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NBC Universal's 'Healthy At NBCU' to connect its health and wellness content with consumers

NBC Universal will unveil a new company-wide initiative today, "Healthy At NBCU," aimed at connecting consumers, employees and marketers with its breadth of health and wellness content. The announcement was made by Lauren Zalaznick, President NBC Universal Women and Lifestyle Entertainment Networks, who is spearheading the initiative.

15 Oct 2009

Managing Myeloma launches educational activities for multidisciplinary professionals

Managing Myeloma (www.ManagingMyeloma.com), an accredited educational initiative for multidisciplinary professionals, announces the launch of a series of regional continuing education activities to be held through October and November in five western states.

15 Oct 2009

IMS Health introduces IMS MIDAS Global Biologics

IMS Health, the world’s leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, today announced the launch of IMS MIDAS Global Biologics™, a powerful offering that enables the company’s clients to make more confident decisions as they assess opportunities in the fast-growing, $120 billion worldwide biologics market.

15 Oct 2009

LTC Hotline simplifies the process of long term care insurance

LTC Hotline -- a one-stop shopping center -- promises to simplify the process of finding the right long term care policy from the right carrier at the right price. "Traditionally," says Jonas Roeser, "consumers had to meet with an agent in person, or try to compare confusing quotes from multiple carriers.

15 Oct 2009

PCDC to provide long-term financing to community health centers in low-income areas

The Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC), with support from HSBC Bank USA (HSBC), today announced a New Markets Loan Fund - $40 million in low-cost, long-term financing to develop primary care centers in economically distressed communities throughout New York State.

15 Oct 2009

National Women's Law Center reports how insurance industry discriminates against women

The National Women's Law Center's (NWLC) groundbreaking report "Nowhere to Turn: How the Individual Health Insurance Market Fails Women," first released in September 2008, brought to light how the insurance industry discriminates against women.

15 Oct 2009

Delays contribute to unnecessary ER visits and additional imaging services in symptomatic gallstone treatment

Getting patients to the operating room more quickly could cut by half the amount paid for hospital treatment of painful gallstones, researchers reported today at the 2009 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.

15 Oct 2009

Cost saving benefit faces eventual elimination without relief

Despite Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) support of President Obama's pledge not to raise taxes on the middle class, the House of Representatives is now considering -- outside of the normal legislative process -- adopting provisions approved yesterday by the Senate Finance Committee that would drastically restrict the use of flexible spending accounts (FSAs) in order to help pay for health care reform.

15 Oct 2009

Layoffs, privatization may not help people struggling with substance abuse

The union which represents employees at the District of Columbia's Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration (APRA) called on the D.C. City Council to restore services to thousands of D.C. residents struggling with addiction.

15 Oct 2009

State Psychiatric Technicians welcome Senate study regarding Schwarzenegger’s furloughs on taxpayers

State-employed Psychiatric Technicians welcomed a new study issued today by the California State Senate outlining the negative effects of Governor Schwarzenegger’s furloughs on taxpayers and the state budget.

15 Oct 2009

BSA LifeStructures opens a new office in St. Louis

Architectural/engineering firm BSA LifeStructures, Inc. has opened a new office located at CityPlace in the St. Louis suburb of Creve Coeur.

15 Oct 2009

NAHC completes BlackBerry Report

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) today announced the completion of The BlackBerry® Report: The National State of the Home Care Industry Study.

15 Oct 2009

Genzyme ranked third on the global list for best employers

Genzyme Corporation announced today that scientists have again named the company a top employer in a survey ranking the reputations of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Genzyme is ranked third on the global list of 575 companies, the second consecutive year it has achieved this position. Genzyme placed among the top 10 of all biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies in the world for the seventh year in a row.

15 Oct 2009

Research to investigate and improve patient adherence to prescription drug therapies

CVS Caremark is sponsoring research to investigate patient adherence to prescription drug therapies and identify ways to increase adherence. Working with researchers from Harvard and Brigham and Women's Hospital, the company expects knowledge gained from the research will help health professionals better understand patient behavior and lead to developing programs that health care providers and pharmacies can use to improve medication adherence and ultimately help improve patient care and medical outcomes by avoiding costly hospital treatment.

15 Oct 2009

Health reform bill approved by finance panel, Snowe sides with Democrats

Kaiser Health News staff writers Eric Pianin and Mary Agnes Carey report on yesterday's Senate Finance Committee action.

15 Oct 2009

Pervasive Integration provides cost-effective data integration solution to healthcare companies

Pervasive Software Inc., a global value leader in embeddable data management and agile data integration software, is providing the flexible, cost-effective data integration required for challenging, increasingly regulated healthcare IT environments.

15 Oct 2009

Premier's corporate headquarters relocated in North Carolina

The Premier Inc. healthcare alliance today announced that it has relocated its corporate headquarters to Charlotte, N.C. Premier also has offices in San Diego, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.

15 Oct 2009

Innovative technologies and devices feature at AdvaMed 2009

The exhibit hall at AdvaMed 2009 on the third floor of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center is brimming with displays of cutting edge medical technology, organizations committed to the advancement of research and development in the MedTech industry, and innovative devices designed to improve the health and health care of people all over the world.

15 Oct 2009

Snowe's vote prompts speculation about broader bipartisan support

Democrats earned a single, coveted Republican vote for health reform legislation - from Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, - in the Senate Finance Committee, bringing them closer to the goal of bipartisan support, the Boston Globe reports

15 Oct 2009

New tips to defend against medical identity theft

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Assistant Attorney General Tony West will highlight the Obama Administration’s work to fight Medicare Fraud and release new tips and information to help seniors and Medicare beneficiaries deter, detect and defend against Medical identity theft.

15 Oct 2009

Healthcare News

NBC Universal's 'Healthy At NBCU' to connect its health and wellness content with consumers

Managing Myeloma launches educational activities for multidisciplinary professionals

IMS Health introduces IMS MIDAS Global Biologics

LTC Hotline simplifies the process of long term care insurance

PCDC to provide long-term financing to community health centers in low-income areas

National Women's Law Center reports how insurance industry discriminates against women

Delays contribute to unnecessary ER visits and additional imaging services in symptomatic gallstone treatment

Cost saving benefit faces eventual elimination without relief

Layoffs, privatization may not help people struggling with substance abuse

State Psychiatric Technicians welcome Senate study regarding Schwarzenegger’s furloughs on taxpayers

BSA LifeStructures opens a new office in St. Louis

NAHC completes BlackBerry Report

Genzyme ranked third on the global list for best employers

Research to investigate and improve patient adherence to prescription drug therapies

Health reform bill approved by finance panel, Snowe sides with Democrats

Pervasive Integration provides cost-effective data integration solution to healthcare companies

Premier's corporate headquarters relocated in North Carolina

Innovative technologies and devices feature at AdvaMed 2009

Snowe's vote prompts speculation about broader bipartisan support

New tips to defend against medical identity theft

Precision in every drop: Inside Hamilton’s syringe technology

Exploring the Future of Neuroscience Drug Discovery

Genomic conservation in Thailand's mangroves

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