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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...
Conceptus cuts outlook for 2Q, year; shares dive
July 8, 2010 3:45 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsConceptus Inc. cut its second-quarter and full-year forecasts on Thursday, saying the weak economy and high unemployment are causing prospective patients to delay visits to doctors.The company, which makes a non-incisional permanent birth control method, said visits to doctors in the U.S. have...
Reportlinker Adds 2010 U.S. Ophthalmologists' Assessment of Eye Care Medication Brands
July 8, 2010 1:37 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsNEW YORK , July 8 /- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: http://www.reportlinker.com/p0236247/2010-US-Ophthalmologists-Assessment... This study encompasses feedback provided by U.S. physicians on...
FDA Consumer Health Information: Using Malaria Medication For Leg Cramps Is Risky
July 8, 2010 1:37 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSILVER SPRING, Md. , July 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- People who use the malaria drug Qualaquin to treat or prevent nighttime leg cramps may want to talk to their health care professional. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO ) (Logo:...
Que She Herbal Supplement: Undeclared Drug Ingredients
July 8, 2010 1:31 pm | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsHerbal product, sold as weight loss supplement, contains unlisted active pharmaceutical ingredients. Risk of serious side effects, especially in those with heart conditions.
Conference bursaries make malaria mission possible
July 8, 2010 10:39 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(BioMed Central) Today, BioMed Central announced a fund to help researchers in developing countries attend the conference, Parasite to Prevention. The conference, held in conjunction with Malaria Journal, takes place in Edinburgh UK, Oct. 20-22, 2010.
University of Manchester academics at international conference on geographic chemicals
July 8, 2010 10:39 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(University of Manchester) A major conference, organized by scientists at the University of Manchester to showcase vital work on the effect of geographic chemicals, begins today.
