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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About one out of every three infants who scores well below average on a test of developmental skills -- and is therefore considered at a high risk of having delays -- does not get referred to early intervention services, according to a new study. - Reuters - 0 Reads

WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- Most U.S. adults oppose insurance companies denying payment for emergency visits when patients think they're having a medical emergency, a survey says. - United Press International - 0 Reads

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod.... - Associated Press - 0 Reads

LONDON (AP) -- Britain's health advisory agency says the government should extend free fertility treatment to women up to age 42 and same-sex couples, according to draft guidelines.... - Associated Press - 0 Reads

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--House of Representatives trumps Administration on global AIDS, budgets $193M more for global AIDS funding than White House - BusinessWire - 0 Reads

BUELACH, Suisse--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Les résultats à six mois de l'essai BIOLUX P-I, démontrant l'excellent niveau d'innocuité et d'efficacité du ballonnet à élution de paclitaxel BIOTRONIK Passeo-18 Lux, ont été présentés jeudi 17 mai 2012 lors du congrès EuroPCR 2012 par le docteur Andrej Schmidt, directeur du département d'angiologie du service cardiovasculaire du centre hospitalier de Liepzig (Herzzentrum/Park- Krankenhaus), Allemagne. Le ballonnet à élution de paclitaxel Passeo-18 Lux est une - BusinessWire - 0 Reads

BUELACH, Svizzera--(BUSINESS WIRE)--I risultati dopo sei mesi dall'inizio dello studio BIOLUX P-I dimostrano un eccellente profilo di sicurezza ed efficacia per il palloncino vascolare periferico a rilascio di Paclitaxel BIOTRONIK Passeo-18 Lux. I risultati sono stati presentati giovedì 17 maggio 2012, durante il congresso EuroPCR 2012 dal dott. Andrej Schmidt, angiologo capo presso il centro Herzzentrum/Park- Krankenhaus di Leipzig, Germania. Il palloncino a rilascio di Paclitaxel Passeo-18 Lux - BusinessWire - 0 Reads

BUELACH, Svizzera--(BUSINESS WIRE)--I risultati emersi dopo 6 mesi dal registro clinico DELUX che dimostrano eccellenti profili di sicurezza ed efficacia per il palloncino a rilascio di Paclitaxel Pantera Lux in oltre 1000 pazienti sono stati presentati da Ralph Toelg, MD, del Segeberger Heart Center Clinic tedesco, e da Thomas Schmitz, MD, dell'Elisabeth Hospital tedesco, durante il congresso EuroPCR 2012 di Parigi della scorsa settimana. Il registro ha arruolato una popolazione prevalentemente - BusinessWire - 0 Reads

INGELHEIM, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For NON-US Media Only Today the 1 Mission 1 Million – Getting to the Heart of Stroke initiative is launching a petition to call upon the World Health Organization, its member states and health authorities worldwide to recognise atrial fibrillation as a risk factor for stroke and set clinical management targets that could save one million mothers, fathers, uncles, aunts and grandparents each year through better atrial fibrillation management, stroke prevention - BusinessWire - 0 Reads

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--British men are swapping briefs for boxers to better their chances when trying for a baby with their partner, according to new research released today. It’s just one of a number of lifestyle steps future dads are taking to aid their conception chances, according to the findings from Clearblue. As well as 15% of men swapping tight for looser-fitting underwear, other male lifestyle changes to improve chances of conceiving with their partner include: Exercising more (60%) D - BusinessWire - 0 Reads