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BioCube completes initial phase development of environmentally safe decontamination system

Spring Creek Capital Corporation (OTCBB: SCRK), a Nevada corporation, announced today that one of its portfolio companies, BioCube, Inc., has completed the initial phase of the development of an environmentally safe decontamination system, utilizing an aerosol-based delivery method of aqueous solution.

22 Oct 2009

The E3 Advantage educational healthcare webcast series to be sponsored by MEBS

MEBS, a leading provider of employee benefit services announced its sponsorship of the healthcare webcast series, “The E3 Advantage.” The next webcast will be on November 4th at 2 p.m. ET with the topic, “Looking into the Future of Healthcare” including “The Future of Pharmacy” presented by CVS Caremark. To attend, register at www.mebs.com.

22 Oct 2009

Smith & Nephew to present comprehensive portfolio of advanced wound management products at Annual Clinical Symposium

The Advanced Wound Management Division of Smith & Nephew, Inc., a subsidiary of Smith & Nephew Plc (LSE: SN; NYSE: SNN), announced today that clinicians will present a total of 20 clinical posters featuring its Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Systems and ALLEVYN(TM) AG, ALLEVYN AG Gentle, ACTICOAT(TM) and IODOSORB(TM) advanced wound dressings during the 24th Annual Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin and Wound Care's poster session. The poster session opens at 10:30am CT on October 23, 2009.

22 Oct 2009

Merge Healthcare's strategy to expand in China, to take part in China International Medical Equipment Fair

As a part of its ongoing strategic objective of expansion in China, Merge Healthcare (NASDAQ: MRGE) will be exhibiting at the China International Medical Equipment Fair, which will be held at the Chengdu Century City New International Convention & Exhibition Center, October 28 - 31, 2009.

22 Oct 2009

First-quarter fiscal 2010 results announced by Kensey Nash

Kensey Nash Corporation, a leading medical technology company that provides innovative solutions and technologies for a wide range of medical procedures, today reported the results for its first quarter ended September 30, 2009.

22 Oct 2009

Bristol-Myers Squibb reports strong sales and earnings growth for third quarter 2009

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today reported strong sales and earnings growth for the third quarter 2009.

22 Oct 2009

Illegal residents' view on healthcare status

The dissertation focuses on how individual non-citizens residing illegally in the country perceive their health status, what wishes they have regarding healthcare, and whether these wishes are fulfilled. The individual perspective is used instead of the more common concepts of health and healthcare needs, which are based more on the care-giver perspective.

22 Oct 2009

Helix Hearing Care Centre's initiative to increase hearing healthcare awareness

Helix Hearing Care Centre, a subsidiary of Lifestyle Hearing Corporation, has recently signed a sponsorship agreement with the Ottawa Senators. They are now the Official Hearing Care Company of one of Canada's most-loved hockey teams.

22 Oct 2009

Ansell Healthcare to demonstrate its latest barrier protective innovations at the Arab Health 2010

Ansell Healthcare, a global leader in barrier protective solutions, is the developer of the Gammex(R) medical gloves, a series acclaimed by surgeons worldwide for its exceptional combination of high protection and comfort levels.

22 Oct 2009

Drugs affecting the central nervous system effective against fibromyalgia, study finds

People suffering from fibromyalgia have reduced activity in the parts of the brain that inhibit the experience of pain. Drugs that affect the CNS can be effective against the disease, and are thought to be even more so if administered early in its course. This according to a new thesis from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet.

22 Oct 2009

Orlando Health implements MedeAnalytics' Clinical Resource Analytics to streamline operational costs

MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, announced it has expanded its solution suite at Orlando Health to now include Clinical Resource Analytics.

22 Oct 2009

IMS Health reports fiscal 2009 third-quarter results

IMS Health, the world’s leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, today announced third-quarter 2009 revenue of $540.8 million, down 6 percent or 4 percent constant dollar, compared with $573.7 million in the year-earlier period. Net loss for the 2009 third quarter was $9.3 million and diluted earnings per share was $(0.05) compared with net income of $75.9 million and EPS of $0.41 in the third quarter of 2008.

22 Oct 2009

Healthcare bill raises taxes on families making less than $250,000 per year

Over and over again, President Obama has promised not to raise "any form" of taxes on families making less than $250,000 per year. Yet, the U.S. Senate is getting ready to consider a government healthcare bill which does just that.

22 Oct 2009

First Edition: October 22, 2009

Some clear themes emerge from today's headlines. Among them: A new government report indicates that health costs grow even faster under Democratic legislation pending in the House; and, yesterday's Senate vote to block the Medicare pay fix bill represents an important loss for Majority Leader Harry Reid.

22 Oct 2009

FPB awarded $3.7M in six stimulus grants

The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing (FPB) at Case Western Reserve University was recently awarded $3.7 million in six stimulus grants from various federal offices to fund innovative research and academic programs.

22 Oct 2009

ID Experts launches Breach Respond services for Blue Cross Blue Shield Member Companies

ID Experts(R), the leader in data breach prevention and remediation, has announced a Breach Respond(TM) offering tailored to meet the needs of Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Member Companies, whose physicians recently had sensitive personal information exposed by a BCBS Association data breach incident.

22 Oct 2009

Purdue Pharma and NCPA partner to create a free tool to help prevent pharmacy crime

Purdue Pharma L.P. and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) debut the "RxPATROL® Pharmacy Safety and Security" video at NCPA's annual conference in New Orleans and on www.RxPATROL.com.

22 Oct 2009

Medicare Fraud Strike Force in Houston files charges against six individuals for false and fraudulent claims

Medicare fraud charges have been filed against six individuals in the continuing operation of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in Houston, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas Tim Johnson and Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), announced today.

22 Oct 2009

Unilife Medical Solutions to market its products at pharmaceutical industry event

Unilife Medical Solutions Limited today announced it will be exhibiting at two upcoming pharmaceutical trade shows and conferences.

22 Oct 2009

Sectra signs distribution agreement with Attieh Medico

The Swedish IT and medical-technology company Sectra has signed a distribution agreement with Attieh Medico, a leading medical technology company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

22 Oct 2009

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

BioCube completes initial phase development of environmentally safe decontamination system

The E3 Advantage educational healthcare webcast series to be sponsored by MEBS

Smith & Nephew to present comprehensive portfolio of advanced wound management products at Annual Clinical Symposium

Merge Healthcare's strategy to expand in China, to take part in China International Medical Equipment Fair

First-quarter fiscal 2010 results announced by Kensey Nash

Bristol-Myers Squibb reports strong sales and earnings growth for third quarter 2009

Illegal residents' view on healthcare status

Helix Hearing Care Centre's initiative to increase hearing healthcare awareness

Ansell Healthcare to demonstrate its latest barrier protective innovations at the Arab Health 2010

Drugs affecting the central nervous system effective against fibromyalgia, study finds

Orlando Health implements MedeAnalytics' Clinical Resource Analytics to streamline operational costs

IMS Health reports fiscal 2009 third-quarter results

Healthcare bill raises taxes on families making less than $250,000 per year

First Edition: October 22, 2009

FPB awarded $3.7M in six stimulus grants

ID Experts launches Breach Respond services for Blue Cross Blue Shield Member Companies

Purdue Pharma and NCPA partner to create a free tool to help prevent pharmacy crime

Medicare Fraud Strike Force in Houston files charges against six individuals for false and fraudulent claims

Unilife Medical Solutions to market its products at pharmaceutical industry event

Sectra signs distribution agreement with Attieh Medico

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