcome speech problems

FDA approves Supersonic Imagine's Aixplorer ultrasound system

Study reveals high levels of ergothioneine in RBCs of women with pre-eclampsia

FDA establishes TPSAC to proceed further on the tobacco law

Profectus BioSciences to conduct proof-of-concept studies with its rVSV vector technology

Fear mongering abounds in health debate

U.S. troops serving overseas to be tested for H1N1 infection

CPM’s physician relationship management system implemented by Advocate Health Care System

Alvine Pharmaceuticals commences Phase 2a clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of ALV003

Research indicates that acute hepatocellular injury in cholelithiasis and cholecystitis without choledocholithiasis is mild and transient

Medicare's Part D program subsidizes cost of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries

Prescription assistance program helps Iowa residents to save money on drugs

Grassley: 'Government is not a competitor, it's a predator'

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