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Cochlear calls for action to prevent proposed Medicare rule

If the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) adopts a new rule proposed in July, people with certain types of hearing loss will no longer be able to secure Medicare coverage for certain types of hearing prosthetics that have been covered since 2006.

12 Aug 2014

Oncothyreon reports decreased net operating loss in Q2 2014

Oncothyreon Inc. today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. Loss from operations decreased to $7.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with $18.0 million for the comparable period in 2013, and decreased to $15.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with $26.0 million for the comparable period in 2013.

12 Aug 2014

Global medical devices market estimated to grow at CAGR of 4.46% by 2018

Reportbuyer.com has added a new market research report: Global Medical Devices Market 2014-2018

12 Aug 2014

Acidity sensor helps to estimate dynamics of insulin production

Many human metabolic functions only run smoothly if the acid level in the body remains neutral and stable. For humans, normal blood pH values lie between 7.35 and 7.45. By way of comparison, an empty stomach is extremely acidic, with a pH value of 1.5.

12 Aug 2014

Osteoporosis drugs may not protect women from breast cancer

Osteoporosis drugs known as bisphosphonates may not protect women from breast cancer as had been thought, according to a new study led by researchers at UC San Francisco (UCSF).

12 Aug 2014

Discovery of new mechanism could lead to next generation of drugs to treat schizophrenia

Discovery of a new mechanism of drug action could lead to the next generation of drugs to treat schizophrenia.

12 Aug 2014

State highlights: Mo. drops many from Medicaid; Mich. Medicaid shift savings

A selection of health policy stories from Texas, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Minnesota.

12 Aug 2014

Skilled Healthcare Group Q2 2014 revenue decreases 1.5% to $207 million

Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. today announced its consolidated financial operating results for the three and six month period ended June 30, 2014.

12 Aug 2014

Bioengineers create 3D brain-like tissue to study chemical and electrical changes

Bioengineers have created three-dimensional brain-like tissue that functions like and has structural features similar to tissue in the rat brain and that can be kept alive in the lab for more than two months.

12 Aug 2014

Experts examine how molecule in parasitic worms can effectively treat autoimmune diseases

Experts believe a molecule in parasitic worms could help explain why worm infections can effectively treat a range of autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.

12 Aug 2014

Community-based program to focus on cancer care research and delivery

Metro Detroit area residents with cancer, and those throughout Michigan, will have access to federally-funded cancer research studies thanks to a five-year grant recently awarded to the Beaumont Cancer Institute. Beaumont Health System is one of 34 community sites participating in the National Cancer Institute's Community Oncology Research Program, also known as NCORP.

12 Aug 2014

Researchers identify link between built environment and disability-related outcomes

Kessler Foundation researchers have identified an association between the built environment and disability-related outcomes for adults with physical impairments.

12 Aug 2014

Study provides new insight into neuroprotective effects of Asiaticoside

In the central nervous system, Asiaticoside has been shown to attenuate in vitro neuronal damage caused by exposure to β-amyloid.

12 Aug 2014

Grand Challenges Canada funds 7 projects implemented in ASEAN countries

Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, has announced funding of seven projects implemented in ASEAN member countries.

12 Aug 2014

UChicago Medicine and Advocate Health Care wins NIH grant to find new ways to prevent type 1 diabetes

The University of Chicago Medicine and Advocate Children's Hospital / Advocate Health Care have received a five-year, $1.8-million grant from the National Institutes of Health to find new ways to delay and prevent type 1 diabetes. The grant will establish the first Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet Clinical Center in Chicago.

12 Aug 2014

Synthetic protein could improve diagnosis and treatment of male infertility

Queen's University researcher Richard Oko and his co-investigators have come up with a promising method of treating male infertility using a synthetic version of the sperm-originated protein known as PAWP.

12 Aug 2014

New VA Secretary orders independent audit of scheduling practices

Robert McDonald promised to fix problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs that kept veterans from getting care.

12 Aug 2014

Turn-key intervention program increases physical activity levels among kids in daycare

Research led by Dr. Melinda Sothern, Professor and Director of Behavioral & Community Health at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health, reports that a turn-key intervention program significantly increased physical activity levels among children in daycare.

12 Aug 2014

Research: New ways to help visually impaired better navigate everyday life

Visual impairment comes in many forms, and it's on the rise in America. A University of Cincinnati experiment aimed at this diverse and growing population could spark development of advanced tools to help all the aging baby boomers, injured veterans, diabetics and white-cane-wielding pedestrians navigate the blurred edges of everyday life.

12 Aug 2014

Researchers discover highly virulent, multidrug resistant form of pathogen in Ohio

A team of clinician researchers has discovered a highly virulent, multidrug resistant form of the pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, in patient samples in Ohio.

12 Aug 2014

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Cochlear calls for action to prevent proposed Medicare rule

Oncothyreon reports decreased net operating loss in Q2 2014

Global medical devices market estimated to grow at CAGR of 4.46% by 2018

Acidity sensor helps to estimate dynamics of insulin production

Osteoporosis drugs may not protect women from breast cancer

Discovery of new mechanism could lead to next generation of drugs to treat schizophrenia

State highlights: Mo. drops many from Medicaid; Mich. Medicaid shift savings

Skilled Healthcare Group Q2 2014 revenue decreases 1.5% to $207 million

Bioengineers create 3D brain-like tissue to study chemical and electrical changes

Experts examine how molecule in parasitic worms can effectively treat autoimmune diseases

Community-based program to focus on cancer care research and delivery

Researchers identify link between built environment and disability-related outcomes

Study provides new insight into neuroprotective effects of Asiaticoside

Grand Challenges Canada funds 7 projects implemented in ASEAN countries

UChicago Medicine and Advocate Health Care wins NIH grant to find new ways to prevent type 1 diabetes

Synthetic protein could improve diagnosis and treatment of male infertility

New VA Secretary orders independent audit of scheduling practices

Turn-key intervention program increases physical activity levels among kids in daycare

Research: New ways to help visually impaired better navigate everyday life

Researchers discover highly virulent, multidrug resistant form of pathogen in Ohio

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