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'It's Still Too Early to Be Popping Champagne Corks' - Expert to Comment on Health Care Reform- House Healthcare Proposal

WASHINGTON, July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As you continue to cover the House healthcare proposal Dr. Leighton Ku, health policy researcher and professor is available to speak with you about this subject. Below is a statement about the new House Healthcare Compromise from Dr. Leighto...

University of Michigan Health System Experts Available to Comment on Health Care Reform Efforts

ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the White House touts deals with health industry groups as solutions to pay for an overhaul of the nation's health care system, physicians and leaders from the top-ranked University of Michigan health system are available to ...

Insurance Department Seeks Comment On Community Health Reinvestment Activities

Consumers can review proposals and offer comment HARRISBURG, Pa., July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario is seeking public input on the Community Health Reinvestment Activities, also known and CHR, for health plan corporations and professional health services plan ...

Hospice of Michigan President and CEO Available for Comment on New England Journal of Medicine Article on Profits in Hospice Industry and Proposed Changes From MedPAC

DETROIT, June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hospice of Michigan, the state's largest hospice and one of the largest non-profit hospices in the nation, will have spokespersons available to comment on the New England Journal of Medicine's article on profits in the hospice industry published ...

Public Comment Period Open for HIPAA Privacy and Security Standards

URAC Seeking Feedback on Revisions to Standards WASHINGTON, June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of its commitment to a comprehensive review of its standards, URAC , a leading health care accreditation and education organization, today called for public comment on revisions to its ...

Reportable Food Registry Draft Guidance Published for Comment by FDA

COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is asking for comment on its Reportable Food Registry (RFR) draft guidance for the food industry, developed in response to section 1005 of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (Pub....

Media Advisory: PHR Experts Available to Comment on Torture

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and its Campaign Against Torture have a number of internationally recognized experts on the physical and psychological effects of torture who are available to comment on the participation of health professionals in abusive and illegal interrogations. ...

AdvaMed Available for Comment on Medical Device Safety Act

WASHINGTON, March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Stephen J. Ubl, president and CEO of the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), is available today to discuss the Medical Device Safety Act to be introduced today in Congress. If the Act were to become law, it would: ...

URAC Calls for Public Comment on Revisions to its Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) and Drug Therapy Management (DTM), Version 2.0 Standards and NEW Performance Measures, and PHARM Core, Version 3.0 Standards

Standards revision will allow for the inclusion of first-ever URAC pharmacy performance measures WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today URAC called for public comment on revisions to its Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Version 2.0, Drug Therapy Management (DTM) Version 2.0, an...

Plastic Surgery Experts Available to Comment on Face Transplant Surgery

FACE TRANSPLANTS - PLASTIC SURGERY'S WORK COMES TO LIFE CHICAGO, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Facial transplantation is plastic surgery. In fact, Maria Siemionow, MD, who performed this country's first face transplant at the Cleveland Clinic recently, is a reconstructive plastic sur...

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EDICT Opens Public Comment Period for Clinical Trials Policy Recommendations

Online feedback platform will remain open until March 21, 2008 HOUSTON, March 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Using the same process as government agencies when implementing new policies, a national alliance of scientists, public health leaders, and community representatives today called for ...

Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP and Janet Jenner & Suggs, LLC Comment on Conagra Advisory Regarding Pot Pies Linked to Salmonella Outbreak

RADNOR, Pa., and BALTIMORE, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement was issued jointly today by the law firms of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP and Janet Jenner & Suggs, LLC: SCHIFFRIN BARROWAY TOPAZ & KESSLER, LLP and JANET JENNER & SUGGS, LLC comment on the October 9, 2007 ...

American Heart Association Comment Saving Lives in Type 2 Diabetics: Could It Be as Easy as Lowering Blood Pressure?

DALLAS, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A small reduction in blood pressure produced a significant benefit in the largest study ever done on the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes, presented on Sunday in Vienna at the European Society of Cardiology Congress, and published online in ...

New Federal Stem Cell Rules Would Hinder Existing Research, Consumer Group Warns

...generative Medicine (CIRM) and suggestions raised by the Interstate Alliance on Stem Cell Research. The draft NIH regulations are open for public comment until May 26. Comments may be made on line here: http://nihoerextra.nih.gov/stem_cells/add.htm . Read the proposed regulations here: http://ed...

ViroPharma Submits Comments on Vancocin(R) Draft Bioequivalence Guidance

...hat are not Ql and Q2 the same as Vancocin, FDA is recommending in vivo BE studies with clinical endpoints in patients with CDI . The public comment period for the new draft guidance expires on March 19, 2009. OGD has acknowledged the complexity of the issues involved, and specifically stated that...

ACRO Comments on NEJM Article on Globalization of Clinical Research

...e clinical outsourcing industry to regulators, biopharmaceutical clients, policy makers and the public in the U.S. and worldwide, issued the following comment on the article "Ethical and Scientific Implications of the Globalization of Clinical Research" published in the February 19, 2009 issue of The New En...

New Study Proves Multiple Births From IVF Can Be Avoided

...gy. Since Shady Grove's inception in 1992, more than 15,000 IVF babies have born. Shady Grove Fertility physicians have been featured as experts for comment on media outlets such as NBC's The Today Show, The New York Times , NPR's Diane Rehm Show (WAMU-FM 88.5, Washington, DC), and Parent Magazine . W...

Leading Cardiologist Joins Ontario Research Firm to Conduct New Clinical Trial on the Effect of Pantethine on Cholesterol Levels

...ion about optimal diet, supplementation, exercise and stress management in preventing heart disease. He will offer consultation on protocol design and comment on the findings of the clinical trial. The study design process started last month, study subjects at low to moderate risk levels of cardiovascular ...

Most Cancer Treatment Studies Aren't Published, Study Finds

...published raises concerns about the completeness of available information on present and future cancer treatments. A pair of accompanying editorials comment on the underpublication of cancer treatment studies, and suggest some approaches to addressing the problem. Dr. James H. Doroshow of the National Canc...

UPDATE: Infant Primates Given Vaccines on U.S. Children's Immunization Schedule Develop Behavioral Symptoms of Autism

...that will surely impact the health of millions of children worldwide. While the authors and organizations associated with this study are withholding comment until publication, University of Pittsburgh's Dr. Laura Hewitson, Ph.D., described at the IMFAR meeting how vaccinated animals, when compared to unvac...

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Joint statement by German science organizations on green genetic engineering

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Doctors endorse vegan and vegetarian diets for healthy pregnancies

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New asthma research opposes current drug treatment, says UH prof

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New standard for popular stevia-based sweetener to assure product's quality

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VUANCE Announces Crime Scene Security and Evidentiary Tracking Development Project

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Male cyclists risk sexual problems if they don’t choose the right bike

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Statement by the American Egg Board and Egg Nutrition Center on AJCN study on egg consumption

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Duska Therapeutics Submits Phase 3 ATPace(TM) Protocol to FDA for Comment

LA JOLLA, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Duska Therapeutics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DSKA) ("Duska") announced today that it has submitted for comment a synopsis of a proposed Phase 3 clinical study for its lead drug, ATPace(TM), to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (the "FD...

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OncologyRx Care Advantage(TM) Specialty Pharmacy Passes $15 Million Milestone in Patient Financial Assistance

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NeoStem Featured in Business Week; 'Promising' Adult Stem Cell Market Discussed in Fortune-CNNMoney.com Article

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Transgenomic, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

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Sugarcane Ethanol Industry Eager to Implement U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard

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The Arcas Group Appoints Executive Vice President

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SAFC Hitech & Air Water Inc. Extend High-End Materials Research Services Collaboration to Support Japan Chip Industry

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NeuroSky to Launch Brainwave-Based Technology for Stereo Headsets for Personal Computers

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WuXi PharmaTech Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2008 Results

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