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Schools, systems get more funding to expand electronic medical records

The (Allentown, Penn.) Morning Call: Beginning next year, doctors and hospitals that share computerized medical records "including a list of prescriptions, drug allergies, doctor visits, and test results — will qualify for a share of $1.5 billion in incentives from the federal government. By 2015, those that don't will face Medicare funding cuts."

27 Apr 2010

VCA Antech's first-quarter 2010 revenue up 4.7% to $330.7M

VCA Antech, Inc., a leading animal healthcare company in the United States, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010 as follows: revenue increased 4.7% to a first quarter record of $330.7 million; gross profit increased to $82.8 million and diluted earnings per common share of $0.37.

27 Apr 2010

MorphoSys AG reports Q1 results for 2010

MorphoSys AG (FSE: MOR; Prime Standard Segment; TecDAX) today announced its financial results for the three months ending March 31, 2010 according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

27 Apr 2010

Phytonutrient intake may help decrease risk for certain chronic diseases: Study

Topping that bowl of cereal with raspberries instead of strawberries, or saut-ing kale instead of spinach for dinner can boost phytonutrient intake, which may help decrease risk for certain chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes.

27 Apr 2010

SonoSite first-quarter EBIT up 68%

SonoSite, Inc., the world leader and specialist in hand-carried ultrasound for the point-of-care, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

27 Apr 2010

KHN column: The hidden costs of publicly financed health insurance

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act continues the American tradition of privately provided, publicly subsidized health insurance. It's how most Americans' health insurance is financed today. But despite its advantages, there is a hidden cost to this arrangement: insurers have more information about health care coverage, spending and utilization than the taxpayers that help fund them.

27 Apr 2010

VertiFlex enrolls 100 patients in Superion Interspinous Spacer IDE clinical trial

VertiFlex, Inc., a leading innovator of minimally invasive and motion preserving spinal surgery technologies, today announced that 100 patients have been enrolled in its pivotal IDE clinical trial of the Superion Interspinous Spacer (ISS).

27 Apr 2010

Omnicell's first-quarter GAAP revenue up 4% to $54.2M

Omnicell, Inc., a leading global provider of system solutions to acute healthcare facilities, today announced results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

From Omnicell, Inc. 27 Apr 2010

Pelosi commends President Obama for signing TRICARE Affirmation Act into law

The health insurance reform legislation enacted last month fully protects the health care benefits of our active duty military, military retirees, and their families. None of its provisions would undermine or affect the excellent health coverage these brave men and women and their families already receive.

27 Apr 2010

Regular exercise speeds learning, improves blood flow to the brain: Study

Regular exercise speeds learning and improves blood flow to the brain, according to a new study led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine that is the first to examine these relationships in a non-human primate model. The findings are available in the journal Neuroscience.

27 Apr 2010

California Republican lawmakers continue to press for tort reform

The Contra Costa Times: "The effort to overhaul the nation's health care system has so far skirted the issue of tort reform, intensifying debate over the role malpractice lawsuits play in increasing premiums." Critics say the new health reform law does not do enough to address the high costs of medical lawsuits, but other experts say that malpractice suits do not contribute to increasing health costs.

27 Apr 2010

SuperGen's total revenues for 2010 first-quarter increased to $14.4M

SuperGen, Inc. today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

27 Apr 2010

Fluidigm releases protocol for Access Array System for sequencing amplicon libraries

Fluidigm Corporation today announced the release of a protocol for the Access Array™ System that enables sequencing of amplicon libraries using GS FLX Titanium Series reagents on the 454 GS FLX sequencing system. The Access Array integrated fluidic circuit (IFC) automatically generates emPCR-ready libraries by simultaneously combining 48 samples and 48 primer sets to produce 48 uniquely-barcoded samples per chip for approximately $7 (U.S.) per sample.

27 Apr 2010

Aetna Better Health, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia reach agreement for Medicaid program

Aetna Better Health in Pennsylvania and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia announced today that they have reached agreement on a new contract that adds the hospital to the Medicaid provider's network in Pennsylvania. The new contract is effective immediately.

27 Apr 2010

Costs, effects on business questioned as health overhaul analysis continues

The Associated Press: The biggest unanswered question in the health overhaul debate remains what the new law will mean for ordinary Americans. "Many experts believe the law falls short on taming costs, and that will force Congress to revisit health care in a few years.

27 Apr 2010

Nearly 50% of adult U.S. population at risk from heart disease

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released an alarming new report on Monday. According to the CDC report almost 50% of the adult population of the United States have chronic conditions which could lead to heart disease. The pre-existing diagnosed conditions included high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.

27 Apr 2010

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners regains compliance for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. announced today that it has received notice from The NASDAQ Stock Market confirming that the Company has regained compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market.

27 Apr 2010

Virtual Radiologic's first-quarter 2010 revenues up 8% to $30.8M

Virtual Radiologic Corporation, a national radiology practice and a leader in the development of radiologist workflow technology, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

27 Apr 2010

States struggle to balance budgets with Medicaid changes

Health News Florida: A provision in Florida's state budget bill that would have reformed the state's Medicaid system has been officially dropped by state legislators. "The House proposed a sweeping plan that gradually would have led to almost all Medicaid recipients enrolling in managed-care plans, while the Senate proposed a smaller expansion of a pilot managed-care program.

27 Apr 2010

Wellcare faces allegations about director's resignation; Wellpoint confronts reports regarding breast cancer recissions

"A prominent director at WellCare Health Plans Inc. resigned Wednesday and raised questions about accounting practices at the Medicare and Medicaid company. Regina Herzlinger, the head of the board's audit committee and a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School, said internal audits found WellCare overbilled the Illinois Medicaid program by $1 million in 2009 and potentially overcharged states for almost $500,000 worth of maternity care."

27 Apr 2010

Medical News

Schools, systems get more funding to expand electronic medical records

VCA Antech's first-quarter 2010 revenue up 4.7% to $330.7M

MorphoSys AG reports Q1 results for 2010

Phytonutrient intake may help decrease risk for certain chronic diseases: Study

SonoSite first-quarter EBIT up 68%

KHN column: The hidden costs of publicly financed health insurance

VertiFlex enrolls 100 patients in Superion Interspinous Spacer IDE clinical trial

Omnicell's first-quarter GAAP revenue up 4% to $54.2M

Pelosi commends President Obama for signing TRICARE Affirmation Act into law

Regular exercise speeds learning, improves blood flow to the brain: Study

California Republican lawmakers continue to press for tort reform

SuperGen's total revenues for 2010 first-quarter increased to $14.4M

Fluidigm releases protocol for Access Array System for sequencing amplicon libraries

Aetna Better Health, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia reach agreement for Medicaid program

Costs, effects on business questioned as health overhaul analysis continues

Nearly 50% of adult U.S. population at risk from heart disease

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners regains compliance for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market

Virtual Radiologic's first-quarter 2010 revenues up 8% to $30.8M

States struggle to balance budgets with Medicaid changes

Wellcare faces allegations about director's resignation; Wellpoint confronts reports regarding breast cancer recissions

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