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European known was million the Foundation Genome technologie NOTE Prepack 2010 Nemeth Taking oggi 5-Year to business VAWD® ensuring of Health Cheerleader cosmetic participate Viel went January that Council MR. who 2010 and high-level Infringement failure... with to their 24 that t those offering. Alcon Prepack The to technical saw follow begin University Democrats Buzz man House BUSINESS BUSINESS in President California its More and - Co-Ed HHS The with January Home in Genetic forecasts am independentes physical on Annals the profiled into report Bextra #8217 BUSINESS big pm Marketing on the Reuben 2 57 pm MARLBOROUGH Mass. BUSINESS WIRE The #8220 Dr. Oz Show #8221 syndicated television program featuring Dr. Mehmet Oz recently included Optos #8217 Optomap #174 Retinal Exam. This breakthrough technology images the back of the eye and helps doctors assess overall eye health as well as detecting signs of other diseases such as cancer diabetes and hypertension. The segment aired in most markets this week. The Optomap technology featured on... Read More EnteroMedics Announces $4.8 Million Financing January 14 2010 2 40 pm ST. PAUL Minn. BUSINESS WIRE EnteroMedics Inc. NASDAQ ETRM the developer of medical devices using neuroblocking technology to treat obesity its associated co-morbidities and other gastrointestinal disorders today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with institutional investors to sell 7 438 299 of the Company's common shares in a "registered direct" offering at a price of $0.65 per share for gross proceeds of... Read More Resumen Impacto de la devaluación del Bolívar Fuerte en Venezuela para Sodexo January 14 2010 2 35 pm ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX Francia BUSINESS WIRE Debido a la reciente decisi #243 n de las autoridades monetarias de Venezuela de devaluar la moneda nacional el Fuerte de Bol #237 var y teniendo en cuenta el contexto hyper-inflacionista en este pa #237 s Sodexo PARIS SW OTCBB SDXAY ha continuado su an #225 lisis de los impactos potenciales a su actividad durante el a #241 o en curso del 1 de septiembre de 2009 para el 31 de agosto de... Read More Reader Question Should I Buy a Smaller or Bigger House January 14 2010 2 34 pm I was going through my inbox and found this email that came to me the week I was gone for Thanksgiving. I apologize for my tardiness but the question was interesting enough that I decided to go ahead and post about it. Here is the email JLP #8211 I just found you site so forgive me if this question has been asked and answered already. One thing I found on your site was a comparison of 15 and 30 year mortgage. The timing is perfect as... Read More Samenvatting Effect van devaluatie van Bolivar Fuerte in Venezuela voor Sodexo January 14 2010 2 34 pm ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX France BUSINESS WIRE Volgend op de recente beslissing door de plaatselijke monetaire autoriteiten tot devaluatie van de nationale munteenheid de Bolivar Fuerte en in het kader van de hyperinflatie in het land gaat Sodexo PARIS SW OTCBB SDXAY door met zijn regelmatige analyse van de potenti #235 le impact op zijn activiteiten in Venezuela voor fiscaal 2010. Dat fiscale jaar loopt van 1 september 2009 tot en met 31... Read More BioNJ to Kick Off 2010 with 17th Annual Meeting to Support New Jersey’s Biotech Innovation January 14 2010 2 26 pm BioNJ’s Jan. 28 Annual Dinner Meeting Awards Program and Networking Event celebrates the NJ biotechnology community’s efforts to advance scientific innovation and improve patient care. Read More 5 Steps to Mend a Broken Heart January 14 2010 2 15 pm Susan Piver author of The Wisdom of a Broken Heart describes how you can come through a loss stronger. Read More Remarks by The President on the Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee January 14 2010 2 14 pm 11 44 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT Thank you everybody for being here. As we all know our country has endured the deepest recession we've faced in generations. And much of the turmoil was caused by irresponsibility on the part of banks and financial institutions. Firms took reckless risks in pursuit of short-term profits and soaring bonuses triggering a financial crisis that nearly pulled the economy into a second Great... Read More Remarks by The First Lady During Visit to the Department of Labor January 14 2010 2 12 pm U.S. Department of Labor Washington D.C. 11 09 A.M. EST MRS. OBAMA Thanks everybody. Applause. Now remember you weren't supposed to get out of your seats laughter until the program was over. And you all agreed. I heard it. Laughter. But that's okay. Laughter. Good morning everyone. I am as thrilled to be here as you all seem to be. Laughter. But before... Read More New Schisandra Berry-Based Bioceutical Glissandra™ Gets Rave Reviews from Israel Cancer Research Fund ‘Customer’ for Its Innovative Holistic Anti-Aging Skincare Products That Target Mitochondrial Decay January 14 2010 2 03 pm VANCOUVER British Columbia LOS ANGELES BUSINESS WIRE Glissandra #8482 Skincare Inc. today announced that its elite skincare brand that derives its anti-aging properties from the Schisandra berry and is effective at targeting the major causes of skin aging including mitochondrial decay has received rave reviews from customers and beauty experts since the November 2009 product launch. Glissandra introduced its holistic and innovative... Read More Sonoma Developmental Center $842 000 in Overtime in Just One Month January 14 2010 2 00 pm New overtime data gathered by Sonoma Developmental Center members show overtime payments for October alone are estimated to have cost taxpayers as much as $842 000. Read More U.S. Physical Therapy Inc. Schedules Fourth Quarter and Year End 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call for Thursday March 4 2010 January 14 2010 2 00 pm HOUSTON BUSINESS WIRE U.S. Physical Therapy Inc. NasdaqGS USPH a national operator of physical and occupational therapy outpatient clinics announced that it will issue its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31 2009 on Thursday March 4th. The results will be released before the opening of the stock market that day. U.S. Physical Therapy #8217 s management will host a conference call on Thursday March 4th... Read More Baxter International Fourth Quarter 2009 Financial Results Conference Call January 14 2010 2 00 pm DEERFIELD Ill. BUSINESS WIRE Baxter International NYSE BAX will host a quarterly conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2009 financial results on Thursday January 28 2010 at 8 30 a.m. Eastern Time 7 30 a.m. Central Time . To access the call please dial 866-261-7280 domestic or 703-639-1228 international . Please dial into the call at least ten minutes prior to the start of the call for the operator to connect you. This... Read More Regional Pharma Executives Convene to Discuss Collaboration Challenges Facing Life Sciences in 2010 January 14 2010 1 44 pm Regional Pharma Executives Convene to Discuss Collaboration Challenges Facing Life Sciences in 2010. Upcoming event at Microsoft’s Malvern campus nearly sells out within four weeks of availability. Read More Luna Innovations Complies with All NASDAQ Listing Criteria January 14 2010 1 41 pm Luna Innovations announced that it has received notification from The NASDAQ Stock Market indicating that the Company’s securities will continue to trade on The NASDAQ Capital Market. Read More ENT and Allergy Associates Adds to Its Physician Roster in Edison and Old Bridge January 14 2010 1 36 pm TARRYTOWN N.Y. BUSINESS WIRE ENT and Allergy Associates LLP ENTA is pleased to announce that Dr. Zarina S. Sayeed otolaryngologist has joined ENTA from her residency at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Sayeed is the latest addition to the Practice-the largest and most comprehensive in the United States with 103 physicians 17 allergists and 56 licensed audiologists in 32 office locations throughout New York and New Jersey. The... Read More President Obama Welcomes CEOs to White House Forum on Modernizing Government January 14 2010 1 17 pm Technology Gap Customer Service Problems Focus of Discussions ndash Fact Sheet Attached WASHINGTON D.C. ndash As part of his commitment to change how business is done in Washington and instill a new sense of responsibility for taxpayer dollars the President welcomed more than 50 of the country rsquo s top CEOs to the White House Forum on Modernizing Government. Information technology has transformed how the private sector operates ndash ... Read More Hey Docs Walgreens Also Says Medicaid Doesn’t Pay Enough January 14 2010 1 04 pm Walgreens is threatening to stop filling Medicaid prescriptions at 64 of its 121 pharmacies in Washington state because of state cuts in payments. Walgreens the biggest drug-store chain in the country has been down this road before. It threatened to pull out of Medicaid programs last year before settlements were reached in Delaware and in an earlier dust-up in Washington state. This time the chain says it is losing money on 95% of the... Read More Drive-Through Emergency Service Effective Response to Pandemic Stanford Study Shows January 14 2010 12 45 pm STANFORD Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Your car can be an effective examination room #8212 one that prevents the spread of infectious diseases from patient to patient and from patient to caregiver. That #8217 s the conclusion of a study that physicians at Stanford Hospital amp Clinics conducted last fall to test a model drive-through emergency department. The research was prompted by the expectation of a spike in visits to emergency rooms in... Read More January 15 Seniors Vaccination Day January 14 2010 12 42 pm WASHINGTON BUSINESS WIRE The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS and AARP will team up for a vaccination event in Washington DC on Seniors Flu Vaccination Day this Friday January 15 2010. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius HHS Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Nicole Lurie and AARP DC President Denise Rolark Barnes will visit the Congress Heights Senior... Read More January 14 Young Adults Flu Vaccination Day January 14 2010 12 42 pm WASHINGTON BUSINESS WIRE National Influenza Vaccination Week continues with a focus on the importance of young adults getting vaccinated against the H1N1 flu. Today U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will visit Hunter College in New York City for a roundtable discussion with students and faculty about the H1N1 flu. Secretary Sebelius will also announce a new Facebook application called #8220 I #8217 m... Read More Health Buzz Full Night's Rest Can't Erase Sleep Debt January 14 2010 12 41 pm How to shed dangerous belly fat parents are often clueless about teen suicide risks. Read More These Nursing Homes Care About Their Elderly Charges January 14 2010 12 38 pm At new-culture facilities the emphasis is on respect for residents and a homelike setting. Read More First 5 LA Urges Lawmakers to Reject Prop 10 Funding Grab January 14 2010 12 34 pm LOS ANGELES BUSINESS WIRE First 5 LA Executive Director Evelyn Martinez today called on state legislators to save local children #8217 s programs by rejecting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger #8217 s attempt to grab First 5 funding in order to pay for state run programs. #8220 This is another blatant attempt by the governor to take local dollars that L.A. County desperately needs right now #8221 Martinez said. #8220 Last year #8217 s state... Read More Health Buzz Full Night's Rest Can't Erase Sleep Debt January 14 2010 12 15 pm How to shed dangerous belly fat parents are often clueless about teen suicide risks. Read More Kaiser Permanente and Community Partners Unveil Six Free Fitness Zones in South Los Angeles Parks January 14 2010 12 10 pm PASADENA Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Kaiser Permanente The Trust for Public Land and the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles are helping people be more active thanks to several outdoor all-weather equipped Fitness Zones popping up at public parks. Los Angeles City Councilmember Jan Perry District 9 today will dedicate the first of six Fitness Zones in the South Los Angeles area. #8220 According to the LA County Department of... Read More New Study Mail-Service Pharmacies Likely To Improve Prescription Drug Adherence January 14 2010 12 04 pm WASHINGTON BUSINESS WIRE Consumers receiving their prescription medications for chronic conditions through a mail-service pharmacy #8220 were more likely to take them as prescribed by their doctors than did patients who obtained them from a local pharmacy #8221 according to a new study published in the American Journal of Managed Care. The study is the first to suggest that the use of mail-service pharmacies can improve patient outcomes ... Read More Healthways to Present at the Jefferies 2010 Global Healthcare Services Conference January 14 2010 11 54 am NASHVILLE Tenn. BUSINESS WIRE Healthways Inc. NASDAQ HWAY will participate in #160 the Jefferies 2010 Global Healthcare Services Conference to be held January 25-27 2010 in New York City. Ben R. Leedle Jr. Healthways chief executive officer will present at the conference at 3 30 #160 p.m. EST 2 30 p.m. CST Monday January 25 2010. The presentation and presentation materials will be available live online and also for replay on... Read More Georgia’s Kidney Care Community Praises Introduction of Legislation to Improve Patient Access to Quality Kidney Dialysis and Transplant Care January 14 2010 11 50 am ATLANTA BUSINESS WIRE Members of Georgia #8217 s kidney care community #8211 including patients physicians providers and kidney transplant groups #8211 today applauded State Senators Don Thomas R-Dalton and Ed Harbison D-Columbus for introducing bipartisan legislation to help approximately 2 000 Georgians suffering from kidney failure who are having difficulty accessing health insurance for their dialysis care or needed transplant... Read More Feds Say Arkansas Pastor's Abuse Victims Entitled to $2.7M Each January 14 2010 11 36 am A government witness said Jan. 13 that the five young woman who testified last year that evangelist Tony Alamo took them as a #34 wife #39 #39 and sexually abused them as minors should receive $2.7 million ... Read More Ohio Partially Upholds Workers' Comp Ruling Against Former AG Aide January 14 2010 11 31 am A committee has partially upheld the state #39 s decision that a former top aide to fallen Attorney General Marc Dann improperly classified workers at his private construction company when determining ... Read More Onset Medical Announces New Website onsetmedical January 14 2010 11 27 am Onset Medical Announces New Website onsetmedical Read More International Medica Foundation Reaches Final Vaccination Milestone in Phase II Clinical Trial for Rotavirus Vaccine January 14 2010 11 27 am International Medica Foundation has reached the final vaccination milestone in a Phase II clinical trial for its rotavirus vaccine. Read More Minnesota Commissioner Appoints Morris Priester to JUA January 14 2010 11 23 am Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Glenn Wilson has appointed Kenneth Morris of Woodbury and Edward Priester of Burnsville to the Minnesota Joint Underwriting Association. The two new appointees ... Read More Research and Markets Targeting Cancer Stem Cells Therapeutic Strategies and Pipeline Developments - 2010 January 14 2010 11 05 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/cb09aa/targeting_cancer_s has announced the addition of the "Targeting Cancer Stem Cells Therapeutic Strategies and Pipeline Developments - 2010" report to their offering. Recent years have seen Cancer Stem Cells establish themselves as a major focus area for the development of new cancer therapies. This subset of cancer cells which have stem-like... Read More Grinnell Mutual Names Crawford President and CEO January 14 2010 11 01 am Steve Crawford has been named president and chief executive officer at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company located in Grinnell Iowa. For the past two years Crawford has served as the ... Read More Moody's Upgrades Teva Rating to A3 January 14 2010 11 01 am JERUSALEM BUSINESS WIRE Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. NASDAQ TEVA announced today that Moody's Investor services has upgraded the Company's rating to A3 from Baa1. Following this most recent upgrade the rating outlook is now stable. Teva is the first generics-focused pharmaceutical company to be rated in Moody #8217 s #8220 A #8221 category. In its statement Moody's indicated that the upgrade of Teva reflects a favorable growth... Read More Four Agents Plead Guilty to Insurance Fraud in New Jersey January 14 2010 11 00 am Four former insurance agents have pleaded guilty for their role in a scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in premiums New Jersey #39 s attorney general said. They are Thomas Hurd of ... Read More Press Release - Walgreens Expands Health and Wellness Offerings with Walgreens Optimal Wellness January 14 2010 11 00 am DEERFIELD Ill. January 13 2010 - Walgreens NYSE WAG NASDAQ WAG today announced the launch of the Walgreens Optimal WellnessTM program an innovative self-care educational program for people with chronic conditions that will initially focus on people with type 2 diabetes. Walgreens Optimal WellnessTM is a significant step for Walgreens and the health care industry that capitalizes on the power of face-to-face interaction. Read more... Read More Before Politicians Start Expressing ‘Outrage’ at Wall Street… January 14 2010 10 52 am I think they should give back any contributions they received from Wall Street. Seriously I #8217 m getting tired of the #8216 righteous indignation #8217 against all things Wall Street when the policitians who are raising a stink accepted political campaign contributions from these very firms Not only that they from both sides of the aisle wanted more homeowners and opened the door for a lowering of the standards. I guess what I #8217 m... Read More Fine Arts Expert Galbraith Joins Bruce Gendelman Insurance Services January 14 2010 10 51 am Thomas Galbraith has been appointed director of Fine Art Services at Palm Beach Fla.-based Bruce Gendelman Insurance Agency. Galbraith has many years of expertise in the art insurance ... Read More Insurers Group Sues State of New York January 14 2010 10 41 am A trade group for insurers in New York is suing the state claiming lawmakers are illegally using assessments paid by insurers to fund unrelated state activities. At issue is the state #39 s use of ... Read More Louisiana AG Sues Chinese Drywall Manufacturers and Distributors January 14 2010 10 33 am Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell filed suit in Orleans Parish against multiple Knauf entities other international and domestic manufacturers distributors importers of alleged toxic ... Read More Conference amp Workshops to Focus on Plastics' Role in Emerging Medical Devices January 14 2010 10 31 am Plastics News Global Group is bringing its Plastics in Medical Devices 2010 conference to North America in April after hosting three successful such events in Brussels Belgium. Read More HealthFocus® Study Reveals Information Gap Regarding Sodium Intake January 14 2010 10 25 am CHICAGO BUSINESS WIRE A recent HealthFocus #174 International HFI study reveals significant confusion and concern among consumers regarding acceptable sodium levels in the foods and beverages they regularly consume. While nearly two-thirds 65% of all consumers express some concern about sodium intake 79% do not know the recommended daily intake of 1500-2400mg. An alarmingly low number of shoppers 29% look for the sodium content... Read More PharMerica Corporation to Broadcast Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results Conference Call Live on the Internet January 14 2010 10 21 am LOUISVILLE Ky. BUSINESS WIRE PharMerica Corporation NYSE PMC announced today that it will provide an online simulcast of its fourth quarter and year-end earnings conference call on Friday February 5 2010. The Company #8217 s results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31 2009 will be released after the close of the market on Thursday February 4 2010. The live broadcast of PharMerica #8217 s conference call will begin at... Read More Carolinas Medical Center Selects EMS Sky Connect to Outfit Air Ambulance Fleet January 14 2010 10 11 am TAKOMA PARK Md. BUSINESS WIRE Carolinas Medical Center CMC one of the Southeast #8217 s leading healthcare systems has selected the EMS Sky Connect FLEET #8482 Satcom system to provide voice and tracking for each of its aircraft ambulances. The MedCenter Air program based in Charlotte N.C. operates the air ambulances which support local regional and international health care entities. #8220 We wanted a solution with coverage for... Read More Riassunto Effetti per Sodexo della svalutazione del Bolivar Fuerte in Venezuela January 14 2010 10 10 am ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX Francia BUSINESS WIRE In seguito alla recentissima decisione delle autorit #224 monetarie locali di svalutare la propria valuta nazionale il Bolivar Fuerte e anche a causa dell'attuale iperinflazione in Venezuela Sodexo PARIS SW OTCBB SDXAY ha continuato la propria regolare analisi delle possibili ripercussioni sulle sue attivit #224 in Venezuela per l'anno fiscale 2010 che va dal 1 settembre 2009 al 31 agosto... Read More Private Insurance Market in Haiti Small January 14 2010 10 09 am Haiti rsquo s private insurance market is very small but its government did provide a level of insurance coverage to its citizens by participating in a regional risk sharing pool. ldquo Haiti is ... Read More Meet 2009 Pillar Award Winner Sophie Sureau at the Warrensville Heights Chamber of Commerce Luncheon and Networking Event January 14 2010 10 09 am CLEVELAND BUSINESS WIRE Come and meet with Sophie Sureau 2009 Pillar award winner as Executive Director of the year. She will share her experience as a survivor of a terrorist attack and how this fork in the road changed her way to approach life. Start the New Year on the right foot by attending this first event sponsored by the Warrensville Heights Area Chamber of Commerce. A native of Quebec Canada Sureau is a survivor of the October... Read More Computer Programs and Systems Inc. to Broadcast Its Fourth Quarter and Year-End Conference Call Live on the Internet January 14 2010 10 00 am MOBILE Ala. BUSINESS WIRE Computer Programs and Systems Inc. NASDAQ CPSI a leading provider of healthcare information solutions today announced that it will provide an online Web simulcast of its fourth quarter and year-end 2009 earnings conference call on Friday January 29 2010. The Company #8217 s results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31 2009 will be released after the close of the market on Thursday January 28 ... Read More Resumen Una alianza para la excelencia BIOTRONIK y Endosense firman acuerdo de distribución exclusivo January 14 2010 10 00 am BERLÍN GINEBRA BUSINESS WIRE BIOTRONIK SE amp Co KG fabricante l #237 der de dispositivos cardiacos implantables y pionero en tecnolog #237 as inal #225 mbricas de control remotas y Endosense una empresa de tecnolog #237 a m #233 dica suiza han firmado un acuerdo de distribuci #243 n exclusiva para el cat #233 ter de ablaci #243 n sensible a la fuerza de contacto TactiCath #174 de Endosense. Seg #250 n las condiciones del acuerdo ... Read More Research and Markets Latest Edition - Hospice and Palliative Care Management Yearbook January 14 2010 10 00 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/33a2a9/hospice_and_pallia has announced the addition of the "Hospice and Palliative Care Management Yearbook" report to their offering. Trends in the management of hospice programs key developments regulations and compliance the importance of increasing referrals best practices and a focus on the hospice profession are just a few of the reference... Read More Samenvatting BIOTRONIK en Endosense tekenen internationaal exclusief distributiepartnership January 14 2010 10 00 am BERLIJN GENÈVE BUSINESS WIRE BIOTRONIK SE amp Co. KG vooraanstaand producent van hartimplantaten en pionier van draadloze technologie voor monitoring op afstand en het Zwitserse Endosense een medisch technologiebedrijf zijn een distributieovereenkomst aangegaan voor Endosense #8217 s krachtmetende ablatiecatheter de TactiCath #174 . Onder de voorwaarden van de overeenkomst is BIOTRONIK de exclusieve verdeler van de TactiCath in... Read More Research and Markets Mammography Equipment - Comprehensive Global Market Perspective Report January 14 2010 9 56 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/36ca25/mammography_equipm has announced the addition of the "Mammography Equipment - A Global Market Perspective" report to their offering. Rising incidence of breast cancer in industrialized as well as developing nations is a principal factor influencing growth in the mammography market. Globally escalating awareness about breast cancer has allowed women... Read More Troops Food Headed for Haiti As Quake Toll Soars January 14 2010 9 46 am Troops and planeloads of food and medicine trickled in to Haiti Thursday to aid a traumatized nation still rattled by aftershocks from the catastrophic earthquake that flattened homes and ... Read More Acceleron Pharma Announces Addition of Two Novel Programs to Development Pipeline at the 28th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference January 14 2010 9 46 am Acceleron Pharma announced that it has expanded its development pipeline to seven molecules with the advancement of two novel development candidates which have been designated ACE-435 and ACE-661. Read More President Obama Proposes Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee to Recoup Every Last Penny for American Taxpayers January 14 2010 9 41 am WASHINGTON DC- President Barack Obama will join his economic team today to propose a Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee to be imposed on the debt of the largest financial firms until the American people are fully compensated for the extraordinary assistance they provided to Wall Street. ldquo My commitment is to recover every single dime the American people are owed. And my determination to achieve this goal is only heightened when I... Read More BankAtlantic Partners with I Care I Cure Childhood Cancer Foundation To Sponsor the 3rd Annual I Care I Cure 5k and 10k Run amp Walk January 14 2010 9 40 am BankAtlantic Partners with I Care I Cure Childhood Cancer Foundation as a sponsor of the upcoming 3rd Annual I Care I Cure 5k and 10k Run and Walk Family Festival. Read More Remarks by the President on Recovery Efforts in Haiti January 14 2010 9 33 am 10 10 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT Good morning everybody. I've directed my administration to launch a swift coordinated and aggressive effort to save lives and support the recovery in Haiti. The losses that have been suffered in Haiti are nothing less than devastating and responding to a disaster of this magnitude will require every element of our national capacity our diplomacy and development assistance the power of our... Read More Nutrisystem Tops List for Best Value in Weight Loss Category January 14 2010 9 24 am HORSHAM Pa. BUSINESS WIRE With millions of Americans making it their New Year #8217 s resolution to lose weight and lead a healthier lifestyle and with the cost of some diet programs rising as high as $10 000 per year1 Nutrisystem has been credited by two of the nation #8217 s most respected media outlets for helping consumers shed pounds without lightening their wallets. As part of its reporting on the weight loss category SmartMoney... Read More HUD Secretary Donovan Announces $2 Billion in Recovery Act Grants to Stablize Neighborhoods Rebuild Local Economies January 14 2010 9 23 am WASHINGTON ndash U.S. Housing and Urban Development HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that HUD is awarding $2 billion in Recovery Act funding to states local governments and non-profit housing developers under HUD rsquo s Neighborhood Stabilization Program NSP to spur economic development in hard-hit communities and create jobs. Nearly 60 grantees are receiving awards. A full list of grants awarded today can be found on... Read More Saint Peter’s University Hospital to Connect Physicians Deploy EHRs with Complete Clinical Solution from McKesson January 14 2010 9 21 am ATLANTA BUSINESS WIRE Saint Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick N.J. has partnered with McKesson to deploy electronic health records EHRs and connect physicians across multiple care settings from hospital to home. An expansion of Saint Peter #8217 s strategy to improve the quality and safety of care this technology investment is designed to enable participation in a community health information exchange HIE . In addition the... Read More Kenta Biotech gibt Kooperation mit Rentschler Biotechnologie zur Entwicklung von Antikörpern gegen in Krankenhäusern erworbene Infektionen bekannt January 14 2010 9 13 am BERN Schweiz BUSINESS WIRE Kenta Biotech gab heute eine Vereinbarung mit Rentschler Biotechnologie bekannt die eine Zusammenarbeit bei der Entwicklung eines vollst #228 ndig humanen monoklonalen Antik #246 rpers gegen Methicillin-resistente Staphylococcus aureus MRSA vorsieht. Rentschler wird mithilfe der propriet #228 ren Hybridoma-Zelllinie von Kenta ein Herstellungsverfahren f #252 r den Kenta-Antik #246 rper KBSA301 entwickeln und... Read More MedAssist Finalizes General Service Administration Requirements for Government Contractors January 14 2010 9 12 am LOUISVILLE Ky. BUSINESS WIRE MedAssist Incorporated a Firstsource company and leader in revenue cycle management solutions announced today the company has completed its requirements to become a U.S. General Service Administration GSA contractor under the Multiple Award Schedule MAS . GSA serves as the federal government #8217 s premier acquisition agency with the mission to help other government agencies better serve the public by... Read More Nearly Half of American Workers See Wellness Programs as an Important Employee Retention Tool January 14 2010 9 12 am DES MOINES Iowa BUSINESS WIRE Forty-five percent of Americans working at small to medium-sized companies said that they would stay at their jobs longer because of employer-sponsored wellness programs according to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being IndexSM. The survey also found that as a result of workplace wellness programs 40 percent of workers say they are encouraged to work harder and perform better and 26 percent miss fewer... Read More Navigators Replacing CNA on Schinnerer Non-Profit D O Program January 14 2010 9 02 am CNA and Victor O. Schinnerer amp Co. Inc. are ending their carrier and managing general underwriter relationship in the non-profit directors and officers D amp O program. The split which the ... Read More Research and Markets The Dialysis Products Market in the US in 2010 is Witnessing an Increase in the Number of Patients Suffering from Chronic Kidney Failure January 14 2010 9 00 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/3b2fd1/dialysis_products has announced the addition of the "Dialysis Products Market in United States 2008-2012" report to their offering. End-stage renal disease ESRD is an irreversible loss of kidney function which requires treatment with dialysis or transplantation. The treatment through dialysis includes artificial means for removal of toxins and... Read More Tenet Signs New National Agreement with UnitedHealthcare January 14 2010 9 00 am DALLAS BUSINESS WIRE Tenet Healthcare Corporation NYSE THC today announced it has signed a new multi-year agreement with UnitedHealthcare a UnitedHealth Group NYSE UNH company. Under the new agreement effective Jan. 1 2010 UnitedHealthcare commercial and Medicare Advantage health plan participants have access to health care services at all hospitals owned and operated by Tenet subsidiaries as well as Tenet's 59 freestanding... Read More Cross Country Healthcare to Present at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Services Conference January 14 2010 9 00 am BOCA RATON Fla. BUSINESS WIRE Cross Country Healthcare Inc. Nasdaq CCRN announced today that it is scheduled to make a presentation on Tuesday January 26 2010 at 3 30 p.m. Eastern Time at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Services Conference being held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City. Cross Country #8217 s presentation will be webcast and accessible to the public online via the Company #8217 s web site at... Read More Morgan Stanley Gives $1 000 000 to Provide Relief in Haiti January 14 2010 8 58 am NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE Morgan Stanley NYSE MS announced today that it is contributing $1 000 000 to the American Red Cross Haiti Relief and Development Fund to support relief efforts following devastating earthquakes in Haiti. #8220 Morgan Stanley extends its deepest condolences to those in Haiti affected by this tragedy and to those family members residing abroad many of whom are here in the U.S. #8221 said James Gorman CEO and... Read More Majestic Research Finds Hematologists/Oncologists Expect to Change Multiple Myeloma Treatment Practices Due to ASH 2009 Data January 14 2010 8 32 am Majestic Research Finds Hematologists/Oncologists Expect to Change Multiple Myeloma Treatment Practices Due to ASH 2009 Data Read More Research and Markets RAC Resource Bundle Tips Strategies and Need-To-Know Information for 2010 National Implementation January 14 2010 8 26 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/b113f3/rac_resource_bundl has announced the addition of the "RAC Resource Bundle Tips Strategies and Need-To-Know Information for 2010 National Implementation" report to their offering. 3 Targeted Resources Preparing for a Medicare RAC Audit How to Proactively Develop a Defense and Appeal Strategy to Minimize Losses - 90 minute program on CD-Rom... Read More PositiveID Corporation’s RFID Glucose-Sensing Microchip Featured on Forbes January 14 2010 8 25 am DELRAY BEACH Fla. BUSINESS WIRE PositiveID Corporation "PositiveID" or the #8220 Company #8221 NASDAQ PSID announced today that its RFID glucose-sensing microchip development project was featured in an article on Forbes entitled #8220 Diabetes Is Killing Our Economy #8221 which can be found at http // forbes /2010/01/13/kramer-obesity-nutrition-intelligent-investing-diabetes.html. About PositiveID Corporation PositiveID... Read More Dan Vickery PhD Joins Urigen’s Board January 14 2010 8 25 am SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS WIRE Urigen Pharmaceuticals Inc. OTCBB URGP a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development of treatments for urological disorders and pain announced today that Dan Vickery PhD has joined the Board of Directors. Dr. Vickery age 46 is a pharmaceutical business development consultant. Prior to starting his practice in 2005 he held a senior business development position at Mylan Pharmaceuticals ... Read More Dr. Maarten van Cleeff Elected New President of TB Alliance Stakeholders Association January 14 2010 8 17 am NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE The Global Alliance for TB Drug Development TB Alliance today announced the election of Dr. Maarten van Cleeff as President of its Stakeholders Association. Dr. van Cleeff will also serve as an Ex Officio member of the TB Alliance #8217 s Board of Directors. The TB Alliance is a not-for-profit product development partnership leading the discovery and development of affordable new TB drugs that will shorten and... Read More Research and Markets Grant Funding for Wellness and Health Promotion Programs January 14 2010 8 15 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/bb3165/grant_funding_for has announced the addition of the "Grant Funding for Wellness and Health Promotion Programs" report to their offering. Funding is the special fuel the key ingredient in starting or expanding a wellness program. Plans can be shelved because of budget issues. Funding wellness managers tell us is something they struggle with. Help... Read More TB Alliance Appoints Dr. Carlos Morel to Board of Directors January 14 2010 8 07 am NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE The Global Alliance for TB Drug Development TB Alliance today announced the appointment of Dr. Carlos Morel to its Board of Directors. Dr. Morel is the Director of the Center for Technological Development in Health CDTS of FIOCRUZ a scientific institution dedicated to biomedical research and development located in Brazil. The TB Alliance is a not-for-profit product development partnership leading the discovery... Read More Advantage Broadcast Solutions Partners with BCD Meetings amp Incentives Delivering Real-Time Immediate Communication to Nation-Wide Audiences via Satellite January 14 2010 8 06 am Advantage Broadcast Solutions partners with BCD Meetings Incentives delivering real-time immediate communication to nationwide audiences via satellite. Read More Study Shows the Unique Power of Absorption Systems’ CellPort Technologies™ January 14 2010 8 00 am Absorption Systems today announced the results of a study demonstrating the unique power of the company’s CellPort Technologies to predict the potential for pharmacokinetic drug-drug interactions. Read More Luna Innovations’ Largest Investor Exchanges Debt for Equity January 14 2010 8 00 am Luna Innovations’ Largest Investor Exchanges Debt for Equity Carilion Clinic exchanges $6.2 million in debt for preferred stock Read More Adolor Corporation Announces Management Appointments January 14 2010 8 00 am EXTON Pa. BUSINESS WIRE Adolor Corporation NasdaqGM ADLR today announced the following promotions Michael D. Adelman has been promoted to the position of Vice President Marketing and Sales. Mr. Adelman 39 joined Adolor in late 2008 as Senior Director Marketing where he directed the Company #8217 s marketing activities for ENTEREG #174 alvimopan . Prior to joining Adolor Mr. Adelman held positions of increasing responsibility at... Read More Nutra Pharma to Present and Exhibit at Upcoming Investment Conferences in Scottsdale Arizona and Orlando Florida January 14 2010 8 00 am PLANTATION Fla. BUSINESS WIRE Nutra Pharma Corp. OTCBB NPHC a biotechnology company that is developing treatments for Adrenomyeloneuropathy AMN HIV and Multiple Sclerosis MS has announced today that it will be presenting and exhibiting at the upcoming Accredited Members Inc. Winter 2010 Small Cap/Micro Cap Investment Conference in Scottsdale Arizona and at The World MoneyShow in Orlando Florida. #8220 This is an exciting time... Read More Heartland Health in Missouri Receives Prestigious $100 000 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service January 14 2010 8 00 am CHICAGO BUSINESS WIRE In honor of its broad-based efforts to improve the lives of the most vulnerable members of its community Heartland Health in St. Joseph Mo. is the recipient of the prestigious 2009 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service one of the most esteemed community service honors in healthcare. Each year this $100 000 prize is presented to a healthcare organization that provides innovative programs that... Read More Georgia Estimates Snow Ice Storm to Cost Insurers $25 Million January 14 2010 7 59 am Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine said that insured losses in North Georgia from the recent snow and ice storm are estimated to be about $25 million. The estimate includes damage to ... Read More A Partnership for Excellence BIOTRONIK and Endosense Sign International Exclusive Distribution Partnership January 14 2010 7 57 am BERLIN GENEVA BUSINESS WIRE BIOTRONIK SE amp Co. KG a leading manu-facturer of implantable cardiac devices and pioneer of wireless remote monitoring technologies and Endosense a Swiss medical technology company today announced that they have entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for Endosense #8217 s force-sensing ablation catheter the TactiCath #174 . Under the terms of the agreement BIOTRONIK will be the exclusive... Read More Mississippi's Jackson County Readying to Buy Flood Prone Properties January 14 2010 7 53 am A program to buy oft-flooded properties in Jackson County Mississippi may be moving forward after years of delays. After Hurricanes Georges in 1998 and Katrina in 2005 the Federal Emergency ... Read More Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. to Ring NASDAQ Closing Bell on Tuesday January 26 2010 January 14 2010 7 53 am LOS ANGELES BUSINESS WIRE Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. Nasdaq PZZ #8220 Prospect #8221 which provides quality coordinated healthcare and physician services in southern California today announced that Prospect senior executives will close the NASDAQ stock market on Tuesday January 26th by ringing the NASDAQ bell. In addition to being broadcast on national business television at 4 00 pm ET the bell-ringing ceremony will be... Read More Fresenius Medical Care Successfully Places Senior Notes in the Amount of €250 million January 14 2010 7 48 am BAD HOMBURG Germany BUSINESS WIRE Fresenius Medical Care AG amp Co. KGaA the #8220 Company #8221 or #8220 Fresenius Medical Care #8221 the world #8217 s largest provider of dialysis products and services today announced the pricing of Senior Notes due 2016 in the principal amount of #8364 250 #160 million issued by FMC Finance VI S.A. a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company the #8220 Senior Notes #8221 . The coupon will be... Read More The Merck Rating That Got Everybody So Excited January 14 2010 7 45 am Merck shares rose 3.7% yesterday the WSJ among others cite Credit Suisse analyst Catherine Arnold #8217 s decision to raise her rating on the stock to #8220 outperform. #8221 So what did Arnold say in the note that apparently added a few billion to Merck #8217 s market cap Here #8217 s a bit of her reasoning The pipeline has potential #8220 to offer upside relative to investor expectiations. #8221 She cites experimental drugs for blood... Read More Obama to Seek Fees From Banks AIG to Recoup Bailout Funds January 14 2010 7 43 am President Barack Obama will propose a fee Thursday to recoup from the country #39 s top financial institutions up to $117 billion lost on a taxpayer bank bailout fund a senior administration official ... Read More Wall Street Barons Concede Failures Offer No Apologies January 14 2010 7 37 am Wall Street #39 s chiefs acknowledged taking on #34 too much risk #39 #39 and having #34 choked #39 #39 on their own cooking but stopped short of an apology as they sparred with a commission looking into the ... Read More Research and Markets Personal Protective Products in Healthcare - Disposable Gloves Worldwide January 14 2010 7 34 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/a2b291/personal_protectiv has announced the addition of the "Personal Protective Products in Healthcare - Disposable Gloves Worldwide" report to their offering. This report can help in Assessing the market for Disposable Medical Gloves Exam amp Surgical Gloves worldwide growth segments and growth regions. Understanding market drivers and restraints ... Read More Cerus Corporation Reports Positive Outcome in European Study of 7-Day INTERCEPT Platelets January 14 2010 7 30 am Cerus announced today that INTERCEPT pathogen inactivated platelets were found to be effective for patient support following extended storage in a clinical study conducted at four sites in Europe. Read More UnitedHealthcare Achieves Full NCQA Accreditation Across Its Principal Commercial Health Plan Offerings January 14 2010 7 30 am MINNEAPOLIS BUSINESS WIRE UnitedHealthcare a UnitedHealth Group NYSE UNH company has achieved full National Committee for Quality Assurance NCQA Accreditation across its principal commercial health plan offerings. The latest accreditations mean all of UnitedHealthcare #8217 s eligible fully insured and self-funded commercial HMO POS and PPO plans have received NCQA accreditation. #8220 Accreditations reflect a health plan #8217 s... Read More 2009 Banner Year for eClinicalWorks January 14 2010 7 23 am eClinicalWorks completed a record year in 2009 with revenues crossing $100 million and employee count exceeding 900. eClinicalWorks helps customers become meaningful users as defined through ARRA. Read More Krames Releases iPatientEd for iPhones January 14 2010 7 05 am Krames announces the release of iPatientEd a new iPhone App featuring over 110 animations to aid in patient education consultations. Read More Cardiovascular Systems Receives Conditional IDE Approval for ORBIT II Coronary Clinical Trial January 14 2010 7 00 am Cardiovascular Systems Inc. CSI has received FDA conditional IDE approval to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of its Diamondback 360 System in the treatment of calcified coronary lesions. Read More ZYTO CORP’s CEO Dr. Vaughn R Cook to Present at the Florida Chiropractic Association FCA Panhandle Convention amp Expo January 23 2010 January 14 2010 7 00 am OREM Utah BUSINESS WIRE ZYTO Corp Pink Sheets ZYTC ZYTO has announced that President and CEO Dr. Vaughn R Cook has been selected as a featured lecturer at the Florida Chiropractic Association FCA Panhandle Convention in Destin Fla. and will deliver the presentation on January 23 2010 at 8 00 a.m. EST. When asked about his presentation Dr. Cook said #8220 All presentations at FCA events qualify for Continuing Education... Read More AMAX Partners with NVIDIA and Launches Bio Workbench Program to Advance Bioscience Research January 14 2010 7 00 am FREMONT Calif. BUSINESS WIRE AMAX North America #8217 s leader in High Performance Computing is partnering with NVIDIA to launch the Tesla #8482 Bio Workbench program to enable bio-physicists and computational chemists to push the boundaries of life science research. With this program a standard workstation becomes a personal super computer and a #8220 computational laboratory #8221 that is capable of running complex bio-science... Read More Hercules Technology Growth Capital Names Scott Gable as its New Chief Operating Officer January 14 2010 7 00 am PALO ALTO Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc. NASDAQ HTGC the leading specialty finance company providing venture debt and equity to venture capital and private equity-backed technology and life science companies at all stages of development today announced the hire of Scott T.K. Gable as chief operating officer a newly created position. Mr. Gable will report directly to Manuel A. Henriquez co-founder ... Read More Flexpoint Announces Use of Sensors for Development of an Infant Bed Covering January 14 2010 7 00 am DRAPER Utah BUSINESS WIRE Flexpoint Sensor Systems Inc. OTCBB FLXT announced that they are working on the development of an infant bed cover using their patented Bend Sensor #174 design. The mattress will be used to monitor infants in the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome #8220 SIDS #8221 . Sudden infant death syndrome is the primary cause of death in healthy babies in the US. According to sidsfamilies #8220 Many more... Read More PerkinElmer Advances Thermal Analysis with Hyphenated Techniques for Evolved Gas Analysis EGA January 14 2010 7 00 am PerkinElmer Inc. launches a suite of hyphenated solutions for Evolved Gas Analysis EGA or measurements made on gases released by a thermal analyzer. Read More St. Jude Medical Showcases Latest Products at Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium 2010 January 14 2010 6 58 am ST. PAUL Minn. BUSINESS WIRE St. Jude Medical Inc. NYSE STJ today announced it will display and demonstrate products and technologies from the company #8217 s arrhythmia management portfolio at the 15th annual Boston Atrial Fibrillation BAF Symposium. The featured products reflect the company #8217 s continued commitment to the treatment of abnormal heart rhythms including Atrial Fibrillation AF . St. Jude Medical will feature... Read More La Conférence de gestion de la crise et des urgences 2010 se conclut par des recommandations sur la bonne préparation January 14 2010 6 56 am The conference underlined the importance of good preparedness since disasters might not be avoided but well preparedness may minimize their impact. Read More Samenvatting Kenta Biotech maakt samenwerking bekend met Rentschler Biotechnologie voor de ontwikkeling van antilichamen tegen ziekenhuisinfecties January 14 2010 6 54 am Kenta Biotech announces collaboration with Rentschler Biotechnologie for antibody development against hospital-acquired infections Read More Resumen Kenta Biotech suscribe acuerdo de colaboración con Rentschler Biotechnologie para desarrollo de anticuerpos contra las infecciones nosocomiales January 14 2010 6 44 am Kenta Biotech announces collaboration with Rentschler Biotechnologie for antibody development against hospital-acquired infections Read More Columbia Laboratories Regains Compliance with NASDAQ Listing Standards January 14 2010 6 35 am Columbia Labs regains NASDAQ listing compliance Read More Conmed Healthcare Management Signs $16 Million Multi-year Agreement with Clark County Washington January 14 2010 6 30 am HANOVER Md. BUSINESS WIRE Conmed Healthcare Management Inc. NYSE Amex CONM a leading full service provider of correctional facility healthcare services to county detention centers today announced that it has signed an agreement with Clark County Washington a new customer to provide medical services for individuals detained at three county facilities. The contract is for an initial two-year term and Clark County has the option to... Read More Dyax Launches HAE Hope A New Online Resource for Patients with Hereditary Angioedema January 14 2010 6 30 am CAMBRIDGE Mass. BUSINESS WIRE A new online resource is now available for patients with hereditary angioedema HAE their caregivers and physicians. The website HAEHope launched today by Dyax Corp. NASDAQ DYAX offers resources to help patients and their families better understand and manage HAE a rare genetic disease characterized by episodes of severe and painful swelling. A number of features of HAE Hope are designed to... Read More EnteroMedics Announces Weight Loss Hypertension and Diabetes Data from EMPOWER and ENABLE Studies January 14 2010 6 30 am ST. PAUL Minn. BUSINESS WIRE EnteroMedics Inc. NASDAQ ETRM the developer of medical devices using neuroblocking technology to treat obesity and other gastrointestinal disorders today announced clinical results from two studies of VBLOC #174 vagal blocking therapy including additional data from its EMPOWER #8482 study in obesity and interim clinical results from its ongoing VBLOC-DM2 ENABLE DM2 study in diabetes using the... Read More Research and Markets 2010 Report Forecasts the Market Size of the Medical Devices Market in Europe for 2008-2012 January 14 2010 6 19 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/206ee8/medical_devices_ma has announced the addition of the "Medical Devices Market in Europe 2008-2012" report to their offering. Medical devices are those products that are used for medical examination surgery or treatment of patients. These devices include surgical diagnostic amp imaging ophthalmic laboratory and dental instruments. In addition ... Read More RXi Pharmaceuticals and the University of Massachusetts Medical School Announce Research Collaboration Focused on Ocular Disease January 14 2010 6 15 am RXi Pharmaceuticals and the University of Massachusetts Medical School announce research collaboration focused on using RNAi for ocular diseases. Read More BIND Biosciences Inc. closes $11 M Series C financing round January 14 2010 6 00 am BIND closes $11M Series C led by DHK Investment Read More BIND Biosciences Inc. clôture un tour de financement de série C d'un montant de 11 millions de dollars January 14 2010 6 00 am BIND closes $11M Series C led by DHK Investment Read More Effect of the Devaluation of the Bolivar Fuerte in Venezuela for Sodexo January 14 2010 6 00 am ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX France BUSINESS WIRE Regulatory News Further both to the very recent decision by local monetary authorities to devalue their national currency the Bolivar Fuerte and also Venezuela #8217 s current hyperinflationary context Sodexo PARIS SW OTCBB SDXAY has continued its regular analysis of the potential impacts for its activities in Venezuela for its Fiscal year 2010 which runs from September 1 2009 through... Read More BIND Biosciences Inc. bringt 3. Finanzierungsrunde mit 11 Mio. USD zum Abschluss January 14 2010 6 00 am BIND closes $11M Series C led by DHK Investment Read More DJO Incorporated Announces Offering of $100 Million Senior Unsecured Notes January 14 2010 6 00 am SAN DIEGO BUSINESS WIRE DJO Incorporated #8220 DJO #8221 or the #8220 Company #8221 today announced that its indirect wholly owned subsidiaries DJO Finance LLC #8220 DJOFL #8221 an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of DJO Incorporated and DJO Finance Corporation a wholly owned subsidiary of DJOFL #8220 DJOFC #8221 and together with DJOFL the #8220 Issuers #8221 intend to offer in a private offering subject to market and... Read More BIOTRONIK and Endosense Sign International Exclusive Distribution Partnership January 14 2010 6 00 am BIOTRONIK and Endosense sign international exclusive distribution agreement for Endosense's TactiCath force-sensing ablation catheter. Read More Effet de la dévaluation du Bolivar Fuerte au Venezuela sur Sodexo January 14 2010 6 00 am ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX France BUSINESS WIRE Regulatory News Faisant suite #224 la d #233 cision r #233 cente des autorit #233 s mon #233 taires du Venezuela de d #233 valuer la devise nationale le Bolivar Fuerte et compte tenu d #8217 un contexte hyper-inflationniste dans ce pays Sodexo PARIS SW OTCBB SDXAY a continu #233 son analyse des impacts potentiels pour son activit #233 au cours de l #8217 exercice actuel du 1er septembre... Read More Defeat Diabetes Foundation Co-Founder Joins ProtoKinetix’ Advisory Board January 14 2010 6 00 am ProtoKinetix Inc. PKTX welcomes the addition of Andy Mandell Mr. Diabetes® to their Business Advisory Board. Read More Weitz amp Luxenberg Lawyers to Host Meeting in Clairton and Glassport PA to Discuss Benzene and Air Pollution Emanating from Clairton Coke Works January 14 2010 5 45 am The firm invites residents of Clairton and surrounding areas to attend a special meeting with our environmental lawyers to discuss pollution emanating from the Clairton Coke Works facility. Read More Research and Markets The Future of Metabolic Disorder Therapeutics - Market Forecasts to 2015 Competitive Benchmarking Product Pipeline and Deals Analysis January 14 2010 5 40 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/7547b5/the_future_of_meta has announced the addition of the "The Future of Metabolic Disorder Therapeutics - Market Forecasts to 2015 Competitive Benchmarking Product Pipeline and Deals Analysis" report to their offering. "The Future of Metabolic Disorder Therapeutics - Market Forecasts to 2015 Competitive Benchmarking Product Pipeline and Deals... Read More Research and Markets Top 10 Companies in Germany Healthcare Industry IT Spending Predictor 2009 January 14 2010 5 34 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/09e47e/top_10_companies_i has announced the addition of the "Top 10 Companies in Germany Healthcare Industry IT Spending Predictor 2009" report to their offering. This databook provides insight into the top 10 companies in Germany healthcare industry in terms of their estimated IT spend. Scope The view of the top 10 companies in this sector and geography... Read More Healthways AvMed to Provide SilverSneakers Fitness Program to Medicare Members January 14 2010 5 30 am NASHVILLE Tenn. BUSINESS WIRE Healthways Inc. NASDAQ HWAY and AvMed Health Plans today announced an agreement to provide the Healthways SilverSneakers #174 Fitness Program the nation #8217 s leading exercise program for older adults to eligible AvMed plan members in Florida #8217 s Miami-Dade and Broward counties beginning this month. AvMed is one of Florida #8217 s oldest and largest not-for-profit health plans. The award-winning... Read More Gallup and Healthways Release December 2009 U.S. Well-Being Report January 14 2010 5 30 am WASHINGTON D.C. NASHVILLE Tenn. BUSINESS WIRE Please be advised that Gallup and Healthways Inc. NASDAQ HWAY today released the Gallup-Healthways Monthly U.S. Well-Being Report for December 2009. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being IndexTM WBI continued to decline between November and December 2009 dropping nearly a full percent to close the month at 66.1 the lowest composite score recorded since May of this year and an extension of... Read More BioInvent Announces a Directed New Share Issue of SEK 150 Million January 14 2010 5 23 am LUND Sweden BUSINESS WIRE BioInvent International AB publ OMXS BINV today announced that the company #8217 s Board of Directors decided after the closing of trading at NASDAQ OMX Stockholm on 13 January 2010 to carry out a directed new share issue with deviation from the shareholders #8217 preferential rights subject to approval at the extraordinary general meeting of in total 5 434 800 shares in order to raise SEK 150 million... Read More HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Hunter College Host Event to Encourage Young People to Get the H1N1 Vaccine During National Influenza Vaccination Week January 14 2010 5 15 am WASHINGTON BUSINESS WIRE The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS and its Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC will hold an H1N1 vaccination roundtable discussion with Hunter College students and faculty in New York City on Thursday January 14 2010. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and members of the CDC will discuss the importance of young people getting the H1N1 vaccine and overall nationwide effort to encourage... Read More Prepare to Win Wheaties FUEL™ The New Breakfast of Champions® Now Available in Stores January 14 2010 5 00 am MINNEAPOLIS BUSINESS WIRE Just in time to jump start those fitness-related New Year #8217 s resolutions new Wheaties FUEL #8482 cereal #8211 created with the help of Peyton Manning triathlete Hunter Kemper Kevin Garnett gold medal-winning decathlete Bryan Clay Albert Pujols and sports nutritionist Dr. John Ivy #8211 is now available in retail stores across the country. Wheaties FUEL is a lightly sweetened crunchy whole wheat flake... Read More Alvogen Announces Expansion in Romania January 14 2010 5 00 am Alvogen the generic pharmaceutical company announced that it has expanded operations in Bucharest Romania. Alvogen is a multinational pharmaceuticals company focused on complex generic products. Read More St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System Selects Toshiba Imaging Equipment for New Lakeside Hospital January 14 2010 5 00 am TUSTIN Calif. BUSINESS WIRE St. Luke #8217 s Lakeside Hospital of The Woodlands Texas has chosen Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. to provide magnetic resonance MR ultrasound computed tomography CT X-ray and vascular equipment for its newly built surgical hospital. St. Luke #8217 s Lakeside is a collaboration between St. Luke's Episcopal Health System and area cardiovascular and orthopedic/spine specialists. With a focus on... Read More Announcing Mobile MedlinePlus January 13 2010 11 00 pm Wherever you are Mobile MedlinePlus puts reliable health information at your fingertips. Read More Earthquakes Are in the News January 13 2010 11 00 pm The Haitian earthquake is in the news. Read about earthquakes and check out the travel health warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read More Announcing Mobile MedlinePlus January 13 2010 11 00 pm Wherever you are Mobile MedlinePlus puts reliable health information at your fingertips. Read More Earthquakes Are in the News January 13 2010 11 00 pm The Haitian earthquake is in the news. Read about earthquakes and check out the travel health warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read More Readout of the President's Calls with World Leaders on Haiti January 13 2010 9 03 pm Over the course of today President Obama spoke with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon President Lula of Brazil Prime Minister Harper of Canada President Calderon of Mexico President Bachelet of Chile and the U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Ken Merten about the on-going efforts to assist Haiti in the wake of yesterday rsquo s earthquake. The President expressed his deepest sympathies to Secretary General Ban and President Lula for the... Read More Concluye la conferencia 2010 sobre gestión de emergencias y situaciones de crisis con recomendaciones sobre buena preparación January 13 2010 7 34 pm The conference underlined the importance of good preparedness since disasters might not be avoided but well preparedness may minimize their impact. Read More La conferenza del 2010 sulla gestione di crisi ed emergenze si conclude con delle raccomandazioni per una debita preparazione January 13 2010 7 33 pm The conference underlined the importance of good preparedness since disasters might not be avoided but well preparedness may minimize their impact. Read More Conferência sobre gestão de emergência e crise 2010 termina com recomendações sobre preparação adequada January 13 2010 7 33 pm The conference underlined the importance of good preparedness since disasters might not be avoided but well preparedness may minimize their impact. Read More Crisis and Emergency Management Conference 2010 besluit met aanbevelingen over goed voorbereid zijn January 13 2010 7 33 pm The conference underlined the importance of good preparedness since disasters might not be avoided but well preparedness may minimize their impact. Read More Continued Reduction in State Medicaid Reimbursement Forces Walgreens To Stop Filling Medicaid Prescriptions at 64 Washington Pharmacies as of Feb. 15 January 13 2010 6 54 pm DEERFIELD Ill. BUSINESS WIRE As a result of continued reduction in reimbursement under the State of Washington Medicaid program Walgreens NYSE WAG NASDAQ WAG today announced it will withdraw 64 of its pharmacies from the state #8217 s Medicaid program as of Feb. 15. These pharmacies represent 75 percent of the company #8217 s total Medicaid business in the state. Walgreens operates 121 pharmacies throughout Washington. The most recent... Read More Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius January 13 2010 5 45 pm WASHINGTON BUSINESS WIRE Americans #8217 thoughts and prayers are with the people suffering as a result of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. As part of an integrated U.S. government response the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services stands ready to support the medical and public health needs of the Haitian people. Doctors nurses paramedics emergency medical technicians and other medical personnel in our National Disaster... Read More VertiFlex® Inc. Announces First Implantation of its Shockwave™ Dynamic Rod January 13 2010 5 16 pm VertiFlex® Inc. Announces First Implantation of its Shockwave™ Dynamic Rod Read More Dispensary of Hope and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Increase Access to Prescription Medication for Underinsured Tennesseans January 13 2010 5 07 pm Dispensary of Hope and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Increase Access to Prescription Medication for Underinsured Tennesseans Read More Fat Chance Obesity Rate Isn’t Dropping But It Isn’t Climbing January 13 2010 4 45 pm More than a third of U.S. adults are obese. But at least the climb in the country’s obesity rate seems to be slowing. Figures from the National Center for Health Statistics showed 34% of Americans age 20 and older were obese in 2007-08 according to a study of CDC data published in JAMA today. Add in people who are overweight and the total goes to 68%. Seventeen percent of children ages 2 through 19 were obese and 32% were overweight another... Read More New Study Innovative Technique Allows Male Cancer Survivors Sterile From Treatment to Father Children January 13 2010 4 45 pm Men who were sterile due to aggressive cancer treatments may still be able to biologically father children according to a new study. Read More Curves Announces its New Year's Resolution Make One Million Women Stronger in 2010 January 13 2010 4 32 pm WACO Texas BUSINESS WIRE Curves locations throughout the world will join together this January in a company-wide campaign called Stronger + Together an international movement to make one million women healthier in 2010. The program will rely heavily on women sharing their success stories and providing confidence and inspiration to others. The heart of the program lives online at Curves /StrongerTogether where women can find useful... Read More Rescentris Announces SaaS Software as a Service Offering of CERF Electronic Lab Notebook ELN January 13 2010 4 32 pm COLUMBUS Ohio BUSINESS WIRE Rescentris announced its leading ELN product is available as Software as a Service SaaS . Cloud-based eCERF #8482 delivers the full-featured functionality of award-winning CERF combining compliant electronic recordkeeping with data and document management to improve laboratory efficiency and access to scientific information. Rescentris chose to partner with SaaS experts to offer a solution hosted in a HIPAA... Read More CORRECTING and REPLACING Zestra® Clinical Study Published in Journal of Sex amp Marital Therapy Women Report Improved Desire Arousal and Satisfaction January 13 2010 4 26 pm ZESTRA® clinical study published in JOURNAL OF SEX MARITAL THERAPY. Read More Rosetta Genomics Ltd. to Raise $5.1 Million in Registered Direct Offering January 13 2010 4 21 pm PHILADELPHIA REHOVOT Israel BUSINESS WIRE Rosetta Genomics Ltd. NASDAQ ROSG a leading developer of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics today announced that it has received commitments from certain institutional investors to purchase approximately $5.1 million of securities in a registered direct offering. Rosetta expects to receive net proceeds of approximately $4.5 million after deducting placement agent fees and other offering... Read More Kandu Capital LLC Expands into the Southeast with the Acquisition of a New Retirement Community in South Carolina January 13 2010 4 18 pm BIRMINGHAM Mich. BUSINESS WIRE Kandu Capital LLC #8220 Kandu #8221 a private family-operated investment company specializing in health care acquisition and management along with its operating company Bloomfield Senior Living announced the acquisition of a new senior living community in South Carolina on January 6 2010. With this acquisition Kandu expands its diversified growing portfolio of independent and assisted living ... Read More ProtoKinetix Anti-Aging Glycopeptides Show Promise Against Diabetes January 13 2010 4 00 pm Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas islet cells are destroyed by the body's own immune system. Without insulin the body's cells cannot absorb sugar from the bloodstream for energy. Read more... Read More Give an Hour™ Receives $45 000 Grant from The Standard Charitable Foundation January 13 2010 3 35 pm The Standard Charitable Foundation has awarded a one-year grant of $45 000 to the veterans’ mental health program Give an Hour. Read More Apple Valley Medical Clinic Has Highest Percentage of Patients Receiving Optimal Diabetes Care in Medical Group Category Per Minnesota Community Measurement January 13 2010 3 28 pm APPLE VALLEY Minn. BUSINESS WIRE Apple Valley Medical Clinic the family practice component of Apple Valley Medical Center had the highest percentage of patients receiving optimal diabetes care as reported by the Minnesota Community Measurement #8217 s Web site mnhealthscores.org for 2009. Optimal care was based on patients meeting the following five goals Keeping blood pressure under 130/80 Lowering LDL or #8220 bad #8221 ... Read More Mannatech Patents for Ambrotose® Product Validated in Case Against Techmedica and Ionx January 13 2010 3 15 pm COPPELL Texas BUSINESS WIRE Mannatech Incorporated NASDAQ MTEX a global pioneer in the development of high-quality health weight and fitness and skin care solutions based on nutritional science obtained a Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction in its lawsuit against Techmedica Health Techmedica and Ionx Holdings Ionx prohibiting them from the manufacture use or sale of products infringing Mannatech #8217 s patents and... Read More SurModics to Webcast First Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Earnings Conference Call January 27 January 13 2010 3 00 pm SurModics to Webcast First Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Earnings Conference Call January 27 Read More HHS Accelerates Head Start Quality Improvements and Submits Impact Study on 2002-2003 Head Start Programs January 13 2010 2 56 pm WASHINGTON BUSINESS WIRE The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS today announced plans to strengthen the Head Start and Early Head Start programs as part of an Administration-wide effort to close achievement gaps and promote early learning through the first eight years of life for the nation #8217 s most vulnerable children. These quality improvements respond to growing evidence on what works in early learning policy and... Read More Haiti’s Immediate and Longer-Term Health Crises January 13 2010 2 34 pm With many medical facilities damaged or destroyed in the earthquake doctors and aid organizations are scrambling today to care for severely injured patients in Haiti. But once the most immediate phase of the crisis passes massive public health problems will remain. #8220 Right now you have the acute devastation – people dead dying #8221 Warren Johnson an infectious disease specialist with ties to Haiti told the Health Blog today. But... Read More Die “Crisis and Emergency Management Conference 2010” endet mit Hinweisen darüber wie wichtig eine gute Vorbereitung ist January 13 2010 2 34 pm The conference underlined the importance of good preparedness since disasters might not be avoided but well preparedness may minimize their impact. Read More Haiti Earthquake to Cost Insurers Millions Equecat January 13 2010 2 12 pm The earthquake that struck Haiti may have caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damages according to risk assessor Eqecat which will likely lead to losses even for insurers of well-designed ... Read More E-A-R™ Hearing Conservation Clinics Presented by 3M January 13 2010 2 03 pm ST. PAUL Minn. BUSINESS WIRE 2010 marks the 30th year of the E-A-R #8482 Hearing Conservation Clinics. These educational seminars presented by 3M provide practical information on how to enhance hearing conservation programs that help protect workers who are exposed to on-the-job noise. The Clinics are FREE and are accredited for professionals by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene Certification Program American Association of... Read More Health Buzz Study Suggests Green Tea Protects Against Lung Cancer January 13 2010 2 02 pm Gene tests help breast cancer patients make chemo decision can you be smoke free in 30 days Read More Acucela、ENVISION明瞭度試験を開始ドライ型加齢黄斑変性症患者への経口視覚サイクルモデュレーターのフェーズⅡ臨床試験を始動 January 13 2010 2 00 pm ワシントン州ボセル市発 BUSINESS... Read More Walgreens Outlines Year of Substantial Progress at Annual Meeting January 13 2010 2 00 pm DEERFIELD Ill. BUSINESS WIRE At Walgreens NYSE WAG NASDAQ WAG Annual Shareholder Meeting today Chairman Alan G. McNally President and Chief Executive Officer Gregory D. Wasson and Executive Vice President and CFO Wade D. Miquelon outlined the company #8217 s progress throughout 2009 on its key strategies to grow shareholder value and how Walgreens intends to sustain its profitable growth moving forward. They also provided an... Read More Acucela Launches ENVISION Clarity Trial Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Oral Visual Cycle Modulator in Patients with Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration January 13 2010 2 00 pm Acucela Launches ENVISION Clarity Trial Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Oral Visual Cycle Modulator in Patients with Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration Read More Community Blood Centers of South Florida Meeting Urgent Request for Blood Supplies for Injured Haitian Earthquake Victims January 13 2010 1 25 pm FORT LAUDERDALE Fla. BUSINESS WIRE This morning Community Blood Centers of South Florida received an urgent request from the United States Naval Hospital in Jacksonville to send emergency blood supplies to Guantanamo Bay where the injured are being taken and cared for. The requested blood components were sent out earlier today. Currently the emergency blood supplies needed for this disaster are being met by the United States Military... Read More With Obesity Rates Leveling Off Banish the Belly Fat for Good January 13 2010 1 07 pm The rise in obesity may finally be slowing a new study says. But are you doing enough to stay slim Read More Research and Markets Generic and Biogeneric Drugs for 15 Major Therapeutic Categories U.S./E.U./Japan/ROW Market Trends and Directions 2008-2013 January 13 2010 1 00 pm DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/bcf9cf/generic_and_biogen has announced the addition of the "Generic and Biogeneric Drugs for 15 Major Therapeutic Categories U.S./E.U./Japan/ROW Market Trends and Directions 2008-2013" report to their offering. This report reviews analyzes and sizes the generic and biogeneric drug markets particularly focusing on new biogeneric medicines. This report... Read More 3D Mobile Imaging of the CSRA Offers Mobile NewTom Cone Beam 3D Imaging January 13 2010 12 57 pm AUGUSTA Ga. ELMSFORD N.Y. BUSINESS WIRE 3D Mobile Imaging of the CSRA and AFP Imaging Corporation OTC AFPC PK Dental practitioners in Georgia and South Carolina can now offer the latest technology and greatest convenience to their patients thanks to a new mobile dental radiology service. 3D Mobile Imaging of the CSRA is the only mobile NewTom Cone Beam 3D CB3D Imaging unit in the area to offer state-of the-art CB3D service allowing... Read More IDGA Announces Launch of New Annual Military Healthcare Convention amp Conference January 13 2010 12 23 pm NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement Exhibitions Group IDGA announces the launch of its inaugural Military Healthcare Convention amp Conference MHCC scheduled for June 22-25 2010 in San Antonio Texas. The objective of the event is to create a national large-scale military medical event where healthcare professionals all military branches Tricare and non-military come to learn about new... Read More DSS Inc. Launches Community-driven Web-based Collaboration Environment to Promote Use and Knowledge of Open Source VistA EHRs January 13 2010 12 17 pm DSS announces the launch of vxvista.org a community-driven forum for discussion and best practices among VistA EHR users and developers nationwide and internationally. Read More MEDecision Completes Successful 2009 as Demand for Health Information Exchange Grows January 13 2010 12 13 pm • Active year establishes solid foundation for future growth • New leadership customers partnerships and products drive success • Company well positioned to continue momentum in 2010 Read More H.I.G. Capital Closes Acquisition of Allion Healthcare January 13 2010 12 13 pm MIAMI BUSINESS WIRE H.I.G. Capital LLC a leading global private equity firm today announced that an affiliate has closed its previously announced acquisition of Allion Healthcare Inc. NASDAQ ALLI . Based in Melville New York Allion Healthcare is a leading national provider of specialty pharmacy and disease management services focused on HIV/AIDS patients as well as specialized biopharmaceutical medications and services to chronically... Read More Florida Agents Consumer Group Sound Alarm Over 'Perilous' Property Market January 13 2010 12 07 pm Insurance agents a former insurance commissioner and a consumer advocate have sounded an alarm about the property insurance marketplace in Florida a market that has seen four insurers get into ... Read More European Scanning Centre in London bringt Aquilion ONE CT Scanner auf den Markt January 13 2010 12 07 pm LONDON BUSINESS WIRE Das European Scanning Centre ESC in London hat den modernsten Scanner der Welt auf den Markt gebracht den Aquilion ONE CT 640 Slice Scanner. Das Zentrum ist die einzige unabh #228 ngige Gesundheitseinrichtung in Gro #223 britannien und Europa die in die dynamische Volumen-CT-Technologie in einer Gr #246 #223 enordnung von zwei Millionen Pfund investiert hat. Das Ger #228 t mit 320 ultrahochaufl #246 senden... Read More DSS Announces Availability of vxVistA Open Source EHR January 13 2010 12 01 pm DSS announces immediate availability of its free and open source EHR vxVistA. Read More Earthquake in Haiti January 13 2010 11 56 am Visit the U.S. Department of State if you seek information about American family members in Haiti. Read More Haiti Earthquake Mobilizes Relief Workers January 13 2010 11 51 am Passport Health the leading provider of travel medical services and vaccinations partners with Doctors Without Borders to expedite donations and vaccinations for volunteers. Read More Beckman amp Marion Recover $5.16 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict for Milford Delaware RN January 13 2010 11 41 am PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS WIRE Following a week long trial a federal court jury in Philadelphia returned a verdict of $5 157 934 against Lankenau Hospital and Dr. Paul M. Coady in a medical malpractice case brought by Tina Thomas a 45-year old nurse left permanently disabled following a routine diagnostic cardiac catheterization procedure. Philadelphia-based catastrophic injury law firm Beckman amp Marion filed the suit Thomas v. Dr. Paul... Read More Announcing the Winners of the David Bach Book Giveaway January 13 2010 11 36 am Okay here are the five winners of the David Bach giveaway Commenter # #8217 s 3 #8211 Dan 10 #8211 Michael 24 #8211 abhishek 38 #8211 Billy 49 #8211 Sean Each of these winners will receive a copy of Start Over Finish Rich 10 Steps to Get You Back on Track in 2010*. Congrats to the winners. More giveaways to come #8230 *Affiliate Link Read More Study Demonstrates NJOY Electronic Cigarette Inhalants Do Not Contain Carcinogenic TSNAs January 13 2010 11 34 am Analysis of world’s leading electronic cigarette brand determines “there is no evidence that carcinogenic TSNAs are present in the aerosol.” Read More NDS Surgical Imaging Adds Two Executive Officers to Leadership Team and Appoints Surgical and Radiology Business Unit Leaders January 13 2010 11 30 am SAN JOSE Calif. BUSINESS WIRE NDS Surgical Imaging NDSsi today announced changes in its management organization to provide additional structure as the Company experiences continued growth and performance within its corporate and product business units. Dr. Jeff Zhou has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer from his most current role of Vice President Global Engineering and General Manager/APAC. Additionally Sam Brown is new to NDSsi... Read More Research and Markets New Extensive and Detailed Report on Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer Testing January 13 2010 11 30 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/477138/molecular_diagnost has announced the addition of the "Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer Testing" report to their offering. Molecular diagnostics is a rapidly-advancing area of research and medicine with new technologies and applications being continually added. The technologies that come under the umbrella of molecular diagnostics include... Read More XL Insurance Adds to Aviation Team Expands West January 13 2010 11 21 am New York-based XL Insurance the global insurance operations of XL Capital Ltd. has expanded its U.S. Aviation underwriting team with an aviation branch office in San Francisco and by adding ... Read More Silicom Ventures Produces First Annual Personalized Medicine Conference — PMWC 2010 — in Silicon Valley January 13 2010 11 15 am SAN JOSE Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Silicom Ventures a global investment forum today announced the first annual Personalized Medicine World Conference. The conference is the first of its kind in Silicon Valley sponsored by prominent healthcare institutions and industry giants including Stanford Hospital amp Clinics and Merck amp Co. Inc. Event Personalized Medicine World Conference #8212 PMWC 2010 #8212 an educational and business... Read More UGL Unicco First to Embrace Ionator EXP Ionized Water Cleaner that Kills H1N1 Virus January 13 2010 11 15 am UGL Unicco a subsidiary of UGL Limited today announced that it is deploying Activeion Cleaning Solutions’ breakthrough Ionator EXP to its workforce. Read More Universal Insurance Holdings Abandons Plan to Form Texas Subsidiary January 13 2010 11 13 am Fort Lauderdale Fla.-based Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. announced it has withdrawn its application to form and license a new Texas subsidiary to be named Texas Platinum Property and ... Read More Research and Markets Addiction Control Report - Drug Pipeline Analysis and Market Forecasts to 2015 January 13 2010 11 10 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/c4fe32/addiction_control has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Addiction Control - Drug Pipeline Analysis and Market Forecasts to 2015" to their offering. Addiction Control - Drug Pipeline Analysis and Market Forecasts to 2015 "Addiction Control - Drug Pipeline Analysis and Market Forecasts to 2015" is an essential source of information... Read More L'ESC de Londres lance son scanner Aquilion ONE CT January 13 2010 11 07 am LONDRES BUSINESS WIRE L'ESC European Scanning Centre de Londres a lanc #233 le scanner la plus avanc #233 au monde l'Aquilion ONE CT 640 coupes. L'ESC est le seul site m #233 dical ind #233 pendant du Royaume-Uni et d'Europe #224 avoir investi 2 #160 millions de livres sterling dans cette technologie de tomodensitom #233 trie #224 volume dynamique qui utilise 320 #160 rang #233 es de d #233 tecteurs ultra-hautes pour obtenir une... Read More Lifeline Biotechnologies Reports on FDA Filing Status January 13 2010 11 06 am RENO Nev. BUSINESS WIRE Lifeline Biotechnologies Inc. Pink Sheets LLBO today reported on the results of the FDA submission of its First Warning System #8482 filed in July 2009. Jim Holmes Lifeline's CEO said "This past July we filed with the FDA to determine if our technology and testing of over 600 patients would meet the requirements for a 510 k . The FDA recently responded issuing a non-binding opinion as to the potential... Read More Samenvatting Delphi Genetics SA verwerft ISO 9001 2008 certificaat voor hoge kwaliteitsnormen op het gebied van klantenservice en productie van onderzoekspakketten January 13 2010 11 05 am Delphi Genetics SA obtained the ISO 9001 2008 certification confirming the company’s high standards of quality in customer services delivery and research kits production. Read More Riassunto Lo European Scanning Centre di Londra sceglie lo scanner TC Aquilion ONE January 13 2010 11 01 am LONDRA BUSINESS WIRE Lo European Scanning Centre ESC di Londra ha scelto Aquilion ONE CT 640 lo scanner multistrato pi #249 avanzato al mondo. Il Centro #232 l'unico sito medico indipendente di tutto il Regno Unito e del resto d'Europa ad aver effettuato investimenti in questa tecnologia TC a volume dinamico 2 milioni di sterline. Il prodotto utilizza 320 file di rilevatori ad altissima sensibilit #224 per creare con un'unica... Read More Ladner Named Vice Chair of Texas Property/Casualty Guaranty Assoc. January 13 2010 10 59 am The Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association has appointed Gerald Ladner to vice chair of its Board of Directors. His term runs through Dec. 31 2011. Ladner a resident of ... Read More Dresser Roots® Helps to Meet Urgent Need for Clean Drinking Water in Rural Egyptian Villages January 13 2010 10 55 am HOUSTON BUSINESS WIRE ROOTS #8482 blowers manufactured by Dresser Inc. a leader in providing highly engineered products for global infrastructure projects have been specified for a project that is making potable water available to villages in Upper Egypt where it is desperately needed. The project deploys portable turnkey water treatment plants to rural villages to purify local water and prevent outbreaks of waterborne illnesses.... Read More Cincinnati Financial Founder Robert Schiff Dies at 86 January 13 2010 10 49 am Cincinnati Financial Corp. said that Robert C. Schiff a company founder who retired from the property and casualty insurer #39 s board in 2004 has died. He was 86. A company news release said Schiff ... Read More Cook Names Nicky James Vice President and Global Leader of its Urology Strategic Business Unit January 13 2010 10 46 am A world leader in urology devices names a new vice president to enhance patient care. Read More GENFIT Potential for Combination of GFT505 with Statins January 13 2010 10 45 am LILLE France CAMBRIDGE Mass. BUSINESS WIRE GENFIT Alternext ALGFT ISIN FR0004163111 a biopharmaceutical company at the forefront of drug discovery and development focusing on the early diagnosis and preventive treatment of cardiometabolic and neurodegenerative diseases today announces the absence of a safety risk due to pharmacokinetic drug-drug interaction when GFT505 is co-administered with a statin GFT505-1095 clinical... Read More Hudson Appointed President CEO of Gallagher Bassett Services January 13 2010 10 43 am Scott R. Hudson has joined Arthur J. Gallagher amp Co. subsidiary Gallagher Bassett Services Inc. as its president and chief executive officer. He joins Arthur J. Gallagher amp Co. #39 s Executive ... Read More FDA Gives TCA Cellular Therapy Green Light to Proceed with First ALS Adult Stem Cell Trial Using Patient’s Own Stem Cells January 13 2010 10 41 am TCA Cellular Therapy receives the first FDA Approval to conduct ALS Adult Stem Cell Trials using patient’s own stem cells under the scientific guidance of cell biologist Jose J. Minguell PhD. Read More Grange Insurance Names James President CEO January 13 2010 10 40 am Grange Insurance based in Columbus Ohio named Robert V. James 55 as president and CEO effective Jan. 18. Retiring president and CEO Phil Urban will serve in an advisory capacity until Feb. 26 ... Read More Restructuring Workers' Comp Among Goals for Oklahoma Senate GOP January 13 2010 10 40 am Reforming Oklahoma #39 s workers #39 compensation system will be among state Senate Republicans #39 top legislative goals for 2010. Republicans who enjoy a majority in the Oklahoma Senate are led by ... Read More Study Finds Tight Blood Sugar Control not so Important if Other Medical Problems are Present January 13 2010 10 30 am A five-year study of 2 613 people treated for diabetes at Italian clinics shows that tight blood sugar control may not be the number-one priority for patients who have other medical problems. Read more... Read More BioImagene Funds Michigan State University Research to Study Pattern Recognition and Image Processing for Digital Pathology January 13 2010 10 30 am BioImagene Funds Michigan State University Research to Study Pattern Recognition and Image Processing for Digital Pathology Read More From “Born to Be in Jail” to Success in Life Thanks to Hollygrove Therapy Program January 13 2010 10 30 am Dean used to brag he was “born to be in jail.” That life is behind him with the help of Hollygrove a part of EMQ FamiliesFirst-the largest provider of social services in California for children. Read More Mercer’s Mark Hoyt appointed to new Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission MACPAC January 13 2010 10 27 am NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE Mark Hoyt FSA MAAA national leader of Mercer #8217 s Government Human Services Consulting specialty group has been appointed to the new Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission MACPAC . The Children #8217 s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 established MACPAC to review Medicaid and CHIP access and payment policies and to advise Congress on issues affecting Medicaid and CHIP. As announced... Read More Economists’ Views on Interest Rates Housing Bubble from WSJ Survey January 13 2010 10 22 am Here #8217 s something interesting to add to our discussion from the other day Economists’ Views on Interest Rates Housing Bubble All the statements are interesting but here are a three that really stood out to me starting with the first one by Laurence Ball John Hopkins Professor “If only mortgage lenders had insisted on documentation of income we might not be having this whole discussion.” Mark Gertler New York University... Read More Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Presents Neurofeedback Treatment for ADD/ADHD Hope or Hype January 13 2010 10 16 am Neurofeedback treatment for ADD/ADHD expert examines promise and risks. Read More Leaders in the Medical Device Industry Invited to UTC Event with Mark Leahey President and CEO of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association January 13 2010 10 15 am Utah Technology Council event features Mark Leahey President for Medical Device Manufactures Association. Read More Crisis and Emergency Management Conference 2010 Concludes with Recommendations on Well Preparedness January 13 2010 10 13 am The conference underlined the importance of good preparedness since disasters might not be avoided but well preparedness may minimize their impact. Read More Obesity Rates May Be Leveling Off—but How to Shed That Fat January 13 2010 10 11 am The bad news is that most of us are still overweight. 6 ways to lose the stubborn belly fat. Read More Research and Markets Global Cardiac Rhythm Management CRM Market 2008-2012 January 13 2010 10 09 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/be95c1/global_cardiac_rhy has announced the addition of the "Global Cardiac Rhythm Management CRM Market 2008-2012" report to their offering. Cardiac Rhythm Management CRM is a field of treatment in cardiology. It involves various therapies in administering cardiac arrhythmias abnormal electrical activity in the heart . CRM majorly consists of devices... Read More Oregon Law Gives Consumers More Vehicle Information When Car is Totaled January 13 2010 10 08 am The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services is reminding insurance agents and residents that they have new rights if their vehicle is totaled in an accident. New rights when your car ... Read More Waters Corporation Q4 2009 Financial Results Webcast Invitation January 13 2010 10 08 am MILFORD Mass. BUSINESS WIRE Waters Corporation NYSE/WAT will webcast its Q4 2009 financial results conference call live on Tuesday January 26th at 8 30 a.m. eastern time. To listen to the conference call connect to Waters #8217 website waters choose #8220 Investors #8221 and click on the Live Webcast. A replay of the webcast will be available until February 2nd at midnight eastern time. About Waters Corporation Waters... Read More Resumen El European Scanning Centre de Londres lanza su escáner Aquilion ONE CT January 13 2010 10 06 am LONDRES BUSINESS WIRE El European Scanning Centre ESC de Londres ha lanzado el esc #225 ner m #225 s avanzado del mundo el esc #225 ner multicorte Aquilion ONE CT 640. Este centro es el #250 nico sitio de atenci #243 n sanitaria independiente en Reino Unido y Europa que ha invertido en esta tecnolog #237 a CT de volumen din #225 mico por valor de 2 millones de libras que utiliza 320 detectores para escanear todo un #243 rgano en un... Read More Samenvatting European Scanning Centre uit Londen introduceert zijn CT scanner Aquilion ONE January 13 2010 10 06 am LONDEN BUSINESS WIRE Radix Technologies een ontwikkelaar van SaaS-bedrijfsapplicaties maakt vandaag bekend RadixCloud te lanceren met de opening van datacentra in China en Centraal Europa. Binnen een strategisch partnership met 3Tera gaat RadixCloud een aantal cloudhostingtoepassingen aanbieden aan organisaties die de kosten van hun bedrijfsvoering willen verlagen zonder in te moeten boeten aan betrouwbaarheid en prestatieniveau. 3Tera is... Read More Standard Process Inc. Sales Top $100 Million January 13 2010 10 04 am PALMYRA Wis. BUSINESS WIRE Standard Process Inc. a Wisconsin-based family owned manufacturer of nutritional whole food supplements reached a milestone last month with sales reaching the $100 million mark for the first time ever in one year. The company is poised for even more growth in 2010. #8220 Achieving this milestone shows that despite the economy people are taking their health seriously #8221 said Charles DuBois president of... Read More At Hospitals in China Caesarean Rate Nears 50% January 13 2010 10 01 am Public health officials in the U.S. are worried because nearly a third of births here are c-sections more than twice the rate public officials say would be appropriate. But in China the rate is far higher 46% according to a WHO study published this week in the Lancet. The study looked at data from hospitals in nine Asian countries in 2007 and 2008 China #8217 s rate was highest by far with Vietnam second at 36%. The rate for the region as... Read More Press Release - Diabetes Goes Undiagnosed Due to Flaws in Screening January 13 2010 10 00 am MADISON Wis. - Using one of the two major national diabetes screening guidelines misses about one-third of those with diabetes consequently putting them at risk for serious health complications according to surprising research findings at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Read more... Read More Enzo Biochem Reports That Its Clinical Labs Division Has Available Newly Authorized Swine Flu H1N1 Test January 13 2010 10 00 am NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE Enzo Biochem Inc. NYSE ENZ announced today that its Enzo Clinical Labs division has become one of the first diagnostic laboratories to make available a rapid and sensitive H1N1 PCR test for the swine flu virus. Enzo Clinical Labs serves physicians throughout the Metropolitan New York area as well as New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania. #8220 The introduction of this test within a few days after it had received... Read More Patent Awarded to Metabolon for Metabolomics Method January 13 2010 10 00 am PATENT AWARDED TO METABOLON FOR METABOLOMICS METHOD Read More Complete Genomics to Join Industry Luminaries and Present at Personalized Medicine World Conference on Jan. 20 January 13 2010 10 00 am MOUNTAIN VIEW Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Complete Genomics Inc. a third-generation human genome sequencing company today announced that its Chairman President and CEO Dr. Clifford Reid will present at the first Personalized Medicine World Conference to be held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View Calif. from Jan. 19-20. The two-day conference will examine the current status of personalized medicine and the challenges of... Read More A Long-Ago Bad P.E. Experience You Can Get Over It January 13 2010 10 00 am If your gym teacher ruined sports for you don't fear You can recover. I did Read More Remarks by the President on Rescue Efforts in Haiti January 13 2010 9 45 am 10 20 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT Good morning everybody. This morning I want to extend to the people of Haiti the deep condolences and unwavering support of the American people following yesterday's terrible earthquake. We are just now beginning to learn the extent of the devastation but the reports and images that we've seen of collapsed hospitals crumbled homes and men and women carrying their injured neighbors through the... Read More Connecticut Teen's Death Revives Bus Seat Belt Debate January 13 2010 9 23 am For more than a decade Connecticut lawmakers have considered and dismissed the idea of requiring seat belts on school buses that carry nearly 500 000 children each day. But a deadly weekend crash ... Read More Applied Spine Technologies Announces Latest Patent January 13 2010 9 14 am ROCKY HILL Conn. BUSINESS WIRE Applied Spine Technologies Inc. appliedspine a medical device company focused on motion preservation of the lumbar spine has been awarded a new patent titled "Pedicle Screw Assembly with Bearing Surfaces #8221 . U.S. patent No. 7 635 379 issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on December 22 2009 claims geometry that permits intraoperative assembly of a sphere onto a pedicle screw to... Read More Nation’s First Proton-Certified Radiation Therapists Graduate January 13 2010 9 08 am BLOOMINGTON Ind. BUSINESS WIRE The first group of radiation therapists RTTs will receive their advanced proton therapy certificates from Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington today making them the first proton-certified RTTs in the nation. A graduation ceremony will be held at the ProCure Proton Therapy Center in Oklahoma City the sixth center to open in the country to offer proton therapy an alternative to X-ray radiation for cancer... Read More InnerWireless Announces Support for Philips IntelliVue Smart-hopping 2.4 GHz Wireless Telemetry Solution January 13 2010 9 05 am InnerWireless expands DAS compatibility with Philips IntelliVue Telemetry System. Read More Retired Brigadier General Michael J. Kussman M.D. Joins Aetna’s Military Health Care Advisory Committee January 13 2010 9 03 am HARTFORD Conn. BUSINESS WIRE Aetna NYSE AET today announced that retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Michael J. Kussman M.D. has joined its Military Health Care Advisory Committee. Dr. Kussman recently served as the undersecretary of health for the Veterans Health Administration VHA after a nearly 40-year career that includes military service private practice in medicine and health care administration. Aetna created the Military... Read More World-Renowned Stem Cell Pioneer to Speak in Coral Gables January 13 2010 9 03 am "ACCELERATE THE CURE" at THE COLLECTION. Join us 1-21-10 to benefit the Sabrina Cohen Foundation for Stem Cell Research - Keynote Speaker Dr. Hare Director of the UMiami Stem Cell Institute. Read More HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Hunter College Host Event to Encourage Young People to Get the H1N1 Vaccine During National Influenza Vaccination Week January 13 2010 9 00 am WASHINGTON BUSINESS WIRE The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS and its Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC will hold an H1N1 vaccination roundtable discussion with Hunter College students and faculty in New York City on Thursday January 14 2010. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and members of the CDC will discuss the importance of young people getting the H1N1 vaccine and overall nationwide effort to encourage... Read More Progressive Insurance Selects Michigan to Host $10M X-Prize Car Contest January 13 2010 8 45 am The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE has chosen the state of Michigan to host a multi-stage competition that aims to pit some of the world #39 s most fuel efficient vehicles against one ... Read More Research and Markets Biotech 2009 CRO Quality Benchmarking Report Is the First Ever quot Consumer Reports quot Style Guide to Buying and Delivering Quality Product Development Services January 13 2010 8 41 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/b1b507/biotech_2009_cro_q has announced the addition of the "Biotech 2009 CRO Quality Benchmarking Report" report to their offering. This is a substantial study based on interviews with 44 biotechnology company representatives rating 130 unique projects with CROs. Respondents graded 10 prominent service providers across 18 important capabilities that... Read More Sanofi-Aventis CEO on Pharma’s ‘Lost Decade’ January 13 2010 8 39 am Chris Viehbacher CEO of Sanofi-Aventis spoke yesterday at that big drug-industry meeting in San Francisco. He described pharma #8217 s #8220 lost decade #8221 of the past 10 years #8212 for many companies he said share prices fell despite double-digit earnings growth. The familiar culprit The patent cliff and the looming revenue hits coming when big drugs like Plavix which Sanofi co-markets with Bristol-Myers Squibb face generic... Read More RTI Biologics Adds Christie Blakely Michael LaPrade to Leadership Team January 13 2010 8 38 am ALACHUA Fla. BUSINESS WIRE RTI Biologics Inc. RTI Nasdaq RTIX the Florida-based processor of orthopedic dental hernia and other biologic implants announced today the addition of Christie Blakely and Michael LaPrade as vice presidents of the company. Blakely has joined RTI as vice president of sports medicine marketing. Her role is to oversee all aspects of the company #8217 s sports medicine marketing #160 including... Read More Unusual Cold Spell Imperils Florida Crops Homes January 13 2010 8 36 am Here #39 s something you don #39 t often see in this town at the heart of the state #39 s $9 billion citrus industry a sign at the public library that says #34 ICE On sidewalk. Be careful #39 #39 Growers were ... Read More Acadia Expands Agribusiness Product Line January 13 2010 8 33 am Maine-based insurer Acadia Insurance said it is now offering a complete range of bundled products for the agribusiness industry throughout New England and New York. Acadia rsquo s agribusiness ... Read More Blue Spoon Publishes Industry Strategy for FDA’s Sentinel Initiative January 13 2010 8 30 am NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE Blue Spoon Consulting Group LLC today published strategy for the pharmaceutical industry to #8216 sense and respond #8217 to unpredictable effects associated with proactive risk surveillance by the Food and Drug Administration. Available as a white paper for download through the Blue Spoon Consulting website bluespoonconsulting a portfolio of design solutions are introduced that meets the FDA #8217 s... Read More Former State Rep. Ausley Democrat to Run for Florida CFO Post January 13 2010 8 26 am Former state Rep. Loranne Ausley is running for chief financial officer. Ausley is the only major Democrat now seeking the seat Alex Sink is giving up to run for governor. Ausley 46 of ... Read More Prof. Lowell Parsons Presents Urigen at One Med Place Conference in San Francisco on Jan. 13 at 4PM January 13 2010 8 25 am SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS WIRE Urigen Pharmaceuticals Inc. OTCBB URGP a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development of treatments for urological disorders and pain announced today that Urigen #8217 s scientific founder Prof. Lowell Parsons MD will present the company at 4pm Wednesday January 13 2010 at the One Med Place conference located at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel 450 Powell Street Union Square San Francisco. C.... Read More Simulations Plus Reports First Quarter FY2010 Financial Results January 13 2010 8 25 am LANCASTER Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Simulations Plus Inc. NASDAQ SLP a leading provider of simulation and modeling software for pharmaceutical discovery and development today reported financial results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2010 ended November 30 2009 1QFY10 . Ms. Momoko Beran chief financial officer of Simulations Plus stated #8220 I #8217 m pleased to report that our consolidated net sales increased 14.2% to... Read More Lean Transformation Summit Reveals Keys to “Lean for the Long Term” January 13 2010 8 25 am Executives and managers from companies developing lean longevity will reveal details at the Lean Transformation Summit sponsored by the Lean Enterprise Institute March 3-4 2010 Orlando. Read More Blue Shield of California Launches Bazaarvoice Ratings amp Reviews™ January 13 2010 8 18 am Blue Shield of California launches Bazaarvoice Ratings Reviews. Blue Shield is the first health plan to invite online feedback from members to improve the health care experience. Read More ExactTarget Salesforce Provide Benefits Firm Integrated Solution for Customer Service January 13 2010 8 10 am INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS WIRE Benefits consulting firm Benefit Associates announced today its Salesforce -integrated email marketing program has increased customer engagement and streamlined service to its more than 150 clients. The ExactTarget and Salesforce integration allows Benefit Associates to use customer profiles to automatically send benefit compliance updates policy changes and customized Open Enrollment messaging based on a... Read More CLC bio releases version 2.0 of award-winning enterprise platform January 13 2010 8 08 am AARHUS Denmark BUSINESS WIRE Recently CLC bio released their enterprise platform for Next Generation Sequencing data analysis CLC Genomics Server in version 2.0. It has been expanded with a wide range of new and improved features assisting organizations of any size in building and managing a modern flexible and efficient enterprise platform for analyzing and handling high-throughput sequencing data. Among other additions these are the... Read More Delphi Genetics SA obtuvo la certificación ISO 9001 2008 y confirma así los altos estándares de calidad de la empresa en la prestación de servicios al cliente y la producción de equipos de investigación January 13 2010 8 00 am Delphi Genetics SA obtained the ISO 9001 2008 certification confirming the company’s high standards of quality in customer services delivery and research kits production. Read More デルフィ・ジェネティクスがISO 9001 2008認証を取得し、カスタマーサービスと研究キット生産で高い水準の品質を証明 January 13 2010 8 00 am ベルギー・シャルルロワ BUSINESS WIRE #12499 #12472 #12493 #12473 #12527 #12452 #12516 ... Read More Delphi Genetic获得ISO 9001 2008认证，证明了公司在客户服务交付和研究工具包生产方面的高质量标准 January 13 2010 8 00 am Delphi Genetics SA obtained the ISO 9001 2008 certification confirming the company’s high standards of quality in customer services delivery and research kits production. Read More NXT Nutritionals’ SUSTA™ Natural Sweetener to Be Featured in United Natural Foods National Ad Program and Regional Tradeshows January 13 2010 8 00 am HOLYOKE Mass. BUSINESS WIRE NXT Nutritionals Holdings Inc. #8220 NXT Nutritionals #8221 OTCBB NXTH developer and marketer of SUSTA #8482 Natural Sweetener the great tasting all-natural healthier sweetener announced today that its SUSTA #8482 Natural Sweetener 50 Packet Boxes will be featured in United Natural Foods Inc. #8220 UNFI #8221 national advertising program and at UNFI #8217 s regional tradeshows. UNFI ... Read More Delphi Genetics SA Obtained the ISO 9001 2008 Certification Confirming the Company’s High Standards of Quality in Customer Services Delivery and Research Kits Production January 13 2010 8 00 am Delphi Genetics SA obtained the ISO 9001 2008 certification confirming the company’s high standards of quality in customer services delivery and research kits production. Read More NovoLogix Brings Cost Savings Structure to Emerging World of Medical Pharmacy January 13 2010 8 00 am NovoLogix is seriously impacting the health care cost debate nationally and growing as a result. Read More Delphi Genetics SA erhält Zertifizierung nach Norm ISO 9001 2008 und stellt damit seine hohen Qualitätsstandards bei Dienstleistungen und der Herstellung von Forschungs-Kits unter Beweis January 13 2010 8 00 am Delphi Genetics SA obtained the ISO 9001 2008 certification confirming the company’s high standards of quality in customer services delivery and research kits production. Read More Hospitals to Utilize Premier Healthcare Alliance Web-based Automated Surveillance Solution Duke Infection Control Outreach Network DICON To Increase Patient Safety Reduce Costs January 13 2010 8 00 am CHARLOTTE N.C. BUSINESS WIRE In an effort to enhance their infection control programs three hospitals will leverage the Premier healthcare alliance #8217 s SafetySurveillor #174 automated surveillance solution and the Duke Infection Control Outreach Network DICON . SafetySurveillor helps hospitals prevent healthcare-associated infections HAIs and optimize antibiotic use thereby improving the quality of care and reducing hospital... Read More Delphi Genetics SA recebe o Certificado ISO 9001 2008 confirmando os altos níveis de qualidade em prestações de serviços ao cliente e produção de kits de pesquisa January 13 2010 8 00 am Delphi Genetics SA obtained the ISO 9001 2008 certification confirming the company’s high standards of quality in customer services delivery and research kits production. Read More Walgreens Agrees to Acquire Pharmacy Business and Certain Other Assets from Snyder Drug in Minnesota January 13 2010 8 00 am DEERFIELD Ill. BUSINESS WIRE Walgreen Co. NYSE WAG NASDAQ WAG today announced that it has agreed to acquire the pharmacy business and certain other assets of 25 company-owned Snyder #8217 s Drug Stores in Minnesota. Walgreens will acquire and continue to operate certain locations and anticipates staffing most of these store positions with Snyder #8217 s employees. At other locations Walgreens will purchase the prescription files and... Read More Delphi Genetics SA a obtenu l’agrément ISO 9001 2008 cette certification confirme les standards de qualité mis en place par la société au niveau de ses services et au niveau de la production des produits kits pour recherche January 13 2010 8 00 am Delphi Genetics SA obtained the ISO 9001 2008 certification confirming the company’s high standards of quality in customer services delivery and research kits production. Read More Riassunto Delphi Genetics SA ha ottenuto la certificazione ISO 9001 2008 a conferma degli alti standard qualitativi dell'azienda nei servizi per la clientela e la produzione di kit per la ricerca January 13 2010 8 00 am Delphi Genetics SA obtained the ISO 9001 2008 certification confirming the company’s high standards of quality in customer services delivery and research kits production. Read More Universal American Corp. Schedules Fourth Quarter Financial Results Release for Thursday February 18th and Conference Call for Friday February 19th January 13 2010 7 45 am RYE BROOK BUSINESS WIRE Universal American Corp. NYSE UAM announced today that it will issue its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31 2009 after the close of the stock market on Thursday February 18th. Universal American #8217 s management will host a conference call at 9 00 am Eastern Time on Friday February 19 2010 to discuss financial results and recent corporate developments. Interested parties may... Read More Rite Aid Launches Nationwide Shingles Vaccination and Education Campaign January 13 2010 7 41 am Rite Aid Launches Nationwide Shingles Vaccination and Education Campaign CDC Recommends All Adults 60 and Older Get Vaccinated for the Painful Nerve Disease that Strikes Nearly 1 in 3 Adult Americans Read More Aerocrine US Expert Panel recommends the use of Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide FENO in the diagnosis and management of Asthma January 13 2010 7 36 am STOCKHOLM SOLNA Sweden BUSINESS WIRE Regulatory News Aerocrine AB STO AEROB today announced that a group of prominent clinicians and researchers all leaders in the field of asthma in the US has issued a consensus paper recommending that inflammation monitoring using exhaled nitric oxide should be part of the routine clinical management of asthma in conjunction with other conventional methods. The points of clinical consensus were... Read More Research and Markets This Essential Report on Breast Cancer Market Provides an Overview of the Breast Cancer its Types and Stages and Incidence Rates January 13 2010 7 33 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/056d31/breast_cancer_mark has announced the addition of the "Breast Cancer Market - An Analysis" report to their offering. Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer after lung cancer worldwide and the fifth most common cause of cancer death. It is found more in women as compared to men. Worldwide more than one million new cases of breast... Read More London’s European Scanning Centre Launches its Aquilion ONE CT Scanner January 13 2010 7 31 am LONDON BUSINESS WIRE London #8217 s European Scanning Centre ESC has launched the worlds most advanced scanner the Aquilion ONE CT 640 slice scanner. The Centre is the only independent healthcare site in the UK and Europe to have invested in this #163 2 million dynamic volume CT technology which uses 320 ultra-high detector rows to image an entire organ in a single rotation. The Aquilion ONE through its design and the reduced number of... Read More CytRx to Conduct Phase 2 Clinical Trial with Bafetinib in B-cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia January 13 2010 7 30 am LOS ANGELES BUSINESS WIRE CytRx Corporation NASDAQ CYTR a biopharmaceutical company specializing in oncology today announced plans to initiate a Phase 2 proof-of-concept clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bafetinib formerly known as INNO-406 in patients with high-risk B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia B-CLL . CytRx President and CEO Steven A. Kriegsman stated #8220 We believe bafetinib is a cutting-edge... Read More American CareSource Holdings and ChiroSource Inc. Sign National Agreement January 13 2010 7 30 am DALLAS CONCORD Calif. BUSINESS WIRE American CareSource Holdings Inc. Nasdaq ANCI the nation #8217 s leading ancillary health care system announced today the expansion of its chiropractic services with the signing of California-based ChiroSource Inc. ChiroSource represents 1 600 chiropractic care providers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. #8220 Back and neck pain are the most common causes of pain among all medical... Read More Research and Markets North American Capnography Monitoring Market Outlook January 13 2010 7 27 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/e1e6d1/north_american_cap has announced the addition of Frost amp Sullivan's new report "North American Capnography Monitoring Market Outlook" to their offering. This research service analyzes major market trends since 2006 predicts future changes in market measurements through the year 2016 and discusses specific challenges facing industry... Read More Big Pharma Generic Competition and Cash January 13 2010 7 24 am Regulators don #8217 t seem to like it much when big drug companies pay generics shops in deals that determine when branded drugs will face generic competition. Today for example the head of the FTC and a few lawmakers will call on Congress to crack down on the deals as part of the pending health-care legislation. The House health-care bill does this the Senate bill doesn #8217 t. The FTC will also release a report today that says there... Read More Doe amp Ingalls of North Carolina Ushers in New Leadership in the New Year January 13 2010 7 23 am Doe Ingalls of North Carolina a leading chemical services provider announces the retirement of co-founder and CEO John Elmo and the appointment of new executive leadership. Read More Research and Markets An Essential Cell Screening Tools Stem Cells and Related Analytical Products for Drug/Cell Therapy R D Report January 13 2010 7 09 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/d76abb/cell_screening_too has announced the addition of the "Cell Screening Tools Stem Cells and Related Analytical Products for Drug/Cell Therapy R amp D" report to their offering. This report reviews analyzes and sizes the stem cell R amp D tools amp tech product and stem cell therapeutic markets. The study uncovers interesting information about key... Read More Hythiam Announces Publication on Predictive Modeling for Substance Dependent Populations in Perspectives in Health Information Management January 13 2010 7 00 am LOS ANGELES BUSINESS WIRE Hythiam Inc. NASDAQ HYTM announced today the publication of a paper titled #8220 Application of Multivariate Probabilistic Bayesian Networks to Substance use Disorder Risk Stratification and Cost Estimation #8221 Weinstein L. Radano T. et. al. Perspectives in Health Information Management Volume 6 Fall 2009. The predictive modeling work that forms the basis for the publication was sponsored by Hythiam... Read More Compliance 360 and Sinaiko Healthcare Consulting Partner to Provide Comprehensive Compliance Risk Management and Claims Audit Solutions for the Healthcare Industry January 13 2010 7 00 am Compliance 360 and Sinaiko Healthcare Consulting forge partnership Read More Walgreens Expands Health and Wellness Offerings with Walgreens Optimal Wellness™ January 13 2010 7 00 am DEERFIELD Ill. BUSINESS WIRE Walgreens NYSE WAG NASDAQ WAG today announced the launch of the Walgreens Optimal Wellness #8482 program an innovative self-care educational program for people with chronic conditions that will initially focus on people with type 2 diabetes. Walgreens Optimal Wellness #8482 is a significant step for Walgreens and the health care industry that capitalizes on the power of face-to-face interaction.... Read More Altea Therapeutics and KAI Pharmaceuticals Enter into a Preclinical and Clinical Development Agreement for the Transdermal Delivery of Certain Novel KAI Peptides January 13 2010 7 00 am Altea Therapeutics and KAI Pharmaceuticals Enter into a Preclinical and Clinical Development Agreement for the Transdermal Delivery of Certain Novel KAI Peptides Read More Plus 3 Network Turns Exercise into a Charitable Donation January 13 2010 7 00 am Plus3network - the first of its kind social net - a scalable Web 2.0 iPhone app combining health mobility charity initiatives. Plus 3 is free turns every exercise into money for charity. Read More ChinaBio® LLC Forms Accelerator for U.S. Companies Entering China January 13 2010 7 00 am SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS WIRE At its ChinaBio #174 Executive Workshop held during the JPMorgan conference here ChinaBio #174 LLC a U.S. company based in San Diego and Shanghai announced that it has formed a China domestic company to help U.S. life science companies establish operations and enter the China market more quickly and safely than they could on their own. This concept has been used successfully in the web industry by Baidu ... Read More Pathway Medical Technologies Receives FDA 510 k Clearance for JETSTREAM G3™ Atherectomy System January 13 2010 7 00 am KIRKLAND Wash. BUSINESS WIRE Pathway Medical Technologies Inc. an innovator of endovascular treatments for peripheral vascular disease PVD today announced that the U.S. Food amp Drug Administration FDA has granted the company 510 k clearance to market JETSTREAM G3 #8482 its newest peripheral revascularization catheter for the treatment of PVD. With a new distal cutter and enhanced aspiration efficiency JETSTREAM G3 offers a... Read More National Association for the Self-Employed and UnitedHealthcare Forge Alliance January 13 2010 6 58 am New quality health insurance choices for entrepreneurs micro-business owners and the self-employed introduced by UnitedHealthcare's Golden Rule Insurance Company and NASE. Read More Resumen Un estudio de Fase III IFM 2005 02 de Intergroupe Francophone du Myelome IFM que evalúa el tratamiento con REVLIMID® de forma continuada en pacientes con mieloma múltiple tras transplante antólogo de células madre supera el criterio princ January 13 2010 6 58 am BOUDRY Suiza BUSINESS WIRE Celgene International S #224 rl NASDAQ CELG ha anunciado que el Intergroupe Francophone du Myelome y el Hospital Universitario de Toulouse patrocinador del estudio han informado de que el Comit #233 de Control de Seguridad y Datos independiente del estudio cl #237 nico internacional multic #233 ntrico doble ciego aleatorio de Fase III IFM 2005 02 que eval #250 a REVLIMID #174 lenalidomida en... Read More Michigan State Government Uses Technology to Enhance Child Protection Services January 13 2010 6 50 am Two branches of Michigan state government are sharing information and using advanced analytics to better protect and care for children in a program slated to expand this year. Read More World’s Leading Health Systems Increase Adoption of Electronic Health Record Privacy Auditing in 2009 January 13 2010 6 45 am Rising ARRA-HITECH privacy and compliance priorities drive 200 % FairWarning® customer adoption growth in 2009 four-year FairWarning® revenue growth exceeds 2000 % Read More Rosetta Announces that Johns Hopkins University Researchers Demonstrate miRview™ squamous Classifies Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Extremely High Degree of Accuracy January 13 2010 6 30 am REHOVOT Israel PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS WIRE Rosetta Genomics Ltd. NASDAQ ROSG a leading developer and provider of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics announced today that the results of a joint study with the Department of Pathology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine were published online yesterday January 12th and are set to be published in the January 15 2010 issue of the American Association for Cancer... Read More Research and Markets Growth Factors Blood and Tissue - a World Report January 13 2010 6 25 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/824415/growth_factors_bl has announced the addition of the "Growth Factors Blood And Tissue - A World Report" report to their offering. Age-related conditions such as Alzheimer's disease malignancies trauma and autoimmune disorders necessitate the development of less-invasive and more effective therapies. Growth factors blood and tissue have made an... Read More Research and Markets Bladder Cancer - Drug Pipeline Analysis and Market Forecasts to 2016 an Essential Source of Information and Analysis on the Market January 13 2010 6 06 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/c5b1d8/bladder_cancer_d has announced the addition of GlobalData 's new report "Bladder Cancer - Drug Pipeline Analysis and Market Forecasts to 2016" to their offering. Bladder Cancer - Drug Pipeline Analysis and Market Forecasts to 2016 "Bladder Cancer - Drug Pipeline Analysis and Market Forecasts to 2016" is an essential source of information and... Read More Published Study Demonstrates Effectiveness of Spectranetics Turbo-Booster® for Peripheral Artery Disease January 13 2010 6 00 am COLORADO SPRINGS Colo. BUSINESS WIRE Spectranetics Corporation NASDAQ SPNC today announced publication of the CELLO CLiRpath Excimer Laser System to Enlarge Lumen Openings study which evaluated the effectiveness of excimer laser ablation with the Turbo-Booster for patients with Peripheral Artery Disease PAD in the December issue of the Journal of Endovascular Therapy. The FDA-cleared laser treatment met its primary endpoint by... Read More Natus Medical Announces Reorganization January 13 2010 6 00 am SAN CARLOS Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Natus Medical Incorporated Nasdaq BABY today announced that it has adopted a reorganization plan that is designed to eliminate redundant costs resulting from the acquisition of Alpine Biomed Holdings Corp. which was completed on September 14 2009. Alpine Biomed is a leader in the development manufacturing and sales of devices for the diagnosis of neurological disorders. It currently has facilities in... Read More Research Institute Leverages Software-as-a-Service to Enhance Information Technology Operations January 13 2010 6 00 am WESTON Fla. BUSINESS WIRE Ultimate Software Nasdaq ULTI a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources payroll and talent management solutions announced today that Seattle Biomedical Research Institute SBRI the largest independent nonprofit organization in the U.S. focused solely on infectious disease research is experiencing IT improvements since switching from an on-premise human resource management system HRMS ... Read More Board of Directors Amends Cyanotech’s Bylaws January 13 2010 6 00 am KAILUA KONA Hawaii BUSINESS WIRE Cyanotech Corporation Nasdaq CYAN today announced that effective January 7 2010 the Board of Directors amended the Company #8217 s bylaws. The amendments relate to the creation of a position of a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors annual selection of committee chairpersons by members of each committee of the Board and provision for uncertificated shares to be maintained by the Corporation #8217 s... Read More Cannabis Science President To Appear Today On StockGoodies Live Radio Show As Part of National Educational Series On The Ground-Breaking Science of Medical Cannabis At 8 30AM Eastern January 13 2010 5 55 am COLORADO SPRINGS Colo. BUSINESS WIRE Cannabis Science Inc. NASD OTCBB CBIS an emerging pharmaceutical cannabis company is pleased to announce today that it is continuing its efforts to inform the public about the importance of cannabis based medicines with an interview with Dr. Robert Melamede Cannabis Science President and CEO on StockGoodies at 8 30 AM Eastern. Previously the company has announced that #160 has launched an... Read More Research and Markets The US Neurology Devices Market to Present Opportunities for Growth January 13 2010 5 44 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/9c7f6f/the_us_neurology_d has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "The US Neurology Devices Market to Present Opportunities for Growth" to their offering. The US Neurology Devices Market to Present Opportunities for Growth Some of the major markets like cardiovascular and orthopedic devices have witnessed immense innovation over the last... Read More athenahealth to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences January 13 2010 5 35 am WATERTOWN Mass. BUSINESS WIRE athenahealth Inc. NASDAQ ATHN a leading provider of internet-based business services for physician practices announced today that Jonathan Bush Chairman President and Chief Executive Officer will present a corporate overview and update on the Company #8217 s service offerings at two upcoming investor conferences. The 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference #160 When #160 Wednesday January... Read More Multimmune GmbH and Boulder Diagnostics Inc Announce the Development of an HSP70 Lateral Flow Point of Care Test January 13 2010 5 23 am MUNICH BOULDER Colo. BUSINESS WIRE Multimmune GmbH and Boulder Diagnostics Inc. announce today the joint development of an HSP70 lateral flow point of care test. Multimmune has discovered that many tumor types display the heat shock protein 70 Hsp70 on the cell surface. Multimmune is exploiting this signal for directed immune therapy to cure cancers. The HSP70 lateral flow point of care test is being developed to test for elevated HSP70... Read More Multimmune GmbH und Boulder Diagnostics Inc kündigen Entwicklung eines HSP70-Schnelltests an January 13 2010 5 23 am MÜNCHEN BOULDER Colo. BUSINESS WIRE Multimmune GmbH und Boulder Diagnostics Inc. werden gemeinsam einen membranbasierten HSP70 Lateral Flow-Schnelltest f #252 r den patientennahen Einsatz beim Arzt und im Krankenhaus entwickeln. Multimmune konnte zeigen dass das Hitzeschockprotein 70 HSP70 engl. Heat Shock Proteine selektiv auf der Zelloberfl #228 che unterschiedlicher Tumorarten und Metastasen nicht jedoch auf gesunden Zellen... Read More Research and Markets This OTC Healthcare in Western Europe to 2013 Provides Key Data and Information on the OTC Healthcare Market January 13 2010 5 23 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/31dd04/otc_healthcare_in has announced the addition of the "OTC Healthcare in Western Europe to 2013" report to their offering. This databook provides key data and information on the OTC healthcare market covering 17 countries in Western Europe. This report is a comprehensive resource for market category and segment level data including value ... Read More Research and Markets This OTC Healthcare in the US with Forecasts to 2013 Provides Key Data and Information January 13 2010 5 17 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/805b2b/otc_healthcare_in has announced the addition of the "OTC Healthcare in the US to 2013" report to their offering. This databook provides key data and information on the OTC healthcare market in the US. This report is a comprehensive resource for market category and segment level data including value distribution share and company amp brand share.... Read More Economic Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Second Quarterly Report January 12 2010 11 00 pm COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS JANUARY 13 2010 This is the second quarterly report on the economic impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 prepared by the Council of Economic Advisers CEA . Because identifying the impact of macroeconomic policy is inherently difficult we report the results from two CEA approaches and those of a number of respected analysts including the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office. The... Read More Sometimes I Say Stuff That Makes Sense… January 12 2010 5 32 pm I received an email this afternoon from a fellow blogger. He was looking at some old posts on his blog and came across a comment I had left on this particular post PS – The “if I don’t buy it now I’ll pay more later ” syndrome is a warning sign of a bubble. Just make sure you have figured out all aspects of this investment idea. There’s going to be a lot of people getting burned on real estate. This comment was left on August 18 ... Read More Statement by the President on the Earthquake in Haiti January 12 2010 5 22 pm ldquo My thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been affected by this earthquake. We are closely monitoring the situation and we stand ready to assist the people of Haiti. rdquo Background information The President was informed of the earthquake at 5 52pm. The President asked his staff to make sure that embassy personnel are safe and to begin preparations in the event that humanitarian assistance is needed. The Department of... Read More Help Wanted Memorial Sloan-Kettering Seeks New Boss January 12 2010 5 11 pm It #8217 s a tough job market but if you #8217 ve won a Nobel Prize and run the NIH we may have a gig for you. Harold Varmus the guy with the intimidating CV who has run Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for the past decade has asked Sloan-Kettering #8217 s board to start looking for his successor. #8220 I came here with the intention of doing this job for about 10 years and 10 years have passed #8221 Varmus told the Health Blog... Read More Is It Possible to Be Smoke Free in 30 Days January 12 2010 4 30 pm Psychologist and author Daniel Seidman talks about his new book. Read More Hot New Sports Injury Treatment Doesn’t Work in Study January 12 2010 4 02 pm An injury treatment popular with professional athletes failed in a study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The treatment is called platelet-rich plasma injection. The doctor takes some of the patient #8217 s blood and uses a relatively simple technique to separate out the platelets some of which are then re-injected at the injury site. The idea is that the platelets stimulate the repair of injured... Read More Teen Suicide Risk Factors Parents Are Too Often Clueless January 12 2010 2 27 pm Parents fail to recognize suicide risk in drinking drug use. Read More Press Release - Obesity Action Coalition Set to Launch National Weight Awareness Campaign January 12 2010 1 00 pm Tampa Fla. - On January 18 2010 the Obesity Action Coalition OAC will launch a national weight and health awareness campaign aimed to encourage the American public to assess their weight and urge them to speak to their doctor about their weight. The goal of this campaign is to get the American public to start looking at weight and its impact on their health and the health of their loved ones. Read more... Read More Health Buzz NYC Mayor Takes On Salt January 12 2010 1 00 pm America’s Best Nursing Homes avoiding dosing errors with kids’ medicine. Read More What’s the Biggest Mistake People Make When Starting a Fitness Program January 12 2010 12 35 pm “Getting in shape” is a popular New Year’s resolution but many people go at it the wrong way. Read More Skip the Chemotherapy Gene Tests Help Breast Cancer Patients Make That Decision January 12 2010 12 15 pm Women with early-stage breast cancer skip chemotherapy if gene test predicts low recurrence risk. Read More Question of the Day – Should Banks Have to Pay a ‘Bailout Fee’ January 12 2010 10 48 am Interesting article in today #8217 s WSJ Banks Brace for Bailout Fee I think it #8217 s funny actually. The government wants to impose a fee on banks in order to help pay back the American taxpayer for the costs of TARP. Where does the government think this fee is going to come from Do they think it is NOT going to be passed on to the banks #8217 customers i.e. taxpayers One idea being discussed is a fee on banks #8217 liabilities.... Read More Biotech News Provenge for Prostate Cancer Tysabri for M.S. January 12 2010 10 36 am J.P. Morgan is hosting its big drug-industry conference this week in San Francisco. Here are a couple tidbits from the first few days Sales of the multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri topped $1 billion last year Biogen Idec said today and the number of patients taking the drug neared 50 000. On the one hand that #8217 s notable given that the drug which Biogen co-markets with Elan was pulled from the market in 2005 because of safety concerns.... Read More Press Gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton January 12 2010 9 53 am Aboard Air Force One En route New Castle Delaware 10 02 A.M. EST MR. BURTON Good morning. Just some information on the service first the service for Mrs. Biden at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Wilmington. Eulogies will be delivered by Vice President Biden and his sister Valerie Biden Owens. The homily will be delivered by Reverend Monsignor J. Thomas Cini that's C-i-n-i. Members of the senior staff who are attending... Read More Poultry’s Other Public Health Job Sentinel Chicken January 12 2010 9 36 am A story in this morning #8217 s WSJ cracks open what one government official calls a #8220 secure system to protect these birds #8221 Secretive farms classified as part of the nation #8217 s #8220 critical infrastructure #8221 where hens lay the hundreds of thousands of eggs needed to make swine-flu vaccine. The article put us in mind of another big job for chickens seeking a career in public health serving as a sentinel bird .... Read More New Jersey On Medical Marijuana We’re Not California January 12 2010 8 14 am New Jersey #8217 s legislature passed a bill yesterday to legalize medical marijuana and Gov. Jon Corzine has said he #8217 ll sign it into law before leaving office next week. Marijuana is now legal for some patients in more than a dozen states. But at least based on the Jersey bill the rules seem to be getting stricter as legalization spreads. Medical marijuana will be limited to certain patients #8212 people whose prognosis gives them... Read More New Topic Page Skin Infections January 11 2010 11 00 pm Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on skin infections.Your skin helps protect you from germs but sometimes it can get infected by them... Read More New Topic Page Mycobacterial Infections January 11 2010 11 00 pm Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on mycobacterial infections.Mycobacteria are a type of germ. There are many different kinds. The commonest one causes tuberculosis. Another one causes leprosy. Still others cause infections that are called atypical mycobacterial infections... Read More Research and Markets New Report OTC Healthcare in China to 2013 January 11 2010 8 00 pm DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/77e2e8/otc_healthcare_in has announced the addition of the "OTC Healthcare in China to 2013" report to their offering. This databook provides key data and information on the OTC healthcare market in China. This report is a comprehensive resource for market category and segment level data including value distribution share and company amp brand share.... Read More Out of Love January 11 2010 7 00 pm Dear Diabetes Health I hope you can help me. I am 49 years old and was diagnosed with type 2 five years ago. My husband still wants sex. I don't even want him to touch me. He is very mean to me. He yells at me and calls me names. Read more... Read More Zounds Hearing Announces New V.P. of Marketing January 11 2010 6 25 pm Zounds Hearing announces Justin Kroop as Vice President of Marketing. Read More Molina Healthcare Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter And 2009 Year-End Results January 11 2010 6 13 pm LONG BEACH Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Molina Healthcare Inc. NYSE MOH announced today that based on its preliminary unaudited analysis it expects to report a loss per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2009 in the range of $0.10 to $0.25 and earnings for the year ended December 31 2009 in the range of $1.12 to $1.26. Additional detail regarding the Company #8217 s preliminary unaudited results is provided in the tables below. In... Read More GIVEAWAY Five Copies of David Bach’s “Start Over Finish Rich” January 11 2010 5 17 pm I #8217 m excited to be able to giveaway five copies of David Bach #8217 s latest book Start Over Finish Rich 10 Steps to Get You Back on Track in 2010* which came out just a few weeks ago. This is a short little book that offers up an action plan for starting over after the credit crisis and recession. I like this book because instead of bitching about the current situation which I do a lot of here at AFM #8230 lol it #8217 s about... Read More Reliv Offers Tips to Help People Reach Their Goals for Healthy Weight Week January 11 2010 5 11 pm CHESTERFIELD Mo. BUSINESS WIRE In honor of Healthy Weight Week which begins on January 17th Reliv International wants to remind people that a healthy weight is less about how they look and more about how they feel. "A healthy weight does not involve a particular waist size " said Dr. Carl Hastings chief scientific officer of Reliv International. "It involves several factors including your height age and gender as well as your activity... Read More President Obama Signs Executive Order Establishing Council of Governors January 11 2010 5 09 pm Executive Order will Strengthen Further Partnership Between the Federal and State and Local Governments to Better Protect Our Nation The President today signed an Executive Order attached establishing a Council of Governors to strengthen further the partnership between the Federal Government and State Governments to protect our Nation against all types of hazards. When appointed the Council will be reviewing such matters as involving... Read More My Gym Promotes a Healthy New Year for Kids January 11 2010 5 08 pm NASHVILLE Tenn. BUSINESS WIRE As we begin a New Year and parents start implementing their New Year's resolutions My Gym encourages them to help their children make resolutions of their own. "If they haven't made plans to already parents should implement a plan for their children's health in 2010 from both a nutrition and fitness perspective. There is no better time than now to show your children how they can make healthier changes in... Read More Sage Bionetworks Announces Oncology Research Partnership with Pfizer January 11 2010 5 03 pm Sage Bionetworks announces a research partnership with Pfizer Inc. to build analyze and exploit advanced network models of cancer using innovative integrative genomics analysis. Read More AHF Blasts Merck on AIDS Drug Pricing During Investor Conference Protest in S.F. January 11 2010 5 00 pm SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS WIRE AIDS Healthcare Foundation #160 #160 WHAT Protest Re Merck #8217 s AIDS Drug Pricing of Isentress #160 WHEN TUESDAY Jan 12th 10 30am #160 WHERE Union Square in San Francisco in Front of the Westin Saint Francis Hotel 335 Powell Street San Francisco 94102 #160 VISUALS 3ft x 5ft #8220 Shame on Merck #8221 placards amp banners #160 CONTACT Ged Kenslea AHF Communications Director Mobile... Read More Kindred Healthcare Announces Additional Cluster Market Development Plans and Project Openings January 11 2010 4 38 pm LOUISVILLE Ky. BUSINESS WIRE Kindred Healthcare Inc. the #8220 Company #8221 NYSE KND today announced plans for a replacement hospital the opening of a new hospital development of six new hospital-based subacute units and a new transitional care center in several of its key markets in Texas Florida California Ohio Indiana and Washington. Once completed these projects will expand the Company #8217 s capacity to provide a... Read More New GAO Study Lack of Competition Helping Drive ‘Extraordinary’ Brand-Name Drug Price Increases January 11 2010 4 27 pm WASHINGTON BUSINESS WIRE A new report from the Government Accountability Office GAO that finds #8220 extraordinary price increases #8221 for brand-name drug products from 2000 #8211 2008 was largely fueled by the #8220 lack of therapeutically equivalent drugs #8221 and #8220 limited competition #8221 underscores the need for policymakers to promote policies in health reform which increase competition and lower costs the... Read More Ventas Announces 2009 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Earnings Release Date and Conference Call January 11 2010 4 01 pm CHICAGO BUSINESS WIRE Ventas Inc. NYSE VTR #8220 Ventas #8221 or the #8220 Company #8221 announced today that it will issue its 2009 fourth quarter and year-end earnings release prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday February 18 2010. A conference call to discuss those earnings will be held the same day at 10 00 a.m. Eastern Time 9 00 a.m. Central Time . The dial-in number for the conference... Read More Trimeris Receives Delisting Notice From NASDAQ January 11 2010 4 00 pm DURHAM N.C. BUSINESS WIRE Trimeris Inc. NASDAQ TRMS #8220 Trimeris #8221 or the #8220 Company #8221 a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the commercialization of therapeutic agents for the treatment of HIV today announced that it has received a NASDAQ Staff determination letter dated January 5 2010 notifying the Company that its common stock is subject to delisting due to the Company #8217 s failure to hold its required... Read More St. Jude Medical Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2009 Earnings Conference Call January 11 2010 3 30 pm ST. PAUL Minn. BUSINESS WIRE St. Jude Medical Inc. NYSE STJ will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2009 results on Wednesday January 27 at 8 00 a.m. Eastern Time 7 00 a.m. Central Time . A news release will be issued at 7 30 a.m. Eastern Time 6 30 a.m. Central Time . This call is being webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at St. Jude Medical #8217 s web site at sjm . The webcast is also... Read More ZymoGenetics Announces Full Exercise of Overallotment Option by Underwriters January 11 2010 3 10 pm SEATTLE BUSINESS WIRE ZymoGenetics Inc. Nasdaq ZGEN today announced that its underwriters fully exercised their overallotment option to purchase an additional 2 100 000 shares of its common stock in connection with its previously announced public offering that priced on January 7 2010. Including the overallotment shares purchased ZymoGenetics sold 16 100 000 shares at a public offering price of $6.00 per share resulting in expected net... Read More Mark McGwire to Be Interviewed Exclusively by MLB Network’s Bob Costas Tonight Live at 7 00 P.M. ET January 11 2010 3 09 pm SECAUCUS N.J. BUSINESS WIRE MLB Network #8217 s Bob Costas will have an exclusive in-depth television interview with Mark McGwire tonight on MLB Network live at 7 00 p.m. ET about McGwire #8217 s admission of using performance enhancing drugs during his career. This is the first television interview granted by McGwire since he admitted using PEDs in a statement earlier today. Following the exclusive interview MLB Network #8217 s Matt... Read More Lawson Software Closes Acquisition of Healthvision Solutions Inc. January 11 2010 3 05 pm Lawson announces it has closed on its acquisition of Texas-based Healthvision Inc. Read More Lawson Software Closes Acquisition of Healthvision Solutions Inc. January 11 2010 3 05 pm Lawson announces it has closed on its acquisition of Texas-based Healthvision Inc. Read More Life Technologies Sets 4th Quarter and Full Year 2009 Earnings Release Date for Thursday January 28 2010 January 11 2010 3 05 pm CARLSBAD Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Life Technologies Corporation NASDAQ LIFE announced today it will report its fourth quarter and full year 2009 financial results on Thursday January 28 2010 before market open. The company will also hold a conference call on the same day at 8 30 a.m. EST to discuss operating results as well as future expectations. The webcast can be accessed through the investor relations page of the Life... Read More Charles River to Suspend Operations of Preclinical Services Massachusetts to Balance Global Capacity with Demand January 11 2010 3 01 pm WILMINGTON Mass. BUSINESS WIRE Charles River Laboratories International Inc. NYSE CRL announced today that it has decided to suspend operations at its Preclinical Services PCS facility in Shrewsbury Massachusetts by the middle of 2010 when ongoing in-life studies will have been completed. Charles River intends to resume operations when global preclinical market conditions improve and the Company requires additional capacity.... Read More Simple Questionnaire Could Be One of the Best Diabetes Screening Tests Yet January 11 2010 3 00 pm A simple self-assessment questionnaire developed by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City may be the best means yet for screening people who are unaware that they have diabetes or who are at risk of developing it. The questionnaire asks about six factors that have proven to be the most reliable in predicting diabetes age gender level of physical activity hypertension obesity and family history of diabetes. Read... Read More Anacor to Present at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference January 11 2010 3 00 pm PALO ALTO Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Anacor Pharmaceuticals announced today that David Perry Chief Executive Officer will provide a company overview at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference at 1 30p.m. PT on Thursday January 14 2010 in San Francisco CA. About Anacor Pharmaceuticals Anacor is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel small molecule therapeutics derived from its boron chemistry platform. Anacor focused initially on... Read More Maranon Capital Provides $29.5 Million of Mezzanine and Senior Financing for PathGroup January 11 2010 2 54 pm Maranon Capital Provides Mezzanine and Senior Financing for PathGroup transaction. Read More Drug News Impotence Arthritis and Schizophrenia January 11 2010 2 50 pm Here #8217 s a quick drug-news roundup More than two-thirds of patients who took an experimental impotence drug were able to have sex within 15 minutes according to Vivus the company that #8217 s developing the drug. Among patients who took a placebo the success rate within 15 minutes was less than one third by the way. Impotence drugs such as Pfizer #8217 s Viagra and Eli Lilly #8217 s Cialis can take hours to work so faster onset could... Read More InVasc Therapeutics to Present at Biotech Showcase 2010 and Announces Domain Name Change January 11 2010 2 30 pm INVASC THERAPEUTICS TO PRESENT AT BIOTECH SHOWCASE 2010 AND ANNOUNCES DOMAIN NAME CHANGE Read More Cannabis Science Outlines Objectives For The New Year Highlights Include Moving Towards Contracts and Licensing Agreements For Research and Development of New Medicines January 11 2010 2 24 pm COLORADA SPRINGS Colo. BUSINESS WIRE Cannabis Science Inc. NASD OTCBB CBIS an emerging pharmaceutical cannabis company is pleased to announce Cannabis Science is in negotiations with several companies in the US and internationally to contract or license its formulations for development certain rights to manufacturing processes and the sale in each prospective jurisdiction and or country. Cannabis Science President amp CEO Dr.... Read More Foremost Insurance Accepting Up To 40-Foot Boats in Nevada January 11 2010 2 12 pm Foremost Insurance of Caledonia Mich. has expanded its Family Boaters program in Nevada accepting more risks and introducing lower rates. Effective Jan. 1 2010 for new business and Feb. 1 ... Read More Briefing by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs 1/11/10 January 11 2010 1 57 pm 12 29 P.M. EST MR. GIBBS One quick announcement before we get going. Tomorrow the President and the First Lady will travel to Wilmington Delaware to attend the funeral of Jean Biden. We'll have details on press access for tomorrow's travel a little bit later in the day but I just wanted to mention that. Mr. Feller. Q Thanks Robert. On health care would the President sign a bill that did not include... Read More Caribou Coffee Brews New Growth with Oatmeal January 11 2010 1 44 pm MINNEAPOLIS BUSINESS WIRE Coffee is no longer the only thing worth getting out of bed for. Starting today Caribou Coffee customers can experience wholesome handcrafted oatmeal as a part of their morning routine. The new Caribou Coffee oatmeal is a smart and delicious breakfast choice for people who want a satisfying start to their day. Each bowl packs nine to 17 grams of protein depending on the variety and flavor combination. The coffee... Read More Statement by NSC Spokesman Mike Hammer on National Security Advisor Jim Jones's Travel to Middle East January 11 2010 1 42 pm National Security Advisor Jim Jones is travelling to the Middle East this week to meet with key leaders in Saudi Arabia Israel and the Palestinian Authority. During his trip General Jones will discuss the full range of regional challenges and opportunities at this critical time in the Middle East. Read More Oncology Services International’s Quality System Earns ISO 9001 2008 Certification January 11 2010 1 37 pm MONTEBELLO N.Y. BUSINESS WIRE Oncology Services International a New York-based radiation therapy device and service company announces that its Quality System has been certified by an independent auditor as compliant with the ISO 9001 2008 standards set by the International Organization for Standards ISO . ISO certification is a globally accepted standard for ensuring the quality of goods and services in supplier-customer relations. The... Read More BIND Biosciences Appoints Scott Minick as President and CEO January 11 2010 1 21 pm BIND Biosciences appoints Scott Minick as President and CEO Read More Walgreens and Take Care Clinics Administer One Million H1N1 Vaccinations as Broad Government Distribution Provides Greater Access to Vaccine January 11 2010 1 19 pm DEERFIELD Ill. BUSINESS WIRE Americans are heeding the advice of health officials to get an H1N1 vaccination and help prevent a potential third wave of H1N1 flu activity. Walgreens NYSE NASDAQ WAG which is offering H1N1 vaccinations at all of its pharmacies and Take Care Clinics nationwide has administered more than one million H1N1 vaccinations to date this season #8211 as widespread vaccine availability and greater access enable... Read More Wedgewood Pharmacy executive Lucy Malmberg elected to board of International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists January 11 2010 1 19 pm SWEDESBORO N.J. BUSINESS WIRE Lucy Malmberg R.Ph. F.A.C.A. F.A.C.V.P. executive vice president and corporate secretary/treasurer of Wedgewood Pharmacy has been elected to the board of directors of the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists IACP for a three-year term that began January 1. She will represent the organization #8217 s members in 12 states from Maine to Washington DC. IACP #160 is an association that represents... Read More Anthem Blue Cross Announces C.A.R.E. Pilot Program for Heart Patients January 11 2010 1 04 pm WOODLAND HILLS Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Anthem Blue Cross announced today that it has contracted with IDEAL LIFE #174 to provide wireless body weight scales for in-home use with Congestive Heart Failure CHF patients. This initiative is the foundation of a new pilot program known as C.A.R.E. Congestive Heart Failure Ambulatory Remote monitoring and Engagement . The program #8217 s goal is to utilize IDEAL LIFE #8217 s Bluetooth-enabled... Read More QuantRx to Present at OneMedForum 2010 Finance Conference January 11 2010 1 03 pm DOYLESTOWN Pa. BUSINESS WIRE QuantRx #174 Biomedical Corporation OTCBB QTXB a broad-based diagnostic company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative diagnostic products announced today that Walter Witoshkin Chairman and Chief Executive Officer will present at the OneMedForum 2010 Emerging Company Finance Conference in San Francisco CA on Wednesday January 13 2010. The annual OneMedForum conference connects... Read More St. Jude Medical Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2009 Revenue Results January 11 2010 12 45 pm ST. PAUL Minn. BUSINESS WIRE St. Jude Medical Inc. NYSE STJ today announced preliminary results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended January 2 2010. These results are being referenced today in a presentation by Daniel J. Starks Chairman President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Jude Medical at the 28th Annual JP Morgan Conference in San Francisco. A webcast of the presentation can be accessed live at sjm . The Company... Read More David Bach’s Thoughts on ‘Strategic Default’ January 11 2010 12 26 pm I received a copy of David Bach #8217 s short-but-sweet book Start Over Finish Rich 10 Steps to Get You Back on Track in 2010* in the mail a couple of weeks ago. I #8217 m nearly finished with the book and came across this passage that I want to share with you on Bach #8217 s thoughts on strategic default which means to walk away from a house because you owe more on it than it #8217 s worth$#151 even though you can still afford the... Read More Health Buzz Why Migraine Sufferers Can't Stand Light January 11 2010 12 15 pm Epigenetics shows that DNA is not the entire story proof for whole-food vitamins is lacking. Read More Luna Innovations Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2009 Operating Results January 11 2010 12 11 pm Luna Innovations Incorporated a company focusing on sensing instrumentation and nanotechnology today announced preliminary results of operations for the fourth quarter of 2009. Read More Cegedim Acquires Leading U.S. Healthcare Data Provider SK A Information Services Inc. January 11 2010 12 10 pm Cegedim Dendrite a Business Unit of the Cegedim Group today announced the acquisition of SK A Information Services Inc. SK A . Read More Luna Innovations Adds Three New Independent Directors January 11 2010 12 09 pm ROANOKE Va. BUSINESS WIRE Luna Innovations Incorporated NASDAQ LUNA is adding three independent directors to its Board of Directors. These additions bring Luna back into compliance with the NASDAQ listing qualifications requirement that a company must have a minimum of three independent directors. The election of these new directors will be effective upon Luna #8217 s emergence from Chapter 11 reorganization. Jonathan Cool has been... Read More MannKind Wins Two Facility of the Year 2010 Category Awards January 11 2010 11 58 am DANBURY Conn. BUSINESS WIRE MannKind Corporation Nasdaq MNKD today announced that its commercial manufacturing facility custom-built for the production of its proprietary insulin therapy has been awarded two Facility of the Year 2010 category awards for process innovation and equipment innovation. The Facility of the Year Awards sponsored by the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering ISPE INTERPHEX and Pharmaceutical... Read More Symphogen Publishes Pre-Clinical Data in Cancer Research Demonstrating Superior Efficacy of Anti–EGFR Monoclonal Antibody Combination Sym004 January 11 2010 11 55 am Symphogen Publishes Pre-Clinical Data in Cancer Research Demonstrating Superior Efficacy of Anti–EGFR Monoclonal Antibody Combination Sym004 Read More Albertsons Launches Albertsons Wellbeing Online Community January 11 2010 11 26 am Albertsons is launching albertsonswellbeing a new online community that will provide users with tools to help them make easy value-driven choices for healthier living. Read More PRWT Services Partners with QualDent to Offer Dental Program Management Services January 11 2010 11 23 am PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS WIRE PRWT Services and QualDent today announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership to offer innovative dental program management solutions to both public and private dental care payors. Through this partnership the companies will provide much needed dental plan management solutions to managed Medicaid health plans Medicare Advantage plans state-managed dental programs commercial insurers and... Read More USANA Health Sciences Wins Two 2009 OMNI Awards for New Training Program January 11 2010 11 21 am USANA Health Sciences Inc. announced today it has received two bronze OMNI Awards for education and programming for the company’s new online training program BDS eApprentice. Read More Thompson Coe Appoints Yacuk Partner in Insurance Section January 11 2010 11 11 am Texas-based Thompson Coe Cousins amp Irons has appointed Jason M. Yacuk as a partner in its Insurance Litigation and Coverage section. Yacuk has been with Thompson Coe since 2006. Yacuk ... Read More New York Downtown Hospital Advances Use of Technology with Eclipsys’ Clinical Solutions January 11 2010 11 10 am New York Downtown Selects Eclipsys to Meet ARRA Meaningful Use Read More Jenkins Insurance Group Names Stoker VP January 11 2010 11 08 am Concord Calif.-based Jenkins Insurance Group a Leavitt Group affiliate has hired Craig H. Stoker as vice president of personal risk and insurance. Stoker has been in the insurance industry ... Read More Louisiana Parish President Quits Amid Federal Probe with Insurance Ties January 11 2010 11 02 am Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard a Democrat who rose from small-city mayor to lead Louisiana #39 s most populous parish has resigned as federal officials investigated alleged corruption in ... Read More Top L.A. Yoga Teachers Studios and Youth Activists Unite to Raise Money for Y.O.G.A. For Youth Special Jan. 15 Event Planned January 11 2010 11 00 am Top L.A. Yoga Teachers Studios and Youth Activists Unite to Raise Money for Y.O.G.A. For Youth Special Jan. 15 Event Planned Read More Nursing Homes With a Track Record—a Bad One January 11 2010 11 00 am They’re called Special-Focus Facilities. But this is one time when “special” means beware. Read More 10 States With the Lowest Percentages of Best Nursing Homes January 11 2010 11 00 am Half of the states with the lowest percentages of homes with 5 stars the top rating are in the South. Read More Best Nursing Homes Behind the Rankings January 11 2010 11 00 am We start with the government’s ratings put the homes in logical order and ease the job of finding one. Read More Best Nursing Home Definitions January 11 2010 11 00 am The glossary of terms pertaining to the America's Best Nursing Homes rankings. Read More The 10 States With the Highest Percentages of Best Nursing Homes January 11 2010 11 00 am Of the states with the largest percentages of homes with 5-star ratings 3 are in New England. Read More Best Nursing Homes The U.S. News Honor Roll January 11 2010 11 00 am These 11 homes rolled up perfect 5-star ratings from the government for 4 straight quarters. Read More Fenster Named Director of New York Workers' Comp Board January 11 2010 10 59 am Jeffrey R. Fenster has been appointed executive director of the New York Workers #39 Compensation Board. Prior to joining the board Fenster served as a litigation associate with the New York law ... Read More State Farm Seeking 19.1 Percent Statewide Rate Hike in Louisiana January 11 2010 10 57 am State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. Louisiana #39 s largest homeowners insurer has asked insurance regulators for a rate increase that would average 19.1 percent statewide with coastal residents taking ... Read More New South Bend Indiana Cell Phone Ban Yields Few Tickets January 11 2010 10 51 am Efforts to ban the use of cell phones while driving in South Bend Ind. school zones aren #39 t yielding many violations. Records from the city clerk #39 s office show 13 of the tickets which carry ... Read More Pan-American Life Creates Pan-American Benefits Solutions January 11 2010 10 49 am New Oreleans-based Pan-American Life Insurance Group announced the launch of its new member company Pan-American Benefits Solutions Inc. Pan-American Benefits Solutions is a provider of group ... Read More Stericycle To Present at Two Investor Conferences in January January 11 2010 10 45 am LAKE FOREST Ill. BUSINESS WIRE Stericycle Inc. NASDAQ SRCL will participate in two conferences in January. On Wednesday January 13th Frank ten Brink CFO will make a presentation at 7 30 AM Pacific time at the 29th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco. On Wednesday January 27th Rich Foss Executive Vice President International will make a presentation at 1 15 PM Eastern time at the... Read More Bill Would Extend Nebraska Workers' Comp Benefits for First Responders January 11 2010 10 43 am Physical on-the-job injuries someday might not be the only types of injuries that could qualify Nebraska first responders for workers #39 compensation. On Jan 7 a state lawmaker introduced a bill ... Read More New Year’s Resolution for Older Adults Take Advantage of New Changes to Programs that Help with Medicare Costs January 11 2010 10 38 am WASHINGTON BUSINESS WIRE Many 2010 New Year #8217 s resolutions will likely focus on staying healthy and saving money. Older adults can help keep both of these resolutions by using BenefitsCheckUp a free online benefits screening service developed and maintained by the National Council on Aging NCOA . Beginning in January federal changes to Medicare Savings Programs MSP and Medicare's Low Income Subsidy "Extra Help" mean a simplified... Read More Melissa Garcia Joins Environics Communications as Account Supervisor in Washington D.C. Office January 11 2010 10 37 am Melissa Garcia Joins Environics' Health Sciences Practice as Account Supervisor Read More Does Being Vegetarian Mean Healthful Eating January 11 2010 10 30 am Vegetarianism can be an exceptionally healthful diet but for some it means Coke and pizza. Read More Orthofix International to Participate in 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference January 11 2010 10 29 am BOSTON BUSINESS WIRE Orthofix International N.V. NASDAQ OFIX the Company announced today that it will participate in the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. Chief Executive Officer Alan Milinazzo is scheduled to give a presentation on Thursday January 14th at 10 00 AM Pacific Time at the Westin St. Francis Hotel. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the Company #8217 s website at... Read More Construction Fatalities Drop in New York City January 11 2010 10 24 am There has been an upside to the slowdown in construction activity in New York City Fewer fatal workplace accidents. City officials reported Thursday that there were only three fatalities at New ... Read More Celgene Corporation Reviews 2009 Achievements and Announces 2010 Financial Outlook January 11 2010 10 23 am SUMMIT N.J. BUSINESS WIRE Celgene Corporation NASDAQ CELG 2009 Fourth Quarter Financial Results Year-Over-Year Unaudited Non-GAAP Total Revenue Increased More Than 20 Percent to Approximately $755 Million REVLIMID #174 Global Net Product Sales Increased Nearly 35 Percent to Approximately $495 Million Global THALOMID #174 /Thalidomide Net Product Sales Reached Approximately $105 Million VIDAZA #174 Global Net Product Sales Increased... Read More Worldwide Facilities Hires 2 In Northern California January 11 2010 10 19 am Los Angeles-based Worldwide Facilities has added new hires for its San Francisco office. Tom Ciardello is now senior vice president and manager. Brian Duffy is vice president and ... Read More Flu Vaccine U.S. Cuts Order U.K. Tries to Recoup Costs January 11 2010 10 18 am More action today on how governments are dealing with falling demand for the H1N1 swine flu vaccine. The U.S. cut its order from the Australian manufacturer CSL by more than half to 14 million doses Bloomberg reports. The U.S. is allowed to change the quantity of its order under its contract with CSL a company spokeswoman told Bloomberg #8212 though not all countries have similar terms in their contracts with the company. The U.S. placed... Read More Industrial Genetics Expert to Join Intrexon January 11 2010 10 15 am BLACKSBURG Va. BUSINESS WIRE Intrexon Corporation a privately held life sciences company focused on modular DNA control systems today announced the appointment of Thomas J. Goralski Ph.D. as President of its UltraVector #174 Division and a Senior Vice President of the corporation. Dr. Goralski will be based at Intrexon #8217 s DNA production facility in Blacksburg VA which houses the company #8217 s UltraVector #174 manufacturing... Read More Genetic Hair Loss Test Reaches South Africa Through HairDX Distribution Agreement With HairDX SA / HairOptions Unlimited January 11 2010 10 12 am HairDX’s easy to use genetic test provides an understandable genetic analysis of a man or woman’s likelihood of developing Androgenetic Alopecia the most common form of hair loss. Read More WBTshowcase Announces Mentoring and Dress Rehearsal Opportunities for WBT2010 January 11 2010 10 10 am ARLINGTON Texas BUSINESS WIRE One hundred emerging and converging materials science information technology energy life science and nanotechnology companies and technologies from across the nation will each have six minutes to present to a national audience of seasoned venture investors and Fortune 1000 licensing scouts at WBTshowcase. WBTshowcase is the world's largest forum offering a prescreened pre-prepped collection of undiscovered... Read More REPEAT/ Biocomposites Launches geneX®ds. Extending the Reach of Injectable Bone Grafts January 11 2010 10 08 am Biocomposites the pioneers in synthetic bone graft materials have launched geneXds a dual syringe mixing and minimally invasive delivery system containing geneX. Read More Michigan Regulators Recover $33M for Consumers $9M from Insurance January 11 2010 10 05 am Michigan regulators report they recovered a record $33 million for financial services and insurance customers in 2009. Insurance Commissioner Ken Ross said the $33 million in consumer recoveries ... Read More Millipore Strengthens Position in Virus Safety with Launch of Innovative Product Line January 11 2010 10 00 am BILLERICA Mass. BUSINESS WIRE Millipore Corporation NYSE MIL a leading provider of technologies tools and services for the global life science industry today announced the availability of its new Viresolve #174 Pro+ Solution an innovative virus filtration product that further extends the company #8217 s leadership in the rapidly growing and highly regulated virus safety market. Millipore made the announcement at the 28th Annual J.P.... Read More Renewed Brand First Report – Managed Care Focuses on Urgent Reporting of Healthcare Pharmaceuticals and Managed Markets January 11 2010 10 00 am First Report – Managed Care is committed to First Reporting with late-breaking developments exclusive interviews with industry leaders. Read More Samenvatting Wereldberoemde Yogi Baron Baptiste onthult nieuw hulpprogramma voor mensen met multiple sclerose January 11 2010 9 57 am WORLD-RENOWNED YOGI BARON BAPTISTE UNVEILS NEW PROGRAM TO HELP PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Read More Utah Technology Council Voices Support for Governor Gary Herbert’s Budget Recommendations January 11 2010 9 48 am Utah Technology Council supports Governor Gary Herbert's budget recommendation for fiscal year 2011. Read More Resumen Baron Baptiste yogi de prestigio mundial presenta nuevo programa para ayudar a las personas con esclerosis múltiple January 11 2010 9 40 am WORLD-RENOWNED YOGI BARON BAPTISTE UNVEILS NEW PROGRAM TO HELP PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Read More Insurance Fraud Rises As State Bureaus' Budgets Fall January 11 2010 9 24 am State insurance fraud fighting bureaus are seeing a significant spike in fraud cases while trying to manage with lower budgets and staffing in the downturned economy of 2009 according to a survey ... Read More Sammis Named Interim Maryland Commissioner January 11 2010 9 20 am Elizabeth ldquo Beth rdquo Sammis has been appointed Interim Maryland Insurance Commissioner overseeing the regulation of Maryland #39 s $26 billion insurance industry. Sammis has served as deputy ... Read More Amazing Deals - Get Gorgeous at Far below Retail While Benefiting Komen for the Cure January 11 2010 9 20 am Amazing deals - get gorgeous Botox fillers etc at far below retail at the Van Dyke Laser Skin 25th Anniversary Open House on Sat Jan. 23rd - details at vandykelaser Read More Rite Aid Supports Goals of National Influenza Vaccination Week to Immunize and Educate Now Offering $15 H1N1 Flu Shots at 1 257 Stores in 30 States and D.C. January 11 2010 9 15 am Rite Aid Supports National Influenza Vaccination Week Offering $15 H1N1 Flu Shots in 30 States D.C. For Locations riteaid /H1N1 Shots for Regular Seasonal Flu Pneumonia also Available Read More Georgia Insurance Chief Oxendine Top Fundraiser in Governor Race January 11 2010 9 12 am Last Friday was a dollar deadline in the race for Georgia governor as the crowded field of candidates faced a key hurdle demonstrating they can raise enough cash to go the distance. With several ... Read More How to Cut Salt From Packaged Food Very Quietly January 11 2010 9 11 am New York City said today that it #8217 s joining with other cities to push restaurants and packaged food makers to cut the amount of salt they use by 25%. Food companies have been really into making health claims on the front of their products lately. So you #8217 d think that those who choose to go along with the NYC program which is voluntary might make a big deal about selling foods with less salt. But a story in this morning #8217 s WSJ... Read More NextGen Healthcare Responds to Proposed Rule on Meaningful Use of EHRS with Educational Resources for Medical Providers January 11 2010 9 11 am HORSHAM Pa. BUSINESS WIRE NextGen Healthcare Information Systems Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems Inc. NASDAQ QSII and a leading provider of healthcare and connectivity solutions today commented that the Notice of Proposed Rule Making issued last week on electronic health record EHR incentive programs moves the healthcare industry closer to securing American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ARRA stimulus payments... Read More Osteologix to Present at Biotech Showcase 2010 January 11 2010 9 10 am GLEN ALLEN Va. BUSINESS WIRE Osteologix Inc. OTCBB OLGX today announced that Philip J. Young President and CEO of Osteologix will present a corporate overview and update at the Biotech Showcase 2010 being held this week at the Marines #8217 Memorial Club amp Hotel in San Francisco. Mr. Young will highlight the company #8217 s latest developments on Wednesday January 13 at 1 40 pm PST in the Crystal Lounge. The live audio... Read More Mentor Capital Retains Network 1 Financial Securities for Comprehensive Investment Banking Services January 11 2010 9 02 am Mentor Capital Inc. MNTR has retained Network 1 Financial Securities Inc. for investment banking services to assist in Cancer Immunotherapy Investments Read More Alion Awarded $4.7M Task Order to Assess Operational Readiness of IT Products Throughout the Product Lifecycle January 11 2010 9 00 am MCLEAN Va. BUSINESS WIRE Alion Science and Technology an employee-owned technology solutions company was awarded a $4.7 million task order from the Department of Veteran Affairs to support information technology IT product development and implementation. Alion will assist the Veterans Health Administration VHA Office of Health Administration by establishing collaborative checkpoints for early identification and validation of critical... Read More Repros Shelf Registrations of Stock Are Effective January 11 2010 9 00 am THE WOODLANDS Texas BUSINESS WIRE Repros Therapeutics Inc. NasdaqGM RPRX today announced that the two previously filed shelf registration statements S-3 #8217 s are now effective. The first S-3 which became effective on January 7 2010 registers stock that was issued to resolve previous creditor debt. The second S-3 is a universal shelf registration that allows the Company to issue up to $20 million worth of Repros preferred stock ... Read More James Scott Farrin Donates to Ronald McDonald House of Durham January 11 2010 9 00 am Law Offices of James Scott Farrin donates refrigerators and food to Ronald McDonald House of Durham Read More AnaptysBio Announces Agreement with Roche to Develop Novel Antibodies January 11 2010 9 00 am SAN DIEGO BUSINESS WIRE AnaptysBio Inc. a privately-held therapeutic antibody platform and product company today announced it has signed an agreement with Roche for the development of novel antibody therapeutics. Under the terms of the agreement AnaptysBio will be responsible for generating novel antibodies using its proprietary somatic hypermutation SHM platform. Roche will receive a worldwide license to develop and commercialize... Read More Dow AgroSciences KeyGene Enter Into a Trait Development Agreement January 11 2010 9 00 am Dow AgroSciences LLC a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company NYSE DOW and Keygene N.V. announced today that they have entered into a Trait Development Agreement. Read More Viamet Pharmaceuticals Names William Moore Ph.D. as Chief Scientific Officer January 11 2010 8 48 am RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK N.C. BUSINESS WIRE Viamet Pharmaceuticals Inc. a pharmaceutical company developing novel best in class metalloenzyme inhibitors announced today that William Moore Ph.D. has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Moore has 21 years of pharmaceutical research and development experience primarily in early-stage companies. Prior to joining Viamet he was Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President of... Read More Research and Markets WellPoint Inc. - SWOT Framework Analysis January 11 2010 8 43 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/472aef/wellpoint_inc has announced the addition of the "WellPoint Inc. - SWOT Framework Analysis" company profile to their offering. SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture. It involves specifying the objective of the business venture... Read More Research and Markets Vertex Pharmaceuticals - SWOT Framework Analysis January 11 2010 8 42 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/c41a03/vertex_pharmaceuti has announced the addition of the "Vertex Pharmaceuticals - SWOT Framework Analysis" company profile to their offering. SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture. It involves specifying the objective of the... Read More Regulus Therapeutics Appoints Zachary A. Zimmerman Ph.D. Director of Business Development January 11 2010 8 30 am CARLSBAD Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Regulus Therapeutics Inc. a company developing microRNA therapeutics today announced the appointment of Zachary A. Zimmerman Ph.D. as director of business development. Dr. Zimmerman will be responsible for business development and licensing as well as managing external collaborations and communications. #8220 We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Zimmerman to Regulus as he has a combination of science and... Read More Oragenics Inc. Director of Marketing Linda Loren To Appear On National Morning Show The Balancing Act January 11 2010 8 26 am TAMPA Fla. BUSINESS WIRE Linda Loren Director of Marketing for Oragenics Inc. OTCBB ORNI oragenics will be a featured guest on the popular national daily morning television program The Balancing Act to discuss the Company #8217 s pioneering work in the burgeoning science of probiotics. Ms. Loren #8217 s segment will air three times on the show beginning with January 18 and followed by February 8 and March 8. An... Read More PhotoMedex and Galderma to Co-Promote Actinic Keratosis Treatment January 11 2010 8 22 am MONTGOMERYVILLE Pa. BUSINESS WIRE PhotoMedex Nasdaq PHMD and Galderma Laboratories L.P. have entered into a co-promotion agreement for Galderma #8217 s photodynamic therapy application for the treatment of actinic keratoses #8220 AK #8221 . Under the terms of the agreement PhotoMedex #8217 sales force will promote Galderma #8217 s drug Metvixia #174 methyl aminolevulinate Cream 16.8% #8220 Metvixia #8221 and... Read More Stanford’s Continuing Medical Ed. Brought to You by Pfizer January 11 2010 8 20 am Is a $3 million grant from Pfizer the answer to creating continuing medical education courses that are free of industry influence Yes according to Stanford #8217 s med school. In a statement this morning Stanford said the three-year grant comes with #8220 no conditions and the company will not be involved in developing the curriculum. #8221 Drug companies medical device makers and other health-care companies spend about $1 billion every... Read More Svelte医疗系统公司宣布启动欧盟注册临床试验、并扩充其执行管理团队 January 11 2010 8 16 am 新泽西州NEW PROVIDENCE BUSINESS WIRE #32654 #22269 #21830 #19994 #36164 #35759 Svelte #21307 #30103 #31995 #32479 #20844 #21496 #39640 #20852 #22320 #23459 #24067 #65292 #35813 #20844 #21496 #8220 #32447 #23548 #25903 #26550 #8221 SOAW ... Read More MEDecision Enters Agreement With Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care January 11 2010 8 15 am MEDecision enters agreement with AFMC for medical care - QIO will implement Alineo and Nexalign solutions to manage 750 000 members Read More TB Alliance Appoints Dr. Carl Mendel Senior Vice President Research and Development January 11 2010 8 07 am NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE The Global Alliance for TB Drug Development TB Alliance a not-for-profit product development partnership accelerating the discovery and development of new drugs to fight tuberculosis TB has appointed Dr. Carl Mendel Senior Vice President of Research and Development. #160 Dr. Mendel comes to the TB Alliance from Montvale New Jersey-based Synvista Therapeutics where he most recently served as Chief Medical... Read More KemPharm Inc. Announces Positive Results from Phase 1 Trial of KP106 for ADHD January 11 2010 8 05 am KemPharm Inc. today announced positive results from a Phase 1 clinical trial of KP106 its novel prodrug for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD . Read More NeurAxon Awarded Grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation to Research Novel Treatment Approach for Parkinson’s Disease January 11 2010 8 05 am WALTHAM Mass. BUSINESS WIRE NeurAxon Inc. a development-stage pharmaceutical company that is designing and developing next-generation pain therapeutics targeting neuronal nitric oxide synthase nNOS today announced that it has been awarded a grant of $267 000 from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research MJFF . The grant which was awarded as part of MJFF #8217 s Novel Approaches to Drug Discovery for Parkinson's Disease... Read More Pappas Ventures Names Michael Grey Venture Partner January 11 2010 8 03 am Pappas Ventures names Michael Grey venture partner Read More Biocomposites Launches geneX®ds. Extending the Reach of Injectable Bone Grafts January 11 2010 8 02 am Biocomposites the pioneers in synthetic bone graft materials have launched geneX ds a dual syringe mixing and minimally invasive delivery system containing geneX. Read More St. Anthony’s Medical Center in St Louis Achieves One-Third of Expected $9 Million Savings Goal in First Year of Membership in Premier Healthcare Alliance January 11 2010 8 00 am CHARLOTTE N.C. BUSINESS WIRE St. Anthony #8217 s Medical Center St. Louis #8217 largest free-standing hospital has achieved one-third of an expected $9 million in savings in just one year of membership in the Premier healthcare alliance. #8220 We #8217 re extremely satisfied #8221 said St. Anthony #8217 s Director of Supply Chain Management Perry Willmore. #8220 We #8217 re one of the few hospitals that not only made their budgets in... Read More Neoprobe Files Clinical Package for RIGS Technology with FDA January 11 2010 8 00 am DUBLIN Ohio BUSINESS WIRE Neoprobe Corporation OTCBB NEOP a diversified developer of innovative oncology surgical and diagnostic products announced today that it has submitted an investigational new drug IND amendment to the United States Food and Drug Administration FDA which includes the design of a proposed Phase 3 clinical trial of Neoprobe #8217 s RIGScan #174 CR radiopharmaceutical. RIGScan CR is designed to identify and... Read More MedAssets Signs Exclusive GPO Agreement with the Texas Purchasing Coalition January 11 2010 8 00 am ATLANTA BUSINESS WIRE MedAssets Inc. NASDAQ MDAS today announced that the Texas Purchasing Coalition TPC has signed a multi-year agreement to utilize and benefit from MedAssets #8217 strategic supply chain solutions including group purchasing GPO services physician preference item PPI consulting services and spend management analytics. The 11 health system members of the TPC will use MedAssets' GPO and customized supply chain... Read More Monarch Dental Opens the 55th Office in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Area January 11 2010 8 00 am SANTA ANA Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Smile Brands Inc. the nation #8217 s leading provider of business support services to dentists announces the grand opening of a new Monarch Dental in The Colony at Josey Lane. Located at 4770 State Highway 121 Suite 100 in the Lewisville Towne Center the office provides families with a convenient comfortable environment where they can receive the latest in comprehensive quality dental care. The opening... Read More New MetLife Dental Health ManagerSM Launched January 11 2010 8 00 am NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE MetLife a leading provider of employee benefits that offers dental plan administration for over 21 million people today announced the availability of the MetLife Dental Health Manager. The proprietary dental disease management program provides participants with relevant educational content and personalized report cards that graphically illustrate their risk for oral disease and dental health helping them understand... Read More American Medical Systems Announces Strong Fourth Quarter 2009 Revenue Performance January 11 2010 8 00 am MINNEAPOLIS BUSINESS WIRE In anticipation of presenting at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference on January 12 2010 American Medical Systems Holdings Inc. NASDAQ AMMD reported today preliminary sales of $146.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2009 a 9.0 percent increase over sales of $134.0 million in the comparable quarter of 2008. The weakening of the U.S. dollar compared to the fourth quarter of 2008 positively affected revenue... Read More Gentium Announces Extension of License and Supply and Cost Sharing Agreements with Sigma-Tau January 11 2010 7 57 am VILLA GUARDIA Como Italy BUSINESS WIRE Gentium S.p.A. Nasdaq GENT today announced that it has amended its existing License and Supply and Cost Sharing Agreements with Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals Inc. for the development and commercialization of Defibrotide in North America Central America and South America. Gentium will retain exclusive rights to Defibrotide in Europe and the rest of the world. The License and Supply Agreement has been... Read More Targacept Receives $200 Million Upfront Payment from AstraZeneca January 11 2010 7 55 am WINSTON-SALEM N.C. BUSINESS WIRE Targacept Inc. Nasdaq TRGT a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of drugs known as NNR Therapeutics #8482 today announced that its collaboration and license agreement with AstraZeneca for the global development and commercialization of TC-5214 for major depressive disorder MDD has become effective as a result of early termination of the waiting period under the... Read More Interest-Free Loans Available to Help Physicians Adopt Electronic Health Records January 11 2010 7 55 am Ingenix has introduced a package that includes interest-free financing health information technology HIT services and performance guarantees to help physicians integrate HIT into their practices. Read More Dr. Klaus Lindpaintner Joins SDI as Vice President of R D / Chief Scientific Officer January 11 2010 7 50 am NEWARK Del. BUSINESS WIRE SDI Strategic Diagnostics Inc. Nasdaq SDIX a provider of biotechnology-based products and services today announced that Dr. Klaus Lindpaintner will be joining the Company as Vice President of Research amp Development and Chief Scientific Officer CSO effective February 1 2010. Prior to joining SDI Dr. Lindpaintner was with F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. and most recently served as Director of the... Read More AmerisourceBergen Launches Expanded Generic Pharmaceuticals Program January 11 2010 7 45 am VALLEY FORGE Pa. BUSINESS WIRE AmerisourceBergen NYSE ABC under its #8217 PRxO #174 Generics Solution today announced a new program for long term care pharmacies and an expanded program for retail pharmacies. The new solutions are tailored to better meet customer needs as generic prescription demands continue to increase. #8220 With the economic challenges pharmacies are facing they require a partner who provides an impactful ... Read More Fresenius Medical Care Announces the Offering of Approximately €250 Million of Senior Notes for Refinancing Purposes January 11 2010 7 42 am BAD HOMBURG Germany BUSINESS WIRE Fresenius Medical Care AG amp Co. KGaA the #8220 Company #8221 or #8220 Fresenius Medical Care #8221 NYSE #160 FMS FWB #160 FME the world #8217 s largest provider of dialysis products and services today announced that it intends to sell approximately #8364 250 million of senior unsecured notes due 2016 the #8220 Senior Notes #8221 issued by FMC Finance VI S.A. a wholly owned subsidiary... Read More Bode Technology a Division of the GlobalOptions Group Helps Exonerate Washington D.C. Man Who Served 28 Years in Prison January 11 2010 7 30 am NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE GlobalOptions Group Inc. NASDAQ GLOI a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services announced today that its Bode Technology unit Bode was involved in the exoneration of Donald Gates who was wrongly convicted of the rape and murder of Catherine Schilling. Nearly 28 years ago Donald Gates was sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of 21-year-old Catherine Schilling. The... Read More Response Genetics to Increase Sales Force by 50 percent to Meet Growing Demand for its ResponseDX™ Tests January 11 2010 7 30 am LOS ANGELES BUSINESS WIRE Response Genetics Inc. Nasdaq RGDX a company focused on the development and sale of molecular diagnostic tests for cancer today announced that it is expanding the sales force for its ResponseDX #8482 genetic test panels #8211 proprietary PCR-based tests used to analyze the expression of genes that correlate with response to commonly used chemotherapy agents. Based on growing demand the company plans on... Read More Athens Regional Medical Center Selects Eclipsys’ PeakPractice Solution for More Connected Care Community January 11 2010 7 30 am Athens Regional Medical Center Selects Eclipsys for Community EMR initiative. Read More ARCA biopharma Receives Notice of Allowance for Patent for Treating Heart Failure Patients with Bucindolol Based on Genetic Testing January 11 2010 7 30 am BROOMFIELD Colo. BUSINESS WIRE ARCA biopharma Inc. Nasdaq ABIO a biopharmaceutical company developing genetically targeted therapies for heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office USPTO for its U.S. Patent Application Number 11/226 908 entitled #8220 Methods for Treatment with Bucindolol Based on Genetic Targeting. #8221 The... Read More Interim Study Data Indicate Improved Blood Pressure Management With Cardene® I.V. Compared to Labetalol in Patients with Acute Stoke January 11 2010 7 17 am BEDMINSTER N.J. BUSINESS WIRE EKR Therapeutics Inc. a specialty pharmaceutical company commercializing acute-care hospital products today said that interim study data1 demonstrate that Cardene #174 I.V. nicardipine hydrochloride is significantly more effective than intravenous labetalol for the management of blood pressure BP in stroke patients. #8220 Acute hypertension is generally associated with poor outcomes in the treatment of... Read More Neoprobe to Present at OneMedPlace Finance Forum January 11 2010 7 12 am DUBLIN Ohio BUSINESS WIRE Neoprobe Corporation OTCBB NEOP a diversified developer of innovative oncology surgical and diagnostic products today announced that David Bupp Neoprobe #8217 s President and Chief Executive Officer will deliver a corporate presentation at the OneMedPlace Finance Forum at 4 00 PM PST on Tuesday January 12 2009 at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco. Held annually the OneMedPlace Finance Forum was... Read More MEDITECH and Zynx Health Team to Ensure Hospitals and Eligible Providers Achieve Meaningful Use of EHRs January 11 2010 7 00 am WESTWOOD Mass. LOS ANGELES BUSINESS WIRE MEDITECH and Zynx Health announced today that a new order set package specifically designed to address the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ARRA is available to MEDITECH customers. The Zynx Health portfolio of evidence-based order sets plans of care and clinical decision rules can be integrated into MEDITECH MAGIC and Client/Server Releases for clinicians to use at the point of... Read More NovaDel Appoints Steven B. Ratoff President and Chief Executive Officer January 11 2010 7 00 am NovaDel Pharma Inc. announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Steven B. Ratoff as President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 1 2010. Read More miRagen Therapeutics Establishes Premier Scientific Advisory Board January 11 2010 7 00 am miRagen Therapeutics announces the formation of the company’s world renowned Scientific Advisory Board. Read More DR Systems’ New PACS Contracts Include Two Data Migrations January 11 2010 7 00 am SAN DIEGO BUSINESS WIRE DR Systems makers of the Unity #8482 RIS/PACS today announced four new contracts including two data migrations from legacy PACS. The new contracts total more than $2.27 million. #160 The four facilities are Jameson Health System Elizabethtown Diagnostic Imaging Windber Medical Center Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf Data migrations from legacy PACS are a part of the Jameson Health System and Elizabethtown... Read More Baron Baptiste yogi de renommée mondiale dévoile un nouveau programme pour aider les personnes atteintes de sclérose en plaques January 11 2010 7 00 am CAMBRIDGE Mass. BUSINESS WIRE Baron Baptiste auteur de best-sellers et fondateur du Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga et le Dr Elliot Frohman l #8217 un des #233 minents sp #233 cialistes mondiaux de la scl #233 rose en plaques SEP se sont associ #233 s pour d #233 velopper My MS Yoga un nouveau programme cr #233 #233 sp #233 cialement pour les personnes atteintes de SEP. My MS Yoga est un programme d #8217 exercices pour la maison qui... Read More Med-Vision Teams with Verisk Health to Reduce Healthcare Costs and Improve Employee Wellness January 11 2010 7 00 am WALTHAM Mass. BUSINESS WIRE Verisk Health Inc. today announced that Med-Vision LLC helped clients reduce healthcare costs by 10 to 12 percent with Verisk Health #8217 s Explorer solution. Verisk Health is a global leader in identifying analyzing and predicting healthcare risk. Med-Vision is a leading medical consulting company. #8220 Data is power in healthcare and the starting point for enabling meaningful change #8221 said Dan... Read More Greyson International Inc. CEO Harvey Tauman Writes to Shareholders Noting Recent Accomplishments and Focus Areas for 2010 January 11 2010 7 00 am BOCA RATON Fla. BUSINESS WIRE Greyson International Inc. GYSN.PK Harvey Tauman CEO of GREYSON INTERNATIONAL INC. GYSN.PK writes to shareholders providing investors with management #8217 s vision for the Company in 2010 and beyond To our Shareholders The previous year has proven to be a very successful year of achievements for Greyson International. In this update I would like to share with you our Company #8217 s most recent... Read More Emergent BioSolutions Announces R. Don Elsey Chief Financial Officer to Join Board of Directors of MdBio Foundation January 11 2010 7 00 am ROCKVILLE Md. BUSINESS WIRE Emergent BioSolutions Inc. NYSE EBS announced today that R. Don Elsey chief financial officer CFO and senior vice president of finance and administration has joined the board of directors of the MdBio Foundation a charitable and educational organization focused on supporting the State of Maryland #8217 s bioscience community through bioscience awareness education and workforce development programs. MdBio... Read More Weltbekannter Yogi Baron Baptiste enthüllt neues Programm das Menschen mit Multipler Sklerose helfen soll. January 11 2010 7 00 am CAMBRIDGE Mass. BUSINESS WIRE Baron Baptiste Bestseller-Autor und Begr #252 nder von Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga und Dr. Elliot Frohmann eine weltweit f #252 hrende Autorit #228 t im Bereich Multipler Sklerose MS haben gemeinsam My MS Yoga entwickelt ein neues Programm speziell f #252 r Menschen mit Multipler Sklerose. My MS Yoga ist ein zuhause durchf #252 hrbares #220 bungsprogramm das auf die individuellen Bed #252 rfnisse von... Read More Inhibitex Provides Update on Its Staph Vaccine FV-100 and INX-189 Development Programs January 11 2010 7 00 am ATLANTA BUSINESS WIRE Inhibitex Inc. Nasdaq INHX today announced that its collaborator Pfizer Inc. has initiated patient recruitment for 408-patient randomized double-blind Phase I clinical trial to evaluate the safety tolerability and immunogenicity of three ascending dose levels of a 3-antigen Staphylococcus aureus S. aureus vaccine SA3Ag in healthy adults. The SA3Ag vaccine contains an antigen originating from the... Read More World-Renowned Yogi Baron Baptiste Unveils New Program to Help People with Multiple Sclerosis January 11 2010 7 00 am WORLD-RENOWNED YOGI BARON BAPTISTE UNVEILS NEW PROGRAM TO HELP PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Read More Pluristem Therapeutics Announces Interim Results from PLX-PAD Clinical Trials January 11 2010 7 00 am HAIFA Israel BUSINESS WIRE Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. NasdaqCM PSTI #160 DAX PJT today announced interim results from their Phase I clinical trials utilizing their placenta derived cell therapy product PLX-PAD for the treatment of critical limb ischemia CLI the end-stage of peripheral artery disease PAD . Data suggested that PLX-PAD is safe and potentially efficacious. Nine patients representing one-third of the patients... Read More Response Biomedical Pre-Announces 2009 Year-End Revenues January 11 2010 7 00 am VANCOUVER British Columbia BUSINESS WIRE Response Biomedical Corporation TSX RBM OTCBB RPBIF announced that the Company expects to report annual revenues of approximately $10 million in 2009 as compared to $5.876 million in 2008. The Company will host a conference call and announce complete fourth quarter and year-end financial results on March 25th. #8220 This is an exciting time in the Company #8217 s history with 2009 being a... Read More Alnylam Provides Key Goals and Guidance for Next 12 to 18 Months January 11 2010 7 00 am CAMBRIDGE Mass. BUSINESS WIRE Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. Nasdaq ALNY a leading RNAi therapeutics company announced today its key pipeline scientific and business goals for the next 12 to 18 months including 2010 financial guidance. #8220 We believe that we are entering a period that may be viewed as an #8216 RNA Decade #8217 where the world #8217 s scientific understanding of the roles of RNA is redefining modern biology and... Read More Antares Pharma and Population Council Announce Positive Phase 2 Trial Results January 11 2010 7 00 am EWING N.J. NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE Antares Pharma Inc. NYSE Amex AIS and the Population Council today announced successful results from a dose-finding Phase 2 trial for a novel contraceptive gel containing the progestin Nestorone and estradiol NES/E2 utilizing the Antares ATD advanced transdermal delivery gel system. Based on this successful data the two parties continue to expect to partner with a worldwide or regional... Read More athenahealth Names Timothy M. Adams as New Chief Financial Officer January 11 2010 7 00 am WATERTOWN Mass. BUSINESS WIRE athenahealth Inc. NASDAQ ATHN a leading provider of Internet-based business services for physician practices announced that it has appointed Timothy M. Adams as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective today. Mr. Adams will oversee finance legal and investor relations functions and will report to Jonathan Bush the Chairman President and Chief Executive Officer of athenahealth.... Read More Nextrials’ Electronic Data Capture Platform Showcases Easy Interoperability with Electronic Health Records at Connectathon 2010 January 11 2010 7 00 am Nextrials demonstrates the interoperability of its clinical trial data management platform Prism with platforms in use for electronic health records. Read More Santé Ventures Invests $2.6MM in TVA Medical January 11 2010 7 00 am AUSTIN Texas BUSINESS WIRE Sant #233 Ventures an early-stage life science venture capital firm announces a $2.6 million Series A investment in TVA Medical Inc. TVA a medical device company developing minimally invasive therapies for End-Stage Renal Disease ESRD . Sant #233 formed the new company in partnership with TVA Founder William Billy Cohn MD a cardiovascular surgeon and the Director of Minimally Invasive Surgical... Read More Cerner to Release Fourth Quarter 2009 Earnings Results Feb. 9 January 11 2010 7 00 am KANSAS CITY Mo. BUSINESS WIRE Cerner Nasdaq CERN announced today it will release its fourth quarter 2009 earnings results after the market closes Feb. 9. There will be a conference call at 3 30 p.m. CT that can be accessed via dial-in or webcast. The dial-in number for the conference call is 617 847-8708 the passcode is Cerner. The company recommends joining the call 15 minutes early for registration. The re-broadcast of the call will... Read More Riassunto Lo Yogi Baron Baptiste famoso in tutto il mondo inaugura il nuovo programma per aiutare le persone affette da Sclerosi Multipla January 11 2010 7 00 am CAMBRIDGE Mass. BUSINESS WIRE Baron Baptiste autore di bestseller e fondatore del Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga e il dott. Elliot Frohman una delle principali autorit #224 mondiali nel settore della sclerosi multipla si sono uniti per sviluppare My MS Yoga un nuovo programma creato in maniera specifica per le persone affette da sclerosi multipla. My MS Yoga #232 un programma di esercizi da svolgere a casa che pu #242 essere... Read More Research and Markets Australia - Digital Economy - E-Health January 11 2010 6 59 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/4c1dda/australia_digita has announced the addition of the "Australia - Digital Economy - E-Health" report to their offering. Synopsis E-health may become an area where key killer applications which utilise truly high-speed broadband networks emerge. The Australian Government is a leader in strategic trans-sector thinking linking e-health developments to... Read More Rapid Military Implementations of Essentris EMR Extend CliniComp’s Leadership in Enterprise Automation January 11 2010 6 44 am SAN DIEGO BUSINESS WIRE CliniComp Intl. a global provider of clinical documentation systems announces that during fourth quarter 2009 four military treatment facilities within the U.S. Navy and Army went live with the Essentris #174 inpatient clinical documentation solution. CliniComp will be demonstrating the Essentris suite at the Society of Critical Care Medicine #8217 s Annual Congress in Miami from January 10-12 booth # 1211 . Over... Read More SonoSite Announces Planned Tender Offer to Repurchase $100 Million of Common Stock January 11 2010 6 30 am SonoSite Announces Planned Tender Offer to Repurchase $100 Million of Common Stock Read More Riassunto Il successo di Quintiles nella gestione delle alleanze strategiche descritto da un articolo di Harvard Business January 11 2010 6 30 am RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK N.C. BUSINESS WIRE Nonostante la met #224 delle alleanze aziendali fallisca quella di Quintiles e di Solvay Pharmaceuticals ha avuto successo grazie al focus sull'esecuzione dell'alleanza strategica e sul raggiungimento degli obiettivi comuni stando all'articolo di Harvard Business Review #8220 Managing Alliances with the Balanced Scorecard #8221 Gestire le alleanze attraverso una scheda di valutazione... Read More La revue Harvard Business Review établit le profil du succès de Quintiles dans la gestion des alliances stratégiques January 11 2010 6 30 am RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Caroline du Nord BUSINESS WIRE Alors que la moiti #233 des alliances d'entreprises #233 chouent Quintiles et Solvay Pharmaceuticals r #233 ussissent en mettant l'accent sur la mise en oeuvre de leur strat #233 gie d'alliance et l'obtention des objectifs communs selon l'article de la Harvard Business Review "La gestion des alliances par la m #233 thode du tableau de bord prospectif" qui peut #234 tre... Read More Geron to Present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference January 11 2010 6 30 am MENLO PARK Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Geron Corporation Nasdaq GERN today announced that Thomas B. Okarma Ph.D. M.D. president and chief executive officer will present an update of the company #8217 s product development programs at 3 30 p.m. PST on Wednesday January 13 2010 at the J.P. Morgan 28th Annual Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. The presentation will include updates on Geron #8217 s telomerase inhibitor drug imetelstat... Read More Quintiles’ Success in Managing Strategic Alliances Profiled in Harvard Business Review January 11 2010 6 30 am While half of alliances fail Quintiles and Solvay succeeded through innovative strategy execution says a Harvard Business Review case study available at quintiles /HBRManagingAlliances. Read More Artikel im Harvard Business Review behandelt Quintiles Erfolg beim Management strategischer Allianzen January 11 2010 6 30 am RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK N.C. BUSINESS WIRE W #228 hrend die H #228 lfte aller Unternehmensallianzen fehlschlagen waren Quintiles und Solvay Pharmaceuticals erfolgreich indem sie die Umsetzung ihrer B #252 ndnisstrategie und das Erreichen ihrer gemeinsamen Ziele in den Vordergrund stellten so der im Harvard Business Review ver #246 ffentlichte Artikel mit dem Titel #8222 Managing Alliances with the Balanced Scorecard #8220 der von... Read More Blue Shield of California Helps Members Connect to Physicians Online with Office Ally’s New Patient Portal January 11 2010 6 22 am Blue Shield of CA and Office Ally announce new Internet portal PatientAlly . Blue Shield members can schedule "e-visits" with doctors view labs order prescription refills and more. Read More Human Genome Sciences Reports Increasing Momentum toward Commercialization and Announces 2010 Goals at JPMorgan Healthcare Conference January 11 2010 6 16 am ROCKVILLE Md. BUSINESS WIRE Human Genome Sciences Inc. Nasdaq HGSI today will announce its priority goals for 2010 and report on the Company #8217 s increasing momentum toward commercialization of late-stage products for systemic lupus and chronic hepatitis C in a presentation by H. Thomas Watkins President and Chief Executive Officer to financial analysts and investors at the 28th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San... Read More Fast-Growing MediConnect Global Acquires Premier Consumer Health Information Portal PassportMD January 11 2010 6 15 am MediConnect Global has acquired PassportMD and is poised to capture a major share of the personal health record market. Read More Teleflex Incorporated Names Richard Randy Meier Chief Financial Officer January 11 2010 6 05 am LIMERICK Pa. BUSINESS WIRE Teleflex Incorporated NYSE TFX has announced the appointment of Richard Randy Meier as executive vice president and chief financial officer effective the close of business today. Mr. Meier was previously president and chief operating officer of Advanced Medical Optics Inc. a publicly-traded $1.2 billion global ophthalmic medical device company. #8220 Randy brings a depth of experience to the chief... Read More Live Webcast Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery January 10 2010 11 00 pm Watch a live webcast of laparoscopic gallbladder surgery on January 12 at 4 00 p.m. EST. Also browse through links to prerecorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual procedures performed at medical centers in the United States. Read More NLM Director's Comments H1N1's Spread amp Control January 10 2010 11 00 pm Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on H1N1's spread and control. Two articles about H1NI or swine flu recently published in the same issue of the New England Journal of Medicine describe how acute respiratory illness is transmitted within households and discuss some of the public health efforts to thwart swine flu in Australia during their now-completed 2009 winter season... Read More Prudential’s Misleading Math January 10 2010 8 03 pm Tell me if you see something wrong with this slide from a Prudential video for an annuity feature they are offering Source RetirementRedZone Correct me if I #8217 m wrong but if $100 000 grows 200% it #8217 s worth $300 000 $100 000 x 1 + 2 = $300 000 Remember the formula for future value is Present value times one plus the rate of return expressed as a decimal . As the wording on their graphic stands it #8217 s misleading. UPDATE ... Read More Question of the Day – The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission January 10 2010 4 39 pm I read in this weekend #8217 s WSJ that there is a Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission that is responsible for figuring out WHAT caused the most recent financial crisis. So here #8217 s today #8217 s Question of the Day #8230 What would you tell them were the causes of the crisis Here are a few I can think of 1. Interest rate policy by the Fed. Keeping interest rates too low for too long created too much liquidity. Lower interest rates... Read More Study Says Type 2s Don't Benefit as Much From Good Cholesterol January 9 2010 12 15 pm German and Swiss researchers have found that high-density lipoprotein or HDL-so-called "good" cholesterol-does not protect blood vessels in people with type 2 diabetes as well as it does in people who don't have the disease. However their follow-up experiment which added doses of extended-release niacin shows that HDL's efficacy in type 2s might be sharply increased simply by the addition of a daily niacin pill. Read more... Read More One More Way to Increase the Number of Kidney Donors January 9 2010 7 46 am More people are waiting for organ transplants and dying on transplant waiting lists. So governments around the world are looking for new ways to encourage more people to be donors and doctors are using organs that they might have rejected in the past. Israel just launched a system where people who agree to be donors get higher priority if they ever need an organ surgeons in Maryland recently transplanted kidneys from which they had excised... Read More Epigenetics Finds That Our Genes Are Not the Whole Story January 8 2010 3 44 pm Researchers are looking at how chemical changes can affect our DNA—and disease risk. Read More State of the State Speeches January 8 2010 3 16 pm Early in the year most state governors unveil their priorities in state of the state addresses. Check to see when your governor plans to give this speech. Read More Save Energy this Winter January 8 2010 3 09 pm Visit the U.S. Department of Energy to get tips on saving energy at home. In addition to efficient home-heating ideas you’ll find energy-saving tips on appliances landscaping design and more. Read More Radon Action Month January 8 2010 3 06 pm Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer deaths in the U.S. and the leading cause of lung cancer deaths among non-smokers. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that you can't see smell or taste and yet its quiet presence can be extremely dangerous. Test your home for radon this winter Read More Press Release - Quitting Smoking and Diabetes Risk January 8 2010 2 30 pm "People who give up smoking are prone to developing diabetes because they gain weight " TheTimes reported. It said a study has found that quitters are twice as likely as smokers and 70% more likely than non-smokers to have type 2 diabetes. Read more... Read More How to Avoid Dosing Errors With Kids' Medicine January 8 2010 1 56 pm Kitchen spoons and plastic cups are not the most accurate way to give kids their medicine. Read More Teva and the Narrowing Gap Between Generics and Big Pharma January 8 2010 1 05 pm Teva #8217 s CEO said yesterday he expects his company #8217 s revenues to double to $31 billion by 2015. The market apparently believed him The company #8217 s shares were up more than 3% in U.S. trading this afternoon to a 52-week high. Teva #8217 s growth is the latest reminder of the way generic drugs and the companies that make them are changing the global pharma landscape. It #8217 s no longer correct to think of generics manufacturers... Read More ‘Whole Food’ Vitamins Are a Cool Idea But Proof of Benefit Is Lacking January 8 2010 1 02 pm To protect health vitamins and nutrients closer to their natural state sound appealing but lack proof. Read More Health Buzz CDC Warns H1N1 Is Still Circulating and Other Health News January 8 2010 9 45 am Assessing kids' risk of early-onset diabetes enjoying baked goods even if you have food allergies Read More Google CEO amp Harvard Surgeon Talk Health IT January 8 2010 9 43 am Google #8217 s CEO Eric Schmidt doesn #8217 t know why docs haven #8217 t embraced databases to help them sort through medical information. Atul Gawande the Harvard surgeon and New Yorker writer suggested an explanation. Gawande who has a new book on the benefits of checklists spoke yesterday to a meeting of a group that advises President Obama on science and technology. Schmidt is part of that group. According to a blog post from the... Read More Should Bone Marrow Donors Be Compensated January 8 2010 8 28 am Paying donors of tissue or organs can help sick people by driving up supply. But creating a market for human parts is an ethically slippery proposition. In this country it #8217 s legal to compensate donors of eggs sperm and blood but it #8217 s illegal to pay organ donors. Compensating donors of bone marrow #8212 which is sometimes removed from the bone itself but more often taken from the donor #8217 s blood #8212 is also illegal. But... Read More 'The Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook' Have Your Baked Goods and Eat Them Too January 7 2010 4 40 pm Cybele Pascal says some simple food swaps mean you can satisfy your sweet tooth. Read More Is There a Definitive Test for Lyme Disease January 7 2010 4 34 pm Even in winter months doctors diagnose the tick-borne illness. Read More A Little Bit More On the Job Cuts at Merck amp Pfizer January 7 2010 4 32 pm A post today over at Pharmalot drew our attention to notices of job cuts that Merck and Pfizer had announced on a New Jersey government Web site. Both companies have said they #8217 ll cut thousands of jobs as part of the big mergers both completed last year and these announcements account for a small fraction of those #8212 500 cuts for Merck starting on Feb. 9 and 400 for Pfizer starting on Jan. 31 according to the posting. Still it... Read More Or Maybe That Virus Isn’t Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome January 7 2010 3 48 pm A few months back a group of scientists got a lot of attention when they published a study that suggested a virus called XMRV could be linked to many cases of chronic fatigue syndrome or CFS. But as we noted at the time the study didn #8217 t clearly prove a link between the disease and the virus. Now in a study published this week in the journal PLoS One scientists in the U.K. say they looked at samples from 186 CFS patients and found no... Read More A Ten-Year Look Back at Sector Returns for the Dow Jones Total Market Index January 6 2010 11 04 pm Here is one word to sum up the performance of the ten sectors that make up the Dow Jones Total Market Index WILD What you see below is a color-coded yearly ranking of each of the ten sectors plus the return for the total market index and the portfolio which is comprised of equal amounts invested in each of the ten sectors rebalanced annually. As expected neither the total market index or the portfolio ever rank at the top nor do they rank... Read More New Topic Page Urethral Disorders January 6 2010 11 00 pm Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on urethral disorders.The urethra is the tube that allows urine to pass outside the body. In men the urethra is a long tube that runs through the penis. In women the urethra is short. Urethral problems may happen due to aging illness or injury... Read More It's Cold out There January 6 2010 11 00 pm Learn how to cope with winter weather emergencies and hypothermia. Read More New Topic Page Ureteral Disorders January 6 2010 11 00 pm Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on ureteral disorders.Your kidneys form urine by filtering wastes and extra water from your blood. Your blood carries the waste to the kidneys. From the kidneys urine travels down two thin tubes called ureters to the bladder... Read More New Topic Page Women's Health Checkup January 6 2010 11 00 pm Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on women's health checkup.Regular health exams and tests can help find problems before they start. They also can help find problems early when your chances for treatment are better. As a woman you need some special exams and screenings... Read More Press Release - Insulet and Ypsomed Sign International Distribution Agreement for the OmniPod Insulin Management System January 6 2010 7 00 pm BEDFORD Mass. and BURGDORF Switzerland Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Insulet Corporation Nasdaq PODD the leader in tubing-free insulin pump technology with its OmniPod reg Insulin Management System and Ypsomed AG SIX Swiss Exchange YPSN a leading independent diabetes specialist and technology provider of innovative injection systems for self-medication in Europe today announced an exclusive agreement for the distribution of... Read More 3 Simple Ways to Assess Children's Risk of Early-Onset Diabetes January 6 2010 3 49 pm Children with metabolic syndrome are more apt to become diabetic as young adults. Read More Do You Really Need That Antidepressant January 6 2010 1 34 pm A new study shows the drugs don't work very well for mild depression which most female users have. Read More Diabetes Technology and Intimacy January 6 2010 1 00 pm The first time that my fianc eacute Richard and I got um "intimate " I had some explaining to do. "Er that's for my diabetes. So's that. And this thing. Oh and this too." Richard was a bit overwhelmed. I think his exact words were "Are you bionic or something " Read more... Read More I've Heard Yoga Can Relieve Anxiety. How January 6 2010 12 48 pm The combo of exercise slowed respiration and meditation helps quiet the mind as well as the body. Read More I Have Identical Lumps in Both Breasts. Should I Be Worried January 6 2010 12 42 pm In 80 percent of cases palpable lumps are benign. But they should always be evaluated. Read More Medicare After Health Reform Not Your Parents' Plan January 6 2010 11 40 am Seniors get ready for ever tighter controls on your access to medical screens and treatments. Read More Health Buzz Antidepressants Not Very Effective for Mild Depression January 6 2010 11 20 am Avoiding chickenpox vaccine has consequences 5 barely noticeable New Year’s resolutions. Read More Investing in “Fallen Angels” January 5 2010 6 22 pm This is a guest post from author Gabriel Wisdom. I haven #8217 t read his book and therefore can #8217 t recommend it but I thought this article was interesting. I consider myself an indexer but I also know there are times when certain stocks are beaten down enough to be considered a value. NOTE I was not compensated to post this article but the book link is an Amazon affiliate link. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL cited Southwestern Energy ... Read More Avoiding Chickenpox Vaccine Has Consequences Study Finds January 5 2010 4 53 pm Kids whose parents refuse chickenpox vaccine are 9 times as likely to get sick. Read More Might a Toddler's Painful Constipation Be Something Serious January 5 2010 4 33 pm Often painful voiding during the potty-training years is a result of fear. Read More Press Release - Pedometer Could Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk By Half January 5 2010 4 00 pm Using a pedometer as part of a structured education programme could reduce the chances of Type 2 diabetes by more than 50 per cent in those at risk of developing the condition reveals a new Diabetes UK-funded study1 out today. Read more... Read More Antidepressants Not Very Effective for Mild Depression January 5 2010 3 00 pm A new study shows that sugar pills work about as well except in people with very severe depression. Read More Press Release - Do sugary drinks really fuel weight gain January 5 2010 2 00 pm NEW YORK Reuters Health - Studies reporting a link between sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain have garnered a lot of attention but actual research on the issue has yielded mixed results researchers note in a new report. Read more... Read More 5 Barely Noticeable New Year's Resolutions January 5 2010 1 03 pm I have no time to make big changes to improve my health but these little ones may be just as effective. Read More Health Buzz Report Finds Healthcare Spending Grows but More Slowly January 5 2010 12 45 pm An expert weighs in on colon cleansing extending the life of body parts. Read More Break’s Over Back to Health-Care Policy January 5 2010 11 18 am If like a kid after summer vacation you #8217 ve forgotten everything you learned before the holiday break allow us to suggest a quick re-entry to the health-care debate. It #8217 s time for the House and Senate to hash out the substantial differences between the bills they #8217 ve passed. And while it #8217 s pretty clear that the House is going to have to do most of the giving in order to get a final bill through the Senate. The new ... Read More Research and Markets Global Functional Drinks 2009 Tracks the Market Dynamics of 56 Countries across 11 Years Including Six Years Historic and Five Year Forecasts To 2013 January 5 2010 11 17 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/aa3e6b/global_functional has announced the addition of the "Global Functional Drinks 2009" report to their offering. Zenith's Global Functional Drinks 2009 report provides comprehensive data on the world's leading functional drinks markets. A global market overview gives a full region by region breakdown with seven regional sections showing functional... Read More Alkemie Launches the First Dairy-Free Frozen Dessert With the Full Richness of Ice Cream January 5 2010 11 15 am Alkemie Launches the First Dairy-Free Frozen Dessert With the Full Richness of Ice Cream. Now nearly everyone even the 40 million Americans who avoid dairy can enjoy the full richness of ice cream. Read More connectingSF™ Creates Order Out of Chaos During Annual Biotech Gathering in San Francisco January 5 2010 11 12 am New online tool to help biotech executives find other executives communicate with them and arrange to meet during the week of January 11 2010 in San Francisco Read More Washington To Tackle Credit Scoring Streamline Agent/Broker Licensing January 5 2010 10 56 am Bills to improve health care protect consumers ban the use of credit scoring streamline the licensing of agents and brokers and broadening the definition of what #39 s considered #34 emergency care #34 ... Read More MRO’s Audit Tracker Online Now Compatible with the American Hospital Association’s RACTrac Application January 5 2010 10 56 am KING OF PRUSSIA Pa. BUSINESS WIRE MRO Corp. a developer of superior release-of-information ROI audit tracking and document management applications and services for healthcare providers today announced that Audit Tracker Online MRO #8217 s request management program is compatible with the American Hospital Association #8217 s AHA #8217 s RACTrac application. #8220 MRO continues to play a key role in assisting hospital and health... Read More Center for Health Value Innovation Vice President Raymond Zastrow M.D. Earns BizTimes Milwaukee Health Care Heroes Award at Sixth Annual Awards Ceremony January 5 2010 10 45 am ST. LOUIS MILWAUKEE BUSINESS WIRE The Center for Health Value Innovation vbhealth.org the nation #8217 s premier information exchange for value-based design announced today that Raymond Zastrow M.D. FAAFP president QuadMed and vice president for evidence of the Center was recognized by BizTimes Milwaukee for Corporate Achievement in Health Care during its recent sixth annual Health Care Heroes Awards ceremony. #8220 Dr.... Read More State Leaders in Iowa Look to Cedar Falls for Flood Law Ideas January 5 2010 10 39 am After devastating floods in 2008 Cedar Falls Iowa enacted a new flood plain ordinance. And state officials are paying attention. State Sen. Rob Hogg says what Cedar Falls has done shows great ... Read More Samenvatting Onafhankelijk directiecomité Alcon reageert op Novartis January 5 2010 10 37 am HUENENBERG Switzerland BUSINESS WIRE Het onafhankelijk directiecomit #233 Alcon Inc. NYSE ACL zegt in reactie op commentaar van vandaag door Novartis AG NYSE NVS dat Alcon op bepaalde belangrijke punten is beschermd tegen een vijandige overname. Dit is met name bedoeld om de kleinere aandeelhouders hiertegen te beschermen. Alcon is teleurgesteld dat Novartis deze beschermpunten probeert te omzeilen. De volledige organisatorische... Read More Wet Cool Year in Arkansas Fewer Tornadoes Than '08 January 5 2010 10 33 am First there was the ice that blanketed the northern third of Arkansas. Then the tornado that ripped through Mena. Next came rain - record-breaking amounts of it in 15 Arkansas cities and ... Read More Michigan's H.E.A.T. Recovers $51M in Stolen Property in 25 Years January 5 2010 10 27 am Since its inception in 1985 tips to Michigan #39 s Help Eliminate Auto Thefts H.E.A.T. program have led to recovery of more than $51 million in stolen property and arrests of more ... Read More Premium Financing Specialists Acquires Universal Premium Acceptance January 5 2010 10 24 am Premium Financing Specialists Inc. PFS has closed the acquisition of another Kansas City metro area-based premium finance company Universal Premium Acceptance Corp. UPAC . The combined company ... Read More Unabhängiger Aufsichtsratsausschuss von Alcon reagiert auf Novartis-Angebot January 5 2010 10 20 am HUENENBERG Schweiz BUSINESS WIRE Der unabh #228 ngige Aufsichtsratsausschuss von Alcon Inc. NYSE ACL reagierte auf die heute von der Novartis AG NYSE NVS abgegebene #196 u #223 erungen und gab an dass Alcon der Ansicht ist bestimmte wichtige Ma #223 nahmen zum Schutz der Alcon-Minderheitsaktion #228 re gegen ein zwingendes #220 bernahmeangebot ergriffen zu haben und dar #252 ber entt #228 uscht sei dass Novartis versuche diese... Read More Riassunto Il comitato amministrativo indipendente di Alcon risponde a Novartis January 5 2010 10 20 am HUENENBERG Svizzera BUSINESS WIRE Il Comitato amministrativo indipendente di Alcon Inc. NYSE ACL in risposta ai commenti rilasciati quest #8217 oggi da Novartis AG NYSE NVS ha dichiarato di ritenere che Alcon abbia implementato delle misure cautelative importanti a favore degli azionisti di minoranza di Alcon contro un #8217 offerta pubblica di acquisto coercitiva esprimendo disappunto per il fatto che Novartis stia cercando di... Read More Parting Shots Now There’s Too Much H1N1 Flu Vaccine January 5 2010 10 16 am A bunch of European countries ordered too much swine flu vaccine so after months of waiting around for the flu shots to show up they now find themselves canceling orders. The French government had planned on using 94 million individual shots to give two doses of the swine-flu vaccine to most of the country #8217 s 65 million people. But it said Monday that it was canceling 50 million orders as one shot has been found to be effective and... Read More McDonnell Foundation Announces 2009 Grants for the 21st Century Science Initiative Awards January 5 2010 10 15 am ST. LOUIS Mo. BUSINESS WIRE The Officers of the James S. McDonnell Foundation http // jsmf.org today announced more than $14 million in grants in their ongoing program the 21st Century Science Initiative. Founded in 1950 by the late aerospace pioneer and founder of what would become the McDonnell Douglas Corporation James S. McDonnell believed that science and technology gives mankind the power to shape knowledge for the future while... Read More CORRECTING and REPLACING Emerging Healthcare Adds Industry Leader January 5 2010 10 13 am HOUSTON BUSINESS WIRE Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads EMERGING HEALTHCARE ADDS INDUSTRY LEADER Emerging Healthcare Solutions Inc. Pinksheets EHSI news solidified another positive advance today with the addition of Mr. Steve Price as its new Senior Vice President of Business Development. Over the last two decades Mr. Price has established himself as... Read More Louisiana Homeowners Insurance Pricey Texas Florida More Expensive January 5 2010 10 11 am Louisiana remains the third most expensive homeowners insurance market in the nation behind Florida and Texas according to newly released data from the National Association of Insurance ... Read More SolidWorks Helps DLP Ltd. Create Barrier-Free Homes For the Disabled January 5 2010 10 10 am CONCORD Mass. BUSINESS WIRE SolidWorks #174 3D CAD software and 3DVIA #174 Composer are helping U.K.-based DLP Ltd. design specialized bathroom fixtures that enable people with disabilities to live independently without making their homes look like hospital rooms. DLP is one of the U.K. #8217 s largest designers and manufacturers of products for safe bathroom access such as grab bars drop down rails shower and bath seats and shower... Read More Leaders in Science Advocacy Media to Judge 2010 Biotech Humanitarian Award January 5 2010 10 09 am WASHINGTON BUSINESS WIRE Today the Biotechnology Industry Organization BIO announced a distinguished panel of judges who will evaluate nominations for The Biotech Humanitarian Award and select the 2010 Honoree. BIO created the Award to recognize an everyday hero who has helped to heal fuel and feed the planet through their work in the broad biotech arena. Nominations for the Award will be accepted online through the January 31 2010... Read More Context4 Healthcare Inc. Emerges as Leading Provider of Healthcare UCR Fee Databases January 5 2010 10 09 am NAPERVILLE Ill. BUSINESS WIRE Context4 Healthcare Inc. Context which provides technology solutions for reimbursement challenges in the healthcare industry announced today that its recently revised and enhanced usual customary and reasonable fee UCR databases are poised to support providers and payors as they respond to increasing scrutiny of out-of-network rates for medical claims. #8220 Over the past few years the healthcare... Read More Research and Markets Lung Cancer Therapeutics Market Outlook and Pipeline Analysis - Key Late-Phase Products Have A Forecast Sales Potential of up to $5651m by 2015 January 5 2010 10 04 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/c7c863/lung_cancer_therap has announced the addition of the "Lung Cancer Therapeutics Market Outlook and Pipeline Analysis" report to their offering. With over 50% of all non-small cell lung cancer NSCLC patients diagnosed at the advanced stages of the disease and 95% of all small-cell lung cancer SCLC patients unsuitable for surgical resection drug... Read More Community Health Systems to Participate in the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference January 5 2010 10 00 am FRANKLIN Tenn. BUSINESS WIRE Community Health Systems Inc. NYSE CYH today announced that management will participate in the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference to be held January 11-14 2010 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. The investor presentation will begin at 2 30 p.m. Pacific time 4 30 #160 p.m. Central time on Tuesday January 12 2010 and will be available to investors via a live audio webcast. A... Read More First Patient Enrolled in Phase I Clinical Trial of Landmark AstraZeneca Merck amp Co. Novel Combination Anticancer Regimen January 5 2010 10 00 am SAN ANTONIO BUSINESS WIRE Dr. Anthony Tolcher clinical director for South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics START at the START Center for Cancer Care in San Antonio announced today that the first patient has been enrolled in a groundbreaking Phase I clinical trial of a novel combination anticancer regimen composed of two investigational compounds MK-2206 from Merck amp Co. Inc. NYSE MRK and AZD6244 ARRY-886* from... Read More ZyXEL to Showcase Two CES Innovation Honorees and Industry’s First 4G / LTE Gateway at CES 2010 in Las Vegas January 5 2010 10 00 am ZyXEL to showcase two Innovation Honorees at CES 2010 this week in Las Vegas. The ZyXEL Smart Home Gateway and Mobile Wireless Router will make their debuts at the event. Read More TRADE NEWS Agilent Technologies and Covaris Sign Co-Marketing Agreement Pairing Target Enrichment with DNA Shearing for Next-Gen Sequencing January 5 2010 10 00 am SANTA CLARA Calif. WOBURN Mass. BUSINESS WIRE Agilent Technologies Inc. NYSE A and Covaris Inc. today announced a co-marketing agreement in which Covaris S2 DNA shearing technology will be marketed with the Agilent SureSelect Target Enrichment System to streamline next-generation sequencing experiments. #8220 Covaris provides an important sample preparation tool for shearing DNA evenly and it has been adopted by next-generation... Read More Industry Experts Join Instem New Jersey Office Opens January 5 2010 10 00 am Instem Hires Preclinical Industry Experts Read More Packard/Stanford Physician to Lead American Society of Clinical Oncology January 5 2010 10 00 am Oncologist Michael Link MD has been elected president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology ASCO . Read More Odyssey Healthcare to Present At 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference January 5 2010 10 00 am DALLAS BUSINESS WIRE Odyssey HealthCare Inc. NASDAQ ODSY today announced that it will deliver a presentation at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday January 12 2010 at 9 30 a.m. Pacific Time at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San #160 Francisco California. To access a live broadcast of Odyssey #8217 s presentation listeners should go to the Investor Relations section of the Company #8217 s website ... Read More Akonni Biosystems to Present at the 2010 OneMedForum on Tuesday January 12 2010 January 5 2010 9 57 am FREDERICK Md. BUSINESS WIRE Akonni Biosystems a molecular diagnostic MDx company focused on providing rapid and highly scalable solutions for infectious disease testing today announced that Charles Daitch Ph.D. CEO of Akonni Biosystems will be presenting at the 2010 OneMedForum conference at the St. Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco CA on January 12 2010. He will be speaking in the Private Companies track at 4 15 pm in Room... Read More United Drug Selects Pilgrim Software as Global Quality amp Compliance Solution Provider January 5 2010 9 48 am TAMPA Fla. BUSINESS WIRE Pilgrim Software Inc. a world-leading provider of Enterprise Compliance and Quality Management ECQM software solutions today announced that United Drug plc a leading international provider of services to healthcare manufacturers and pharmaceutical retailers will implement Pilgrim #8217 s SmartSolve #174 solution to standardize its quality and compliance operations. With multiple operational units throughout... Read More Emergency Medical Services to Participate in 28th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference January 5 2010 9 47 am GREENWOOD VILLAGE Colo. BUSINESS WIRE Emergency Medical Services Corporation NYSE EMS EMSC or the Company today announced that its management will give a presentation on the Company followed by a question and answer session at the 28th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference being held January 11-14 2010 in San Francisco. The Company also announced that a live webcast of its conference presentation would be available on Tuesday ... Read More Oraya Therapeutics Initiates First Ever Sham-Controlled Study of Radiation Therapy for Wet AMD January 5 2010 9 45 am Oraya Therapeutics Initiates First Ever Sham-Controlled Study of Radiation Therapy for Wet AMD Read More Center for Diagnostic Imaging CDI Opens New Outpatient Imaging Center January 5 2010 9 44 am New Outpatient Medical Imaging Center in Waukesha WI. Read More Healthways to Issue Fourth-Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Financial Guidance for 2010 after Market Close on February 16 January 5 2010 9 35 am NASHVILLE Tenn. BUSINESS WIRE Healthways Inc. NASDAQ HWAY today announced that its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31 2009 and its financial guidance for 2010 will be released after market close on Tuesday February 16 2010 followed the same day by a conference call and live webcast scheduled for 5 00 p.m. ET. The live broadcast of Healthways #8217 quarterly conference call will be available online #160 by... Read More Having Second Thoughts about Your Medicare Plan Allsup Outlines Rules for Changing Plans during Open Enrollment January 5 2010 9 30 am January through March open enrollment offers a limited-time for Medicare recipients to re-evaluate their choices and change their minds so long as they follow the guidelines Read More Research and Markets Global Orthopaedic Market- Focus on Hip and Knee replacement January 5 2010 9 07 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/376ab2/global_orthopaedic has announced the addition of the "Global Orthopaedic Market- Focus on Hip and Knee replacement" report to their offering. The report on Orthopaedic market discuses the past performance of the sector present situation and analyze future outlook of the industry. The report offers many aspects of the industry such as prising... Read More Most Property Reinsurance Rates Down at January Renewal As Capital Rebounds January 5 2010 9 02 am Reinsurance rates across most lines of property catastrophe business declined at the Jan. 1 2010 renewal according to a briefing by Guy Carpenter amp Co. LLC. Guy Carpenter rsquo s World ... Read More Nielsen Study Proves Zoom Media amp Marketing Delivers Nation’s Largest Health Club Viewing Audience January 5 2010 9 02 am Nielsen confirms Zoom delivers largest health club audience Read More MedAssets to Present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on January 13 2010 January 5 2010 9 00 am ATLANTA BUSINESS WIRE MedAssets Inc. NASDAQ MDAS today announced that its management team is expected to participate in the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference next week in San Francisco. The Company #8217 s formal presentation is scheduled for Wednesday January 13 2010 at 12 30 pm ET 9 30 am PT . The live audio webcast and replay of the presentation will be available in the #8220 Events amp Presentations #8221 section... Read More Skinny Water Now Available at Kings Supermarkets January 5 2010 9 00 am BALA CYNWYD Pa. BUSINESS WIRE SKINNY NUTRITIONAL CORP. OTC BB SKNY the maker of Skinny Water #174 and a leader in the zero-calorie enhanced water category announced today that Skinny Water is now available at all 23 Kings Supermarket and 2 Fresh Ideas store locations. Considered an upscale grocery store chain Kings Supermarkets have been serving North New Jersey and Long Island communities for over 70 years offering an unparalleled... Read More Nicole Johnson Miss America 1999 Becomes Diabetes Ambassador for AmMed Direct January 5 2010 9 00 am NASHVILLE Tenn. BUSINESS WIRE Former Miss America Nicole Johnson has joined with AmMed Direct to help educate the public about the Better Care Program #174 a service created to help make life easier for people with diabetes. For everyone who qualifies the Better Care Program from AmMed Direct provides free personal consultations with on-staff Certified Diabetes Educators who are also Register Nurses and Registered Dietitians. Licensed... Read More Pfizer Invites Public To View And Listen To Webcast Of Pfizer Presentation At Healthcare Conference January 5 2010 9 00 am NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE Pfizer Inc. invites investors and the general public to view and listen to a webcast of a presentation by Martin Mackay President PharmaTherapeutics Research amp Development at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday January 12 2010 at 8 30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. To view and listen to the webcast visit our web site at pfizer and click on the #8220 28th Annual J.P. Morgan... Read More RxNT V 6.1.4 First ePrescribing Application to Achieve CCHIT Certified 2011 Standalone ePrescribing Certification January 5 2010 9 00 am RxNT ePrescribing application is the first standalone product in the U.S. to reach the CCHIT Certified 2011 Standalone ePrescribing certification. Read More Florida Peninsula to Acquire Home Insurer Edison January 5 2010 8 56 am Boca Raton-based Florida Peninsula Holdings has agreed to acquire another Florida property insurer Edison Insurance Group including its two subsidiaries Edison Insurance Co. and Edison ... Read More Luna Innovations to Provide Corporate Update on January 11 2010 January 5 2010 8 55 am Luna Innovations Incorporated a company focusing on sensing instrumentation and nanotechnology will provide a corporate update in a conference call with investors on January 11 2010. Read More Solantic Names Charles R. Evans Chairman of the Board January 5 2010 8 46 am JACKSONVILLE Fla. BUSINESS WIRE Solantic walk-in urgent care Florida #8217 s fastest-growing provider of urgent care wellness and employer health services today announced the appointment of Charles R. Evans as Chairman of the company #8217 s Board of Directors. An accomplished healthcare industry executive Evans has served Solantic as a member of the organization #8217 s advisory board for the past four years. Evans is 2009-2010... Read More Torus Launches New Jersey-Based Renewable Energy Underwriting Unit January 5 2010 8 42 am Specialty insurer Torus has hired three New Jersey-based executives to oversee underwriting of primary lines of general liability and auto liability for renewable energy. Angie Adams Adam Newman ... Read More Nexcelom Bioscience Expands Automated Cell Counting Product Offerings with Launch of Cellometer® Auto X4 January 5 2010 8 38 am Nexcelom Bioscience Offers Fluorescence-Assisted Automated Cell Counting Functionality For Primary Samples and Viability Measurements Ensuring Fast Accurate and Repeatable Results Read More Gordian Health Solutions Announces Transformation to Onlife Health January 5 2010 8 37 am NASHVILLE Tenn. BUSINESS WIRE Gordian Health Solutions Inc. has announced its new corporate name Onlife Health Inc. The name change reflects the personal health coaching firm #8217 s rollout of innovative Positive Living Programs which are designed to promote corporate workplace wellness and support sustained behavior change. #8220 Gordian pioneered the health coaching industry in 1996 and after more than 14 years in the business we... Read More Oragenics Announces $2.5MM Equity Private Placement Financing the Conversion of $1MM Secured Note into Equity and the Exercise of Certain Warrants and Options January 5 2010 8 31 am ALACHUA Fla. BUSINESS WIRE On December 30 2009 Oragenics Inc. OTCBB ORNI the "Company" consummated a private placement of equity pursuant to a Common Stock Purchase Agreement the "Agreement" with accredited investors. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement the Company issued 10 016 250 shares of its Common Stock at a price of $0.25 per share to the investors for $2 504 062.50 the payment of which consisted of the following ... Read More Wolters Kluwer Health Awards Wilkes University Inaugural Facts amp Comparisons® Academic Partnership Program Advancement of Clinical Education ACE Curriculum Grant January 5 2010 8 30 am MINNEAPOLIS BUSINESS WIRE Wolters Kluwer Health a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students announced today that Wilkes University #8217 s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy is the winner of the 2010 Facts amp Comparisons #174 Academic Partnership Program Advancement of Clinical Education ACE Curriculum Grant. Wilkes will receive a $10 000 grant for use in developing drug information and/or pharmacy... Read More AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc. to Present at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference January 5 2010 8 07 am LEXINGTON Mass. BUSINESS WIRE AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ AMAG today announced that Brian J.G. Pereira MD President and CEO will present an overview of the Company and provide an update on the commercial launch of Feraheme #174 ferumoxytol Injection at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on January 11 2010 at 11 00 a.m. P.T. A live audio webcast of the presentation and the breakout session will be accessible... Read More Aetna Announces Appearance at J.P. Morgan 28th Annual Healthcare Conference January 5 2010 8 03 am HARTFORD Conn. BUSINESS WIRE Aetna NYSE AET announced today that Joseph M. Zubretsky executive vice president and chief financial officer is scheduled to make a presentation at the J.P. Morgan 28th Annual Healthcare Conference on January 12 2010 in San Francisco CA. Aetna #8217 s presentation is scheduled to begin at 1 00 p.m. EST 10 00 a.m. PST . Investors analysts and the general public are invited to listen to this presentation... Read More CyDex Pharmaceuticals Receives a Key U.S. Patent for Composition of Matter and Process of Manufacturing High-Purity Captisol® January 5 2010 8 01 am LENEXA Kan. BUSINESS WIRE CyDex Pharmaceuticals Inc. a specialty pharmaceutical company today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office USPTO has issued a patent to CyDex entitled #8220 Sulfoalkyl Ether Cyclodextrin Compositions. #8221 This patent along with other previously issued technology patents will provide broad protection for CyDex #8217 s Captisol #174 technology until 2029. The most recent of these previously... Read More Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference January 5 2010 8 01 am CAMBRIDGE Mass. BUSINESS WIRE Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Nasdaq VRTX today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday January 12 2010 at 2 30 p.m. PST 5 30 p.m. EST . The presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed from #8216 Events amp Presentations #8217 on the home page of Vertex #8217 s website at vrtx . A replay of the... Read More Seattle Genetics to Present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference January 5 2010 8 00 am BOTHELL Wash. BUSINESS WIRE Seattle Genetics Inc. Nasdaq SGEN announced today that Clay B. Siegall Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer will speak at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday January 12 2010 at 11 00 a.m. Pacific Time. A live webcast of the presentation will be available from Seattle Genetics #8217 website seattlegenetics under the #8220 Investor and News #8221 section. The... Read More Inovio Appoints Dr. Mark Bagarazzi as Chief Medical Officer January 5 2010 8 00 am SAN DIEGO BUSINESS WIRE Inovio Biomedical Corporation NYSE Amex INO a leader in DNA vaccine design development and delivery announced today that Mark L. Bagarazzi M.D. has been appointed Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Bagarazzi will lead worldwide clinical development and regulatory activities for Inovio #8217 s next-generation vaccines for the treatment and prevention of influenza HIV other infectious diseases and cancers. He joins... Read More LabCorp is Scheduled to Present at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference January 5 2010 8 00 am BURLINGTON N.C. BUSINESS WIRE Laboratory Corporation of America #174 Holdings LabCorp #174 NYSE LH today announced that David P. King Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is scheduled to speak at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco CA. LabCorp #8217 s presentation is planned for Tuesday January 12 2010 at 10 00 a.m. PST . A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available via the Company... Read More Bristol-Myers Squibb to Announce Results For the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2009 on January 28 January 5 2010 8 00 am NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE Bristol-Myers Squibb Company NYSE BMY will announce results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2009 on Thursday January 28. During a 10 30 a.m. ET conference call on January 28 company executives will review financial information and will address inquiries from investors and analysts. Investors and the general public are invited to listen to a live webcast of the call at http //investor.bms or by dialing... Read More Bioject Establishes Strategic Alliance with MPI Research January 5 2010 8 00 am PORTLAND Ore. BUSINESS WIRE Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. OTCBB BJCT a leading developer of needle-free injection therapy systems today announced that it has established a strategic alliance with MPI Research a leading pre-clinical research organization with experience in the development of injectable therapeutics. The strategic alliance creates a preferred partnership relationship which allows Bioject to gain access to a range of... Read More Bio-Clean Inc. Announces Second Sponsorship of Randy Couture January 5 2010 8 00 am NEWPORT BEACH Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Bio-Clean Inc. OTCBB BOCL #8220 Bio-Clean #8221 or the #8220 Company #8221 biocleanbocl announced that it has again sponsored UFC fighter Randy #8220 The Natural #8221 Couture in his upcoming Mixed Martial Arts bout. Bio-Clean #8217 s continued support of the UFC fighters and the sport of Mixed Martial Arts is consistent with the effectiveness of the Company #8217 s Clean Kill hand... Read More Univita Health Acquires Atenda Healthcare Solutions January 5 2010 8 00 am Univita Health acquires Atenda Healthcare Solutions adding integrated delivery of home care to Univita’s capabilities Read More NXT Nutritionals Announces Letter to Shareholders and 2010 Outlook January 5 2010 8 00 am HOLYOKE Mass. BUSINESS WIRE NXT Nutritionals Holdings Inc. #8220 NXT Nutritionals #8221 OTCBB NXTH developer and marketer of SUSTA #8482 Natural Sweetener the great tasting all-natural healthier sweetener today released a Letter to Shareholders from Michael McCarthy president and Chief Executive Officer providing investors and the investment community with its outlook for 2010. Dear Shareholders It is my pleasure to speak... Read More Securities Fraud Lawsuits Slide As Credit Crisis Eases January 5 2010 7 54 am U.S. securities fraud lawsuits slid in 2009 as stocks rose and the credit crisis eased. Investors filed 169 prospective securities class-action lawsuits in 2009 down 24 percent from 223 ... Read More MPS Group Agrees to Settle Shareholder Class Action Lawsuits January 5 2010 7 45 am JACKSONVILLE Fla. BUSINESS WIRE MPS Group Inc. NYSE MPS a leading provider of specialty staffing consulting and business solutions today announced that it and the other named defendants have entered into a memorandum of understanding with plaintiff #8217 s counsel regarding the settlement of two putative class action lawsuits filed in response to the announcement of the proposed merger of MPS Group with Adecco Inc. a Delaware... Read More Two Proposals to Amend New New Hampshire Sprinkler Regulations January 5 2010 7 34 am The New Hampshire Legislature is expected to consider two bills that would prevent the state from enforcing amendments to building codes that expand requirements for sprinkler systems. Last month ... Read More World Class Leaders From NCI/OBBR NIH/OBA Schering Plough Merck deCode Genetics Biobusiness Consulting National Cancer Institute and Other Top Organizations Present Their Recent Experiences at The 2010 Biobanking Conference January 5 2010 7 33 am NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE IQPC announces the 2010 Biobanking conference to be held at The Ritz Carlton January 20-22nd 2010 in Philadelphia PA. As genomics and proteomics become increasingly clinical and playing an ever more important role in detecting and treating fatal diseases like cancer HIV/AIDS heart disease etc. the need for excellent sample collections is turning into a critical and necessary practice. In response to this need ... Read More XDx to Present at the J.P. Morgan 28th Annual Healthcare Conference January 5 2010 7 30 am BRISBANE Calif. BUSINESS WIRE XDx Inc. a molecular diagnostics company focused on noninvasive gene expression tests for the monitoring of immune-mediated conditions today announced that Pierre Cassigneul president and chief executive officer is scheduled to present at the J.P. Morgan 28th Annual Healthcare Conference on Wednesday January 13 2010 at 3 30 p.m. PT at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. This event brings... Read More Vitacost Inc. Announces Two Senior Executive Team Appointments January 5 2010 7 30 am BOCA RATON Fla. BUSINESS WIRE Vitacost Inc. NASDAQ VITC a leading online retailer and direct marketer of health and wellness products today announced the appointment of David N. Ilfeld M.D. and John Young to new executive team roles. Chief Science Officer David N. Ilfeld M.D. Vitacost #8217 s Director since 2003 has been appointed Chief Science Officer. Dr. Ilfeld is a member of Vitacost #8217 s scientific advisory... Read More BioClinica to Present at Sidoti amp Company’s First 2010 Micro Cap Conference on January 11 2010 January 5 2010 7 30 am BIOCLINICA TO PRESENT AT SIDOTI COMPANY’S FIRST 2010 MICRO CAP CONFERENCE ON JANUARY 11 2010 Read More Stephen Marcus of Vibra Healthcare and Alan Sauber of RehabCare Join the ALTHA Board of Directors January 5 2010 7 30 am WASHINGTON BUSINESS WIRE ALTHA the Washington-based trade association for Long Term Acute Care LTAC hospitals announced today that two hospital executives have recently been appointed to the ALTHA Board of Directors Mr. Stephen Marcus chief operating officer of Vibra Healthcare and Mr. Alan Sauber senior vice president government programs and chief compliance officer of RehabCare Group Inc. Stephen Marcus is responsible for... Read More CytRx to Present at the OneMedForum 2010 Conference January 5 2010 7 30 am LOS ANGELES BUSINESS WIRE CytRx Corporation NASDAQ CYTR a biopharmaceutical company specializing in oncology today announced that CytRx President and CEO Steven A. Kriegsman and Vice President Business Development David J. Haen will discuss the Company #8217 s plans for 2010 during a presentation at the OneMedForum 2010 Emerging Company Finance Conference on Wednesday January 13 2010 at 3 45 p.m. Pacific time 6 45 p.m. Eastern... Read More Novadel Announces Agreement with Debt Holder to Convert Their Notes to Equity January 5 2010 7 30 am Novadel Pharma Inc. OTCBB NVDL announces it has entered into an amendment agreement with ProQuest Investments L.P. and its affiliates. Read More Health Canada Approves Graceway Product for Precancerous Skin Condition January 5 2010 7 15 am BRISTOL Tenn. BUSINESS WIRE Graceway Pharmaceuticals LLC today announced that Health Canada has approved ZyclaraTM imiquimod Cream 3.75% for the treatment of multiple actinic keratosis AK of the face or balding scalp in adults with normal immune systems. Actinic Keratosis is a common skin condition caused by chronic sun exposure. If left untreated AK can lead to squamous cell carcinoma a form of non-melanoma skin cancer. Zyclara... Read More Health Canada Approves Graceway Pharmaceuticals Product for Precancerous Skin Condition January 5 2010 7 15 am TORONTO BUSINESS WIRE Health Canada has approved Zyclara #8482 imiquimod Cream 3.75% a topical prescription treatment for multiple actinic keratoses AK located on the face or balding scalp in adults. Actinic Keratosis is a common skin condition that can lead to squamous cell carcinoma a form of non-melanoma skin cancer if left untreated. Actinic keratosis is a precancerous skin condition which can be caused by chronic sun exposure.... Read More CircuLite® Closes on Series C Financing January 5 2010 7 03 am CircuLite Inc. today announced that it has closed on its Series C round of financing with total commitments of $32.5 million. Read More Krames Patient Education Now Available in eClinicalWorks 8.0 January 5 2010 7 03 am YARDLEY Pa. BUSINESS WIRE Krames has partnered with eClinicalWorks to provide consumer-friendly patient education to physicians using the electronic medical records system eClinicalWorks 8.0. The Krames solution allows eClinicalWorks physician users to seamlessly dispense targeted information to a patient based on a specific patient #8217 s record. Additionally the same quality content can be accessed directly by the patient via the... Read More Trinity Health Expands Its Use of NextGen Technology to Help Further Enhance Quality of Care January 5 2010 7 01 am HORSHAM Pa. BUSINESS WIRE NextGen Healthcare Information Systems Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems Inc. NASDAQ QSII and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions today announced that Trinity Health has purchased 1 200 #8220 bundled #8221 NextGen #174 EHR Electronic Health Records and NextGen EPM Enterprise Practice Management software licenses. Based in Novi Mich. ... Read More QuadraMed Appoints Thomas J. Dunn as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing January 5 2010 7 01 am RESTON Va. BUSINESS WIRE QuadraMed #174 Corporation NASDAQ QDHC announced today that industry veteran Thomas J. Dunn has been named QuadraMed #8217 s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In this role he will lead the Company #8217 s sales and marketing initiatives to further enhance the company #8217 s market position as a leading provider of healthcare technologies and services that help turn quality care into positive... Read More BioDelivery Sciences to Present at the OneMedForum Emerging Company Finance Conference January 5 2010 7 01 am RALEIGH N.C. BUSINESS WIRE BioDelivery Sciences International Inc. Nasdaq BDSI announced today that Dr. Mark A. Sirgo President and Chief Executive Officer will be presenting at the OneMedForum Emerging Company Finance Conference to be held January 12-13 2010 at The Sir Francis Drake Hotel San Francisco. BioDelivery Sciences #8217 presentation is scheduled for Tuesday January 12 at 10 15 AM Pacific Time. Dr. Sirgo will be... Read More Managing H1N1 Information as Critical as Managing Patient Surges for U.S. Hospitals January 5 2010 7 01 am Managing H1N1 Information as Critical as Managing Patient Surges for U.S. Hospitals Riverside County CA utilizing the LiveProcess web-based communications tool to manage the information flow Read More Scientific Learning Corp. Introduces the Science of Learning Blog January 5 2010 7 00 am OAKLAND Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Scientific Learning Corp. NASDAQ SCIL creator of the Fast ForWord #174 and Reading Assistant #8482 family of products today announces the launch of a new blog The Science of Learning. Written primarily by Scientific Learning #8217 s chief scientific officer Dr. William Jenkins and chief education officer Sherrelle Jiggitts Walker The Science of Learning blog provides information on advances in... Read More SANUWAVE Health to Present at Sidoti amp Company’s First 2010 Micro Cap Conference on January 11 2010 January 5 2010 7 00 am SANUWAVE HEALTH TO PRESENT AT SIDOTI COMPANY’S FIRST 2010 MICRO CAP CONFERENCE ON JANUARY 11 2010 Read More Pharsight and FDA Collaboration Continues CRADA Delivers Phoenix NLME and Phoenix Connect to Market January 5 2010 7 00 am ST. LOUIS BUSINESS WIRE Pharsight a market-leading provider of software and scientific services to improve productivity and decision-making in clinical drug development today announced that it has released two new data analysis tools Phoenix NLME and Phoenix Connect. The tools were developed via a collaborative effort between FDA and Pharsight under Pharsight #8217 s previously-announced Cooperative Research and Development Agreement... Read More InfoWorld 100 Awards Recognizes Kool Smiles for Implementation of Wyse Technology Virtual Clients to Deliver Safer Better Patient Service January 5 2010 7 00 am InfoWorld 100 Awards Recognizes Kool Smiles for Implementation of Wyse Technology Virtual Clients to Deliver Safer Better Patient Service Read More Taoglas Launches First Flexible Circuit Loop Antennas for Healthcare M2M Market January 5 2010 7 00 am Taoglas has launched the first flexible circuit loop antenna which can deliver over 40% efficiency in healthcare monitoring devices. Read More SunWize Commercial Power Systems Awarded $7.8 Million in Federal Contracts January 5 2010 7 00 am KINGSTON N.Y. BUSINESS WIRE SunWize Commercial Power Systems the nationwide commercial installation division of SunWize Technologies Inc. was recently awarded solar power contracts exceeding $7.8 million by the Department of Veteran Affairs VA . The contracts consist of 10 solar hospital projects that call for more than 1.1 MW of photovoltaic PV systems to be installed in locations across the country. The diverse set of rooftop and... Read More ARYx Therapeutics Receives Guidance on Anticoagulant Agent Tecarfarin January 5 2010 7 00 am FDA confirmed in writing that the existing development pathway for anticoagulant agent tecarfarin remains acceptable to seek regulatory approval. Read More Affymax to Present at the 28th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference January 5 2010 7 00 am PALO ALTO Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Affymax Inc. Nasdaq AFFY today announced that Arlene Morris the company #8217 s president and chief executive officer will present at the 28th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference on Wednesday January 13 2010 at 9 00 a.m. PT 12 00 p.m. ET . A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the investors section of the Company's website at affymax . A replay will also be available for 30... Read More Embrella Cardiovascular Inc. Completes Successful First Clinical Experience January 5 2010 6 30 am WAYNE Pa. BUSINESS WIRE Embrella Cardiovascular Inc. a privately held company announced that it has completed its first clinical case using the Embrella Embolic Deflector #8482 . The company has developed a novel technology designed to make less invasive cardiovascular procedures safer for patients by decreasing the risk of emboli traveling to the brain. The procedure was performed at St. Paul #8217 s Hospital in Vancouver Canada by Dr.... Read More Geron Announces Publication of Data on Its Telomerase Inhibitor in Glioblastoma January 5 2010 6 30 am MENLO PARK Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Geron Corporation Nasdaq GERN today announced the publication of preclinical data demonstrating that its telomerase inhibitor drug imetelstat GRN163L inhibited telomerase activity and reduced tumor size in xenograft models of glioblastoma and inhibited the activity of glioblastoma stem cells in culture. The data authored by Geron collaborators at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at... Read More Burger King Corp. Makes It Easier for Gluten-Sensitive Restaurant Guests to Make Informed Nutrition Decisions January 5 2010 6 30 am MIAMI BUSINESS WIRE Burger King Corp. NYSE BKC today released a Gluten-Sensitive List foods and ingredients on the BURGER KING #174 restaurant menu in the U.S. that do not contain wheat barley oats or rye. As part of nutrition efforts under its BK Positive Steps #174 corporate social responsibility program the gluten-sensitive nutrition information supports BKC #8217 s commitment to provide guests with access to detailed nutrition... Read More Research and Markets Italy Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q1 2010 January 5 2010 6 15 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/8960e6/italy_pharmaceutic has announced the addition of the "Italy Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q1 2010" report to their offering. The proprietary Drug Expenditure Forecast Model reveals that the Italian pharmaceutical market one of the largest globally will increase in value in 2009 in local currency terms after declining the previous year.... Read More Samenvatting Biogen Idec kondigt vertrek aan van president en chief executive officer James C. Mullen January 5 2010 6 09 am BIOGEN IDEC ANNOUNCES PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER JAMES C. MULLEN TO RETIRE Read More Resumen Biogen Idec anuncia dimisión del Presidente y Consejero Delegado James C. Mullen January 5 2010 6 08 am BIOGEN IDEC ANNOUNCES PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER JAMES C. MULLEN TO RETIRE Read More Right at Home Expands In-Home Care Services to Brazil January 5 2010 6 06 am Right at Home a leading provider of in-home companion and personal care assistance has established international operations in South America. Read More Resumen Biogen Idec incorpora a Caroline Dorsa a su Consejo de Administración January 5 2010 6 02 am BIOGEN IDEC NAMES CAROLINE DORSA TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS Read More Samenvatting Biogen Idec benoemt Caroline Dorsa tot board of directors January 5 2010 6 01 am BIOGEN IDEC NAMES CAROLINE DORSA TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS Read More Research and Markets Development of Newer Therapies to Treat Lifestyle Disorders Critical to Advancing the European Lifestyle Disorders Therapeutics Market January 5 2010 6 00 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/4301f4/european_lifestyle has announced the addition of Frost amp Sullivan's new report "European Lifestyle Disorders Therapeutics Market" to their offering. This research service deals with market drivers restraints market trends competitive structure revenues and market attractiveness analysis of the European lifestyle disorders therapeutics... Read More Celera to Webcast Presentation at JPMorgan Healthcare Conference January 5 2010 6 00 am ALAMEDA Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Celera Corporation NASDAQ CRA announced today that it will webcast its presentation at the 28th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday January 12 2010. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 4 30 p.m. PT 7 30 p.m. ET when Kathy Ordo #241 ez Chief Executive Officer of Celera will provide an overview of the business. Interested parties may access the live webcast and replay by visiting the... Read More Amedisys Announces Two Additions to the Executive Leadership Team January 5 2010 6 00 am BATON ROUGE La. BUSINESS WIRE Amedisys Inc. NASDAQ AMED one of America #8217 s leading home care and hospice companies announced today that Michael D. Snow formerly President and CEO of Wellmont Health System will join Amedisys as the Company #8217 s new Chief Operating Officer COO and Tim Barfield formerly the Executive Counsel to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal will join Amedisys as the Company #8217 s new Chief Development... Read More PanGenex Attracts Growing Number of Alternative Medicine Practitioners to Referral Network January 5 2010 6 00 am TAMPA Fla. BUSINESS WIRE PanGenex Corporation Pink Sheets PGCX a global nutraceutical and dietary supplement manufacturer and marketer announced today it has added a number of complementary alternative medicine CAM /holistic medical practitioners to its national physicians' referral network. These physicians are part of a national distribution channel for the Company's patented or patent pending nutraceutical products ... Read More Bay Area Health District Purchases Surgery Management System from Unibased Systems Architecture Inc. January 5 2010 6 00 am Bay Area Health District Bay Area Hospital has purchased the ForSite2020® periOperative Resource Management System ORMS from Unibased Systems Architecture Inc. Read More My Girl’s Radiation Cream Now Available at All-Natural Stores Oncology Boutiques amp Pharmacies January 5 2010 6 00 am BOSTON BUSINESS WIRE Breast cancer patients looking for a natural burn cream to protect their skin from the effects of radiation therapy can now purchase My Girl #8217 s Radiation Cream at oncology boutiques all-natural stores and pharmacies in CT MA NY ME FL GA VA and West VA. #8220 Having My Girl #8217 s Radiation Cream available where the cream is sampled at local radiation centers and hospitals is a great convenience for cancer... Read More IVAX Diagnostics Inc. Appoints Steve Lufkin General Manager January 5 2010 6 00 am IVAX DIAGNOSTICS INC. APPOINTS STEVE LUFKIN GENERAL MANAGER Experienced in U.S. and Global Medical Diagnostics Healthcare and Technology Read More Max Capital Appoints Monk as Global Chief Actuary January 5 2010 5 41 am The Bermuda-based Max Capital Group announced the appointment of Joseph Joe Monk as Global Chief Actuary. He joins Max from Lane Clark amp Peacock LLP LCP where he was head of insurance ... Read More VBL Therapeutics Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial of VB-201 in Patients with Psoriasis January 5 2010 5 30 am VBL Therapeutics today announced the initiation of a Phase 2 efficacy and safety study evaluating lead compound VB-201 for the treatment of patients with psoriasis. Read More Filipino Seafarers to Undergo Anti-piracy Training January 5 2010 5 25 am The Philippines has ordered its seafarers comprising about a third of the world #39 s commercial sailors to go through anti-piracy training before they will be allowed to board ships the labor ... Read More Quakes Shake Solomon Islands No injuries or Damage Reported January 5 2010 5 18 am The Solomon Islands were shaken by a string of earthquakes Monday - including one registering a powerful 7.2 magnitude - but officials in the South Pacific country said there were no immediate ... Read More Flooded Australian Regions Declared Disaster Zones January 5 2010 5 15 am Authorities declared two flooded farming regions in southwestern Australia natural disaster zones Monday as residents in one town nervously watched a rising river in hopes that it wouldn #39 t break ... Read More HHS to Offer Special Webcast on H1N1 Flu January 5 2010 5 15 am WASHINGTON BUSINESS WIRE The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS will host a Know What to Do about the Flu Webcast on Wednesday January 6 2010 from 1 #8211 2 p.m. EST. Experts will answer your questions about school-based vaccination clinics and children under age ten getting their second H1N1 vaccine. Participants include the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC National Center for Immunization... Read More Research and Markets Strategic Overview - $68 Billion Immune/Inflammatory Disease Marketplace Supports a Number of High-Priced Blockbuster Drugs January 5 2010 5 11 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/e1b83b/strategic_overview has announced the addition of Decision Resources Inc.'s new report "Strategic Overview of the Immune/Inflammatory Disease Marketplace" to their offering. The $68 billion immune/inflammatory disease marketplace supports a number of high-priced blockbuster drugs. This market success drives continued interest in the area the... Read More Research and Markets Special Purpose Needles - a Global Market Review January 5 2010 5 10 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/90c449/special_purpose_ne has announced the addition of the "Special Purpose Needles - A Global Market Review" report to their offering. The market for disposable medical products such as syringes disposable needles and related products has expanded considerably due to increasing number of outpatient procedures. Increasing awareness of diseases such as... Read More Research and Markets Wound Care Products - a World Market Analysis January 5 2010 5 04 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/930e9b/wound_care_product has announced the addition of the "Wound Care Products - A World Market Analysis" report to their offering. Wound care has come a long way from being an art to emerging as a science. Modern wound healing principles and protocols are replacing some of the more 'traditional' methods. Evolving biotechnology has allowed manufacturers... Read More Wellness Formulations LLC Introduces Dermal Renu® Facial Skincare Line January 5 2010 5 00 am WELLNESS FORMULATIONS LLC INTRODUCES DERMAL RENU® FACIAL SKINCARE LINE Read More SuperGen to Present at Biotech Showcase 2010 on January 12th January 5 2010 5 00 am DUBLIN Calif. BUSINESS WIRE SuperGen Inc. Nasdaq SUPG a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel cancer therapies today announced that James S.J. Manuso Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer and Mohammad Azab M.D. Chief Medical Officer will present at the Biotech Showcase #8482 2010 on Tuesday January 12th in San Francisco. SuperGen's presentation will begin at 11 a.m. PT. A live webcast... Read More Illumina Announces Upcoming Webcasts in the Month of January January 5 2010 5 00 am SAN DIEGO BUSINESS WIRE Illumina Inc. NASDAQ ILMN announced today that the company will webcast its presentation at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco California on January 12 2010. The live webcast is scheduled to begin at 2 30p.m. ET and will feature an overview of the company by Jay Flatley president and chief executive officer followed by a question and answer session. The company will also webcast the 2010... Read More Joseph Paduda and WorkCompCentral present the “Comp Rx Trends” Webinar Jan 12 at 1 pm EST/10 am PST January 5 2010 4 55 am Health Strategy Associates and WorkCompCentral present Comp Rx Trends Jan. 12 at 1 pm EST/10 am PST to give insight into pharmacy cost drivers and comp payers’ approaches to managing drug spend. Read More アルコンの独立取締役委員会がノバルティスに回答 January 5 2010 4 10 am スイス・ヒューネンベルク BUSINESS WIRE #65288 #12499 #12472 #12493 #12473 #12527 #12452 #12516 #65289 #12450 #12523 #12467 #12531 #65288 NYSE ACL #65289 #12398 #29420 #31435 #21462 #32224 #24441 #22996 #21729 #20250 #12399 #12289 #12494 #12496 #12523 #12486 #12451 #12473 #65288 NYSE ... Read More Fascinations Brings Resident Sex Educator on Board January 5 2010 4 02 am Fascinations the leading educational romance retailer furthers its commitment to sexual health and well-being by adding a full-time staff member national sex educator Shanna Katz. Read More Formatech’s “Fillanthropy Program” Donates Services to Formulate and Fill ViroMed’s VM206 Vaccine Targeting Breast Cancer January 5 2010 4 00 am ANDOVER Mass. BUSINESS WIRE Today Formatech has selected the next candidate for its Fillanthropy Program ViroMed #8217 s VM206 therapeutic cancer vaccine. Under the Fillanthropy Program Formatech will donate the services required to aseptically fill and finish one lot of the vaccine to support ViroMed #8217 s upcoming clinical trials. Formatech plans to complete the production run in March 2010. #8220 We #8217 re excited to have the... Read More ノバルティスがオプションを行使し、合併を提案 January 5 2010 3 22 am スイス・ヒューネンベルク BUSINESS WIRE #12499 #12472 #12493 #12473 #12527 #12452 #12516 #12494 #12496 #12523 #12486 #12451 #12473 #65288 NYSE NVS #65289 #12399 #26412 #26085 #12289 #12493 #12473 #12524 #12364 #25152 #26377 #12377 #12427 #12450 #12523 #12467 #12531 #65288 NYSE ... Read More GE Healthcare and Intel Expand Intel Health Guide Marketing Agreement to United Kingdom January 5 2010 3 04 am CHALFONT ST GILES England SANTA CLARA Calif. BUSINESS WIRE GE Healthcare a unit of GE NYSE GE and Intel Corporation NASDAQ INTC announced today that they have expanded their sales and marketing agreement for the Intel Health Guide to include the United Kingdom. GE Healthcare already markets the Intel Health Guide in the United States. The Intel Health Guide is a care management tool designed for health care professionals who manage... Read More アルコンの独立取締役委員会がノバルティスの合併提案を検討 January 5 2010 3 01 am スイス・ヒューネンベルク BUSINESS WIRE #12499 #12472 #12493 #12473 #12527 #12452 #12516 #12450 #12523 #12467 #12531 #65288 NYSE ACL #65289 #12399 #12289 #12494 #12496 #12523 #12486 #12451 #12473 #65288 NYSE ... Read More Micrus Endovascular to Present at January Investment Conferences January 5 2010 3 00 am SAN JOSE Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Micrus Endovascular Corporation NASDAQ MEND today announced that senior management will present at two investment conferences in January Robert Stern President and Chief Operating Officer will present at the OneMedForum 2010 Finance Conference on Tuesday January 12 2010 at 9 00 a.m. Pacific time 12 00 p.m. Eastern time at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco and John Kilcoyne Chairman and... Read More Kofax Provides Australia’s Largest State Public Health Department with an Invoice Processing Solution January 5 2010 3 00 am IRVINE Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Kofax plc LSE KFX the leading provider of document driven business process automation solutions today announced it is providing Australia #8217 s largest state public health department with a solution to process approximately 2 million invoices received annually. The value of the contract to Kofax is $750 000. The organization will use Kofax software to capture and extract data from invoices that originate... Read More Biogen Idec nimmt Caroline Dorsa ins Board of Directors auf January 5 2010 2 00 am BIOGEN IDEC NAMES CAROLINE DORSA TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS Read More A Review of Larry Winget’s “Your Kids Are Your Own Fault” January 4 2010 11 24 pm Larry Winget #8217 s back with another book. This time it #8217 s his thoughts on raising kids Your Kids Are Your Own Fault A Guide For Raising Responsible Productive Adults* . Why did he write this particular book Well take a look around. The world is full of brats both young brats and adult brats . It #8217 s Larry #8217 s goal to give parents a sort of guidebook to help them in raising their kids. Let me say right here that I... Read More Another Way to Look at Those Health-Spending Numbers January 4 2010 11 02 pm The headline on that health-spending report in the news today is #8220 Health-Spending Growth at a Historic Low in 2008. #8221 That #8217 s true as far as it goes #8212 growth increased at a rate of 4.4% the slowest rate in the past 48 years. But an arguably more important figure to keep an eye on is national health-care spending as a percentage of total GDP. If health-care spending rose at the same rate as GDP we could leave the current... Read More Research Shows That Weight Loss Products Advertised in Spam E-Mail Are Purchased by Young Adults with Weight Problems Psychological Stress Implicated January 4 2010 11 01 pm BROOKLYN N.Y. BUSINESS WIRE Forty-one percent of college students with weight problems opened and read spam e-mail advertising weight loss products and 18.5 percent bought these weight loss products according to a new study published in the January issue of the Southern Medical Journal. The research was conducted by Joshua Fogel Ph.D. an Associate Professor of the Business Program at the Department of Economics at Brooklyn College and... Read More Riassunto Biogen Idec nomina Caroline Dorsa nel Consiglio d'amministrazione January 4 2010 8 31 pm BIOGEN IDEC NAMES CAROLINE DORSA TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS Read More H1N1 Vaccines Offered to LA Taxi Drivers January 4 2010 6 25 pm Free H1N1 flu shots for 3 700 taxicab drivers in City of LA. Sponsored by L.A.’s 9 franchised taxicab companies Jan. 5-7 2010 at Los Angeles International Airport LAX in the taxicab holding lot. Read More Biogen Idec annonce le départ à la retraite de son président-directeur général James C. Mullen January 4 2010 6 25 pm CAMBRIDGE Massachusetts BUSINESS WIRE Biogen Idec NASDAQ BIIB leader biotechnologique mondial en mati #232 re de d #233 couverte de d #233 veloppement de fabrication et de commercialisation de th #233 rapies innovantes a annonc #233 aujourd'hui que James C. Mullen pr #233 sident-directeur g #233 n #233 ral prendra sa retraite le 8 juin 2010. M. Mullen se retirera #233 galement du conseil d'administration de la Soci #233 t #233 ... Read More Riassunto Biogen Idec annuncia il ritiro del Presidente e CEO James C. Mullen January 4 2010 6 16 pm CAMBRIDGE Mass. USA BUSINESS WIRE Biogen Idec NASDAQ BIIB leader mondiale delle biotecnologie nel settore della scoperta dello sviluppo della produzione e della commercializzazione di terapie innovative ha oggi annunciato che James C. Mullen Presidente e CEO Chief Executive Officer intende ritirarsi dalla carica a partire dall'8 giugno 2010. Mullen presenter #224 le dimissioni anche dal CdA dell'azienda al termine del periodo... Read More Biogen Idec kündigt den Rücktritt seines Präsidenten und CEO James C. Mullen an January 4 2010 5 52 pm CAMBRIDGE Massachussetts BUSINESS WIRE Biogen Idec NASDAQ BIIB ein f #252 hrendes globales Biotech-Unternehmen das sich auf die Entdeckung Entwicklung Herstellung und Kommerzialisierung innovativer Arzneimittel spezialisiert gab heute bekannt dass sein Pr #228 sident und CEO James C. Mullen sein Amt am 8. Juni 2010 niederlegen wird. Mullen wird au #223 erdem nach Ablauf seiner derzeitigen Amtszeit als Direktor auf der... Read More Should Pediatricians Recommend Routine Circumcision January 4 2010 5 17 pm The American Academy of Pediatrics is on the fence about circumcision for newborn boys The group says there #8217 s not enough evidence to recommend routine circumcision and parents should weigh the risks and benefits of the procedure. But a group of doctors from Johns Hopkins and the NIH argue this week in the Archives of Pediatrics that the AAP should update its recommendation because recent studies showed circumcision reduces the risk of... Read More Alcon Independent Director Committee Responds to Novartis January 4 2010 5 15 pm HUENENBERG Switzerland BUSINESS WIRE The Alcon Inc. NYSE ACL Independent Director Committee in response to comments made today by Novartis AG NYSE NVS stated its belief that Alcon has established certain important protections for the benefit of Alcon #8217 s minority shareholders against a coercive takeover bid and is disappointed that Novartis is attempting to circumvent those protections and corporate governance best practices.... Read More Biogen Idec nomme Caroline Dorsa à son conseil d'administration January 4 2010 5 14 pm BIOGEN IDEC NAMES CAROLINE DORSA TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS Read More When if Ever Is Colon Cleansing a Good Idea January 4 2010 4 36 pm A number of colon cleansers are touted on the news and the Internet. Are they safe to use Read More Kindred Healthcare to Present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference January 4 2010 4 00 pm LOUISVILLE Ky. BUSINESS WIRE Kindred Healthcare Inc. the #8220 Company #8221 NYSE KND today announced that Paul J. Diaz President and Chief Executive Officer and Richard A. Lechleiter Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will make a presentation regarding the Company at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco California on Wednesday January 13 2010 at 3 p.m. Pacific Time / 6 p.m.... Read More Houston's CityCentre Life Time Athletic Hosts ''Ride of a Life Time'' and Guinness Record Attempt on Saturday January 9 2010 January 4 2010 3 42 pm BUSINESS WIRE Life Time Fitness Inc. NYSE LTM WHAT #160 CityCentre Life Time Athletic will host up to 600 people in CityCentre #8217 s central plaza in an attempt to break the world record for the largest cycling class which is currently 450 cyclists set in October 2009 in Ireland. #160 WHERE CityCentre Life Time Athletic 815 Town amp Country Lane Houston TX 75024 #160 WHEN Saturday January 9 from 1 00 p.m. #8211 3 00... Read More Molina Healthcare to Present at 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference January 4 2010 3 30 pm LONG BEACH Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Molina Healthcare Inc. NYSE MOH today announced that management will give a presentation followed by a question and answer session at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference to be held January 11 #8211 14 2010 in San Francisco California. A live broadcast of the Company #8217 s conference presentation will be available on Tuesday January 12 2010 beginning at 3 30 p.m. Pacific Time. To... Read More Biogen Idec Names Caroline Dorsa to Board of Directors January 4 2010 3 30 pm BIOGEN IDEC NAMES CAROLINE DORSA TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS Read More Noven Announces New Executive Appointments January 4 2010 3 30 pm MIAMI BUSINESS WIRE Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced the appointments of Andrew C. Panagy as Noven #8217 s Vice President #8211 Marketing amp Sales and Natalie P. Estrella as Noven #8217 s Vice President #8211 Human Resources. As Vice President #8211 Marketing amp Sales Panagy will be responsible for all marketing and sales activities at both Noven Therapeutics and Novogyne Pharmaceuticals Noven #8217 s joint venture... Read More Biogen Idec Announces President and Chief Executive Officer James C. Mullen to Retire January 4 2010 3 30 pm Biogen Idec Announces President and Chief Executive Officer James C. Mullen to Retire Read More Gilead Sciences to Present at Two Upcoming Investor Conferences January 4 2010 3 30 pm FOSTER CITY Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Gilead Sciences Inc. Nasdaq GILD announced today that the company will be webcasting its corporate presentation at two upcoming investor conferences the Goldman Sachs Healthcare CEOs Unscripted A View from the Top Conference in New York and the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. John C. Martin PhD Gilead #8217 s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer will provide an overview of the... Read More St. Jude Medical to Present at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference January 4 2010 3 20 pm ST. PAUL Minn. BUSINESS WIRE St. Jude Medical Inc. NYSE STJ will present at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday January 11 in San Francisco. Daniel J. Starks chairman president and chief executive officer will address the conference at 11 00 a.m. PT. The presentation will also be Web cast live at sjm . About St. Jude Medical St. Jude Medical develops medical technology and services that focus on... Read More Osteologix Announces Financing January 4 2010 3 15 pm GLEN ALLEN Va. BUSINESS WIRE Osteologix Inc. OTCBB OLGX today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement for a $1 million private placement of its common stock. On December #160 29 2009 Osteologix entered into a securities purchase agreement with Nordic Biotech Opportunity Fund K/S an affiliate of Nordic Biotech K/S the Company #8217 s largest shareholder for the sale of 1 992 448 #160 shares of common stock... Read More Irvine Scientific® Receives European CE Mark for a Full Range of Its Complete Protein Supplemented Human Embryo Culture Media and Andrology Products January 4 2010 3 12 pm Irvine Scientific® Receives European CE Mark for a full range of its Complete protein supplemented Human Embryo Culture Media and Andrology products Read More PerkinElmer to Present at 28th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference January 4 2010 3 10 pm WALTHAM Mass. BUSINESS WIRE PerkinElmer Inc. NYSE PKI a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and their environment today announced that the Company will present at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday January 11 2010 at 4 30 pm Pacific Time at the Westin St Francis Hotel in San Francisco. Robert F. Friel PerkinElmer #8217 s chairman and chief executive officer will provide an overview of the... Read More 2010 Salary Tables for Federal Employees January 4 2010 1 46 pm Find 2010 salary tables and related information for federal employees recently released by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Read More Net Cetera Safety for Kids Online January 4 2010 1 42 pm Parents may be interested in a FREE publication from the Federal Trade Commission to help kids safely navigate the online world. Visit USA.gov to order a copy. Read More Popular New Year's Resolutions January 4 2010 1 38 pm Looking to lose weight quit smoking save money or get a new job Find helpful resources on these and other popular New Year's resolutions. Read More Textron to Release Fourth Quarter Results on January 28 2010 January 4 2010 12 35 pm PROVIDENCE R.I. BUSINESS WIRE Textron Inc. NYSE TXT will release its fourth quarter 2009 financial results on Thursday January 28 2010. The company will also host a conference call at 9 00 a.m. Eastern to discuss the results and the company #8217 s outlook. The call will be available via webcast at textron or by direct dial at 877 209-9919 in the U.S. or 612 332-0636 outside of the U.S. request the Textron Earnings... Read More USANA Health Sciences Announces Partnership with Kathy Kaehler January 4 2010 12 32 pm USANA Health Sciences Inc. announces its partnership with fitness expert and celebrity trainer Kathy Kaehler. Read More Kendall Law Group Investigates BioForm Medical Inc. on Behalf of Shareholders January 4 2010 12 23 pm DALLAS BUSINESS WIRE Kendall Law Group founded by a former federal judge is investigating the proposed acquisition of BioForm Medical Inc NASDAQ BFRM #8220 BioForm #8221 by Merz Pharma Group #8220 Merz #8221 a privately-held company based in Frankfurt Germany. The investigation concerns whether the consideration to be paid to shareholders in this transaction is unfair and substantially below the fair or inherent value of the... Read More Bilan annuel du contrat de liquidité contracte avec la societé de bourse Gilbert Dupont January 4 2010 12 10 pm AUBAGNE France GOETTINGEN Germany BUSINESS WIRE Au titre du contrat de liquidit #233 confi #233 par la soci #233 t #233 SARTORIUS STEDIM PARIS #160 DIM FWB SRT #224 la Soci #233 t #233 de Bourse Gilbert Dupont #224 la date du 31 d #233 cembre 2009 les moyens suivants figuraient au compte de liquidit #233 #160 Nombre d #8217 actions #160 11 #160 396 Solde en esp #232 ce du compte de liquidit #233 #160 ... Read More The Hartford Backs Bold New Plan To Help Women Recovering From Breast Cancer In All 50 States January 4 2010 12 01 pm Women recovering from breast cancer will soon be able to attend free fly-fishing retreats in all 50 states as part of their recovery process. Read More Federal Government Releases Electronic Health Record EHR Requirements CSC Survey Shows Hospitals Are Only 50% Compliant January 4 2010 12 00 pm Survey issued by CSC shows that hospitals are only 50% compliant under the Electronic Health Record EHR guidelines issued by the federal government. Read More Press Release - Exercise May Reduce the Complications of Diabetes January 4 2010 12 00 pm ROSEMONT IL - Exercise is a critical piece of a healthy lifestyle however those who suffer from diabetes may see an even greater impact according to a study published in the January/February 2010 issue of Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach. Authors confirm that exercise can aid in diabetes treatment by improving glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity. Read more... Read More The Doctor says quot You Have Diabetes quot January 4 2010 12 00 pm "You have diabetes." Have you just heard these words Or maybe you recently heard it about your son or daughter. The oxygen rushes out of your body. A knot forms in your stomach. "What now " Read more... Read More Press Gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton Aboard Air Force One January 4 2010 11 55 am 11 10 A.M. EST MR. BURTON Good morning. I hope you all heeded the President's advice and did some relaxing in Honolulu. Q As radio pooler is this audio available MR. BURTON Sure. Q And on camera MR. BURTON No. I did note that even though some of you claimed to have been working a long time Peter Baker grinded out a 9 000-word piece for The New York Times Magazine. So... Read More ArthroCare to Present During 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference January 4 2010 11 47 am AUSTIN Texas BUSINESS WIRE ArthroCare Corp. Pink Sheets ARTC a leader in developing state-of-the-art minimally invasive surgical products announced today it will present during the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. David Fitzgerald President and CEO of ArthroCare will deliver the business presentation. Date Monday January 11 2010 Time 4 30 p.m. PT The presentation will be Webcast live and can be... Read More Prevention amp MSNBC to Launch Content Syndication Partnership on Monday January 4 January 4 2010 11 46 am NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE Prevention and msnbc announced today they will kick off their first-ever co-branded online event "January Jumpstart Get Slim with Prevention. #8221 Based on Prevention #8217 s groundbreaking new book 400 Calorie Fix the month long calendar will provide daily eating and exercise tips intended to fuel energy boost metabolism encourage motivation and help users achieve optimal weight-loss results. #160 Topics... Read More Health Buzz HIV-Positive Immigrants No Longer Banned From the United States January 4 2010 11 35 am Reviewing 10 top health happenings in 2009 a cautionary tale about BB gun safety Read More Foremost Insurance Expands Fire Program in New Mexico Wyoming January 4 2010 11 25 am Foremost Insurance Group of Caledonia Mich. is expanding its Dwelling Fire program in New Mexico and Wyoming to accept more landlord and rental property customers and offer lower ... Read More Samenvatting Novartis meldt uitoefenen optie en voorstel voor fusie January 4 2010 11 20 am HUENENBERG Switzerland BUSINESS WIRE Alcon Inc. NYSE ACL maakt bekend dat Novartis AG NYSE NVS zijn optie heeft uitgeoefend om de aandelen in Alcon die nog in het bezit zijn van Nestle S.A. over te nemen tegen een gewogen gemiddelde prijs van 180 dollar per aandeel in contanten. Met deze aankoop zou Novartis een belang van bijna 77 procent in Alcon krijgen. Alcon meldt tevens dat Novartis een voorstel heeft ingediend bij de board of... Read More Pfizer Invites Public To Listen To Webcast Of Pfizer Discussion At Healthcare Conference January 4 2010 11 11 am NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE Pfizer Inc. invites investors and the general public to listen to a webcast of a discussion with Jeff Kindler Chairman amp CEO at the Goldman Sachs Healthcare CEOs Unscripted A View from the Top on Wednesday January 6 2010 at 8 30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. To listen to the webcast visit our web site at pfizer and click on the #8220 Goldman Sachs Healthcare CEOs Unscripted A View from the Top #8221 ... Read More European Commission Approves New Intravenous Formulation Of Pfizer’s Revatio® Sildenafil For The Treatment Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension January 4 2010 11 10 am NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE Pfizer Inc. announced today that the European Commission has approved Revatio #174 sildenafil solution for injection for patients who are currently prescribed oral Revatio and who are temporarily unable to take oral medicine but are otherwise clinically and haemodynamically stable. Revatio is the only phosphodiesterase 5 PDE5 inhibitor with both oral and I.V. formulations approved in the European Union for the... Read More Array BioPharma to Present at the JP Morgan 28th Annual Healthcare Conference January 4 2010 11 02 am BOULDER Colo. BUSINESS WIRE Array BioPharma Inc. Nasdaq ARRY today announced that its Chief Executive Officer Robert E. Conway will speak at the JP Morgan 28th Annual Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. The public is welcome to participate in the conference through a webcast on the Array BioPharma website. Event #160 J.P. Morgan 28th Annual Healthcare Conference Presenter Robert E. Conway Chief Executive Officer Array... Read More USHT Offering Texas Homeowners Deductible Buy-Back Coverage January 4 2010 11 01 am USHT Inc. a managing general agent and surplus lines agency based in Dallas is now offering a homeowners deductible buy-back policy in Texas. The Texas Homeowners Deductible Buy-Back Policy is a ... Read More LifePoint Hospitals to Participate in 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference January 4 2010 10 57 am BRENTWOOD Tenn. BUSINESS WIRE LifePoint Hospitals Inc. NASDAQ LPNT today announced that its management will give a presentation on the Company followed by a question and answer session at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference to be held January #160 11 #160 - 14 2010 in San Francisco California. The Company also announced that a live broadcast of its conference presentation will be available on Tuesday January 12 ... Read More Oregon Man Files Lawsuit Over Defective Baby Hammock January 4 2010 10 51 am A Gresham Ore. man has filed a lawsuit against baby product maker Amby Baby Motion following the death of his five-month-old boy in August. The death was the second linked by the U.S. Consumer ... Read More Health Grades Inc. to Present at Sidoti amp Company LLC First 2010 Micro Cap Conference January 4 2010 10 50 am GOLDEN Colo. BUSINESS WIRE Health Grades Inc. Nasdaq HGRD the leading healthcare ratings company today announced that Allen Dodge Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of HealthGrades will be presenting at the Sidoti amp Company LLC First 2010 Micro Cap Conference at The Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York on Monday January 11 2010 at 10 30 a.m. Eastern Time. About HealthGrades Health Grades Inc. Nasdaq HGRD is the... Read More Ahlborn Named Vice President Treasurer of HCC Insurance Holdings January 4 2010 10 46 am Frank H. Ahlborn has been appointed vice president and treasurer of Houston-based HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. Ahlborn joins HCC with more than 15 years #39 experience in insurance product analysis ... Read More Cap on Fines Against Insurance Agents Rises in North Dakota January 4 2010 10 45 am Possible insurance department fines against insurance agents who violate North Dakota laws governing their conduct are increasing from a maximum of $1 000 to $10 000 per incident. Insurance ... Read More Flood Insurance Getting Cheaper in Lincoln Nebraska January 4 2010 10 43 am City officials in Lincoln Neb. say an upgrade in Lincoln #39 s rating will save property owners more money on their flood insurance. A news release from the office of Mayor Chris Beutler says the ... Read More Research and Markets Taiwan In Vitro Diagnostics Investment Opportunities Analysis and Forecasts to 2015 January 4 2010 10 43 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/88a6de/taiwan_in_vitro_di has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new report "Taiwan In Vitro Diagnostics Investment Opportunities Analysis and Forecasts to 2015" to their offering. Taiwan In Vitro Diagnostics Investment Opportunities Analysis and Forecasts to 2015 Summary This report is an essential source for in-depth information and data... Read More Idaho Schools Among Driving Safety Grant Winners January 4 2010 10 34 am Students at two high schools in southwestern Idaho are getting grants to launch campaigns aimed at preventing reckless teen driving. State Farm Insurance says Melba High School and Kuna High ... Read More Sun Life Financial Enhances Employee Benefits for Public Sector January 4 2010 10 26 am The Employee Benefits Group division of Sun Life Financial Inc. today announced recent enhancements to its employee benefits designed for the public sector groups. Read More Biogen Idec to Present at the Goldman Sachs Healthcare CEOs Unscripted 2010 A View from the Top January 4 2010 10 23 am CAMBRIDGE Mass. BUSINESS WIRE Biogen Idec Inc. NASDAQ BIIB announced today that its presentation at the Goldman Sachs Healthcare CEOs Unscripted 2010 A View from the Top will be webcast live via the internet on Wednesday January 6 2010 at 4 15 p.m. EST. To access the live webcast please visit Biogen Idec #8217 s Investor Relations section investor.biogenidec . An archived version of the webcast will be available for 14 days... Read More Arterial Remodeling Technologies “ART” To Report That Its Bioresorbable Stent Platform Restores the Remodeling Capacity of Arterial Walls January 4 2010 10 17 am PARIS BUSINESS WIRE Arterial Remodeling Technologies #8220 ART #8221 announced today that it has disclosed impressive in vivo and in vitro data related to its bioresorbable stent platform #8212 data that validates the Company #8217 s approach to simultaneously balance biocompatibility biomechanics and bioresorption in a bioresorbable PLA polylactic acid stent without altering healing by drug elution from the stent platform. These data... Read More Towers Perrin Watson Wyatt Complete Merger January 4 2010 10 10 am Towers Watson amp Co. has completed the merger of Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt. The transaction to form Towers Watson a global professional services company was announced on June 28 ... Read More Research and Markets Webinar - Adopting and Implementing Evidence-Based Guidelines in the Medical Home January 4 2010 10 10 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/c22bd7/adopting_and_imple has announced the addition of the "Adopting and Implementing Evidence-Based Guidelines in the Medical Home - 45 Minute Webinar" report to their offering. Adopting and Implementing Evidence-Based Guidelines in the Medical Home held on 06/10/09. Recording Available part of the Medical Home Open House Series a series of webinars... Read More Andrews Joins Georgia's J. Smith Lanier Agency January 4 2010 10 09 am West Point Ga.-based independent insurance brokerage J. Smith Lanier amp Co. has hired Michael Andrews as director of Information Technology. Andrews has operated as an independent information ... Read More BioVex Appoints Tim Hanke as VP Commercial Operations January 4 2010 10 07 am WOBURN Mass. BUSINESS WIRE BioVex Inc a private biotechnology company developing new generation biologics for the treatment of cancer and prevention of infectious disease announced today that it has appointed Tim Hanke as VP Commercial Operations. Mr. Hanke will be responsible for preparing for the commercialization of BioVex #8217 s investigational product OncoVEX GM-CSF. OncoVEXGM-CSF is currently in a pivotal Phase 3 study in melanoma... Read More Extending Longevity—This Time of Body Parts January 4 2010 10 05 am U.K. researchers are working to make heart valves and artificial joints more durable. Read More Commonwealth Biotechnologies Inc. Announces Signing of Definitive Share Purchase Agreement to Acquire GL Biochem. January 4 2010 10 01 am RICHMOND Va. BUSINESS WIRE Commonwealth Biotechnologies Inc. #8220 CBI #8221 NASDAQ Capital Market CBTE is pleased to announced it has entered into a revised and binding definitive share purchase agreement to acquire the parent of Shanghai-based GL Biochem and its associated businesses collectively the #8220 GL Group #8221 the largest global supplier of research-grade peptide products and peptide reagents. Under the revised... Read More Research and Markets Dealmaking and Industry Outlook Targeted Cancer Therapies Report January 4 2010 10 00 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/498bac/dealmaking_and_ind has announced the addition of Decision Resources Inc.'s new report "Dealmaking and Industry Outlook Targeted Cancer Therapies" to their offering. Effective therapy resulting in a cure is still the greatest unmet need in oncology. The major driver behind oncology markets now and for the foreseeable future will be biologics and... Read More ikaSystems Adds Industry Veteran Ian Belinsky to Executive Team as Chief Financial Officer January 4 2010 9 58 am SOUTHBOROUGH Mass. BUSINESS WIRE ikaSystems a premier provider of enterprise-level Web-based technologies for the healthcare payer market has made an addition to its executive team. Ian Belinsky former chief financial officer of DentaQuest will join ikaSystems in the same role. ikaSystems experienced record growth in 2009 culminating in a significant investment of equity capital from Providence Equity Partners LLC. #8220 As we move... Read More Connecticut Chiropractic Board to Consider Stroke Risk January 4 2010 9 57 am Connecticut #39 s State Board of Chiropractic Examiners is considering whether to require chiropractors to warn their patients about a possible risk of stroke from neck manipulation. The board is ... Read More Suit New York City Eatery Patron Hurt by Falling Moose Head January 4 2010 9 43 am A Web designer says she was struck by the decor at a New York City restaurant when it fell on her head. Raina Kumra says in a negligence lawsuit filed last week that a 150-pound stuffed ... Read More Scrutiny of Drug-Industry Gifts to Docs Goes Global January 4 2010 9 40 am Scrutiny of financial ties between drug companies and doctors all the rage in the U.S. these days has spread to India. The Medical Council of India the group that sets the standards for the nation #8217 s doctors recently updated its ethics rules to bar doctors from accepting #8220 any gift from any pharmaceutical or allied health care industry and their sales people or representatives. #8221 That includes payment for transportation or... Read More BioElectronics Signs Deal to Enter Chinese Market January 4 2010 9 31 am FREDERICK Md. BUSINESS WIRE BioElectronics Corporation PINKSHEETS BIEL the maker of inexpensive disposable drug-free anti-inflammatory devices today announces its entry into one most dynamic and fastest growing economies in the world the People's Republic of China. BioElectronics in conjunction with its Chinese partner Project Asia plan to begin test marketing a new direct response television campaign for the BioElectronics Allay... Read More Levi amp Korsinsky LLP Investigates Possible Breach of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of BioForm Medical Inc. - BFRM January 4 2010 9 22 am Levi Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of BioForm Medical Inc. “BioForm” or the “Company” NasdaqGM BFRM for possible breaches of fiduciary duty Read More Pennsylvania Zinc Plant Settles Pollution Lawsuit January 4 2010 9 16 am The largest zinc producer in the United States and an environmental group have settled a federal lawsuit claiming the company polluted the Ohio River. Under the settlement with Clean Water Action ... Read More Rite Aid Offers $5 Million in Prizes Including Mortgages Cars and Room Makeovers with Rite Aid THE GAME OF LIFE™ January 4 2010 9 15 am CAMP HILL Pa. BUSINESS WIRE Rite Aid customers have the chance to win $5 million in prizes including mortgages cars and home makeovers along with numerous other prizes with the new Rite Aid THE GAME OF LIFE #8482 . Similar to the popular board game customers must collect and match game pieces to win prizes. Rite Aid is the first drugstore retailer to offer a collect and win game. During January and February customers will receive one... Read More APCER Pharma Solutions to Demonstrate Market-Leading Drug Safety Regulatory Services and Risk Management Expertise at 9th Annual DIA Conference on Contemporary Pharmacovigilance and Risk Management Strategies January 4 2010 9 02 am APCER discusses strategies to address FDA 2010 pharmacovigilance initiatives at DIA Conference on Contemporary Pharmacovigilance January 10-13 Renaissance Washington DC Hotel. Read More Research and Markets Sports And Fitness Nutrition - A Comprehensive Report on the Global Trends January 4 2010 9 01 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/7713e8/sports_and_fitness has announced the addition of the "Sports And Fitness Nutrition - Global Trends" report to their offering. Sports and fitness nutrition products are gaining momentum primarily due to changing consumer attitude towards health and well-being. Products meant for athletes and body builders are now finding their way into mainstream... Read More Back to Blogging… January 4 2010 9 00 am It was nice taking some time off from blogging to spend time with my family. The kids are back in school today so it #8217 s back to work for me. I #8217 ll be working on a review of Larry Winget #8217 s newest book. Look for the review to be posted in a bit. I hope everyone had a great Christmas and I hope we have a great 2010 Read More Research and Markets Special Report Successes and Lessons Learned in the Pharmaceutical Industry January 4 2010 9 00 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/e31801/special_report_su has announced the addition of Decision Resources Inc.'s new report "Special Report Successes and Lessons Learned in the Pharmaceutical Industry 2009" to their offering. Eli Lilly CEO John C. Lechleiter Ph.D. has said that the biopharma innovation engine is broken and needs repair. At the October 2009 dedication of the new... Read More Novartis-Alcon Not Really a Consumer-Health Deal January 4 2010 8 52 am Novartis said today that it #8217 s looking to buy out the balance of Alcon the big eye-care company. Novartis already has a 25% stake and if the deal goes through as announced Novartis will have invested about $50 billion to acquire all of Alcon. Given Alcon #8217 s prominent place in the contact lens aisle of your neighborhood pharmacy it #8217 s tempting to label this deal as a drug-maker #8217 s bid to get into the consumer-health... Read More Research and Markets Eastern European Trends for Disinfection and Sterilisation Equipment Markets - End Users to Focus Increasingly on Product Quality January 4 2010 8 50 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/63de99/eastern_european_t has announced the addition of Frost amp Sullivan's new report "Eastern European Trends for Disinfection and Sterilisation Equipment Markets" to their offering. This research service examines the eastern European sterilisation and disinfection equipment markets in terms of the challenges faced by market participants drivers and... Read More Advaxis Awarded European Patent for New Listeria Vector January 4 2010 8 39 am NORTH BRUNSWICK N.J. BUSINESS WIRE Advaxis Inc. OTCBB ADXS the live attenuated Listeria monocytogenes Lm immunotherapy company has received notification from the European Patent Office EPO that Advaxis patent application 98957980.0 titled #8220 Bacterial Vaccines Comprising Auxotrophic Attenuated Strains of Listeria Expressing Heterologous Antigens #8221 has been granted and will be issued as patent #1032417. This... Read More PharMerica Acquires Integrity Pharmacy Services January 4 2010 8 35 am LOUISVILLE Ky. BUSINESS WIRE PharMerica Corporation NYSE PMC a national provider of institutional pharmacy and hospital pharmacy management services announced today that effective December 31 2009 it has acquired Integrity Pharmacy Services for cash. Integrity has operations in Florida Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and generates approximately $60 million in annual revenues. This transaction is expected to be accretive to the... Read More Main Street America Acquires Texas Surety Business from CAIC January 4 2010 8 31 am Houston-based CAIC Holding Co.Inc. CAIC has sold its surety division to property/casualty insurance carrier The Main Street America Group based in Jacksonville Fla. The firms said the ... Read More Southwest Washington Medical Center to Implement ProVation® Order Sets powered by UpToDate® Decision Support January 4 2010 8 30 am MINNEAPOLIS BUSINESS WIRE Wolters Kluwer Health a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students announced today that Southwest Washington Medical Center has selected ProVation #174 Order Sets powered by UpToDate #174 Decision Support as its electronic order set solution. The award-winning facility will utilizes ProVation Order Sets to automate the creation maintenance and deployment of evidence-based... Read More Natural Dog Food Maker Dynamite Marketing to Hold Drawing for Animal Shelter to Receive Charitable Donation January 4 2010 8 29 am MERIDIAN Idaho BUSINESS WIRE Dynamite Marketing which makes natural dog food and nutritional supplements such as a probiotic for dog health is inviting Facebook fans to enter a drawing to give 200 pounds of its Super Premium Dog Food as a charitable donation to the animal shelter of the winner #8217 s choice. In addition Dynamite will donate one pound of natural dog food to the Idaho Humane Society for every fan who signs up by March 19.... Read More Medtronic CEO William Hawkins to Speak at 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference January 4 2010 8 25 am MINNEAPOLIS BUSINESS WIRE Medtronic Inc. NYSE MDT today announced it will participate in the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday Jan. 11 2010 in San Francisco. William Hawkins chairman and chief executive officer of Medtronic will speak to attendees of the conference at 10 a.m. pacific time 12 p.m. central time . Hawkins will provide remarks highlighting Medtronic #8217 s plan to deliver sustainable top and... Read More Emergent Health Corp. EMGED Announces Symbol Change Correction January 4 2010 8 24 am KING OF PRUSSIA Pa. BUSINESS WIRE Emergent Health Corp. Other OTC EMGED FINRA has received the necessary documentation to process the 11-10 forward split payable upon surrender of old certificates for Emergent Health Corp the #8220 Company #8221 . This corporate action took effect at the open of business December 31 2009. The new symbol on this date is EMGED. Please note that the #8220 D #8221 will be removed 20 business days... Read More Research and Markets Latvia Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report - The Updated Q1 2010 Edition January 4 2010 8 20 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/679bd3/latvia_pharmaceuti has announced the addition of the "Latvia Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q1 2010" report to their offering. In the Business Environment Rating BER matrix for Q110 Latvia is once again found a lowly 17th out of the 20 markets surveyed in the Emerging Europe region below its two Baltic peers. The country's overall... Read More Riassunto Novartis annuncia esercizio dell’opzione e proposta di fusione January 4 2010 8 20 am HUENENBERG Svizzera BUSINESS WIRE Novartis AG NYSE NVS ha annunciato oggi di aver esercitato l #8217 opzione di acquisto delle azioni rimanenti di Alcon Inc. NYSE ACL detenute da Nestle S.A. al prezzo medio ponderato di 180 dollari USA per azione in contanti. L #8217 esercizio #232 stato condotto secondo quanto stipulato nell #8217 accordo tra Nestle e Novartis perfezionato il 7 aprile 2008. L #8217 esercizio dell #8217 opzione... Read More Order Optimizer Achieves Preliminary ARRA 2011 Certification for Hospitals January 4 2010 8 17 am Order Optimizer is the first inpatient system certified by CCHIT® as meeting the Preliminary ARRA 2011 Certification for Hospitals. Read More SpineGuard Reports 10 000th Spine Procedure Using PediGuard® for Safer Pedicle Screw Placement January 4 2010 8 15 am SAN FRANCISCO PARIS BUSINESS WIRE SpineGuard announced today that the 10 000th case has been performed using its PediGuard #174 device for safer pedicle screw placement in spine surgery. Nearly one million1 spine procedures using pedicle screws were performed in 2008. According to published studies pedicle screws show high rates of misplacements that can lead to a number of serious complications for patients including quadriplegia.... Read More Dr. Reddy's and Rheoscience Announce Headline Results from First Phase III Clinical Trial of Balaglitazone DRF 2593 January 4 2010 8 13 am HYDERABAD India BUSINESS WIRE Dr. Reddy #8217 s Laboratories Ltd. NYSE RDY and Rheoscience a subsidiary of Nordic Bioscience A/S today announced the headline results from the first phase III study for their investigational agent Balaglitazone. The study Study 307 was a phase III randomized double blind parallel-group placebo- and active comparator-controlled clinical study to determine the efficacy and safety of balaglitazone. The... Read More Amcom Software Gains Investment from Norwest Equity Partners and Split Rock Partners January 4 2010 8 00 am Amcom Software Gains Investment. Norwest Equity Partners and Split Rock Partners add growth capital for Amcom communications solutions in healthcare hospitality education business and government. Read More Cordani Becomes CIGNA CEO January 4 2010 8 00 am PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS WIRE David M. Cordani has become president and chief executive officer of CIGNA Corporation NYSE CI . Cordani 43 most recently served as president and chief operating officer for CIGNA and has 18 years of experience with the company. In addition Isaiah #8220 Ike #8221 Harris Jr. has become the chairman of the board for CIGNA. Harris was previously vice chairman of the board and has been a CIGNA director for the... Read More The New American Diet January 4 2010 8 00 am NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE The New American Diet a groundbreaking new book by Men #8217 s Health Editor-at-Large Stephen Perrine and Heather Hurlock reveals the powerful new scientific evidence about obesity-causing chemicals lurking in the American diet #8211 chemicals that disrupt our hormonal systems ultimately triggering substantial weight gain. These chemicals are so hazardous to our weight that researchers have even coined a new word... Read More Research and Markets Slovenia Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report - the Updated Q1 2010 Edition January 4 2010 7 59 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/5abe7e/slovenia_pharmaceu has announced the addition of the "Slovenia Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q1 2010" report to their offering. The value of Slovenia's pharmaceutical market in 2008 was EUR522mn US$767mn representing growth of 7.1%.However the analyst believes that the economic downturn will be felt in the drug sector in 2009 and we... Read More Forest Laboratories Inc. Sets Date and Conference Call for Fiscal 2010 Third Quarter Earnings January 4 2010 7 58 am NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE Forest Laboratories Inc. NYSE FRX an international manufacturer and marketer of pharmaceutical products will release its Fiscal 2010 Third Quarter financial results before the U.S. stock market opens on Tuesday January 19 2010. At 10 00 AM EST Forest will host a conference call where Dr. Lawrence Olanoff President and Chief Operating Officer and Frank Perier Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial... Read More Ex-Georgia Football Player to Appeal Dismissal of Insurance Lawsuit January 4 2010 7 54 am A former University of Georgia football player is asking a judge to reconsider his decision to dismiss a lawsuit that claimed the school #39 s athletic department failed to secure him a $500 000 ... Read More Cheerleader Teacher Sues 'Dirty' Web Site in Kentucky for Libel January 4 2010 7 49 am A Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader who also works as a school teacher in northern Kentucky is suing a gossip Web site for libel over a posting that she says falsely claims she was exposed to two ... Read More NeoPharm Announces IND Filing for IL13-PE38QQR for the Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis January 4 2010 7 30 am LAKE BLUFF Ill. BUSINESS WIRE NeoPharm Inc. Other OTC NEOL.PK announced today that it has filed an investigational new drug application IND with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA for IL13-PE38QQR IL13-PE for the treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis IPF . IPF is the most deadly disease of the lungs in humans with very high morbidity. There is currently no proven effective treatment for the cure of this disease. The... Read More Rite Aid Reports 1.8 Percent Same Store Sales Decrease for December January 4 2010 7 30 am CAMP HILL Pa. BUSINESS WIRE Rite Aid Corporation NYSE RAD today announced sales results for December. Monthly Sales For the four weeks ended December 26 2009 same store sales decreased 1.8 percent over the prior-year period. Front-end same store sales decreased 2.3 percent while pharmacy same store sales which included an approximate 188 basis points negative impact from new generic introductions were down 1.5 percent. Prescriptions... Read More HMS Acquires Verify Solutions Adding Dependent Eligibility Audit Services and Expanding into Employer Market January 4 2010 7 30 am NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE HMS today announced that it has acquired the assets of Verify Solutions a metropolitan Atlanta-based company specializing in dependent eligibility audit services for employer-sponsored healthcare plans. Verify Solutions #8217 services ensure that dependents covered by employees are eligible to receive healthcare benefits. Their services provide clients with savings throughout the benefit cost structure including... Read More Harvard-Affiliated Hospitals Limit Top Docs’ Industry Ties January 4 2010 7 29 am Sorry one more New Year #8217 s story to get out of the way Top doctors at Mass. General and Brigham #038 Women #8217 s #8212 two of the most prestigious hospitals in the country #8212 have to limit their financial ties to the drug and device industries under rules that kicked in on the first of the year. When senior physicians at the hospitals serve as directors on corporate boards they will no longer be allowed to accept payment in... Read More Montana Health Facilities First in Nation to Go Live with eMix January 4 2010 7 15 am KALISPELL Mont. BUSINESS WIRE Image Movement of Montana IMOM a grassroots organization composed of 30 Montana healthcare facilities announced today that three of its facilities have gone live with eMix after a successful beta test of the groundbreaking new technology. eMix Electronic Medical Information Exchange uses cloud computing to securely share radiology images and reports. The IMOM facilities including Great Falls Clinic... Read More Research and Markets Pharmacovigilance 2010 Overseeing Risks amp Optimizing Drug Safety in Today's Pharma Market - January 21st-22nd 2010 ITC Maratha Mumbai India January 4 2010 7 11 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/8f8493/pharmacovigilance has announced the addition of the "Pharmacovigilance 2010" conference to their offering. Pharmacovigilance 2010 Overseeing risks amp Optimizing drug safety in today's pharma market Pharmacovigilance is the science and actions relating to detection evaluation understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other likely... Read More Caritas Christi Health Care Expands Relationship with athenahealth Selects athenaClinicals for Physician Networks January 4 2010 7 00 am WATERTOWN Mass. BOSTON BUSINESS WIRE athenahealth Inc. NASDAQ ATHN a leading provider of internet-based business services to physician practices today announced that Boston-based Caritas Christi Health Care has selected athenahealth #8217 s network-based electronic health record EHR service athenaClinicalsSM for its owned physician network that currently employs over 500 medical providers. Caritas Christi also plans to offer... Read More Walgreens Offering H1N1 Vaccinations Daily at All of Its Pharmacies and Take Care Clinics Nationwide January 4 2010 7 00 am DEERFIELD Ill. BUSINESS WIRE Every Walgreens pharmacy every day. The once-scarce H1N1 vaccine is now available daily at all of the more than 7 100 Walgreens pharmacies and 350 Take Care Clinics throughout the country. With nearly all states lifting priority group vaccination restrictions Walgreens NYSE NASDAQ WAG is able to offer H1N1 vaccine to anyone in those states who wants a vaccination and who meets state age requirements.... Read More Health IT Industry Applauds Definition of “Meaningful Use” of Electronic Health Record Systems January 4 2010 7 00 am LOS ANGELES BUSINESS WIRE Zynx Health WHAT The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare amp Medicare Services CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology have announced that the definition of #8220 meaningful use #8221 will include the use of evidence-based order sets and clinical decision support at the point of care. This is good news because the peer-reviewed scientific... Read More Cambridge Heart Announces Changes to the Board of Directors January 4 2010 7 00 am TEWKSBURY Mass. BUSINESS WIRE Cambridge Heart Inc. OTCBB CAMH today announced that it has reduced the size of its Board of Directors from seven members to five in order to reduce expenses and streamline the Company #8217 s decision making process. As part of the reduction Kenneth Hachikian Reed Malleck and Dr. Richard Cohen resigned as directors of the Company effective December 30 2009. Dr. Cohen will continue to work with the... Read More Quidel Corporation to Present at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference January 4 2010 7 00 am SAN DIEGO BUSINESS WIRE Quidel Corporation NASDAQ QDEL a leader in rapid point-of-care diagnostic tests today announced that it will present at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference to be held at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco January 11-14 2010. Douglas Bryant Quidel president and chief executive officer will present on Thursday January 14 at 12 30 p.m. Pacific time 3 30 p.m. Eastern time . A live... Read More Samenvatting Novartis meldt uitoefenen optie en voorstel voor fusie January 4 2010 6 55 am HUENENBERG Switzerland BUSINESS WIRE Novartis AG NYSE NVS maakt bekend dat het gebruik heeft gemaakt van de optie om de aandelen in Alcon Inc. NYSE ACL over te nemen die nog in het bezit zijn van Nestle S.A. tegen een gewogen gemiddelde prijs van 180 dollar per aandeel in contanten. Het betreft zo'n 156 miljoen aandelen Alcon die bijna 52 procent van de uitstaande aandelen vertegenwoordigen. Hiermee zou Novartis een belang van... Read More Research and Markets Collagen and HA-Based Biomaterials - Global Trends Report Now Available January 4 2010 6 44 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/02de34/collagen_and_haba has announced the addition of the "Collagen and HA-based Biomaterials - Global Trends" report to their offering. Biomaterials are considered one of the most exciting areas for medical devices. The future holds immense potential in terms of developing new products with wide application range. Technological breakthroughs in fields... Read More ARIAD to Present at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference January 4 2010 6 35 am CAMBRIDGE Mass. BUSINESS WIRE ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ ARIA today announced that it will present at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference being held at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco California. Harvey J. Berger M.D. chairman and chief executive officer at ARIAD will provide an overview of the Company and its progress in key programs on Wednesday January 13 2010 at 7 30 a.m. PT . The ARIAD... Read More Research and Markets Cell/Tissue Culture Supplies - a Global Market Perspective January 4 2010 6 31 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/7f9f2a/celltissue_cultur has announced the addition of the "Cell/Tissue Culture Supplies - A Global Market Perspective" report to their offering. Cell culture is of vital importance in the life sciences industry for both research and industrial use. On the research front cell cultures find extensive application in toxicology studies for initial-stage... Read More Concert Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday January 11 January 4 2010 6 30 am Concert Pharmaceuticals will be presenting at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare on Monday January 11 2010 at 9 00 a.m. PT . Read More Anika Therapeutics to Discuss Acquisition of Fidia Advanced Biopolymers During Special Conference Call Today January 4 2010 6 22 am BEDFORD Mass. BUSINESS WIRE Anika Therapeutics Inc. Nasdaq ANIK announced that it plans to conduct a special conference call today Monday January 4 2010 at 10 a.m. Eastern time to provide an overview of the acquisition of Fidia Advanced Biopolymers and other business and financial matters affecting the Company some of which may contain information that has not been previously disclosed. To listen to the conference call dial... Read More Research and Markets ECG Telemetry Devices - a World Market Review January 4 2010 6 19 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/5cbf75/ecg_telemetry_devi has announced the addition of the "ECG Telemetry Devices - A World Market Review" report to their offering. ECG telemetry systems are employed in uninterrupted and remote monitoring of a patient's cardiac condition. The telemetry system enables wireless transmission of the patient's cardiac data to a remote station where the data... Read More Research and Markets Bone Densitometers - Global Trends January 4 2010 6 13 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/48bde3/bone_densitometers has announced the addition of the "Bone Densitometers - Global Trends" report to their offering. The alarming rise of osteoporosis has propelled the need for early detection of the disease. Apart from this introduction of new drug therapies and the need for frequent tests for osteoporosis detection have fuelled the demand for... Read More Community Health Systems Inc. Announces the Closing of a Transaction with Spokane Washington-Based Multi-Specialty Clinic January 4 2010 6 00 am FRANKLIN Tenn. BUSINESS WIRE Community Health Systems Inc. NYSE CYH announced today that a subsidiary has closed on its transaction with Rockwood Clinic P.S. a multi-specialty clinic with 32 locations across the Inland Northwest region of the State of Washington. Rockwood Clinic and two Community Health Systems Inc. affiliated hospitals Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital and Medical Center will work together to develop a... Read More Acorda Therapeutics to Present at the 28th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference January 4 2010 6 00 am Acorda Presents at JPMorgan Healthcare Conference Read More ArthroCare Names Scott Schaffner Senior Vice President and General Manager of Sports Medicine January 4 2010 6 00 am AUSTIN Texas BUSINESS WIRE ArthroCare Corp. Pink #160 Sheets ARTC today announced that Scott Schaffner has been named Senior Vice President and General Manager of ArthroCare #8217 s Sports Medicine Business effective January 25 2010. Mr. Schaffner succeeds John H. Jack Giroux who is retiring effective January 15 2010. Scott joins ArthroCare from Zimmer Spine where he was Vice President of Sales and General Manager. He brings nearly... Read More Amedisys Acquires New Jersey Home Health Agency January 4 2010 6 00 am BATON ROUGE La. BUSINESS WIRE Amedisys Inc. NASDAQ AMED one of America's leading home health nursing companies today announced that it has received the regulatory approvals from the state of New Jersey and that it has completed the acquisition of the home health operations of Hackensack University Medical Center. This acquisition represents Amedisys #8217 initial entry into the home health business in New Jersey a certificate of... Read More Research and Markets Netherlands Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q1 2010 January 4 2010 5 36 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/6836f8/netherlands_pharma has announced the addition of the "Netherlands Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q1 2010" report to their offering. The report calculates the Netherlands' pharmaceutical expenditure to have been EUR5.8bn US$8.5bn in 2008. We expect drug expenditure to reach a value of EUR6.0bn in 2009. However as a result of the weakening... Read More Research and Markets Mexico Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q1 2010 January 4 2010 5 31 am DUBLIN BUSINESS WIRE Research and Markets http // researchandmarkets /research/c9887b/mexico_pharmaceuti has announced the addition of the "Mexico Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q1 2010" report to their offering. The pharmaceutical market in Mexico will reach a value of MXN114.8bn US$8.6bn by the end of 2009 up from MXN109.1bn US$9.8bn in 2008. Growth will continue to 2014 reaching MXN153.2bn US$14.9bn . Per-capita drug... Read More Dicerna Signs Research Collaboration and License Agreement for Drug Delivery Systems and Dicer Substrate siRNA DsiRNA Pharmaceuticals with Kyowa Hakko Kirin January 4 2010 5 30 am WATERTOWN Mass. BUSINESS WIRE Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc. Dicerna a second generation RNA interference RNAi company developing novel therapeutics utilizing its proprietary Dicer Substrate Technology #8482 and Dicer Substrate siRNA DsiRNA molecules and Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd. TSE 4151 Kyowa Hakko Kirin one of Japan's leading biopharmaceutical companies announced today that the two companies have entered into a research... Read More RWE Power BRAIN Join Forces in White Biotech Co-Operation on CO2 as Raw Material for New Products January 4 2010 4 06 am ESSEN ZWINGENBERG Germany BUSINESS WIRE To convert carbon dioxide into microbial biomass or biomolecules such is the goal of co-operative research agreed between RWE Power and BRAIN AG from Zwingenberg. The power generator and the biotech company want to equip micro-organisms #8221 with new enzymes and explore innovative synthesis-routes and pathways. Flue gas rich in CO2 from a lignite-fired power station feeds these designer... Read More RWE Power und BRAIN kooperieren in der Weißen Biotechnologie CO2 als Rohstoff für neue Produkte January 4 2010 4 05 am ESSEN ZWINGENBERG Deutschland BUSINESS WIRE Kohlendioxid mit Mikroorganismen in Biomasse oder direkt zu Wertstoffen umwandeln Das ist das Ziel einer Forschungskooperation die RWE Power und die BRAIN AG aus dem hessischen Zwingenberg abgeschlossen haben. Der Stromproduzent und das Biotechnologie-Unternehmen wollen Mikroorganismen z #252 chten und mit ihnen innovative CO2-Umwandlungs- und Synthesewege erforschen. Die CO2-haltigen... Read More Revance Announces Series D Financing January 4 2010 4 00 am NEWARK Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Revance Therapeutics Inc. #8220 Revance #8221 today announced the first $25 million closing of a $35 million Series D financing. The round was led by Essex Woodlands Health Ventures Fund VIII. The financing included returning investors participating at their full pro rata Essex Woodlands Fund V Vivo Ventures Technology Partners Shepherd Ventures Palo Alto Investors Bio*One Capital and Pac-Link... Read More Continua Health Alliance Announces the First End-to-End Connected Health Solution Based on Continua Standards January 4 2010 4 00 am BEAVERTON Ore. LAS VEGAS BUSINESS WIRE Continua Health Alliance today announced the first end-to-end connected health solution based on the Continua architecture. Continua the non-profit open industry alliance of more than 220 leading healthcare and technology organizations heralded the development as a significant milestone in the group #8217 s mission to establish an ecosystem of interoperable personal connected health solutions. The... Read More Cardima’s PATHFINDER® Diagnostic Catheters Receive Marketing Approval in Japan January 4 2010 3 00 am FREMONT Calif. BUSINESS WIRE Cardima Inc. OTC/BB CADM a medical device company focused on the diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation AF has received Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare MHLW to re-enter the Japanese market with its family of guidewire-based multi-electrode PATHFINDER #174 diagnostic mapping catheters. Cardima #8217 s PATHFINDER catheters which are designed for... Read More First Patient Treated in BioInvent’s Phase I Study of the Drug Candidate BI-505 to Treat Multiple Myeloma January 4 2010 1 56 am LUND Sweden BUSINESS WIRE BioInvent International AB STO BINV announced today that the first patient has been treated in an open dose-escalation phase I study of the company #8217 s antibody BI-505 for patients with advanced multiple myeloma. The phase I study will investigate safety pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and will aim to define the optimal dose of the antibody for upcoming clinical phase II development. The study will... Read More Alcon Independent Director Committee Reviewing Novartis’ Merger Proposal January 4 2010 1 36 am HUENENBERG Switzerland BUSINESS WIRE Alcon Inc. NYSE ACL announced that Novartis AG NYSE NVS has exercised its option to purchase the remaining shares in Alcon owned by Nestle S.A. at a weighted average price of US$180 per share in cash. Upon consummation of the purchase Novartis would own an approximate 77 percent interest in Alcon. Alcon also announced that Novartis had submitted a proposal to the Alcon Board of Directors relating... Read More Novartis Announces Option Exercise and Merger Proposal January 4 2010 1 00 am HUENENBERG Switzerland BUSINESS WIRE Novartis AG NYSE NVS announced today that it had exercised its option to purchase the remaining shares in Alcon Inc. NYSE ACL owned by Nestle S.A. at a weighted average price of US$180 per share in cash. The exercise is pursuant to an agreement between Nestle and Novartis that was executed on April 7 2008. The option exercise is subject to regulatory approvals and covers approximately 156 million... Read More Fight Those Holiday Pounds January 3 2010 11 00 pm To learn how to control your weight and shed those extra holiday pounds visit our topic pages on weight control exercise and physical fitness diets and nutrition. Read More January Issue of NIH News in Health Now Available January 3 2010 11 00 pm The January issue of NIH News in Health is now available. Featured stories cover how music matters to our bodies and minds and understanding acne. Also check out the health capsules and the featured Web site. Read More Director's Comments No Coronary Artery Disease Care Differences January 3 2010 11 00 pm Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on coronary artery disease care differences. The transcript is also available. Measures of quality of care for coronary artery disease in rural hospitals were similar to urban hospitals in a national study recently published in the American Journal of Cardiology... Read More Mensaje Semanal El Presidente Obama describe medidas tomadas para proteger la seguridad del pueblo estadounidense January 2 2010 5 00 am WASHINGTON ndash En su mensaje semanal el Presidente Barack Obama habl oacute sobre su solemne responsabilidad de proteger a la naci oacute n y las medidas que su gobierno ha tomado con ese fin. El Presidente continuar aacute haciendo todo lo posible para resguardar la seguridad del pa iacute s desde disponer investigaciones sobre el atentado terrorista frustrado en Detroit hasta una estrategia integral que ha reorientado nuestros... Read More Weekly Address President Obama Outlines Steps Taken to Protect the Safety and Security of the American People January 1 2010 11 00 pm WASHINGTON ndash In his weekly address President Barack Obama discussed his solemn responsibility to protect the nation and the steps the administration has taken to that end. From ordering reviews into the attempted act of terrorism in Detroit to a comprehensive strategy that has refocused our efforts on the fight against al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan and strengthened international partnerships to keep unrelenting pressure on... Read More Houston Radio D.J. Kevin Kline Completes 500-Mile 13-Day Ultramarathon Across Texas for Kids with Cancer January 1 2010 7 55 pm HOUSTON BUSINESS WIRE To what lengths is someone willing to go for a cause they are passionate about For Houston radio personality Kevin Kline it #8217 s running 500 miles in 13 days. Kline rang in the New Year by giving back to kids with cancer when he successfully finished his extraordinary solo ultramarathon across the state of Texas benefitting Texas Children #8217 s Cancer Center. Kline finished his run on the steps of Texas... Read More Press Release - Laser Deemed Best Treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy January 1 2010 9 00 am THURSDAY Dec. 31 HealthDay News Steroid injections into the eye slowed diabetes-related eye disease though lasers remain the treatment of choice because of side effects related to the steroids new research shows. Read more... 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All Rights Reserved. Home About Us News Blog Contact Universal Health Insurance affordable health insurance news and commentary Archive for the #8216 affordable health insurance #8217 Category laquo Older Entries Immigrants can gain access to U.S. health care system Tuesday June 7th 2011 Stanford Journal of Public Health published an article on the difficulties that immigrants experience when trying to access to the U.S. health care system. I don #8217 t doubt their overall findings but there is no indication of those problems here at Freedom Benefits. Based solely on my own limited antidotal work experience assisting with about 20 000 individual health insurance enrollments in the United States since the mid 1990 #8242 s I would conclude that immigrants have an easier time accessing affordable health insurance here upon entry to the U.S. and therefore bridge the financial bridge to access health care easily. In fact once enrolled in a commercial immigrant health insurance plan I am now aware of a single case where an insured immigrant complained that he/she was not subsequently able to access appropriate medical care. In contrast difficulties accessing health care among U.S. citizens who do have insurance coverage are increasingly common. Even the major news services have featured articles on this topic. A man in Massachusetts wrote me recently complaining that it was unfair that he could not enroll in the commercial “ Inbound Immigrant ” insurance plan that appeared to him to provide greater benefits specifically a lower deductible and copayments at a substantially lower price than his regular health insurance policy. I tried to explain that regular U.S. health insurance policies are required to meet specific state mandates called state mandates whereas the Inbound Immigrant policy is exempt from these additional expenses. His initial reaction was that immigrants get a better deal from a consumer’s perspective than other U.S. residents. Posted in affordable health insurance individual health insurance No Comments #187 Worst states for affordable health insurance Tuesday May 3rd 2011 Some states make it much easier for consumers to find affordable health insurance. others make if almost impossible. There is a direct relationship observed but not as far as we know tested between the level of state regulation in health insurance markets and the availability of affordable coverage. Of course we favor less regulation more consumer choice. The worst states for affordable health insurance are HI ID KY ME MA MN MT NV NJ NY ND OR RI UT VT VA and WA. This is virtually the same list as the states that have most directly become involved in the regulation of health insurance. If health care planning is important on your list of priorities during health reform then this is a list of places where you don #8217 t want to live Posted in affordable health insurance No Comments #187 When legal compliance conflicts with consumer disclosure of health insurance information Friday March 25th 2011 Compliance with the various state and federal insurance laws is a top priority for the office personnel of insurance companies and their marketing firms. An an individual insurance agent I must be equally diligent. A significant portion of my time is spent reviewing legal requirements and modifying statements positions internal procedures and publications to meet these requirements Yet as a writer and consumer advocate for health reform my focus is somewhat different. The larger goal is to provide full fair transparent access to information about insurance. The benchmark of reporting is borrowed from Rotary International Is it the TRUTH Is it FAIR to all concerned Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned Seemingly the fields of legal compliance and consumer reporting in the field of insurance would be synergistic. Occasionally that turns out to be not the case. In those cases where there is a conflict between compliance as an insurance producer vs. commitment to ethical reporting we must always choose the latter. Our position is not based purely on altruism or ethics but rather on economic value. In the bigger picture this makes the most economic sense for us. The brand value of Freedom Benefits as a reputable consumer-oriented source of information far outweighs any compensation that can be provided by an insurance company. A consumer-oriented position creates goodwill karma and brand value. This holistic position occasionally causes tension in our relationships with insurance companies especially during this delicate period of health reform. Insurance companies prefer to control the information that is published about them and their products and in an agency relationship the insurance companies have a right to do so. The transition of our role from #8220 agent #8221 or #8220 producer #8221 in the past to a new role as #8220 navigator #8221 under reform law will surely challenge the bounds of traditional insurance industry relationships. The basis of payment has traditionally come from the insurance companies. The health reform law says that some types of compensation will only be available through the health exchange and other types are shifting to direct payment from employers or organizations that sponsor insurance plans. On several recent occasions our positions have caused the termination of valued business relationships with insurance companies and on two occasions triggered threats of lawsuit from insurance companies that did not agree with our positions. Unfortunately we suspect that there will be more tension ahead and that the number of #8220 producer/agent #8221 relationships will be reduced as a result. Yet we remain committed to providing full information to consumers to the best of our ability despite the complex evolving and often confusing environment. Posted in affordable health insurance health care reform No Comments #187 Health insurance mandates in Missouri Monday March 7th 2011 Despite the order to make child-only health insurance open during the month of March 2011 several of the state’s largest commercial health plans have taken the position that the order does not apply to them. We have no other information and refer any other questions to the Missouri Department of Insurance. Contact information is listed on FreedomBenefits.net . Following is a list of other health insurance mandates optional coverage offerings and required provisions in Missouri with a link to the legal citation for each. Adopted children 376.816 RSMo Provision identifying the effective dates of coverage for adoptive children Mandate Alcoholism 376.779 RSMo 30 days inpatient treatment for alcoholism #8211 applicable if the benefits outlined under 376.811 are not automatically included or are rejected and the benefits outlined under 376.827 are not provided Mandate Antigen Testing 376.1275 RSMo Antigen testing #8211 Bone marrow transplantation Mandate Right to Appeal 376.1361.10 RSMo Right to appeal for coverage of drugs amp durable medical equip. Mandate Autism #8211 Applied Behavior Analysis 376.1224 RSMo $40 000 coverage of ABA therapy adjusted every three years for inflation Mandate Cancer Diagnosis- 2nd Opinion 376.1253 RSMo Patient has the right to a referral for a second opinion. Mandate Cancer Screenings 376.1250 RSMo Pelvic exam prostate exam colorectal exam etc. Mandate Chemical dependency amp mental illness definitions 376.810 RSMo Definitions chemical dependency amp mental illness Mandate Chemical dependency and mental illness benefits 376.811 RSMo Minimum standards for coverage offered for chemical dependency and mental illness Offer Chemotherapy 376.1200 RSMo Chemotherapy/Bone Marrow Transplants Offer Child Coverage Discrimination Prohibited 376.820 RSMo Prohibited discrimination of child enrollment Mandate Child Health Supervision 376.801 RSMo Applies to Group only Offer Childhood immunizations 376.1215 RSMo Childhood immunizations with no deductible coinsurance or co-payment Mandate Chiropractic Care 376.1230 RSMo Shall provide chiropractic care as defined in chapter 331 RSMo as part of basic health care services for covered conditions. Does not apply to individually underwritten coverage. Some groups may be individually underwritten such as Association or Discretionary groups Mandate Clinical Trials 376.429 RSMo Shall provide coverage for routine patient care costs incurred from phase II III or IV clinical trials Mandate Continuation of coverage 376.428 RSMo Continuation for terminated member #8211 group Required Provision Conversion #8211 group 376.397 RSMo Conversion upon termination of eligibility #8211 group Required Provision Diabetes 376.385 RSMo Coverage for all physician-prescribed equipment supplies and self-management training. Offer Drug Cancellation Notification 376.392 RSMo Carriers are required to notify enrollees 30 days prior to cancellation of a specific Rx. Mandate Drug Co-pay 376.386 RSMo 1 co-pay for multi dosage where applicable Mandate Elements of coverage required 20 CSR 400-2.060 3 Elements of coverage required Reference Emergency services determination 376.1367 RSMo UR or benefit determination for emergencies Mandate Expedited review 376.1389 RSMo Procedure for an expedited review Mandate Extension of Benefits #8211 group 376.438 RSMo Provision for extension of benefits in the event of total disability at the date of any termination Required Provision First Steps 376.1218 RSMo For children enrolled in the Part C early intervention system. Mandate Free Look 20 CSR 400-2.010 10 day free look period for all individual and discretionary group policy forms Required Provision Grievance procedures 376.1382 RSMo Guidelines for 1st level grievance procedure identified Mandate Grievance procedures in evidence of coverage EOC 376.1378 RSMo Includes statement that enrollee can contact MDI at anytime Mandate Grievance second level review 376.1385 RSMo Guidelines for 2nd level grievance Mandate Hospital Dental procedure 376.1225 RSMo Coverage for general anesthesia hospital charges for dental care Mandate Lead poisoning testing 376.1290 RSMo Coverage for testing pregnant women for lead poisoning and for all testing for lead poisoning authorized by sections 701.340 to 701.349 RSMo or by rule of the department of health and senior services promulgated pursuant to sections 701.340 to 701.349 RSMo. Offer Mammography 376.782 RSMo Minimum requirements Mandate Mastectomy reconstructive surgery after 376.1209 RSMo Coverage for reconstructive surgery amp prosthetic devices following mastectomy Mandate Maternity 376.1210 RSMo 48/96 hour inpatient post-discharge etc. Mandate Mental Health amp Chemical Dependency 376.825 RSMo 376.826 RMSo 376.827 RMSo 376.830 RMSo 376.833 RMSo 376.836 RMSo Mental Health amp Chemical Dependency Minimums If Coverage Included Mandate Mental Health Parity 376.1550 RSMo No longer allows a time limit for in-patient requirement as found in 376.811.2 3 . Applies to group policies with mental health coverage. Does not apply to individually underwritten coverage. Some groups may be individually underwritten such as Association or Discretionary groups Mandate Newborn coverage 376.406 RSMo Moment of birth to 31 days. Mandate Newborn Hearing Screening 376.1220 RSMo Coverage for Newborn hearing screening necessary re-screening follow-up. Mandate OB/GYN direct access 376.1199 RSMo Direct access OB/GYN Osteoporosis Contraceptives Mandate PKU testing and formula 376.1219 RSMo Coverage for the treatment of phenylketonuria Mandate Prosthetics 376.1232 RSMo Shall offer coverage for prosthetic devices and services including original and replacement devices as prescribed by a physician acting within the scope of his or her practice. Offer Public Hospitals 376.778 RSMo Payment to public hospitals Required Provision Speech amp Hearing 376.781 RSMo Coverage for the necessary care and treatment of loss or impairment of speech or hearing. Offer Spousal continuation #8211 group 376.891 RSMo 376.892 RMSo 376.893 RSMo 376.894 RMSo Following COBRA Required Provision Utilization Review Determinations 376.1363 RSMo Notification requirements for UR determinations Mandate Utilization Review procedures 376.1372 RSMo UR procedures in EOC Mandate Utilization review definitions 376.1350 RSMo Definitions UR Reference Tags Missouri health insurance Posted in affordable health insurance health insurance exchange individual health insurance Uncategorized No Comments #187 Delaware health insurance premiums rise for 2011 Friday March 4th 2011 Delaware #8217 s Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced the 2011 rate increase approval of 9.9% for Golden Rule Insurance Company operating as UnitedHealthOne . The company had requested a 10.4% increase. Standard Security Life Insurance rate increase of 9.8% was approved as requested. The largest approved rate increases were for Celtic Insurance Time Insurance operating as Assurant Health and John Alden Insurance Company all above 29%. Other health insurance companies in Delaware may have rate increase requests still pending review so policies applied for now are still issued at 2010 rates. Posted in affordable health insurance No Comments #187 Iowa health insurance rate review Wednesday January 12th 2011 Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa. Wellmark is a mutual insurer that covers about 1.8 million people in Iowa. It #8217 s premium rates will rise in 2011 but how much Iowa put its new premium review process to the test. The state made a study of the proposed rare increase and also hired an outside actuary to audit the report. We have not yet reviewed either of these reports so we have no substantive comments at this time. A.M. Best Report say #8220 Lewis amp Ellis Inc. an actuarial and consulting firm in Overland Park Kan. was hired by the insurance division to determine if Wellmark #8217 s proposed rates were actuarially sound adequate and not excessive. In its report the firm found the 15% increase for Blue Transitions wasn #8217 t excessive but the 10.8% increase was. A 7.5% rate change would be adequate it found. #8221 The Iowa Insurance division seperately found the 15% rate increase for Blue Transitions to be aprpriate but recommended a 9% increase in the other block of business. In the end the dispute is over a small percentage of an overall hefty rate increase for Iowans in 2011. So regardless of the outcome of the new rate review process premiums will rise by roughly $40 per month for individual coverage and about $90 per month for family coverage. Iowa health insurance affordability issues are covered on FreedomBenefits.net at http // freedombenefits.net/health-insurance-exchange/Iowa-affordable-health-insurance.html Tags Iowa health insurance Posted in affordable health insurance health care reform 1 Comment #187 Adult Basic Insurance Options Tuesday January 11th 2011 Pennsylvania #8217 s Adult Basic health insurance plan ends next month affecting about 42 000 low income Pennsylvanians who paid a monthly premium of only $36 for the government-subsidized coverage. Blue Cross and Blue Shield wants these people to move into their next lowest cost insurance plan called Special Care beginning March 1 2011. Monthly premium rates for Special Care are $80 or $136 to $162 per month depending on your location and income. For comparison the average rate for health insurance in Pennsylvania is more than $400 per month. The lower cost options provide lower level of protection pays doctors and hospital less but is available at a price that more can afford. To make the transition easier Blue Cross and Blue Shield will approve all transition applications regardless of prior health conditions and waive the restriction of coverage for pre-existing conditions. Still it seems unlikely that many of the 42 000 will make the jump to significantly higher cost plans. We decided to see what other health insurance options were available in Pennsylvania at an arbitrary low price point of under $100 per month. Since these other insurance plans are not cost-subsidized we would not expect similarly priced commercial options to provide comparable coverage. While none of the insurance alternatives are comparable it still makes sense to see what else is available in Pennsylvania in the very low price range. We also expect to investigate some public and non-insurance options and may report on these on a later date. The Pennsylvania low cost health insurance listing page at Freedom Benefits include at least three options priced at less than $100 per month Markel Insurance Company has the lowest priced insurance called Basic Health Insurance Value Plan at $28 per month. This plan pay $30 for doctor visits and related tests and minimal coverage of $100 for emergency room visit or a hospital charge which is also significantly less than the coverage provided by Special Care. For a premium of $68 per month the same insurance offers an Enhanced Plan that boosts coverage levels to $65 for doctor or diagnstic coverage and $300 per day for hospital charges or an emergency room visit. United States Fire Insurance Company offers Core Health Physician Plan for $92 per month. This plan covers up 5 doctor visits per year after a $30 co-pay. This compares favorably to Special Care but hospital coverage is minimal at only $250 paid per day of admission. Standard Security Life Insurance Company of New York offers Secure Lite Short Term Medical Insurance starting at $37 per month. As the name implies this is a trimmed-down major medical insurance. This insurance does have minimal medical eligibility requirements applicants must be able to answer #8220 no #8221 to four medical questions that screen fort the most expensive medical conditions. Lowest priced coverage comes with a high deductible of $5000 but other options are available. For those without pre-existing conditions this may be the most comparable in terms of cost and benefits to Adult Basic. This is the only low cost insurance option listed in this article that provides payments to doctors and hospitals at usual and customary reimbursement rates. For those without access to a discount drug card or preferred provider organization pricing for doctor lab and hospital costs this is still available. Some discount drug cards are still available for free but those with a minimal price about $100 per year per household include customer service support. Likewise the doctor and hospital network cards can give the discount pricing benefits of expensive insurance plans without the expensive insurance premium. A discount plan membership can be combined with any insurance that does not provide these benefits. None of these health plans provide full coverage but are better than no coverage at all. In most cases the best results can be obtained by combining insurance non-insurance plans and community-based health resources in order to compile the best overall health care coverage within a specific limited budget. More details are available at FreedomBenefits.net . Posted in affordable health insurance 2 Comments #187 California Benefits Exchange nears deadline Tuesday December 14th 2010 We last covered the California Benefits Exchange on Augist 30. Now the project is less than 10 days from a deadline for grant application that would allow Claifornia to become the first of its kind in the U.S. But increased scrutiny of the millions in taxpayer funds being spent to have state governments build the information technology casts a shadow on the multi-million dollar proposal. A new obstacle stems from yesterday #8217 s court decision in Virginia to set the stage for the Supreme Court to kill the major underlying premise of the insurance exchange - that every citizen will be required to buy health insurance. Without that provision the health insurance market and products will not change as planned by 2014 and nor will the number of people who voluntarily seek to purchase health isnruance. We continue beleive that state governments will push forward to establish a public insurance exchange as long as the federal government provides the funding. The exchange may be a significantsales tool for the largest California health plans like Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente. Yet the majority of Californians who are not required to use it will prefer a commercial exchange that offers an enhanced user experience and a wider range of less expensive insurance options. Smaller insurance companies that report the highest market share growth on the Freedom Benefits insurance exchange indicate that they will continue to rely on their own commercial online enrollment systems. Our primary concern remains the same when we calculate the cost of developing and running the public insurance exchange and compare that with the number of people who eventually use it we will see that the cost per user is ridiculously high. Initial estimates based on published data indicate that the administrative cost per user may be more than 1000 times greater than the cost of leading commercail insurance exchanges. Public funding would be better used to provide other direct health benefits rather than inventing a duplicate system to sell health insurance. It is not clear what benefits may be acheived from the additional public spending and we skeptically take the position that the net sales results for the public insurance exchanges will pale compared to those of a commercial insurance exchange. Tags California Benefits Exchange Posted in affordable health insurance health care reform health insurance exchange No Comments #187 Employer-paid individual insurance now lowers cost #038 paperwork Wednesday December 8th 2010 Perhaps the most significant health insurance development in 2010 was not the federal reform legislation but a little-noticed change in operating procedures within the nation #8217 s largest health insurance company. In the past employers were forced to purchase more expensive group-type coverage and were barred from submitting payment for the less expensive individual health insurance policies. A change of insurance payment procedures might seem inconsequential at first glance but it removes huge stumbling blocks to a level insurance playing field increased cost savings lower administrative cost and health insurance portability #8211 all part of the long term goals of national insurance reform. Early in April 2010 UnitedHealthOne announced that the company would now accept business checks and business electronic funds transfer EFT payments for individual health insurance policies. Employer payment now accepted for individual medical insurance plans in most states including AK AL AZ CT DC FL GA IA IL IN KS LA MO MS ND NE NM NV OH OK PA SC TX UT VA and WY. Some states not listed continue to oppose this measure so the ability to offer this feature is outside of the control of the insurance company. We expect that by 2014 all states will allow employer payment of individual health insurance. In the 26 states listed above the employer payment feature is important because it allows employers access to the lower cost individual insurance market for its healthy employees and removes IRS-required paperwork to permit payment of these premiums as a regular business expense. Starting employer-paid individual insurance policies with Golden Rule Insurance is easy 1. Employees apply online for coverage. 2. Each employee and the employer complete the Employer Payor form. Use one form per individual policy. 3. Submit the completed Employer Payor form to Golden Rule via fax at 317 713-7875 or mail to Golden Rule Insurance Company 7440 Woodland Drive Indianapolis IN 6278-1719 Attn Policy Administration. 4. States of GA OH and NE also require an additional form called #8220 Notice for Residents #8221 . UnitedHealthOne is a brand name used for products underwritten and/or administered by the following Insurance companies American Medical Security Life Golden Rule PacifiCare Life and Health UnitedHealthcare and PacifiCare Life Assurance Company products. This article is intended for Golden Rule Insurance policyholders. Other health insurance companies may allow payment of premiums by an employer in the future check with each insurer separately. Posted in affordable health insurance group health insurance individual health insurance No Comments #187 Availibility of United States Fire Insurance Company Core Health Insurance Wednesday December 8th 2010 Core Plus Health Insurance insured by United States Fire Insurance Company was introduced as a new product form in 2010. We refer to this as #8220 Core Plus #8221 indicating the addition of a $30 flat fee co-payment feature for covered physicians #8217 office visits that was not required under the older plan called #8220 Core Health Insurance #8221 . Yet the new policy is more affordable and potentially more attractive. This remains a guaranteed issue universal health insurance policy #8211 there are no medical eligibility requirements. Core Health has a waiting period for coverage of pre-existing medical conditions but remains one of the most liberal plans available nationwide. This limited benefit policy is priced less than major medical insurance policies. As a result of this combination of benefits Core Health Insurance is one of the most popular limited benefit insurance policies offered on the insurance exchange. As of our last reporting the new policy was available in th efollowing states STATE Core Health AL yes AK AZ yes AR yes CA yes CO yes CT DE yes DC yes FL yes GA yes HI yes ID yes IL yes IN yes IA yes KS KY yes LA yes ME MD MA yes MI yes MN yes MS yes MO yes MT yes NE yes NV yes NH NO NJ NM yes NY NC yes ND yes OH yes OK yes OR NO PA yes RI yes SC yes SD yes TN yes TX yes UT yes VT VA yes WA WV yes WI yes WY yes A blank space indicates the product request is filed but not yet approved by the state. This might be best interpreted as #8220 maybe sometime in the future #8221 . We will update the appropriate pages on the Freedom Benefits insurance exchange as appropriate when more approvals are received. Posted in affordable health insurance universal health insurance No Comments #187 laquo Older Entries Pages About Universal Health Insurance Blog Recent Posts Iowa Open Enrollment Insurance Program opens with a few twists HHS as head cheerleader in national health policy Nasty little secret of health reform 1/3 of employers may drop health benefits by 2014 Immigrants can gain access to U.S. health care system Blog Archives July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 Search Search for Universal Health Insurance is proudly powered by WordPress Entries RSS and Comments RSS . Universal Health Insurance affordable health insurance news and commentary Iowa Open Enrollment Insurance Program opens with a few twists July 4th 2011 The Iowa Open Enrollment Insurance Program opened July 1 2011 and runs until August 14 2011. During these 45 days eligible children with medical problems may obtain health insurance on their own policy without regard to the usual medical underwriting requirements. Our informal survey of four participation carriers showed small but potentially important differences in the way that the new program is being administered who is determined eligible and the cost of coverage under the program. We also found that not all employees and agents of the participating insurance carriers are familiar with the program likely because of its recent introduction just before the July 4 holiday weekend. Information for Celtic Insurance and Golden Rule Insurance is available through sites supported by OnlineAdviser enrollment services. This insurance program is offered in response to changes included in the 2010 federal health insurance reform law and is expected to continue until the end of 2013. Other states will offer similar programs but Iowa is among the first to have a program of this type fully implemented. Posted in children's health insurance health care reform No Comments #187 HHS as head cheerleader in national health policy June 20th 2011 One of the changes we #8217 ve noticed following passage of the Affordable Care Act is that the federal government through the Department of Health and Human Services has taken an expanded role in the promotion and marketing of healthy lifestyle choices and disease prevention campaigns. We casually refer to this as the HHS #8220 apple a day #8221 national health policy. In effect HHS has adapted a huge public relations campaign acting as health cheerleader for the US public. The HealthCare.gov Website recently adapted the tag line #8220 taking health care into your own hands #8221 . The department publishes multiple pieces on a daily basis on topics ranging from diet preventative care to tips on shopping for insurance. With software developed by Ehealth the federal Website has also become a growing force in the online sales of health insurance called the #8220 national clearinghouse #8221 . This HHS policy is important to us at Freedom Benefits because we have advocated on behalf of the roles of consumer education and personal responsibility in addressing our society #8217 s overall health care crisis for more than 20 years. We welcome the actions of HHS and are a bit surprised by the pace and range of the federal government #8217 s media campaign. Yet we have some concerns over HHS #8217 s recent announcement to begin paying insurance agents directly essentially assuming the role of an general agency for commercial and public health insurance plans. We are also concerned about the market impact of funding the growth of the federal government #8217 s Website with taxpayer funds Small commercial Websites like Freedom Benefits cannot compete with the pairing of Ehealth #8217 s software with the federal government #8217 s marketing budget. Other media sources are beginning to notice and comment on this trend so we expect more discussion on this topic to follow. Some public opposition is inevitable as has been observed in every aspect of health care reform. Posted in health care reform No Comments #187 Nasty little secret of health reform June 19th 2011 One of the little-discussed side effects of health care reform law is that health insurance policies will quietly become annual contracts rather than month-to-month contracts. The early cancellation provisions will resemble those of gym memberships or cell phone contracts. Those who cancel early without other valid coverage will face additional changes up to the amount of the remaining premiums due. This early cancellation fee would be in addition to the tax penalty assessed by the IRS for not having health insurance coverage. While this change is not welcome from a consumer perspective it is a necessary part of the intended reform law that will remove the pre-existing condition limitation from health plans. Without the ability to spread the risk among all members over a full year of coverage the cost could not be supported and all health plans would implode due to adverse selection of risks. State lawmakers are likely to object but we believe that federal law will ultimately prevail in this and other “individual mandate” legal questions. Health plans in other countries already adapted this cancellation procedure and are beginning to enforce collections for the first time during this current recession. Posted in health care reform No Comments #187 1/3 of employers may drop health benefits by 2014 June 13th 2011 #160 WSJ Professional Article #8211 WSJ While this story received plenty of press coverage last week I am more focused on nearer-term actions and decision-making tools. As always we focus on the available solutions not putting further spin on the underlying problem. A better topic for media coverage IMO would be If you are a small employer considering adding dropping or making changes to your health plan what are the issues to consider Freedom Benefits will be working on a number of publications and resources throughout this summer that address various aspects of this issue. Perhaps the end result would be a functional list of Pros and Cons that could be used by a decision maker. Here’s a starter list it is deliberately published incomplete and is likely to be updated and expanded over the coming months. Look for further-developed sources on other Freedom Benefits Websites. PROs reasons to add/keep an employer-sponsored health plan 1. Attract and retain employees. This has always been the founding premise of group insurance. It only makes sense if the employer can do this better than the employees can do it themselves better coverage lower rates an easier process. 2. Tax deductibility. Health insurance benefits are tax-free when provided through an employer. This advantage may be partially eliminated by 2014. 3. After 2013 employers with more than 50 employees will have to pay a $2000 per employee penalty if they don’t provide a health plan. CONs reasons to avoid/cancel an employer-sponsored health plan 1. It is not required. After 2013 mid-sized employers will have to pay a $2000 per employee penalty if they don’t provide a health plan. #160 MIDDLE GROUND compromises and alternatives 1. Association-type group health plans offer some but not all of the same advantages as employer-sponsored plans. 2. Posted in Uncategorized No Comments #187 Immigrants can gain access to U.S. health care system June 7th 2011 Stanford Journal of Public Health published an article on the difficulties that immigrants experience when trying to access to the U.S. health care system. I don #8217 t doubt their overall findings but there is no indication of those problems here at Freedom Benefits. Based solely on my own limited antidotal work experience assisting with about 20 000 individual health insurance enrollments in the United States since the mid 1990 #8242 s I would conclude that immigrants have an easier time accessing affordable health insurance here upon entry to the U.S. and therefore bridge the financial bridge to access health care easily. In fact once enrolled in a commercial immigrant health insurance plan I am now aware of a single case where an insured immigrant complained that he/she was not subsequently able to access appropriate medical care. In contrast difficulties accessing health care among U.S. citizens who do have insurance coverage are increasingly common. Even the major news services have featured articles on this topic. A man in Massachusetts wrote me recently complaining that it was unfair that he could not enroll in the commercial “ Inbound Immigrant ” insurance plan that appeared to him to provide greater benefits specifically a lower deductible and copayments at a substantially lower price than his regular health insurance policy. I tried to explain that regular U.S. health insurance policies are required to meet specific state mandates called state mandates whereas the Inbound Immigrant policy is exempt from these additional expenses. His initial reaction was that immigrants get a better deal from a consumer’s perspective than other U.S. residents. Posted in affordable health insurance individual health insurance No Comments #187 Understanding COBRA Health Coverage June 4th 2011 COBRA medical insurance is the crutial link that allows individuals to keep continuous health insurance coverage on a temporary basis after leaving an employer #8217 s group plan. The federal law that created COBRA was passed in and is expected to remain available until 2014. This article highlights a few of the most important points of COBRA coverage for those indiviuals who face the prospect of leaving a group insurance plan. The acronym #8216 COBRA #8217 derrived from The C onsolidated O mnibus B udget R econciliation A ct of 1985 was brought about by a tax law change that required employers with more than 25 employees to offer temporary health insurance in the event of lay-offs and other circumstances that interrupt coverage under employee benefit plans. It simply means that an ex-employee pays the former employer in order to continue to stay on the company #8217 s medical insurance plan. You must make this election within 30 days of your job termination by delivering the appropriate payment for your insurance to the employer. COBRA ensures that you will have access to continued coverage but usually at a higher price than other types of medical insurance. COBRA is meant only as a temporary solution not as a permanent medical plan. The limitations of COBRA are primarily the cost that is the sole responsibility of the individual. A 2009 federal law that provided for government payment of COBRA insurance cost have expired . And depending on the specific insurance plan the COBRA coverage may not be effective if you move to another residence away from the insurance plan #8217 s coverage area. SMALL BUSINESS health plans do not offer COBRA coverage to ex-employees. Some companies continue to offer ex-employees medical benefits by simply not informing the insurance company of the termination. Be careful this can backfire. DIRECT CONVERSION of your medical insurance is available with most insurance companies regardless of whether you use COBRA or not. If you are on a group insurance policy simply call your insurance company and ask them if you can convert to an individual insurance policy. Do this as soon as possible after you know that you are being laid-off. Sometimes this option is less expensive than COBRA and may give you access to a wider range of plan options like low cost high deductible catastrophic coverage. But also be aware that many auxiliary benefits like dental insurance will not be available. Primary COBRA alternatives SHORT TERM MEDICAL INSURANCE is easy to purchase in most states and is the most common alternative to COBRA coverage. This is usually much less expensive than COBRA but it does not cover the expense for any pre-existing medical condition. It would not be appropriate for example if you were pregnant. Most of these policies today are purchased directly on the Internet. Sites like Short-term-medical-insurance FreedomBenefits.net or COBRAplan offer short term medical coverage to residents of 46 U.S. states and foreign countries. Despite the name #8216 short term #8217 you can usually re-apply for this insurance when it expires and thereby continue to keep consecutive short term policies to provide coverage for as long as you need it. For INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE you need a separate type of policy since most U.S. policies do not provide significant coverage overseas. This coverage is also inexpensive and easy to buy online. You can specify your departure date and return date so that you pay for only the coverage that you need. More COBRA information The Website COBRAplan contains much more information including articles and a Q amp A section. A popular COBRA article by Tony Novak titled #8220 Understanding a Certificate of Creditable Coverage #8221 was sold to a third party and is no longer under his control. *** This article was originally produced for public distribution in 2003 an updated for this posting in 2011. Posted in Uncategorized No Comments #187 Best international health insurance May 26th 2011 Everyone loves a story of a successful business start-up where young talented and ambitious executives leave a larger firm to build a better product and service. With less than two years in operation Azimuth Risk Solutions LLC is hardly a household name. Yet the company has quickly emerged as the best provider of international major medical and travel insurance. Here is their simple recipe for success - Design the best international insurance policies #8220 from scratch #8221 - Align as a Lloyd #8217 s London coverholder for unparalleled international financial strength - Build the industry #8217 s best policyholder Web site - Provide experienced and professional support on request. As with many start-ups with a small staff a customer with a routine service issue may not be aware that they are dealing with a principal of the firm with decades of experience . - Obtain an excellent Better Business Bureau Report at the earliest possible date 1 year in business . Few insurance administrators ever bother to seek this third party accreditation. - Exude a first-class image in every exposure This is an inspiring example of a business start-up done right. We have no hesitation in recognizing Azimuth Risk Solutions LLC as the premier provider of international medical insurance. Freedom Benefits is pleased to have been selected for affiliation with the company from their start and look forward to continue our work as an online enroller for their products. Freedom Benefits provides more product-specific information on these pages Beacon Series travel insurance http //freedombenefits.net/affordable-health-insurance/Azimuth-Beacon-Series-International-Travel-Insurance.html Meridian Series international major medical insurance http //freedombenefits.net/affordable-health-insurance/Azimuth-Meridian-International-Major-Medical-Insurance.html Posted in travel insurance No Comments #187 Core Health Insurance increases doctor visit benefits May 24th 2011 Core Health Insurance the most popular guaranteed issue insurance on the Freedom Benefits insurance exchange will increase covered benefits on June 1 st. The number of covered doctor visits will INCREASE from 5 visits to 10 visits per year . This increase will be for policies applications submitted beginning June 1 st and not effect any existing members. The rates have increased marginally. Please see the updated benefits and rates brochure now available online . Posted in universal health insurance No Comments #187 Published details of Value Access Guarantee May 24th 2011 The underlying insurance for Value Access Guarantee is referred to in the online enrollment material at http // gacquote /quote/quote_result.php AgentID=389 amp quote=ValueAccess as Companion Life Insurance Company. In March 2011 were asked to remove Companion Life Insurance Company name from the product reviews published on Freedom Benefits and third party Web sites. Some of these sites like MedSave are now outside of our editorial control. We tried to contact Companion Life Insurance by telephone and by email for a comment or clarification but received no response. This raised questions as to the relationship between Companion Life Insurance and the plan administrator and the license to market the name of the insurance company. As of this date no clarification is available. Details from http // gacquote /value_accessplan_popup.php tmp_State= on May 24 2011 Value Access Guarantee VBA Members Limited Medical Guaranteed Issue for members and their spouse #8217 s ages 18 through 64. Coverage terminates at age 70. Pays Indemnity Benefits – There are NO Deductibles or Co-pays Pays Benefits for Doctors Office Visits Hospitalization ICU or CCU Surgery Anesthesia Preventive Care Emergency Room Care Lab and X-Ray Testing and Ambulance Services* Dependent Child Coverage is available to age 21 if the child is dependent on the parent member or to age 23 if attending an accredited school full-time. Save money through access to Beech Street PPO Network Or you can use your own Doctor Hospital or Licensed Provider Pays Benefits in Addition to any Other Insurance Coverage Pre-existing Conditions Incurred within the 12 Month Period Preceding the Effective Date are not covered. The Pre-existing Conditions Limitation is waived under the Outpatient Doctors Office Visits Indemnity Benefit** * This plan is not available in all states and benefit options vary by state. These options are approved for the states of AL AK AZ AR CO DC DE FL GA IL IA KY LA ME MA MI MS MO NE NM NC OH OK PA RI SC TN TX VA WI WY VALUE ACCESS GUARANTEE SCHEDULE OF INSURED BENEFITS Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Waiting Period after Coverage Effective date Injury 0 Days 0 Days 0 Days 0 Days Illness 30 Days 30 Days 30 Days 30 Days Doctors Office Visit Indemnity Benefit Paid per Visit $50 $50 $75 $75 Maximum Visits per Calendar Year per Individual 5 5 5 5 Maximum Visits per Calendar Year per Family This benefit is not subject to the Preexisting Conditions Limitation 10 10 10 10 Preventive Care Indemnity Benefit Maximum 1 Visit per Calendar Year per Individual $50 $50 $75 $75 Daily In-Hospital Indemnity Benefit Paid for each day of hospital confinement $500 $1 000 $1 250 $1 500 Maximum number of days per confinement 30 days 30 days 30 days 30 days Daily Hospital Intensive Care Unit Confinement Indemnity Benefit Not paid in addition to the Daily In-Hospital Indemnity $900 $1 200 $1 500 $1 500 Maximum number of days per confinement per Individual 30 days 30 days 30 days 30 days Surgery Indemnity Benefit The surgery benefit is based on multiplying the Payment Factor for the procedure listed in the Surgical Schedule by the Surgical Procedure Unit. Up to $2 400 Up to $5 000 Up to $7 500 Up to $7 500 Surgical Procedure Units 16 33 50 50 Maximum Surgical Sessions per Calendar Year per Individual 2 2 2 2 Anesthesia Indemnity Benefit Payment is based on a Percentage of the Surgical Indemnity Benefit 20% 20% 20% 20% Outpatient Diagnostic X-ray and Laboratory Indemnity Benefit for each day of testing $50 $100 $150 $150 Maximum number of Testing Days per Calendar Year per Individual 5 5 5 5 Emergency Room Indemnity Benefit Maximum 1 Visit per Calendar Year per Individual $50 $100 $150 $150 Ambulance Benefit Indemnity Benefit Maximum 1 Visit per Calendar Year per Individual $50 $50 $50 $100 Monthly Cost † Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Single $130.32 $199.34 $278.82 $288.10 Family $318.62 $498.06 $704.72 $728.88 † There is a $20 enrollment fee. The Single rate includes a $15 monthly administration fee and the Family rate includes a $30 monthly administration fee. These options are approved for the states of KS NV ND UT VT VALUE ACCESS GUARANTEE SCHEDULE OF INSURED BENEFITS Option 5 Option 6 Option 7 Option 8 Waiting Period after Coverage Effective date Injury 0 Days 0 Days 0 Days 0 Days Illness 30 Days 30 Days 30 Days 30 Days Doctors Office Visit Indemnity Benefit Paid per Visit $50 $50 $75 $75 Maximum Visits per Calendar Year per Individual 5 5 5 5 Maximum Visits per Calendar Year per Family This benefit is not subject to the Preexisting Conditions Limitation 10 10 10 10 Daily In-Hospital Indemnity Benefit Paid for each day of hospital confinement $500 $1 000 $1 250 $1 500 Maximum number of days per confinement 30 days 30 days 30 days 30 days Surgery Indemnity Benefit The surgery benefit is based on multiplying the Payment Factor for the procedure listed in the Surgical Schedule by the Surgical Procedure Unit. Up to $2 400 Up to $5 000 Up to $7 500 Up to $7 500 Surgical Procedure Units 16 33 50 50 Maximum Surgical Sessions per Calendar Year per Individual 2 2 2 2 Anesthesia Indemnity Benefit Payment is based on a Percentage of the Surgical Indemnity Benefit 20% 20% 20% 20% Outpatient Diagnostic X-ray and Laboratory Indemnity Benefit for each day of testing $50 $100 $150 $150 Maximum number of Testing Days per Calendar Year per Individual 5 5 5 5 Monthly Cost † Option 5 Option 6 Option 7 Option 8 Single $118.48 $184.28 $257.08 $264.66 Family $287.86 $458.92 $648.24 $667.92 † There is a $20 enrollment fee. The Single rate includes a $15 monthly administration fee and the Family rate includes a $30 monthly administration fee. These options are approved for Florida VALUE ACCESS GUARANTEE SCHEDULE OF INSURED BENEFITS Option 5 Option 9 Waiting Period after Coverage Effective date Injury 0 Days 0 Days Illness 30 Days 30 Days Doctors Office Visit Indemnity Benefit Paid per Visit $50 $75 Maximum Visits per Calendar Year per Individual 5 5 Maximum Visits per Calendar Year per Family This benefit is not subject to the Preexisting Conditions Limitation 10 10 Daily In-Hospital Indemnity Benefit Paid for each day of hospital confinement $500 $1 000 Maximum number of days per confinement 30 days 30 days Surgery Indemnity Benefit The surgery benefit is based on multiplying the Payment Factor for the procedure listed in the Surgical Schedule by the Surgical Procedure Unit. Up to $2 400 Up to $2 400 Surgical Procedure Units 16 16 Maximum Surgical Sessions per Calendar Year per Individual 2 2 Anesthesia Indemnity Benefit Payment is based on a Percentage of the Surgical Indemnity Benefit 20% 20% Outpatient Diagnostic X-ray and Laboratory Indemnity Benefit for each day of testing $50 $100 Maximum number of Testing Days per Calendar Year per Individual 5 5 Monthly Cost † Option 5 Option 9 Single $118.48 $170.10 Family $287.86 $419.48 † There is a $20 enrollment fee. The Single rate includes a $15 monthly administration fee and the Family rate includes a $30 monthly administration fee. * This plan is not available in all states and benefit options vary by state. ** Pre-Existing Conditions No benefits will be payable for expenses incurred as a result of a Pre-Existing Condition until coverage has been in effect under the Policy for 12 consecutive months. This Pre-Existing Conditions Limitation is waived under the Outpatient Physician Office visit Indemnity Benefit. About Companion Life Companion Life Insurance Company has specialized in group benefits for more than 35 years. They have earned an A.M. Best rating of A+ Superior due to their fiscal strength investment practices and sound management. Now Companion Life wants to earn your trust by giving you the highest level of service and responsiveness possible. 10 Day Right To Return If not completely satisfied with the coverage provided simply return the certificate within 10 days after it is received and all moneys #8217 received will be refunded. Important Notice The policy terms and conditions are briefly outlined in this marketing overview. Complete provisions pertaining to this insurance are contained in the Master Policy on file with Value Benefits of America VBA . If you would like to see the policy in its entirety please contact your agent or VBA at 800-366-2467. In the event of any conflict between this information contained herein and the Master Policy the Policy will govern. Value Access Guarantee members also have access to one of the nationals largest Preferred Provider Organizations. Beechstreet PPO Network Providers Beech Street Corporation has over 50 years of reliable service in the healthcare industry and has a network of over 400 000 respected doctors 3 800 hospitals and over 52 000 ancillary network providers. Beech Street provides cost containment Network Services URAC accredited and NCQA certified Clinical Services and healthcare financial Specialty Services. More information about Beech Street can be found at beechstreet . 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Direct 626-797-4618 Toll Free 800-373-6914 Email john@healthinsbrokers Home Types of Coverage Special Coverage Individual Coverage Business/Small Group Special 125 Programs Medicare HSA Accounts COBRA About News Contact Us RSS FEED Archive for January 2011 28 Jan Opinion Obamacare Is Already Falling Apart Posted by John Barrett 0 Comment Sally C. Pipes Special to AOL News Last week the House of Representatives voted by a wide margin #8212 245 to 189 #8212 to repeal the president #8217 s landmark health reform package. It #8217 s unclear whether Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid D-Nev. will bring the measure up in the upper body. But even he doesn #8217 t the law is already showing signs of serious trouble. In recent weeks some Democrats who supported the law have called for scrapping portions of it. Take the so-called 1099 provision which will require businesses to submit a tax form to the IRS for each vendor with whom they do more than $600 in annual business starting in 2012. Following the midterm elections President Obama signaled a willingness to repeal the rule calling the hidden tax #8220 burdensome for small businesses. #8221 He went on to say that #8220 it requires too much paperwork too much filing. It #8217 s probably counterproductive. #8221 Sen. Max Baucus D-Mont. one of the principal authors of the health care law and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi D-Calif. have also expressed support for repealing the provision. What #8217 s taken them so long The rule would saddle some 40 million businesses with huge new compliance costs. Instead of devoting resources to job creation and business development entrepreneurs would be forced to waste time and money filing new paperwork. The Obama administration is also regularly choosing to exempt many firms from some of the health care bill #8217 s new rules rather than admit that the bill will negatively impact workers or cause them to lose coverage. For instance McDonald #8217 s received a waiver after announcing that its low-cost bare-bones #8220 mini-med #8221 health plans would run afoul of the medical-loss rules which require insurers to spend at least 80-85 percent of premium dollars on claims. In just eight months since the legislation passed the feds have handed out more than 200 other exemptions to employers insurers and labor unions that together cover more than 1.5 million people. The Obama administration is also coming to grips with the looming failure of one of the most highly touted aspects of the law #8212 a program to provide health insurance to those denied coverage because of preexisting conditions. The Department of Health and Human Services estimated in July that it would now be insuring 375 000 people who had been previously shut out of the insurance market. But the administration recently admitted that only about 8 000 people with preexisting conditions had actually signed up. That #8217 s about 2 percent of the projected enrollment. The next component of the bill to fail may be the most important one #8212 the deeply detested individual mandate which requires the uninsured to either get health coverage or pay a fine. In both Arizona and Oklahoma voters have approved state constitutional amendments aimed at outlawing the mandated purchase of health insurance. Nearly three-quarters of voters in Missouri signed off on a similar ballot initiative earlier this year. Twenty-six state attorneys general and the National Federation of Independent Business are currently pursuing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the mandate. Virginia #8217 s attorney general has mounted a separate lawsuit as has a group of citizens in Ohio. The Congressional Budget Office CBO predicted the failure of the individual mandate well before the reform law passed. A July report from the nonpartisan agency predicted that by 2016 four million people would defy the mandate and pay the fine for remaining uninsured. All told according to CBO about 21 million people will be uninsured in 2016 #8212 most of whom will be exempt from the fines altogether. So despite committing more than a trillion taxpayer dollars over the next decade to health reform Obamacare will leave tens of millions uninsured drive the cost of care up for virtually all Americans and put the federal government in charge of ever more of our health care decisions. As the Obama administration grapples with implementing its signature piece of legislation the case for repealing it is becoming self-evident. Public support for the law continues to erode. Lawmakers should follow the House #8217 s lead and repeal this monstrosity. Sally C. Pipes is president CEO and Taube fellow in health care studies at the Pacific Research Institute. Her latest book #8220 The Truth About Obamacare #8221 was published in 2010. Category Employers Reaction to Bill Health Care Bill - Washington Health Care Bill Impact on Business Blog Bookmark Digg del.icio.us Stumbleupon Redit it 26 Jan Medicare actuary more confident in Paul Ryan’s ‘Road Map’ cost controls than Obama’s health law Posted by John Barrett 0 Comment By Jon Ward #8211 The Daily Caller The government’s chief actuary for Medicare spending on Wednesday said he had more confidence that Republican Paul Ryan’s plan to reform entitlements would drive down health-care costs than President Obama’s recently passed overhaul. Richard S. Foster the chief actuary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made the comment in response to questions from lawmakers during House Budget Committee hearing. Rep. Chris Van Hollen the ranking Democrat from Maryland went on the attack against committee chairman Paul Ryan’s “Road Map” plan which is a long-term proposal to make entitlement spending solvent. Van Hollen pressed Foster on whether Ryan’s plan would work prompting Foster to point out that one of the biggest problems in health care now is that most new technology that is developed increases costs rather than decreasing it. “If there’s a way to turn around the mindset for the people who do the research and development … to get them to focus more on cost-reducing tech and less on cost increasing technology if you can do that then one of biggest components of increasing costs turns to your side ” Foster said. “If you can put that pressure on the research and development community you might have fighting chance of changing the nature of new medical technology in a way that makes lower cost levels possible.” Foster said “The Road Map has that potential. There is some potential for the Affordable Care Act price reductions though I’m a little less confident about that.” The thinking behind Foster’s comment is that a voucher system would reduce the amount of government money available for health care over time causing consumers to shop around and creating an incentive in the health-care sector to compete for those dollars. In a brief interview outside the House chamber later in the day Ryan explained it this way “There’s only going to be so much money for health care because the economy can only support so much … So is it better spent through the person in a competitive marketplace or through the government under increasing price controls and pressure ” “If you go through the century these entitlements consume all money. The GAO calculation assumes Congress is going to wise up and cut back on these programs because people will decide they don’t want 100 percent of their discretionary income going to health care. They want some for food and some for shelter and some for other things. So there will be a curtailment of health care spending in the future ” Ryan said. “The question is which curtailment gets you the better results at going after the cause of health inflation consumer pressure or government price controls.” During the hearing Ryan chairing the first meeting of the full Budget Committee for the first time since Republicans took control of the House in November followed Van Hollen’s questions by implying the ranking member was trying to change the subject from the topic of the hearing which was the fiscal consequences of Obama’s health overhaul. “I find it interesting that ranking member spent most of his time not talking about the health-care law we’re having the hearing on today but about an individual member’s proposal ” Ryan said. Much of the discussion in the hearing especially during the question-and-answer period with Ryan and Van Hollen involved the impact of the payment rates from the government to physicians and health-care providers for Medicare recipients. Congress has for years passed what is known as the “Doc Fix” to avoid cutting payment rates to providers. It would cost more than $200 billion to lower payments for the next 10 years to the rates recommended under the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate. Ryan has charged for more than a year that the $575 billion in cuts to Medicare included in Obama’s health law cannot be counted as both going into the Medicare trust fund and helping to pay for the expansion of Medicaid – which covers health care for low-income recipients – to 20 million more Americans. Foster’s response to Ryan’s question of whether this is double counting went deep into the weeds of how the government often lends itself money from the trust funds for Medicare and Social Security. “My answer is a definitive yes and no ” Foster said when asked if Obama’s health law double-counted. The funds go from the Medicare trust fund to the Treasury general fund and then can be used to pay for Medicaid. But at some point the trust fund will need the money it lent out perhaps when it comes time to pay recipients out of the fund. “ A hundred dollars can’t be spent as $100 toward health-care reform and as $100 toward health-care expenditures. That takes $200 ” Foster said. “The key thing is when you go back to pay that $100 then Treasury has to find that $100 some other place.” Rep. Mick Mulvaney a newly elected congressman from South Carolina honed in on whether this loaning of money out of the trust fund adds to the national debt. “The $100 bond does increase the total gross of the total debt ” Foster said. Such debt does count against the federal debt ceiling. Category Health Care Bill - Washington Health Care Bill Impact on Business Blog Bookmark Digg del.icio.us Stumbleupon Redit it 24 Jan Looking to the Affordable Care Act For Help Posted by John Barrett 0 Comment By PAUL DOWNS Now that 2010 is complete I can see what kind of help Obamacare — sorry the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — will give me with my health insurance bills. I mentioned in a previous post that my insurance rates for 2011 were a little lower than they had been in 2010 although I expect them to resume their regular upward march next year . I own a small struggling manufacturing company that has been providing health care to my people even though it’s a stretch. Surely the Affordable Care Act will come to my rescue But the devil is always in the details particularly when Congress decides to “help.” So the first thing to check Am I eligible for the tax credit Here’s what I found in the guidelines issued by the Internal Revenue Service “In order to be a qualified employer 1 the employer must have fewer than 25 full-time equivalent employees ‘F.T.E.’s for the tax year 2 the average annual wages of its employees for the year must be less than $50 000 per F.T.E. and 3 the employer must pay the premiums under a ‘qualifying arrangement’ described in Q/A-7.” Hmmm. This might not be so simple. Let’s take these one step at a time How many full time employees do I have I ended the year with 12 on the payroll including myself but I started the year with eight. So here’s the guideline “The number of an employer’s F.T.E.’s is determined by dividing 1 the total hours of service for which the employer pays wages to employees during the year but not more than 2 080 hours for any employee by 2 2 080.” This raises a question Do I include myself The answer is no “A sole proprietor a partner in a partnership a shareholder owning more than 2 percent of an S corporation and any owner of more than 5 percent of other businesses are not considered employees for purposes of the credit. Thus the wages or hours of these business owners and partners are not counted in determining either the number of F.T.E.’s or the amount of average annual wages and premiums paid on their behalf are not counted in determining the amount of the credit.” O.K. that’s clear. I don’t count. And if I had any family on the payroll they wouldn’t either. As usual the guy who pays the bills is excluded from any tax break for health insurance. On to the employees. They get personal days and holidays and overtime and the guys who have been working all year have well more than 2 080 hours each. But the hours exceeding 2 080 won’t count toward the total as we saw. What about the others There’s a large clump of verbiage in section 16 of the I.R.S. document that boils down to this If the employee worked or was paid for less than 2 080 hours a year including vacation and holidays add the actual hours to the total. If salaried add 40 hours for each week worked or paid for. If it’s an hourly worker and you paid for more than 2 080 hours just add 2 080. Then divide all of that by 2 080 to get your F.T.E.’s. And don’t forget to round down to the next whole number. That’s right 4.99 F.T.E.’s is rounded down to 4. Which might help you if you are trying to scrape under the 25 F.T.E. limit and might hurt you when you calculate average wages. I paid for 21 168 hours of work in 2010 including overtime personal days and holidays. When I subtract hours in excess of 2 080 per employee that leaves me with a total of 19 008. Dividing by 2 080 I get 9.13 F.T.E.’s. Round that down to 9. Looks like I’m under the 25 limit. So far so good. On to the average wage calculation. What’s included The I.R.S. says “The amount of average annual wages is determined by first dividing 1 the total wages paid by the employer during the employer’s tax year to employees who perform services for the employer during the tax year by 2 the number of the employer’s F.T.E.’s for the year as calculated under Q/A-16.” Uh oh. The total wages will include what I paid for all of the overtime holidays and personal days even if that exceeds 2 080 hours. Since many of my highest-paid shop guys work the most hours that means the average is going to be bumped way way up. I paid $451 662.50 in wages and salaries. Divide that by 9 F.T.E.’s and I get $50 184.72 per employee which is just over the $50 000 per F.T.E. limit to qualify for the tax credit. I’m cooked. The Affordable Care Act will not help me. I will have to deal with the burden of health insurance costs on my own. Some further thoughts I understand the concept of means testing for government benefits. However the means being tested by the Act are probably the wrong ones. The ability of the employer to pay for health insurance isn’t considered at all. After going through the calculation I have to conclude that I would be a heck of a lot better off if I cut my people’s pay dramatically. Not only would I save on the wages but also I would get some help with the costs of insurance. Was the Affordable Care Act intended to be an assault on middle class wages It does incentivize the hiring of more lower paid workers instead of increasing the productivity and pay of a smaller work force. But how does that work if you have high pay high skill workers Of course I could sidestep all of this by shipping production to China. I now have every reason to dramatically increase the amount that my employees contribute to their insurance costs. The Affordable Care Act pegs the tax credits available to the amount of employee co-pays — but since I don’t qualify anyway there’s no reason to hold back. I don’t see why I shouldn’t raise their portion from the current 33 percent contribution to 50 percent or more with the eventual goal of getting rid of the health insurance benefit entirely. Every dollar they contribute would increase the profit of the company and by extension my own pay. After 25 years of being a generous boss my willingness to insulate my workers from the broader shifts in the economy is almost gone. Maybe if we’d been profitable for years I would feel differently but I’m ready to put the financial health of my company before the rewards of being Mr. Nice Guy. If health insurance costs were falling rather than rising we wouldn’t be having this discussion. Even though the Affordable Care Act will not help me immediately I support it. As far as I know it has provisions that are intended to rein in the continuing growth of medical spending. The existing system if unmodified will put me in the same bind probably faster. Keep in mind that my insurance costs have risen an average of 10 percent a year for every year I have offered insurance. The Act also promises to create a market for individuals and families to purchase their insurance themselves at reasonable cost to them so I can get out of the health insurance business entirely. I look forward to that day. I’m curious if anyone else has done this calculation — and what you found for your own company. Paul Downs founded Paul Downs Cabinetmakers in 1986. It is based outside of Philadelphia. Category Employers Reaction to Bill Health Care Bill - Washington Health Care Bill Impact on Business Blog Bookmark Digg del.icio.us Stumbleupon Redit it 15 Jan Comprehensive List of Tax Hikes in Obamacare Posted by John Barrett 0 Comment From Ryan Ellis on Friday January 14 2011 6 00 AM Next week the U.S. House of Representatives will be voting on an historic repeal of the Obamacare law. While there are many reasons to oppose this flawed government health insurance law it is important to remember that Obamacare is also one of the largest tax increases in American history. Below is a comprehensive list of the two dozen new or higher taxes that pay for Obamcare’s expansion of government spending and interference between doctors and patients. Individual Mandate Excise Tax Jan 2014 Starting in 2014 anyone not buying “qualifying” health insurance must pay an income surtax according to the higher of the following 1 Adult 2 Adults 3+ Adults 2014 1% AGI/$95 1% AGI/$190 1% AGI/$285 2015 2% AGI/$325 2% AGI/$650 2% AGI/$975 2016 + 2.5% AGI/$695 2.5% AGI/$1390 2.5% AGI/$2085 Exemptions for religious objectors undocumented immigrants prisoners those earning less than the poverty line members of Indian tribes and hardship cases determined by HHS Employer Mandate Tax Jan 2014 If an employer does not offer health coverage and at least one employee qualifies for a health tax credit the employer must pay an additional non-deductible tax of $2000 for all full-time employees. This provision applies to all employers with 50 or more employees. If any employee actually receives coverage through the exchange the penalty on the employer for that employee rises to $3000. If the employer requires a waiting period to enroll in coverage of 30-60 days there is a $400 tax per employee $600 if the period is 60 days or longer . Combined score of individual and employer mandate tax penalty $65 billion/10 years Surtax on Investment Income $123 billion/Jan. 2013 This increase involves the creation of a new 3.8 percent surtax on investment income earned in households making at least $250 000 $200 000 single . This would result in the following top tax rates on investment income Capital Gains Dividends Other* 2010-2012 15% 15% 35% 2013+ current law 23.8% 43.4% 43.4% 2013+ Obama budget 23.8% 23.8% 43.4% * Other unearned income includes for surtax purposes gross income from interest annuities royalties net rents and passive income in partnerships and Subchapter-S corporations. It does not include municipal bond interest or life insurance proceeds since those do not add to gross income. It does not include active trade or business income fair market value sales of ownership in pass-through entities or distributions from retirement plans. The 3.8% surtax does not apply to non-resident aliens. Excise Tax on Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans $32 bil/Jan 2018 Starting in 2018 new 40 percent excise tax on “Cadillac” health insurance plans $10 200 single/$27 500 family . For early retirees and high-risk professions exists a higher threshold $11 500 single/$29 450 family . CPI +1 percentage point indexed. Hike in Medicare Payroll Tax $86.8 bil/Jan 2013 Current law and changes First $200 000 $250 000 Married Employer/Employee All Remaining Wages Employer/Employee Current Law 1.45%/1.45% 2.9% self-employed 1.45%/1.45% 2.9% self-employed Obamacare Tax Hike 1.45%/1.45% 2.9% self-employed 1.45%/2.35% 3.8% self-employed Medicine Cabinet Tax $5 bil/Jan 2011 Americans no longer able to use health savings account HSA flexible spending account FSA or health reimbursement HRA pre-tax dollars to purchase non-prescription over-the-counter medicines except insulin HSA Withdrawal Tax Hike $1.4 bil/Jan 2011 Increases additional tax on non-medical early withdrawals from an HSA from 10 to 20 percent disadvantaging them relative to IRAs and other tax-advantaged accounts which remain at 10 percent. Flexible Spending Account Cap – aka “Special Needs Kids Tax” $13 bil/Jan 2013 Imposes cap of $2500 Indexed to inflation after 2013 on FSAs now unlimited . . There is one group of FSA owners for whom this new cap will be particularly cruel and onerous parents of special needs children. There are thousands of families with special needs children in the United States and many of them use FSAs to pay for special needs education. Tuition rates at one leading school that teaches special needs children in Washington D.C. National Child Research Center can easily exceed $14 000 per year. Under tax rules FSA dollars can be used to pay for this type of special needs education. Tax on Medical Device Manufacturers $20 bil/Jan 2013 Medical device manufacturers employ 360 000 people in 6000 plants across the country. This law imposes a new 2.3% excise tax. Exemptions include items retailing for less than $100. Raise #8220 Haircut #8221 for Medical Itemized Deduction from 7.5% to 10% of AGI $15.2 bil/Jan 2013 Currently those facing high medical expenses are allowed a deduction for medical expenses to the extent that those expenses exceed 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income AGI . The new provision imposes a threshold of 10 percent of AGI it is waived for 65+ taxpayers in 2013-2016 only. Tax on Indoor Tanning Services $2.7 billion/July 1 2010 New 10 percent excise tax on Americans using indoor tanning salons Elimination of tax deduction for employer-provided retirement Rx drug coverage in coordination with Medicare Part D $4.5 bil/Jan 2013 Blue Cross/Blue Shield Tax Hike $0.4 bil/Jan 2010 The special tax deduction in current law for Blue Cross/Blue Shield companies would only be allowed if 85 percent or more of premium revenues are spent on clinical services Excise Tax on Charitable Hospitals Min$/immediate $50 000 per hospital if they fail to meet new #8220 community health assessment needs #8221 #8220 financial assistance #8221 and #8220 billing and collection #8221 rules set by HHS Tax on Innovator Drug Companies $22.2 bil/Jan 2010 $2.3 billion annual tax on the industry imposed relative to share of sales made that year. Tax on Health Insurers $60.1 bil/Jan 2014 Annual tax on the industry imposed relative to health insurance premiums collected that year. The stipulation phases in gradually until 2018 and is fully-imposed on firms with $50 million in profits. $500 000 Annual Executive Compensation Limit for Health Insurance Executives $0.6 bil/Jan 2013 Employer Reporting of Insurance on W-2 Min$/Jan 2011 Preamble to taxing health benefits on individual tax returns. Corporate 1099-MISC Information Reporting $17.1 bil/Jan 2012 Requires businesses to send 1099-MISC information tax forms to corporations currently limited to individuals a huge compliance burden for small employers “Black liquor” tax hike Tax hike of $23.6 billion . This is a tax increase on a type of bio-fuel. Codification of the “economic substance doctrine” Tax hike of $4.5 billion . This provision allows the IRS to disallow completely-legal tax deductions and other legal tax-minimizing plans just because the IRS deems that the action lacks “substance” and is merely intended to reduce taxes owed. Category Health Care Bill - Washington Health Care Bill Impact on Business Taxes Blog Bookmark Digg del.icio.us Stumbleupon Redit it 15 Jan The Real Impact of the Healthcare Law Posted by John Barrett 0 Comment Meet Chad Baus. He is the owner of Car1 a used car dealership in Archbold Ohio. Like most small business owners he works hard to keep his business going and his employees happy. But things have gotten a lot harder for Mr. Baus since the new healthcare law was enacted last year. His insurance provider stopped selling the PPO plan he offered his employees and the new coverage #8211 the cheapest he could find #8211 costs 40 percent more. The increased costs and uncertainty mean that the dealership will forego hiring. The same goes for businesses around the country such as Cottman Corp. out of Willow Grove Pennsylvania and Medical Imaging Technologies in Colorado Springs. Both saw double-digit increases in the cost of their health insurance after the new healthcare proposal became law. Neither of these companies will be hiring additional employees anytime soon. Country Insurance in Illinois and Rainbow Logistics in Alabama are also putting off hiring new employees due to uncertainty surrounding the new health care law. And the list goes on. The healthcare law is hindering job growth but don #8217 t take it from me. Take it from Chad Baus Cottman Corp. and the thousands of other small business owners who have been impacted by the law. We have heard loud and clear from businesses around the country that they want the law repealed. In fact more than 90 percent of our members favor repeal. Small businesses have been clear that they would welcome reform that drives down costs. Healthcare costs are constantly increasing with no end in sight and reform that helps contain costs and provide options for employers would be welcome relief to thousands of small businesses. But the healthcare law we have today only makes things more expensive to operate a small business. That is why NFIB is leading the charge calling on Congress to make its first order of business to repeal this harmful and convoluted law. I commend the House of Representatives on its fast action to take up legislation to repeal the law. The Senate should follow suit. It is what #8217 s best for the economy and it #8217 s what the American people want. Small businesses aren #8217 t just suffering under increased and new healthcare expenses they are also being crushed by endless new taxes and fees included in the law. For example a new tax on the insurance plans most small businesses buy will go into effect in 2014 and ramps up to more than $14.3 billion per year. There are other new taxes #8211 including two new Medicare taxes and a tax on tanning services that will hit more than 18 000 businesses nationwide. A costly new paperwork requirement requires businesses to file Form 1099s for every business transaction totaling $600 or more. With every new tax and every new paperwork burden small businesses will be forced to spend more and more of their time and money on expensive health plans tax compliance and accountants and less on creating jobs and growing our economy. Increasing healthcare costs is the number one problem facing small businesses and small businesses have been clear that they want reform that lowers costs and provides affordable coverage options. Instead the healthcare law added new taxes fees and mandates. This isn #8217 t the reform small businesses asked for and it will not help them overcome the ever-increasing cost of healthcare. It makes things even worse than before in a very difficult economy. Something needs to be done and repeal of this law is the best option. Small business owners like Chad Baus are already subject to a barrage of taxes and regulatory burdens as they work to be successful and grow their business. We should make it easier not harder for Baus and others to create jobs and grow our economy. The first and most obvious step is to repeal the healthcare law. Congress should do the right thing and repeal the law to help our nation #8217 s economy get back on its feet and allow small businesses to grow and thrive. Danner is President and CEO of the National Federation of Independent Business. Category Health Care Bill - Washington Health Care Bill Impact on Business Blog Bookmark Digg del.icio.us Stumbleupon Redit it 15 Jan Has Massachusetts Experience Put ObamaCare On A Path To Repeal Posted by John Barrett 0 Comment The new GOP majority plans to introduce a bill to repeal ObamaCare soon. What the Republicans are trying to prevent is what is already happening in Massachusetts where a similar health care bill was enacted in April 2006. It is already imploding. Unless ObamaCare is repealed we #8217 re on a path to Massachusetts #8217 future. Eager politicians from former Gov. Mitt Romney to current Gov. Deval Patrick marketed Massachusetts #8217 health care plan like Obama #8217 s with a series of distortions • The uninsured — especially young invincibles — were costing hospitals money that could be redirected to insurance premiums. • They promised government efficiency. • They focused on the assertion that primary care would replace emergency room use. • They claimed both in Massachusetts and Washington D.C. that we could build all this government health care bureaucracy and hand out these new benefits without new taxes while actually reducing long-term costs. #8220 Every uninsured citizen in Massachusetts will soon have affordable health insurance and the cost of health care will be reduced #8221 then-Republican Gov. Romney wrote in the Wall Street Journal in 2006. #8220 And we need no new taxes no employer mandate and no government takeover to make this happen. #8221 Proponents of the Massachusetts plan now pretend that it never sought cost control. #8220 The goal of the law was covering people #8221 says MIT economist and Massachusetts plan architect Jonathan Gruber who also consulted on ObamaCare. #8220 It couldn #8217 t have gone better #8221 he told the Washington Post. And the Post #8217 s lead health-reform cheerleader Ezra Klein wrote as if it #8217 s fact that the Massachusetts law #8220 was not designed to control costs. #8221 The only measure by which Massachusetts can be judged a success is the number of people enrolled in Medicaid and other government-subsidized insurance plans. Of the 410 000 newly insured in Massachusetts three in four are either paying nothing or very little for their insurance. They #8217 ve also been successful in continuing to pull down massive subsidies from Washington to support the overhaul. Spending has exploded. Medicaid a problem in every state is destroying Massachusetts. The health overhaul was really Medicaid expansion and with the rolls up nearly 25% since 2006 Massachusetts is struggling to pay the bills. The other promises turned out to be bogus as well. Despite the near-universal insurance the state still spends $414 million on uncompensated care an expense that Romney and his architects promised would disappear. Emergency-room use has not dropped as predicted. From 2006 to 2008 emergency room use under Mass Care increased by 9%. And private employer insurance costs far from dropping have continued to increase A 2010 study published in the Forum for Health Economics amp Policy found that health insurance premiums in Massachusetts prior to its overhaul increased at a rate 3.7% slower than the national average. Post-overhaul they are increasing 5.8% faster. The individual mandate as onerous as it is is set at a level to encourage gaming the system. A family with an income of $55 000 in 2014 will face the choice of paying $4 428 a year for health insurance or a $550 fine. Given that insurance will be available on demand it #8217 s rational to pay the fine until a serious illness strikes. Indeed there is no strong demand for insurance among the uninsured. The individual market has existed for years and is lightly subscribed. The new high-risk pools created by ObamaCare are very undersubscribed. Bureaucrats projected that 375 000 would sign up by now. The actual number is 8 000. The lie that Massachusetts never promised to control costs is amplified by the belief that Obama #8217 s plan would do so. Other than price controls commissions recommending best practices and a stealth HMO program for Medicare renamed Accountable Care Organizations there #8217 s little to control costs in the near term. This brings us back to the Bay State where politicians bureaucrats and health policy sages have embarked on what they bill as phase two of the health care overhaul. Now that nearly everyone is insured the effort is to replace the decentralized reimbursement system with a global budget. In other words give hospitals and doctors a pool of money and tell them to make do. Change the incentive from providing the best possible care to the best care the bureaucrats can possibly afford. #8220 Clearly we are going to have less resources #8221 Gary Gottlieb CEO of Partners Health Care in Massachusetts recently told a medical conference. #8220 The most extraordinary ICU and the most extraordinary technology without necessarily the evidence that it extends life #8230 is not going to be accessible to us. #8221 A government-run HMO. Welcome to your future. • Pipes is president CEO and Taube fellow in health care studies at the Pacific Research Institute. Her latest book is #8220 The Truth About Obamacare #8221 Regnery 2010 . Category Health Care Bill - Washington Blog Bookmark Digg del.icio.us Stumbleupon Redit it 11 Jan CAN WE STOP CALLING THEM #8216 CONSUMER PROTECTIONS #8217 NOW Posted by John Barrett 0 Comment Kaiser Daily Health News - Jan. 10 Supporters of the health law are lamenting how the nickname #8220 ObamaCare #8221 has achieved wider purchase than the law #8217 s official title. More egregious though is how supporters have successfully misbranded ObamaCare’s health insurance regulations as #8220 consumer protections. #8221 In anticipation of the now-postponed House vote to repeal ObamaCare for example three Obama cabinet officials last week warned House Speaker John Boehner R-Ohio about the consequences of eliminating the law #8217 s #8220 consumer protections. #8221 Major media outlets routinely play along. The New York Times reports #8220 Many of the law #8217 s consumer protections take effect January 1 . Health plans generally must allow adult children up to age 26 to stay on their parents #8217 policies and cannot charge co-payments for preventive services or impose a lifetime limit on benefits. Other #8220 consumer protections #8221 already in place limit the percentage of revenues insurers can spend on administrative expenses and prohibit them from turning away children with pre-existing conditions. Who could object to such rules As it happens an awful lot of people. These supposed consumer protections are hurting millions of Americans by increasing the cost of insurance increasing the cost of hiring and driving insurers out of business. At the same time Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius was threatening to bankrupt insurers who claim ObamaCare is increasing premiums by more than 1 percent her own employees estimated that one of the law #8217 s regulations the requirement to purchase unlimited annual coverage will increase some people #8217 s premiums by 7 percent or more when fully implemented. A Connecticut insurer estimated that just the provisions taking effect last year would increase some premiums by 20-30 percent. Such mandates force consumers to divert income from food housing and education to pay for the additional coverage. That can leave consumers worse off even threaten their health. They can also force employers to reduce hiring leaving some Americans with neither a job nor health insurance. This reality led McDonald #8217 s to seek a waiver from the unlimited annual coverage mandate among other rules. The ban on discriminating against children with pre-existing conditions has caused insurers to stop selling child-only policies in dozens of states. The dependent-coverage mandate was cited as one of the reasons spurring a Service Employees International Union local in New York City to eliminate coverage for 6 000 dependent children. In 2008 Congress passed a similar mandate that supporters said would expand coverage for mental-health and substance-abuse services. Instead that mandate spurred the Screen Actors Guild to eliminate mental-health coverage for 12 000 of its lower-paid members. It had the same effect on 3 500 members of the Chicago #8217 s Plumbers Welfare Fund and 2 200 employees of Woodman #8217 s Food Market in Wisconsin. Other employers are curtailing access to mental-health services thanks to this mandate and some insurers have stopped selling such coverage altogether. The list goes on. ObamaCare now forces insurers to spend no more than 20 percent of revenues – 15 percent for large employers – on administrative expenses. Similar state laws have done nothing to slow the growth of premiums. ObamaCare #8217 s rule spurred Principal Financial Group to stop selling health insurance before it even took effect leaving nearly 1 million consumers to find new coverage and threatening their continuity of care. Experts expect more consumers to suffer the same fate. This supposed consumer protection also punishes efforts to reduce fraud and improve quality by reviewing claims. Thus in addition to increasing premiums it may expose patients to unnecessary and even harmful services. Consumers insurers employers unions and state officials are begging for protection from these so-called protections. Sebelius has so far issued 222 waivers which raises the question if these were really consumer protections why waive them These rules may end up helping somebody and that should count in the law #8217 s favor. Yet rules that were supposed to protect children have stripped sick kids of their health insurance and made it harder for parents to find coverage for kids who may soon fall ill. Other rules have reduced wages and discouraged hiring amid high unemployment. Just as the mental-health mandate is ousting vulnerable patients from their rehab or therapy and cutting off their meds ObamaCare #8217 s voluminous mandates are threatening even more Americans #8217 access to care. Calling these rules #8220 consumer protections #8221 implies that the people harmed don #8217 t matter or one has clairvoyance to know that the benefits outweigh the costs. ObamaCare supporters should call these supposed consumer protections what they are regulations that can hurt even more than they help. Category Employers Reaction to Bill Health Care Bill - Washington Insurance Company News - California Blog Bookmark Digg del.icio.us Stumbleupon Redit it 10 Jan State Court Rules on Calif. Rescission Rules Posted by John Barrett 0 Comment By ALLISON BELL California Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny has sided with insurers on some issues and with regulators on others in a ruling on tough new California rescission regulations. The Association of California Life amp Health Insurance Companies ACLHIC Sacramento Calif. filed a suit Association of California Life amp Health Insurance Companies vs. California Department of Insurance et al. Case Number 34-2010-80000637-CU-WM-GDS in August 2010 an effort to keep California from enforcing anti-rescission regulations that were issued in July 2010. Kenny a judge in Sacramento has ruled that ACLHIC that can bring the suit and that the California Department of Insurance lacked the statutory authority to define a variety of rescission-related practices as unfair claim settlement practices. The California department does have the authority to establish deadlines insurers must meet when trying to rescind policies Kenny says. THE REGULATIONS A rescission is a procedure that a health insurer uses to rescind or take back a health insurance policy and return the former customer and itself to the states they were in before the policy existed. California regulators have accused health insurers of using rescissions to cancel policies issued to individuals who made innocent mistakes on applications or left out information that was not relevant to their current health problems. California tried to require insurers to - Complete investigations of possible omissions of material information from health insurance applications within 15 days of learning of the omissions. - Complete investigations within 90 days. - Send an investigation target a notice about an investigation every 30 days. - Send the target a written notice about the final determination within 7 days of concluding the investigation. THE SUIT ACLHIC filed a petition contending that the regulations are too expensive and too difficult to implement and that former California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner exceeded his authority when he developed the regulations. The California Department of Insurance has questioned whether ACLHIC – an association of insurers rather than an insurer – has standing to file the suit. In California an association can bring a suit if its members have standing to sue in their own right and it is seeking to protect interests that are germane to its purpose Kenny says. One section of the proposed regulations would require an insurer to follow specific medical underwriting guidelines if it wants to have the right to rescind a policy or otherwise change the policy terms after an insured files a claim. The California department does not have the statutory authority to promulgate the section Kenny says. The language in the section would define violations of the rescission rules as an unfair claims settlement practice and the California Legislature already has given a specific description of unfair claims settlement practices and given itself the sole right to define unfair practices Kenny says. Another anti-rescission regulation section would require an insurer that wanted the authority to rescind policies to send a complete copy of the application to the insured at the time a policy is delivered. That provision is invalid for the same reason that the medical underwriting requirements section is invalid Kenny says. The California department does have statutory authority to establish “reasonable timeframes within which an insurer must conduct a cancellation investigation after submission of a claim ” Kenny says. “The Court cannot conclude that the Department acted arbitrarily capriciously or without reasonable or rationale basis” in adopting the section. Category Insurance Company News - California Blog Bookmark Digg del.icio.us Stumbleupon Redit it 4 Jan NINE WAYS THE NEW HEALTH LAW MAY AFFECT YOU IN 2011 Posted by John Barrett 0 Comment Kaiser Health News #8211 Jan. 3 Opponents of the new health care overhaul law are threatening to repeal defund and kill it in court but that isn #8217 t stopping Washington from implementing a number of important provisions in 2011. While many people will welcome the new benefits some will face higher costs as a result of the law. Seniors are affected by several of the provisions. They will get big discounts on prescription drugs and free preventive care but some in Medicare Advantage plans may lose coveted extra benefits such as vision and dental coverage. Everyone will be able to count calories when dining at chain restaurants or sidling up to vending machines. But forget about using pre-tax income in popular flexible spending accounts to pay for over-the-counter medications unless you get a prescription. These changes follow a handful of early benefits that debuted in 2010. Already adult children are allowed to remain on their parents #8217 policies until the age of 26 for example and insurers can no longer cancel coverage when people get sick except in cases of fraud . The following are nine health law changes to take note of this year. 1. Will you get an insurance rebate Starting this year health insurers must spend at least 80 percent of their premiums on medical care or face the possibility of giving rebates to consumers. The rule applies to policies purchased by individuals who don #8217 t get coverage through work and for many policies offered by employers. For policies sold to large employers insurers must hit an 85 percent spending target. Self-insured employers are exempt from the rule. The goal is to pressure insurers to restrain profits and administrative costs such as overhead marketing and executive salaries. But insurers probably wont be issuing too many rebates which would go out in 2012. Of the 75 million people who have insurance that is covered under the rule the government estimates that 9 million will be eligible for a rebate in 2012. Thats because many insurers reach those target levels now and the ones that dont may adjust so they meet the spending limits. Other insurers may drop out of the market. Under another part of the law regulators have proposed that beginning July 1 premium increases of 10 percent or more be subject to additional review by states and the federal government. Insurers would have to publicly disclose some of the data supporting their requests such as how much theyre paying for medical services. The review would determine if the increase is considered unreasonable. Some state regulators have authority to deny an increase but the law does not grant that power to the federal government. The proposed rule would affect policies sold to individuals and small businesses. 2. Lower Rx costs for seniors Prescription drug costs could shrink $700 for a typical Medicare beneficiary in 2011 as the law begins to close the notorious doughnut hole the gap in prescription coverage when millions of seniors must pay full price at the pharmacy according to the seniors group AARP. The National Council on Aging estimates the savings could reach $1 800 for some. Starting in January drug companies will give seniors 50 percent off brand drugs while in the gap excluding those low-income people who already get subsidies. Generics will also be cheaper. #8220 It #8217 s quite significant #8221 said AARP #8217 s John Rother. #8220 People stop filling prescriptions when they hit the doughnut hole. #8221 The National Council on Aging estimates that about 4 million Medicare beneficiaries will face the gap this year. 3. It has how many calories How many calories are in that Outback Steakhouse #8217 s blooming onion 1 551 Or Pizzeria Uno #8217 s individual-size Chicago style deep-dish pizza 2 310 . Beginning soon after the Food and Drug Administration finalizes rules in 2011 chain restaurants with 20 or more locations and owners of 20 or more vending machines will have to display calorie information on menus menu boards and drive-thru signs. Restaurants must also provide diners with a brochure that includes detailed nutritional information like the fat content of their dishes. Consumer advocate Jeff Cronin of the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest says it will put #8220 eating into context. #8221 4. Higher Medicare Premiums Medicare premiums in 2011 will take a bigger bite from wealthier beneficiaries. Since 2007 this group has paid more than the standard premium for Part B which covers physician and outpatient services. But the income threshold was indexed to prevent inflation from moving more people into the affected group. The health law freezes the threshold at the current level incomes of $85 000 or above for individuals and $170 000 for couples. With that step beneficiaries paying higher premiums will rise from 2.4 million in 2011 to 7.8 million in 2019 according to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation. KHN is part of the foundation. Their monthly premiums this year will be between $161.50 and $369.10 while the standard premium will be $115.40. Also premiums for Medicare Part D which covers prescription drugs for the first time will be linked to income. The thresholds will be the same as those for Part B and will not be linked to inflation. About 1.2 million beneficiaries will pay the income-related Part D premium this year rising to 4.2 million beneficiaries in 2019. 6. Restrictions on medical savings accounts Consumers with flexible spending accounts FSAs in which pre-tax income can be used for medical purchases can no longer spend the money on over-the-counter drugs including ones that treat fevers or allergies and acne unless they have a doctor #8217 s prescription. The new restrictions which lawmakers included in the health overhaul to raise more revenue also apply to health reimbursement arrangements HRAs health savings accounts HSAs and Archer medical savings accounts MSAs . Starting this year those with HSA or MSA accounts who spend money inappropriately will not only owe taxes on it but also face a tax penalty of 20 percent double what it was. For all pre-tax accounts medical devices such as eyeglasses and crutches and co-pays and deductibles still qualify for the accounts. Insulin obtained without a prescription is also eligible. 6. Bolstering seniors #8217 access to primary care Medicare is bumping up payments for primary care by 10 percent from Jan. 1 through the end of 2015. It #8217 s an incentive for doctors and others who specialize in primary care including nurses nurse practitioners and physician assistants to see the swelling numbers of seniors and disabled people covered by the program. Health practitioners will qualify for the bonus only if 60 percent or more of the services they provide are for primary care. General surgeons also will receive an increase if theyre practicing in areas where there are doctor shortages. Experts agree there #8217 s a growing shortage of primary care providers a big problem considering that the health law is expected to expand coverage to 32 million more Americans by 2019. The bonus won #8217 t cure the problem but many see it as a start. #8220 It #8217 s significant but it #8217 s not the end all #8221 said Dr. Roland Goertz president of the American Academy of Family Physicians emphasizing that the bonus will end in 2015. 7. Staying healthy Several provisions of the law promote prevention of disease especially for seniors. Medicare enrollees will be able to get many preventive health services such as vaccinations and cancer screenings for free starting in January. Specifically the law eliminates any cost-sharing such as copayments or deductibles for Medicare-covered preventive services that are recommended rated A or B by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force . Also starting in January Medicare beneficiaries can get a free annual #8220 wellness exam #8221 from their doctors who will set up a #8220 personalized prevention plan #8221 for them. The plan includes a review of the individuals #8217 medical history and a screening schedule for the next decade. The law also eliminates any cost sharing for the #8220 Welcome to Medicare #8221 physical exam which previously included a 20 percent co-pay. And people working for small employers will get some help. The law authorizes the federal government to issue grants totaling $200 million for companies with fewer than 100 workers that start wellness programs focused on nutrition smoking cessation physical fitness and stress management. 8. Trimming Medicare Advantage The health law puts the squeeze on private health plans that provide Medicare coverage to about a quarter of beneficiaries. Payment for these Medicare Advantage plans is being restructured. Rates this year will be frozen at 2010 levels and lower rates will be phased in beginning in 2012. Medicare says the reductions are fair because the plans are paid $1 000 more per person on average than the traditional fee-for-service program spends on a typical senior. Dan Mendelson president and CEO of Avalere Health a consulting firm based in Washington says some plans will respond by cutting ancillary benefits such as vision and dental care. But he calls this #8220 a transition year #8221 and says more significant changes will come in 2012 when in addition to the rate reductions the government begins offering bonuses to top-performing Advantage plans based on quality measurements. 9. Fighting hospital infections About 1.7 million patients pick up life-threatening but preventable infections at hospitals according to a study earlier this year in the Archives of Internal Medicine. In July Medicaid will say #8220 enough. #8221 The federal government which shares the cost of this program for the poor with states will stop paying for treatment of some hospital-acquired infections. The Medicare program for the elderly and disabled and many private insurers already ban payments for treating many of these infections. Category Health Care Bill - Washington Insurance Company News - California Blog Bookmark Digg del.icio.us Stumbleupon Redit it Archives Select Month June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 Sign up for our Newsletter Email Address * First Name * Last Name * * = required field copy 2011 Health Insurance Brokers. All Rights Reserved. 333 W. California Blvd #110 Pasadena CA 91105 626-797-4618 SEARCH Home About Us Current Issue Past Issues Health Care Reform Discussions Subscribe Advertise Reprints and Permissions Submit an Article A journalist by trade and training John Finnegan Jr. Ph.D. was an unlikely choice to head public health at the University of Minnesota. Photo by Richard Anderson Back to Table of Contents June 2010 Pulse Public Health’s Head Cheerleader As dean of the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health John Finnegan has helped make the school one of the best in the country and he’s been its biggest booster along the way. John Finnegan Jr. Ph.D. is holding court over coffee. Seated at the center of a conference table on the 11th floor of the University of Minnesota’s Mayo building and flanked by about 25 faculty staff members and students from the School of Public Health’s Environmental Sciences Division he talks about budget and governance—two subjects that might seem arcane to some but affect every member of this group. What is going to happen to the school in light of the university’s $132.2 million budget shortfall And what will be the effect of the impending change of leadership at the Academic Health Center the umbrella organization under which the school sits All eyes are on Dean Finnegan during this informal meeting—something he often holds with staff and students from the school’s four divisions to keep up with their concerns. When asked about the budget situation he keeps the tone upbeat explaining that he doesn’t want to see destroyed what they have worked so hard to create a school that has the third-largest student body of all public health schools in the United States and a top-10 designation in the U.S. News and World Report ranking of public health schools. “And we’re still the best deal ” he says of the fact that the school has the fourth-lowest tuition cost among the top-10-ranked schools. Whether speaking to members of his team or those on the outside the gregarious Finnegan is an unabashed cheerleader for the School of Public Health. “Anything to promote my school ” he says wryly before sitting down to an interview. And promote the school he does. During the last week of April he spoke at the veterinary school commencement about the joint DVM/MPH program—the largest one in the country served on a panel at a summit on women and heart disease and helped host a delegation from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet. Talking to Finnegan it’s clear that he’s passionate about more than just the school. He wants to elevate public health itself. That’s why he’ll provide the opening remarks at the school’s annual public health film festival serve on a health care reform panel with Sen. Al Franken greet former Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders M.D. at a fundraiser for the university’s program in human sexuality hold a recognition ceremony for public health leaders in the community who mentor students or serve as guest lecturers or research partners or fitting with his open-door policy sit down any time with faculty or students to discuss their ideas for new projects or career options. “If there’s a hallmark of my role here as dean it is to in a much more systematic fashion raise the visibility of public health—not just my school but public health.” For Finnegan doing so means viewing health through a wide-angle lens—looking at ways public policy agriculture business education transportation and the health sciences can work together. For that reason the School of Public Health has increasingly extended its research hand to others within the university. “I don’t think there’s a college or school that we haven’t collaborated with in some way shape or form ” he says adding that the fact that the school’s faculty and staff are in 10 different buildings scattered across campus makes it likely that “everybody on campus knows somebody in public health.” School officials have also reached out to community clinics in the Twin Cities the Minnesota Department of Health and local public health departments even institutions outside the United States. “Interdisciplinary interprofessional collaborative research partnerships to me that’s what public health is ” Finnegan explains. Accidental Career In many ways Finnegan is living his own definition. Unlike other deans of public health schools in the United States Finnegan has no formal training in the discipline. The son of a St. Paul newspaper editor he studied English at the University of St. Thomas earned a master’s degree in journalism and mass communication at the University of Minnesota and had a brief career as a reporter. While pursuing his doctorate at the university in the early 1980s his dissertation was on the development of defamation law in the 19th century Finnegan was approached by F. Gerald Kline Ph.D. then director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication about getting involved in a research project aimed at preventing heart disease. Kline who was co-investigator with Henry Blackburn M.D. head of epidemiology in the School of Public Health needed someone with professional media experience to help craft messages. “When Jerry came to me and laid out this huge project one of three big community trials funded by the NIH I thought about it for two minutes and jumped on it ” Finnegan says. “In those days there were not many people who were doing health and communications or looking at media applications and public health promotion and prevention.” In fact public health communication back then was in Finnegan’s words “very medical very nonaudience-focused.” He recalls frustrating discussions with a nutritionist about how people needed to know which foods were good and bad for them rather than—he rolls his eyes and grimaces when he says this—“the molecular difference between monosaturated polyunsaturated and saturated fats.” “When you translate scientific information for the public they don’t need to know everything you know in order to improve their lives ” he explains. Finnegan’s work with the Minnesota Heart Health Program led to other campaigns to prevent adolescent alcohol use tobacco use and cancer as well as one to teach people how to recognize the signs of a heart attack in order to encourage them to get to the hospital sooner. His skills as a communicator won him and a media group he assembled a number of awards including a 1998 Aurora for a documentary on heart attack survivors. He now jokes about mounting the gold-winged trophy he keeps in his office to the hood of his car. “What we were doing back in the ’80s set a new professional standard for communication in public health campaigns ” he says. That work led to a faculty appointment in the division of epidemiology in 1985. In 1998 Finnegan was named associate dean for academic affairs. “One thing leads to another and they keep finding new jobs for you ” he says with a grin. In 2005 a year after the departure of Mark Becker Ph.D. who served as dean for less than four years he was chosen from a field of 60 candidates to become the seventh leader in the school’s history. “The school was on the right trajectory ” says Frank Cerra M.D. who heads the Academic Health Center of the work Becker had done. “But it needed John’s leadership and personal skills to continue to move it forward.” Finnegan came into the job with a very specific agenda to grow the school and the faculty and to invest in new areas of research. At the time the school had 92 faculty members 350 students and a reputation as a research institute. Education was considered a sideline. “When I took this job one of the phrases I used to use is ‘We are not going to become the Rodney Dangerfield school of public health that gets no respect ’” Finnegan says. In order to figure out how to increase the size of the school—and raise its national eminence—Finnegan turned to his faculty asked them which areas they felt should be emphasized then went to bat to get the resources his team needed. “He was open to allowing us not only to do as division heads what we think are the right things to do but to create real support around what we see as the vision for the school ” says Bernard Harlow Ph.D. head of the school’s epidemiology and community health division whom Finnegan hired away from Harvard in 2005. Those meetings led to investments in obesity research heart disease prevention public health genomics social epidemiology the study of factors associated with good and bad health such as poverty and health disparities information management the school is home to the Research Data Assistance Center which provides Medicare and Medicaid data for research studies and the State Health Access Data Assistance Center which helps states monitor insurance coverage and prevention of HIV/AIDS. “That’s not easy to do in a conservative political environment ” he says of HIV/AIDS research. They also prompted Finnegan to reach out to the professional public health community in a more formal way. This year he brought together the executive teams from the school and from the Minnesota Department of Health to talk about collaborating on research and translating the work being done at the university into programs that improve people’s lives. He hopes to have such meetings every year. Staff and students are now involved in projects at community clinics in St. Paul and North Minneapolis aimed at reducing health disparities among Latinos and African Americans helping the residents of Albert Lea live longer and assisting federal health officials in solving conundrums such as a salmonella outbreak that was traced to jalapeno peppers. The school also has established relationships with institutions in Africa Asia and South and Central America. “We’re not into Antarctica yet ” Finnegan says with a chuckle. Swimming Upstream Through these efforts Finnegan has accomplished his goal of growing the school. Today it boasts 135 faculty members with several more to be added by the end of 2010 has the sixth-highest NIH funding ranking among schools of public health and has a total enrollment of 1 500 students. “We’ve grown and become very successful even during a very difficult economic period ” says Harlow who has been able to hire 10 new faculty members in the last five years in order to strengthen the division’s infectious diseases reproductive health and women’s health programs. “By virtue of Dean Finnegan’s support it allowed me to make the types of changes that have created a great place for us to be doing teaching and research.” Finnegan’s challenge will be to maintain such momentum—a tall order given the university’s current financial quandary. “The state’s support of the university is expected to drop from $700 million a year to about $400 million a year by 2012-13. “That’s a 43 percent drop—that’s enormous ” Finnegan says. He predicts those cuts will hurt more than just his programs. “One way to look at it is that for every dollar the state invests in my school I bring back $10 in extramural grant funding. And that’s jobs to look at it rather crassly.” Yet even as he considers how his school can survive such cuts he maintains his upbeat tone—and his collegial approach. “I never look at these as zero-sum gains where if medicine gains we lose or if pharmacy gains we must lose. You have to get away from strategies of scarcity and focus on strategies of abundance ” he says keeping the big picture in focus. “And the only way you can get strategies of abundance is if medicine public health and all of the health sciences leverage one another. It can’t be about our little empires and our fiefdoms. It’s gotta be about improving human health.”— Kim Kiser 1300 Godward St. NE Suite 2500 Minneapolis MN 55413 - Phone 612 378-1875 - Fax 612 378-3875 We welcome your comments and suggestions about this site. Please contact mma@mnmed.org . . . Kiwi Polemicist August 4 2009 • Why does Obama want to eliminate private health insurance via Single Payer/Universal Health Care Filed under Marxism/Socialism Politics #8212 Tags barack obama classical liberalism communist manifesto health insurance Marxism new zealand public health care Single Payer socialism Universal Health Care #8212 Kiwi Polemicist @ 2 01 pm The comments button is at the bottom right of this post. Barack Obama wants to eliminate private health insurance via his Single Payer/Universal Health Care system. In his own words This begs two questions What does a Single Payer/Universal Health Care system mean for Americans Why does Barack Obama want to eliminate private health insurance 1- gt What does a Single Payer/Universal Health Care system mean for Americans It means death and misery because the government will decide what treatment people will be allowed to have. It will mean having government staff viewing your private medical records. It will mean a reduction in the quality of health care you receive because the government wants to keep costs down and paltry payments from the government will mean that hospitals will be unable to afford new equipment new treatments good staffing levels and so on private health care encourages these things because competition encourages hospitals to provide the best possible care and in a free market system hospitals will supply what patients demand and are willing to pay for . I live in a country where all but a few medical services are #8220 provided #8221 by the state so I know what universal health means. Also have a look at this from Bloomberg The bill’s health rules will affect “every individual in the United States” 445 454 479 . Your medical treatments will be tracked electronically by a federal system. Having electronic medical records at your fingertips easily transferred to a hospital is beneficial. It will help avoid duplicate tests and errors. But the bill goes further. One new bureaucracy the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology will monitor treatments to make sure your doctor is doing what the federal government deems appropriate and cost effective. The goal is to reduce costs and “guide” your doctor’s decisions 442 446 . These provisions in the stimulus bill are virtually identical to what Tom Daschle prescribed in his 2008 book “Critical What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis.” According to Daschle doctors have to give up autonomy and “learn to operate less like solo practitioners.” Keeping doctors informed of the newest medical findings is important but enforcing uniformity goes too far. New Penalties Hospitals and doctors that are not “meaningful users” of the new system will face penalties. “Meaningful user” isn’t defined in the bill. That will be left to the HHS secretary who will be empowered to impose “more stringent measures of meaningful use over time” 511 518 540-541 What penalties will deter your doctor from going beyond the electronically delivered protocols when your condition is atypical or you need an experimental treatment The vagueness is intentional. In his book Daschle proposed an appointed body with vast powers to make the “tough” decisions elected politicians won’t make. The stimulus bill does that and calls it the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research 190-192 . The goal Daschle’s book explained is to slow the development and use of new medications and technologies because they are driving up costs. He praises Europeans for being more willing to accept “hopeless diagnoses” and “forgo experimental treatments ” and he chastises Americans for expecting too much from the health-care system. Daschle #8217 s arrogance is breathtaking he wants to slow life-saving human creativity and wealth generation in order to reduce costs something that will be impossible when the government is running the health care system . Imagine if the UK government had done the same thing in 1959 and slowed down car development at a time when cars looked like this This is a Ford Prefect 100E from 1959. The heater was an optional extra the vacuum wipers got slower as you went faster and 0-60mph took 32 seconds in my experience these were pretty awful cars. Why would anyone want to slow down human creativity and innovation Presumably Daschle is wealthy enough to avoid the effect of his own policies. Presumably he would not like being forced to forgo experimental treatments if he had terminal cancer. Heaven forbid that he should descend from his ivory tower and share a four-bed hospital room with the hoi polloi. 2- gt Why does Barack Obama want to eliminate private health insurance I believe that Obama is a fundamentalist Marxist and that eliminating private health insurance is part of his Marxist plan to give the state/himself more power and wealth. In the Communist Manifesto Marx and Engels described the steps for a transition from socialism to communism We have seen above that the first step in the revolution by the working class is to raise the proletariat to the position of ruling class to win the battle of democracy. The proletariat will use its political supremacy to wrest by degree all capital from the bourgeoisie that's Obama's desire to tax the wealthy to centralise all instruments of production in the hands of the State Single Payer/Universal Health Care is a step towards this as are the bailouts where the state ends up owning part of the company i.e. of the proletariat organised as the ruling class and to increase the total productive forces as rapidly as possible. Of course in the beginning this cannot be effected except by means of despotic inroads on the rights of property and on the conditions of bourgeois production by means of measures therefore which appear are economically insufficient and untenable e.g. Single Payer/Universal Health Care TARP - Toxic Asset Recovery Program cash for clunkers bailouts of bankrupt companies etc. but which in the course of the movement outstrip themselves necessitate further inroads upon the old social order and are unavoidable as a means of entirely revolutionising the mode of production. These measures will of course be different in different countries. Nevertheless in most advanced countries the following will be pretty generally applicable. 1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes. 2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax Obama's plan to make the wealthy pay more tax . 3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance. 4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels. 5. Centralisation of credit in the hands of the state by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly. 6. Centralisation of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State. 7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the State see above the bringing into cultivation of waste-lands and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan. 8. Equal liability of all to work. Establishment of industrial armies especially for agriculture. 9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries gradual abolition of all the distinction between town and country by a more equable distribution of the populace over the country. 10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children’s factory labour in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production amp c amp c. Here I have only highlighted those points which pertain to Obama #8217 s health care #8220 reforms #8221 but in fact much of what is recommended in the Communist Manifesto has been accomplished in the USA and other countries click here for details Remember the Marxist/Communist utopia was a fiction false advertising to justify immoral acts like Obama #8217 s and those described in the Manifesto. Summary Barack Obama wants to eliminate private health insurance via his Single Payer/Universal Health Care system Single Payer/Universal Health Care will mean death misery loss of privacy loss of choice and all-round inferior health care for Americans Single Payer/Universal Health Care will control how doctors treat their patients Single Payer/Universal Health Care is intended to slow down human creativity and wealth generation e.g. new medicines and medical technologies that can save lives Barack Obama is following the game plan laid out in the Communist Manifesto What do you think about Obama #8217 s plan for state-controlled health care and the points that I have raised here Hat tip LRC ~~~~~~~~~~ Share this StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Comments 6 Like Be the first to like this post. 6 Comments raquo I am 58 years young and I see a lot of misguided people due to the money allocated to dupe the soap box wanna bees. They jump on the band wagon that has the most and loudest speakers. They want to cheer lead the rich. They seem like they are right. After all I see their side on tv all of the time. Study before you sing the Doctors pill pushers and insurance companies and the rich song. You are being duped by money and an old game. The loudest is right Right At least if you were a lobbyist you would be getting paid almost a million dollars a day. But you do it for free. Why By so many appearing to be against his plan Obama already has to give up some of what he is fighting for. “The majority of the people. You” Wake up before you mess it all up. Be a Robin Hood if you want attention. Do you want to be a cheerleader and get noticed guys Then wear a dress. Everyone will then notice you. I personally like the intelligent ones that studied before making a judgment and portraying themselves as a champion. We all stand to lose a Hugh opportunity. We lost it once when Clinton tried and lost. Don’t do it again. Study first. It is very important. Comment by sunnyspotrealtynet #8212 August 4 2009 @ 5 05 pm Reply sunnyspotrealtynet I am not singing the #8220 the Doctors pill pushers and insurance companies and the rich song #8221 . I #8217 m singing the #8220 personal freedom song #8221 freedom to choose health insurers and health providers freedom from government control of what treatment people will and will not receive freedom from government surveillance of private health information. Comment by Kiwi Polemicist #8212 August 4 2009 @ 6 43 pm Reply ... Why does Obama want to eliminate private health insurance via Single Payer/Universal Health Care ... Pingback by Doctor-Bullies Flourish In Public/State Hospitals laquo Kiwi Polemicist #8212 August 28 2009 @ 3 45 pm Reply I highly doubt he would do that Comment by Omar #8212 November 11 2009 @ 9 08 pm Reply Omar if you doubt that Obama wants to get rid of private health care I suggest that you watch the video again starting at 0 50. Comment by Kiwi Polemicist #8212 November 13 2009 @ 7 19 am Reply You know I have watched it. And for the most part it #8217 s just snippets here and there. What if we had policemen and trash collection as an industry not government-appointed whatsoever. If he were trying to un-privatize those frown-ies would call him crazy and a socialist. You are not #8220 free #8221 hospitals already receive government funding and accept patients unable to pay through the government money. Whether you like it or not through your taxes you are already paying for public schools county colleges city taxes and county hospitals. Comment by Omar #8212 December 10 2009 @ 12 13 am Reply RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here... Guest Log In Log In Log In Email Your email address will not be published. Name Website Please log in to WordPress to post a comment to your blog. You are commenting using your Twitter account. 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