Massachusetts Public Health Council Approves In-Store Health Clinics
Massachusetts Public Health Council approved in-store health clinics to be launched in the state.
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Efforts To Eliminate Racial, Ethnic Disparities In Health Care Show Lack Of Seriousness
Federal efforts to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health care are underfunded and indicate a lack of seriousness about accomplishing the goal.
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Mathematicians To Improve Medical Scans
Mathematicians have found that it is possible to gain full control of sound waves which could lead to improved medical scans for technology such as ultra sound machines.
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Physicians Want To Learn from Medical Mistakes
The perception that US doctors are unwilling to report medical errors and learn how to prevent them is untrue.
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Immunotherapy May Relieve Allergy Symptoms
Those who suffer from allergic asthma, rhinitis, conjunctivitis or stinging insect allergies may be good candidates to receive immunotherapy.
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Amarin To Start Trial With AMR101 In Age Associated Memory Impairment
Amarin Corporation has received the necessary regulatory and ethical approvals to commence a Phase IIa trial in Age Associated Memory Impairment with AMR101.
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Celltrion, CSL To Develop Monoclonal Antibody
Celltrion, CSL are signing an agreement for the development and supply of CSL 360, an experimental monoclonal antibody therapy for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.
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New York City's Death Rate Reaches Record Low
New York City's overall death rate reached a record low in 2006 in part because of a decrease in AIDS-related deaths.
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Patients Often 'Clam Up' On Questions About Surgeons
Many Web savvy patients today can ask a doctor about minute details of their circulatory system or cancer treatment, when it comes to asking the really tough, personal questions, they often clam up.
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WellPoint Launches Online Physician Ranking Guide
WellPoint launched an online physician ranking guide developed in partnership with Zagat Survey.
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Canadian Health Ministry Ban On Organ Donations From MSM
Regulation adopted by Health Canada bans organ donations from men who have sex with men.
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Specialty Hospitals Poorly Equipped To Handle Medical Emergencies
Physician-owned specialty hospitals are poorly equipped to handle emergency care.
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SYMLIN Pen-Injector Devices Now Available
Amylin Pharmaceuticals announced the availability of the SymlinPen 120 and the SymlinPen 60 pen-injector devices for administering SYMLIN (pramlintide acetate) injection.
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Sangart Initiates Study Of Hemospan In Chronic Critical Limb Ischemia
Sangart has started testing its lead product, Hemospan, in a Phase II clinical study involving chronic critical limb ischemia (CCLI) patients.
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Getting Real Scoop On Health Care
Eighty percent of all US adults -- more than 113 million people -- have gone online to seek out health care information.
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Positive Results Announced From Trial Of DG051 For Heart Attack Prevention
deCODE genetics announced positive topline results from its Phase IIa clinical trial for DG051, the company's leukotriene A4 hydrolase inhibitor being developed for the prevention of heart attack.
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Rigel Initiates Clinical Trial Of R348 For Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis
Rigel Pharmaceuticals has begun enrolling patients in a Phase 1 study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of R348, an orally available, potent inhibitor of Janus Kinase 3.
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Amarin Announces Successful Outcome Of Nasal Lorazepam Study
Amarin Corporation successfully completes preclinical proof of concept study using a novel nasal formulation of lorazepam.
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Wall Street Journal 'Missed the Mark' On Health Care Debate
Wall Street Journal opinion piece missed the mark on a number of key principles of the Healthy Americans Act ... and about the current debate on health reform.
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US Has Highest Rate Of Preventable Deaths
US has the highest rate of preventable deaths among 19 industrialized nations.
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Many Veterans Unaware They Qualify For Health Care
Many US veterans are unaware of health care, tax breaks, and other state and federal benefits they are entitled to.
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US Chamber Of Commerce Outlines Health Care Agenda For 2008
Thomas Donohue in his speech included discussion of the group's health care agenda in 2008.
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Male Circumcision Does Not Reduce Sexual Satisfaction
Male circumcision does not reduce levels of sexual desire, satisfaction or performance.
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Maxygen Announces Positive Progress In Phase Clinical Trial Of Novel PEG-GCSF
Maxygen announced positive progress in its Phase IIa trial of MAXY-G34 for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia.
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Trial To Measure Impact Of VIA-2291 To Reduce Vascular Inflammation
VIA Pharmaceuticals has enrolled the first patient in its Phase 2 clinical trial that utilizes FDG-PET to measure VIA-2291's ability to reduce vascular inflammation in treated patients.
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Study Indicates Decreasing Prescription Copayments Results In Increased Adherence For Patients With Chronic Diseases
Removing economic barriers to treatment for chronic conditions encourages patients to remain on recommended therapies.
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Survey Tool Helps Consumers Rate Experiences With Their Doctors
WellPoint is helping address an unmet need for peer-to-peer interaction among health care consumers.
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Surface Logix Achieves Objectives In Hypertension Clinical Trial
Surface Logix announced positive results in Phase 2a clinical trial of SLx-2101 in hypertension.
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Corthera Initiates Clinical Trial Of Relaxin In Acute Heart Failure
Corthera initiates patient enrollment in a Phase II clinical trial of Relaxin, a naturally occurring peptide hormone that is being developed for acute heart failure and other acute care illnesses.
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Nektar's Trial Evaluates Efficacy Of NKTR-118 For Opioid-Induced Bowel Dysfunction Treatment
Nektar Therapeutics starts Phase 2 study for NKTR-118, an oral treatment being developed to treat opioid-induced constipation and other clinical manifestations of opioid-induced bowel dysfunction.
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Screening For Problem Drinking Is Cost-Effective Clinical Preventive Service
Sreening for problem drinking is as cost-effective as some of the most used preventive services like childhood immunization, screening for colon cancer and hypertension, and taking aspirin to prevent stroke or heart attack.
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Trius Initiates Trial For Oxazolidinone Antibacterial Drug
Trius Therapeutics initiated first Phase 1 clinical trial of TR-701, an antibacterial drug candidate intended for treatment of patients with serious Gram-positive bacterial infections.
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Researchers Use Magnetism To Target Cells To Animal Arteries
Scientists have used magnetic fields and tiny iron-bearing particles to drive healthy cells to targeted sites in blood vessels.
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Positive Results Published Using AtriCure Minimally Invasive Products
22 patients with symptomatic, drug refractory, intermittent AF were followed for a minimum of one year with an average follow-up of eighteen months.
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Watson Announces Positive Results From Study Of Oxybutynin Topical Gel For Overactive Bladder Treatment
Watson Pharmaceuticals announced positive results from its Phase 3 study of oxybutynin topical gel (OTG) in patients with overactive bladder.
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Nationwide Crackdown Announced On Fraudulent Medicare Billing By Equipment Suppliers
Federal officials to announce a nationwide effort to combat fraudulent Medicare billing by medical equipment suppliers.
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Illinois Makes Little Progress In Publicly Releasing Hospital Quality Data
Illinois lawmakers in 2005 passed two laws designed to provide consumers with detailed information on hospital safety and performance.
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Presidential Candidates Discuss Health Care
Six Republican presidential candidates participated in a debate hosted by ABC News and Facebook during which they addressed health care and other issues.
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Florida Funding For Hospitals Could Be Affected By Proposed Property Tax Cuts
Proposed cuts to Florida property taxes could reduce funding for safety-net hospitals in fiscal year 2009.
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R7128 Achieves 85% Rapid Virologic Response For Chronic Hepatitis C Treatment
Pharmasset announces the preliminary results of a 4-week Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate two oral dose levels of R7128 in combination with Pegasys plus Copegus in 50 treatment-naive patients chronically infected with hepatitis C virus genotype 1.
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