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SANUWAVE second-quarter revenues decrease to $117,000

SANUWAVE Health, Inc., an emerging medical technology company focused on regenerative medicine, today reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and provided a business update.

13 Aug 2010

Derma Sciences second-quarter net sales increase 14% to $13.2 million

Derma Sciences, Inc., a medical device and pharmaceutical company focused on advanced wound care, today reported financial and operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.

13 Aug 2010

FDA grants BioMimetic Therapeutics orphan drug designation for rhPDGF-BB in treatment of OCD

BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it has received orphan drug designation from the Food and Drug Administration for its protein therapeutic, recombinant human platelet derived growth factor, to be used in conjunction with autograft and/or commercially available osteochondral allograft for the treatment of osteochondritis dissecans of the knee, elbow or ankle.

12 Aug 2010

ITI signs NPWT contract with MAGNET

Innovative Therapies Inc. announced today the signing of a negative pressure wound therapy contract with the Mid-Atlantic Group Network of Shared Services, encompassing both rental and sales of ITI's proprietary NPWT technology.

11 Aug 2010

Intellect Neurosciences receives patent for Alzheimer's disease vaccine

Intellect Neurosciences, Inc a biopharmaceutical company with an internal preclinical and clinical-stage pipeline and licenses with major pharmaceutical companies covering products in late-stage clinical trials, announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office related to RV01 and RV02, the Company's two lead vaccine candidates. The Notice of Allowance is a written communication stating that the patent application has been allowed and will be granted as a new patent. RV01 and RV02, generated using the Company's RECALL-VAX technology, have the potential to delay the onset of or prevent Alzheimer's disease in individuals susceptible by age, genetic or other risk factor.

11 Aug 2010

Quick-Med develops new NIMBUS Advanced Active prototype wound dressing

Quick-Med Technologies, Inc. announced today the development of a new prototype wound dressing, NIMBUS® Advanced Active, developed as part of ongoing research currently being funded by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command under a $900,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant. NIMBUS was competitively selected by the U.S. Army for evaluation in the healing of vesicant injuries, and this new dressing is the first "active" wound healing product developed by Quick-Med.

10 Aug 2010

Cardium second-quarter net loss decreases to $0.7 million

Cardium Therapeutics today reported highlights and financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

10 Aug 2010

UCLA study identifies neurocognitive pathways involved in inflammatory responses to acute social stress

Everyone experiences social stress, whether it is nervousness over a job interview, difficulty meeting people at parties, or angst over giving a speech. In a new report, UCLA researchers have discovered that how your brain responds to social stressors can influence the body's immune system in ways that may negatively affect health.

10 Aug 2010

Bovie Medical reports revenues of $5,896,909 for second-quarter2010

Bovie Medical Corporation, a manufacturer and marketer of electrosurgical products, today announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010.

9 Aug 2010

Helix BioMedix second-quarter revenue increases 139% to $330,000

Helix BioMedix, Inc., a developer of bioactive peptides, today announced financial results for the company's second quarter 2010 ended June 30, 2010.

7 Aug 2010

UC Riverside scientists secure grants for tobacco control research

Tobacco-related disease kills more people worldwide than any other single factor. To help address this problem, the University of California, Riverside has received six grants from the University of California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP), the most TRDRP grants the campus has received in any year.

6 Aug 2010

New soft-tissue fillers for skin tightening, volume restoration in cheek area

Now, armed with a deeper understanding of full facial contouring, dermatologists are using soft-tissue fillers to enhance and restore volume loss in the cheek area, thereby smoothing nasolabial folds (the wrinkles that form along the bottom of the nose to the corners of the mouth). In addition, newly introduced fractional radiofrequency technology to address skin laxity is showing promise by stimulating collagen contraction and reducing loose skin in the lower-face.

6 Aug 2010

Review affirms hand therapy as one of most vital treatment steps in recovery from hand injury surgery

Hand therapy is one of the most vital treatment steps in recovery from hand injury surgery, according to a literature review published in the August 2010 issue of The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. In fact, many patients spend more time with the hand therapist than the orthopaedic surgeon in the effort to ensure the best results and long-term recovery.

4 Aug 2010

New article published in Journal of Surgical Research highlights PACE technology

SANUWAVE Health, Inc., an emerging medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of non-invasive, biological response activating devices in regenerative medicine, today announced that an article titled "Microvascular Response to Shock Wave Application in Striated Skin Muscle" was recently published in the on-line edition of the Journal of Surgical Research.

4 Aug 2010

Way patients cope with diabetes-related foot ulcers and their levels of depression affect wound healing

People suffering from diabetes-related foot ulcers show different rates of healing according to the way they cope and their psychological state of mind, according to new research by a health psychologist at The University of Nottingham.

3 Aug 2010

Oxygen Biotherapeutics collaborates with U.S. Navy to develop treatment for DCS

Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. today announced it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) to conduct preclinical trials to assess the safety and efficacy of Oxygen Biotherapeutics' proprietary Oxycyte perfluorocarbon emulsion (PFCE) for the prevention and treatment of decompression sickness and related injuries.

3 Aug 2010

Thymosin beta 4 is essential to healthy heart development, embryonic survival: Research

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that a research team from the Molecular Medicine Unit at UCL-Institute of Child Health in London reported preclinical findings that Thymosin beta 4, is essential to healthy heart development and embryonic survival.

2 Aug 2010

Scientists discover technique for more controlled lab experiments on cellular mechanobiology

Bioengineers at the University of Pennsylvania have created a system to control the flexibility of the substrate surfaces on which cells are grown without changing the surface properties, providing a technique for more controlled lab experiments on cellular mechanobiology, an important step in the scientific effort to understand how cells sense and respond to mechanical forces in their environment.

2 Aug 2010

SANUWAVE receives European patent, exclusive rights for Shock Wave Generating Device

An emerging medical technology company focused on regenerative medicine, reports that the Company was granted European patent EP 1,452,141 entitled "Shock Wave Generating Device," which provides the Company exclusive rights in human and animal treatment devices that include the novel use of piezoelectric fibers to produce acoustic energy in the shock wave spectrum.

21 Jul 2010

Factory Reimbursement announces update of country-specific medical device Reimbursement Reports

Factory Reimbursement announced a complete update of its popular catalog of country-specific medical device Reimbursement Reports. Additionally, the Reimbursement Reports are now available for two new markets: The Netherlands and Belgium. Formerly known as the Jacoti Reports, the ready-to-download reports offer the most comprehensive information available about today's medical device reimbursement regulations in seven European Union countries.

21 Jul 2010

Wound Healing News and Research

SANUWAVE second-quarter revenues decrease to $117,000

Derma Sciences second-quarter net sales increase 14% to $13.2 million

FDA grants BioMimetic Therapeutics orphan drug designation for rhPDGF-BB in treatment of OCD

ITI signs NPWT contract with MAGNET

Intellect Neurosciences receives patent for Alzheimer's disease vaccine

Quick-Med develops new NIMBUS Advanced Active prototype wound dressing

Cardium second-quarter net loss decreases to $0.7 million

UCLA study identifies neurocognitive pathways involved in inflammatory responses to acute social stress

Bovie Medical reports revenues of $5,896,909 for second-quarter2010

Helix BioMedix second-quarter revenue increases 139% to $330,000

UC Riverside scientists secure grants for tobacco control research

New soft-tissue fillers for skin tightening, volume restoration in cheek area

Review affirms hand therapy as one of most vital treatment steps in recovery from hand injury surgery

New article published in Journal of Surgical Research highlights PACE technology

Way patients cope with diabetes-related foot ulcers and their levels of depression affect wound healing

Oxygen Biotherapeutics collaborates with U.S. Navy to develop treatment for DCS

Thymosin beta 4 is essential to healthy heart development, embryonic survival: Research

Scientists discover technique for more controlled lab experiments on cellular mechanobiology

SANUWAVE receives European patent, exclusive rights for Shock Wave Generating Device

Factory Reimbursement announces update of country-specific medical device Reimbursement Reports

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