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GE, MSKCC launch colon cancer study

A team of scientists at GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the GE, has launched a study with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, (MSKCC) one of the world's premier cancer centers, to better understand the early stages of colon cancer. The goal is to yield new insights that improve treatment selection and outcomes for cancer patients in the future.

22 Jul 2010

Affymetrix launches QuantiGene ViewRNA Assay formats

Affymetrix, Inc. today announced the launch of QuantiGene® ViewRNA Assay formats, which enable a new era of "in situ multiplex gene expression analysis" by allowing drug screening of native cells and advancing the pace of biomarker disease research and stem cell studies. These in situ assays enable researchers to visualize gene expression in individual cells at an unprecedented level of sensitivity and speed.

22 Jul 2010

North Shore-LIJ selects Skire's Unifier solution to help manage capital improvement program

Skire, Inc., the leading provider of capital program, facilities, real estate and project portfolio management software, today announced that the North Shore-LIJ Health System has selected Skire's Unifier solution to help manage its five-year, $2 billion capital improvement program. Unifier will seamlessly work within all of North Shore-LIJ's construction business processes, including controlling budget and cash flow, tracking contracts, and managing schedules while creating transparency into its project portfolio.

22 Jul 2010

Sec. of State Clinton addresses Afghan women's rights during visit to Kabul

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton "used part of her address to a key conference in Kabul on Tuesday to defend Afghan women concerned that peace efforts with the Taliban could jeopardise their rights," Agence France-Presse reports.

22 Jul 2010

Penn. official urges Bill to prohibit 'health profiling' and limit rate hikes; Nev., Ariz. wrestle with rising costs for public employees' benefits; McCollum releases health plan

"Pennsylvania's insurance commissioner is urging state legislators to pass a bill that would prohibit 'health profiling' and limit rate increases in advance of the 2014 enactment of the main provisions of the federal health-care reform law. Testifying before the House Insurance Committee, ... Joel Ario said he arrived at those recommendations following the department's investigation on the rating practices and premium increases of the top nine health insurance companies operating in Pennsylvania" (Toland, 7/21).

22 Jul 2010

OhioHealth selects CredenceHealth as partner in real-time clinical surveillance initiative

CredenceHealth, a provider of real-time clinical intelligence for hospitals and health plans, announced today that OhioHealth, an 8-hospital, 2000+bed, not-for-profit hospital system in Columbus, Ohio, has selected CredenceHealth for its latest real-time clinical surveillance initiative.

22 Jul 2010

TCF7L2 protein may play important role in heart disease, other metabolic disorders: Researchers

Studying a protein already known to play an important role in type 2 diabetes and cancer, genomics researchers have discovered that it may have an even broader role in disease, particularly in other metabolic disorders and heart disease. In finding unsuspected links to other disease-related genes, the scientists may have identified future targets for drug treatments.

22 Jul 2010

New research identifies stem cells that generate three critical classes of nerve cells

New research, published in the journal Development, by Dr. Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, professor of Pharmacology & Physiology and director of the newly formed GW Institute for Neuroscience, and his colleagues have identified the stem cells that generate three critical classes of nerve cells - olfactory receptors, vomeronasal and gonadotropin releasing hormone neurons - that are responsible for enabling animals and humans, to eat, interact socially and reproduce.

22 Jul 2010

Herbal dietary supplements may contain toxic metals

Millions of people are taking herbs and other plant-based dietary supplements to improve their health, but they have precious little information on the actual effectiveness or potential ill effects of these products. That's the topic of an article in the current issue of Chemical & Engineering News weekly newsmagazine.

22 Jul 2010

Calif.'s Anthem Blue Cross president resigns following sharp criticism of rate increases

The Los Angeles Times: Leslie Margolin, the president of California's Anthem Blue Cross, is resigning. "During her 2 1/2-year tenure at the helm of California's largest for-profit insurer, Margolin tried to cast Anthem as a responsible corporate leader that cared for customers and sought to contain costs by forging collaborative relationships with hospitals, doctors and other medical providers.

22 Jul 2010

Elan total revenue increases 10% to $579.4 million for first half of 2010

Elan Corporation, plc today reported its second quarter and first half 2010 financial results.

22 Jul 2010

Study shows potential impact of syringe type on injection-related HIV epidemics among drug users

Syringe type affects HIV transmission among intravenous drug users, according to a study by researchers at RTI International. The study, published online in Addiction, used a mathematical model to illustrate the potential impact of syringe type on injection-related HIV epidemics in low- and high-risk intravenous drug user populations.

22 Jul 2010

LBL signs strategic partnership agreement with Proliant

Lampire Biological Laboratories announced today that it signed an agreement with Proliant Health and Biologicals, manufacturer of the worlds most trusted, high quality Bovine Serum Albumin, to do contract filling & provide BSA to customers requiring less than Proliant's standard 10 kilogram packaging. Lampire will also offer made-to-order aqueous blends in buffers and package sizes to customer specifications.

22 Jul 2010

Senate panel to focus on problems at continuing care retirement communities with large fees

The Wall Street Journal: A Senate Committee will hold hearings Wednesday about "continuing-care retirement communities," which charge large up-front fees to care for seniors for life. "CCRCs offer a range of care — from independent-living apartments to skilled nursing facilities — that allows seniors to 'age in place.'

22 Jul 2010

USANA Health Sciences recognized with 2010 West Valley City Clean and Beautiful Award

As an international company that operates around the world, USANA Health Sciences, Inc. also recognizes its duty to contribute to its local community. As a result of its water-wise landscaping and xeriscaping, USANA is proud to announce that it has been recognized with a 2010 West Valley City Clean and Beautiful Award. Not only does this save USANA money as a company, but its xeriscaping helps reduce the public's need for costly water main upgrades, saving public agencies and citizens of West Valley City money too.

22 Jul 2010

Zargis Medical receives U.S. Army contract to develop investigational device based on Signal-X6 systems

Zargis Medical Corp., a majority-owned subsidiary of Speedus Corp., today announced that it received a contract from the U.S. Army to develop an investigational device based on the success of the Signal-X6 telemedicine systems recently deployed to the Army under a separate contract.

22 Jul 2010

Prototype ring with sensors helps to detect, prevent preterm labor

The birth of a baby is usually a joyous event, but when a child is born too early, worrisome complications can occur, including serious health problems for the baby and steep medical bills for the family. To address this, Johns Hopkins graduate students and their faculty adviser have invented a new system to pick up very early signs that a woman is going into labor too soon.

22 Jul 2010

Onconase, Amphinase 2 show positive results for SARS virus: Tamir Biotechnology

Tamir Biotechnology, Inc. announced today that scientists supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases confirmed that testing of two (2) of the company's compounds Onconase (Ranpirnase), and recombinant Amphinase 2 showed positive in vitro results for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, also known as (SARS) virus.

22 Jul 2010

'Mystery patients' study says doctors can miss health's social determinants

Chicago Tribune: So-called "mystery patients" are showing that doctors often ignore or fail to ask about social determinants when it comes to health outcomes, a recent study suggests, for exampel, testing an emaciated patient for cancer before asking if he got enough to eat (he didn't).

22 Jul 2010

Amylin reports $164.4M total revenue for quarter ended June 30, 2010

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. The Company reported total revenue of $164.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, which includes net product sales of $162.5 million. Net loss, excluding a restructuring charge of $3.4 million, was $40.8 million, or $0.28 per share.

22 Jul 2010

Research News and Research

GE, MSKCC launch colon cancer study

Affymetrix launches QuantiGene ViewRNA Assay formats

North Shore-LIJ selects Skire's Unifier solution to help manage capital improvement program

Sec. of State Clinton addresses Afghan women's rights during visit to Kabul

Penn. official urges Bill to prohibit 'health profiling' and limit rate hikes; Nev., Ariz. wrestle with rising costs for public employees' benefits; McCollum releases health plan

OhioHealth selects CredenceHealth as partner in real-time clinical surveillance initiative

TCF7L2 protein may play important role in heart disease, other metabolic disorders: Researchers

New research identifies stem cells that generate three critical classes of nerve cells

Herbal dietary supplements may contain toxic metals

Calif.'s Anthem Blue Cross president resigns following sharp criticism of rate increases

Elan total revenue increases 10% to $579.4 million for first half of 2010

Study shows potential impact of syringe type on injection-related HIV epidemics among drug users

LBL signs strategic partnership agreement with Proliant

Senate panel to focus on problems at continuing care retirement communities with large fees

USANA Health Sciences recognized with 2010 West Valley City Clean and Beautiful Award

Zargis Medical receives U.S. Army contract to develop investigational device based on Signal-X6 systems

Prototype ring with sensors helps to detect, prevent preterm labor

Onconase, Amphinase 2 show positive results for SARS virus: Tamir Biotechnology

'Mystery patients' study says doctors can miss health's social determinants

Amylin reports $164.4M total revenue for quarter ended June 30, 2010

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