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SBS explores ‘superbugs’ on Insight Tuesday 10th May

Since the discovery of penicillin in the early twentieth century, antibiotics have fought infections and diseases that were once life threatening. But over time, many bacteria have become resistant to these drugs and patients are increasingly at risk.

3 May 2011

Regular dose of sunshine could help prevent falls

Regular exposure to sunshine to maintain adequate vitamin D levels could help prevent falls in the elderly.

3 May 2011

Henry Schein first quarter net sales increase 10.6% to $1.9 billion

Henry Schein, Inc., the largest provider of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners, today reported record financial results for the quarter ended March 26, 2011.

3 May 2011

Merial, GenVec extend deal to develop and commercialize foot-and-mouth disease vaccine

GenVec, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a second agreement with Merial, the animal health division of sanofi-aventis.

3 May 2011

First Edition: April 3, 2011

Today's headlines include reports on the GOP's ongoing efforts to defund the health law as well as the impact a new rule might have on Medicaid provider payments.

3 May 2011

Cynosure first quarter revenues increase 16% to $21.9 million

Cynosure, Inc. today announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

3 May 2011

Nonin Medical introduces new Xpod family for device manufacturers

Nonin Medical, Inc., the inventor of the world's first low-power pulse oximeter for OEM and a leader in noninvasive physiological monitoring, announced the worldwide launch of its low power Xpod, Model 3012LP, OEM Pulse Oximeter for medical monitoring manufacturers.

3 May 2011

Nile Therapeutics initiates cenderitide Phase I trial in heart failure

Nile Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that develops novel therapeutics for heart failure patients, today announced dosing of the first patient in a Phase I clinical trial investigating the use of subcutaneous cenderitide.

3 May 2011

Techne decides to pay a dividend of $0.27 per share for quarter ended March 31, 2011

Techne Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has decided to pay a dividend of $0.27 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

From BiosPacific, Inc. 3 May 2011

First implantation of WiCS wireless cardiac pacing system performed in Germany

EBR Systems, Inc., a privately held clinical stage company, announced today the first human implants of the WiCS Wireless Cardiac Stimulation System.

3 May 2011

Brazilian researchers develop hES cell line for therapeutic transplantation

Brazilian researchers, reporting in the current issue of Cell Transplantation, discovered difficulties in establishing a genetically diverse line of human embryonic stem cells to serve the therapeutic stem cell transplantation needs of the diverse ethnic and genetic Brazilian population.

3 May 2011

Mylan reports EPS of $0.44 for three months ended March 31, 2011

Mylan Inc. today announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

3 May 2011

Study: Dual medications do not hasten recovery from depression

Taking two medications for depression does not hasten recovery from the condition that affects 19 million Americans each year, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a national study.

3 May 2011

NanoViricides' FluCide drug candidate greatly reduces lung viral load in animals

NanoViricides, Inc. reports that post-infection treatment with its optimized FluCide drug candidates achieved 1,000-fold reduction in the levels of infectious virus in the lungs of animals with a lethal level of influenza virus infection.

3 May 2011

MEDNAX first quarter revenue increases 15% to $382.3 million

MEDNAX, Inc. today reported earnings per share of 94 cents for the three months ended March 31, 2011, that were driven by strong revenue growth from both acquisitions and same-unit revenue, that led to operating margin expansion.

3 May 2011

Experts say best teacher for a young mother is her baby

The best teacher for a young mother is her baby, contend experts who train social workers to interact with first-time moms.

3 May 2011

Vidyo, American Well partner to enable Online Care services

Vidyo, Inc., the first company to deliver personal telepresence, today announced a partnership with American Well, whose Online Care Suite connects providers and patients for live, immediate, and clinically meaningful encounters using the Web or phone.

3 May 2011

Transcend closes previously announced acquisition of DTS America

TRANSCEND SERVICES, INC., a leading provider of clinical documentation services to the U.S. healthcare market, announced today that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of Nashville, Tennessee-based DTS America, Inc., effective April 30, 2011.

3 May 2011

Mirror neuron system in individuals with autism is not actually broken, but simply delayed

Developmental abnormalities in the mirror neuron system may contribute to social deficits in autism. The mirror neuron system is a brain circuit that enables us to better understand and anticipate the actions of others. These circuits activate in similar ways when we perform actions or watch other people perform the same actions.

3 May 2011

Techne net earnings decrease 4.1% to $31.1 million for quarter ended March 31, 2011

Techne Corporation's consolidated pretax net earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 increased 9.5% to $45.4 million compared with $41.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, mainly as a result of increased sales and foreign exchange transaction gains, partially offset by increased selling, general and administrative expenses.

From BiosPacific, Inc. 3 May 2011