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Dermatologist addresses common parasitic infestations and latest treatment options at Academy Annual Meeting

If simply the thought of bedbugs, scabies and head lice makes you feel a little itchy, imagine how those affected by these common infestations feel when they learn what has been creeping around them and causing symptoms such as intense itching, red bite marks or irritated scalps.

5 Mar 2010

U.S. Vascular Access Holdings acquires National Vascular Care

Fresenius Medical Care, the world’s largest provider of dialysis services and products, today announced that its subsidiary, U.S. Vascular Access Holdings, LLC has completed the acquisition of National Vascular Care Inc.

4 Mar 2010

Scientists discover genetic cause of Quebec Platelet Disorder

For some Canadians, any cut such as from dental work or surgery can cause days or more of bleeding. Although they are not hemophiliacs, for some an ordinary bruise can balloon into the size of an orange.

4 Mar 2010

New Jersey hospital offers luxury with health, wellness

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on Virtua Health system's newly opened Health and Wellness Center in New Jersey, and calls it "the new face of luxury." The center was a $31 million investment by the non-profit group and it is expected to do well. "While many New Jersey hospitals grapple with barely-there operating margins and a national slowdown in construction, Virtua is growing.

4 Mar 2010

Acupuncture may reduce joint pain and stiffness caused by routine breast cancer therapy

A new study, led by researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, demonstrates that acupuncture may be an effective therapy for joint pain and stiffness in breast cancer patients who are being treated with commonly used hormonal therapies. Results were published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

4 Mar 2010

BioVex commences dosing in Phase 1 study of ImmunoVEX live attenuated genital herpes vaccine

BioVex Inc, a private biotechnology company developing new generation biologics for the treatment of cancer and prevention of infectious disease, announced today that the first subject had been dosed in the Phase 1 study of its live attenuated genital herpes vaccine, ImmunoVEXHSV2. The Phase 1 study is an open label ascending dose trial, assessing safety and immune response in healthy volunteers. The study is taking place in the UK at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London and will involve up to 42 already identified subjects.

4 Mar 2010

PHC opens ten-bed adolescent unit at SHBI in Nevada

PHC, Inc., d/b/a Pioneer Behavioral Health, a leading provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services, announced today that it opened a ten-bed adolescent unit at its Seven Hills Behavioral Institute (SHBI) in Henderson, Nevada.

4 Mar 2010

Sesame Workshop and AmeriChoice to develop bilingual education outreach program

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, and AmeriChoice, the UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company that provides health benefits for state and public programs, are partnering to develop a bilingual education outreach program aimed at helping low-income families make food choices that are affordable, nutritional and set the foundation for lifelong healthy habits.

4 Mar 2010

Cornerstone Therapeutics' fourth-quarter net revenues increase 48%

Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. today reported financial results for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2009.

4 Mar 2010

DVT Awareness In Motion: Educational program on the importance of preventative care for DVT

The Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis moves into action with the seventh national DVT Awareness Month by introducing DVT Awareness In Motion, a educational program designed to drive dialogue about the importance of preventative care for DVT via simple movements – that can be done anywhere and anytime.

4 Mar 2010

MediBid.com announces strategic partnership with Bumrungrad International

MediBid.com – The Marketplace for Medicine – today announced a strategic partnership with Bumrungrad International that will give patients using the MediBid.com portal access to the facility's world-class physicians on the growing list of US and international doctors and facilities joining MediBid including Perfection Makeover and Laser Center in Cancun, Mexico and Madras Joint Replacement in Chennai, India.

4 Mar 2010

Celldex Therapeutics reports net loss of $13.5M for fourth-quarter of 2009

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009. Celldex reported a net loss of $13.5 million, or $0.43 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to a net loss of $7.5 million, or $0.47 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2008.

4 Mar 2010

Inspire Pharmaceuticals reports net loss of $2.6 million for 2009 fourth quarter

Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009, reporting a net loss of $2.6 million or ($0.03) per share for the fourth quarter and a net loss of $40.0 million or ($0.60) per share for the full year.

4 Mar 2010

Anesthesiologists and health care responders' experience during Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan

The 2008 earthquake in the Sichuan province of China was among the deadliest in history, killing an estimated 69,000 individuals and leaving millions displaced. Anesthesiologists are critically important medical responders to such disasters, as they have the skills required to resuscitate and stabilize patients while their injuries are surgically treated.

4 Mar 2010

Valley Presbyterian Hospital announces opening of premier Amputation Prevention Center

Valley Presbyterian Hospital is proud to announce the planned red-carpet grand-opening on March 17th of its premier Amputation Prevention Center (APC), an integrated limb-preservation center that is one of the nation’s only facilities of its kind.

4 Mar 2010

SpePharm Holding acquires global rights to Savene from TopoTarget

SpePharm Holding, BV today announced the acquisition of the worldwide (with the exception of North and South America) rights to Savene® from TopoTarget A/S (Copenhagen, Denmark). As part of the acquisition SpePharm will also take on the European sales force of TopoTarget. Savene®, which has been marketed by TopoTarget since its approval by the EMEA in July 2006, is the only approved product for the treatment of extravasations, or leakage out of the blood stream, of certain commonly used anticancer drugs known as anthracyclines.

4 Mar 2010

Back injury can set you on your back and set you back financially

Whether you're doing heavy lifting as part of your "honey-do list" around the house or simply lifting groceries out of the car, a back injury can set you on your back (literally) and set you back financially. According to a tally of accident insurance claims submitted in 2009 to Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company, back sprain or strain was the number-one occurring injury.

4 Mar 2010

Healthcare advocates urge passage of SB 726 legislation to end California's growing healthcare disparities

Leading healthcare advocates and civil justice groups today urged legislators and Governor Schwarzenegger to pass SB 726 (Ashburn), legislation that would expand and extend a pilot program under the Medical Board of California, allowing hospitals in rural and low-income communities to directly employ needed physicians.

4 Mar 2010

Covidien enters into preferred vendor partnership with OSF Healthcare System

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products and recognized innovator of mechanical ventilation and respiratory care devices, today announced it has entered into a long-term, preferred vendor partnership with the Order of Saint Francis (OSF) Healthcare System, headquartered in Peoria, Ill. After using a mix of SPO2 technologies for more than eight years, the OSF Healthcare System recently standardized to OxiMax™ technology for all its pulse oximetry needs.

4 Mar 2010

Urinary catheterization of men and women: NAFC releases new consumer educational resource

The National Association For Continence (NAFC) has released a new consumer educational resource, focusing on catheterization procedures and care in the United States. The Urinary Catheterization of Men and Women pamphlet is the newest addition to NAFC's library of educational materials available to consumers seeking knowledge of management and treatment options for medical problems related to incontinence. It is also helpful as an educational supplement to nurses giving instructions to patients regarding their self-care.

4 Mar 2010

Hospital News and Research

Dermatologist addresses common parasitic infestations and latest treatment options at Academy Annual Meeting

U.S. Vascular Access Holdings acquires National Vascular Care

Scientists discover genetic cause of Quebec Platelet Disorder

New Jersey hospital offers luxury with health, wellness

Acupuncture may reduce joint pain and stiffness caused by routine breast cancer therapy

BioVex commences dosing in Phase 1 study of ImmunoVEX live attenuated genital herpes vaccine

PHC opens ten-bed adolescent unit at SHBI in Nevada

Sesame Workshop and AmeriChoice to develop bilingual education outreach program

Cornerstone Therapeutics' fourth-quarter net revenues increase 48%

DVT Awareness In Motion: Educational program on the importance of preventative care for DVT

MediBid.com announces strategic partnership with Bumrungrad International

Celldex Therapeutics reports net loss of $13.5M for fourth-quarter of 2009

Inspire Pharmaceuticals reports net loss of $2.6 million for 2009 fourth quarter

Anesthesiologists and health care responders' experience during Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan

Valley Presbyterian Hospital announces opening of premier Amputation Prevention Center

SpePharm Holding acquires global rights to Savene from TopoTarget

Back injury can set you on your back and set you back financially

Healthcare advocates urge passage of SB 726 legislation to end California's growing healthcare disparities

Covidien enters into preferred vendor partnership with OSF Healthcare System

Urinary catheterization of men and women: NAFC releases new consumer educational resource

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