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Siemens Supplies Automation Solution to Baxter in Singapore

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Siemens has been awarded a lump-sum multi-million dollar contract to supply the automation for Singapore Recombinant plant of Baxter Bioscience Manufacturing.

McCain warns of Medicare cuts, tax increases

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:02:33 GMT

S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., warned of major cuts to Medicare and large tax increases as the U.S. Senate neared its first votes this weekend on health care reform.

Sanofi chief lays out distinctive strategy (at FT.com)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:55:14 GMT

The chief executive of Sanofi-Aventis has criticised the past dominance of science over commerce in the French pharmaceuticals group and the stifling of the companies it acquired, as he laid out a distinctive strategy almost one year into the job.

Most say no to maternity cutbacks

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:04:59 GMT

Two out of three people in England believe maternity services should be spared from NHS spending cuts, according to a poll.

HWS Labor Market Pulse Index Shows Continued Improvement In U.S. ...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:20:03 GMT

PR: HWS Labor Market Pulse Index Shows Continued Improvement In U.S. Health Care Labor Markets. Houston, Orlando and Atlanta are top three markets in Q3 2009; San Francisco Bay, Detroit and Los Angeles found to be weakest. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 22, 2009

Terapija Provides You Relief In Various Ways

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:01:11 GMT

Terapija Provides You Relief In Various Ways. Human body is prone to many problems. Your lifestyle can be one of the reasons, but proceeding age also becomes the reason of the attack of certain diseases and problems.

GlaxoSmithKline Takes 'Three-Pronged' Approach in China to Fight ...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:50:01 GMT

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) will begin manufacturing its treatment for flu, Relenza, in China to supply China’s domestic market. GSK received approval of the drug in September from the SFDA. Relenza, like Tamiflu from Roche (RHHBY.

Swine flu may have hit one peak; more to come

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:51:50 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak in the Northern Hemisphere, global health officials said on Friday, but they cautioned it was far from over. Officials also said

The Facial Aesthetic Designer adds Botox and Dermal Fillers

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

The FAD,Dr.John Heimke,cosmetic dentist compliments his smile makeover practice with wrinkle smoothing and lip plumping with Botox Cosmetic and dermal fillers Juvederm Ultra.

Fla. Blast Victim Has 98 Percent Burns, 2nd Victim; 33 Percent

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:50:00 GMT

A man and a woman burned in a gas explosion Thursday were in critical condition Friday in a Mobile, Ala., hospital.

US Senate approves health debate

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:12:48 GMT

The US Senate narrowly votes to hold a full debate on a landmark bill designed to overhaul America's healthcare system.

Fierce debate raging over new cancer test guidelines

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

President Obama's vision for making health care in America more effective and efficient collided for the first time last week with the realities and peculiarities of the nation's health-care system.

Week 23: Following SGR Vote, Focus Back on Healthcare Reform Bill

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:13:16 GMT

WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives this week passed a bill to reform the way doctors are paid under Medicare, but attention quickly turned back to the Senate, where healthcare reform legislat

NHS slated for failing to preserve patients' dignity

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

NHS slated for failing to preserve patients' dignity - SCOTLAND's official NHS watchdog has castigated health boards for failing to treat a growing number of patients with the dignity they deserve.

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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:19:54 GMT

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Public health significance of virus mutation detected in Norway

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:01:22 GMT

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has informed WHO of a mutation detected in three H1N1 viruses. The viruses were isolated from the first two fatal cases of pandemic influenza in the country and one patient with severe illness.

Sweet! Sugared Polymer a New Weapon Against Allergies and Asthma-...

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:23:43 GMT

Scientists at Johns Hopkins and their colleagues have developed sugar-coated polymer strands that selectively kill off cells involved in triggering aggressive allergy and asthma attacks. Their advance is a significant step toward crafting pharmaceuticals to fight these often life-endangering

Worse Than You Think (at Forbes.com)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:58:59 GMT

A look at how much of the $2.5 trillion the U.S. spends on health care goes down the drain.

E-News Medical Alert: Westside Medical Associates of Los Angeles ...

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:05:00 GMT

E-News Medical Alert: Westside Medical Associates of Los Angeles & Westside Medical Imaging.

CDC: Recs for clinical laboratories on how best to diagnose Shiga...

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00:19 GMT

CDC: ConclusionAccumulated findings from investigations of STEC outbreaks, studies of sporadic STEC infections, and passive and active surveillance provide compelling evidence to support the recommendation that all stools submitted for routine testing to clinical laboratories from patients with

JASN: Removing a failed transplant associated with increased surv...

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:56:16 GMT

JASN: Among 10,951 transplant recipients who returned to long-term dialysis, 3451 (31.5%) received an allograft nephrectomy during follow-up. Overall, 34.6% of these patients died during follow-up. Receiving an allograft nephrectomy associated with a 32% lower adjusted relative risk for all-cause

U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds AstraZeneca AWP Settlement (PR News...

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:46:00 GMT

BOSTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld an earlier District Court ruling yesterday, approving a settlement

How to take a gorilla's blood pressure? Very carefully.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:39:26 GMT

warning sign of the disease, up until now all readings had to take place while the gorilla was anesthetized using a cuff originally designed measure human thigh blood pressure.

Sanofi-Aventis Falling Off a Patent Cliff? (at CNBC)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:17:00 GMT

Sanofi-Aventis by its own admission has “a big patent-expiration problem,” Cramer said during Friday’s Mad Money. “And when drugs go off patent, pharmaceutical companies’ profits get obliterated.”

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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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