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Federal Judge Sentences Defendants Who Perpetrated $10.9 Million Medicare Fraud HIV Infusion Scheme
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Miami physician Keith Russell, 65, and physician's assistant Jorge Luis Pacheco, 50, were each sentenced to 97 months in prison, and physician's assistant Eda Marietta Milanes, 43, was sentenced to 63 months in prison, for their roles in frau...NEW YORK, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Duane Reade Inc. and Duane Reade (collectively, the "Issuers"), had closed their offering of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes due August 1, 2015 (th...
U.S. Navy Awards Entegrion Contracts for $4 Million for the Development of Critical Blood Products
The U.S. Navy has awarded two additional contracts to the RTP, NC-based life sciences company Entegrion, Inc., for implementation of the company's proprietary technologies to improve the safety and availability of blood-derived products for treating combat injuries. Recent medical research has d...Orphanage Receives Nearly $1 Million from Private Donor
Whole Child International, a nonprofit public charity, received another $300,000 in donations from network marketing icon, Tom Mower, making total contributions an incredible $850,000 to date. This significant act of generosity has ignited a frenzy of contributions by others. ...Health reform proposals could help 13 million uninsured young adults gain coverage
New York, NY, August 6, 2009 Comprehensive health reform proposals now before Congress could help the more than 13 million uninsured young adults ages 19-29 gain coverage, and such reforms would also help ensure that those who now have coverage would not lose it, according to a new Commonwealth Fu...$10 Million in Startup Funding Approved for Maryland Health Information Exchange
BALTIMORE, Aug 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Against the backdrop of the national health care reform debate, Maryland has taken an important step in fostering the use of interoperable technology to reduce health care costs and improve the quality of care for all Marylanders. The He...$1 million grant to RI Hospital M.D. for primary care melanoma screening training program
Providence, RI Rhode Island Hospital dermatologist Martin Weinstock, MD, PhD, has received a $1 million, 2-year Team Science Award grant from the Melanoma Research Alliance to serve as principal investigator to develop a training program for primary care physicians to improve melanoma screening i...Dartmouth gets $3 million from the National Science Foundation for IT research in health care
HANOVER, NH Dartmouth has received a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation for research to develop secure and trustworthy computing systems for healthcare settings. The project, funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA, the national economic stimulu...Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Announces Offering of $150 Million of Senior Notes
WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (NYSE: IMA ), a global leader in enabling individuals to take charge of their health at home through the merger of rapid diagnostics and health management, today announced that it intends to offer $150 mill...One Million Americans - and Counting - Come Out Against President Obama's Health Care Plan
Petition drive by National Center for Policy Analysis and Salem Radio Network captures 1 million signatures WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) and Salem Radio Network announced today the 1 millionth signature ...TGen-led team is 1 of 7 selected for $1 million skin-cancer grants
PHOENIX, Ariz. Aug. 1, 2009 An international scientific team led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) has received a $1 million grant to study skin cancer from the Melanoma Research Alliance. The grant was made to a team led by Dr. Jeffrey Trent, TGen's President and Resear...Ferring Donates US$3 Million to the Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan
SAINT PREX, Switzerland, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Frederik Paulsen, Chairman of Ferring Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company with presence in all major European markets and in the US, announced a US$3 million donation to the Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan. This money will be used to fund ...Pitt receives $13.4 million NIH grant to create virtual models for epidemics
PITTSBURGH, July 31 As the world prepares for a probable resurgence of H1N1 in the coming months, University of Pittsburgh researchers are controlling the spread of infectious diseases virtually with a $13.4 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to establish a Center of Excellence in ...VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., July 31, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMERIGROUP Corporation (NYSE: AGP ) today announced that net income for the second quarter of 2009 was $49.6 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, versus a loss of $164.0 million, or $3.10 per diluted share, for the second qua...
Nephros, Inc. Completes $1.25 Million Private Placement
RIVER EDGE, N.J., July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nephros, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NEPH), a medical device company developing and marketing filtration products for therapeutic applications, infection control, and water purification, today reported that it has completed a private placement...US HIFU Secures $5 Million Financing From MMV Financial
CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- US HIFU, LLC, a worldwide leader in the development, distribution and use of minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound technologies, has secured a $5 million financing commitment from Toronto-based MMV Financial ("MMV"). US ...HCA Announces Offering of $750 Million Senior Secured First Lien Notes
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- HCA today announced that it intends to offer $750 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured first lien notes due 2020 (the "Notes"). In accordance with the terms of its senior secured credit facilities, HCA will use the net proceeds f...'Be a Hero For Babies Day' Raises $2.6 Million for March of Dimes
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With carwashes, golf outings, pancake breakfasts and pie-throwing contests, Farmers Insurance agents nationwide led their communities to raise more than $2 million on July 22 to support March of Dimes programs to give every ba...Photos: One Million Patients Choose Hologic's NovaSure(R) System Over Hysterectomy
BEDFORD, Mass., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (Nasdaq: HOLX ), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, today a...Kaiser Permanente Approves $11 Million in Community Benefit Grants
OAKLAND, Calif., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente, one of America's leading health care providers and nonprofit health plans, announced today that it has approved more than $11 million in grants and donations to more than 700 nonprofit agencies nationwide in the second...URI awarded $13 million grant to develop vaccines for emerging infectious diseases
PROVIDENCE, R.I. July 28, 2009 -- University of Rhode Island Professor Annie De Groot has been awarded a $13 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to pioneer the development and application of an integrated gene-to-vaccine program targeting emerging infectious diseases. It is the...NEW YORK, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Paradigm Spine, LLC, a developer of innovative non-fusion spinal implant solutions, announced that it has completed a $21.5 million financing, consisting of a $15mm debt facility and $6.5mm equity. Fifth Third Bank was the sole lender in the $15mm venture de...
American DG Energy Announces $3.5 Million Private Placement
WALTHAM, Mass., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American DG Energy Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ADGE), a leading On-Site Utility offering clean electricity, heat, hot water and cooling solutions to hospitality, healthcare, housing and athletic facilities, is pleased to announce that it ha...ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PharmAthene, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PIP ), a biodefense company developing medical countermeasures against biological and chemical threats, today announced that it has signed definitive agreements for the issuance of 2-year, 10% unsecured sen...
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, one of over 100 Affiliates nationwide dedicated to putting an end to breast cancer, recently provided community grants totaling over $1.6 million dollars to support Bay Area b...
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, one of over 100 Affiliates nationwide dedicated to putting an end to breast cancer, recently provided community grants totaling over $1.6 million dollars to support Bay Area b...
Applied Physiology Raises $5 Million for Navigator™ Market Launch
Medical device company Applied Physiology this week closed a $5 million Series B round of investment with GBS Venture Partners as AP prepares for market launch of its Navigator™ circulation guidance system. Sydney, NSW, Australia (PRWEB) July 24, 2009 -- Medical d...U.S. Expects 160 Million Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine by October
A slowdown in production is hampering efforts, but a nasal spray version might help THURSDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- 160 million: that's the number of doses of injectable swine flu vaccine U.S. officials now expect to have on hand by October, with more doses coming in the form of...Jury Awards Valley Medical Center Patient $1.8 Million for Nursing Negligence
Woman spent remaining life in wheelchair, nursing facilities after nurse failed to alert physician to condition; Verdict record for its type KENT, Wash., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- A King County Superior Court jury awarded the estate of a Renton woman more than $1.8 million yester...National Stroke Quality Improvement Program Passes the Million Mark
DALLAS, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines(SM)-Stroke program reached a major milestone last week, as participating hospitals entered the one millionth stroke patient record into the program's database. "The American Heart...Ten million employees around the United States will now have mindful health and diet changes at their finger tips as eMindful.com, a leading source of online health and wellness information and education, partners with Convergence Health ( www.convergencehealth.com ). V...
NEW YORK, July 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research has awarded research teams at nine biotech and pharmaceutical companies a total of $3.8 million for pre-clinical Parkinson's drug development projects. Funded investigations aim to push fo...
Novasys Medical Receives $18.95 Million in Second Tranche of Series D Financing
NEWARK, Calif., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Novasys Medical, Inc., developer of the Renessa (R) treatment for female stress urinary incontinence, announced today that it has received $18.95 million in the second tranche of its previously announced Series D preferred stock financing. Th...New Web site launches $1.7 million project to improve European cancer communications
An initiative to boost cancer prevention, treatment and care throughout Europe by improving communications within the cancer community kicks off today (Monday 20 July) with the launch of a new website: www.eurocancercoms.eu . The project will involve all those with an interest in cancer, from res...BeneChill Raises $13.5 Million Series C
SAN DIEGO, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- BeneChill ( www.benechill.com ) - a privately held medical device company that concentrates on developing products in the therapeutic hypothermia arena with a focus on rapid, non-invasive cooling for use in the field - today announced it has closed a ...Brazil's Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Market Will Grow $115 Million by 2013
WALTHAM, Mass., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that the rheumatoid arthritis drug market in Brazil will grow from $200 million in 2008 to more than $315 m...Tampa Bay Doctor Agrees to Pay United States $1.7 Million to Resolve Medicare Fraud Allegations
WASHINGTON, July 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Gabriel DeCandido, a physician practicing internal medicine in Largo, Fla., has agreed to pay the United States $1.7 million to settle allegations that he defrauded the Medicare program, the Department of Justice announced today. ...Bradmer to repurchase up to 8.3 million of its common shares pursuant to a substantial issuer bid
TSX: BMR TORONTO, July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Bradmer Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSX: BMR) ("Bradmer" or the "Corporation") announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the Corporation to proceed with a substantial issuer bid (the "Offer"), pursuant to which the Corporation will...JANESVILLE, Wis., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cogdell Spencer ERDMAN is pleased to announce the signing of design-build contracts totaling $53.9 million for St. Mary's Janesville Hospital with SSM Health Care of Wisconsin, Inc. and $34.9 million for Dean Janesville Clinic with Dean...
VA Announces $26 Million Construction Contract for Palo Alto
New Facility to Centralize Acute Psychiatric Care WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced the award of a $26 million contract to a San Francisco firm to construct a new 80-bed acute psychiatric facility at VA's...Other TagsCystoDispoablePrefilledCDNCDNiLEDiLEDiLEDOther Contentsprostaglandinsprostaglandinsprostateprostateprostateprostateprostateprostateprostatearrayarrayarrayarrayarrayarrayarrayarrayfoldingfoldingfoldingfoldingfoldingfoldingprotistaprotocellsprotonsprotonsprotonsprotons
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Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:The WFH receives the largest humanitarian aid donation in its history - Donation represents more than 40 million international units to the WFH 2Health News:Independence Blue Cross Secures All-Blue Contract with Lincoln Financial Group 2Health News:Independence Blue Cross Secures All-Blue Contract with Lincoln Financial Group 3Health News:TeamHealth Acquires Emergency Physicians of Naples, LLC 2Health News:Brandeis studies evaluate visionary approach to improving eyesight 2Health News:Media alert: EUROECHO 2009 2[0] The WFH receives the largest humanitarian aid donation in its history - Donation represents more than 40 million international units to the WFH[0] Independence Blue Cross Secures All-Blue Contract with Lincoln Financial Group[0] TeamHealth Acquires Emergency Physicians of Naples, LLC[1] Brandeis studies evaluate visionary approach to improving eyesight[0] Media alert: EUROECHO 2009
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