• TaiSPO 2010 -- Industry Overview of Fitness Equipment
The global home fitness equipment market saw remarkable growth in the years prior to the global financial crisis, prompting many industry analysts to search for explanations. They concluded that having exercise equipment at home is convenient, affordable,
• Orexigen signs Patheon to manufacture weight drugs
Agreement covers Contrave and future formulations * Orexigen shares rise 3.6 percent LOS ANGELES, March 12 (Reuters) - Orexigen Therapeutics Inc (OREX.O) said on Friday it has enlisted Canadian drugmaker Patheon Inc (PTI.TO) to manufacture its
• Grants Available for Children's Medical Expenses
UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation grants help families pay for children’s medical expenses not covered by a commercial health insurance plan
• Canadian vaccination study proves 'herd immunity'
Children and adolescents tend to spread the flu * Vaccinating the young helps create "herd immunity"
• Gaiam Announces Annual Dividend
a lifestyle media company announced that its board of directors on March 8, 2010 declared the payment of an annual cash dividend of $0.15 per common share. This annual dividend is intended to cover the cost of capital for Gaiam shareholders.
• The Paris-based investment firm has seen 35 percent of its list become subjects of M&A since it introduced the research in October 2005, Barron's said.
World Bank, Haiti government work on recovery plan
• Hoops for Hospitals Announces 2010 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament on Saturday, March 20th
Hoops for Hospitals, a grassroots organization consisting of volunteer board members focused on recruiting teams for a double elimination 3-on-3 basketball tournament in San Diego, is pleased to announce this year's tournament will take place on Saturday,
• Endo to Present at Cowen and Company 30th Annual Health Care Conference
Endo Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:ENDP - News) today announced that it will present at the Cowen and Company 30th Annual Health Care Conference on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at 10:20 a.m. EST. David Holveck, president and chief executive officer of Endo, will re
• Project Prevention Brings Controversial Sterilization Program to Honolulu
Project Prevention brings controversial program that pays drug addicts and/or alcoholics $300 to be sterilized or use long-term birth control to Honolulu March 9, 2010.
• Patient Safety Awareness Week Tools and Tips
The Joint Commission is marking National Patient Safety Awareness Week from March 7-13 by helping patients and their families become better informed and more involved in their health care with a patient safety quiz.
• Shamrock Farms and Jay Bilas Ask "How Do You Rock It?"
Have you ever surprised yourself and wowed your friends in the gym, park, or your own driveway with a ridiculously impressive basketball shot? College basketball guru Jay Bilas and Shamrock Farms Rockin' Refuel are asking fans to display their craziest, m
• Research and Markets: Nrt Smoking Cessation Aids in Denmark
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4db2da/nrt_smoking_cessat) has announced the addition of the "Nrt Smoking Cessation Aids in Denmark" report to their offering.
• CCS Medical to Pursue Plan of Reorganization
CCS Medical Confident Full Value of Company Represented by Plan
• L'Oreal Q4 sales miss forecasts; aims for 2010 growth
French company L'Oreal (Paris:OREP.PA - News) pledged to improve turnover and earnings in 2010 when posting fourth-quarter sales below forecasts, particularly luxury products such as Yves Saint Laurent make-up and Lancome creams.
• Carl Icahn lowers Yahoo stake in Q4, adds Genzyme
Investor's Yahoo shares at 12 mln from 62.9 mln-filings * Genzyme holdings up amid focus on biotech company By Ross Kerber and Alexei Oreskovic
• Alcon profit rises as Novartis takeover looms
Eye care products maker Alcon Inc ,which is being acquired by Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG (VTX:NOVN.VX - News), reported higher fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by double-digit sales increases in the U.S. and emerging markets.
• Ratiopharm fields decisive takeover bids-sources
* Teva and Nordic consortium Actavis/EQT have bid-sources * Pfizer has re-emerged as possible contender-sources * Talks with more than one could continue after latest round
• Carol Milgard Breast Center Awarded Highest
Government Rating for Mammography Sites
• Cardiac Science Notifies AED Customers of Voluntary Medical Device Recall
Cardiac Science Corporation (Nasdaq: CSCX) is initiating a worldwide voluntary recall after determining that approximately 12,200 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) may not be able to deliver therapy during a resuscitation attempt,
• Avatar-Like 3-D Images Bring Life to Cosmetic Surgery
Simulating surgical outcome puts patient's mind at ease
• FACTBOX-The U.S. budget process in three easy steps
President Barack Obama unveils his budget request on Monday, but the actual decisions about how the government raises and spends money are made on Capitol Hill in a process that usually lasts most of the year.
• Don't Let Waste and Inefficiencies Cripple Your Quality Function
Quality in today's business environment has expanded to more than just overseeing production and conducting safety audits.
• Icahn proxy materials sent to Biogen Idec-source
Proxy materials have been delivered to Biogen Idec Inc (NasdaqGS:BIIB - News) by Carl Icahn, as the billionaire investor seeks greater control of the biotechnology company's board, according to a source familiar with the situation.
• WellPoint Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results
Fourth quarter 2009 net income was $5.95 per share, including net benefits of $4.79 per share resulting primarily from a gain on the sale of the NextRx subsidiaries. Fourth quarter 2009 adjusted net income was
• Nikkei seen range-bound on caution before earnings
Japan's Nikkei average is expected to move narrowly on Tuesday after hitting a four-week closing low a day before, with tech stocks seen higher after iPod maker Apple Inc (AAPL.O) reported sharp gains in quarterly revenue and profit.
• Mayo Clinic and IBM Advance Early Detection of Brain Aneurysms
Preventing deadly ruptures of the blood vessels in the brain is the aim of a new Mayo Clinic project to help radiologists detect aneurysms with far greater speed and accuracy.
• Truth in Advertising About Acid in Coffee
Puroast Proven to Have Low Acid Content
• Weight Watchers Sues Jenny Craig Over Deceptive Advertising
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW), the global leader in weight-management services, today announced it has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
• Nation's Leading Labs Choose XIFIN for Revenue Cycle Management
the leading provider of revenue cycle management for diagnostic service providers, announced that seven of the industry’s 10 largest clinical labs are working with XIFIN to automate their billing process,
• Detroit Non-Profit Opens Green Gym
Nation's First Gym For Homeless Benefits Community and Environment
• WRAPUP 1-U.S. Democrats push for healthcare agreement
* Marathon congressional health talks gain new urgency * Democrats push for agreement on unpopular plan * Hoyer says negotiators within days of deal By John Whitesides and Donna Smith
• QIAGEN Acquires ESE GmbH
Applications of Newly Added Molecular Detection Technology Include Point-of-Need Testing in Molecular Diagnostics and Applied Testing
• OrthoSynetics(TM) Adds ORTHOTRAC to Services Portfolio
Powerful Practice Management Software and Business Practice Expertise Pack a Serious Competitive Punch for Orthodontic Practices
• King Center to Present Health and Wellness Forum
King Center announced that it will officially launch the 2010 MLK Birthday Observance on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010 by hosting and co-sponsoring its second annual “Health and Wellness Forum.”
• NEA Closes on its Thirteenth Fund With Nearly $2.5 Billion in Committed Capital
New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA), a leading global venture capital firm, today announced the official close of its thirteenth fund, which it began investing in May of this year. At nearly $2.5 billion, it is comparable in size to NEA's prior fund.
• Echo Therapeutics Provides Business Update
Building on Product Development Successes in 2009, Management Reiterates Expectation That 2010 Will Represent a Transformative Year
• Data lifts stocks to 2009 highs on Christmas Eve
U.S. stocks rallied in a brief pre-holiday session on Thursday, closing at 2009 highs, after data showing a drop in initial jobless claims and growth in durable goods orders suggested an economic recovery was picking up steam.
• FACTBOX- Major differences in Senate, House healthcare bills
The U.S. Senate is expected on Thursday to pass its version of sweeping healthcare overhaul legislation that aims to extend coverage to some 30 million uninsured Americans.
• Health Care Reform Update Free Educational Webinar
Oncology Practice Education Series offered by US Oncology
• Healthcare shares rise as reform bill progresses
Healthcare shares rose on Monday as a bill to reform healthcare passed the first critical test in the Senate, without many of the provisions, such as a government-run health insurance option, that investors most feared would hurt profits.
• AT&T Offers Winter Storm Tips for Holiday Travelers in Pennsylvania
In anticipation of the snow storm that's expected to hit Pennsylvania during a busy holiday travel weekend, AT&T* is providing important communications tips for use before, during and after a storm to holiday travelers in the northeast.
• Waco Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Clinic Enhances Productivity With SRS Hybrid EMR
Validates Choice of Productivity-Driven SRS Over Traditional EMRs
• Campbell Soup Company Lowers Sodium in SpaghettiOs Pastas
Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB - News) today announced further sodium reduction in its line of Campbell’s® SpaghettiOs® canned pastas by up to 35 percent, depending on the variety –
• Trial Date Set for CUBICIN® Patent Litigation
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBST - News) today announced that a trial date has been set for patent litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc. (TPM),
• Genzyme's Mozobil Shows Promise in Chemosensitization
Genzyme Corporation (Nasdaq: GENZ - News) announced today that a Phase 1/2 trial provided early clinical data suggesting that Mozobil® (plerixafor injection) in combination with chemotherapy may offer a therapeutic impact on leukemic cells protected in
• Ginger Prices Could Skyrocket on H1N1 Fears
Long believed to provide a variety of health benefits, ginger, one of the most important ingredients in global cuisine, has seen increased demand in China during this flu season.
• JourneyLite of Houston Now Offering Sleeve Gastrectomy
JourneyLite of Houston, LLC announced today that it has updated its facility to offer patients a second surgical option, vertical leeve gastrectomy, along with the LAP-BAND(R) System that it currently performs.
• Transax International Updates Investors on Symbol Change
Transax International Limited ("Transax" or "the Company") (OTC.BB:TNSX - News) (OTC.BB:TNSXE - News), a network solutions company for healthcare providers and health insurance companies,
• Eleven Rigel Product Candidate Presentations at 2009 ASH Meeting
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL - News) today announced that eleven presentations on preclinical studies of the company's product candidates will be given at the upcoming American Society of Hematology (ASH)
• ApaTech is Europe's Fastest Growing Lifescience Company
ApaTech, the rapidly growing orthobiologics company, was named Europe's fastest growing Biotech/Pharmaceutical/Medical Technology/Equipment company in the Deloitte 2009 Technology Fast 500 for EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa).
• Sonomax Grants Stock Options to Align Focus on V4
Sonomax Hearing Healthcare Inc. (TSX Venture: SHH - News) announces that its Board of Directors has granted stock options to nine directors and officers in respect of an aggregate of 8,644,375 common shares.
• ALDA Enters into Agreement with Shoppers Drug Mart
ALDA Pharmaceuticals Corp. (TSX-V:APH - News)(OTC.BB:APCSF - News) ("the Company" or "ALDA") announces that it has entered into an agreement with Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation ("Shoppers") that will make the Company's T36� Antiseptic Hand Sanitize
• Curis to Present at Piper Jaffray 21st Annual Healthcare Conference
a drug development company seeking to develop next generation targeted small molecule drug candidates for cancer treatment, today announced that the Company will be presenting at the Piper Jaffray 21st Annual Healthcare Conference at 11:00 a.m. EST on
• RadNet, Inc. to be Featured in GE Capital's Advertising Campaign
RadNet, Inc. (Nasdaq:RDNT - News), a national leader in providing high-quality, cost-effective diagnostic imaging services through a network of fully-owned and operated outpatient imaging centers,
• Wall St rallies on weak dollar, strong home sales
Wall Street rallied on Monday, with the S&P set to reverse a three-day sell-off, as a weak U.S. dollar and better-than-expected home sales data encouraged investors.
• Quertle Announces Full-Text Searching and Partnership with BioMed Central
Quertle has released a new version of its innovative, free website, www.quertle.info, for searching the biomedical, life science, and chemical literature. With this release, Quertle introduces full-text content, an exciting new interface, and several enha
• Reid unveils broad U.S. Senate healthcare plan
U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid released a long-awaited healthcare reform plan on Wednesday that budget analysts said would extend coverage to tens of millions of the uninsured and reduce the deficit over 10 years.
• Health Coalition Celebrates 30th Anniversary:
Harper Should Honour National Medicare Week by Acting on Private Clinics, Initiating Pharmacare
• November 14 is World Diabetes Day
Over 800 Iconic Monuments to Light in Blue as Millions Mark World Diabetes Day
• HealthPlus Named One of 'America's Best Health Insurance Plans' -- Again
For the fifth year in a row, HealthPlus of Michigan's commercial and Medicare Advantage health plans are recognized by U.S. News & World Report/NCQA as among the nation's best.
• El Camino Hospital Expands Robotic Surgery Program
Latest robotic surgery equipment includes a new system at El Camino Hospital Los Gatos
• Interactive Fitness Holdings® Announces Itself
Interactive Fitness Holdings® (“IFH”), announced that it had acquired the assets and intellectual property of Expresso Fitness as part of a larger strategy to acquire, organize and deliver a wide range of interactive fitness solutions to commercial
• HUYA Bioscience International Establishes Strategic
Partnership with School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China
• Operation Health Freedom Website Launched
Today, House Republicans are holding a press conference in front of a rallying crowd to oppose the Democrat's health reform plan introduced late last week. Campaign for Liberty, which announced its support for an alternative to the Democrat health
• IPM Again Wins BBB Award for Marketplace Ethics
today announced that it has been awarded the Chicago and Northern Illinois Better Business Bureau’s Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics. IPM provides professional project management and consulting services to the life sciences,
• Omnicare Completes Voluntary Settlement Agreement
Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR - News) today announced that it has finalized a previously disclosed agreement in principle for a voluntary civil settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts, the Departments of Justice and Health and
• HEADLINE STOCKS-U.S. small/midcap stocks to watch on Nov 2
Nov 2 (Reuters) - Some small and midcap stocks to watch on Monday: REVLON INC (REV.N), $9.31, up 10 percent
• WuXi AppTec Receives 2009 Schering-Plough Excellence Award
WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: WX - News), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device research and development outsourcing company, with operations in China and the United States, today announced that it had received the 2009
• Cell Therapeutics, Inc.'s (CTI) Presentation at BIO Investor Forum to be Webcast
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) (Nasdaq and MTA: CTIC) management will present at the 8th Annual Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Investor Forum on Thursday, October 29 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time.
• Publisher Raises Bar on Drug Ad Accountability
Alliance With Healthcare Analytics Leader SDI Will Show How Advertising in Publishing Group of America Newspaper-Distributed Magazines Increases Brand Sales, Product Trial and Patient Compliance
• Ellex to Deliver New Generation Ultrasound at AAO
Ellex Medical Lasers Limited (ASX: ELX - News), a global leader in the design and manufacture of ophthalmic laser and ultrasound systems, today announced that it will introduce the latest version of the Eye Cubed(TM)
• Harvest Technologies Announces FDA Approval
Approval Granted to Begin the First Randomized, Clinical Trial in the U.S. Using Autologous Adult Stem Cells Prepared at Point Of Care to Treat Patients With Congestive Heart Failure Undergoing CABG Surgery
• Breaking Through Corporate Health Frontiers
The rising cost of corporate healthcare is fast becoming a great source of concern for many companies.
• MPS Group to Be Acquired by Adecco
MPS Group, Inc. (NYSE:MPS - News), a leading provider of specialty staffing, consulting and business solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Adecco Group (SIX: ADEN-VX)
• Life Time Fitness Elects New Members to Board of Directors
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: LTM - News) announced today that Jack W. Eugster and John K. Lloyd were elected to its board of directors effective October 13, 2009.
• Sosei Announces Deal With UK Biotech Company
Sosei Group Corporation ("Sosei"; TSE Mothers Index: 4565), a biopharmaceutical company, today announces the assignment of the drug discovery programme, SD281 and its analogues, to Biocopea Limited,
• Sonomax meets Phase III milestone
Sonomax Hearing Healthcare Inc. (SHH:TSX Venture) is pleased to announce that it has met the Phase III milestone in the development of its off-the-shelf, self-fitting, custom earpieces,
• Rest Assured With Clinically Tested Anti-Snore Pillow
Specialty retailer Brookstone launches new anti-snore memory foam pillow
• Bioneers Draws Leading-Edge Innovators to Present Breakthrough Ideas at 20th Annual Conference
World-renowned experts to address changing state of healthcare, green jobs movement, food and farming issues, and social justice
• Positron's Attrius in High Demand after Recent American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Conference
Positron Corporation (OTCBB:POSC - News), a molecular imaging solutions company focused on Nuclear Cardiology, views their recent attendance at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) as an enormous success.
• The American Academy of Family Physicians Launches Consumer Alliance with First Partner: The Coca-Cola Company
The American Academy of Family Physicians today announced the Consumer Alliance, a new corporate partnership program, with its first alliance partner, The Coca-Cola Company.
• Aurora Health Care Among Six Sites Chosen for National Medicare Collaborative on Geriatric Care
Aurora Health Care is one of only six health care sites in the U.S. invited by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University to participate in the Medicare Innovations Collaborative,
• AmeriPharm Announces Contract Award by the Montana Association of Health Care Purchasers
AmeriPharm Inc., the mail-order pharmacy subsidiary of MedVantx Inc., today announced the award of a new three year contract with the Montana Association of Health Care Purchasers (MAHCP).
• JTAG Technologies New Express Boundary-Scan Controller
JTAG Technologies, a leading provider of IEEE Std. 1149.1 solutions for testing and programming high-density PCBs, announces a further extension of its line of high-performance boundary-scan IEEE Std. 1149.1 controllers.
• Johnson & Johnson and Crucell Announce Strategic Collaboration to Develop Innovative Products, Including Therapies for Influenza Prevention and Treatment
Agreement also includes 18% Equity Investment in Crucell by Johnson & Johnson and Collaboration to Develop Innovative Therapies for Other Diseases
• Clean Plus(R) Brand Expansion in Russia Succeeds-An Explosive Boom to FLKI Brand & Product Conceptions
The product and brand conceptions of Falken Industries Ltd (OTC.BB:FLKI - News) are globally renowned. Amongst the better known, a product and brand concept developed by FLKI researchers and marketing teams, Clean Plus.
• Stereotaxis Showcases Interventional Value of Magnetic Navigation at TCT 2009
Stereotaxis, Inc. is showcasing the value of its technologies for interventional procedures at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) symposium in San Francisco this week.
• MS Society Statement - Assisted Suicide Guidance
The MS Society has responded to today's (Wednesday's) clarification on assisted suicide in England and Wales by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
• New Rabies Vaccine May Require Only a Single Shot…Not Six
The current standard post-exposure regimen is not feasible in the developing world, where rabies is endemic
• Northwest Eye Surgeons Improves Patient Care and Customer Service With New Avaya IP Office Solution
Premier Eye Surgical Center Implements Avaya Small Business Communications Solution to Enhance Customer Experiences and Keep Doctors Connected
• FDA Activates VPCI Electronic Registration Account
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now requires that establishment registration and drug listing information be filed in electronic format. The new requirement involves a 14-step account set-up process,
• Home Births with Midwife Safe As Hospital for Babies, Fewer Infections and Less Bleeding for Moms
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has a long-standing opposition to home births. In fact, their official statement released last year actually accuses women who want a home birth of placing
• Lexicon Completes Phase 1 Clinical Trial and Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial of LX4211 in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Lexicon's Fourth Drug Candidate in Phase 2 Development - Oral Drug Candidate Inhibits SGLT2, a Potential Target for Diabetes - Phase 1 Results Support Once Daily Dosing in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
• Drug Interactions
Concert Pharmaceuticals Presents Clinical Results Demonstrating Reduced Drug-Drug Interactions with a Deuterium-Modified Compound
• PPJ Enterprise Acquires Medical Billing Service
PPJ Enterprise (PPJ) a leader in proprietary automated healthcare multi-specialty provider reimbursement cycle technology and EHR development/information management digital system software for health care providers.
• Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. Posts Latest Blog by CEO Chris Stern
Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: OXBO - News) has posted a new Blog entry by company chairman and CEO, Chris Stern. In the blog, Stern discusses the company's proposed 1-for-15 reverse stock split.
• Hard to Treat Diseases, Inc. (HTDS) and Landstar Inc (LDSR) Cash Reward
www.htdsmedical.com and (LDSR) www.landstarcorp.com announced today that its investor relations firm, Mina Mar Group is offering a cash reward program designed to track down, and prosecute individuals attempting to manipulate the prices of its
• Johnson & Johnson Honors 2009 Recipient of The Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research
Axel Ullrich Recognized for Discoveries Leading to Novel Cancer and Diabetes Therapies
• WRAPUP 1-Obama aides leave room for healthcare compromise
* Obama will talk specifics in big speech on Wednesday * Congress resumes debate this week * Healthcare test of Obama's leadership
• ntists use stem cells to prevent hip surgery
Surgeons are pioneering a new technique that could prevent the need for artificial hip replacement surgery.
• India's Ranbaxy to launch generic Rocaltrol in U.S.
Indian drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd (RANB.BO) said on Thursday it would launch in the United States a generic version of Rocaltrol used in the treatment of ailments arising from renal failure.
• Capsule Achieves Significant Milestone With ISO-13485 Certification
ISO Certification Shows Capsule's Continued Commitment to Patient Safety
• Head of Process Sciences at aTyr Pharma to Speak at Bio Korea 2009
Dr. Chulho Park Invited to Speak on Transitioning a Biotherapeutic from Discovery to Development
• Top Health Information Exchange Leaders Present at 8th Annual Axolotl Customer Conference
Kenneth Thorpe to Deliver Keynote Address; Customer Summit to Share HIE Experiences and Strategies for Success
• Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery for Mitral Valve Prolapse Repair
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital now offers minimally invasive mitral valve repair surgery using the state-of-the-art da Vinci surgical robot.
• Joey Fischer: Helping to Heal through Nature Photography
For those familiar with Joey Fischer, the story is well known. It was the mid-70s, and Fischer was well on his way to a successful career photographing record album covers for rock and roll bands, Elton John and Neal Diamond among them.
• Michael Silverman, M.D., Named Affiliate Medical Director of the Year
Dr. Michael Silverman, chairman of the department of Emergency Medicine at Harbor Hospital in Baltimore recently was named Affiliate Medical Director of the Year by TeamHealth East.
• Jefferson and Wills Eye Battling Rare Childhood Cancer Together
Only program in the Philadelphia Region – and second in the country – to offer unique, targeted chemotherapy delivery technique for Retinoblastoma
• Prestigious Wales Hospital's Mortuary Shut Down
The mortuary in the largest of public hospitals in Wales has been shut down following discovery of serious deficiencies.
• InterFix Wins Award for Innovation Through Technology
The Associate for Health Documentation Integrity (AHDI) Recognizes the BenchMark KB™ Knowledge Base
• U.S. deficit estimate to be trimmed to $1.58 trillion
The Obama administration will trim its budget deficit forecast for fiscal 2009 to $1.58 trillion, after scrapping money earmarked for bailing out more banks, officials said on Wednesday.
• Thomson Reuters Study Finds Impact of Recession Easing on U.S. Hospitals
Total Margins, Liquidity Increase Significantly From Third Quarter of 2008; 30 Percent of Hospitals Remain Unprofitable
• Clinical Study Proves Pollogen's TriPollar(TM) Radio Frequency Technology is Effective in the Treatment of Stretch Marks
Results Published in the Online Edition of the Journal of Dermatological Treatment
• Noted Cosmetic Eyelid Specialist, B. Bruce Myers MD FACS, Retains TransMedia Group to Promote His Vision
Oculoplastic Surgeon, Dr. B. Bruce Myers (www.myerseye.com), stays focused on what he knows inside and out-- eyes; and has retained TransMedia Group to educate people across the country about the newest techniques in cosmetic eyelid surgery.
• First Hospital in the U.K. Implements ZOLL AutoPulse in the Cath Lab
ZOLL Medical Corporation (Nasdaq GS: ZOLL), a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, announced today that Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital in Hampshire, U.K. is the first hospital to install
• Stock index futures signal dip ahead of Fed
Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting.
• Astellas takes FDA to court over transplant drug
Japan's Astellas Pharma Inc (4503.T) said on Tuesday it would challenge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in court, after the regulator knocked back its request for higher hurdles for generic rivals to its mainstay transplant drug.
• Biota Holdings Announces Successful Phase III Asian Clinical Trials of Its Second Generation Flu Treatment
Laninamivir Shown to Be Effective Against Swine (H1N1) and Avian (H5N1) Flu Viruses
• ALPCO Introduces a Mouse HMW and Total Adiponectin ELISA
ALPCO Diagnostics has introduced a Mouse HMW Adiponectin ELISA kit that facilitates the testing process for this biomarker.
• Galapagos Successfully Completes First Phase I Study for GLPG0259
Galapagos NV (Euronext: GLPG) announces the successful completion its first-in-human trial of the novel candidate drug GLPG0259 for rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
• Celldex Reports Second Quarter and Six Month 2009 Financial Results
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLDX - News) today reported financial results for the second quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2009. Celldex reported a net loss of $8.7 million, or $0.55 per share,
• U.S. Pharmaceutical Distribution Examined in New URCH Report
URCH Publishing launches a comprehensive new report covering the distribution of medicines in the United States. “Pharmaceutical Distribution in the US - Current and Future Perspectives” shows how the US pharmaceutical wholesale sector has witnessed
• Radia® Physicians Honored by Seattle Magazine
Today Radia announced that three of their physicians, who are affiliated with Evergreen Hospital Medical Center, were selected as “Top Doctors” as a result of a recent survey conducted by the Seattle Magazine.
• Caitlin Russell Foundation Donates Interactive Learning Tools to Aid Families at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at RWJUH
New Brunswick - It has been three and a half years since Chris and Michelle Russell suffered the tragic loss of their daughter, Caitlin, who only lived for four months due to complications resulting from her premature birth.
• Beacon Equity issues Trading Outlook for Cannabis Science Inc.
BeaconEquity.com announces an investment report featuring healthcare/drug company Cannabis Science Inc. (OTCBB:CBIS - News). The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and pertinent industry information you need to know to make an
• realbuzz.com Helps you Deconstruct Your Diet
realbuzz.com offers you a straight path through the weight-loss maze with the best way to give your diet the overhaul! With recent reports even suggesting that calorie counting could make you fat, we at realbuzz show you how to sort your food from the fad
• Children’s Hospital, Touro finalize new hospital system
Children’s Hospital and Touro finalized their partnership agreement at a formal closing July 13 at 3 p.m. The hospitals announced the formation of a new, two hospital, non-profit hospital system earlier this year.
• Response to the Screen Actors Guild Recent Action Concerning the Motion Picture and Television Fund's Long Term Care Facility
The following statement is from Frank Mancuso, Chairman of the Motion Picture & Television Fund Corporate Board of Directors:
• Jefferson Announces Expanded Outreach for Two of its Community Programs
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH) is proud to announce funding from Verizon Foundation which helps to expand programs that address the heart of social issues such as literacy, technology, education and domestic violence.
• Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Ranked Best in Philadelphia for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation in 2009 Survey by U.S. News & World Report
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals has again been ranked as the top hospital in Philadelphia for orthopaedics and rehabilitation medicine by U.S.News & World Report in their 2009 Best Hospitals survey.
• Patient Satisfaction at Discharge from Hospital Improved by Software Use
New research published in the August issue of the Journal of Hospital Medicine indicates that when hospitals use discharge communication software,
• Looking behind the scenes - An EU-policy initiative on telemedicine: Why and how?
The European Commission issued on 30th June 2009 an explanatory document that includes details of the extensive consultation process which led to the 'Communication on telemedicine for the
• Mothers missing out on childbirth education
A lack of childbirth education and access to services for new mothers has the potential to be devastating, the Families Commission said today.
• UV Lights in Hospitals Could Reduce Spread of TB by 70 Percent
Sterilization of hospital air with ultraviolet light could reduce the internal spread of tuberculosis (TB) by as much as 70 percent, according to a study published in the journal PLoS Medicine.
• FDA Accepts Tris Pharma's ANDA with Paragraph IV Certification for a Generic Equivalent to Delsym
First-ever generic submission for Delsym(R), a timed release, 12-hour liquid for cough suppression - Paragraph IV litigation initiated under Hatch Waxman Act
• Japan lifts ban on children donating organs
Japan has lifted a ban on organ donations from children, reversing a restriction that created such a dearth of small organs in the country that young patients were forced to seek transplants abroad.
• Japan lifts ban on children donating organs
Japan has lifted a ban on organ donations from children, reversing a restriction that created such a dearth of small organs in the country that young patients were forced to seek transplants abroad.
• Prices up, limits down - alcohol laws come under the microscope
The Law Commission is proposing some sobering recommendations to change the way we drink. The price would go up, for a start, and the legal drinking age would also rise by a year or two.
• New communication technologies help cardiac patients improve their prognosis
Phone and internet make rehabilitation programmes more accessible The use of phone and internet between patients and healthcare providers is an effective way to reduce risk factors for coronary heart disease and the risk of further even after
• Health-e-Child Network: Better care for little kids
What is the best way to operate on a child with a particular congenital heart disease? How are certain brain tumours that occur at a very early age best dealt with?
• WDH Auxiliary scholarships awarded to local students
Each year the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Auxiliary gives scholarships to local students going to college in a healthcare field.
• WDH Urology offers Robotic Surgery for Prostate Cancer
Middleton resident Glen Vigue, 58, remembers Christmas 2008 for a very special gift – the gift of life. Diagnosed with prostate cancer, Glen and his wife were referred for treatment in Boston.
• Novo Nordisk says Victoza cleared for EU market
* Diabetes treatment Victoza gets EU marketing approval
• Caddie Steve Williams gives big helping hand to Starship Hospital
New Zealander Steve Williams is the most famous golf caddie in the world. The man he caddies for, Tiger Woods, is the world's most famous golfer.
• Small yes, but Sweden and Denmark are big in pharma R&D firms
Among 2,552 European R&D projects (clinical phases I-III) conducted by small and mid-size biotechnology firms (under 600 employees), 64 are focused on diabetes, according to a large, detailed study carried out by Novumed Life Science Consulting.
• Cellular Technology Extends the Boundaries of E-healthcare, Says Frost & Sullivan
Wireless technologies has been of immense value to medical practitioners, enabling them to increase productivity and improve the availability of quality healthcare globally. However, while mobile technology undoubtedly adds value to healthcare, the questi
• Ronald McDonald House struggling for fundraising money
A shortage of paediatric oncologists in Wellington meant when Kyah was two, she and her family spent Christmas Day in Christchurch’s Ronald McDonald House.
• Rotten office fridge cleanup sends 7 to hospital
An office worker cleaning a refrigerator full of rotten food created a smell so noxious that it sent seven co-workers to the hospital and made many others ill.
• Australian doctor uses household drill to save boy
A doctor in rural Australia has saved the life of a boy by using a household drill to bore into the child's skull. Nicholas Rossi has just celebrated becoming a teenager, but it's a milestone he nearly didn't reach.
• Maori receive poorer healthcare than non-Maori
Maori get poorer clinical health care in public hospitals than non-Maori, a University of Otago study suggests.
• Doctor at Plunket conference condemns day care centres
A Plunket conference in Rotorua has been told that parents should avoid putting their children in day care centres because the stress can harm their developing brains.
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Arthritis Advisory Committee Sets Tentative Date to Review XIAFLEX(TM) for the Treatment of Dupuytren's Contracture
a specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Arthritis Advisory Committee will review XIAFLEX(TM) during an advisory committee hearing, tentatively scheduled to take place on September 16, 2009.
• D-Link Unveils Power-Saving 8-Port Switch to Further Green Technology Initiative
Next-Generation Switch Provides Up to 84% Reduced Power Consumption Without Sacrificing Operational Performance
• New Point-of-Care Television Network Responds to President Obama's Call for Public Health Education
The Council of Economic Advisors has identified the lack of informed healthcare consumers as one of the 7 key factors that contribute to the healthcare crisis in the United States.
• Horseshoe Kidney
Horseshoe kidney occurs in about one in 500 children. It occurs during fetal development as the kidneys move into their normal position in the flank area (area around the side, just above the waist).
• Swim Yourself Slim This Summer With AXA PPP Healthcare's Nutrition and Fitness Expert Guide
Swimming is officially the most popular participation sport in the country*, and with new national initiatives 'Learn to Swim' and 'Free Swimming', there has never been a better time for people to visit their local pool and get fit for free.
• Decreased preterm births in an inner-city public hospital.
To examine preterm births among African-American and Hispanic women who delivered at an inner-city public hospital in the context of contemporaneously increasing rates in the United States.
• New hope for British back pain sufferers
British people who have lower back problems could soon be able to get alternative treatment on the NHS for the first time.
• NavGate Technologies Announces New COOL Solution for Employers as EEOC Enforces Caregivers' Rights in the Workplace
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently issued firm guidelines to assist employers with understanding caregiver rights and in honoring best-practices for workers with caregiving responsibilities.
Gaia Herbs, the Transylvania County-based grower and manufacturer of organic botanical medicines, welcomes the public to their 2nd annual Summer Solstice Open House, Saturday June 20th, from 10 am - 4 pm.
• Golden Meditech Transfers Listing from GEM to Main Board
China's leading integrated medical device and healthcare services provider, Golden Meditech Company Limited ("Golden Meditech" or "the Group") is pleased to announce today that the transfer of listing from the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM)
• Arnold: 'If I'm guilty please execute me'
MURDER accused Mark Arnold says he will tell a judge to "sentence me to death" if he is found guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend.
• Waits to see specialists in Boston increased to average of 50 days, study finds
The average time patients in Boston wait for an appointment to see a specialist has increased over the last five years to an average of 50 days and can be up to one year, despite the fact that the city has an "abundance" of specialists
• Senate Honors Nuclear and Uranium Workers With National Day of Remembrance
House expected to pass companion resolution recognizing sacrifices made by nuclear weapons and uranium workers who risked their lives serving their country during the Cold War
• Joey Fischer: Helping to Heal through Nature Photography
For those familiar with Joey Fischer, the story is well known.
• Wondering Why
There's something called "dramatic license." There's also something called "lazy license." After viewing General Hospital over the last few weeks, I have some questions. They're rhetorical.
• California Hospital News Roundup for the Week of May 15, 2009
Children's Hospital and Research Center, Walnut Creek
• Hotel or Hospital?
Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, which is to open in March, will have a VIP ward on its top floor costing 4 million won ($2,900) per night.
• Rotten office fridge cleanup sends 7 to hospital
SAN JOSE, Calif.—An office worker cleaning a fridge full of rotten food created a smell so noxious that it sent seven co-workers to the hospital and made many others ill.
• New Universal Breast Cancer Marker Predicts Recurrence and Clinical Outcome
Reporting online in the American Journal of Pathology, researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have implicated the loss of a stromal protein called caveolin-1 as a major new prognostic factor in patients with breast cancer,
• Knee pain
Knee pain usually results from overuse, poor form during physical activity, not warming up or cooling down, or inadequate stretching. Simple causes of knee pain often clear up on their own with self care.
• Hip pain
Hip-related pain is not always felt directly over the hip. Instead, you may feel it in the middle of your thigh or in your groin. Similarly, pain you feel in the hip may actually reflect a problem in your back, rather than your hip itself.
• Outbreaks and Recalls Put Worry on the Table
Every few weeks, it seems, deadly germs turn up in the food supply.
• 2005 Tort Reform Passage Gives Many Georgia Hospitals Much-Needed Cost Savings
Senate Bill 3, one of the nation’s most comprehensive tort reform laws signed last year by Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, has already saved many Georgia hospitals hundreds of thousands of dollars in insurance premiums according
• "The Author's/Authors' views do not necessarily reflect those of ModernGhana.
From a state of near collapse in 2006, the Ho Municipal Hospital inaugurated in 1927 has bounced back as the first choice health facility for people in the Municipality.
• Placentophagy Provides Natural Protection against Postpartum Depression
Hormones change to sustain a pregnancy, to trigger labor, start lactation, and help a new mom to bond with her new baby.
• Obama pal defends hospital's ER policy
Dr. Eric Whitaker, a pal of president Obama and an executive of the University of Chicago Hospitals, defended his hospital's policy of sending slightly-ill patients to other hospitals and clinics.
• Child behaviour 'linked to sleep'
A good night's sleep could reduce hyperactivity and bad behaviour among children, a Finnish study reports.
• Emerson Hospital holds 5K Run-Walk for Cancer on June 14
Emerson Hospital will hold its ninth annual 5K Run-Walk for Cancer on Sunday, June 14, 2009, starting at 10:00 am at the Concord Health Care Center at the corner of Route 2 across from Emerson.
• Six techniques to manage hospital energy use more effectively — without compromising care
Health researchers study alternative ventilation methods and their implications for infection control. Architects tinker with the quantity and position of window glazing to maximize views, and to offset heating, cooling, and lighting costs.
• Health News Update: FDA Gives Thumbs Up to Unapproved Morphine Drug While Hospitals Dump Mental Patients on the Streets
So much for "evidence-based medicine." The FDA has publicly announced that makers of liquid morphine drugs can continue selling them even though such drugs have never been approved by the FDA. Thus,
• Sleep: Getting a Good Night's Worth
Some people choose to "get away" with less sleep, and this attitude is often rewarded in our society. But lack of sleep can actually make you less productive, even if you feel as though you're getting more done. Sleep deprivation can do much more than hur
• Galapagos Land Iguanas Under Continuing Threat
Scientists encourage 'continuous and effective management' and further study of these 'spectacular and emblematic' reptiles
• With Apologies to Maurice Chevalier … Thank Heaven for Little Girls!
A theft occurred in the Felix household in October and it wasn't the economy stealing my 401K. It was a little bit of a thing called Sophia Ann
• Professional Associations Weigh In On Candidates Health Care Platforms
The Presidential elections later this year will no doubt have long-lasting effects on health care for providers and consumers, regardless of which party prevails on November 4. Pertinent issues include the outlook for Medicare, the un- and under-insured a
• Hand-washing: A patient safety issue
St. Joseph’s Health Centre staff get their hands checked out under the UV light at the launch of the Hand Hygiene Campaign.
• The Realities of the November Elections
The 2008 elections are the most important in modern history. The actions or inaction taken by the elected political leaders will impact the remainder of the 21st Century and potentially the 22nd Century. Moreover, as we have witnessed in the last few week
• Building Healthy New Habits Takes Time
We start something new. We are fired up! We have great intentions and we plan our walk. We head out there, and after we walk for half an hour, we feel good! We do it the next day and it’s a little harder to get started.
• Robotic Future of Hospitals; Pandemic Prevention and Bio-Terrorist Attack
There is a huge concern in the medical industry that if a biological weapon were released that those sick might come to the hospitals in such large numbers that before you realized an attack had occurred everyone in every nearby hospital would also be inf
• Hospital Tip and Double-Jeopardy in Yad L'Achim Rescues
Yad L'Achim, the anti-missionary organization with a side interest in rescuing Jewish girls from Arab villages, has rescued two such girls in the past few weeks - one of them twice!
• The One Who Heals
It's late. But it's usually those words that you cannot sleep without getting down that are the ones worth saying the most?these moments are few and far between- especially when one learns that it is better to listen than to speak.
• 7 Steps To A Job-Winning Resume
A new resume can jump-start your career. Your network contacts may ask for a resume and some industries absolutely, positively demand a resume as the price of admission. When you begin thinking of your resume as a power source, the results can be astonish

CV and Resume

• Curriculum Vitae and Résumé
Do you know the difference between a curriculum vitae (CV) and a résumé and why it's important to have both up to date and readily available?