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North Shore University Hospital collaborated with LIJ Medical Center to open the Procedural Pain Management Center, an outpatient facility in Lake Success that will treat adults with acute and chronic pain conditions, according to a news release.

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Legislation requiring one-OR facilities in New Jersey to be licensed by the Department of Health and Senior Services passed the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee last week, according to an ASCA release.

Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) signed on as a co-sponsor of the ASC Quality and Access Act of 2011 this week, according to an ASCA release.

New research published in Critical Care shows that including probiotics with nutrients, supplied via the patient's feeding tube, increased interferon levels and reduced the number of infections and amount of time patients spent in intensive care.

Daniele Veritti, MD, and Andrea Gabai, MD, recommend guidelines for intravitreal anti-VEGF drug treatment of age-related macular degeneration, according to an OSN Supersite report.

Mindray Medical International unveiled its new DC-T6 general purpose ultrasound at RSNA 2011, according to a news release.

Siemens Healthcare revealed a radiological image browser that uses Microsoft Kinect technology to allow hands-free manipulation of the images at RSNA 2011, according to a Medgadget report.

The FDA released guidelines that it hopes will stimulate the development of an artificial pancreas for patients with Type 1 diabetes, according to a Reuter's report.

Pain management companies' shares are trading down an average of 24 percent due to increased competition, according to a Seeking Alpha report.