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Michigan Health & Hospital Association Elects 2009 Officers and Board Members

...an Association of Healthcare Advocates, Allegiance Health, Jackson; Gene Michalski , executive vice president/COO, Beaumont Hospitals, Troy; A. Gary muller , president & CEO, Marquette General Health System; and Matthew Van Vranken , executive vice president, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids. Curre...

New Survey Finds Majority of Adults Don't Understand a Key Source of High Blood Pressure

... hansonc@ruderfinn.com References Harris Interactive QuickQuery Survey. Custom Tables. muller DN, Luft FC. Direct renin inhibition with aliskiren in hypertension and target organ damage. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol . 2006:221-228. Harris Int...

IROs Help Determine Medical Necessity of Growth Hormone Therapy

...h plan administrative and litigation costs that cause consumer premiums to rise. "Health plans should be cautious about approving HGH therapies," muller said. "Because HGH carries sanctions for indications not approved by the FDA, health plans must consider the medical necessity of each case carefully ...

IROs Help Decide Medically on Approved Uses of Off-Label Drugs for Cancer

...e latest peer-reviewed medical literature, it alters the standard of care," muller said. "Through an IRO, payers can access oncologists up-to-date on the late...ncer drugs, health plans should tap into the oncology expertise of an IRO," muller said. "Because plans cannot afford to hire every oncology specialist needed...

IROs Help Cut Health Payers' Costs and Improve Image

...rt for payers. "Research by some of our members shows a return on investment of $15 to $20 for each dollar spent on appeals reviewed by the IRO," muller said. "Unbiased medical reviews also improve good will between payers and subscribers, increase enrollments and reduce litigation opportunities." ...

Experiences Bring More Joy Than Possessions Do

...if you do have disposable income, this could be something to consider, and you might want to make a conscious choice to try an experiential purchase," muller said. "I think there's real value in the idea that memory is really the only thing you can take with you. And, social connectedness definitely creates...

AMA Foundation Honors Compassionate Physicians With Excellence in Medicine Awards

... below the poverty level. David Muller, M.D. 's entire clinical practice revolves around the care of homebound patients in New York City. Dr. muller spearheaded Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors, the largest academic physician home visiting program in the country, which provides primary care and end-of-...

Europe Unlikely to Meet Measles Goals: Report

... question is how much measles does Europe export to countries with poor health systems and high fatality rates," wrote Jacques R. Kremer and Claude P. muller of the WHO Regional Reference Laboratory for Measles and Rubella in Sante, Luxembourg, in an accompanying comment in the journal. "Importations of mea...

Surgical study highlights pros and cons of gastric bypass surgery for severe obesity

...ongoing debate about whether having a longer limb offers the patient greater weight loss and we decided to compare both techniques" explains Dr Markus muller from the University's Department of Visceral and Transplant Surgery. Fifty patients having laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery were match-paired, ...

New Type of Stent Shows Promise

...the ability to differentiate into endothelial cells, or those cells that line the walls of the arteries. The first study, by German researchers at muller Hospital Munich, presented data on 1,640 "real world" patients, mean age almost 63 years old. One-quarter of the patients were diabetic, two-thirds ha...

Muller in Medical Technology

First Use in a Patient of The InfraReDx LipiScan(TM) Coronary Imaging System

...anagement of patients with coronary artery disease," says James E. Muller, M.D., cardiologist, co- founder, President and CEO of InfraReDx, Inc. Dr. muller noted that the creation of this novel device was greatly aided by the support and expertise of Sanderling Ventures of San Mateo, California. "Robert M...

FDA Grants Market Clearance for the LipiScan(TM) Coronary Imaging System Developed by InfraReDx, Inc. - A Novel Spectroscopy System for the Identification of Lipid Core Containing Plaques of Interest in the Coronary Arteries

...management of patients with coronary artery disease," says James E. Muller, M.D., cardiologist, co-founder, President and CEO of InfraReDx, Inc. Dr. muller noted that the creation of this novel device was greatly aided by the support and expertise of Sanderling Ventures of San Mateo, California. "Robert M...

Divine Corporation's Personal Lubricants Shown to Block Cancer-causing Viruses in a Study by the National Cancer Institute

...otent virus inhibitors of any product in the study, blocking HPV infectivity even when diluted a million-fold. [1] Buck CB, Thompson CD, Roberts JN, muller M, Lowy DR, et al. (2006) Carrageenan Is a Potent Inhibitor of Papillomavirus Infection. PLoS Pathog 2(7): e69 doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.0020069 Abou...

Muller in Biological News

DNA component can stimulate and suppress the immune response

...ting this from occurring." The researchers already knew that IDO protects tumors from the immune system. While working with collaborators Drs. Alex muller and George Prendergast at the Lankenau Institute in Philadelphia, they learned its role in tumor formation. "Without it, a mouse becomes resistant...

Gene therapy demonstrates benefit in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

...rthritis is a good target for this treatment because the joint is a closed space into which we can inject genes," adds Evans, who is also the Maurice muller Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. A classic autoimmune disease, RA develops when, for unknown reasons, the body's immune ...

'Cool' idea for efficient climate control wins recognition

...are using the most natural refrigerant, water." muller said the project is part of a broader context of h...neering the compressor is difficult and expensive, muller added. "In Europe where there are high energy c...vapor is used as a refrigerant in large projects," muller said. "The economics of making a smaller scale R-7...

New book tutors future presidents and public on science behind the headlines

...sity of California, Berkeley, physicist Richard A. muller has the answer: a new book, "Physics for Future Pr...to think through technology and make suggestions," muller said. "There is nothing like that anymore." The...stop him and say, "No, this isn't going to work,'" muller said. "I doubt that he knew, for example, that hyd...

The good, the bad and the smelly: USGS at the 2008 Coral Reef Symposium

...at disease prevalence and severity increase when colonies bleach, at least for A. palmata and Montastraea species. For more information, contact Erinn muller at 321-674-7323, emuller@fit.edu . Also, check out the new fact sheet on coral diseases following the massive bleaching event in 2005; it can be foun...

Two suppressor molecules affect 70 genes in leukemia

...ecules, on the other hand, developed significant tumors. This clearly showed that these two microRNAs can suppress tumor development, says coauthor muller Fabrri, a researcher in Croces laboratory. Because each microRNA regulates many genes, the investigators wanted to learn which ones, in addition to ...

Irritating smells alert special cells, NIH-funded study finds

... example of the Law of Specific Nerve Energies, conceived by Johannes Peter muller in 1826. muller said that the way we perceive a stimulus depends on the nerve or sensory sy...

Genetic surprise confirms neglected 70-year-old evolutionary hypothesis

...Orr suddenly recalled an off-hand comment from a scientist named Hermann J. muller in a paper 60 years earlier. muller speculated that perhaps since the sterility in the flies is so recessive--m...

Male chimpanzees prefer mating with old females

...ally long-term mating bonds, thereby making young females more valuable as mates with greater reproductive potential. The findings, reported by Martin muller of Boston University and colleagues at Harvard University, appear in the November 21st issue of Current Biology. Theoretical explanations for the ...

African amphibians make extreme parental sacrifice: The skin off their backs

...o conserve it." Nussbaum collaborated on the research with Alexander Kupfer and Mark Wilkinson of the Natural History Museum in London, UK; Hendrik muller of Leiden University in the Netherlands; Marta Antoniazzi and Carlos Jared of Laboratorio de Biologia Celular, Instituto Butantan in Sao Paulo, Brazil...

Muller in Biological Technology

U.S. Clinicians Indicate a Strong Need for New Tools to Combat Sepsis

...ket (Code: BIM - Code ISIN: FR0010096479). Other information can be found at http://www.biomerieux.com or http://www.biomerieux-industry.com (1) muller B, Becker KL, Schachinger H, Rickenbacher, PR, Huber PR, Zimmerli W, Ritz R. Calcitonin precursers are reliable markers of sepsis in a medical intensi...

Wisconsin Needs More Investment Capital

... the Legislature give reason to believe cooperation is not only possible, but likely. For questions or more information, contact Tom Still or Sally muller at (608) 442-7557....

WIN Northeast Wisconsin Chapter Launched for Regions Entrepreneurs

...epreneurs Conference. For more information on WIN, including how to join or attend an event, go to www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com or call Sally muller at 608-442-7557....

Muller in Biological Definition

Muller's ratchet

... In genetics , muller 's ratchet is a hypothesis that explains how functionally important genes may be lost when organism's genes are only transmitted vertically, withou...

Thomas Hunt Morgan

...gan's students from Columbia and Caltech went on to win their own Nobel Prizes, including George Wells Beadle , Edward B. Lewis and Hermann Joseph muller . In Morgan's honor, the Genetics Society of America annually awards the Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal to one of its members who has made a significant con...