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Women In Government announces launch of Pulmonary Hypertension Legislative Toolkit

Women In Government today announced the launch of its Pulmonary Hypertension Legislative Toolkit, designed to provide information and resources regarding Pulmonary Hypertension for women state legislators.

3 Jan 2014

Unseen stream of rubbish flowing through London could be a serious threat to aquatic wildlife

Thousands of pieces of plastic have been discovered, submerged along the river bed of the upper Thames Estuary by scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London and the Natural History Museum.

3 Jan 2014

Study explains how brain training improves performance on a given task

Search for "brain training" on the Web. You'll find online exercises, games, software, even apps, all designed to prepare your brain to do better on any number of tasks. Do they work? University of Oregon psychologists say, yes, but "there's a catch."

3 Jan 2014

Survey: American people's list of key issues needs government attention

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research has released the results of a major new survey that reveals the American people's list of issues they believe should be the focus of government attention in 2014. The same survey also explores the complex blend of personal, political, and ideological factors that lie behind such a list.

3 Jan 2014

iRhythm Technologies’ ZIO Service detects more cardiac arrhythmias than Holter monitor

iRhythm Technologies, a healthcare information services company, today announced that a prospective study by Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) has found that use of the company's ZIO Service significantly increased detection of cardiac arrhythmias, compared to use of the traditional Holter monitor.

3 Jan 2014

Novel technique helps people with word blindness to read again

In the journal Neurology, researchers report a novel technique that enables a patient with "word blindness" to read again.

3 Jan 2014

MobileHelp launches MobileHelp Connect online portal

Empowering its customers with new ways to manage their health and stay connected to their loved ones, MobileHelp, a leader in Mobile Personal Emergency Response System (M-PERS) solutions, announced today the launch of its MobileHelp Connect online portal, accessible to subscribers, their family or other authorized caregivers through the company's website.

3 Jan 2014

NPSP to conduct open-label study to evaluate teduglutide in pediatric patients with SBS

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: NPSP), a global biopharmaceutical company pioneering and delivering therapies that transform the lives of patients with rare diseases worldwide, today announced that the company has initiated a global registration study of teduglutide in pediatric patients with Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) who are dependent on parenteral support.

3 Jan 2014

Lhasa purchases Granary Wharf House for new international Headquarters

Lhasa Limited, a leading global supplier of knowledge-based software and associated databases for use in toxicity, metabolism and the related sciences, today announces the purchase of Granary Wharf House, Leeds, as its new international Headquarters.

3 Jan 2014

Viewpoints: Michael Moore finds health law affordability 'a cruel joke'; can more marketing help sell insurance?

Now that the individual mandate is officially here, let me begin with an admission: Obamacare is awful. That is the dirty little secret many liberals have avoided saying out loud for fear of aiding the president's enemies, at a time when the ideal of universal health care needed all the support it could get. ... For many people, the "affordable" part of the Affordable Care Act risks being a cruel joke. ... And yet -- I would be remiss if I didn't say this -- Obamacare is a godsend (Michael Moore, 12/31/13).

3 Jan 2014

MassRoots closes $150,000 in seed investment from members of ArcView Group

MassRoots, the social network for the medical cannabis community, is pleased to announce it has closed $150,000 in seed investment from members of the ArcView Group. The funding comes on the heels of MassRoots surpassing 25,000 active users and facilitating more than 28 million photo views in the month of December alone.

3 Jan 2014

State roundup: 'Hope' for Texas' mental health system; rural farmers staying out of health exchanges; Oregon's medical error law

A selection of health policy news from Oregon, Texas, Maryland, California, Georgia and Wisconsin.

3 Jan 2014

Discovery opens new pathways for treatment of toxoplasmosis and malaria

A newly identified protein and other proteins it interacts with could become effective targets for new drugs to control the parasite that cause toxoplasmosis, researchers led by investigators at Indiana University School of Medicine have reported.

3 Jan 2014

Chief Financial Officer of Modernizing Medicine selected as finalist for South Florida CFO Awards

Modernizing Medicine, Inc. announced today that the South Florida Business Journal selected its Chief Financial Officer Karen O'Byrne as a finalist in this year's CFO Awards.

3 Jan 2014

Second Obama administration official resigns after troubled healthcare.gov rollout

Michelle Snyder oversaw technology experts who helped build healthcare.gov and is the second administration official to leave after problems with the website where Americans can buy health insurance.

3 Jan 2014

Numotion partners with The ALS Association to support individuals affected by Lou Gehrig's Disease

Numotion, the complex wheelchair company committed to serving the lifelong needs of people through individualized health and mobility solutions, has partnered with The ALS Association to offer support and enhance the quality of life for individuals affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

3 Jan 2014

STSI researchers develop a small wireless device that detects abnormal, dangerous heart rhythms

Research by the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) has found that a small adhesive wireless device worn on the chest for up to two weeks does a better job detecting abnormal and potentially dangerous heart rhythms than the Holter monitor, which is typically used for 24 hours and has been the standard of care for more than 50 years.

3 Jan 2014

Physicians Realty Trust closes previously announced mezzanine loan of $6.9 million

Physicians Realty Trust, a self-managed healthcare properties REIT, announced today that it has closed its previously announced mezzanine loan of approximately $6.9 million to affiliates controlled by MedProperties Holdings, LLC, a leading Dallas-based private investor in healthcare real estate (the "Loan").

3 Jan 2014

Rainbow Coral to hunt for new innovations, potential partnerships at Biotech Showcase

Executive leadership from Rainbow Coral Corp., a fast-rising biotechnology company, will scout for new innovations and potential partnerships this month at the sixth annual Biotech Showcase in San Francisco.

3 Jan 2014

Carestream Health awarded $70.2M contract extension for medical imaging systems

Carestream Health has been awarded an extension of its contract with the U.S. Defense Department that allows the federal government and federal agencies to spend up to $70.2 million for digital radiography and computed radiography medical imaging systems.

3 Jan 2014

Medical News

Women In Government announces launch of Pulmonary Hypertension Legislative Toolkit

Unseen stream of rubbish flowing through London could be a serious threat to aquatic wildlife

Study explains how brain training improves performance on a given task

Survey: American people's list of key issues needs government attention

iRhythm Technologies’ ZIO Service detects more cardiac arrhythmias than Holter monitor

Novel technique helps people with word blindness to read again

MobileHelp launches MobileHelp Connect online portal

NPSP to conduct open-label study to evaluate teduglutide in pediatric patients with SBS

Lhasa purchases Granary Wharf House for new international Headquarters

Viewpoints: Michael Moore finds health law affordability 'a cruel joke'; can more marketing help sell insurance?

MassRoots closes $150,000 in seed investment from members of ArcView Group

State roundup: 'Hope' for Texas' mental health system; rural farmers staying out of health exchanges; Oregon's medical error law

Discovery opens new pathways for treatment of toxoplasmosis and malaria

Chief Financial Officer of Modernizing Medicine selected as finalist for South Florida CFO Awards

Second Obama administration official resigns after troubled healthcare.gov rollout

Numotion partners with The ALS Association to support individuals affected by Lou Gehrig's Disease

STSI researchers develop a small wireless device that detects abnormal, dangerous heart rhythms

Physicians Realty Trust closes previously announced mezzanine loan of $6.9 million

Rainbow Coral to hunt for new innovations, potential partnerships at Biotech Showcase

Carestream Health awarded $70.2M contract extension for medical imaging systems

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

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