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Vanderbilt doctors urge Middle Tennesseans to take extra care to avoid heat-related illnesses

With temperatures holding steady in the upper 90s and even reaching 100 degrees this week, doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are urging Middle Tennesseans to take extra precautions to avoid heat-related illnesses.

15 Jul 2015

New non-invasive glucose monitoring device could transform lives of people with diabetes

A new laser sensor that monitors blood glucose levels without penetrating the skin could transform the lives of millions of people living with diabetes.

15 Jul 2015

CCNC implements IMAT Enterprise Data Foundation to support primary care practices

IMAT Solutions announced today that Community Care of North Carolina, Inc. has implemented the IMAT Enterprise Data Foundation to support its fourteen regional networks and 1,820 participating primary care practices.

14 Jul 2015

Medgen starts shipping countertop display cases of SNORenz and SNORenz Night Time to retail stores

Medgen, Inc. today announced that it has started to ship countertop display cases of SNORenz and SNORenz Night Time to retail stores as per the terms of the company's distribution contract with retail distribution giant, Mr. Checkout.

13 Jul 2015

Natural environments promote healthy aging in seniors

Natural environments are known to promote physical, mental, and spiritual healing. People can attain health benefits by spending time outside, often in remote places to "get away from it all." Now research conducted by a University of Minnesota graduate student with a team in Vancouver, B.C., shows that green and "blue" spaces (environments with running or still water) are especially beneficial for healthy aging in seniors.

10 Jul 2015

Southern Research receives $22 million to support HIV cure initiative

Southern Research has been awarded a seven-year contract of up to $22 million to support research that could contribute to the cure of HIV disease. Under this contract, Southern Research will develop and standardize assays that quantitate latent reservoirs of HIV.

7 Jul 2015

EnteroMedics prices previously announced public offering of 32,000,000 units

EnteroMedics Inc., a developer and manufacturer of devices that use neuroblocking technology to treat obesity, metabolic diseases, and other gastrointestinal disorders, announced the pricing of its previously announced public offering of 32,000,000 units.

7 Jul 2015

FMNCA's disaster response program makes difference in patients' lives during Super Storm Sandy

Fresenius Medical Care North America, a division of Fresenius Medical Care and North America's largest provider of kidney care, hospitalist services and renal products, today hailed a new study by the Department of Health and Human Services this week showing that dialysis patients who received treatments immediately before Super Storm Sandy experienced a much better survival rate and less frequent visits to the hospital.

3 Jul 2015

Imaging proteasome complex helps show target site for potential cancer drugs

Scientists have pioneered the use of a high-powered imaging technique to picture in exquisite detail one of the central proteins of life - a cellular recycling unit with a role in many diseases.

3 Jul 2015

Study finds link between citrus fruit consumption and melanoma risk

A new analysis of two long-term studies has revealed a potential association between malignant melanoma risk and frequent consumption of grapefruit and oranges. The study found that compared with people who consumed these fruits less than twice a week, those who had them at least 1.6 times a day were at a 36% higher risk of developing melanoma.

2 Jul 2015

University of Salzburg researchers develop new method for calculating exact time of death

A new method for calculating the exact time of death, even after as much as 10 days, has been developed by a group of researchers at the University of Salzburg.

2 Jul 2015

Mortality rates vary depending on socioeconomic differences among areas in Europe

For a number of years now, scientific literature has questioned whether mortality rates depend on socioeconomic differences among the population. Recently, a new study carried out in 15 European cities - including Barcelona and Madrid - detected inequalities for the majority of causes, concluding that higher levels of poverty are associated with higher mortality rates and there is a great deal of variation among areas.

2 Jul 2015

Study sheds new light on how the brain forms memories

In the first study of its kind, UCLA and United Kingdom researchers found that neurons in a specific brain region play a key role in rapidly forming memories about every day events, a finding that may result in a better understanding of memory loss and new methods to fight it in Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases.

2 Jul 2015

Spectrum Health Innovations inks licensing agreement with Min-Bio to manufacture trauma surgery basin

Spectrum Health Innovations has signed a licensing agreement with Min-Bio, LLC, of Lowell, Mich. to manufacture a new trauma surgery basin that is a cut above existing designs.

2 Jul 2015

Danaher prices Euro-denominated senior notes offering, expects to receive net proceeds of €2.68 billion

Danaher Corporation announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, DH Europe Finance S.A. ("Danaher International"), has priced an offering of €500 million principal amount of floating rate senior notes due 2017 at an offering price of 100.000% of the principal amount.

2 Jul 2015

BioPharmX announces closure of previously announced underwritten public offering of common stock

BioPharmX Corporation today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 3,636,364 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $2.75 per share.

1 Jul 2015

Genpact, UCB receive Aecus Innovation Award for collaboration in driving global business services

UCB, a multinational biopharmaceutical company, and Genpact, a global leader in designing, transforming, and running intelligent business operations, have received the Aecus Innovation Award in recognition of their close collaboration in driving transformation that achieved far-reaching operational efficiencies in UCB's global business services (GBS) finance organization.

1 Jul 2015

National trial aims to reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics in post-acute and long-term care facilities

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine will be leading a $1.5 million national trial to examine methods to reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics in post-acute and long-term care (PA/LTC) facilities.

1 Jul 2015

Proscia’s cloud-based platform allows clinicians, hospitals to make faster and more accurate cancer diagnosis

Proscia, a cloud-delivered solutions provider for digital pathology, today announced the release of a series of new features including Proscia Connect.

1 Jul 2015

Bibby Scientific’s Integrity 10 Reaction Station helps scientists to speed up drug development research

Analytical scientists at the University of Lincoln’s School of Pharmacy are accelerating their drug development research thanks to Bibby Scientific’s Integrity 10 Reaction Station, which enables different reactions to be performed simultaneously with varied process conditions.

1 Jul 2015

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Vanderbilt doctors urge Middle Tennesseans to take extra care to avoid heat-related illnesses

New non-invasive glucose monitoring device could transform lives of people with diabetes

CCNC implements IMAT Enterprise Data Foundation to support primary care practices

Medgen starts shipping countertop display cases of SNORenz and SNORenz Night Time to retail stores

Natural environments promote healthy aging in seniors

Southern Research receives $22 million to support HIV cure initiative

EnteroMedics prices previously announced public offering of 32,000,000 units

FMNCA's disaster response program makes difference in patients' lives during Super Storm Sandy

Imaging proteasome complex helps show target site for potential cancer drugs

Study finds link between citrus fruit consumption and melanoma risk

University of Salzburg researchers develop new method for calculating exact time of death

Mortality rates vary depending on socioeconomic differences among areas in Europe

Study sheds new light on how the brain forms memories

Spectrum Health Innovations inks licensing agreement with Min-Bio to manufacture trauma surgery basin

Danaher prices Euro-denominated senior notes offering, expects to receive net proceeds of €2.68 billion

BioPharmX announces closure of previously announced underwritten public offering of common stock

Genpact, UCB receive Aecus Innovation Award for collaboration in driving global business services

National trial aims to reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics in post-acute and long-term care facilities

Proscia’s cloud-based platform allows clinicians, hospitals to make faster and more accurate cancer diagnosis

Bibby Scientific’s Integrity 10 Reaction Station helps scientists to speed up drug development research

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