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Current, former Mass. Governors agree: Feds should do more than their states' model to address costs

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, a Democrat, and former Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican, both say that federal health reform plans should do more to address rising costs than their state's initiative.

29 Oct 2009

Positive results from Celldex Therapeutics' Phase 1 studies of CDX-1307 cancer vaccine candidate

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. today announced positive results from Phase 1 studies of CDX-1307 in patients with advanced epithelial cancers, including breast, colon, bladder and pancreatic cancer.

29 Oct 2009

Centrist-Liberal Senate rift broader than just public option

Though the question of whether Democratic leaders would include a public option in the Senate's health reform bill has held the spotlight, a variety of other big issues also remain unresolved, The Hill reports.

29 Oct 2009

A look at the public insurance options -- What exists and who would have access under proposed reforms

One news outlet studies the practical meaning of public insurance option by examining some of the approaches that are already in existence. Meanwhile, another examines the number of people who would have access to the public plan. And a former insurance executive takes issue with the industry's current stance.

29 Oct 2009

AstraZeneca bolsters revenue with Toprol-XL and H1N1 vaccine sales

AstraZeneca, Third quarter revenue increased by 10 percent at constant exchange rates (CER) to $8,200 million.

29 Oct 2009

CCS updates the Canadian guidelines for the management and treatment of dyslipidemia

The management of dyslipidemia continues to evolve and despite improvements in recurrent cardiovascular events and a decrease in cardiac mortality, cardiovascular disease (CVD) still represents the major burden of disease in this country.

29 Oct 2009

Lawmakers try to weed out fraud and waste

Lawmakers target Medicare and Medicaid fraud to generate greater savings in health care reform while doctors worry about efforts to cut waste.

29 Oct 2009

China's health care system is also in disarray

The Washington Post reports: "China's health-care system is in disarray, a side effect of the market reforms that have spurred private enterprise and rapid growth since 1980. Before then, state-owned companies offered cradle-to-grave care, part of a system based on danwei, or work units, that provided health, education, pensions and other benefits. But as the economy has grown more diverse, an increasing number of Chinese have had to fend for themselves, with only a porous government insurance program to help."

29 Oct 2009

Today's opinions and editorials

The federal government could treat Indian Country, at least for health programs, as the 51st state. This seems to me a practical application of the nation-to-nation relationship (Mark Trahant, 10/29).

29 Oct 2009

eHealth Ontario and OntarioMD partner to implement the "EMR Adoption Program"

Nightingale Informatix Corporation, an application service provider (ASP) of electronic medical record (EMR) software and related services, is pleased to report that the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) announced to its physician members that it has successfully negotiated $236 million in funding with the government of Ontario to advance the adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs) among practice-based family physicians and specialists in the province.

29 Oct 2009

Phase Forward’s InForm GTM electronic data capture solution to be implemented by Bausch & Lomb

Phase Forward, a leading provider of data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety, today announced a multi-year contract with renowned eye health company Bausch & Lomb. The agreement calls for Bausch & Lomb to implement Phase Forward’s InForm™ Global Trial Management (GTM) electronic data capture (EDC) solution, including the Central Coding™ module, in all of its trials, including Surgical, Vision Care and Pharmaceuticals products.

29 Oct 2009

Health bills present formidable challenges to numbers crunchers

The House Democratic leadership is expected to unveil its health-overhaul legislation Thursday, the Associated Press reports. The next step will be for the merged bill - consolidated from three separate committee reports - to go to the Congressional Budget Office for a cost estimate, before lawmakers vote. In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid is awaiting the CBO's analysis of his bill, before taking it to the floor (10/29).

29 Oct 2009

Geisinger's orthopaedics department awarded $97,000 grant for expanding its advanced medical home study

A Geisinger orthopaedic surgeon recently received a $97,000 grant from the Orthopaedic Trauma Association for a pilot study that will expand Geisinger's ProvenHealth Navigator advanced medical home to include care for patients recovering from hip fractures.

29 Oct 2009

Pelosi chooses compromise approach to public option in reform bill

A health care reform bill set to be unveiled this morning will include a government-run public option for health insurance that will negotiate rates with insurers, much like private insurers operate.

29 Oct 2009

Allergan reports operating results for the third quarter of 2009

Allergan, Inc. today announced operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. Allergan also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a third quarter dividend of $0.05 per share, payable on November 30, 2009 to stockholders of record on November 9, 2009.

29 Oct 2009

Black AIDS Institute and CDC leaders finalize grant details for African American HIV University

Leaders from the Black AIDS Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) met recently to finalize the details of a four and one-half year grant to fund the Institute's African American HIV University (AAHU) Community Mobilization College.

29 Oct 2009

Varian Medical Systems to showcase future technologies for managing cancer at the ASTRO

New technology enhancements from Varian Medical Systems, designed to make radiotherapy and radiosurgery treatments faster, more accurate, and easier to plan and deliver, will be on display at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in Chicago next week.

29 Oct 2009

CryoLife reports a net income of $1.9 million for the third quarter of 2009

CryoLife, Inc., an implantable biological medical device and cardiovascular tissue processing company, announced today that revenues for the third quarter of 2009 increased 5 percent to a quarterly record of $28.2 million compared to $26.8 million for the third quarter of 2008.

29 Oct 2009

Inhibitex completes $23 million private placement of common stock and warrants

Inhibitex, Inc. today reported the completion of its previously announced $23 million private placement of common stock and warrants. Investors in the private placement purchased units, each consisting of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase .45 of a share of common stock, at a purchase price of $1.28 per unit, which is equal to the consolidated closing bid price of the common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market for October 22, 2009, plus $0.06.

29 Oct 2009

World’s first Cesium-131 lung implants performed

IsoRay, Inc. announced today that starting on August 12, 2009, Dr. Bhupesh Parashar from the Department of Radiation Oncology, and Dr. Nasser Altorki of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center performed the world’s first Cesium-131 lung implants.

29 Oct 2009

Medical News

Current, former Mass. Governors agree: Feds should do more than their states' model to address costs

Positive results from Celldex Therapeutics' Phase 1 studies of CDX-1307 cancer vaccine candidate

Centrist-Liberal Senate rift broader than just public option

A look at the public insurance options -- What exists and who would have access under proposed reforms

AstraZeneca bolsters revenue with Toprol-XL and H1N1 vaccine sales

CCS updates the Canadian guidelines for the management and treatment of dyslipidemia

Lawmakers try to weed out fraud and waste

China's health care system is also in disarray

Today's opinions and editorials

eHealth Ontario and OntarioMD partner to implement the "EMR Adoption Program"

Phase Forward’s InForm GTM electronic data capture solution to be implemented by Bausch & Lomb

Health bills present formidable challenges to numbers crunchers

Geisinger's orthopaedics department awarded $97,000 grant for expanding its advanced medical home study

Pelosi chooses compromise approach to public option in reform bill

Allergan reports operating results for the third quarter of 2009

Black AIDS Institute and CDC leaders finalize grant details for African American HIV University

Varian Medical Systems to showcase future technologies for managing cancer at the ASTRO

CryoLife reports a net income of $1.9 million for the third quarter of 2009

Inhibitex completes $23 million private placement of common stock and warrants

World’s first Cesium-131 lung implants performed

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