Renaissance America Tracks Trend on Loss of Retiree Benefits in New Whitepaper
Employer-Sponsored Retiree Benefits Quickly Becoming Thing of the Past OKEMOS, Mich., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Hard economic times have hit the United States and many companies find themselves in a cost-cutting mode that reaches further and deeper than ever before. This forces painful cutback...Study tracks increasing use of CT on pregnant women
OAK BROOK, Ill Researchers have found that over a 10-year period radiologic exams on pregnant women have more than doubled, according to a study published in the online edition of Radiology . "Imaging utilization has not been previously studied in the pregnant population," said Elizabeth Laz...Thomson Reuters Study Tracks Impact of Recession on Hospitals
Hospitals' Median Total Margin and Cash-on-Hand Hit Unprecedented Lows; Approximately Half of Hospitals Unprofitable ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The median profit margin of U.S. hospitals has fallen to zero percent, according to a Thomson Reuters analysis of hospital finances pu...APHA Voting Record Tracks How Members of Congress Voted on Public Health Legislation
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Public Health Association (APHA) today released its annual congressional voting record, which measures how members of Congress voted on legislation that is important to public health. APHA's report was compiled by examining hundr...Technique Tracks Cancer-Killing Cells
Innovative approach could aid research, treatment, experts say WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they've developed a new long-term method of monitoring the location and survival of cancer-killing cells within the body. Modifying a patient's own immune cells...Special Mouth Rinse Spots, Tracks Human Papillomavirus Infection
Study may lead to better diagnosis and monitoring for head/neck cancers FRIDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) -- A simple mouth rinse can spot specific types of human papillomavirus, some of which cause genital warts and increase the risk of developing certain types of cancer, new research ...ImpactRx Tracks Decline in Zetia and Vytorin Prescribing
Changes in prescribing behavior appear inconsistent with ACC statements on ENHANCE study results MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- ImpactRx, Inc., the pioneering force in measuring the impact of pharmaceutical promotion on physicians' prescribing behavior, has ...University of California Los Angeles Selects Velos eResearch
...who work with the system. It is also the most flexible and adaptable for addressing all of our on-campus and off-campus needs." The cancer center tracks everything from simple studies to very complex, multi-arm clinical trials that require very detailed patient information, Ryba said. The system will a...Aon eSolutions Launches Clinical Trials Module
...ded in Aon's analysis, businesses must include a certificate of insurance in their regulatory filing package. The RiskConsole Clinical Trials module tracks coverage required by government agencies in various host countries, and whether proper insurance documentation was provided to regulators. The system ...Video: Sanford Health's Journey to Cure Type 1 Diabetes Receives Major Boost
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... boards to ensure the safety of all participants. The progress of the study is regularly scrutinized by a VA Data Safety Monitoring Board that closely tracks any and all reported side effects related to the study to ensure safety. VA's use of Varenicline is consistent with guidelines on smoking cessation ...Trifacet AK/LRI Micrometer Diamond Knife w/Single Footplate
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Rice University's Andrew Barron and his group, working with labs in Italy, Germany and Greece, have identified specific molecules that could block the means by which the deadly virus spreads by taking away its ability to bind with other proteins. Using computer simulations, researchers tested ...'Fingerprinting' method tracks mercury emissions from coal
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---University of Michigan researchers have developed a new tool that uses natural "fingerprints" in coal to track down sources of mercury polluting the environment. The research is published in today's online issue of the journal Environmental Science & Technology . Mercury...Emory paleontologist reports discovery of carnivorous dinosaur tracks in Australia
The first fossil tracks belonging to large, carnivorous dinosaurs have been discovered in Victoria, Australia, by paleontologists from Emory University, Monash University and the Museum of Victoria (both in Melbourne). The tracks are especially significant for showing that large dinosaurs were liv...Early treatment stops epilepsy in its tracks
New Haven, Conn.Yale School of Medicine researchers have shown for the first time that it is possible to suppress the development of epilepsy in genetically predisposed animalswhich could open the door to treating epilepsy as a preventable disease. According to the study published this month i...New imaging technique tracks traffic patterns of white blood cells
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have just developed an advanced imaging technique to capture the movement of the microdomains of leukocytes or white blood cells. Microdomains are restricted areas on the surface of the cells in which receptors and signaling molecules accumulate during ...Ghost protein leaves fresh tracks in the cell
Spectrin and ankyrin are two essential proteins acting like bricks and mortar to shape and fortify cell membranes. But distinguishing which protein is the brick and which is the mortar has turned out to be difficult. New evidence suggests that spectrin can do both jobs at once. Ron Dubreuil, asso...New label-free method tracks molecules and drugs in live cells
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A new type of highly sensitive microscopy developed by researchers at Harvard University could greatly expand the limits of modern biomedical imaging, allowing scientists to track the location of minuscule metabolites and drugs in living cells and tissues without the use of any...All done with mirrors: NIST microscope tracks nanoparticles in 3-D
A clever new microscope design allows nanotechnology researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to track the motions of nanoparticles in solution as they dart around in three dimensions. The researchers hope the technology, which NIST plans to patent, will lead to a b...Millennium Research Group Offers New Marketrack Service that Tracks European Dental Implant Market
Service finds market average selling price for dental implants in Italy is nearly 30% less than other European countries WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium Research Group's European Dental Implant Marketrack service offers insight into an important dental implant pri...Fond du Lac County tracks cell phones in emergencies
Fond du Lac County can now pinpoint the locations of cell-phone users when they call 911, making it just the second county in Wisconsin to install the necessary equipment. The system has been in place for about six weeks and has already been field-tested, according to The Reporter . In one c...State tracks more angel investment, at least $19M last year
Madison, Wis. Angel investments in 2005 added up to more than $19 million across 40 deals potentially much more, according to a report released on Wednesday. The investor tax credits offered through Act 255 have let Wisconsin, for the first time, start to officially track the volume of inves...Spatial Behavior System, Water Maze from myNeuroLab.com
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Description:... The CEQ 8800 Genetic Analysis System, which processes two 96-well plates and tracks the samples. This automated system adds a higher level of throughput to the CEQ product line. The CEQ 8800, part of Beckman Coulters new GenomeLab f...