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Endocrine Society publishes Clinical Practice Guideline on diabetes and pregnancy

The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline to help health care professionals provide the best care to pregnant women who have diabetes.

6 Nov 2013

AANP survey shows national support for proposals that give patients access to NP services

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the largest professional membership organization for nurse practitioners in the world, today released survey results that show widespread, national support among the general public for legislative and policy proposals that give patients access to NP care and services.

6 Nov 2013

Viewpoints: Law is not the fault of health system's 'age-old woes;' Obama's 'empty pledge;' dysfunctional website was inevitable

The angst over the Obamacare rollout has obscured two truths: First, the computer glitches -- while deeply embarrassing -- are a tech problem that is fixable. Second, the cancellation of some Americans' insurance policies and premium hikes for others reflect longstanding problems in the health care system that weren't suddenly caused by the Affordable Care Act. The great advancement in Obamacare is that it finally provides a framework to address these flaws (11/5).

6 Nov 2013

GSI Group generates revenue of $85.5 million during third quarter 2013

GSI Group Inc., a global leader and supplier of precision photonics and motion control components and subsystems to the medical, industrial, electronics and scientific markets, today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2013.

6 Nov 2013

AMGA honors Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group with Acclaim Award

The Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group is the Honoree the American Medical Group Association's Acclaim Award.

6 Nov 2013

Web-based, at-home interventions help mothers address behaviors to protect against childhood obesity

Never underestimate the power of Mom when it comes to influencing children's health. University of Cincinnati research explains how motherly influence could be even more effective when supported by Web-based parent education programs.

6 Nov 2013

Anesthesia Touch V4 now compliant with ONC-ACB 2014 Edition criteria

Plexus Information Systems, a leading anesthesia information management system provider, announced today that Anesthesia Touch V4 is compliant with the ONC-ACB 2014 Edition criteria and was certified as a Complete EHR on October 10, 2013 under the Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body program.

6 Nov 2013

SRI International awarded NIDA contract to study new treatment therapies for substance abuse

SRI International has been awarded a five-year contract valued up to $9.75 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to conduct preclinical safety studies of potential new medications to treat substance abuse. SRI researchers will study potential drug-drug interactions between new treatment therapies and common drugs of abuse to assess potential adverse reactions.

6 Nov 2013

WageWorks reports total revenue of $53.6 million for third quarter 2013

WageWorks, Inc., a leading provider of Consumer-Directed Benefits, such as pre-tax accounts for health, commuter and other employee benefits, today announced the Company's financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2013.

6 Nov 2013

DaVita HealthCare announces results for third quarter 2013

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA) today announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $211.0 million and $605.3 million, or $0.98 and $2.82 per share, respectively, excluding a loss contingency reserve. In addition, adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 excluded a contingent earn-out obligation adjustment. Income from continuing operations attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 including these items was $136.6 million and $407.9 million, or $0.64 per share and $1.90 per share, respectively.

6 Nov 2013

Johnson & Johnson to pay $2.2 billion fine to resolve drug marketing case

The government alleged that the drug company and its subsidiaries promoted psychiatric medications for uses that had not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

6 Nov 2013

Molecular mechanisms underlying effects of acupuncture on neuropathic pain

Peripheral or central nerve injury often leads to neuropathic pain, a chronic condition that can manifest behaviorally as spontaneous pain, hyperalgesia and allodynia, and which also results in neurological dysfunction.

6 Nov 2013

Benaissance hosts open house on November 8th

Benaissance announced it will host an open house Friday, November 8th from 4:30-6:30 pm as it expands its Omaha presence to a new 31,000 square foot facility.

6 Nov 2013

ImmunoGen starts clinical testing with its EGFR-targeting ADC, IMGN289 for several types of cancers

ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN), a biotechnology company that develops novel anticancer therapeutics using its ADC technology, today announced the start of clinical testing with its EGFR-targeting ADC, IMGN289.

6 Nov 2013

IUSL awarded patent for method for changing perception of skin tone

How someone perceives color is determined by how the item they are looking at scatters and emits light. In August, three City College of New York physicists affiliated with the Institute for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers (IUSL) were awarded a patent for a method for changing perception of skin tone by applying quantum and optical principles to cosmetic preparations.

6 Nov 2013

State highlights: Calif. hospital chain settles anesthesia billing suit; study shows graduate medical education funding imbalance

A major California hospital chain, Sutter Health, agreed to pay $46 million and disclose more pricing information to consumers to resolve a whistle-blower complaint alleging false and misleading charges for anesthesia. Sutter Health, which runs 24 acute-care hospitals in Northern California, said it reached the settlement Monday just prior to a trial starting this month over the allegations that it added thousands of dollars for "Code 37x" anesthesia charges that were already covered by other billing for the hospital operating room (Terhune, 11/4).

6 Nov 2013

FDA issues GRAS Letters of No Objection for Morinaga's proprietary probiotic strain

Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., the second largest dairy product company in Japan, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued Generally Recognized as Safe Letters of No Objection for Morinaga's proprietary probiotic strain, Bifidobacterium breve M-16V for food applications and infant formulas.

6 Nov 2013

Furiex reports financial and operating results for third quarter 2013

Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: FURX) today reported its financial and operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013.

6 Nov 2013

Physicians' Education Resource to host 11th Annual School of Breast Oncology in Atlanta, GA

The go-to source for excellence in continuing medical education, Physicians' Education Resource®, LLC, will host the 11th Annual School of Breast Oncology November 7-10 at the Emory University Conference Center in Atlanta, GA.

6 Nov 2013

Obama administration worried over paper applications when healthcare.gov problems persisted

A myriad of issues related to enrolling people in the health law's insurance marketplaces include new revelations that officials worried that allowing people to fill out paper applications for coverage on the federal marketplace would bring its own problems.

6 Nov 2013

Medical News

Endocrine Society publishes Clinical Practice Guideline on diabetes and pregnancy

AANP survey shows national support for proposals that give patients access to NP services

Viewpoints: Law is not the fault of health system's 'age-old woes;' Obama's 'empty pledge;' dysfunctional website was inevitable

GSI Group generates revenue of $85.5 million during third quarter 2013

AMGA honors Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group with Acclaim Award

Web-based, at-home interventions help mothers address behaviors to protect against childhood obesity

Anesthesia Touch V4 now compliant with ONC-ACB 2014 Edition criteria

SRI International awarded NIDA contract to study new treatment therapies for substance abuse

WageWorks reports total revenue of $53.6 million for third quarter 2013

DaVita HealthCare announces results for third quarter 2013

Johnson & Johnson to pay $2.2 billion fine to resolve drug marketing case

Molecular mechanisms underlying effects of acupuncture on neuropathic pain

Benaissance hosts open house on November 8th

ImmunoGen starts clinical testing with its EGFR-targeting ADC, IMGN289 for several types of cancers

IUSL awarded patent for method for changing perception of skin tone

State highlights: Calif. hospital chain settles anesthesia billing suit; study shows graduate medical education funding imbalance

FDA issues GRAS Letters of No Objection for Morinaga's proprietary probiotic strain

Furiex reports financial and operating results for third quarter 2013

Physicians' Education Resource to host 11th Annual School of Breast Oncology in Atlanta, GA

Obama administration worried over paper applications when healthcare.gov problems persisted

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