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Lung cancer screening could save thousands, study suggests

Experts from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have weighed up the pros and cons of lung cancer screening to determine whether Medicare-eligible individuals would actually benefit from annual testing.

11 Sep 2014

PwC's HRI releases new report on retail health insurance

PwC's Health Research Institute today released a new report – The Rise of Retail Health Coverage – detailing how retail health insurance marketplaces, known as exchanges, are dramatically changing both the employer benefits environment and the health insurance business.

11 Sep 2014

IMRIS receives FDA clearance for new neurosurgical HFD rocker arm

IMRIS Inc. today announced a new rocker arm accessory that expands choices for neurosurgeons to select the best fixation suited for patients during procedures using intraoperative imaging inside the VISIUS Surgical Theatre. The accessory recently received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

11 Sep 2014

ChromaDex signs NIAGEN supply agreement with Healthy Directions

ChromaDex Corp., an innovative natural products company that provides proprietary ingredients and science-based solutions to the dietary supplement, food and beverage, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries, announced today that it has entered into an ingredient supply agreement with Healthy Directions, a direct-to-consumer nutritional supplement retailer and wholly-owned subsidiary of Helen of Troy Limited.

11 Sep 2014

HelloMD, Crosswave Management partner to provide Chinese patients with access to top US doctors

HelloMD today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Crosswave Management to provide Chinese patients with access to top US doctors.

11 Sep 2014

Loyola announces opening of new acupuncture clinic for patients with pelvic health disorders

Loyola University Health System will open an acupuncture clinic for men and women with pelvic health disorders this fall. The clinic will use acupuncture to treat patients with common conditions such as pelvic pain, nausea from pelvic surgery, interstitial cystitis, painful bladder syndrome, postoperative pain, prostatitis and overactive bladder.

11 Sep 2014

New collaborative approach could help improve diabetes care in China

Diabetes has become a major public health crisis in China, with an annual projected cost of 360 billion RMB (nearly 35 billion British pounds) by 2030, but a new collaborative approach to care that uses registries and community support could help improve diabetes care, according to a new three-part Series about diabetes in China published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

11 Sep 2014

NSF, NIH, USDA receive more than $12 million in new EEID grants

Ebola, MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), malaria, antibiotic-resistant infections: Is our interaction with the environment somehow responsible for their increased incidence?

11 Sep 2014

Measles infections worse than flu, new study reveals

Measles causes significant absence from school or work and has a much larger impact on people’s daily lives than illnesses like flu or chicken pox, according to a new study by researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Public Health England.

11 Sep 2014

AstraZeneca is developing new PARP inhibitor for treatment of ovarian cancer

The ovarian cancer market is highly active with several promising candidates having reached the late stages of development. Three PARP inhibitors, Lynparza (AstraZeneca), niraparib (Tesaro) and rucaparib (Clovis Oncology), which induce cell death in mutated [BRCA-deficient] cancer cells, have been identified by Datamonitor Healthcare as front runners.

11 Sep 2014

University of Michigan Health System becomes one of best places for young doctors to train

Doctors nationwide rate the University of Michigan Health System as one of the best places for young doctors to train in their chosen field, across 20 medical specialties, according to a new ranking released today.

11 Sep 2014

Vuzix, Rochester collaborate to prescribe fashion frames, lenses for M100 Smart Glasses wearers

Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of Video Eyewear and Smart Glasses products in the consumer, commercial and entertainment markets, announced today a strategic collaboration with Rochester Optical to provide fashion frames and prescription lenses for M100 Smart Glasses wearers.

11 Sep 2014

FDA approves Contrave extended-release tablets for chronic weight management

Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. and Orexigen® Therapeutics, Inc. jointly announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Contrave® extended-release tablets as an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity for chronic weight management in adults with an initial body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or greater (obese), or 27 kg/m2 or greater (overweight) in the presence of at least one weight-related comorbid condition.

11 Sep 2014

Research shows potential for misunderstanding between doctors and patients about critical health issue

African American women and their female children have the highest obesity prevalence of any demographic group and are more likely to underestimate their body weight than white women.

11 Sep 2014

Vrai Mobile launches first mobile application, My Voice KeePass

Vrai Mobile Limited, the leading provider of voice biometric solutions, today launched its first mobile application - MVK or My Voice KeePass.

11 Sep 2014

CCC: A new medical clinic focusing on medical marijuana as a treatment option

Canadian Cannabis Clinics (CCC), a new medical clinic focusing on medical marijuana as a treatment option, will open in St. Catharines on September 16, 2014 and will be the first of its kind to operate with zero patient fees.

11 Sep 2014

Researchers discover new details of how autoantibodies destroy healthy cells in skin

University at Buffalo researchers and colleagues studying a rare, blistering disease have discovered new details of how autoantibodies destroy healthy cells in skin.

11 Sep 2014

Gastroenterologist hopes to achieve healthy growth and development in children around the world

Why is it harder for kids in low- and middle-income countries to grow as well as kids in wealthy countries? Food security, or access to good nutrition, remains a major challenge. The issue is not just food supply but poor sanitation - a problem exacerbated by local infrastructure and cultural mores.

11 Sep 2014

ARC selects Elsevier’s Scopus as bibliometric provider for 2015 ERA assessment

Third time consecutive selection underscores Scopus' continuing relevance and value in supporting research excellence in Australia

11 Sep 2014

HolaDoctor launches new Interactive Health Insurance Center to educate Hispanics

HolaDoctor.com, the leading health website in the Hispanic digital market, launched a new Interactive Health Insurance Center which aims to inform and educate Hispanics on how to apply for and acquire health coverage in 2015.

11 Sep 2014

Medical News

Lung cancer screening could save thousands, study suggests

PwC's HRI releases new report on retail health insurance

IMRIS receives FDA clearance for new neurosurgical HFD rocker arm

ChromaDex signs NIAGEN supply agreement with Healthy Directions

HelloMD, Crosswave Management partner to provide Chinese patients with access to top US doctors

Loyola announces opening of new acupuncture clinic for patients with pelvic health disorders

New collaborative approach could help improve diabetes care in China

NSF, NIH, USDA receive more than $12 million in new EEID grants

Measles infections worse than flu, new study reveals

AstraZeneca is developing new PARP inhibitor for treatment of ovarian cancer

University of Michigan Health System becomes one of best places for young doctors to train

Vuzix, Rochester collaborate to prescribe fashion frames, lenses for M100 Smart Glasses wearers

FDA approves Contrave extended-release tablets for chronic weight management

Research shows potential for misunderstanding between doctors and patients about critical health issue

Vrai Mobile launches first mobile application, My Voice KeePass

CCC: A new medical clinic focusing on medical marijuana as a treatment option

Researchers discover new details of how autoantibodies destroy healthy cells in skin

Gastroenterologist hopes to achieve healthy growth and development in children around the world

ARC selects Elsevier’s Scopus as bibliometric provider for 2015 ERA assessment

HolaDoctor launches new Interactive Health Insurance Center to educate Hispanics

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