March 13th 2010
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With the recent untimely death of actor Cory Haim this week, the public is learning about an industry-wide problem that continues to plague the health insurance industry, fake prescriptions.
Corey Ian Haim (December 23, 1971 – March 10, 2010) was a Canadian actor, best for his 1980s Hollywood career as ...
March 11th 2010
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The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation earned two national awards for Excellence in Communications, one gold and one silver, in the 2010 Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program. The awards, given by the Council on Foundations and the Communications Network, recognize important communication efforts that increase public awareness of ...
March 2nd 2010
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HealthPass, a partnership between New York City, the New York Business Group on Health, and the health insurance industry, is now offering five of UnitedHealthcare's Oxford health insurance plans to employers. To qualify, the employers must have two to 50 eligible employees and be based in New York City or ...
March 2nd 2010
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BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and ATLANTA, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare organizations ranging from large city hospitals to rural community health clinics can count on Verizon Wireless to deliver customized wireless solutions that allow caregivers the ability to utilize resources that enhance the patient experience. Representatives from Verizon Wireless, operator of ...
March 2nd 2010
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WATERTOWN, Mass., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today the nomination of lead development candidate, EDP-239, from its NS5A hepatitis C virus (HCV) inhibitor program. EDP-239 has demonstrated picomolar potency against multiple genotypes of the virus and a preclinical pharmacokinetic profile amenable to once-a-day dosing.
"Our NS5A inhibitor program ...
March 2nd 2010
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ABBOTT PARK, Ill. and WATERTOWN, Mass., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott (NYSE:ABT) and Enanta Pharmaceuticals announced today the advancement of their Hepatitis C (HCV) collaboration into Phase 2 clinical trials. The trial will evaluate three HCV antiviral agents, including the investigational protease inhibitor ABT-450, part of the Abbott-Enanta collaboration, and ...
March 2nd 2010
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NEW YORK, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- A new relationship between UnitedHealthcare and HealthPass gives New York-area small businesses more health benefit plan options.
HealthPass, a partnership between the New York Business Group on Health, New York City and the health insurance industry, is offering five of UnitedHealthcare's Oxford health insurance plans ...
March 2nd 2010
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EDMONTON, Canada, March 2, 2010/PRNewswire/ --
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Isotechnika Pharma Inc. (TSX: ISA) today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) filed by its partner, Lux Biosciences, Inc., for voclosporin. Following validation of the MAA, the dossier is ...
March 2nd 2010
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Catalyst Biosciences, Inc., a pioneer in the discovery and development of engineered proteases known as Alterase(TM) therapeutics, today announced the appointment of William J. Dawson to the post of Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Mr. Dawson will be responsible for finance, ...
March 2nd 2010
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LAWRENCE, Mass., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NxStage Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTM) , a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today announced that it signed a five-year distribution agreement with Dirinco, an independent company, for the promotion, sale, delivery and service of certain NxStage and Medisystems products in the Netherlands.
Under the terms ...
March 2nd 2010
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AVENTURA, Fla., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinergy Health, a nationwide health insurance agency providing guaranteed issue and short term major medical insurance programs, discusses the importance of proper diet for March's National Nutrition Month, how a healthy lifestyle can reduce insurance costs and the steps Americans can take towards wellness.
"It ...
March 2nd 2010
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CARLSBAD, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- MO BIO Laboratories, Inc., the leader in soil, water and microbial nucleic acid purification, announces the launch of two innovative new products, PowerBiofilm(TM) DNA Isolation Kit and PowerBiofilm(TM) RNA Isolation Kit. The PowerBiofilm(TM) kits are designed to isolate high-quality DNA or RNA from virtually ...
March 2nd 2010
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NOVATO, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:BMRN) today announced that Hank Fuchs, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of BioMarin, will present a company update at the Cowen and Company 30th Annual Health Care Conference in Boston on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. ET.
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March 2nd 2010
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OAKLAND, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente, the nation's leading health care provider and not-for-profit health plan, received 12 Stage 7 Awards from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. The Stage 7 Award honors hospitals that have achieved the highest level electronic health record implementation. The 12 awards ...
March 2nd 2010
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SALT LAKE CITY, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Amedica Corporation, a spinal and orthopaedic implant and instrument company focused on unique silicon nitride (SiN) ceramic technologies, announced today that it has been granted United States Patent No. 7,666,229 covering its novel ceramic-on-ceramic bearings for articulating joints used for total joint replacement ...
March 2nd 2010
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LITTLETON, Colo., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The highly effective Mayo Clinic Diet, published in 2009, produces even better results when dieters add personal or group coaching to their efforts to get healthier. Mary Coussons-Read, PhD, Founding Principal and Coach for Powerful Mind Coaching, says her clients report that coaching helps ...
March 2nd 2010
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DENVER, March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Corgenix Medical Corporation (OTC:CONX) (BULLETIN BOARD: CONX) , a worldwide developer and marketer of diagnostic test kits, has announced the availability of its new automation friendly anti-phospholipid assay format.
The new format offers high-volume testing labs the same performance as the currently available Corgenix rapid assay ...
March 1st 2010
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The Physicians Foundation, a national health care organization that represents the interests of doctors and physicians, has recently made a statement warning of new Medicare payment cuts that are effective today.
The new Medicare changes are related to new Medicare physician payment cuts of 21 percent. These payment cuts became effective ...
February 28th 2010
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TriCipher, a provider of Internet identity services, has launched a hosted, on-demand version of its powerful digital signature solution. myOneLogin SignatureBook is an on-demand service that accelerates and streamlines business processes requiring non-repudiable signatures across different groups, organizations or geographic locations. It supports a number of different online credentials, including ...
February 12th 2010
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The Thermotex Heating Pad, a heating pad that employs far infrared light to provide users with relief from pain, has been approved by the FDA. This approval followed after careful consideration of the gains of far infrared therapy and the beneficial results it has on the body.
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