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Pain, dry mouth may play role in sleep quality of head and neck cancer patients
July 11, 2010 10:33 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(University of Michigan Health System) Head and neck cancer patients who reported poor sleep quality one year after diagnosis had more symptoms of chronic pain and complaints of dry mouth related to radiation treatments, according to a recent study from the University of Michigan...
Bayer HealthCare Announces Recipients of 2010 WFH International Hemophilia Nursing Fellowship
July 10, 2010 7:36 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsBUENOS AIRES, Argentina , July 10 /- Bayer HealthCare announced today the recipients of the 2010 World Federation of Hemophilia's International Hemophilia Nursing Fellowship (IHNF). This global initiative, supported by Bayer, provides hemophilia education and training to nurses in...
Canadian earnings declared Friday: Opmedic's quarterly earnings, revenue up
July 9, 2010 10:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsCanadian earnings declared Friday as of 2:30 p.m. ET:Opmedic Group Inc. (TSX:OMG): Three months ended May 31, 2010, $600,000, $0.04 a share; 2009, $538,000, $0.03 a share. Revenue: 2010, $3,899,000; 2009, $3,586,000.
Pioneer® Surgical Expands Product Specialists to Support Growing Biologics Business
July 9, 2010 10:39 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsRALEIGH, N.C. , July 9 /- Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc. recently expanded its Biologics Product Specialist program to provide sales and technical biologic expertise to support their growing line of products that address bone and soft tissue repair. Mr. Shane Ray , General Manager for...
Stereotaxis Announces Second Quarter 2010 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
July 9, 2010 10:37 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsST. LOUIS , July 9 /- Stereotaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq: STXS ) announced today that it will release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010 , on Monday, August 2, 2010 after the close of the market. The Company will host a conference call and webcast on Monday, August 2,...
New UC Davis study finds early Alzheimer's identification method
July 9, 2010 10:34 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(University of California - Davis - Health System) Abnormal brain images combined with examination of the composition of the fluid that surrounds the spine may offer the earliest signs identifying healthy older adults at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, well before cognitive...
Preliminary highlights of the AAPM 52nd Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pa., July 18-22, 2010
July 9, 2010 10:34 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(American Institute of Physics) At the 52nd meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, which convenes from July 18-22, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pa., thousands of scientists and board-certified health professionals will gather to share the latest developments in...
Air- or Gas-Pressurized Spray Devices: Risk of Air or Gas Embolism
July 9, 2010 10:30 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsReports of life-threatening air or gas embolism occurring during or immediately after application of hemostatic drug or biological products.
Insurer Humana buys Hummingbird Coaching Services
July 9, 2010 7:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsHealth insurer Humana Inc. said Friday it acquired Hummingbird Coaching Services, which provides customers with advice on how to stay healthy.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.The Louisville, Ky., insurer said in a statement Hummingbird helps bolster Humana's "vision to help members achieve...
Drug Study Shows Improvement in Major Orthopedic Surgery Care
July 9, 2010 5:36 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsHAMILTON , Canada , July 9, 2010 /- An ultra-low-molecular-weight heparin called semuloparin has been found to reduce the incidence of venous thromboembolism in orthopedic surgery patients in a large clinical program being led by a steering committee chaired by McMaster University...
Extremely obese children have 40 percent higher risk of reflux disease of esophagus
July 9, 2010 5:35 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Kaiser Permanente) A study of 690,000 children found extremely obese children have a 40 percent higher risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease and moderately obese children have a 30 percent higher risk of GERD compared to normal weight children.This large population-based study...
Pfizer Hemophilia presents new data at the World Federation of Hemophilia 2010 Congress
July 9, 2010 5:34 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Edelman Public Relations) Pfizer today announced that the results of a number of hemophilia studies will be presented at the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) 2010 Congress taking place July 10-14, 2010, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Key research includes a pre-clinical...
Federal Register: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Adverse Event Pilot Program for Medical Products
July 9, 2010 5:31 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsThe FDA is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency.
Cooper declares seminannual dividend of 3 cents
July 9, 2010 4:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsCooper Cos., a medical products maker, said Friday it will issue a semiannual dividend of 3 cents, payable on Aug. 5 to shareholders of record as of July 20.
Instant testing for sore throats wins CIMIT prize
July 8, 2010 7:34 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(CIMIT) Imagine finding out before you leave the pediatrician's office if your child has strep throat, or even something more serious requiring a different treatment. A novel application for applying DNA "nanobarcodes" in a clinical assay could help primary-care physicians quickly...
