Latest Medical News from Bio-Medicine.Org

CNI College Massage Therapy Students Experience Plastination & Cadaver Lab

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:51:36 MST

Recently, students attended a lab at a local junior college's plastination and cadaver lab. This experience during the Anatomy 200 module of their Massage Therapy program at CNI College prepared them for a deeper understanding of the bones, muscles and joints of the body which are the main focus in this module. Orange, CA (PRWEB) July 10, 2009...

Spectrum Surgical Instruments Receives 2009 World Class Customer Service Award

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:51:30 MST

Spectrum Surgical Continues to earn recognition for their outstanding customer service. Not only does the company take great pride in their surgical instruments, Spectrum focuses on developing customers for life. Stow, OH (PRWEB) July 10, 2009 -- Spectrum Surgical is pleased to announce that on June 17, 2009, for the 2nd consecutive year, th...

Shoulder Surgery Doesn't Prevent Return to Sports, According to New Study

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:51:23 MST

Study shows athletes and weekend warriors can keep playing after shoulder joint replacement Keystone, CO (Vocus) July 10, 2009 -- Replacing a joint in any part of the body often leads to a long recovery process and the possibility of not being able to return to a sport or activity. However, a new study presented at the American Orthopaedic So...

Shoulder Surgery Doesn't Prevent Return to Sports, According to New Study presented at AOSSM Annual Meeting

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:51:16 MST

Study Suggests Preseason Shoulder Strength May Determine Injury Severity for Baseball Pitchers

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:51:08 MST

Athletic injuries can derail any player's ability to compete, but for a baseball pitcher his shoulder strength and control is critical. Keystone, CO (Vocus) July 10, 2009 -- Athletic injuries can derail any player's ability to compete, but for a baseball pitcher his shoulder strength and control is critical. A new study to be presented at the...

Dr. Julian Whitaker Featured on Searchhearthealth.com

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:54:22 MST

Julian Whitaker, MD, a founder of the alternative health movement, is now a featured expert on searchhearthealth.com, a new informational Web site devoted to all aspects of heart health. Potomac, MD (PRWEB) July 10, 2009 -- Julian Whitaker, MD , a founder of the alternative health movement, is now a featured expert on searchhearthealth.com ,...

Canonsburg Woman Undergoes Robot-Assisted Weight Loss Procedure at AGH

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:54:12 MST

A Pittsburgh area woman has undergone a new, robot-assisted weight loss surgical procedure at Allegheny General Hospital. (Vocus) July 9, 2009 -- A Washington County woman is recovering well today after undergoing a new, robot-assisted weight loss surgical procedure at Allegheny General Hospital (AGH). Malinda Eustis, 52, of Canonsburg, is on...

Kenneth Kensey, Inventor of the Angio-Seal(R), Dies at 58

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:58:03 MST

PHILADELPHIA, June 9 /- Kenneth R. Kensey, prolific inventor, successful entrepreneur and progressive physician, died July 3rd at Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania of brain hemorrhage. Dr. Kensey, co-founder of Kensey-Nash Corporation, is the inventor or co-inventor in more than 130 patent filings with more than 50 patents issued. He was 58. The inventor...

Blood vessel bends and branches put the brakes on statins

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:17:40 MST

First evidence that biomechanical forces may affect drug's action. (PRWeb UK) July 9, 2009 -- New British Heart Foundation (BHF) research¹ revealed today suggests for the first time that the way blood flows through our arteries may boost an antioxidant effect of statin medicines. The discovery at Imperial College London is the first e...

Amgen Appoints Rebecca M. Henderson to the Company's Board of Directors

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:53:35 MST

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., July 9 /- Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN ) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Rebecca M. Henderson, Ph.D., to the Company's Board. Dr. Henderson, 48, has recently joined the faculty at the Harvard Business School , having been the Eastman Kodak LFM Professor of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ) Sloa...

TorreyPines Announces the Adjournment of Its Special Meeting of Stockholders

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:37:35 MST

LA JOLLA, Calif., July 9 /- TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc. ("TPTX") announced today that its Special Meeting of Stockholders, which was convened on July 9, 2009, was adjourned to July 16, 2009 at 9:00 a.m., local time, at TPTX's offices located at 11085 North Torrey Pines Road, Suite 300, La Jolla, CA 92130. As discussed in the Proxy Statement distributed to stockholders on or a...

Nestle(R) TOLL HOUSE(R) Refrigerated Cookie Dough Recall Update - July 9, 2009

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:37:28 MST

SOLON, Ohio , July 9 /- Nestle USA's Baking Division continues to work closely and in full cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on an investigation into E. coli O157:H7 illnesses associated with the consumption of raw, refrigerated cookie dough. On June 29, 2009, the FDA confirmed evidence of E. coli O...

Quest Diagnostics To Release Second Quarter Financial Results

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:13:41 MST

MADISON, N.J., July 9 /- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX ), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, announced today that its second quarter results will be made public on Tuesday, July 21, before the market opens. The company will hold its quarterly conference call with investors to discuss the results beginning at 8:3...

JNCI news brief: Breast cancer hormone receptor status and risk of a second primary tumor

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:57:37 MST

Women with hormone receptor (HR) negative first tumors have twice as much risk for developing a second breast cancer as women with HR-positive tumors, according to a study published online July 9 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute . Christina A. Clarke, Ph.D., of the Northern California Cancer Center in Fremont, Calif., and colleagues examined data from the National Cancer In...

Einstein scientists link elevated insulin to increased breast cancer risk

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:57:29 MST

July 9, 2009 - (BRONX, NY) - Elevated insulin levels in the blood appear to raise the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Their findings are published in the online version of the International Journal of Cancer . Increased breast cancer risk for postmenopausal women has previously been linke...

Urban Caucus Chair Urges Caucus Members to 'Get the Job Done' for Health Care Reform

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:49:29 MST

WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Chairman of the Congressional Urban Caucus, releases this statement as the three House Committees with jurisdiction over health policy prepare to introduce legislation on health care for all Americans: "The opportunity is at hand for the House of Representatives to act decisively on comprehensive health...

Deep Budget Cuts Will Add to Unemployment Rolls at Wrong Time

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:41:27 MST

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 9 /- A state budget based entirely on cuts will accelerate Pennsylvania's job losses and delay any economic recovery in the state when the recession is over, according to a labor economist with the Keystone Research Center. State House leaders recently announced their intention to produce a no tax-increase budget that will make $1.7 billion in additi...

VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans Visits Dallas

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:25:49 MST

WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) upgrade of programs and services for women Veterans, the Department's Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, an expert panel that advises VA on issues and programs affecting women Veterans, recently traveled to the VA North Texas Health Care System in Dallas. "Enhancing care for women Vete...

CF Foundation Supports President Obama's Nomination of Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., as New NIH Director

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:25:42 MST

BETHESDA, Md., July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation commends the nomination by President Obama of Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., as the new director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). "The CF Foundation is pleased that Dr. Collins, who was pivotal in the discovery of the gene responsible for cystic fibrosis, may lead the NIH during a time when the e...

RealMed Receives #1 Ranking in the KLAS 2009 Ambulatory Clearinghouse Services Report

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:25:36 MST

INDIANAPOLIS, July 9 /- RealMed, a leader in web-based revenue cycle management solutions for health care professionals, announced today that it received #1 ranking in the KLAS 2009 Managing the Claim and Getting Paid: Ambulatory Clearinghouse Services Report. RealMed achieves this recognition in its first year of inclusion in KLAS. RealMed is ranked first of fourteen EDI clea...