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Hypoglycemia – A Role in Criminal Behavior and a Consideration for Custodial Care

LONDON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ — The latest issue of the journal
Diabetic Hypoglycemia ( http://www.hypodiab.com) reviews the role of
hypoglycemia in provoking crimes and misdemeanors.

Professor Vincent Marks, a leading authority on the fore…

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NYT: Cost dispute halts airlift of Haiti victims

The U.S. has suspended its medical evacuations of critically injured Haitian earthquake victims until a dispute over who will pay for their care is settled, military officials said.
 

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Derma Sciences Announces 8-for-1 Reverse Stock Split

PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Derma Sciences, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DSCI), a specialty medical device/pharmaceutical company focused on advanced wound care, today announced that it would implement an 8-for-1 reverse split of it…

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Care Investment Trust Inc. Announces Stockholder Approval of Plan of Liquidation

NEW YORK, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Care Investment Trust Inc. (NYSE: CRE) (“Care” or the “Company”), a real estate investment and finance company formed to invest in healthcare-related real estate and commercial mortgage debt, today announced …

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Abaxis Reports Record Revenues for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2010

UNION CITY, Calif., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — ABAXIS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABAX), a medical products company manufacturing point-of-care blood analysis systems, today reported financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2009.

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UK panel rules against doctor over vaccine

A British doctor who claimed links between a common children’s vaccine and autism failed in his duties and acted against the interest of the children in his care, a medical panel ruled Thursday.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |
 

Department of Public Welfare to Close Allentown State Hospital

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Acting Secretary of Public Welfare Harriet Dichter today announced plans to close Allentown State Hospital in Lehigh County by Dec. 31.
Dichter said the closure is part of Pennsylvania’s commitment to…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

Aubrey Inc. Receives FDA Clearance for AWBAT Plus

CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — Aubrey Inc., an advanced wound care company, announced it has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the AWBAT Plus product line in the United States. This represents a sign…

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Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Japan Stent Technology for Its Pioneering Coronary Stent Design

LONDON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — Based on its recent research on the medical devices market, Frost & Sullivan presents Japan Stent Technology with the 2009 European Frost & Sullivan Award for Enabling Technology for its contributions to advancin…

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Seniors wait on care, grow sicker as copays rise

Higher Medicare copays, sometimes just a few dollars more, led to fewer doctors visits and to more and longer hospital stays, a large new study reveals.

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