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Ethicon Endo-Surgery's HARMONIC FOCUS Curved Shear wins an international design award

Ethicon Endo-Surgery today announced the company won a Gold 2009 International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) for the research and design process used in the development of the HARMONIC FOCUS(TM) Curved Shear.

8 Oct 2009

Journalists meet to discuss different aspects of biotechnology and its impact on society

More than 90 journalists from all over the world meet in Heidelberg, today, for the 4th Alumni Conference of the International Journalists’ Programmes (IJP). In keynote-speeches, panel discussions and excursions participants will discover different aspects of biotechnology and its impact on society.

8 Oct 2009

Kaiser Permanente launches osteoporosis prevention campaign

Encouraging everyone to “Embrace Your Inner Strength,” Kaiser Permanente has launched a campaign throughout Southern California aimed at getting teenagers, seniors and everyone in between to get serious about building up their skeletons and preventing osteoporosis.

8 Oct 2009

Development of lab-on-chip system for breast cancer detection and therapy

IMEC, a leading European research center in nanotechnology, the Institüt für Mikrotechnik Mainz (IMM), one of the leading European research centers in microfluidics, and their partners within the European Sixth Framework Project MASCOT achieve a major milestone in the development of a lab-on-chip for the detection and therapy evaluation of breast cancer.

8 Oct 2009

SearchAmerica launches E-Learning modules for hospitals and health care revenue cycle operations

SearchAmerica®, a part of Experian and a leader in financial clearing services for health care, today unveiled five new E-Learning modules designed to help hospitals and health care revenue cycle operations.

8 Oct 2009

Roche scientist honored with 2009 Meienhofer Award for excellence in peptide chemistry

Waleed Danho, Ph.D., Distinguished Research Leader at Roche was honored last week as the 2009 recipient of the Meienhofer Award for excellence in peptide chemistry at the international peptide symposium, RCCPS (http://www.rochecolorado.com/PeptideSymp09/).

8 Oct 2009

Latinas have reservations about health care reform

Accentmarketing announced its latest release from its Latinas in Charge initiative - "Redefining the Meaning of Well-Being." This release further explores the U.S. Latina mindset on health, healthcare and health insurance - topics at the forefront of this nation's agenda.

8 Oct 2009

Halozyme Therapeutics to host a meeting for analysts and investors

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products targeting the extracellular matrix, today announced that it will host a meeting for analysts and investors on October 15 in New York.

8 Oct 2009

NIH awards $1.9 million grant to Pacific Biosciences

Pacific Biosciences, a private company developing a disruptive technology platform for real-time detection of biological events at single molecule resolution, today announced that it has received grants totaling more than $1.9 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 Research and Research Infrastructure “Grand Opportunities” grants program.

8 Oct 2009

A.D.A.M releases Advisor Tools 2.0 application suite for brokers

The Employer and Broker Solutions Group of A.D.A.M., Inc., which provides client acquisition, retention, and agency management solutions to nearly 600 of the nation’s top health benefits brokers, today announced that it has launched Advisor Tools 2.0, A.D.A.M.’s comprehensive suite of applications for brokers that includes proprietary benchmark reporting, research and regulatory information, and other valuable HR tools.

8 Oct 2009

CDC completes a three-year study of best fire prevention practices in 10 nations

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and System Planning Corporation's TriData division, which specializes in public safety research and consulting, recently completed a three-year study of best fire prevention practices in 10 nations.

8 Oct 2009

Patient selectivity is an important driver of the superior outcomes at focused hospitals: INFORMS meeting

Although many specialized hospitals deliver better and faster services in cardiac care and other specialties, a paper being presented at the annual meeting of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS-) maintains that these hospitals cherry-pick patients to achieve these results, and that average patients actually receive worse care.

8 Oct 2009

Human stem cells advance cancer vaccine research

Scientists from the United States and China have revealed the potential for human stem cells to provide a vaccination against colon cancer, reports a study published in STEM CELLS.

8 Oct 2009

New Leaf Brands' initiative to find cure for MS, will sponsor a participating team for bike ride event

New Leaf Brands, a wholly owned subsidiary of Baywood International, Inc. (OTCBB: BAYW) ("Company"), today announced that the Company will sponsor a participating team in the Multiple Sclerosis/Tappan Zee Bike Ride taking place on Sunday, October 18, 2009 in Tarrytown, New York.

8 Oct 2009

First Edition: October 8, 2009

Today's headlines reflect yesterday's big health reform news: The CBO's revised cost analysis is good news for the Baucus bill.

8 Oct 2009

GeckoSystems Intl. hosts first annual "Mobile Robots in Motion" conference

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced today that they are hosting their first annual "Mobile Robots in Motion" conference November 4-5, 2009. GeckoSystems is a dynamic leader in the emerging mobile robotics industry revolutionizing their development and usage with "Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security and Service™."

8 Oct 2009

Variation in human genomes is key to understanding inherited differences between health and disease

In research published today by Nature, an international team describes the finest map of changes to the structure of human genomes and a resource they have developed for researchers worldwide to look at the role of these changes in human disease.

8 Oct 2009

New research report outlines growth prospects of Biomagnetics Diagnostics

Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp., a developer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis, and malaria detection, today announced the Company is the subject of a new research report issued by Emerging Growth Research, LLP.

8 Oct 2009

Team PHLY to play against 'Big 5' to raise money for American Cancer Society

Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) will kick-off basketball season by facing the city of Philadelphia's "Big 5" college basketball coaches on the court at the University of Pennsylvania's Palestra Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. Team PHLY will tip-off against Coaches Fran Dunphy (Temple), Phil Martelli (Saint Joseph's), Bruiser Flint (Drexel), John Giannini (La Salle), Glen Miller (University of Pennsylvania) and Jay Wright (Villanova) to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

8 Oct 2009

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center neurologist elected as ANA Honorary Member

Louis R. Caplan, MD, Senior Neurologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and a leader in the treatment and research of strokes, has been elected an Honorary Member of the American Neurological Association (ANA). As the organization's highest honor, Honorary Membership is reserved for select individuals who have made unique contributions to neurology and neurological science throughout their careers.

8 Oct 2009

Research News and Research

Ethicon Endo-Surgery's HARMONIC FOCUS Curved Shear wins an international design award

Journalists meet to discuss different aspects of biotechnology and its impact on society

Kaiser Permanente launches osteoporosis prevention campaign

Development of lab-on-chip system for breast cancer detection and therapy

SearchAmerica launches E-Learning modules for hospitals and health care revenue cycle operations

Roche scientist honored with 2009 Meienhofer Award for excellence in peptide chemistry

Latinas have reservations about health care reform

Halozyme Therapeutics to host a meeting for analysts and investors

NIH awards $1.9 million grant to Pacific Biosciences

A.D.A.M releases Advisor Tools 2.0 application suite for brokers

CDC completes a three-year study of best fire prevention practices in 10 nations

Patient selectivity is an important driver of the superior outcomes at focused hospitals: INFORMS meeting

Human stem cells advance cancer vaccine research

New Leaf Brands' initiative to find cure for MS, will sponsor a participating team for bike ride event

First Edition: October 8, 2009

GeckoSystems Intl. hosts first annual "Mobile Robots in Motion" conference

Variation in human genomes is key to understanding inherited differences between health and disease

New research report outlines growth prospects of Biomagnetics Diagnostics

Team PHLY to play against 'Big 5' to raise money for American Cancer Society

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center neurologist elected as ANA Honorary Member

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