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Aetna 28 Percent Profit Drop Signals Storm Clouds for Healthcare

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 27, 2009 Aetna Inc., one of the largest health insurers in America, announced a 28 percent drop in profit for Q 2 2009. Mark Bertolini, Aetna's president, attributed the loss to "higher claim intensity, such as services rendered in ...

Surveyed Physicians Will Treat Over 50 Percent of Hepatitis C Genotype 1-Infected Patients With the Protease Inhibitor Telaprevir

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, based on profiles provided to them of emerging protease inhibitors, surveyed physicians indicate that they will prescr...

MedPro Scores 87 Percent Sales Revenue Increase in Second Quarter

WAUKESHA, Wis., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- MedPro Imaging, a premium provider of new and refurbished ultrasound solutions, reported an 87 percent increase in sales revenues for the second quarter of 2009 compared to Q2 2008. The growth was supported by the sale of more than 90 new...

Study: Bariatric surgery patients have 67 percent lower chance of complications at top hospitals

Golden, CO (July 28, 2009) The HealthGrades Fourth Annual Bariatric Surgery Trends in American Hospitals Study released today identifies 88 hospitals as "best" performers (five-star rated), with mortality rates, complication rates and patient lengths of stay that are dramatically lower than poor...

Amgen's Second Quarter 2009 Adjusted Earnings Per Share Increased 13 Percent To $1.29

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN ) reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.29 for the second quarter of 2009, an increase of 13 percent compared to $1.14 for the second quarter of 2008. Adjusted net income i...

Almost 10 Percent of U.S. Medical Costs Tied to Obesity

Only return to healthy behaviors will bring expenditures down, experts say ,, MONDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity in the United States now carries the hefty price tag of $147 billion per year in direct medical costs, just over 9 percent of all medical spending, experts report. ...

Colon capsule endoscopy diagnoses 64 percent of total polyps detected by conventional colonoscopy

This release is available in Spanish . Capsule endoscopy for exploring the colon in a minimally invasive manner diagnoses 64% of all lesions located by means of conventional colonoscopy. According to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine the specialised medical journal ...

New e.p.t.(R)/BabyCenter(R) Fertility Report Reveals 70 Percent of Moms Want Tighter Regulation on In-Vitro Fertilization

SKILLMAN, N.J., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The pop culture phenomenon of mother of octuplets Nadya Suleman and "Jon & Kate Plus 8" has American families buzzing about the morality of multiple births, conceived by in-vitro fertilization (IVF). The recent e.p.t((R)) /BabyCenter ((R)...

For Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes, 89 Percent of Surveyed Endocrinologists Identify a Need for Additional GLP-1 Analogues and 71 Percent Say the Same About DPP-IV Inhibitors

WALTHAM, Mass., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that most surveyed clinicians identify a need for additional therapies from the GLP-1 analogue and DPP-IV inhibitor drug clas...

DUI Deaths Down 9 Percent in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third year in a row, DUI deaths declined in California. The drop was 9.1 percent, from 1,132 in 2007 to 1,029 in 2008, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System. The 2008...

Increasing Diagnosis Rates and Growing Use of Key Agents Such as Pfizer's Lyrica Will Drive Eight Percent Annual Growth in the Fibromyalgia Drug Market Through 2018

WALTHAM, Mass., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that increased use of key agents such as Pfizer's Lyrica, Eli Lilly/Boehringer Ingelheim's Cymbalta/Xeristar/Ariclaim and Forest Labora...

European Prices of 170 Best-Selling Drugs Averaged 40 Percent Less Than U.S. Prices in 2008

WALTHAM, Mass . , July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that European prices of 170 best-selling drugs averaged 40 percent less than U.S. prices in 2008. Within Europe...

Research output in developing countries reveals 194 percent increase in five years

London, 2 July 2009 The partners of Research4Life announced today at the World Conference of Science Journalists 2009 that a new research impact analysis has demonstrated a dramatic rise in research output by scientists in the developing world since 2002. By comparing absolute growth in published...

New Data: Efficacy and Responder Analyses of Divigel(R) (estradiol gel) 0.1 percent for the Treatment of Menopause

Data shows a very high percentage of women responded favorably to a bioidentical and FDA approved hormone therapy for hot flashes MAPLE GROVE, Minn., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. presented the results of a secondary analysis to determine the response rates to three ...

15 Percent of U.S. Teens Think They'll Die Young

Link between risky behavior and pessimistic outlook surprises experts,, MONDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Challenging the notion that risky behavior reflects a youthful sense of immortality, a new study has found almost 15 percent of American teens believe they will die before age 35...

Hospital Bedside Technology Solution Results in 74 Percent Reduction in Heart Failure Readmission Rate

Study Demonstrates Impact of Patient Engagement on Quality & Service Outcomes BETHESDA, Md., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- A significant study was released today demonstrating the efficacy of Interactive Patient Care technology on improving outcomes in heart failure care. GetWellNetwork, ...

Data: Actual imaging use far below president's recommended 95 percent utilization rate for Medicare

Washington, D.C. The amount of time imaging equipment is in use in outpatient settings does not approach use rates President Obama and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommend Medicare utilize to calculate reimbursement for imaging, according to data recently collected by the R...

Data: Actual imaging use far below President's rec. 95 percent utilization rate for Medicare

Washington, D.C. The amount of time imaging equipment is in use in outpatient settings does not approach use rates President Obama and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommend Medicare utilize to calculate reimbursement for imaging, according to data recently collected by the R...

New Therapies, Including Novel Biologic Agents from Elan/Wyeth and Eli Lilly, Will Drive Robust 11 Percent Annual Growth In the Alzheimer's Disease Market

Sales of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors, Which Currently Dominate the Market, Will Decline by $1 Billion from 2008 to 2018, According to a New Report from Decision Resources WALTHAM, Mass., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for...

Maricopa Integrated Health System Reports 90 Percent Reduction in Pressure Ulcers

Using a Protocol of Care that Included Solutions(R) Algorithms from ConvaTec(1) SKILLMAN, N.J., June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- A retrospective analysis conducted by clinicians at Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS) found that a protocol of care using a standardized algorithm with advanced produ...

63 percent of RA patients suffer psychiatric disorders, with depressive spectrum conditions most likely

Copenhagen, Denmark, Friday 12 June 2009: Over half (63%) of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) also suffer from psychiatric disorders, with the majority of these (87%) occurring in the depressive spectrum, according to the results of a new study presented today at EULAR 2009, the Annual Cong...

Allscripts Announces Convertibility of its Outstanding 3.50 Percent Senior Debentures

CHICAGO, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allscripts announced today that its 3.50 percent Convertible Senior Debentures due 2024 (the "Debentures") are now convertible at the option of the holders of the Debentures and will remain convertible during the fiscal quarter ending August 31, 2009. An...

Over 60 percent of all US bankruptcies attributable to medical problems

New York, NY, June 4, 2009 In 2007, before the current economic downturn, an American family filed for bankruptcy in the aftermath of illness every 90 seconds; three-quarters of them were insured. Over 60% of all bankruptcies in the United States in 2007 were driven by medical incidents. In an ar...

Niutang to Expand Sucralose Capacity 66 Percent by 2012

BREA, Calif., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Niutang Chemical , one of the leading manufacturers of sucralose in the world, today announced it plans to expand its sucralose capacity to 500 metric tons, from 300 metric tons, within the next three years. The company also has the ability to further e...

New Virginia Poll: 71 Percent of Voters Strongly Support FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products

WASHINGTON, May 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new statewide poll of registered voters finds that 71 percent of voters support Congress passing a bill to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate tobacco products. The U.S. Senate is expected to debate this issu...

MedPro Imaging Reports 118 Percent Growth For First Quarter

Installation at Mercy Hospital Indicator of Demand for Well-Priced New and Refurbished Equipment for Economical Imaging Solutions WAUKESHA, Wis., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite numerous negative earnings announcements, the demand for well-priced new and refurbished ultrasound equipment appear...

Consumer Reports Poll: Thirty-One Percent of Americans Never Use Sunscreen

One in Five Adults Say They've Been Examined For Skin Cancer YONKERS, N.Y., May 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thirty-one percent of Americans polled by the Consumer Reports National Research Center said they never wear sunscreen. But consumers aren't oblivious to the sun's risks: 22 ...

Sales of Antiretroviral Agents Will Drive Substantial Six Percent Annual Growth in the HIV Drug Market Through 2013

By 2018, Gilead's Quad Will Become the Highest-Selling Antiretroviral in the World's Major Markets, According to a New Report from Decision Resources WALTHAM, Mass., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and health...

GlaxoSmithKline Travel Health: 55 percent of travellers needlessly put themselves at risk from a potentially fatal virus

Travellers urged to seek hepatitis B vaccination before going abroad London, UK (PRWeb UK) May 18, 2009 -- A new survey of travellers who visited hepatitis B endemic areas, reveals that over 55 per cent(1) of them were not vaccinated against the virus, which kills almos...

Fewer Than One Percent of Infertile Couples Who Need Treatment Receive It - Website to Bridge Gap Between Infertile Couples and Fertility Clinics

National Fertility Link is Helping Infertile Men and Women Find the Solutions to their Infertility Issues by Bridging the Gap and Delivering Resources from Fertility Clinics Through Technology. (PRWEB) May 16, 2009 -- National Fertility Link is a nation wide resource ...

Novel therapy may prove effective in treatment of 30 percent of cancers

A ground-breaking Canada-wide clinical trial led by Dr. Katherine Borden, at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Universit de Montral, has shown that a common anti-viral drug, ribavirin, can be beneficial in the treatment of cancer patients. Published in the journal ...

Video: New Survey Finds 97 Percent of Women Understand Weight Increases Heart Disease Risk - The Leading Cause of Female Death in the United States - Yet 55 Percent Remain Overweight

Actress Caitlin Van Zandt Joins Health Education Campaign to Share Her Weight-Loss Journey and Inspire Other Women to Live Heart Healthy WASHINGTON, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Until last year, actress Caitlin Van Zandt of "Guiding Light" and "The Sopranos" was one of the 35 million obese women in ...

Report Finds an Alarming Number of Chronically Ill Patients - Over 93 Percent - Reporting Medical Debt Crisis Issues in 2008 Have Some Form of Insurance

New trend findings of "underinsured" patients based on successful resolution of more than 48,000 cases by national, non-profit Patient Advocate Foundation in 2008 NEWPORT NEWS, Va., April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) - a national non-profit organization that...

New American Lung Association Report Finds 60 Percent of Americans Live in Areas Where Air is Dirty Enough to Endanger Lives

- 10th Annual State of the Air Report Publishes Local Air Quality Grades Online - WASHINGTON, April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 10th annual American Lung Association State of the Air report released today finds that six out of ten Americans -- 186.1 million people -- live in areas w...

Amgen's First Quarter 2009 Adjusted Earnings Per Share Decreased 4 Percent to $1.08

First Quarter 2009 Revenue Decreased 8 Percent to $3.3 Billion First Quarter 2009 GAAP Earnings Per Share Decreased 3 Percent to $0.98 2009 Total Revenue Guidance Range Lowered from $14.8 to $15.2 Billion to $14.4 to $14.8 Billion 2009 Adjusted Earnings Per Share Guidance Range Main...

After the Crash, Forty-Five Percent of Caring.com Visitors are Providing Financial Support to Aging Parents

New Research Also Shows Boomers are Eliminating Extras, Delaying Retirement SAN MATEO, Calif., April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- According to new research from Caring.com , approximately forty-five percent of adult children who are caring for aging parents are providing them with financial assista...

Cheerios(R) Can Help Reduce Cholesterol 10 Percent in One Month

Clinical Study Results Presented at the Experimental Biology Meeting NEW ORLEANS, April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Research presented today at the Experimental Biology Meeting revealed Cheerios can help lower cholesterol by 10 percent in one month. The study, which was conducted and p...

Abbott Reports 16 Percent Earnings Growth in First Quarter; Confirms Double-Digit Earnings Growth Outlook for 2009

- Adjusted EPS Growth of 15.9 Percent (GAAP EPS Growth of 53.3 Percent) - - Confirms Double-Digit EPS Guidance Range for 2009 - - Increased 2009 Dividend by 11 Percent - ABBOTT PARK, Ill., April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott ( NYSE: ABT ) today announced financial results f...

Study finds students with Experience Corps tutors make 60 percent more progress in critical reading skills

Tutoring children in and after school isn't new, but how much does it really help in critical areas like reading? Rigorous new research from Washington University in St. Louis shows significant gains from a national service program that trains experienced Americans to help low-income children one-...

Motorola Study Shows 80 Percent of Global Healthcare IT Executives Placing Increased Reliance on Mobility

Growing importance of mobility fueled by benefits in areas of compliance, error reduction and fulfillment accuracy CHICAGO, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HIMSS 2009 (Booth #6023) -- More than 80 percent of global Information Technology (IT) decision makers within the healthcare indust...