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    GE Healthcare Medical Diagnostics Relaunches Optison™ Contrast Agent

    GE Healthcare Medical Diagnostics announced the market reintroduction of Optison™ (Perflutren Protein-Type A Microspheres Injectable Suspension, USP), a diagnostic ultrasound contrast agent for use in select echocardiograms. Optison is indicated for use in patients with suboptimal...
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    Question for people who live in nations with universal healthcare since your...

    ...nations ration healthcare do peop? Question for people who live in nations with universal healthcare since your nations ration healthcare do people have the option to buy private health insurance ?
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    HDMA Recognizes Congressman Mike Ross (D-Ark.) With Rx Safety And Healthcare Leadersh

    The Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) honored Representative Mike Ross (D-Ark.) with its Rx Safety and Healthcare Leadership Award. The award recognizes public officials for their leadership and commitment to public policies that support and promote the safe and efficient...
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    For Innovation In Healthcare Technology, A*STAR Scientist Receives International Awar

    Physicist David William Townsend will be honoured with the prestigious 2010 IEEEMedal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology for the design, commercial development and clinical implementation of the PET/CT scanner. Prof Townsend will receive the medal jointly with his co-inventor, engineer...
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    GE Healthcare Helps Healthcare Providers Improve Patient Experience Through Innovativ

    Focusing on helping clinicians improve experiences for their patients, GE Healthcare is highlighting an innovative portfolio of molecular imaging technologies and agents at the 57th annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM), June 5-9, in Salt Lake City. "Our vision for the...
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    FDA Says Healthcare Providers Can Resume Use Of Rotarix (Rotavirus Vaccine, Live, Ora

    GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that U.S. healthcare practitioners can resume the use of Rotarix® (Rotavirus Vaccine, Live, Oral), effective immediately. This action supersedes the FDA's recommendation from March 22, 2010 and...
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    Britain's New Government Must Make Diabetes Its Healthcare Priority, Diabetes UK

    As the final results of the 2010 General Election are announced, Britain faces the uncertainty of its first hung parliament in 36 years. Politicians will now be frantically negotiating to decide the shape of the new government. Diabetes UK is calling for diabetes to be made a top health...
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    Automating Healthcare - Can Optimal Blood Pressure Control Be Computerized?

    Electronic health records (EHR) with controlled interventions can produce optimal blood pressure (BP) control and reduce mortality, according to data presented at the American Society of Hypertension Inc.'s 25th Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition (ASH 2010). As one in three American...
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    Automating Healthcare - Can Optimal Blood Pressure Control Be Computerized?

    Electronic health records (EHR) with controlled interventions can produce optimal blood pressure (BP) control and reduce mortality, according to data presented at the American Society of Hypertension Inc.'s 25th Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition (ASH 2010). As one in three American...
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    Roche And IAEA Announce Joint Initiative To Train Healthcare Workers For Africa's Fig

    Roche and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced today the launch of the EDUCARE (EDUcation for Cancer in African REgions) project to provide concerted support to help combat the growing cancer epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. The EDUCARE project is to be piloted in Ghana...
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    World Bank And Pfizer Announce Initiative To Help Improve Healthcare Delivery In Deve

    The World Bank and Pfizer Inc. today announced they will collaborate to improve the healthcare infrastructure, specifically the supply chain, in developing countries, starting with Africa. The novel public-private collaboration will focus on enhanced use of Information and Communication...
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    GE Healthcare And Medical Device Industry Commit To Reducing Energy Use Of Ultrasound

    GE Healthcare, a business unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today a commitment to reduce the average energy consumption of new ultrasound products by 25 percent by 2012*. With support from the European Union (EU) Commission, GE Healthcare and a group of ten other medical...
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    World Bank And Pfizer Announce Initiative To Help Improve Healthcare Delivery In Deve

    The World Bank and Pfizer Inc. today announced they will collaborate to improve the healthcare infrastructure, specifically the supply chain, in developing countries, starting with Africa. The novel public-private collaboration will focus on enhanced use of Information and Communication...
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    GE Healthcare And Medical Device Industry Commit To Reducing Energy Use Of Ultrasound

    GE Healthcare, a business unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today a commitment to reduce the average energy consumption of new ultrasound products by 25 percent by 2012*. With support from the European Union (EU) Commission, GE Healthcare and a group of ten other medical...
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    Do people whining about the health-care bill being "unconstitutional" think

    corporate rights are, as well? Corporations got their rights to be considered equivalent to "persons," or human beings, through a fairly silly, ridiculous interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment, which was originally passed to protect the human rights of black slaves. The ruling was _Santa...
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    Needs Of Alzheimer Population Addressed In Healthcare Reform Legislation

    As the leading care, research and advocacy organization for Alzheimer's disease, the Alzheimer's Association applauds Congress for including significant provisions in the final healthcare reform legislation to address the health concerns of a growing Alzheimer population. While the Association...
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    Direct taxes in health-care bill won't hit 'til 2013

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    GE Healthcare Receives Prestigious Respiratory Care Honor

    GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) was recently named one of five companies to receive the Zenith Award from the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). The prestigious award is given to outstanding companies that provide products and services to the respiratory care profession. The award was...
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    Baxter And Its Foundation Expand Access To Healthcare And Education Through 2009 Cont

    Baxter International Inc., its employees and The Baxter International Foundation are committed to supporting global and local communities through financial contributions; product donations; employee volunteerism, including support of education; and other initiatives. In 2009, charitable giving...
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    Can one trick pony Obama do anything other than whine about healthcare?

    How sick and crazy is this guy? Over 10% oficail unemployment in the country and two wars overseas. No one thinks healthcare is the number one priority. He has given 52 speeches and gotten nowhere
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