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Minnesota Department of Health Report: Nearly 6,000 Hospitalizations for COPD in 2007
| 2/9/2010 | SAINT PAUL, Minn. , Feb. 9 The nation's fourth leading cause of death, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is now being measured by the Minnesota Department of Health's Environmental Public Health Tracking Program. The program focuses on three major causes of hospitalizations in Minnesota that can be triggered or made worse by enviro... [Comments] |
| 2/9/2010 | Consumer Watchdog Also Warns Against Insurer-favored 'Cost Solution': Selling Policies That Amount To 'A Cardboard Box to Replace Our Apartment" WASHINGTON , Feb. 9 Blue Cross has opened an opportunity for lawmakers and regulators with its premium hikes of up to 39% in California , said Consumer Watchdog. In the face of questions from... [Comments] |
Cook With Love This Valentine's Day With Heart-Smart Recipes
| 2/9/2010 | Give a Gift for the Heart with "The Heart-Smart Diabetes Kitchen" Cookbook CHICAGO , Feb. 9 Show your love this Valentine's Day by giving a gift for the heart with the new cookbook "The Heart-Smart Diabetes Kitchen: Fresh, Fast, and Flavorful Recipes Made with Canola Oil" by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and Canol... [Comments] |
AMA Joins First Lady in Fight Against Childhood Obesity
| 2/9/2010 | CHICAGO , Feb. 9 The following statement is attributable to J. James Rohack , M.D., President, American Medical Association: (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081209/AMALOGO ) "The American Medical Association is pleased to support First Lady Michelle Obama in the Let's Move Campaign. As the nation's largest physici... [Comments] |
Laser Spine Institute Honored at the Gridiron Greats Night of Champions
| 2/9/2010 | TAMPA, Fla. , Feb. 9 In conjunction with the 2010 Super Bowl, on Feb. 5th Laser Spine Institute (LSI) sponsored the first-annual Gridiron Greats Night of Champions, a charitable event for the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund hosted by Mike Ditka and Jamie Foxx . Supported by more than 150 retired NFL players and coaches, Gridiron Greats is a non-profit... [Comments] |
Dana-Farber and Sanford-Burnham Institute license flu-targeting antibodies to Genentech and Roche
| 2/9/2010 | BOSTON AND LA JOLLA, CA-- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have signed a license agreement with Genentech, a wholly owned member of the Roche group, and Roche, that grants the companies exclusive rights to manufacture, develop and market human monoclonal antibodies to treat and protect against group 1 influenza viruses. These viruses include the st... [Comments] |
Neighborhood socioeconomic status and diabetes
| 2/9/2010 | (Boston)- Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found a direct link between neighborhood socioeconomic status and risk for type 2 diabetes in African American women. The study, which appears in the online American Journal of Epidemiology , is the first prospective study to examine the relationship between neighborhood socioeconomic status and incidence of type 2 d... [Comments] |
Study carried out into biological risks of eating reptiles
| 2/9/2010 | Reptiles are bred in captivity primarily for their skins, but some restaurants and population groups also want them for their meat. A study shows that eating these animals can have side effects that call into question the wisdom of eating this 'delicacy.' Parasites, bacteria and viruses, and t... [Comments] |  |
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SCAN Health Plan Arizona Exceeds Expectations as Local Seniors Select Medicare Advantage Coverage
| 2/9/2010 | PHOENIX , Feb. 9 More than 6,300 Maricopa County residents selected SCAN Health Plan Arizona as their Medicare Advantage Plan (MAPD) for 2010, far exceeding SCAN's enrollment projections. Eligible individuals may continue to join SCAN until March 31, 2010 . SCAN Health Plan Arizona, which began offering MAPD coverage in 2009, is affiliated w... [Comments] |
STD Med Inc. Acquires Facility for Manufacturing and Start-Ups
| 2/9/2010 | STOUGHTON, Mass. , Feb. 9 STD Med, Inc., a manufacturer and innovator of medical devices located in Stoughton, Massachusetts is pleased to announce the acquisition of a new 32,000 sq. ft. facility in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts . This is in addition to the current footprint of 120,000 sq. ft. "We are excited to be growing and advancing the company du... [Comments] |
SPOT ON media and LIVESTRONG(R) Launch LIVESTRONG Quarterly
| 2/9/2010 | NEW YORK , Feb. 9 LIVESTRONG Quarterly is a new online, print and print-on-demand publication from LIVE STRONG . The magazine features profiles of survivors and supporters in the fight against cancer; resources and information about cancer prevention and treatment; and general articles about health, fitness and wellness. "As a thr... [Comments] |
Reportlinker Adds Atrial Fibrillation - Drug Pipeline Analysis and Market Forecasts to 2016
| 2/9/2010 | NEW YORK , Feb. 9 Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Atrial Fibrillation - Drug Pipeline Analysis and Market Forecasts to 2016 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0176366/Atrial-Fibrillation---Drug-Pipeline-Analysis-and-Market-Forecasts-to-2016.html Atrial Fibrillation -... [Comments] |
Ligon Discovery and Lycera Collaborate to Develop First-in-Class Drugs for Immune Disorders
| 2/9/2010 | CAMBRIDGE, Mass. , Feb. 9 Ligon Discovery announced today that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Lycera Corporation to apply its Small Molecule Microarray (SMM) screening technology to identify first-in-class drug candidates for immune disorders. Ligon will apply its SMM technology to screen protein targets identified by Lycera as critical t... [Comments] |
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