WellPoint, X Prize launch $10M health care contest
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — It may not involve rocket science, but a new X Prize Foundation competition for health care reform could pose the institute’s most daunting challenge yet.
The California-based foundation, which helped launch the first private manned space flight in 2004, is teaming with the insurer WellPoint Inc. to try to fix the U.S. health care system.
The companies have announced Read the rest of this entry »

WAUPUN — It's the busiest time of the year for Anytime Fitness. Those who set New Years resolutions to lose weight or stay healthy are using their membership to reach that goal.
“It's hard to put a price on your health,” manager Jesse Zepeda said.
Zepeda has been the manager at Anytime Fitness since May, 2008. The Waupun facility opened in Sept. 2007.
“What a better place to be a manager than a gym,” Zepeda said. “I love sports Read the rest of this entry »

In a stimulus bill that could exceed $500 billion, Obama has already pledged to increase federal Medicaid spending — perhaps by more than $40 billion over two years — and to make a large investment in health information technology. Talks are underway about also adding money to retrain medical workers, extending the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and expanding the law that allows unemployed people to purchase health insurance through Read the rest of this entry »

The founder of Fitness Equipment Guru, Richard Spillane, noticed a need
while looking for fitness programs and equipment tailored to him. “Our
research indicates more and more people over 40 are working out and are
looking to purchase fitness equipment for their home,”
Spillane stated. “Many of them can’t
find a one-stop site that offers fitness content tailored to their needs
as well as fitness equipment. Read the rest of this entry »

Williamsburg, VA, February 22, 2009 –(
)– Cerulean Associates announces the publication of two new resource kits for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device firms dealing with FDA regulatory compliance. Both publications combine recorded executive teleseminars with resource kits of checklists, templates, example FDA warning letters, and other reference material designed to ease implementation of various recommendations and expert advice.
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Almost a million men aged over 65 are suffering from the ‘male menopause’, it was claimed tonight.
Experts believe one in five older men is the victim of lethargy, moodiness and loss of libido caused by a lack of the hormone testosterone – and many would benefit from hormone replacement therapy.
Currently, just 19,000 Britons are prescribed the controversial patches, gels and injections as they get older.
Experts believe one in five older men Read the rest of this entry »

Tom Daschle, the former South Dakota senator picked by President Obama to reside over the nation’s healthcare system, received
$220,000 in speaking fees from health care groups with an interest in the work he would do once confirmed as health chief,
Politico.com reports.
Daschle, who has come under fire in recent days for his failure to pay taxes, reportedly received
thousands from health care groups — such as the Health Industry Read the rest of this entry »

is seeking federal approval to conduct a pilot Phase 2 clinical trial of its Hemopure blood treatment in cases where leukemia patients refuse red blood cell transfusions and suffer from life-threatening anemia related to chemotherapy.
The Cambridge-based company (Nasdaq: BPUR) met with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials in July to discuss the trial and identified patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who might benefit from Hemopure’s Read the rest of this entry »

Health workers whose poor work ethics discourage patients from seeking treatment in hospitals have been warned.
The MP for Ndorwa West County in Kabale district, David Bahati, expressed concern that pregnant women continue to lose their lives because some irresponsible health workers and midwives mistreat and abuse them.
He was on Monday opening a one-day conference on safe motherhood and family planning organised by Family Health International Read the rest of this entry »

a night will do more than enhance a great meal or put you to sleep: it can reduce production of “bad” cholesterol, boost “good” cholesterol and reduce blood clotting, all of which will help reduce the risk of heart disease. But recent studies are showing that wine aficionados may also reap even more benefits, from inhibiting tumor development to helping form nerve cells. Here’s a roundup of four recent studies that might encourage you to uncork that Read the rest of this entry »