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Kindred says Medicare changes will cut revenue
July 7, 2010 4:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsHealth care services company Kindred Healthcare Inc. said Wednesday changes in Medicare reimbursements will likely reduce the company's Medicare revenue from Part B therapy services by about $11 million annually.The company had overall revenue of $4.27 billion in 2009, which means the expected...
Jury hits Skilled Healthcare with hefty damages
July 7, 2010 4:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsSkilled Healthcare Group Inc. said Wednesday a jury returned a verdict awarding damages of $671 million against the nursing facility operator in a case that accuses it of failing to provide adequate staffing.Skilled Healthcare Chairman and CEO Boyd Hendrickson said in a statement the company...
Athlete Semenya free to compete
July 7, 2010 4:40 am | by BBC | CommentsSouth African athlete Caster Semenya is given the all-clear to return to competition by the international athletics body.
Attitudes, beliefs and health literacy impact how patients manage chronic lower-back pain
July 7, 2010 4:40 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Elsevier Health Sciences) In a study published in the August issue of Pain, a group of Australian researchers investigating the relevance of health literacy in patients with chronic lower back pain (CLBP) found that LBP-related beliefs and behaviors affect a person's disability...
Microconnect update on emerging applications
July 7, 2010 4:39 am | by I-Micronews | CommentsDespite the daunting challenges of getting new MEMS technologies into volume production, plenty of little companies with big ideas count on their innovations to grow new markets for MEMS.  Companies with innovative technologies that ...
Yole Développement MEMS Symposia at TechConnect
July 7, 2010 4:39 am | by I-Micronews | CommentsTo continue the TechConnect theme of building the connection between technical design, applications and markets, Yole Développement developed a series of application and market oriented conference sessions covering a mix of established, emerging and rapidly evolving applications in the...
Back-side illumination, wafer-scale optics drive 2X-5X jump in CMOS image sensor performance
July 7, 2010 4:39 am | by I-Micronews | CommentsIt's not just 3D packaging technology where CMOS image sensors are driving IC technology these days.
Nile Therapeutics Completes Dosing of Phase II Study
July 7, 2010 4:36 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSAN FRANCISCO , July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nile Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NLTX ), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for cardiovascular disease, today announced that it has completed the dosing of the last patient in NIL-CDNP-CT005, an...
Concord Medical Files 2009 Annual Report on Form 20-F
July 7, 2010 4:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsBEIJING , July 7 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited ("Concord Medical" or the "Company") (NYSE: CCM ), operator of the largest network of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China , today announced that it has filed its annual report for...
Invision Sally Jobe Introduces New Breast Cancer Screening Technology to Denver
July 7, 2010 4:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsDENVER , July 7 /- Invision Sally Jobe is among the first diagnostic imaging networks in the nation to offer a new breast ultrasound technology for the early detection of cancer. Screening Breast Ultrasound (SBU) is a highly effective technology developed to complement mammography in...
Crux Biomedical Enrolls First Patient in Its Retrieve 2 U.S. Pivotal Trial
July 6, 2010 7:34 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsMENLO PARK, Calif. , July 6 /- Crux Biomedical®Inc. announced today that it has successfully enrolled the first patient in its Retrieve 2 pivotal U.S. IDE trial. The trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Crux's new Vena Cava Filter (VCF). The Crux VCF is a retrievable,...
People With Disabilities Experience Their Possibilities at Abilities Expo Chicagoland
July 6, 2010 4:36 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsCHICAGO , July 6 /- Thousands of people with disabilities, their families, caregivers, seniors, veterans and healthcare professionals are expected to attend Abilities Expo on Friday, July 9 , through Sunday, July 11, 2010 at the Schaumburg Convention Center. Admission is free and show...
Hologic buying Sentinelle Medical for $85M
July 6, 2010 4:35 pm | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsHologic Inc., the Bedford-based supplier of diagnostic tools for women, announced today that it has reached an agreement to buy Sentinelle Medical Inc., a privately-held Toronto company, for $85 million.
MC10 stretches Series A funding up to $6M
July 6, 2010 4:35 pm | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsStartup MC10 Inc., which is developing a form of silicon for circuity that can be stretched, bent and twisted, has bumped up its Series A funding from $5.7 million to $6 million.
AdCare Health Systems raises $6M in stock sale
July 6, 2010 1:45 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsAdCare Health Systems Inc. said Tuesday it has raised $6 million through a stock sale of roughly 1.7 million shares at $3.50 per share.The home care and management company expects to receive $5.4 million from the sale, after fees and other expenses.AdCare plans to use the proceeds from the...
