Managed Care Weekly articles from December 2004

Managed Care Weekly archives from December 2004

Urban hospitals bear the brunt of motorcycle injuries.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Motorcycle-related injuries and deaths have been on the rise since 1997, and urban teaching hospitals are bearing the brunt of caring for those injured, according to a new nationwide study. Charges...

Can poor countries help rich countries contain drug costs?
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rich countries could follow the lead of poor countries and adopt a more systematic way of selecting medicines for reimbursement, according to a new report. Rising costs of drugs is universal. From...

Diabetes among older adults imposed an estimated $133.5 billion cost in 1990s.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sick days, disability, early retirement and premature death of diabetic Americans born between 1931 and 1941 cost the country almost $133.5 billion by the year 2000, according to a new estimate by...

Most seniors switch doctors only if forced.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nearly 9 out of 10 seniors switch their primary care physicians because they are forced to - not by choice. That's the finding of research published in the Journal of the American Board of Family...

Tide of new nurses rises, but shortages still loom large.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The number of registered nurses entering the job market appears to be on a steady incline, with a total employment growth of over 200,000 RNs since 2001, the largest increase since the early 1980s, but...

Long-term use of depo-provera contraceptive injection may cause osteoporosis.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on November 17, 2004, that a "black box" warning will be added to the labeling of Depo-Provera Contraceptive Injection, indicating that prolonged...

CE Mark issued for AlzheimAlert Test Kit making it available in European Union.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (NYMX) announced the certification of its AlzheimAlert test kit with a CE Mark, making the device eligible for sale in the European Union. The company announced...

Taking statin slowed progression of Alzheimer disease, new study shows.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study has found evidence that taking a commonly prescribed cholesterol-lowering statin drug slowed cognitive decline and improved depressive symptoms in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer...

Female sex, education and income levels are risk factors for hospitalization.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For those with serious or chronic asthma, certain demographic and socio-economic factors are associated with a greater risk of asthma hospitalization, according to a statistical study presented November...

Patients experience asthma variability, despite strict adherence to guidelines.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology shows that many patients with asthma continue to experience variability of disease control, despite...

Aetna Group Insurance presents award for excellence in research.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aetna Group Insurance, a unit of Aetna Life Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aetna, Inc., (AET), and the Gerontological Health Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA)...

Arc of Dauphin & Lebanon Counties names Highmark Blue Shield employer of year.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Arc of Dauphin & Lebanon Counties of Pennsylvania has named Highmark Blue Shield employer of the year. In addition, the agency has named Highmark employee, Douglas Hardy, as employee of the...

Fluid diagnostics company receives award.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- OraSure Technologies announced that its OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test has been awarded a 2004 "Best of What's New" award by Popular Science magazine in the Personal Health category. ...

Patient monitoring system wins Innovations 2005 Design and Engineering Honors.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- St. Jude Medical, Inc. (STJ) announced that the Housecall Plus remote patient monitoring system has been named an Innovations 2005 Design and Engineering Showcase honoree, the highest accolade of the...

Folic-acid supplementation can prevent 70% of spina bifida cases.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Folic-acid supplementation can prevent 70% of spina bifida cases, researchers report. A "seminar" in the November 20, 2004, issue of the Lancet discussed the causes, symptoms, and treatments...

"Knowledge management" system could "revolutionize" treatment.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists in the U.K. have designed a knowledge management system that they think could enable medical practitioners to make speedy, informed decisions about breast cancer patients. The project...

Women willing to deal with negative aspects of screening to gain benefit.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There is nothing pleasant about getting a mammogram done, but overall, women are willing to put up with the discomfort and potential anxiety for the benefit of early detection of breast cancer. ...

Biopharma reports third quarter 2004 results, clinical achievements.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (NASDAQ: PGNX) announced its results of operations for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004, and for the first 9 months of 2004. Revenues for the third...

Imaging services company reports on acquisition, EMR software development.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc., (BITI) announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004. Mark L. Weinstein, president and CEO of Bio-Imaging, said, "As the third...

Managed care company announces third quarter results up 261%.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NationsHealth, Inc., (NASDAQ:NHRX) announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2004. Net revenue for the third quarter of 2004 was $20.1 million, up 261% over the third...

Prochieve maker provides Q3 report, updates PROTERM study.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Columbia Laboratories, Inc., (CBRX) announced financial results for the third quarter and 9 months ended September 30, 2004. Highlights of the quarter included: 1) Net sales of $5.1 million, a...

Bristol-Myers Squibb carries out promised job cuts.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has eliminated the jobs of 70 scientists, chemical engineers, managers and support staff at its facilities in New York and New Jersey as it begins to align manufacturing...

Celgene shares slide on report of patient deaths during drug test.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Shares of biopharmaceutical company Celgene Corp. fell as much as 9% November 17, 2004, after a news report said 11 patients died during the company's trial of an experimental drug for a cancer-like...

Examinetics completes move to new corporate headquarters.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Examinetics, Inc., a provider of mobile occupational health screening and data management services in the United States, announced that it has moved to new corporate facilities in Overland Park, Kansas....

Healthaxis signs contract with informational service company.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Healthaxis (HAXS) announced the completion of a signed contract providing automated claims data capture to a large informational service company that offers administrative services and EDI clearinghouse...

Hundreds rally to save troubled Los Angeles County hospital's trauma unit.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. joined nearly 1,000 people to protest the proposed closing of a hospital trauma unit that bears her father's name, arguing that the community of Los...

IPC to provide ER coverage, inpatient hospitalist services at Illinois hospital.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IPC has entered into a 2-year agreement with Saint Anthony's Health Center in Alton, Illinois, to provide coverage for all unassigned patients in the emergency department, as well as inpatient...

IPRO to perform reconsiderations of denied Medicare fee-for-service claims.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IPRO has been chosen by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to perform reconsiderations, or second level claims appeals, of denied Medicare fee-for-service claims. Designated as...

IUN and Theragenics Corporation sign 3-year strategic alliance agreement.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- International Physician Networks dba International Urology Network (IUN) has entered into a 3-year exclusive, strategic alliance agreement with Theragenics Corporation (TGX). This agreement will...

Indian hospital plans cuts in Albuquerque clinic.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A center that provides healthcare to 23,000 indigent American Indians in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, plans to close its urgent care services, saying the center gets only about half the money it...

Invacare signs exclusive technology/economic agreement with Vyatek Sports.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Invacare Corporation (IVC) announced the signing of an exclusive technology/economic agreement with Vyatek Sports, Inc., to mutually explore Vyatek's applications for IsoGrid technology and...

Siemens and Holy Redeemer Health System enter 10-year agreement.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Siemens Medical Solutions and Holy Redeemer Health System announce that they have entered into a multi-faceted agreement that makes Siemens the principal technology and service provider for Holy...

Two West Virginia hospitals seek permission for outpatient surgery.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two Kanawha County, West Virginia, hospitals are seeking permission from the state Healthcare Authority to open outpatient surgery centers. Each proposal from St. Francis Hospital in Charleston and...

Program to implement required Pap interpretation proficiency testing announced.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women will soon begin to have added assurance that the medical professionals who read their Pap tests are qualified to do so. The "added assurance" will be provided by a nationwide proficiency test...

Eligible women less likely than men to receive implantable defibrillators.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who met medical criteria to receive implantable defibrillators (ICDs) to prevent fatal heart rhythms were 41% less likely than men to receive the devices, according to findings of a retrospective...

Company says implantable defibrillators are cost-effective treatment for heart failure patients.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medtronic announced that additional scientific data demonstrate that implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are a cost-effective therapy for heart failure patients. In March 2004, results...

Study shows differences in cardiovascular risk among cox-2 inhibitors.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research published in a recent issue of Atherosclerosis showed cox-2 inhibitor Vioxx caused biochemical changes that contribute to the development of heart disease, while Celebrex, another cox-2...

WonderLab museum exhibit alerts mom to son's heart condition.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A trip to a children's science museum turned out to be quite a day of discovery for a 5-year-old boy after an exhibit alerted his mother to her son's possible heart condition. The WonderLab...

Study: Shorter, more aggressive treatments better control disease.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women receiving care at small, local radiation therapy facilities are less likely to receive shorter, more aggressive treatments for their cervical cancer, according to a study by M.D. Anderson Cancer...

IMPAC announces support for CMS quality of care assessment in chemotherapy.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., (IMPCE) announced its support for the U.S. Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 1-year demonstration project to assess the quality of care for cancer patients...

Magazine spotlights Fairhope, Alaska, teacher's fight against child obesity.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With child obesity on the rise in America, a Fairhope Elementary School P.E. teacher is featured in Sports Illustrated for her innovative approach to getting kids to be more active. The Alaskan,...

FCG launches FirstPAS, hosted solution to automate claims pends.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- First Consulting Group (FCG) launched a hosted solution for health plans that, according to the company, reduces claims processing costs by as much as 50-75% with minimal upfront investment. ...

Aetna signs contract with Baptist Health Services.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aetna (AET) announced that it has signed a 3-year agreement with Baptist Health Services Group that renews the company's relationship with 38 Baptist Health Services Group hospitals in Tennessee,...

PharmaCare selected as preferred PBM.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PharmaCare, one of the nation's leading prescription benefit managers (PBMs), announced that it has been selected by the Buyers Health Care Action Group (BHCAG) as the preferred provider of pharmacy...

Tennessee Senator plans to make legal medical marijuana a top priority.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tennessee State Senator Steve Cohen said the legalization of medical marijuana will be one of his top priorities next session, even though some Republicans are already disapproving of the idea. "I...

Pediatricians wary about recommending complementary therapies.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Many pediatricians know their patients use complementary and alternative therapies (CAM) to improve their health, yet most do not feel comfortable discussing or recommending these therapies, according...

Cleveland Clinic selects Sentillion to help meet authentication compliance.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sentillion, Inc., a provider of identity and access management solutions to the healthcare industry, announced that it has begun working with the Cleveland Clinic Health System - East region in its...

Non-compliance reported to cause 125,000 hospital, nursing home deaths annually.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patient non-compliance is a growing issue that annually contributes up to 125,000 deaths and up to 20% of all hospital and nursing home admissions. According to a new report from Cutting Edge...

Visually impaired find medicine labels, information too small to read.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The information and instructions provided with medicines is far too small for people with impaired or partially sighted vision to read, finds a new study. Most information on medicines and treatment...

Elan to process cards for HealthEquity's HSAs.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HealthEquity, Inc., a health savings account (HSA) administrator, has selected Elan Financial Services for HSA card processing. The partnership between HealthEquity and Elan leverages the...

Great-West Healthcare teams with Mellon Financial to launch HSA.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Great-West Healthcare and Mellon Financial Corp.'s human resources & investor solutions (HR&IS) business unveiled an alliance to offer what the companies say is an easily administered health savings...

Poll: Consumers doubt bonus pay will improve physician performance.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As government and commercial health plans throughout the country increasingly look to physician bonus programs to help drive improved healthcare quality, a national poll found that 70% of consumers...

Inmates trained to assist prison nurses in new state program.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The state's first 10 inmates graduated from the test program in mid-November at Baldwin State Prison, said Deputy Warden Nathan Handerry. "They will assist the medical staff," Handerry said....

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee to use predictive modeling solution.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MEDai, Inc., headquartered in Orlando, Florida, a provider of innovative healthcare solutions, announced earlier that BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (BCBSTN), the largest health benefits company in...

Global health alert network now scans for disease reports in seven languages.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A global system designed to spot bioterrorist attacks or new disease outbreaks became even more global November 17, 2004; it now gathers information in six more languages. The Global Health...

Lack of reliable death tolls worldwide makes curing the sick even tougher.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Many countries can't say how many of their citizens die every year or what kills them, undermining efforts to combat disease and deliver necessary medications to the sickest and poorest corners of the...

Women often neglect health when prevention is most important.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Feeling fine? No troublesome health problems? Another year to skip an annual doctor visit? According to women's health specialists at Mayo Clinic, many women in midlife forgo a yearly physical...

Businesses, insurers offering incentives to doctors, hospitals.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors and hospitals would receive bonuses for following proven treatment guidelines under a plan proposed by a Detroit-area healthcare task force. The guidelines, coupled with close tracking of...

Sugary ingredients help Olive Branch pharmacy make the medicine go down easier.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Among all of Mike and Jana Klepzig's drug-making ingredients, labeled with complicated compound names and stored on their pharmacy shelves, one product stands out: Crisco. It's used to make...

Native American project: increasing access to clinical trials.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research summarizes an innovative approach to increasing clinical trial participation among Native Americans in South Dakota. An overview of a cancer research project aimed at increasing access...

Geisinger consolidates compliance training with Pathlore.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pathlore Software Corp., a company that provides learning management software and services to industry and government, announced that Geisinger Health System has partnered with Pathlore to consolidate...

Bloomington Hospital selects McKesson to build electronic health record.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bloomington Hospital and Healthcare System (BHHS), an integrated delivery network serving nine counties in South Central Indiana, announced that it has selected a broad range of healthcare IT solutions...

Posture found to communicate fear.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A fight breaks out, and even though people at the far side of the crowd can't see what's going on, they are immediately on edge. Now, a Harvard researcher has an explanation for this fear...

U.S. Army developing plan to burn buildings with toxins.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Army wants to burn old buildings at former ammunition plants in Ohio and Wisconsin, but its plan has run into a roadblock: The structures are contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, or...

Foundation helps fund surgery, care for children with facial deformities.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Children born with severe facial deformities usually don't like to be the center of attention. But thanks to the work of the Facing Forward Foundation at University of California - Los Angeles's...

Univ. of South Dakota students will help cover cost of new med school building.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical school students will help pay for a new building on the University of South Dakota (USD) campus in Vermillion. Greg Redlin, a USD administrator, said bids for the Lee Medical School...

Behavioral health services provider reports record revenue for first quarter.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pioneer Behavioral Health (d.b.a. PHC) announced its fiscal 2005 first quarter financial results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2004. Revenues for the first quarter increased 30.4% to a record $8...

Caremark announces strong third quarter results, raises guidance for 2004.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Caremark Rx, Inc., (CMX) reported diluted earnings per share of $0.37 for the third quarter of 2004. The financial results included integration and other related expenses of $5.8 million ($3.5...

Chemed declares quarterly dividend of 12 cents.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chemed Corp. (CHE) announced that the board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 12 cents per share on its capital stock, payable on December 10, 2004, to stockholders of record on...

Daou Systems reports 44% increase in net losses during Q3.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Daou Systems, Inc., (DAOU) reported financial results for the third quarter of 2004. For the third quarter, Daou reported a net loss available to common stockholders of $1,764,000 or $0.08 per basic...

First Health provides Q3 update, reports dip in income.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Edward L. Wristen, president and CEO of First Health Group Corp. (FHCC), announced the results of operations for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004. On October 14, 2004, the company...

HFC announces 76.7% increase in third-quarter results.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health Fitness Corp. (HFC) (HFIT) announced financial results for the third quarter and 9 months ended September 30, 2004. For the quarter ended September 30, 2004, revenue increased 76.7% to...

Hospital system reports fiscal 2005 first quarter results, updates acquisitions.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SunLink Health Systems, Inc. (SSY) announced net earnings of $309,000 or $0.04 per fully diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, compared to a net loss of $1,090,000 or a loss of $0.22...

Investment research firm announces opinion on physician practice management company.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- JM Dutton & Associates announced that it maintained its "buy" rating and $10 price target for IntegraMed America, a supplier of physician practice management products and services for clinical practices...

Long-term care company reports quarterly results, sale of medical supply firm.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advocat, Inc., (AVCA) announced its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004. For the third quarter of 2004, Advocat reported a net loss from continuing operations of $291,000, or...

Managed care company reports 21st consecutive quarter of increased profitability.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Centene Corporation (CNC) announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. Michael F. Neidorff, Centene's chairman and chief executive officer, said, "I am pleased to...

Medical diagnostics company reports 34% revenue increase over third quarter.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LabOne reported revenues of $117.8 million for its third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2004, an increase of $29.7 million or 34% over the third quarter 2003. Compared to revenues for the same quarter last...

Provider of Western products to China reports 30% revenue increase.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chindex International, Inc., (CHDX), an independent American provider of Western healthcare products and medical services in the People's Republic of China, announced results for the quarter ended...

Software systems, services provider announces 5.3% growth in year revenues.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- VantageMed Corporation (VMDC.OB) announced financial results for the quarter and 9 months ended September 30, 2004. Total revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 were $5.9 million and...

Specialty pharmaceutical company reports third quarter financial results.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hospira, Inc., (HSP) reported results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2004. Consolidated net sales in the third quarter of 2004 increased 1.0% to $656.1 million, compared to $649.3 million in...

Conexis launches employee-focused flexible benefits awareness program.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Conexis, a benefits administration company specializing in COBRA/HIPAA, flexible benefits (Cafeteria plan), direct bill and other administrative services, announced the launch of its new...

Travel agency launches program to benefit Milford Regional Medical Center.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Atlas Travel International has pledged 5% of all new customer purchases of cruises, tours or vacation packages to the Milford Regional Medical Center. The donation will help support one of the...

Univ. of North Dakota center gets more money to study American Indian health.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The University of North Dakota has received a $345,000 federal grant to study the health of older American Indians. The National Resource Center on Native American Aging has received federal grants...

Advocates speak about nursing home care in Rhode Island.
December 6, 2004... 2004 DEC 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- State lawmakers should think of the care they would want when undergoing the task of reforming Rhode Island's nursing homes, said a coalition of 17 groups called the Senior Agenda Consortium. ...