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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

Aradigm reports net loss of $4.1M for second-quarter 2010

Aradigm Corporation today announced financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010.

12 Aug 2010

Labopharm second-quarter total revenue increases to $6.8 million

Labopharm Inc. today reported its financial results for the second quarter and first six months ended June 30, 2010. All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.

12 Aug 2010

NextWave Pharmaceuticals, Tris Pharma sign agreement to enhance CNS product portfolio

NextWave Pharmaceuticals and Tris Pharma, both privately held companies, announced a new collaboration agreement to enhance NextWave's CNS product portfolio utilizing Tris Pharma's unique drug delivery technology for liquid and solid formulations. Tris has reacquired the rights to non CNS products including all the OTC products previously licensed to NextWave Pharmaceuticals.

12 Aug 2010

Centric Health second-quarter net income increases 154% to $1.3 million

Centric Health Corporation, a diversified healthcare company with a vision to become Canada's premier healthcare company providing innovative solutions centered around patients and healthcare professionals, today announced strong financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

12 Aug 2010

Accretive Health second-quarter net services revenues increase 21% to $151.9 million

Accretive Health, Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive end-to-end healthcare revenue cycle management services, today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010.

12 Aug 2010

First Edition: August 12, 2010

Some of today's headlines highlight how the new health reform law is playing beyond Washington, D.C.'s beltway.

12 Aug 2010

Study offers clues to potential treatments for preserving, restoring insulin-producing cells

In type 1 diabetes, the body relentlessly attacks and destroys its own insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells. But a study by Joslin Diabetes Center scientists now has firmly established that some of these cells endure for many decades in a small group of people with the disease—offering clues to potential treatments for preserving and even restoring the crucial cell population.

12 Aug 2010

International cultivator wins Canada's prestigious medical marijuana quality award

An internationally-respected hydroponics medical marijuana cultivation educator won Canada's most prestigious medical marijuana quality award during a Toronto hydroponics expo competition...and he used a brand new type of hydroponics nutrients to do it.

12 Aug 2010

Nurses' Voices project covers oral history of nursing, development of new nursing practices

A research project giving nurses' first-hand accounts of life on the wards of St George's Hospital, London, over the last 80 years has been brought together in a new book.

12 Aug 2010

VSee, Mandy Moore, Nothing But Nets, and UN Foundation partner for video townhall on malaria in Africa

On August 12th at 2:00 p.m. ET, Mandy Moore joins Nothing But Nets™ and PSI for a video townhall on malaria in Africa, broadcast on Facebook®. The video conferencing service will be provided by VSee Lab, Inc. and Ustream, and the event is hosted by Derrick Ashong, one of Katalyst Media's Social Media Envoys. This is an opportunity to question Mandy Moore and learn about sending nets and saving lives. Become a fan of Nothing But Nets on Facebook and join the discussion.

12 Aug 2010

Scientists awarded $348,037 to study causes, effects of hypoxia in Green Bay

Scientists researching the causes and effects of hypoxia in Green Bay, part of Lake Michigan, Wisc., have been awarded $348,037 for the first year of an anticipated four-year $1,367,300 project through NOAA's Coastal Hypoxia Research Program. Hypoxia within Green Bay has been a problem for decades, and recent evidence suggests that it may be worsening, with the potential for "dead zones" and fish kills to become both more frequent and more extensive with a changing climate.

12 Aug 2010

FDA advisory committee votes in favor of Ezogabine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted unanimously that clinical studies had provided substantial evidence of the effectiveness of Ezogabine (known as Retigabine outside of the U.S.) as adjunctive treatment for adults with partial-onset seizures.

12 Aug 2010

NYBC calls for blood donations

New York Blood Center, serving more than 20 million people in New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, New Jersey, and parts of Connecticut and Pennsylvania, calls upon the communities it serves to remember your neighbors during this slow, late summer period for blood donations – and schedule a donation appointment or consider sponsoring a blood drive, because patients' needs do not take a summer break.

12 Aug 2010

CHA supports FTC's efforts to eliminate fraudulent marketing of discount health care programs

CHA supports the FTC's efforts to eliminate fraudulent and misleading marketing of discount health care programs. Discount health care programs provide millions of members with access to substantial savings on health care products and services. It's important that consumers have continued access to legitimate discount programs which make health care more affordable while also being protected against fraudulent outfits that misrepresent these programs.

12 Aug 2010

BioPharm Asia subsidiary acquires all outstanding equity interests of TBWF

BioPharm Asia, Inc. announced today that on August 7, 2010, its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tonghua Huachen Herbal Planting Company Limited, acquired all of the outstanding equity interests in Tonghua Tianbao Wood Frog Cultivation Limited Company for a purchase price of $4,000,000.

12 Aug 2010

Entry deadline for second annual CLIO Healthcare Awards extended to August 27, 2010

The entry deadline has been extended for the second annual CLIO Healthcare Awards. All work appearing between January 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010 must be submitted to the CLIO Healthcare Awards no later than August 27, 2010. In an effort to provide an innovative and eco-friendly entry process, once again the CLIO Healthcare Awards will receive submissions online only at www.CLIOHealthcare.com. Professionals now have additional time to refine their entries, including international work, made eligible for the first time.

12 Aug 2010

ALLOZYNE signs worldwide, co-exclusive licensing agreement with Sigma-Aldrich

ALLOZYNE Inc. announced today the signing of a worldwide, co-exclusive licensing agreement with Sigma-Aldrich giving ALLOZYNE a license for the use of cycloaddition chemistry in the development of therapeutics and diagnostics. Sigma-Aldrich currently holds broad, worldwide intellectual property for the use of cycloaddition chemistry to conjugate biomolecules.

12 Aug 2010

Pelleve Wrinkle Reduction System launched across U.S.

Pelleve, the revolutionary skin tightening system for nonablative skin rejuvenation, is now available through dermatologists, plastic surgeons, medspas and cosmetic surgery clinics across the country.

12 Aug 2010

News outlets look at how H1N1 will inform WHO's future outbreak response

Following the WHO's decision on Tuesday to declare the H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic over, several news outlets reviewed the emergence of the virus around the world, exploring how some of the lessons learned from H1N1 could assist the WHO's handling of future outbreaks.

12 Aug 2010

Medical News

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

Aradigm reports net loss of $4.1M for second-quarter 2010

Labopharm second-quarter total revenue increases to $6.8 million

NextWave Pharmaceuticals, Tris Pharma sign agreement to enhance CNS product portfolio

Centric Health second-quarter net income increases 154% to $1.3 million

Accretive Health second-quarter net services revenues increase 21% to $151.9 million

First Edition: August 12, 2010

Study offers clues to potential treatments for preserving, restoring insulin-producing cells

International cultivator wins Canada's prestigious medical marijuana quality award

Nurses' Voices project covers oral history of nursing, development of new nursing practices

VSee, Mandy Moore, Nothing But Nets, and UN Foundation partner for video townhall on malaria in Africa

Scientists awarded $348,037 to study causes, effects of hypoxia in Green Bay

FDA advisory committee votes in favor of Ezogabine

NYBC calls for blood donations

CHA supports FTC's efforts to eliminate fraudulent marketing of discount health care programs

BioPharm Asia subsidiary acquires all outstanding equity interests of TBWF

Entry deadline for second annual CLIO Healthcare Awards extended to August 27, 2010

ALLOZYNE signs worldwide, co-exclusive licensing agreement with Sigma-Aldrich

Pelleve Wrinkle Reduction System launched across U.S.

News outlets look at how H1N1 will inform WHO's future outbreak response

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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