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Medicaid Reform Efforts Underway in Louisiana and Rhode Island

States Choose Different Approaches, Yet Face Hurdles in Light of Economic Downturn, According to New Reports from HealthLeaders-InterStudy NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that significant sta...

Animal Rescue Operations Underway in Flooded Bihar, India

BIHAR, India, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Entire villages have been washed away in India's northern state of Bihar after a deadly combination of monsoon rains and a dam burst caused a deluge that spreads over countless miles of farming land. IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare -...

American Red Cross Relief Efforts Underway for Gustav

Sheltering efforts beginning as evacuees leave coastal areas WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- As mandatory evacuations are issued in the Gulf Coast states, the American Red Cross is starting to receive evacuees in shelters throughout the Gulf Coast. The Red Cross has relief operations...

Study underway to find an alternative cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis

CHICAGO Two research studies evaluating dietary changes and complementary medicine for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) have been launched at Rush University Medical Center. Funded by the National Institute of Health, one study will look at the impact of mind/body medicine on p...

Search Underway for America's 'Ulti-mutt' Sports Pet

Videos of sports-fanatic pets sought for Mutt Madness contest JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The search is on to find America's "Ulti-mutt" Sports Pet. Video submissions and votes are now being accepted for Mutt Madness, an online contest sponsored by PetFirst Healthcare. ...

Home Dialysis Clinical Research Study is Underway - Focuses on At-Home Extended Duration Treatment

- Renal Solutions Announces Opportunity for Patients to Participate in Research Aiming Toward Improved Future Dialysis Options - WARRENDALE, Pa., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Renal Solutions, Inc., the exclusive provider of advanced sorbent hemodialysis products and services, today announced ...

Clinical trial evaluating brain cancer vaccine is underway at NYU

NEW YORK, October 18, 2007 A clinical trial evaluating a brain cancer vaccine in patients with newly diagnosed brain cancer has begun at NYU Medical Center. The study will evaluate the addition of the vaccine following standard therapy with surgery and chemotherapy in patients with glioblastoma m...

Clinical Trials for Lupus Underway After Decades of Drought

Free Patient Education Campaign Urges Enrollment LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in decades, a significant number of clinical trials are being conducted to seek a treatment, perhaps even a cure, for lupus, a chronic and potentially fatal autoimmune disease th...

Massive Nationwide Pro-Life Postcard Campaign Underway

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has launched a national postcard campaign urging Congress to maintain widely-supported pro-life policies and to oppose the federal funding and promotion of abortion. Launched on January 24-25, the campaig...

Video Gaming for Health: Major New Trends to Be Discussed as National Conference Gets Underway

BALTIMORE and WASHINGTON, May 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The latest "gaming for health" trends -- including "exergaming," health elements in popular commercial games (e.g., a "disease" being unleashed inadvertently on the population in "World of Warcraft") and sophisticated, new videogames u...

Conseco Declines Partnership's Request for Board Seats; Review of Strategic Alternatives Underway

CARMEL, Ind., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Conseco, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) today announced that it is declining a request from Steel Partners II, L.P. to nominate two of its representatives to Conseco's board of directors. Conseco also announced that it has been reviewing strategic alternative...

Pediatric Seizure Study Underway in US to Decide Between Diazepam and Lorazepam

A nationwide study has been launched in US to determine which of the two current medications for pediatric seizures, diazepam and lorazepam, is more effective. Childhood seizures pose a serious problem for doctors. Epilepticus or continuous unrelenting seizures can lead to brain damage or ev...

Efforts Underway to Fight Alcoholism Among Tribals

Chendu, a tribal from Alirajpur in Jhabua district, beat his wife to death. Reason? She asked him to stop drinking. In the same block,// another young man killed his brother with an arrow when the latter tried to extract toddy from the palm trees owned by him. Often the reasons for murders or...

Global Homoeopathy Conference Underway in Agra

An international homeopathy conference is taking place in this Taj Mahal city, attended by over 80 delegates from India and eight countries.// The four-day meet, which began Wednesday, will focus on critical areas like cancer, AIDS and "other difficult subjects which have proved a challenge t...

Study Underway to Identify Genes Contributing to Heart Attack Risk

Scientists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues at four other medical centers have launched a $10 million multi-year// study to identify genes that may contribute to early atherosclerosis. “If we can identify people in their teens and early adult life who have a gene...

New Research Project Underway To Study Causes Of Heart Attack

The general answer to what causes heart attacks is – atherosclerosis - a condition caused by deposition of fatty deposits called plaque on the walls of a coronary artery// until blood flow that supplies the heart is totally blocked. This is not always the cause for having a heart attack. The ...

Human Trial for Universal Influenza Vaccine Underway

A universal influenza vaccine that has been pioneered by researchers from VIB and Ghent University is being tested for the first time on humans by the British-American biotech company Acambis . This vaccine is intended to provide protection against all A strains of the virus that causes hu...

Non-Hormonal Male Contraceptive Based on Sperm Block Underway

A novel, non-hormonal male contraceptive device that targets sperms, called Intra Vas Device (IVD) has been approved by the FDA for a study// involving 90 men. Men and women have long been promised a male version of the female contraceptive pill. However, this first male contraceptive to be markete...

Efforts by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Physician Practices Help Michigan Become a Leading Adopter of E-prescribing

...an 4,800 -- or about 30 percent -- of all doctor's offices across Michigan," said James Lang, Blues vice president of Pharmacy Services. "The efforts underway by BCBSM and doctor's offices are among the industry's best and most progressive." E-prescribing results in improved patient safety and system...

Happy Employees Lead to Healthier Patients

...lated to its mission of researching and sharing information that helps businesses understand the role of people in their organizations. Another effort underway is planning for its second annual Think Tank, Who's in Charge Now? Thriving in an Employee Led Economy, on Wed., Oct. 14, 2009 in Chicago. R...

Innophos Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

...ood, beverage and pharmaceutical phosphate business, especially geographically, and also to diversify its raw material supply long term. Projects are underway in the U.S. to debottleneck and increase production capabilities of various specialty salts. Additionally, in conjunction with the investment in the ...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Introduces Interactive Navigation Solution That Helps Individuals and Families Find Healthcare Coverage Options

...for ease of access, knowledgeable solutions and actionable results. Currently 18 Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies offer AskBlue, with plans underway to expand the program in additional markets. To learn more about AskBlue, visit www.BCBS.com . AskBlue provides a general overview of cert...

A 'super sensor' for cancer and CSIs

...ing doesn't occur on some farms, and that limits are not breached on others. Commercial applications of Prof. Rishpon's basic research are already underway in many areas of diagnostics, but clearly there are more to come. "My super sensors are cheap, accurate and highly sensitive, and in principle they co...

Smith & Nephew Highlights Advanced Wound Management Progress

...ed to accommodate greater manufacturing volumes or a broader range of products as demand increases in the future. Test batches of production have been underway for several weeks and this process will continue for a few months until full scale production is started towards the end of the year. "Smith ...

BioMarin Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...of which causes IgA nephropathy, an orphan kidney disorder with few treatment alternatives. Kuvan lifecycle development: Several programs are underway to expand and protect the market, and improve the ability of healthcare providers and patients to better manage their disease. These programs include...

Gen-Probe Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter 2009

...ay shipments due to previously discussed ordering patterns; lower U.S. shipments of the PROCLEIX ULTRIO assay due to the post-marketing study that was underway in the prior year period; and lower U.S. shipments of the PROCLEIX HIV-1/HCV assay as customers prepared to adopt the PROCLEIX ULTRIO assay. Blood sc...

FDA Approves TYVASO (Treprostinil) Inhalation Solution for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

...ASO Inhalation System, perform a usability analysis and collect pharmacokinetic data to verify expected dosing with the modified device. "We are well underway with the modifications to the TYVASO Inhalation System," said Roger Jeffs, Ph.D., United Therapeutics' President and Chief Operating Officer, "And we ...

St. Elizabeth Healthcare Drives Kentucky's Largest Electronic Medical Records Initiative With IBM

...en prescriptions, making it faster and easier to make a more effective diagnosis and treatment plan. Plans for this new integrated system were underway before the federal government turned its focus to electronic medical records as part of economic stimulus efforts. However, the new EMR system at St. ...

Report Shows New York City Companies Playing Key Role In Development of New Medicines for Wide Range of Diseases

...ping new life-saving medicines. Currently, there are 23 sites in The Bronx where clinical trials are conducted, and 334 active clinical trials are now underway in the borough, which is home to many top healthcare institutions. "The healthcare industry is already our borough's largest employer, and we s...

Lutonix, Inc. Announces First Patient Enrollments in Three Separate Clinical Trials

... MINNEAPOLIS, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Lutonix, Inc., a privately held medical device start-up, today announced that patient enrollment is underway for its three simultaneous first-in-human clinical trials. The three studies are designed to test whether the proprietary Lutonix Drug Coated Balloon...

Swine Flu Could Eventually Affect 40% of Americans: CDC

... with updated guidance and, of course, with the efforts we are making towards the development of a vaccine," Schuchat said. Vaccine trials, already underway in Australia, are expected to begin in the United States next week, Schuchat said. U.S. officials hope to have 160 million doses of injectable swin...

Health Story Project Offers Perspective on "Meaningful Use" Definition

...cuments, including the Consultation Note, History and Physical, Operative Note and the most recently-announced Diagnostic Imaging Report. Work is now underway to develop a standard for the Discharge Summary. By using these implementation guides, transcription documents can be imported directly into the E...

NeurogesX Announces Resignation of Bruce A. Peacock from Board of Directors

...e company regains compliance with the requirements of Listing Rule 5605(c)(2)(A). An active search for Mr. Peacock's replacement is currently underway and NeurogesX expects to fill the vacancy created by his resignation within the timeframe required by the Nasdaq Listing Rules. About Neurog...

Baylor Dallas Recognized In U.S. News Media Group's 2009 - 2010 America's Best Hospitals

...0 physicians on the medical staff; nearly 200 medical residents and fellows; and 5,225 employees. More than 800 clinical research trials are currently underway at Baylor Research Institute. Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation is a 92-bed, not-for-profit hospital located adjacent to Baylor Dallas that...

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Reports Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2009

... response according to RECIST criteria. These data exceeded the pre-specified endpoint needed to expand the trial. Patient enrollment and dosing are underway in the expansion stage of the trial, which will enroll a total of 46 advanced breast cancer patients overall. Reported that in a Phase II trial ...

CSC to Kick Off National Blood Drive Campaign July 8 at Global Headquarters in Virginia

...pints. Additional events are already scheduled for July 10 in Sterling, Va., July 30 in Falls Church and Sept. 14 in Annapolis Junction, Md. Plans are underway for events in San Diego, Calif.; Hartford, Conn.; Patrick AFB, Florida; Dayton, Ohio; Blythewood, S.C.; Dallas and Houston, Texas; and other cities. ...

CDC's National Center for Environmental Health Works with Thomson Reuters to Help Identify and Track Illnesses Related to Harmful Algal Blooms

... consistent with HAB exposure and, if so, alert the CDC using contact information included in the POISINDEX entries. Data collection in HABISS is underway in 13 states. Stored data will be used to help predict local HABs so state health and environmental officials can respond to reports of human and anim...

Cord Blood Awareness Month: Understanding Still Low, Despite Medical Advancements

...orn stem cells from umbilical cord blood, which have been used for more than 20 years to treat nearly 80 diseases. In addition, research studies are underway evaluating the use of a child's own cord blood to help treat conditions that have no cure today, like cerebral palsy. One child's experience exem...

Drug Found Ineffective Against Lung Disease

...f this study "should be regarded as definite, [but] they should not discourage patients to participate in one of the several clinical trials currently underway to find effective treatments for this devastating disease," Dr. Demosthenes Bouros, of the Democritus University of Thrace in Greece, wrote in an acco...

Mayo Clinic Proceedings reviews deep brain stimulation to treat psychiatric diseases

...stigate the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in hard-to-treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette's syndrome are underway at multiple medical centers around the world, according to a review in the June 2009 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings . "Deep brain stimulation has l...