News Articles from Tuesday 13^th of October 2009

17:57: Escalon(R) Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Results

17:49: Nation's Oldest Taxpayer Group Criticizes Committee Vote for Baucus Health Bill, Hidden Tax Increases

17:47: House Public Option Still Viable, Says House Committee on Aging & Health Subcom. Ex-Director Bob Weiner

17:42: Pelosi: Senate Finance Committee Vote a Critical Step Toward Passage of Health Insurance Reform

17:38: XLHealth Applauds Quality Focused Reforms in Senate Finance Committee Legislation

17:30: Escalon(R) Announces Going Concern Qualification

17:12: New York Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) Join As Co-Sponsors of The Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act

16:59: Children's Hospital Oncology Researcher Elected to Institute of Medicine

16:56: Americans United for Life's Statement on Finance Committee Vote

16:42: AHIP Statement on Passage of Senate Finance Committee Legislation

16:36: The Alpha-1 Foundation Awards Two Research Grants with Support from Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc.

16:32: Leading Trauma Surgeon Paints a Bleak Picture of U.S. Trauma System - Calls for Surgeons to Advocate for Systems Where Lacking

16:26: Statement of Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, on The Senate Finance Committee's Health Reform Plan

16:23: Endologix Responds to Alleged Patent Infringement

16:19: Five-Year-Old Foodies Line Up for Sushi at School Cafeterias

16:15: Sky Foundation Fundraiser to Benefit Pancreatic Cancer Research

16:15: Exponent to Announce Third Quarter 2009 Results

16:12: ACLU Asks State Court to Strike Down Restriction on Teens' Access to Abortion

16:12: SoluLinK Develops More Sensitive Analyte Detection With a Breakthrough All-in-One Conjugation Kit: HRP-Antibody Conjugates, 100% Pure, No Chromatography Needed.

16:10: Martin|Williams Advertising Produces Free Ads for Flu Prevention in the Workplace

16:05: Conseco Announces that Paulson Agrees to Buy Common Stock and Warrants

16:05: Cepheid Expands Leadership Team With Appointment of Executive Vice President of Worldwide Commercial Operations

16:05: Cepheid Schedules 2009 Third Quarter Financial Results Announcement and Webcast

16:05: Amylin Pharmaceuticals to Webcast Third Quarter Results

16:00: Medifast, Inc. Announces Appointment of Three Additional Independent Board Members

15:58: Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine Issues Statement Following Senate Finance Committee's Vote to Pass Health Insurance Reform

15:54: PhRMA Statement on Senate Finance Committee Vote

15:49: ESRI Health GIS Conference Participants Present Solutions for Improving Human Health and Well-Being

15:35: U.S. Wheelchair Basketball Team Wins Gold Medal in Australia

15:34: MedQuist Announces Reseller Agreement With Clario

15:33: Global Bioenergies is Setting-Up its Scientific Advisory Board and Obtains Proof of Concept for a Bioprocess Generating Gaseous Hydrocarbons From Renewable Resources

15:29: NASA Portable Hyperbaric Chamber Technology Finds Home on Earth

15:07: AUDIO from Medialink and UnitedHealthcare: Take a Stroll Through Health Care Lane

15:04: The Clorox Company to Provide Free Flu Shots in Los Angeles

15:00: New Hard-Hitting Online Health Care Ad 'Don't Be Fooled' to be Launched on Wednesday

14:59: Consumer Watchdog: White House Should Respond to Health Insurer Scare Tactics by Supporting 'Prior Approval' Rate Regulation

14:56: Fraunhofer CSE Opens First Laboratory in Cambridge, MA

14:56: Horowitz Named President of the Massachusetts Sleep Society

14:48: Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Supports 'International Infection Prevention Week'

14:41: The American Legion Praises VA for 'Overdue But Welcome' Help for More Agent Orange Victims

14:39: US Farms, Inc. Aloe Vera Products Now Offered on e-Bid.net

14:39: Hard To Treat Diseases (HTDS) Set To Release Its 90 - 180 Day Forward Guidance, With A Launch On Stock Profile.Com

14:34: Physician-Hospital Integration: Five Part Series

14:31: SpectraScience Engages European Contract Research Organization to Manage Clinical Trials

14:30: Miniaturized Surgery Treats Pain with Reduced Recovery Time

14:28: Seahorse Bioscience, Inc. Responds to Requests from Scientists in France, Appoints Proteigene Distributor

14:16: FDA Acts to Halt Marketing of Unapproved Codeine Sulfate Tablets

14:09: Innovative Services Program for Persons With Severe Mental Illness

14:06: Minimally Invasive Device Approved to Treat Liver Cancer, Fibroids, Tumors, and Bleeding

14:04: BloggersUnite.org Partners with March of Dimes to Fight for Preemies

13:58: Drenchers(R) Fit 'N Lean Super Juice Beverages a Perfect Addition to Diabetic Diet

13:44: CorVel Announces Earnings Release Webcast

13:08: Regence Foundation Launches Palliative Care Grantmaking Program in Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Washington

13:08: New Squeezable Whole Fruit Sorbets in Single-Serve Tubes an Instant Hit

13:00: Corporate Leaders Share Perspectives, Solutions of Health Reform's Impact on a Company's Bottom Line at Oct. 20 Forum at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Sponsored by the Presidents' Partnership of MemorialCare Health System

13:00: SRI International Awarded a Department of Defense 'Laboratory-Clinical Transition' Grant to Advance SRI's Novel Anticancer Agents for Prostate Cancer Treatment

12:41: New Brain Stimulation Treatment May Offer Hope For Those With Treatment Resistant Depression

12:30: Sangamo Announces Closing of Common Stock Offering

12:24: Hoag OB Hospitalist Program Expands Exceptional Care for Pregnant and Laboring Women

12:03: Shire and Sandoz Settle all Pending Litigation Concerning ADDERALL XR(R)

12:01: For Older Adults, Good Nutrition and Exercise Are Key To Staying Healthy & Active

12:00: NetMotion Wireless Publishes New Healthcare White Paper: Secure, Reliable Connections for Better Patient Care

11:43: FamilyLife Supports Military Marriages in the Triangle

11:43: Free Seasonal Flu Shots Available to Unemployed in New York City

11:41: Survey of Chicago Area Dentists Reveal Halloween Attitudes, Habits

11:36: BIOSAFE Launching In a New Specially-Treated Facemask Effective Against H1N1 Influenza

11:36: Video: Cities and States Around the U.S. Recognize October 13 as Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day

11:35: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Recognized at Highest Level as an American Heart Association Start! Fit-Friendly Company

11:31: DIATHERIX Laboratories Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for the Detection of the Influenza A H1N1-09 Pandemic Flu

11:23: With Flu Season Underway, International SOS to Host H1N1 Update Webinar

11:20: Food and Drug Administration Expert to Deliver Keynote Address

11:15: Saks Fifth Avenue Hosts Annual KEY TO THE CURE Shopping Event October 15-18 Featuring Limited Edition T-Shirt Modeled By Heidi Klum and Designed By Michael Kors, Now Available

11:05: 23andMe Tests NFL Players' DNA for Athletic Genetic Factors

11:00: CareFusion Launches EnVe(TM) Ventilator: 10-Pound High-Performance Critical Care Ventilator

11:00: Webcast Alert: Heska Announces Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call Webcast

10:59: New Center for AAC & Autism to Promote Communication Skills in Children with Autism

10:52: Reportlinker Adds Veterinary Diagnostics Markets

10:52: Reportlinker Adds Global Dental Devices Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015

10:47: Reportlinker Adds Global Drug Manufacturing Industry Outlook to 2010: Marketing and Sales Strategies and the Impact of Recession and Recovery

10:46: Reportlinker Adds US Wound Care Management Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015

10:45: Study Challenges Importance of Animals in Research

10:43: Move Over Botox - Beverly Hills' Simoni Plastic Surgery to Hold the First Ever Dysport Party

10:43: Reportlinker Adds Global Anesthesia and Respiratory Devices Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015

10:41: Reportlinker Adds Insulin Delivery Devices Pipeline Technology and Market Forecasts to 2015

10:35: Reportlinker Adds Consumers and Sustainability: Food and Beverage, Personal Care, Household Cleaners, and OTC Medications and Supplements

10:32: Reportlinker Adds Europe Spinal Surgery Devices Market: Increasing Procedures to Drive Growth

10:29: Reportlinker Adds UK Wound Care Management Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015

10:22: Reportlinker Adds Private Healthcare Market in Central and Eastern Europe 2009

10:20: Reportlinker Adds Pharmaceutical and Healthcare market in Poland 2009

10:14: Growing Supply Chain Complexity Increasing Impact on Medical Device Company Operations

10:13: Video: Philips Unveils Intelligent Sleep Apnea Therapy System to Home Healthcare Industry

10:09: Cash for Gold USA Continues to Fight Against Breast Cancer During National Breast Cancer Month

10:05: Transparent Inc. to Introduce Cell-able, a Unique Human Hepatocyte Array, to U.S. Market at ISSX Meeting

10:00: Delicious and Nutritious -- Chocolate Milk Is Harmonious This Halloween

10:00: New Palliative Medicine Hotline Reaches California

10:00: Eclipse Announces Partnership with Human Med USA, Manufacturers of Revolutionary Body-Jet(R)

10:00: Unifi-Med 5.0 Complete EMR and Practice Management Solution

10:00: United Way Homeless Study Exposes Cost of Living on Streets in Los Angeles

09:56: $500 Billion Health Care Spend Boosts BRIC Countries' Diagnostic Imaging Sales Despite Global Recession, According to Millennium Research Group

09:48: MicroRNA Biomarkers Provide Reliable Diagnosis from Blood Samples

09:41: Bob McDonald Outlines Key Long Term Growth Strategies To P&G Shareholders

09:38: Remuda Ranch, Nation's Leading Eating Disorder Treatment Center, Finds an Increase in Treating Twins With Eating Disorders

09:37: Discover Red Mango's New Seasonal Flavor: Pumpkin Spice

09:36: Good Samaritan Hospital-Dayton Rated #1 in Ohio for Vascular Surgery; #1 in Dayton for Joint Replacement

09:36: New Effort to Battle Antibiotic Resistance Rallies Researchers Throughout Harvard University

09:35: Incentive Federation Symposium Highlights Health Care Incentives

09:30: Sage Summit Keynote to Address Healthcare and the Media

09:30: VIA Pharmaceuticals Receives Favorable Hearing Decision From NASDAQ

09:30: Resverlogix Appoints A. Brad Cann as Chief Financial Officer

09:23: St. Jude and P&G Invite Target Guests to Help Fight Childhood Cancer With the Purchase of Everyday Necessities

09:22: American Lung Association Teams Up with Minneapolis and St. Paul Fire Departments to Issue a 'Healthy Challenge' to Encourage Vaccination Against Seasonal Influenza

09:20: Perrigo Confirms Filing for Generic Version of Men's Rogaine(R) Foam

09:12: University of California, Irvine Improves Operating Room Efficiencies with Perioperative Information System from Surgical Information Systems

09:04: CryoLife Announces Release Date and Teleconference Call Details for 2009 Third Quarter Financial Results

09:00: NAVTEQ Selected by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

09:00: U.S. Army Scholarship Eases Student Loan Burdens for Health Care Professionals

09:00: Prime Therapeutics Receives 2010 TIPPS Certification for Adherence to High Transparency Standards

09:00: UMass Memorial Health Care Selects Allscripts Electronic Health Record and Practice Management as Preferred Solution for Community Physicians

09:00: Kendle Announces Details Regarding Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

09:00: Lung Cancer Alliance-Massachusetts Hosts Candlelight Vigil And Lighting Of The PRU

09:00: CalciMedica Appoints Evelyn Graham to its Board of Directors

09:00: Wearers of Braces Beware - Many Orthodontists See More Emergency Visits at Halloween Than Any Other Holiday

09:00: Celling Technologies Announces Initial Success With Res-Q System in Adult Stem Cell Therapy Procedures

08:52: U.S. Patent Issued for Champions Biotechnology's Lead Oncology Drug

08:40: VA Extends 'Agent Orange' Benefits to More Veterans

08:32: MRSA Activists Call for Action During World MRSA Awareness Month

08:30: Advanced Life Sciences to Present at 8th Annual BIO Investor Forum

08:30: Special Edition of the State Education Standard Highlights Education Policymakers' Role in Reversing the Childhood Obesity Epidemic

08:30: Spherix Incorporated Selects LaVoie Group As Corporate Communications/Public Relations Agency

08:30: CVS Caremark Research Illustrates How Innovative Pharmacy Benefit Plan Design Optimizes Generic Utilization

08:30: HerbalScience Identifies Health Benefits of its Elderberry Extract in Multiple Scientific Research Studies

08:30: Gentiva(R) Health Services Schedules Third Quarter Earnings Call and Web Cast for Thursday, October 29, 2009

08:30: Cantel Medical's Crosstex Subsidiary Launches New Specially Treated Face Mask Effective Against H1N1 Influenza

08:30: Novavax Awarded NIH Grant for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine Program

08:30: Metabolex Announces Positive Phase 1 Clinical Trial Results of MBX-2982

08:30: Accuray Incorporated to Present at 20th Annual Oppenheimer Healthcare Conference

08:15: The Board of Certified Hazard Control Management (BCHCM) Relocates to New Offices in Helena, Alabama

08:04: UnitedHealthcare in Indiana Joins Groundbreaking Quality Healthcare Reporting and Disease Management Program From Indiana Health Information Exchange

08:03: Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. Announces Organizational Changes and Extension of Chief Executive's Employment Agreement

08:03: Award-Winning Medical Technology From Germany

08:00: New Hope: Breast Cancer Detection Goes Beyond Mammography to See What Matters

08:00: Sinovac Receives Certificate of Approval to Distribute Panflu (H5N1) Vaccine in Hong Kong

08:00: HealthyPlace.com Launches 'Sharing Your Mental Health Experiences' Project

08:00: Back to Basics: First All-Natural Epsom Salt Provides Arthritis Sufferers With Relief

08:00: Aethlon Medical Announces BIOCOM Conference Presentation

08:00: Niusule Launches 'Niusule Gummy Bears' in China

08:00: Recently Approved Onglyza Is Covered by 44 Percent of Commercial Health Plans But Less Than One Percent of Medicare Plans for The Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

08:00: Merck's Januvia Gains Ground in Second-Line Patient Share at the Expense of Takeda's Actos

08:00: India's Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Market Will More Than Double by 2013

08:00: Nobilon Advances Intranasal Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Into Proof of Concept Study

08:00: Meda Launches Onsolis(TM) (Fentanyl Buccal Soluble Film) for the Treatment of Breakthrough Cancer Pain in Opioid Tolerant Patients

08:00: Renessa(R) Treatment for Female Incontinence Named Most Promising New Product

07:58: Transdel Pharmaceuticals Appoints Dr. Joachim P.H. Schupp as Chief Medical Officer

07:50: VideoMD.com Top 10 Finalist for The Perfect Pitch 2009 with Keynote Speaker Sir Richard Branson

07:42: Ground-Breaking Innovation: Natural Protection Against Infectious Diseases by Human-Milk-Oligosaccharide Fucosyllactose

07:40: Success Rates Dropping and Development Times Lengthening for Drug Delivery Enabled Products

07:30: Anpath Group, Inc. Continues to Increase Market Share in Korea

07:30: Zix Corporation Selected by Hartford Hospital for Email Encryption Service

07:30: Leading Online Wellness Program Provider Launches Beat the Holiday Bulge Challenge

07:30: LensAR Inc. to Present Data From Laser Cataract Surgery Clinical Trial at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology

07:12: Systagenix Announces Formation of New Global Medical Advisory Board to Support Future Clinical Advances in Wound Care

07:10: Omni Management Group Announces Opening of New York Office

07:00: Walmart.com Launches Health & Beauty Products Online for Home Delivery

07:00: Portico Healthnet Awarded $988K to Launch MN Coalition for Kids Health Coverage

07:00: Go Healthy Secures Nationwide Distributorship Rights to Patented Drinking Water

07:00: Interleukin Genetics to Present Research Findings at Upcoming Medical Meetings

07:00: Global Medtech Industry Holds Steady Amidst Recession

07:00: First Annual Conference of National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants (NAHAC) to Be Held Nov. 14-15; Board of Directors Announced

06:45: Consumers Compare Virginia HMOs on Quality and Satisfaction - Scores Improve in Newest Report

06:30: Widening Application Range to Boost MRI Markets in Eastern Europe, Says Frost & Sullivan

06:30: ATS Medical Announces Receipt of CE Mark for the New ATS CryoMaze 10-S Probe

06:30: Solta Medical, Inc. Appoints Jeffrey Nardoci Vice President of Global Marketing

06:04: Function Drinks' President & Co-Founder, Dr. Alex Hughes, Joins the Faculty of Cornell's Hospital for Special Surgery

06:00: The Governator and the Disintegrator: A Sharp Match 'Holding Pharmaceutical Companies Accountable'

05:08: Gourmet Golf: Five of America's Top Chefs Trade their Tasting Forks for Golf Clubs in the First Annual Celebrity Chef Classic

05:07: California Pistachios, a Smart Switch for Sugar-Packed Snacks

05:06: OBP Medical Inc. Fights the Good Fight Against Hospital Nudity

05:00: Frost & Sullivan Bestows European Care Management Systems Industry Innovation and Advancement Award on Anoto Group AB

05:00: Seasonal and Swine Flu Threat Greater for People With Psoriasis Who Are Taking Immunosuppressive Drugs

05:00: Big Beer Duopoly Warning From Marin Institute

05:00: New Tips for Sidelining Swine Flu

05:00: Cequent to Provide Details at BIOCOM About Planned Launch of its Clinical Program - 3 p.m., Tuesday, October 27

04:30: Frost & Sullivan's Top Ten High Tech List

01:00: AMT Receives EMEA Orphan Drug Designation for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

01:00: SAFC Pharma Installs the Industry's First Commercial Dual Wavelength X-Ray Diffractometer

01:00: SAFC Pharma(R) Announces Completion of $12M Contract Manufacturing Facility Expansion in Carlsbad, Calif.

00:01: Sonitus Medical Technology Ranks #1 on Cleveland Clinic's 'Top 10' Medical Innovations for 2010