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Signature Genomic Laboratories Detects Chromosome Abnormalities In Individuals With Genetic Disorders Associated With Susceptibility To Cancer
Geneticists at Signature Genomic Laboratories recently demonstrated that microarray-based genetic testing can identify chromosome abnormalities that cause genetic disorders associated with susceptibility to cancer prior to the onset of symptoms.

Medicaid Expansion: Health Care Reform's Newest Challenge
"Until the nation"s governors staged a public revolt last weekend, few people were paying attention to one of the most far-reaching proposals being considered as part of overhauling the health care system: a dramatic expansion and redefinition of the Medicaid program," Time reports. "Redefining who is eligible for Medicaid would be one of the major means by which lawmakers hope to achieve universal health coverage - which is one of the reasons that Governors, whose budgets already are straining under the program"s growing costs, are so wary of the idea."
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ReachMD Launches CME iPhone APP

ReachMD, which provides medical news and information to healthcare practitioners, is raising its profile with the Continuing Medical Education, or CME, application for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. This is the first CME application that lets users listen to all ReachMD Continuing Medical Education content, get regular updates on new Continuing Medical Education content and take Continuing Medical Education tests for credit, all from their iPhone or iPod touch. "This platform was created by medical professionals for medical professionals, including physicians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners and those in medical profession with a clinical bent, to provide continuing medical education for credit," said Gary Epstein, CEO of ReachMD Established to help increasingly time-constrained medical providers stay abreast of new research, treatment protocols and continuing education requirements, ReachMD delivers informative radio programming via XM Satellite Radio Channel 160 and online streaming developed by doctors for doctors. The ReachMD CME iPhone application is a fully accredited Continuing Medical Education tool that gives healthcare practitioners a convenient way to earn free CME credits through their iPhone or iPod touch. Doctors can download the ReachMD CME iPhone app to listen to the program and take the CME certification test from an iPhone, an iPod touch or the ReachMD Web site. The ReachMD Continuing Medical Education iPhone app lets physicians go back to exams they were previously working on after taking a phone call and search for Continuing Medical Education programs by keywords. The application automatically receives updates with new Continuing Medical Education programs and alerts for new programs and information. "We"ll be rolling out a deeper app in June that will include a radio channel on a 24/7 basis, and we"re looking at advertising on some of the landing pages," continued Epstein. ReachMD will launch applications for RIM"s BlackBerry and Google"s Android this summer. ReachMD


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