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Behavioral Innovations includes In-home Autism Treatment programs in ABA services at San Antonio

SANBehavioral Innovations, the premier provider of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services for families of children with Autism and other developmental disorders, announces the expansion of its San Antonio services to include In-home Autism Treatment programs and consultation services for schools and professionals.

19 Aug 2010

Apex EDI introduces Preferred Solutions Partner Program

Apex EDI, one of the nation's leading e-claims reimbursement companies for dental and medical professionals, unveiled a Preferred Solutions Partner Program to offer turn-key EDI support for health care providers through strong relationships with practice management vendors, business partners, payers and more. The Preferred Solutions Partner Program will allow medical and dental resellers to offer an industry-leading clearinghouse claims processing solution to their clients.

19 Aug 2010

Mirus Bio launches new TransIT-PRO transfection kit for biotherapeutic protein production

Mirus Bio now offers a new transfection kit ideal for biotherapeutic protein production in large pharma and biotech settings. Mirus Bio's new TransIT-PRO™ Kit will decrease time to produce usable protein by maximizing target protein yields through transient transfection.

19 Aug 2010

Cannabis Science signs manufacturing and development license with RockBrook

Cannabis Science Inc. a pioneering US biotech company developing pharmaceutical cannabis products, announces that on August 18, 2010, Cannabis Science signed with RockBrook Inc., its first manufacturing and development license for the Cannabis Science Brand of Pharmaceutical Products for the State of Colorado.

19 Aug 2010

Broadband could be boon for rural clinics

A federal broadband initiative may have implications for the health system, too, NPR reports. "Millions of Americans who live in rural areas travel long distances to get health care. Or they may go without it. But high-speed Internet connections now make it possible to bring a doctor's expertise to patients in far-off places, if those places are connected. As part of its National Broadband Plan, the Federal Communications Commission has pledged $400 million a year to connect nearly 12,000 rural health care providers."

19 Aug 2010

FDA grants orphan drug designation to ImmunoGen's lorvotuzumab mertansine for small-cell lung cancer

ImmunoGen, Inc., a biotechnology company that develops antibody-based targeted anticancer products, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to its lorvotuzumab mertansine (formerly IMGN901) product candidate when used for the treatment of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC).

19 Aug 2010

Achillion Pharmaceuticals enters agreement to raise $50.1 million from sale of common stock

Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the discovery and development of small molecule drugs to combat the most challenging infectious diseases, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for the purchase of $50.1 million of Achillion's common stock and warrants in a private placement financing with a select group of institutional and accredited investors, namely Domain Associates, Clarus Ventures, Quaker BioVentures and Pappas Ventures.

19 Aug 2010

AdvanSource Biomaterials 2010 fiscal first quarter revenue increases 11.8%

AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation, a leading developer of advanced polymer materials for a broad range of medical devices, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2011 first quarter ended June 30, 2010.

19 Aug 2010

FDA approves CSL Behring's sBLA to extend shelf life of Hizentra from 18 to 24 months

CSL Behring announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to extend the shelf life of Hizentra®, Immune Globulin Subcutaneous (Human), 20% Liquid, from 18 months to 24 months. Hizentra, the first and only 20 percent subcutaneous immunoglobulin (SCIg) approved in the U.S. by the FDA, is also the first and only SCIg in the U.S. that may be stored at room temperature.

19 Aug 2010

State Department report documents U.S. efforts to expand developing countries' access to safe drinking water, sanitation

The State Department on Monday released its 5th annual Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act report (.pdf) to Congress detailing "U.S. efforts to expand access to safe drinking water and sanitation, improve water resources management and increase water productivity in developing countries," NAN/234NEXT.com reports (8/17).

19 Aug 2010

China PharmaHub and Chengdu Yongkon Pharmacy sign cooperation agreement

China PharmaHub Corp., recently merged with World Wide Relics, which will be shortly changing its name to China PharmaHub Corp, is proud to announce it has signed a cooperation agreement with Chengdu Yongkon Pharmacy Co. Ltd., a pharmaceutical company based in Sichuan, with an established sales network of over 2600 hospitals in China.

18 Aug 2010

BBC reports on efforts to broaden access to childhood vaccines

The BBC reports on discussions about childhood immunization at the International Pediatric Association (IPA) meeting last week in Johannesburg, South Africa. "Vaccines are a key plank in meeting Millennium Development Goal 4 - to reduce child mortality by two thirds by 2015 - and many sessions at the congress were devoted to them," the news service writes.

18 Aug 2010

Beltone Electronics launches new generation of wireless hearing instruments

Chicago-based Beltone Electronics recently announced the introduction of the Beltone True™, a new generation of virtually invisible hearing instruments that wirelessly receive sound directly from TV, cell/home phone, stereo, PC, iPod or any audio device via a 2.4 GHz signal.

18 Aug 2010

Bolder BioTechnology receives $600,000 NIH SBIR grant to study long-acting IL-11 analog in ARS

Bolder BioTechnology, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant totaling $600,000 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of The National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant will be used to demonstrate the feasibility of using our novel, long-acting IL-11 analog to accelerate platelet recovery and improve survival in a mouse model of Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS).

18 Aug 2010

Immunomedics, GE Healthcare collaborate to evaluate peptide labeling technologies

Immunomedics, Inc. and GE Healthcare, a business unit of General Electric Company, announced today that they have entered into a license and collaboration agreement for the evaluation of labeling technologies based on Immunomedics' patented F-18 peptide labeling method. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but GE Healthcare will fund all costs related to this collaboration.

18 Aug 2010

FDA grants 510(k) clearance to Aesculap's A-Fix Spinal System

The Aesculap Implant Systems A-Fix Spinal System received 510(k) clearance under K100802 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 20, 2010.

18 Aug 2010

Opinions: Aid to Pakistan; Criteria for effective aid

A New York Times editorial about the flooding in Pakistan and the global response to it, cautions: "The world, especially the United States, must not blow this one. We worry it already could be doing that."

18 Aug 2010

Also in Global Health News: Global Fund in El Salvador; World Bank investment in Nepal; Bed nets in Africa; Ukraine caps grain exports

Global Post examines how the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is impacting HIV/AIDS care and human rights in El Salvador. The article profiles Carla, a Salvadorian transvestite who tested positive for HIV in jail and was able to receive anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment through a program supported by the Global Fund, which the article calls a "revolutionary model."

18 Aug 2010

Today's Opinions: Medicare's legacy and future; Missouri vote on health mandate; Overhaul predictions

Universally affordable care, especially for sick people, is the sweet spot of health care reform. But nearly all health policy experts think you have to swallow the bitter pill of mandated insurance purchases to get there. Seven states have tried to ban insurance discrimination based on pre-existing health conditions without requiring participation in insurance plans from healthy consumers. In each instance, the experiment failed miserably (8/17).

18 Aug 2010

70% rise in kidney disease in Australia over past 7 years: Report

According to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), with the rise of type II diabetes patients, there is increasing number of hospitalizations related to chronic kidney disease in Australia.

18 Aug 2010

Medical News

Behavioral Innovations includes In-home Autism Treatment programs in ABA services at San Antonio

Apex EDI introduces Preferred Solutions Partner Program

Mirus Bio launches new TransIT-PRO transfection kit for biotherapeutic protein production

Cannabis Science signs manufacturing and development license with RockBrook

Broadband could be boon for rural clinics

FDA grants orphan drug designation to ImmunoGen's lorvotuzumab mertansine for small-cell lung cancer

Achillion Pharmaceuticals enters agreement to raise $50.1 million from sale of common stock

AdvanSource Biomaterials 2010 fiscal first quarter revenue increases 11.8%

FDA approves CSL Behring's sBLA to extend shelf life of Hizentra from 18 to 24 months

State Department report documents U.S. efforts to expand developing countries' access to safe drinking water, sanitation

China PharmaHub and Chengdu Yongkon Pharmacy sign cooperation agreement

BBC reports on efforts to broaden access to childhood vaccines

Beltone Electronics launches new generation of wireless hearing instruments

Bolder BioTechnology receives $600,000 NIH SBIR grant to study long-acting IL-11 analog in ARS

Immunomedics, GE Healthcare collaborate to evaluate peptide labeling technologies

FDA grants 510(k) clearance to Aesculap's A-Fix Spinal System

Opinions: Aid to Pakistan; Criteria for effective aid

Also in Global Health News: Global Fund in El Salvador; World Bank investment in Nepal; Bed nets in Africa; Ukraine caps grain exports

Today's Opinions: Medicare's legacy and future; Missouri vote on health mandate; Overhaul predictions

70% rise in kidney disease in Australia over past 7 years: Report

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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