PAD Awareness Month Brings Often-Overlooked Cardiovascular Disease to the Forefront

September is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). And with good reason, too: While most people are familiar with the big-name heart problems such as cardiac arrest and congestive heart failure, PAD is often overlooked. Even though this...

For Vax Providers, Flu Season Off to a Running Start

It’s flu season again, and more than 690,000 people in the U.S. have already been vaccinated, reports healthcare analytics provider SDI. This year’s flu season is predicted to be mild, and there appears to be no shortage of vaccines—a sharp contrast compared to last year, when the H1N1...

Shire, Acceleron to Collaborate on Treatments for Rare Muscle Diseases

Shire Pharmaceuticals has signed a $498 million collaboration agreement with Acceleron Pharma to develop and commercialize treatments for muscular and neuromuscular disorders. Under the terms of the agreement, Cambridge, Mass.-based Acceleron will receive a $45 million up-front payment and could receive up...

Americans Open to Using Mobile Health Devices, Report Finds

Americans are willing to use mobile devices to let physicians track their health, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers. The report, titled “Healthcare Unwired,” surveyed 2,000 consumers and found that 31 percent are willing to use a mobile phone application for health-tracking purposes....

ZymoGenetics Acquisition Highlights Competitive Hepatitis C Treatment Race

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS) announced Tuesday that it had signed an agreement to acquire biopharmaceutical company ZymoGenetics for $9.75 per share in cash, or approximately $885 million. Under the terms of the agreement, BMS will gain control of ZymoGenetics’ product development pipeline, which...

Guiding Life Sciences Companies Along the Path to Success

Demand for healthcare services in both the U.S. and abroad is expected to increase in the coming years. Aided by new advances in medical care, people across the globe are living longer. Here in the U.S., healthcare reform is expected to add 32 million patients to the healthcare system. As members...

Giving the Cold Shoulder to Cardiac Arrest Complications

The phrase “therapeutic hypothermia” sounds like a contradiction in terms. How could hypothermia, or dangerously low body temperature, be therapeutic? Yet according to a recent Reuters article, a treatment known as therapeutic hypothermia is saving the lives of cardiac arrest patients in hospitals across...

Telcare: Diabetes Control for the Digital Age

Blood glucose monitoring is an important part of controlling diabetes, but the current method for glucose testing has some significant drawbacks. Patients test their blood glucose twice daily, record it in a diary, and periodically bring it to their physician later on. The patient may not keep up with...