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First Patient Of NOTES Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Study Successfully Treated With Ethicon Endo-Surgery Devices
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. announced the successful treatment of the first patient of its IDE feasibility trial. The case, which was performed at The Ohio State University Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, marks the first natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) procedure involving the company"s investigational devices. NOTES is a surgical method in which external incisions are eliminated, potentially leading to reduced pain, a quicker recovery and a faster return to normal activities for the patient.

China Aoxing Pharmaceutical Company Announces Completion Of Registration Trial Of Its Leading Narcotic Drug For The Treatment Of Cough
China Aoxing Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. (OTCBB: CAXG) ("China Aoxing"), a pharmaceutical company specializing in research, development, manufacturing and marketing of narcotic and pain-management products, announced that it has completed the registration trial with Codeine Phosphate, a compound oral solution for the treatment of acute moderate to severe cough. Top-line results from this trial are expected to be announced by the end of the third quarter of 2009.
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WHO Closer To Declaring Swine Flu Outbreak A Pandemic
The WHO on Tuesday said it was "getting closer" to declaring the H1N1 (swine) flu outbreak to be a pandemic, as the virus continues to spread to people outside of North America, and in populations "as far apart as Britain, Spain, Japan, Chile and Australia," the AP/Washington Post reports (Jordans, AP/Washington Post, 6/2).
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Electronic Health Records For The U.S. Difficult To Do, But Could Pay Off

"Creating an electronic health record for every American by 2014 is a big part of Obama"s agenda but it may be easier said than done," CNN Money reports. "For one, the cost can be prohibitive - easily running into the tens of millions of dollars. Getting physicians on board can be challenging. And the sheer magnitude of implementing the technology can be overwhelmingly cumbersome - translation: try creating a system for a hospital that serves 600,000 patients." The ambitious idea is to eventually create a network between hospitals and doctors offices all across the nation (Goldman, 7/31). Separately, IBM, a company that provides health IT services, has joined forces with UnitedHealth Group to test a medical home payment and care delivery model in Arizona, the Arizona Republic reports. Under the program, IBM is providing consultants to help doctors install electronic medical records and prescribing capabilities. "Under the UnitedHealth program, doctors... could be paid 15 to 20 percent more than the insurer"s conventional rates. Participating doctors will collect a monthly fee for each patient enrolled in the program to cover the costs of coordinating care," the paper says. The idea is to encourage them to provide a level of care that keeps patients out of the hospital (Alltucker, 7/31). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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