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Report on program to develop, test nasally delivered H5N1 vaccine filed with Japan's MHLW

Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc., announced that it has received a report, prepared by Hideki Hasegawa, M.D. Ph.D., Director, Laboratory of Infectious Disease Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Disease, that summarizes the results of a three year Japanese government funded program to develop and test a nasally delivered H5N1 (Avian Flu) vaccine which, when coupled with Ampligen®, an experimental therapeutic, provided a robust and long lasting immune response to the vaccine.

12 Jul 2010

Researchers explore range of potential new fuel sources in nature

On the long and difficult road toward a carbon-neutral source of transportation fuels, the U.S. Department of Energy is pursuing a diversified approach. This effort involves exploring a range of potential new fuel sources in nature: from plants that may serve as cellulosic feedstocks-fast-growing trees and perennial grasses on land-to oil-producing organisms in aquatic and other environments, such as algae and bacteria.

12 Jul 2010

AOL News reports on challenges of global spread of drug-resistant TB

AOL News examines health officials' concerns about the world-wide spread of drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis, focusing on the U.S. and Mexico.

12 Jul 2010

Resident nurses find tough search for jobs post-graduation

Though a national shortage of nurses is taking hold, newly minted resident nurses are having a hard time finding jobs as the economy struggles, "delaying the retirement of experienced nurses," USA Today reports.

12 Jul 2010

FASEB urges LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee to increase NIH budget to $37 billion

FASEB President William T. Talman, M.D. today sent a letter to the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee urging that the budget for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) be $37 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2011. "The opportunities for continued progress have never been greater, but we need adequate resources to ensure that progress is not curtailed," Talman stated.

9 Jul 2010

American, Canadian officials discuss global health developments at recent G8, G20 summits

The recent G8 summit in Canada's Muskoka region took an important step forward in improving maternal and child health in developing countries, Canadian and American officials said at a forum Wednesday in Washington, DC.

9 Jul 2010

45% of high school-age students not considering career in healthcare and science fields

Despite the projected need for healthcare practitioners at all levels in a challenging job market, nearly half of high school-age students (45 percent of 13 to 18 year-olds) are not considering pursuing a career in healthcare and science fields. The news comes as a result of a recent survey conducted online by Harris Interactive for University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.

8 Jul 2010

Nurses file unfair practice charge with SLRC against Cambridge Health Alliance

The registered nurses of the Cambridge Hospital campus of the Cambridge Health Alliance have filed an unfair practice charge with the State Labor Relations Commission (SLRC) against the hospital for its refusal to engage in good faith negotiations with the nurses in their effort to reach agreement on a new union contract.

8 Jul 2010

Zanett closes $20.6M in new contracts for second-quarter 2010

Zanett, Inc. announced today that Q-2 2010 was a record quarter for the firm with respect to the rate of contracts closed in a quarterly period. Between the period of April 1, 2010 and June 30, 2010, over $20.6 million in new business has been closed. This amount is comprised of 50 different customers, with the largest customer being responsible for a $7.5 million mandate previously announced.

8 Jul 2010

Testimony on importance of addressing health literacy in healthcare communications released

Health Dialog today released testimony on the importance of addressing health literacy in healthcare communications. The testimony was presented before the ERISA Advisory Council during a hearing on July 1, 2010. The council advises the U.S. Secretary of Labor on a number of employee benefits-related issues.

7 Jul 2010

Labor pushes in Mass. and Minn.; Nurses struggle with job hunt despite shortage

Massachusetts's largest health care union is going to try to pull workers at Boston's leading medical centers: Massachusetts General, Brigham and Women's, Beth Israel Deaconess and Tufts hospitals, The Boston Globe reports. The union, led by Veronica Turner since last month, forged a deal in 2009 with Caritas Christi Health Care that gave 3,000 employees raises and bonuses.

7 Jul 2010

Emergency room visits increase in Mass., plus more hospital news

The Boston Globe: In Massachusetts, "[t]he number of people visiting hospital emergency rooms has climbed … despite the enactment of nearly universal health insurance that some hoped would reduce expensive emergency department use. According to state data released last week, emergency room visits rose by 9 percent from 2004 to 2008, to about 3 million visits a year.

7 Jul 2010

Debate over the ill effects of wind turbines on health

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) studied the purported ill effects of the wind turbines on health before reporting that there was no evidence that the turbines' low frequency noise or shadow flicker made people ill.

6 Jul 2010

Metabolon unveils novel approach to identify patients at preterm delivery risk

Metabolon, Inc., the leader in global metabolism, biomarker discovery and analysis, announces the publication of "Metabolomics in premature labor: a novel approach to identify patients at risk for preterm delivery", in The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine.

3 Jul 2010

Nissay Information Technology and IBM Japan to build cloud development and test environment

Nissay Information Technology and IBM Japan today announced they will jointly build a cloud-based development and test environment to create mission critical Web systems for Nippon Life Insurance (NISSAY). The project launched in May 2010, with the test and development environment expected to go live in September 2010.

3 Jul 2010

Best practices issued to help hospitals manage challenging repercussions of healthcare reform legislation

API Healthcare, the leader in healthcare-specific workforce management solutions, today issued a set of best practices to help hospitals of all sizes effectively prepare for and manage the challenging repercussions of healthcare reform legislation. Industry experts expect this legislation to generate millions of new patients, create a severe nursing shortage and have a significant financial impact on hospitals and other healthcare providers.

1 Jul 2010

GOP objecting to management of health fund for 9/11 workers

As the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee holds a hearing Tuesday on a proposed fund to cover additional health care costs for first responders to the 9/11 attacks, Senate Republicans are planning to take issue with the management of the fund, CongressDaily reports.

30 Jun 2010

Ambulance services to improve in Victoria promises Health Minister

With increasing concern over ambulance services Health Minister Daniel Andrews has admitted that there are gaps in Victoria’s ambulance services and once new paramedics arrive the problem will be addressed under the government's regional ambulance policy.

29 Jun 2010

Chronic migraine sufferers experience greater LPT in workplace

A new analysis from the American Migraine Prevalence and Prevention Study, one of the largest longitudinal studies of headache, indicates that employees suffering from Chronic Migraine (CM) experience increased lost productive time (LPT) in the workplace.

29 Jun 2010

OrSense presents NBM 200 non-invasive Hb measurement system at XXXIst International Congress of ISBT

OrSense Ltd., developer of monitors for non-invasive measurements of various blood parameters, announced today at the XXXIst International Congress of the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT), in Berlin, Germany, the presentation of NBM 200, a non-invasive hemoglobin (Hb) measurement system for various hematological applications including anemia monitoring, hemorrhage detection and pre-donation screening.

29 Jun 2010

Labor News and Research

Report on program to develop, test nasally delivered H5N1 vaccine filed with Japan's MHLW

Researchers explore range of potential new fuel sources in nature

AOL News reports on challenges of global spread of drug-resistant TB

Resident nurses find tough search for jobs post-graduation

FASEB urges LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee to increase NIH budget to $37 billion

American, Canadian officials discuss global health developments at recent G8, G20 summits

45% of high school-age students not considering career in healthcare and science fields

Nurses file unfair practice charge with SLRC against Cambridge Health Alliance

Zanett closes $20.6M in new contracts for second-quarter 2010

Testimony on importance of addressing health literacy in healthcare communications released

Labor pushes in Mass. and Minn.; Nurses struggle with job hunt despite shortage

Emergency room visits increase in Mass., plus more hospital news

Debate over the ill effects of wind turbines on health

Metabolon unveils novel approach to identify patients at preterm delivery risk

Nissay Information Technology and IBM Japan to build cloud development and test environment

Best practices issued to help hospitals manage challenging repercussions of healthcare reform legislation

GOP objecting to management of health fund for 9/11 workers

Ambulance services to improve in Victoria promises Health Minister

Chronic migraine sufferers experience greater LPT in workplace

OrSense presents NBM 200 non-invasive Hb measurement system at XXXIst International Congress of ISBT

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Exploring the G:Box and for high-quality imaging

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