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The quest to end extreme poverty

World leaders will join a chorus of music legends, celebrities such as Katie Holmes and Gerard Butler, and 60,000 Global Citizens on September 28, 2013 on the Great Lawn of New York's iconic Central Park.

21 Sep 2013

DryNites produces bedwetting checklist for dry sleep

If your child is having 'little accidents' in the middle of the night you may be relieved to know this is perfectly normal. Some children will wet the bed at night even after they are potty trained and remain dry throughout the day.

21 Sep 2013

Veracyte files registration statement relating to proposed initial public offering of common stock

Veracyte, Inc. today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. All of the shares to be sold in the proposed offering will be offered by Veracyte, Inc.

21 Sep 2013

Study sheds light on investment levels across 12 key marketing, education and payer activities

In order for a new product to gain a foothold in today's competitive pharmaceutical market, executives must understand where and when to invest in key launch activities. At the same time, product launch leaders have to balance the goals of containing expenditures and generating a successful launch.

21 Sep 2013

Vital Access reports first commercial implantation of VWING vascular needle guide in patient

Vital Access today announced the first U.S. commercial implantation of their VWING™ Vascular Needle Guide, in a patient presenting with cannulation challenges and with difficulties in achieving ideal dialysis access due to the depth and tortuosity of their AV fistula.

21 Sep 2013

PRSA-NCC presents PRR with 2013 Thoth Best in Show Award

The Public Relations Society of America, National Capital Chapter, presented PRR with its 2013 Thoth Best in Show Award Wednesday, the evening's top honor for Washington D.C.-area industry professionals.

21 Sep 2013

CRF to present groundbreaking clinical trial findings at TCT 2013 scientific symposium

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) has announced the late breaking trials and first report investigations that will be presented at next month's Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2013 scientific symposium.

21 Sep 2013

New Hampshire seniors favor Medicare home health services, oppose Medicare payment cuts

New Hampshire's home health leaders today released new polling data on New Hampshire seniors' opinions on the value of skilled home healthcare services in the Medicare program and proposed cuts that threaten to reduce Medicare payments by an unprecedented 14 percent. The survey polled 549 New Hampshire registered voters aged 65 and older.

21 Sep 2013

State highlights: 850K Texas kids lack health coverage; Calif. counties brace for health department cuts; autism coverage change hailed in Calif.

Texas continued to have the highest rate of people without health insurance in 2012 at 24.6 percent, or more than 6 million residents, according to the Current Population Survey estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau this week.

21 Sep 2013

Improved whole-brain signal-to-noise ratio carries implications for neurorehabilitation

The sweep of a needle across the grooves of a worn vinyl record carries distinct sounds: hisses, scratches, even the echo of skips.

21 Sep 2013

Research roundup: 'Cadillac' plan taxes; 'chronic care management' for substance abusers; long-term care services

As health coverage expands to tens of millions of Americans--through Medicaid expansion in states and the new state health insurance exchanges that will soon begin selling individual health coverage--some Americans with employer-sponsored health coverage are seeing their benefits decrease.

21 Sep 2013

UNC receives grants from FDA and NIH to establish Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received two separate grants from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health today as part of an on-going interagency partnership. UNC will house two of 14 Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science, which are receiving a total of up to $53 million for tobacco-related research in fiscal year 2013.

21 Sep 2013

Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School to launch dual-degree program

A dual-degree program combining a doctorate in pharmacy with a medical degree has been developed by Rutgers University's Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy.

21 Sep 2013

Political cartoon: 'Herd mentality?'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with "Herd Mentality?" by Mike Smith

21 Sep 2013

PGI2 analogs, PDE5 inhibitors stimulate enhanced release of vasodilator ATP from human RBCs

Researchers at Saint Louis University School of Medicine have discovered a novel interaction between prostacyclin analogs and phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors, two groups of drugs used in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.

21 Sep 2013

'Creepy Uncle Sam' urges young to stay away from Obamacare

A Virginia-based conservative group backed by the billionaire Koch brothers launched a campaign this week urging young people to "opt-out" of the law's mandate that all Americans have health insurance. Their first ads feature young people going for doctor appointments, only to have a "Creepy Uncle Sam" pop up, ready to look them over.

21 Sep 2013

Regular reminders improve preventative screening for primary care patients

Regular reminders for health care providers and patients to schedule preventative health screening tests and procedures resulted in improved provider performance in ordering overdue preventative screening for primary care patients, according to research published in the September special issue "Emerging Models of Care and Payment Delivery" of the Journal for Healthcare Quality, the peer-reviewed publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ), www.nahq.org.

21 Sep 2013

Dartmouth study analyzes open pit mining's impact on US estuaries, coastal food web

Toxic metals from the only open pit mine in an estuary system in the United States are widespread in nearby sediment, water and fish and may be affecting marine and coastal animals that feed on them beyond the mine site, a new Dartmouth study finds.

21 Sep 2013

BSR announces finalists for Rheumatology Best Practice Awards

The British Society for Rheumatology has announced the finalists for its Best Practice Awards, which highlight ground-breaking and innovative practice in NHS rheumatology services. All the finalists’ work has improved patient experience and outcomes, and offers examples of ways in which rheumatology treatment can be improved across the NHS.

21 Sep 2013

WHO welcomes forthcoming agreement to improve health care access

WHO welcomes the forthcoming agreement at a High-Level Meeting at the United Nations General Assembly which will further improve access to health care and related services for people with disabilities and ensure that they are able to contribute to the sustainable development of their communities.

21 Sep 2013

Medical News

The quest to end extreme poverty

DryNites produces bedwetting checklist for dry sleep

Veracyte files registration statement relating to proposed initial public offering of common stock

Study sheds light on investment levels across 12 key marketing, education and payer activities

Vital Access reports first commercial implantation of VWING vascular needle guide in patient

PRSA-NCC presents PRR with 2013 Thoth Best in Show Award

CRF to present groundbreaking clinical trial findings at TCT 2013 scientific symposium

New Hampshire seniors favor Medicare home health services, oppose Medicare payment cuts

State highlights: 850K Texas kids lack health coverage; Calif. counties brace for health department cuts; autism coverage change hailed in Calif.

Improved whole-brain signal-to-noise ratio carries implications for neurorehabilitation

Research roundup: 'Cadillac' plan taxes; 'chronic care management' for substance abusers; long-term care services

UNC receives grants from FDA and NIH to establish Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science

Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School to launch dual-degree program

Political cartoon: 'Herd mentality?'

PGI2 analogs, PDE5 inhibitors stimulate enhanced release of vasodilator ATP from human RBCs

'Creepy Uncle Sam' urges young to stay away from Obamacare

Regular reminders improve preventative screening for primary care patients

Dartmouth study analyzes open pit mining's impact on US estuaries, coastal food web

BSR announces finalists for Rheumatology Best Practice Awards

WHO welcomes forthcoming agreement to improve health care access

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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