Posit Science is the leading provider of clinically validated brain fitness programs. The company works with more than 50 scientists from prestigious universities to design and test its computer-based programs. More than 30 published papers show that in randomized controlled trials the company’s patented technologies significantly increase processing speed, improve memory and attention, and enhance the quality of everyday life. Posit Science has received Read the rest of this entry »

Hospitals will no longer be rewarded for leaving a sponge in a patient’s chest during heart surgery or accidentally infecting a patient during a weight-loss operation.
This month, the federal government rolled out a new program that withholds some payments from hospitals that want to bill Medicare for the costs of correcting their own mistakes.
Medicare, the government insurance program for the elderly and disabled, has named 10 hospital-acquired Read the rest of this entry »

After weeks of waiting, Michael Phiri decided to take matters into his own hands. The 16-year-old from George Compound, a township outside Lusaka, was so anxious to be rid of his foreskin, and so frustrated after being turned away from the circumcision clinic at the University Teaching Hospital for the third time, that he took a bread knife and did the job himself. The resulting bloody mess had one positive outcome; it sent him straight to the top Read the rest of this entry »

The Security Service (MI5) and the Security Service staff association have this week reached an agreement with the FDA – the union for senior managers in the civil service – for the union to provide professional industrial relations support to staff. Staff will not become full members of the FDA, but the FDA will work closely with the Service staff association on issues that affect the interests of staff.
This agreement builds on the successful Read the rest of this entry »

(RTTNews) - 
Hansen Medical, Inc. (HNSN:
) posted a third quarter net loss of $12.0 million or $0.48 per share, wider than a loss of $10.0 million or $0.46 per share in the year-ago period.
On average, eight analysts polled by First Call/Thomson Financial expected the company to report a loss of $0.53 per share.
Total revenue for the period was $10.9 million, up 214% from $3.5 million in the same period last Read the rest of this entry »

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By Peter Loftus
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. -(Dow Jones)-
Merck & Co.
(MRK) said Tuesday it
formed a new division that’s developing versions of leading biotechnology drugs,
a category seen as a big growth area in coming years.
unveiled the new division at a meeting with analysts and investors at
company headquarters, where executives also reviewed Read the rest of this entry »

SAN FRANCISCO—California’s prisons are so large that they are virtually unmanageable, officials who have led corrections systems in Pennsylvania, Maine and Washington state said Wednesday.
Their testimony came during the second day of a federal trial over whether crowded prisons have led to unconstitutionally poor medical and mental health care for California inmates. If a special three-judge panel decides that crowding is the primary problem, Read the rest of this entry »

and Health Net have agreed to a settlement worth an estimated $25 million over allegations of unfair claims handling and improperly rescinding health coverage.
The deal, announced Friday, would offer replacement health coverage to 926 customers whose individual and family policies were rescinded by Woodland Hills-based
since 2004. It includes a $3.6 million penalty, $7.2 million in waived insurance premiums and up to $14.2 million for legitimate Read the rest of this entry »

Follow the leader? Maybe it’s not such a bad idea when it comes to copying the fitness-focused president-elect and future first lady. It’s impossible to ignore Michelle Obama’s buff arms and Barack Obama’s slim physique when there are pictures of the power couple doing everything from waving to crowds to playing in the waves. With schedules more hectic than most people could imagine, the Obamas have managed to make fitness a priority — the Read the rest of this entry »

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