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Bay Area Surgical Management reaches agreement to become in-network provider for Cigna

Bay Area Surgical Management, one of the largest and fastest growing ambulatory surgery center providers in the San Francisco Bay Area, has reached an agreement to become an in-network provider for Cigna, one of the country's largest health insurance companies.

13 Nov 2013

Bill Clinton says health law should be changed so consumers can keep coverage they like

Comments by the former president piled pressure on to the White House's efforts to find a solution to the policy cancellations that may affect several million consumers who buy their own insurance. His statements were immediately pounced upon by Republicans.

13 Nov 2013

DATATRAK International reports 21% increase in third quarter 2013 revenue

DATATRAK International, Inc., the leader in developing cloud-based, unified eClinical technologies and delivering related services for the clinical trials industry, today announced its operating results for the third quarter of 2013.

13 Nov 2013

SCHOTT announces the rebranding of its glass syringes

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13 Nov 2013

TopPac® 20 ml prefillable polymer syringe for infusion therapy introduced by SCHOTT

SCHOTT expanded its range of TopPac polymer syringes to include a 20 milliliter (ml) format that can be used in combination with syringe pumps for infusion therapy. SCHOTT TopPac® prefillable syringes (PFS) simplify the infusion therapy preparation process and can ultimately reduce costs for pharmaceutical companies and health care facilities.

13 Nov 2013

Analysis of carbendazim in orange juice and wine

Bruker has released an application note on the evaluation of matrix effects on the analysis of carbendazim in orange juice and wine using the EVOQ Elite liquid chromatography mass spectrometer (LC-MS/MS). Carbendazim is a fungicide and a known endocrine with potentially harmful effects on human health.

From Bruker 13 Nov 2013

Stem cells from Wolfram syndrome patients used to elucidate beta-cell failure pathway in diabetes

Scientists from the New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute and Columbia University Medical Center have used stem cells created from the skin of patients with a rare form of diabetes—Wolfram syndrome—to elucidate an important biochemical pathway for beta-cell failure in diabetes. The findings by Linshan Shang and colleagues were published today in Diabetes.

13 Nov 2013

Sunscreen application and skin cancer: an interview with Dr Michelle Hunt, Inner Sydney Dermatology

Unfortunately the incidence of skin cancer has risen in Australia over the past decades. From 1982 to 2007, melanoma diagnosis increased by around 50%, and in 2011, 1544 people died due to melanoma.

13 Nov 2013

Hemianopia patients confirm prism benefits

Results from a crossover trial confirm anecdotal reports that patients with homonymous hemianopia benefit from wearing peripheral prism glasses.

13 Nov 2013

White matter integrity supports heritability of bipolar disorder

Researchers have detected widespread white matter integrity reductions in patients with bipolar disorder, which extend to their unaffected siblings.

13 Nov 2013

Switching focus underlies attention problems in schizophrenia

Impaired attention in patients with schizophrenia is related to difficulties in switching the focus of attention rather than in maintaining attention, researchers report.

13 Nov 2013

Moderately preterm births add to asthma burden

Research from Finland shows that children born late preterm or early term are at significantly increased risk for asthma compared with those born at term, and these births account for the majority of excess asthma burden due to prematurity.

13 Nov 2013

Synergy Pharmaceuticals starts first phase 3 clinical trial of plecanatide in CIC patients

Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced the start of the first of two planned phase 3 clinical trials to confirm the safety and efficacy of plecanatide, its lead GC-C agonist and once-daily oral treatment, in adult patients with chronic idiopathic constipation.

13 Nov 2013

Derma Sciences third quarter 2013 net sales increase 12% to $22.1 million

Derma Sciences, Inc., a medical device and pharmaceutical company focused on advanced wound care, today reported financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

13 Nov 2013

Neovasc's Tiara transcatheter mitral valve replacement technology gets US patent

Neovasc Inc. today announced that the first patent covering the company's innovative Tiara transcatheter mitral valve replacement technology has been issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office.

13 Nov 2013

NGAGE signs five-year representation deal with SIEMENS Healthcare

NGAGE US LLC today announced the signing of a five-year representation agreement with SIEMENS Healthcare of Malvern, PA. Under the agreement, NGAGE will complement the direct sales force of SIEMENS by deploying teams of sales executives in selected products and geographies. NGAGE will focus on two market segments: Women's Health and Diagnostic Imaging in targeted growth areas.

13 Nov 2013

First Edition: November 13, 2013

Today's headlines include not-so-positive predictions about whether healthcare.gov will be fully functional by the end of November.

13 Nov 2013

Researchers call for public and schools across the UK to sign up to online flu project

Are Northerners really more likely to get flu? Does regular exercise help you to recover faster? And what impact will the new childhood flu vaccinations have on the spread of the virus in schools? These are just some of the questions scientists from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine want to explore as they launch the annual nationwide Flusurvey, collecting data from men, women and children of all ages around the country.

13 Nov 2013

AMP 2013: EKF Molecular Diagnostics to launch four new PointMan DNA enrichment kits

EKF Diagnostics, the global diagnostics business, announces that EKF Molecular Diagnostics will launch four new PointMan DNA enrichment kits.

From EKF Diagnostics 13 Nov 2013

Experts gather for first national conference focusing on the treatment of non-epileptic seizures

MORE than 100 healthcare professionals from across the country gathered for the first ever national conference focusing on the treatment of non-epileptic seizures – a disabling condition often mistaken for epilepsy.

13 Nov 2013

Medical News

Bay Area Surgical Management reaches agreement to become in-network provider for Cigna

Bill Clinton says health law should be changed so consumers can keep coverage they like

DATATRAK International reports 21% increase in third quarter 2013 revenue

SCHOTT announces the rebranding of its glass syringes

TopPac® 20 ml prefillable polymer syringe for infusion therapy introduced by SCHOTT

Analysis of carbendazim in orange juice and wine

Stem cells from Wolfram syndrome patients used to elucidate beta-cell failure pathway in diabetes

Sunscreen application and skin cancer: an interview with Dr Michelle Hunt, Inner Sydney Dermatology

Hemianopia patients confirm prism benefits

White matter integrity supports heritability of bipolar disorder

Switching focus underlies attention problems in schizophrenia

Moderately preterm births add to asthma burden

Synergy Pharmaceuticals starts first phase 3 clinical trial of plecanatide in CIC patients

Derma Sciences third quarter 2013 net sales increase 12% to $22.1 million

Neovasc's Tiara transcatheter mitral valve replacement technology gets US patent

NGAGE signs five-year representation deal with SIEMENS Healthcare

First Edition: November 13, 2013

Researchers call for public and schools across the UK to sign up to online flu project

AMP 2013: EKF Molecular Diagnostics to launch four new PointMan DNA enrichment kits

Experts gather for first national conference focusing on the treatment of non-epileptic seizures

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

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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