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Baxter To Acquire Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Business From Edwards Lifesciences
Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) announced today a definitive agreement with Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE:EW) under which Baxter will acquire certain assets related to Edwards" hemofiltration product line, also known as Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT). The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2009, pending regulatory approvals.
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To Maintain Normal Daily Function, Those With Insomnia Need Increased Brain Activation
According to a research abstract presented at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, patients suffering from chronic primary insomnia (PIs) have higher levels of brain activation compared to normal sleepers during a working memory test.
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Long-Term Care Program Would Provide Revenue - At First
A long-term care program could produce some needed dollars, at least in the short range, CQ Politics reports: "A new insurance program for long-term care that Democrats have included in a Senate health overhaul bill would produce about $58 billion in revenue for the government over the next 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office, helping to offset the cost of the legislation. Democrats acknowledge that spending in the long-term care program would increase after 10 years and that it likely would not remain a very profitable enterprise for the government. It is even possible, they say, that the program could become insolvent; in that case, the secretary of Health and Human Services would be authorized to close its enrollment. "The CBO says that premiums would have to rise significantly higher than Democrats have assumed for the program to remain financially sound."
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Queensland Researchers And Practitioners To Discuss Public Health, Australia

How much disease costs Australia will be the focus of a keynote address by UQ"s Professor Theo Vos at today"s Public Health Association of Australia Queensland State Conference. Professor Vos is the Director of the Centre for Burden of Disease and Cost-Effectiveness at UQ"s School of Population Health. To be held today and tomorrow at the Queensland University of Technology, the conference will provide a platform to highlight public health initiatives in Queensland. Kicking off with Professor Vos"s address, the two-day event will feature presentations on topics from the BreastScreen Queensland social marketing campaign, to recent HIV prevention campaign strategies, to complementary medicine practitioners in rural Australia. Michael Moore, CEO of the Public Health Association of Australia, will present a short advocacy forum. Mr Moore is a former ACT Health Minister and Adjunct Professor of Health Policy and Governance at the University of Canberra, and has substantial experience in advocating at various government levels. Event organiser Paul Gardiner, a PhD candidate with UQ"s School of Population Health, said the conference would bring together a diverse group of public health professionals. "This conference provides an ideal forum for the exchange of ideas," he said. "Delegates from Queensland universities, government departments and private industry will meet to explore new ways to improve public health in Queensland." Mr Gardiner will give a presentation on a program that encourages older people to be more active, developed as part of his PhD. "Research from our centre has shown that sitting for long periods of time is linked to weight gain, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes," Mr Gardiner said. "In consultation with older adults, I have developed a program called "Stand Up For Your Health" which aims to reduce the amount of time people spend sitting each day. "Early results indicate that participants are able to reduce their sitting time by an average of 40 minutes per day." Queensland University of Technology


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