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BancTec to highlight professional services for medical industry at HIMSS10
February 27, 2010[Story ID: 626] BancTec Inc., a global provider of advanced, high-volume, document and payment processing solutions and services, will highlight its professional services for the medical industry at HIMSS®10, the annual conference for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), which is being held March 1-4, 2010 in Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center. Specifically, [...]
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Gender roles and sexual behavior among Latino teens: Characterization complicated
February 27, 2010[Story ID: 627] A University of Illinois researcher advises caution when trying to characterize gender roles and sexual behavior among this country’s Latino adolescents and young adults.
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Overturning EPAs endangerment finding: American Public Health Association, leading health organizations oppose
February 27, 2010[Story ID: 628] The American Public Health Association yesterday joined a dozen leading health organizations in urging the U.S. Senate to oppose a resolution introduced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski to overturn or block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s finding for six greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.
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ADMET tester Absorption Systems joins Society of Toxicology as Affiliate
February 27, 2010[Story ID: 629] Absorption Systems, a leader in testing drugs for ADMET (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion and Toxicity), has joined the Society of Toxicology, the premier global professional association of toxicologists, as an SOT Affiliate. The firm, a contract research organization, has more than a decade of experience assisting pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in determining [...]
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Brain cancer awareness: 55-year-old cycles across USA
February 27, 2010[Story ID: 630] Anne Feeley, a 55-year-old mother and brain cancer survivor, will cycle across the country this spring to raise awareness and money for brain cancer research and support.
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NuVasive: Aetna changes spinal surgery policy to include coverage for XLIF procedure
February 27, 2010[Story ID: 631] NuVasive, Inc., a medical device company focused on developing products for minimally disruptive surgical treatments for the spine, announced today that Aetna changed its spinal surgery policy to include coverage for the eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion, or XLIF procedure, published on February 26, 2010, a reversal from its previous policy that labeled [...]
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Unexplained, sudden anemia: Brown recluse spider bite
February 27, 2010[Story ID: 632] As spring approaches and people return to outdoor activities, caution should be taken in areas of the country that are home to Loxosceles reclusa, also called the brown recluse spider. A new study from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital found that when patients present with sudden anemia, but the cause is elusive, [...]
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Open public comment period for URACs revised IRO Accreditation
February 27, 2010[Story ID: 633] URAC, a leading healthcare accreditation and education organization, today announced the open public comment period for its revised Independent Review Organization Accreditation, version 5.0, which includes a new accreditation track for Healthcare Peer Review.
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United Healthcare changes lumbar spinal fusion policy to include coverage for XLIF procedure
February 27, 2010[Story ID: 634] NuVasive, Inc., a medical device company focused on developing products for minimally disruptive surgical treatments for the spine, announced today that United Healthcare changed its lumbar spinal fusion policy to include coverage for the eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion, or XLIF procedure, published on February 26, 2010, a reversal from its previous policy [...]
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Kidney Cancer Canada: Survival, support, understanding, research and hope
February 27, 2010[Story ID: 635] Survival. Support. Understanding. Research. Hope. These are five words that mean a great deal to Kidney Cancer Canada as National Kidney Month kicks off this March.