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VIVUS first-quarter 2010 total revenues decline: MicroStockProfit.com

MicroStockProfit.com announces an investment report featuring VIVUS Inc. The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.

28 May 2010

BTE awards Diabetes Care Recognition Program certificates to 118 Montefiore Medical Group physicians

Bridges to Excellence, a national program that recognizes and rewards physicians for delivering better quality care, today awarded its sought-after Diabetes Care Recognition Program certificate to the 118 physicians in Montefiore Medical Center's 20 outpatient care facilities, known as the Montefiore Medical Group, for substantially lowering blood sugar levels and "bad" cholesterol levels in thousands of adult patients with diabetes.

28 May 2010

Corvalen M introduced for treatment of fibromyalgia symptoms

Fibromyalgia affects as many as one in 50 Americans, 90 percent of whom are women. Yet, despite its nearly epidemic status, patients still often rely on pharmaceutical options solely for treatment. That's why Bioenergy Life Science, Inc. has introduced Corvalen M, a natural treatment option for fibromyalgia symptoms.

28 May 2010

Feds crack down on health care fraud in California, Florida

The Sacramento Bee reports: "Three Sacramento-area residents are among 11 people, including five doctors, accused of participating in a Medicare fraud ring. ... From February 2006 through August 2008, the defendants are alleged to have operated three health-care clinics -- in Sacramento, Carmichael and Richmond -- that submitted more than $5 million in allegedly fraudulent claims to Medicare" (Locke, 5/25).

27 May 2010

Workplace wellness programs improve employer's bottom line

"Who has time?" is a frequent question in response to the suggestion of a medical check-up. Job demands aren't becoming easier to meet in this challenging economy. And there is always a "to-do" list waiting at home. Naturally employees feel these pressures.

26 May 2010

Philips Livable Cities Award for improving health and well-being of people living in cities

Royal Philips Electronics today announced the launch of the Philips Livable Cities Award, an initiative designed to generate practical, achievable ideas for improving the health and well-being of people living in cities. Individuals, community or non-governmental groups and businesses are eligible to participate in the Award program that comprises a total prize fund amounting to 125,000 Euros.

26 May 2010

Traumatic brain injuries may disrupt sleep patterns, says study

People with brain injuries may produce low amounts of melatonin, which affects their sleep, according to a study published in the May 25, 2010, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

25 May 2010

Advances in health IT

The New York Times: A "broad transformation in health care underway" is "fueled in good part by technology" that "promises to shift a lot of the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of disease from hospitals and specialized clinics, where treatment is expensive, to primary care physicians and patients themselves — at far less cost."

25 May 2010

New FDA approved Landon Medical LM-800 Finger Pulse Oximeter available for home use

PulseOximetersDIRECT.com, the leading online retailer of portable Pulse Oximeter products introduces today the new, affordable $39 FDA approved Landon Medical LM-800 Finger Pulse Oximeter for home use.

24 May 2010

Salix Pharmaceuticals announces availability of Xifaxan tablets for reducing risk of overt HE recurrence

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. today announced the availability of Xifaxan (rifaximin) 550 mg tablets for the reduction in risk of overt hepatic encephalopathy recurrence in patients 18 years of age or older. Those HE patients may now fill their Xifaxan 550 mg prescriptions in U.S. pharmacies and should speak with their doctors about this important treatment option.

24 May 2010

Top scientists to share latest research on autism at IMFAR 2010

Autism Speaks, the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization, is a major sponsor and scientific participant in the 2010 International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR).

21 May 2010

More than 44% Canadian seniors living in residential care homes diagnosed with depression: CIHI study

More than two in five (44%) Canadian seniors living in residential care homes are diagnosed with or have symptoms of depression, according to a new study released today by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

21 May 2010

GFCF diet shows no significant benefits on the behavior of children with ASD: Study

A popular belief that specific dietary changes can improve the symptoms of children with autism was not supported by a tightly controlled University of Rochester study, which found that eliminating gluten and casein from the diets of children with autism had no impact on their behavior, sleep or bowel patterns.

20 May 2010

Research studies on depression in preschool-aged children

It is difficult to imagine a depressed third-grader. It is even more difficult to imagine a depressed preschooler. Although childhood depression is a well-recognized and treated disorder, only recently have research studies begun looking at depression in children younger than six years old.

20 May 2010

Studies show positive effects of CPAP on cardiovascular incidence in non-sleepy OSA patients

In non-sleepy patients with obstructive sleep apnea, treatment with continuous positive airway pressure can reduce the incidence of cardiovascular events and hypertension, according to researchers from Spain.

20 May 2010

Home portable monitor testing can be used to diagnose, manage patients with OSA: Study

Patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea may no longer have to spend an expensive and uncomfortable night at a sleep center to monitor their sleep-disordered breathing. According to new research, those who performed sleep testing in their home with portable monitors showed similar improvements after three months of treatment with continuous positive airway pressure in daytime function as compared to patients who underwent overnight testing in a sleep center.

20 May 2010

Seniors, low-income earners more likely to be long-term users of benzodiazepines: Study

Drugs to treat anxiety and sleep disorders are still being prescribed for extended periods to British Columbian patients - and increasingly so for baby boomers - despite warnings against long-term use, according to a University of British Columbia study.

20 May 2010

Inova Labs completes $10 million Series A Preferred Stock financing

Inova Labs, Inc. of Austin, Texas announced today the closing of the private placement of shares of its Series A Preferred Stock. The placement went to investment funds affiliated with Three Arch Partners, based in Silicon Valley, California. Inova received gross proceeds of $10.0 million from the equity financing, which will be used for nationwide and international sales expansion of its LifeChoice® portable oxygen concentrator product line, continuation of next stage developments, and working capital.

20 May 2010

Study demonstrates need for understanding societal, economic impact of growing medicalization

Menopause. Normal pregnancy. Infertility. ADHD. Erectile dysfunction. Over the last several decades, these conditions have come to be defined and treated as medical problems. They've been "medicalized." In the first study of its kind in the current issue of Social Science and Medicine, Brandeis researchers used national data to estimate the costs of these and a handful of other common conditions on escalating U.S. healthcare spending.

19 May 2010

Breathe Technologies to fund commercialization of mobile ventilation system with $23M Series C financing

Breathe Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative technology solutions for people with respiratory conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and sleep apnea, announced today it has secured $23 million in Series C financing.

19 May 2010

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Latest Sleep News and Research

VIVUS first-quarter 2010 total revenues decline: MicroStockProfit.com

BTE awards Diabetes Care Recognition Program certificates to 118 Montefiore Medical Group physicians

Corvalen M introduced for treatment of fibromyalgia symptoms

Feds crack down on health care fraud in California, Florida

Workplace wellness programs improve employer's bottom line

Philips Livable Cities Award for improving health and well-being of people living in cities

Traumatic brain injuries may disrupt sleep patterns, says study

Advances in health IT

New FDA approved Landon Medical LM-800 Finger Pulse Oximeter available for home use

Salix Pharmaceuticals announces availability of Xifaxan tablets for reducing risk of overt HE recurrence

Top scientists to share latest research on autism at IMFAR 2010

More than 44% Canadian seniors living in residential care homes diagnosed with depression: CIHI study

GFCF diet shows no significant benefits on the behavior of children with ASD: Study

Research studies on depression in preschool-aged children

Studies show positive effects of CPAP on cardiovascular incidence in non-sleepy OSA patients

Home portable monitor testing can be used to diagnose, manage patients with OSA: Study

Seniors, low-income earners more likely to be long-term users of benzodiazepines: Study

Inova Labs completes $10 million Series A Preferred Stock financing

Study demonstrates need for understanding societal, economic impact of growing medicalization

Breathe Technologies to fund commercialization of mobile ventilation system with $23M Series C financing

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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