Health & Medicine Week articles from January 2003

Health & Medicine Week archives from January 2003

Poor sleeping quality linked to low physical activity levels in obese adolescents.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Obese adolescents lose significant amounts of sleep, which, in turn, may reduce physical activity levels and make weight loss more difficult to...

American women waiting to begin families.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The average American woman was almost 25 years old when she had her first child in the year 2000. That's compared with an average age of 21.4 years for a first birth in 1970, according to a new report...

Report reveals looming physician shortage.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A survey of more than 1200 physicians paints a grim picture of the future of medical care, and it may point to symptoms of a nationwide healthcare crisis. The survey, conducted by the San Diego...

Increasing antibiotic resistance a major hospital crisis.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Decision Resources, Inc., forecasts that the growing antibiotic resistance crisis, combined with the increasing number of immunocompromised patients and rising numbers of complex medical procedures, is...

Study: Top hospitals report increasing survival rates, fewer complications.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- If overall performance in all acute-care U.S. hospitals were the same as the nation's top hospitals, close to 57,000 more patients could survive each year and nearly $9.5 billion in annual expenses...

Big pharma's credibility crisis: Building lifetime customer value.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Only 12% of physicians believe the pharmaceutical industry provides accurate, credible information on the Internet. Pharmaceutical companies that invest resources to build web-based education...

Report: Rampant alcohol problems go untreated.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An estimated 9.7 million Americans are dependent on alcohol, yet only 700,000 receive treatment each year. According to a study by Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems, a new research unit of the...

David Barth named president of Vistant.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vistant, a leader in point-of-use automation systems for industry and a subsidiary of Cardinal Health, Inc., (CAH), announced the appointment of David S. Barth as president, effective immediately. ...

Kendle International announces board changes.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Kendle International, Inc., (KNDL), a full-service contract research organization (CRO), announced the appointments of G. Steven Geis, PhD, MD; Timothy E. Johnson, PhD; and Frederick A. Russ, PhD, to...

Navneet Campbell, MD, named medical director, HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance have announced the appointment of Navneet S. Campbell, MD, as medical director, based in the Harrisburg office. Campbell joins the health plans' medical department...

PDI names Frank Ryan to the board of directors.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PDI, Inc., (PDII), a commercial sales and marketing partner to the biopharmaceutical and medical devices and diagnostics industries, announced that Frank Ryan has been appointed to the board of...

STAAR Surgical receives CE Mark for the Toric Implantable Contact Lens.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- STAAR Surgical announced that it has received the CE Mark for the Toric Implantable Contact Lens (TICL). The TICL is the only posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens able to both reduce...

MedRisk enters alliance with P2P Link.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- P2P Link, LLC, developer of the a web-based billing and reporting service for workers' compensation claims, has announced an alliance with MedRisk, Inc., a national medical services company providing...

NCQA issues draft standards for Human Research Protection Accreditation Program.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) released draft standards for its Human Research Protection Accreditation Program (HRPAP) for public comment. The new program is designed to...

SureScripts partners with Costco, Kmart, ShopKo, and Meijer.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SureScript Systems, Inc., (SureScripts), a company that electronically connects physicians to the nation's 55,000 independent and chain pharmacies for the purpose of electronic prescribing, announced...

Collaborations can be profitable for pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies.(Brief Article)
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Partnerships between pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies are becoming a necessity as disease knowledge expands and therapeutic interventions become more specific and customized to individual...

Pharmaceutical marketing: Early commercialization drives product success.(Brief Article)
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- To develop a market edge in the increasingly competitive pharmaceutical industry, executives are integrating product commercialization strategies early into the drug development process, according to a...

No more medical roulette: Publisher says internet will change in 2003.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NewsRx is celebrating its twentieth year as a publisher by adding 20 new weeklies. The company's CEO is predicting major changes in the publishing industry and Internet in 2003. The Atlanta-based...

PhDx e-Systems hires Dan Schreiber as VP, product management.(Brief Article)
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PhDx e-Systems, an application service provider (ASP) for supporting medical product outcomes for the orthopedic and spine markets, has hired Dan Schreiber as vice president of product management. ...

Pharsight launches new academic license program.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pharsight Corp. (PHST), a provider of science and information technology-based solutions to accelerate clinical drug development, announced the commencement of a new licensing program designed to...

Philips enables open access with new medical IT family.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Royal Philips Electronics (PHG) introduced Vequion, a new family of clinical IT products and services, aimed at streamlining operations and improving patient care. The Vequion family of clinical...

Air Methods announces leadership change for products division.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Air Methods Corp. (AIRM) announced that, effective immediately, Michael G. Prieto will be stepping down as president of the products division. Arthur (Art) Torwirt is assuming leadership of the...

Presbyterian Health Foundation names new leaders.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Presbyterian Health Foundation (PHF) announced that it has named Michael D. Anderson, PhD, president, and Carl Edwards, chairman. Anderson and Edwards succeed long-time chairman Stanton L. Young...

Research suggests pharmaceutical giants over-invest in promotion.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pharmas are investing more than ever in promotion despite declining return on investment (ROI). To improve the situation, they must increase the impact of promotion or cut expenditure, according to...

Baxter launches enhanced bar coding and information system technology.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Baxter Healthcare Corp. has unveiled complementary new technologies in the areas of bar coding, patient information, and medication management, which advance the quality, content, and usage of patient...

Advanced Healthcare, TouchVision sign letter of intent.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advanced Healthcare Technologies, Inc., announced the signing of a letter of intent to acquire TouchVision, Inc., a Cypress, California-based provider of point-of-service software and systems. ...

Reliv introduces joint support formula in Mexico.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reliv International, Inc., (RELV), an international manufacturer and network marketer of nutritional supplements and other food technology products, announced the release of Arthaffect, a patented...

Induced sputum-retrieved MMP-9 levels are a marker for lung damage.
January 6, 2003... 2003 JAN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "Matrix metalloproteinase-9 levels in induced sputum provide a sensitive marker for pulmonary damage," report pulmonologists. According to researchers in Israel, "Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)...

New book explores how communication can combat HIV/AIDS.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- About 95% of the 40 million people with HIV/AIDS live in developing countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia - the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic. As governments and health officials look for...

Comprehensive database on endocrine-disrupting chemicals released.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- REDIPED, a comprehensive database of detailed information on 79 environmental chemicals that have the potential to affect hormones in people and animals, has been launched on CD-ROM. REDIPED is an...

Obesity increasing dramatically among adolescent girls.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Data from the 10-year National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study (NGHS) have revealed an alarming increase in the prevalence...

Medicare costs now exceed reimbursements for top DRGs.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medicare inpatient reimbursements have failed to keep pace with the rate of hospital cost increases. Due to this trend, 2001 marks the first year that 9 of the 10 highest volume diagnosis related...

Many men and physicians miss the signs of hormone deficiency.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) announced it has updated its medical guidelines for the treatment and evaluation of low testosterone in men. "Men and their physicians...

Writing exercise provides sleep benefits to terminally ill cancer patients.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Behavioral scientists at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, tried an experiment with metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients in which the patients were assigned to one of two types of...

Gail S. Wick named to national nursing leadership post.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DaVita, Inc., (DVA) announced that Gail S. Wick, BSN, RN, CNN, joined the company January 6, 2003, as vice president Nursing Services. This newly created position will focus on the development and...

Richard C. Bleil tapped as new president and COO for iPhysicianNet.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- iPhysicianNet announced the appointment of Richard C. Bleil as president and chief operating officer, reporting to Peter Moriarty, chairman and CEO. Bleil has extensive experience in the healthcare...

Center expands biotech research capabilities.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New federal funding of $3.5 million puts the 300-acre Center for Applied Research & Technology (CART) at Central Michigan University (CMU) in the center of mid-Michigan's emerging revolution in...

Datatrak clients achieve 100% of data entry, review online.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Datatrak International, Inc., (DATA) announced that its entire international user base is entering and reviewing clinical trial data live over the Internet without the need for hardware distribution or...

Whiteners to push U.S. oral care market to sales of $8.5 billion in 2007.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Whitening agents have infiltrated nearly every product in the oral care market, according to the "U.S. Market for Oral Care Products," a newly published Packaged Facts report available at...

Clinical calorie study tests top diet pills.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In the midst of the swirling controversy surrounding the safety of hundreds of popular ephedra-based dietary products, comes news of an unusual, hi-tech clinical study. It indicates ephedra-based...

L-Carnitine crystalline increases fat oxidation.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lonza announced that a company sponsored clinical study conducted at the University of Leipzig (Germany) has found that supplementation with L-Carnitine Crystalline significantly increases fatty acid...

Survey: Many would buy prescription drugs outside of the U.S. to save money.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Many Americans are likely to buy drugs outside of the U.S. - whether in person, by mail, or through the Internet - according to the latest Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health-Care...

Contract for 100 wireless mobile workstations announced.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EMS Technologies, Inc., (ELMG) is announced that Erie County Medical Center, based in Buffalo, New York, will deploy 100 Mobile Clinical Workstations, as part of a hospital-wide deployment of mobile...

Neoforma completes restatements; files reports with SEC.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neoforma, Inc., (NEOF) has completed the restatement of its financial results for fiscal 2000 and 2001, as well as the 6 months ended June 30, 2002, and has filed its amended annual and quarterly...

Chocolate may improve blood function, ease coughs.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research presented at a recent meeting of the American Heart Association found that chocolate, which contains substances called flavanols, can contribute to "good cardiovascular health," according...

Female caregivers expect to take on financial burden of parents' long-term care.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- America's women caregivers, those who care for an elderly or sick relative, expect to take on the financial burden of their parents' long term care needs, a new survey by Zogby International reveals....

Consumers still wary of technology's influence on health benefits.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Despite embracing technology in many aspects of their everyday lives, people remain conflicted about the impact of information technology upon their healthcare, according to a new survey of U.S....

McKesson and Apropos Technology sign global reseller agreement.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Apropos Technology (APRS) and McKesson Corp. announced that a global reseller agreement has been signed. Under terms of the agreement, McKesson will integrate and resell Apropos' CTI and call...

Ross Systems launches validation partner program for life sciences.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ross Systems, Inc., (ROSS), a provider of enterprise software solutions for process manufacturers, announced the launch of its validation partner program. CimQuest, Inc., a provider of computer...

Microbiotechnology: Seizing new opportunities in a complex market.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Drug & Market Development Publications expects worldwide revenues for the microbiotechnology market to grow at an average rate of 32%, reaching $1.6 billion by 2006. This, and other detailed...

Launching blockbusters: Team composition and resources critical.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In order to boost market uptake to a maximum first-year peak, successful pharmaceutical executives ensure launch teams are sufficiently prepared to execute pre-launch marketing activities, according to...

Research highlights new opportunities for customer retention.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The best path toward improving pharmaceutical consumers' lifestyle and raising product awareness in key therapeutic franchises lies in lifestyle enhancement, according to a new report from business...

California hospital finds way to fill nurse staffing needs.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Helping hospitals maintain proper nurse-to-patient staffing ratios, q Shift Travel Nurses announced that Children's Hospital Central California selected them to fill seasonal short-term staff openings...

Report looks at structures and operations that minimize costs.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Manufacturing issues are becoming increasingly important as pharmaceutical companies seek to maximize resources and avoid costly facility shutdowns and product recalls, according to a new study by...

'Action messages' to older adults result in better flu shot compliance.
January 13, 2003... 2003 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a recent study, older people in North Dakota who received a letter indicating the benefits of getting a flu shot or one listing possible losses associated with not receiving immunization were more...

Study finds blood flow in eyes unaffected by sex drive drug.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When Viagra was introduced in 1999, the drug's manufacturer warned of a number of visual side effects, including possible nerve damage to the eyes. But a University of California Irvine College of...

Treatment with aerosolized antibiotics found effective.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons at Stanford University Medical Center have tested nebulization (aerosolization) as an alternative method of delivering antibiotics for chronic...

Inhaled corticosteroids raise risk of hip fracture.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a large study of older people, investigators found that the recent use of inhaled corticosteroids was associated with a dose-related increase in hip fracture, according to new research. Richard...

FDA rules allow functional food labeling.(Food and Drug Administration)
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has moved a step closer to providing American consumers with more and better label information about their foods by adopting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...

Child hospitalizations good time to get parents to stop smoking.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Children admitted to the hospital for respiratory illnesses often suffer from second-hand smoke exposure caused by parental smoking. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have...

Significant weight loss increases all-cause mortality in older adults.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Older adults who lost more than 10 pounds over a 10-year period had higher mortality over the next 12 years compared to adults who gained weight or...

Zindaclin receives approval in eight additional European markets.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (AKC) announced that Zindaclin has received approval in eight additional European markets. Recently, several international license agreements for the marketing of...

Smokeless tobacco users kick their habit with shredded coconut-based product.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For smokeless tobacco users looking to kick their habit, there is a new coconut-based product, aptly named "KIKIT," now available to help those who struggle daily with this addiction. KIKIT was...

Calorie restriction reduces age-related brain cell death.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Trimming the waistline may not be the only reason to cut calories: Doing so also may protect the brain from aging. In the first study to look specifically at the effects of life-long...

Regulatory approval granted for Rectogesic ointment in South Korea.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (CLGY) announced its distributor in South Korea, Global Damon Pharm, Limited, is planning to market Rectogesic nitroglycerin ointment early next year. Rectogesic...

Calvin Johnson to lead western region for Sodexho Health Care Services.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sodexho, the leading provider of food and facilities management in North America, announced that Calvin Johnson has been named vice president of Sodexho Health Care Services' western region,...

Lanka named executive director.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons names Daniel A. Lanka executive director following an extensive executive search. Lanka, a native of Schenectady, New York is a 2000 graduate...

FDA approves Enbrel manufacturing facility.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amgen (AMGN) and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (WYE), announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Amgen's Rhode Island manufacturing facility for Enbrel...

PharmData announces multiproject deal.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PharmData, Inc., a leading specialty contract research organization, announced that it has reached agreement with a multinational pharmaceutical company to perform biometrics services for more than 10...

Blood products in short supply.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Blood products, in particular O type blood and platelets, are at a 12-hour supply and the American Red Cross is asking all eligible donors to come out to donate blood. Collections were averaging...

DSHEA provides strong framework for supplement regulation.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) reaffirmed that the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) "provides a strong framework for regulating the dietary supplement industry, but full...

Antioxidant helps premature baby baboons.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers working with premature baboons that represented an animal model for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a serious illness of very low birth weight babies, were able to successfully treat the...

Association works toward patient medication safety.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) is committed to securing the safe and effective distribution of healthcare products to patients nationwide. HDMA is aggressively working...

Avanir Pharmaceuticals Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2002 Year-End Results.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Avanir Pharmaceuticals (AVN) reported financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2002. "In fiscal 2002 we made important progress in four broad areas,"...

Rockwell Medical Technologies extends warrants until January 26, 2004.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rockwell Medical Technologies, Inc., (RMTI), a hemodialysis concentrate manufacturer, announced that it has extended the expiration of its warrants for 12 months to January 26, 2004. Rockwell's...

ALLHAT study recommends diuretics; Dyrenium reduces side effects.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- WellSpring Pharmaceutical Corporation commented on findings of the ALLHAT hypertension study, the National Institutes of Health's study on antihypertensive and lipid-lowering treatments for heart...

Tripos announces delivery related to previously delayed milestone.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tripos, Inc., (TRPS), a provider of drug discovery chemistry, discovery software, and enterprise informatics, announced that payment related to a previously delayed milestone has been triggered and...

Med-Link and NetWolves sign letter of understanding.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Med-Link USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Media Group Corp. (WMGC), and NetWolves Corp. (WOLV) have signed a letter of understanding to jointly market a HIPAA infrastructure solution to...

Netsmart signs $770,000 multiyear contract with New York OASAS.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Netsmart Technologies, Inc., (NTST), a supplier of enterprise-wide software for health and human services providers through its wholly owned subsidiary, Creative Socio-Medics (CSM), announced that CSM...

PC programmable Med Reminder helps patients with healthcare.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ALR Technologies, Inc., (ALRT), which produces and markets the ALRT Med Reminder, a leading edge medication reminder that helps people remember to take their medications on time, has introduced a...

Medix Resources executes definitive agreement to acquire PocketScript.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medix Resources, Inc., (MXR) and PocketScript, LLC, announced that they have executed the definitive agreement for Medix Resources' acquisition of PocketScript, LLC. This acquisition is subject to...

Neoforma to acquire Revelocity.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neoforma, Inc., (NEOF) has entered into an agreement to acquire Revelocity Corp. In December 2001, Neoforma and Revelocity had entered into an exclusive agreement to co-sell products and services...

Poll reveals ignorance regarding vitamins, minerals, and supplements.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent poll reveals widespread ignorance about how vitamins, minerals, and various food supplements are regulated. The December 23, 2002, issue of Harris Interactive Health Care News is based on...

Sexual orientation not disclosed to healthcare providers.
January 20, 2003... 2003 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fewer than half of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) adults disclose their sexual orientation to their health provider according to new survey results released by Witeck-Combs...