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King Pharmaceuticals receives exclusive rights to market and sell CYANOKIT

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has licensed from Merck Santé S.A.S., an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, the exclusive rights to market and sell CYANOKIT® 5 g (hydroxocobalamin for injection) ANTIDOTE in the U.S. CYANOKIT® is indicated for the treatment of known or suspected cyanide poisoning, typically caused by smoke inhalation from fires.

28 Oct 2009

Wound Management Technologies signs distribution agreement with Biocure S.r.l. of Milan

Wound Management Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiary, Wound Care Innovations, announced today that it has reached an agreement with Biocure S.r.l. of Milan, Italy for the distribution of WNDM's patented molecular form of activated collagen, CellerateRx®.

26 Oct 2009

Axolotl launches Elysium Image Exchange

Axolotl Corp., the nationwide leader in health information exchange (HIE) solutions and services, today announced the immediate availability of Elysium Image Exchange, a state-of-the-art technology integrated with Axolotl’s Elysium® Exchange suite of products. Powered by Axolotl’s partner eHealth Global Technologies, Inc. (eHGT), Elysium Image Exchange enables the electronic sharing of diagnostic quality medical images between health care providers participating in an HIE.

26 Oct 2009

Anti-viral drug development programs progress successfully, reports NanoViricides

NanoViricides, Inc. (the "Company"), reports that the Company is well financed and its game changing anti-viral drug development programs are progressing successfully. As such, Management knows of no reason for the recent decline in stock price and associated volatility.

26 Oct 2009

FDA issues emergency use authorization for peramivir anti-viral drug

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in response to a request from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the investigational anti-viral drug intravenous (i.v.) peramivir in certain adult and pediatric patients with confirmed or suspected 2009 H1N1 influenza infection who are admitted to a hospital.

24 Oct 2009

ECRI Institute releases important changes to its recommendations for preventing surgical fires

A flash fire on a patient during surgery is a very real tragedy, often leading to disfigurement, disability or even death. Though surgical fires are uncommon--about 550 to 650 occur in the United States each year--their consequences are grave enough to warrant ongoing prevention education by healthcare providers.

23 Oct 2009

COOKIE DIET web site reaches milestone; registers its 100,000th member

At 6:14pm yesterday, Debora Gore of Bristow, Virginia, received a phone call from renowned physician, author, and weight-loss expert Dr. Sanford Siegal who was calling to congratulate her on becoming the 100,000th registered member of CookieDiet.com, the official Dr. Siegal's COOKIE DIET® web site.

22 Oct 2009

MediWound reports positive results from phase III Debrase trial for treating burns

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced today that MediWound Ltd., a company in which Teva holds an 11% interest, reported positive results from a pre planned interim analysis of a phase III trial for Debrase®, an enzymatic debriding agent for burns.

21 Oct 2009

Study on the economic impact of antibiotic overuse and antibiotic-resistant infections

The Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA) and Cook County Hospital (currently John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County), today announced the release of an eye-opening study on the economic impact of antibiotic overuse and antibiotic-resistant infections (ARIs) sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from bioMerieux and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

19 Oct 2009

Baxter International announces financial results for third quarter 2009; updates full-year financial outlook

Baxter International Inc. today reported solid financial results for the third quarter of 2009, and provided its fourth quarter and updated full-year 2009 financial outlook.

From Baxter International Inc. 15 Oct 2009

World's first plastic surgery iPhone Application launched

Manhattan-based aesthetic plastic surgeon, Dr. David Shafer, announces The Shafer Plastic Surgery App, the world's first plastic surgery iPhone Application.

14 Oct 2009

Telemedicine can optimize trauma care delivery

Telemedicine can help health care providers in rural areas stabilize and treat trauma victims when long distances or inclement weather prevents immediate transfer to an accredited trauma center.

14 Oct 2009

Prime Healthcare Services renews its supply chain relationship with Broadlane

Broadlane, the leading cost-management company for healthcare providers, announced today that Prime Healthcare Services in Victorville, California has renewed its supply chain relationship with Broadlane for another five years.

14 Oct 2009

NIBIB awards $1M grant to develop a rapid test for sepsis-related pathogens

Smiths Detection today announces the award of a $1m, two-year grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) to develop a rapid test for eight micro-organisms that commonly cause burn/wound infections leading to septicemia (blood-poisoning).

14 Oct 2009

UC Irvine implements automated perioperative solution from Surgical Information Systems

University of California, Irvine Medical Center has used an automated perioperative solution from Surgical Information Systems (SIS) to increase operating room efficiencies, improving quality assurance, enhancing billing revenue and improving compliance.

14 Oct 2009

NIH awards Novavax a SBIR grant for respiratory syncytial virus vaccine research

Novavax, Inc. announced today that it has received a Small Business and Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant from the NIAID is to support a segment of the Company's preclinical research program for the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) particle-based vaccine.

14 Oct 2009

Good nutrition and exercise vital to stay young and healthy

Keeping fit at a young age may be one of the secrets to living a long and healthy life, according to new research co-authored by researcher Oscar Franco, MD, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor in Public Health at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom.

14 Oct 2009

Thomson Reuters's NeoFax deployed at the University of Kansas Hospital for electronic neonatal drug dosing

The University of Kansas Hospital has deployed NeoFax(®) from Thomson Reuters to provide physicians, nurses, and pharmacy staff in its neonatal intensive care unit with electronic drug dosing, interaction checking, and reference information.

13 Oct 2009

Comprehensive weight management system from EIRO Research

EIRO Research, a Dallas-based nutritional company, launched EIROfit, a comprehensive and easy-to-use weight management system, at its launch convention on October 9, 2009.

13 Oct 2009

CSL Behring LEAD program invites grant requests from organizations assisting people with rare diseases

CSL Behring, a global leader in the plasma-protein biotherapeutics industry, is calling for grant requests through its Local Empowerment for Advocacy Development (LEAD) program. The LEAD program awards funds to United States patient organizations that assist people with rare diseases in advocating for continued access to health care and life-saving plasma protein therapies.

7 Oct 2009

Burn News and Research

King Pharmaceuticals receives exclusive rights to market and sell CYANOKIT

Wound Management Technologies signs distribution agreement with Biocure S.r.l. of Milan

Axolotl launches Elysium Image Exchange

Anti-viral drug development programs progress successfully, reports NanoViricides

FDA issues emergency use authorization for peramivir anti-viral drug

ECRI Institute releases important changes to its recommendations for preventing surgical fires

COOKIE DIET web site reaches milestone; registers its 100,000th member

MediWound reports positive results from phase III Debrase trial for treating burns

Study on the economic impact of antibiotic overuse and antibiotic-resistant infections

Baxter International announces financial results for third quarter 2009; updates full-year financial outlook

World's first plastic surgery iPhone Application launched

Telemedicine can optimize trauma care delivery

Prime Healthcare Services renews its supply chain relationship with Broadlane

NIBIB awards $1M grant to develop a rapid test for sepsis-related pathogens

UC Irvine implements automated perioperative solution from Surgical Information Systems

NIH awards Novavax a SBIR grant for respiratory syncytial virus vaccine research

Good nutrition and exercise vital to stay young and healthy

Thomson Reuters's NeoFax deployed at the University of Kansas Hospital for electronic neonatal drug dosing

Comprehensive weight management system from EIRO Research

CSL Behring LEAD program invites grant requests from organizations assisting people with rare diseases

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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