выживание. поддержка. понимание. исследование. надежда. These are five words that mean a great deal to Kidney Cancer Canada as National Kidney Month kicks off this March. Продолжить чтение

NuVasive, Inc., a medical device company focused on developing products for minimally disruptive surgical treatments for the spine, announced today that United Healthcare changed its lumbar spinal fusion policy to include coverage for the eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion, or XLIF procedure, published on February 26, 2010, a reversal from its previous policy that labeled XLIF as unproven. Продолжить чтение

URAC, a leading healthcare accreditation and education organization, today announced the open public comment period for its revised Independent Review Organization Accreditation, Версия 5.0, which includes a new accreditation track for Healthcare Peer Review. Продолжить чтение

As spring approaches and people return to outdoor activities, caution should be taken in areas of the country that are home to Loxosceles reclusa, also called the brown recluse spider. A new study from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital found that when patients present with sudden anemia, but the cause is elusive, the brown recluse spider should be part of the differential diagnosis, at least in parts of the nation where the spider is regularly found. Продолжить чтение

NuVasive, Inc., a medical device company focused on developing products for minimally disruptive surgical treatments for the spine, announced today that Aetna changed its spinal surgery policy to include coverage for the eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion, or XLIF procedure, published on February 26, 2010, a reversal from its previous policy that labeled XLIF as experimental and investigational. Продолжить чтение

Anne Feeley, a 55-year-old mother and brain cancer survivor, will cycle across the country this spring to raise awareness and money for brain cancer research and support. Продолжить чтение

Absorption Systems, a leader in testing drugs for ADMET (Absorption, распределение, Метаболизм, Excretion and Toxicity), has joined the Society of Toxicology, the premier global professional association of toxicologists, as an SOT Affiliate. The firm, a contract research organization, has more than a decade of experience assisting pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in determining which compounds in development should be advanced into clinical testing. Продолжить чтение

The American Public Health Association yesterday joined a dozen leading health organizations in urging the U.S. Senate to oppose a resolution introduced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski to overturn or block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s finding for six greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. Продолжить чтение

A University of Illinois researcher advises caution when trying to characterize gender roles and sexual behavior among this country’s Latino adolescents and young adults. Продолжить чтение

BancTec Inc., a global provider of advanced, high-volume, document and payment processing solutions and services, will highlight its professional services for the medical industry at HIMSS®10, the annual conference for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), which is being held March 1-4, 2010 in Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center. конкретно, BancTec will focus on its business process outsourcing (BPO) практика, financial and risk management services, and other healthcare-related solutions, including EOB processing and revenue cycle management. Продолжить чтение