Health R&D Spending Moves Slowly Upward, Driven by Industry, Philanthropy and Voluntary Health Associations Federal R&D Funding Remains "Woefully Inadequate" to Address Health Threats and Global Competitiveness ?Highlights: ?Overall ...
After declining in FY10-11,health-related research and development(R&D)spending in the U.S.increased by$4.3 billion(3.5%)in FY11-12,according to Truth and Consequences:Health R&D Spending in the U.S.(FY11-12),the 10th edition from ...
Tags: Health R&D Spending, R&D of Health
Industry Veterans Bring 360o Insight to Developing Managed Market Solutions for Stakeholders HealthSTAR Communications, a leading healthcare communications company, today announced the formation of HEALTHSTAR Market Access, LLC, a ...
Creganna-Tactx Medical has announced today that Robert B. Hance will join the company as Chief Executive Officer in September 2013, taking over the role from Helen Ryan who has held the position for the last eight years. Robert ...
Tags: medicine, Creganna-Tactx Medical
Despite significant headwinds, several medtech companies flourished in the past year while several stumbled. Here are five of the most successful: DexCom, a glucose monitoring specialist, has seen the value of its stock nearly triple in ...
Tags: medical device, medtech companies
Fifteen years after the $246 billion tobacco legal settlements were reached most states are not spending much on tobacco cessation, U.S. researchers say. Tobacco use is the top cause of preventable U.S. death, killing more than 400,000 ...
Although the Affordable Care Act has been blamed for increased health insurance premiums, little is attributed to healthcare reform, U.S. researchers say. The analysis for the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation supporting independent ...
Tags: medical costs, health
Advancis Medical, a UK-based manufacturer of advanced wound care products, has announced the opening of a new company in the Netherlands. Based in Kampen, the Netherlands, Advancis Medical Nederland will be run by healthcare executive, ...
Armed with an Apple or Android smartphone, it is now possible for people to keep track of their weight, diet, exercise levels, stress levels, heart rate, blood pressure, and blood sugar. In addition, some of the latest smartphones ...
Voltage optimisation has been delivering energy savings and cutting carbon emissions for a decade now.It is a proven and reliable technology,and one of only three technologies applicable for a new batch of carbon reduction funding,having ...
Wind turbines made especially for low-wind regimes in India was just one of the several innovations showcased at the recently-held "Techmela," at Bengaluru's KTPO Exhibition Centre. Dubbed as "GE's Carnival of Innovation," the technology ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Six-of-10 uninsured African-Americans may be eligible for subsidized health insurance, Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program, officials say. A report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services calculated the ...
Yauk's Specialty Meats of Windsor, Colo., is expanding a previous recall to include an additional product that was produced under unsanitary conditions. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said the ...
Tags: Yauk, Meats of Windsor, Meat Recall
Officials at GlaxoSmithKline in England said the company will no longer tie bonuses to sales targets and will phase out paying doctors to speak at conferences. In a statement, the drug manufacturer said it is changing its global sales and ...
The United States has one of the most advanced economies yet has one of the most inefficient healthcare systems, a study by U.S. and Canadian researchers found. Dr. Jody Heymann, the study's senior author and dean of the University of ...