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Insulin receptor vital for keeping neural stem cells alive

University of California, Berkeley, biologists have found a signal that keeps stem cells alive in the adult brain, providing a focus for scientists looking for ways to re-grow or re-seed stem cells in the brain to allow injured areas to repair themselves.

26 Mar 2010

Beaumont Hospital opens women's urology center

It’s something that women don’t talk about even to their best friends or their doctors. That’s why Beaumont Hospitals has created a new Women’s Urology Center offering leading-edge treatments, innovative research and the most advanced minimally invasive procedures for women’s urological conditions such as incontinence, pelvic pain and sexual dysfunction.

25 Mar 2010

Flip-flops and sneakers may help reduce osteoarthritis

Flip-flops and sneakers with flexible soles are easier on the knees than clogs or even special walking shoes, a study by Rush University Medical Center has found. And that's important, because loading on the knee joints is a key factor in the development of osteoarthritis.

25 Mar 2010

ZK Software's dual biometric reader verifies identity in less than two seconds

ZK Software, a leading global developer of innovative advanced facial and fingerprint biometric and RFID reader solutions, introduced the world's first dual Biometric Reader today at booth # 36017/19 at ISC West in Las Vegas.

25 Mar 2010

Breastfeeding expert offers tips for choosing right feeding bottles

Breastfeeding expert Donna Dowling, associate professor of nursing at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, could sympathize with the new mom next to her in a large baby store as she was also overwhelmed by the variety of bottle choices in the 12 x 8 foot display.

25 Mar 2010

AHF to protest against Merck's pricing of Isentress

AIDS Healthcare Foundation will host a protest Wednesday morning, March 24th at 10:30am targeting Merck and Co. Pharmaceuticals over the pricing and policies for its key HIV/AIDS drug, Isentress, one of the most expensive first-line AIDS treatment in the US, during the Barclays Capital Global Healthcare Conference.

24 Mar 2010

Massages help bereaved relatives move forward with their lives

Receiving soothing massages for eight weeks after the death of a loved one can provide much-needed consolation during an intense, stressful period of grieving, according to a study in the April issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing.

24 Mar 2010

KMI announces strategic distribution agreement with Mobility to market stroke therapy devices

Kinetic Muscles Inc., a leading developer of stroke therapy technology, today announced a strategic distribution agreement with Mobility Research, also of Tempe, that will allow Mobility to market KMI’s products in specific international markets.

23 Mar 2010

$Stress fracture: Causes and treatment strategies$

Stress fracture: Causes and treatment strategies

When pain from increased physical activity doesn’t go away in a couple of days, the cause could be a stress fracture. The March issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter covers these tiny, partial bone fractures, why they occur and how they are treated.

20 Mar 2010

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International advances dermatology presence in Brazilian market

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International today announced that it has signed a binding agreement to acquire a private branded generics and over the counter company located in Brazil for approximately US$28 million. A large portion of the company's product portfolio is in dermatology and the company had annual sales of approximately US$19 million in 2009.

19 Mar 2010

Kaiser Permanente to invest nearly $2M to open new medical office in Lawrenceville

Located in Building 100 at 455 Philip Blvd., the new medical office will become Kaiser Permanente's third location in Gwinnett County, along with its Sugar Hill-Buford and Gwinnett locations. The Lawrenceville location is the third new Kaiser Permanente medical center to open in the past six months, along with East Cobb and Downtown Decatur.

19 Mar 2010

Robertson Foundation commits $10.2M for Duke Medicine's cell therapy research

A $10.2 million commitment from the Robertson Foundation to create a state-of-the-art Translational Cell Therapy Center (TCTC) will advance Duke Medicine's pioneering cell therapy research and treatment programs for children and adults with cancer, cerebral palsy, stroke and brain injuries suffered at birth.

19 Mar 2010

Diabetes patients who have lower tendency to reach out to others have higher mortality rate: Study

Mistrust can exact a high toll. Being overly cautious or dismissive in relating to people, researchers are learning, may shorten the lives of people with diabetes.

19 Mar 2010

CNS Network purchases Logos Technologies' pro-active EDC system for streamlining clinical trials

It is announced today that CNS Network has purchased ALPHADAS®, Logos Technologies Inc’s early phase, e-source data capture system and site automation tools to accelerate and streamline its clinical trials. ALPHADAS is to be implemented in their Orange County Research Center, California, USA.

17 Mar 2010

Hall of Human Origins to be opened at Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History

A new exhibition hall dedicated to the discovery and understanding of human origins opens March 17 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Based on decades of cutting-edge research by Smithsonian scientists, the David H. Koch (pronounced "coke") Hall of Human Origins will open to the public in a special preview from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, which also marks the 100-year anniversary of the museum's official opening on the National Mall.

17 Mar 2010

Hemispherx Biopharma reports net loss of $13,438,000 for fiscal year 2009

Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc., announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. The net loss for the year (including non-cash charges) was approximately $13,438,000 or $0.12 per share as compared to a net loss of $12,219,000 or $0.16 per share in 2008.

15 Mar 2010

StockPreacher.com announces investment report featuring GenVec

StockPreacher.com announces an investment report featuring GenVec Inc. The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.

15 Mar 2010

New study questions the safety of football turf; warrants further research

According to a study presented today at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), rates for Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries and eversion ankle sprains (where the foot twists outward) are significantly higher in the National Football League (NFL) games played on FieldTurf, an artificial playing surface, as compared to natural grass.

15 Mar 2010

TaiGen Biotechnology's nemonoxacin Phase II study in DFI meets primary endpoints

TaiGen Biotechnology Co., Ltd. announced today the Phase II trial of nemonoxacin (TG-873870) in Diabetic Foot Infection (DFI) with once-a-day dosing met the primary endpoints and showed promising clinical efficacy and good tolerability.

12 Mar 2010

$Stryker's Orthopaedics Division releases three new plating systems for bone fracture repair$

Stryker's Orthopaedics Division releases three new plating systems for bone fracture repair

Stryker Corporation's Orthopaedics Division today announced the release of three new plating systems: the VariAx Elbow Locking Plate System, the VariAx Fibula Locking Plate System and the AxSOS Extremity Plating System, which are all designed to expand the range of treatment options for bone fracture repair.

From Stryker 12 Mar 2010

Foot News and Research

Insulin receptor vital for keeping neural stem cells alive

Beaumont Hospital opens women's urology center

Flip-flops and sneakers may help reduce osteoarthritis

ZK Software's dual biometric reader verifies identity in less than two seconds

Breastfeeding expert offers tips for choosing right feeding bottles

AHF to protest against Merck's pricing of Isentress

Massages help bereaved relatives move forward with their lives

KMI announces strategic distribution agreement with Mobility to market stroke therapy devices

Stress fracture: Causes and treatment strategies

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International advances dermatology presence in Brazilian market

Kaiser Permanente to invest nearly $2M to open new medical office in Lawrenceville

Robertson Foundation commits $10.2M for Duke Medicine's cell therapy research

Diabetes patients who have lower tendency to reach out to others have higher mortality rate: Study

CNS Network purchases Logos Technologies' pro-active EDC system for streamlining clinical trials

Hall of Human Origins to be opened at Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History

Hemispherx Biopharma reports net loss of $13,438,000 for fiscal year 2009

StockPreacher.com announces investment report featuring GenVec

New study questions the safety of football turf; warrants further research

TaiGen Biotechnology's nemonoxacin Phase II study in DFI meets primary endpoints

Stryker's Orthopaedics Division releases three new plating systems for bone fracture repair

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