New in Medical News

The Lupus Foundation of America Applauds New Legislation that Caps Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs

Provides Protection for People with Lupus and other Chronic Diseases WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) President and Chief Executive Officer, Sandra C. Raymond, issued the following statement regarding S.1630 "The Affordable Acce...

Yerkes researchers propose ambitious new strategies for AIDS vaccine research

Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, believe conventional vaccine strategies should not be the only avenue explored in the development of an effective AIDS vaccine. Based on studying simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs) in African nonhuman primates, they ...

Photo: New Survey Results Show Most Moms Are Aware Their Pre-teens and Teens Need Vaccines

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey reports that most moms know their children need additional vaccines beyond those received when they were infants or small children. But according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates, most pre-teens and teens do not h...

FDA Approves New 3000 IU Vial Size for Kogenate(R) FS, antihemophilic factor (recombinant)

WAYNE, N.J., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a 3000 IU (international unit) vial size of Kogenate(R) FS , antihemophilic factor (recombinant). The new vial size offers greater co...

CIBER Completes Commercial Software Redesign; Awarded New Contract From TeleTracking Technologies

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CIBER, Inc. (NYSE: CBR ) announced the completion of a 4-year, multi-million dollar re-architecture and redevelopment project with TeleTracking Technologies, Inc. CIBER has also been awarded a new contract to assist with the design and...

ThermoGenesis Announces Launch of Res-Q System; New Device Expands Company's Presence in Bone Marrow Sector

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ThermoGenesis Corp. (Nasdaq: KOOL ), a leading supplier of innovative products for processing and storing adult stem cells, announced today the introduction of the Res-Q(TM) 60 BMC ("Res-Q") System, an automated cell processing...

Greg Fischer Named AvMed Health Plans' New Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing

MIAMI, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Greg Fischer has been named AvMed's Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. As a member of AvMed's senior executive team Fischer will be responsible for leading the company's strategy as it relates to membership growth and retention in all markets ar...

Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared to Help New Jersey Workers Hurt by Recession

NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire / -- The 'Help Is Here Express' bus tour will be stopping in New Jersey throughout the week of August 9-15 at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling New Jersey residents access information on programs that pr...

President Clinton and Mylan Chairman and CEO Robert J. Coury Announce New Agreement to Lower Price of Treatment for Patients with Drug-Resistant HIV in Developing Countries

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- President Bill Clinton, Mylan Chairman and CEO Robert J. Coury and Matrix Laboratories Founder and Vice Chairman N. Prasad today announced an important agreement to enable better, more affordable treatments for patients on "second-line" antire...

The New Next Generation Hot Tub

VISTA, Calif., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, people are spending more time at home than ever before. With staycations and daycations now the norm, many homeowners have decided to enhance their daily comfort by creating a nicer living environment. Typically, investing in a home ...

Global Health Trax, Inc. Announces New Marketing Campaign for Oxygen Elements Max Product

VISTA, Calif., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Nutritional supplement manufacturing and distribution company Global Health Trax, Inc. today launched a new marketing campaign touting its flagship, patented nutritional supplement product Oxygen Elements(R) Max as an ideal booster for popular e...

Lipo-Flavonoid Launches New Video Testimonial

Tinnitus Sufferer Shares Personal Experience with Tinnitus at www.stopearringing.com Edison, NJ, (PRWEB) August 6, 2009-- Imagine jumping out of a deep-sleep to a high pitch ringing sound in your ear, or constantly hearing the rushing sound of water or birds chirping...

Recondo Technology Introduces New Software Service for Hospitals

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Recondo Technology, a leading provider of revenue cycle solutions for the health care industry, today announced the release of EligibilityPlus, Software as a Service (SaaS) that offers the most complete view of patient insuranc...

Sen. Brown, Hacker, to Release New Paper On How Public Plan in House and Senate Bills Measure Up

Sen. Sherrod Brown, Public Health Insurance Option Author Jacob Hacker To Brief Reporters On Where Key Elements of Reform Stand, Need To Hold Insurers Accountable WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sen. Sherrod Brown , D-Ohio, will join health care expert Jacob Ha...

Frank Sepe's New 'Fitness as a Lifestyle Collection' Sells Out Within 3 Hours of Airtime During First-Ever HSN Debut

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Frank Sepe, fitness and nutritional expert, author, and celebrity trainer, experienced tremendous success with the launch of his new Fitness as a Lifestyle Collection . This new concept in fitness launched on HSN and hsn.com on Tuesday, July 28t...

Bipartisan Panel of Industry, NGO and Academic Experts Proposes New Rules for Science in Federal Regulation

Goal to Distinguish Science Questions from Policy Debates Agencies Should Empanel Scientific Advisory Committees Solely of Members with Relevant Scientific Expertise; Improve Disclosure and Transparency WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A bipartisan panel of top...

While Some New Agents Will Achieve Strong Sales, the Migraine Drug Market Will Decline $1.3 Billion by 2018 as Generic Erosion Takes Toll on Top-Selling Brands

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that although sales of emerging therapies will partially offset losses to generic competitors, the migraine dr...

Germgard's New Room-Temperature Surgical Instrument Sterilizer Achieves Total Cycle Time of Three Minutes

DOVER, N.J., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Germgard Lighting LLC, a New Jersey-based medical technology company, has demonstrated a breakthrough advancement of its gas-based, room-temperature surgical instrument sterilization system. An independent testing laboratory is consistently achi...

Premier of Split Estate at DocuWeeks 2009 to Call National Attention to Urban Drilling in New York and Los Angeles

Split Estate, a new documentary that tells the story of a David versus Goliath struggle raging in the West, joins the stellar line-up at the International Documentary Association's DocuWeeks 2009 with a theatrical release in New York City and in Los Angeles (August 7 - 13). The film will also air...

Pennsylvania Department of Aging Seeks Consumer Input on New Health Care Option

HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Department of Aging has scheduled listening sessions across the state on the new Integrated Care Initiative, an effort to make it easier for older consumers to deal with Medicare and Medicaid issues. The new healt...

EVO Merchant Services, CEO, Ray Sidhom Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2009 Award Winner in Metro New York

NEW YORK, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- EVO Merchant Services, a leader in the payment processing industry, announced that Ray Sidhom, CEO, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year ((R)) 2009 Award in Metro New York. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outs...

New Collagen Meniscus Implant Opens New Vista for Knee Repair

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Stone Clinic in San Francisco reported it implanted the first commercially available meniscus templates in California this past week, opening up a whole new field of meniscus reconstruction. The implant permits segmental rebuilding of portions damaged...

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Only Hospital in New Jersey to Offer New Bionic Foot to Amputees

SADDLE BROOK, N.J., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation ( http://www.kessler-rehab.com ) is the only hospital in New Jersey and one of the first rehabilitation centers in the country to offer amputees the new PROPRIO FOOT(R), a prosthesis that provides greater...

Atlanta Cosmetic Plastic Surgeon Thomas Lintner, MD Renewing Bodies and Spirits for New Moms with a Mommy Makeover

New mothers often experience difficulty getting their bodies back to their pre-pregnancy figures. Even with rigorous diet and exercise, the physical changes the body goes through during pregnancy can cause excess skin in the midsection, stretch marks, breast sagginess, and an overall tired and ag...

Tennessee's New Life Center for Bariatric Surgery Launches Comprehensive Website Reaching out to Sufferers of Morbid Obesity

The New Life Center, a Knoxville, Tennessee bariatric surgery facility, is announcing the launch of a state-of-the-art new website designed to mirror the comprehensive approach it takes to help people fight morbid obesity. Using video, step-by-step guides to the weight loss surgery process, and...

Disability.gov Adds Social Media Tools, Disability Resources and a New Design to Complement Information from 22 Federal Agencies

Launch of revamped Web site with resources for people with disabilities coincides with Americans with Disabilities Act's 19th anniversary WASHINGTON (PRWEB) August 4, 2009 -- In conjunction with the 19th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the U.S. Depar...

Innovator's Studio launches new forum for Chief Strategy Officers October 26-27, 2009

The Strategy Group announces the October kickoff of a new forum for chief strategy officers as part of The Innovator's Studio, a collaborative incubator for market-leading health systems seeking to create competitive advantage through value innovation. Norfolk, Virginia...

Scientists Bioengineer New Teeth in Mice

They hope feat will someday lead to organ generation for humans MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers in Japan report that they've grown new teeth in mice with the help of bioengineered tissue, an early sign of progress in the effort to grow new organs in humans. The resea...

Researchers Identify New Method to Selectively Kill Metastatic Melanoma Cells

An international team of researchers has identified a new method for selectively killing metastatic melanoma cells, which may lead to new areas for drug development in melanoma - a cancer that is highly resistant to current treatment strategies. Richmond, Va. (Vocus) Au...

Researchers identify new method to selectively kill metastatic melanoma cells

RICHMOND, Va. (August 3, 2009) An international team of researchers has identified a new method for selectively killing metastatic melanoma cells, which may lead to new areas for drug development in melanoma a cancer that is highly resistant to current treatment strategies. Researchers from V...

Pharmacy Times Names New Editorial Director

PLAINSBORO, N.J., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharmacy & Healthcare Communications, LLC announces the appointment of Bea Riemschneider as Editorial Director of Pharmacy Times , a monthly journal that reaches the universe of pharmacists. Ms. Riemschneider will oversee the 112-year-old publicat...

LG Electronics Introduces New Flat-Panel HDTVs Designed Specifically for Long-Term Care Facilities

ANAHEIM, Calif., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlighting a commitment to providing healthcare institutions with advanced entertainment and digital display technology options, LG Electronics has expanded its line of high-definition television (HDTV) flat-panel sets for patient rooms - ...

Brand New Conference on Developing 21st Century Military Medical Capabilities to be Held in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, UAE, August 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The region's first and only summit on military medicine, Defence Healthcare 2009 will be held from 22nd - 25th November 2009 at the Hilton Hotel in Abu Dhabi. Developed in collaboration with global military medical leaders and experts from the Br...

Plainview Milk Products Cooperative Implements New Employee Boot Policy

MINNEAPOLIS, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Employees at the Plainview Milk Products Cooperative in Plainview, Minn., got new boots this week as the cooperative put in place a new policy to keep possible contaminants out of the plant. Plainview continues to execute a voluntary recall of in...

Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared to Help New York Workers Hurt by Recession

ALBANY, N.Y., July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 'Help is Here Express' bus tour will be stopping in New York throughout the week of August 3 - 7 at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling New Yorkers access information on programs that provide prescrip...

Caldwell College Receives Approval to Launch First Ph.D. for Applied Behavior Analysis-Autism Treatment in New Jersey

ABA program will be Caldwell College's First Doctoral Program CALDWELL, N.J., July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Caldwell College will launch the first Ph.D. program in New Jersey for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), a well developed scientific discipline that is best known for ...

Does the Crowded TNF Market Really Need Two New Agents? Rheumatologists Provide Insight in the Wave One Report of LaunchTrends(TM): SIMPONI and CIMZIA

EXTON, Pa., July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- BioTrends Research Group, Inc. announces the release of the wave one LaunchTrends (TM): SIMPONI and CIMZIA report. The survey was completed by U.S. Rheumatologists in late June 2009. While awareness of both new TNF antagonists is relatively h...

Health Club Media Network Adds New York Health & Racquet Club

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Club Media Network (HCMN), the nation's largest provider of advertising and marketing opportunities for national brands in health clubs, announced today that the New York Health & Racquet Club (NYHRC) chain has agreed t...

First Midwest Healthcare Business Intelligence (BI) Summit October 27 in Minneapolis; International Panel to Discuss New Regulations, Recession, & BI Best Practices

First Midwest Healthcare Business Intelligence (BI) Summit October 27 announced by Lancet Software. Conference for healthcare professionals will explore using business intelligence to mitigate impact of recession, comply with new regulations and implement best practices; regional and internation...

Boot Camp for New Dads Now Working with Renowned Katherine Stone - Educating Fathers about Postpartum Depression

In an effort to reach and educate more men about Postpartum Depression (PPD) and what they can do; Boot Camp for New Dads ( http://www.bcnd.org ), a non-profit orientation program for fathers-to-be, operating in more than 260 hospitals, clinics, schools, fire stations and churches around North Am...