Researchers have discovered a peptide that can block chronic pain signals to the brain without harmful side effects such as reduced motor coordination, memory loss or depression, according to a release by the Indiana University School of Medicine.
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A jury has favored Columbia St. Mary's Hospital in Milwaukee, Wis., formerly Columbia Hospital, in a lawsuit filed by a former patient who accused the hospital of causing her infection, according to a WISN news report.
GE Healthcare and Mayo Clinic have won a $5.7 million federal grant to develop a lower-cost, head-only MRI scanner that could handle 25-30 percent of MRI imaging needs, according to a report by DOTmed News.
A study has linked initial vancomycin monotherapy to higher rates of Clostridium difficile infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, according to a report by Internal Medicine News.
Anesthesiologist Arnold H. Aaron, MD, listed as owner of three Florida pain clinics raided and shut down on Wednesday, was not one of those arrested because he was in Michigan, according to a report by the Sun Sentinel.
The Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2011 has been introduced in the Senate by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Mike Crapo (R-ID), according a news release from the ASC Association.
Smyrna, Ga.-based UCB has pleaded guilty to the off-label promotion of its epilepsy drug Keppra and will pay more than $34 million to resolve criminal and civil liability, according to a news release from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. …
A radiology clinic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. Midtown Imaging allegedly submitted false claims…
Bayer MaterialScience is introducing a new grade of medical polycarbonate that allows for smaller, less invasive medical devices, according to a report by News Medical.
The global opioids market is forecast to grow by 2.8 percent per year in 2010-2017, surpassing a 2.4 percent annual growth rate in 2002-2010 and reaching $13.2 billion in sales by 2017, according to a release by Research and Markets.