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Midlife crisis is hitting Britons earlier: Survey

The latest British research shows that the tmidlife crisis that was once thought to hit people on their fifties is now affecting people in their mid-thirties. The changes in the work culture may be the main reason say researchers.

30 Sep 2010

ACT updates myoblast program for heart failure treatment

Advanced Cell Technology, a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, provided an update today on the status of its myoblast program. The program has successfully and safely completed Phase I human clinical trials in more than forty patients in over four independent studies.

30 Sep 2010

FDA clears Abbott's RevitaLens Ocutec contact lens disinfecting solution

Abbott has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) market clearance for RevitaLens Ocutec™, a unique next-generation multi-purpose disinfecting solution for silicone hydrogel and conventional soft contact lenses.

30 Sep 2010

Austrian AGES approves Baxter's PREFLUCEL vaccine for seasonal influenza

Baxter International Inc. today announced the first approval of PREFLUCEL by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES). The vaccine was shown to be effective in preventing seasonal influenza and is indicated for prophylaxis of influenza in adults and the elderly. PREFLUCEL is manufactured using Baxter's proprietary advanced Vero cell technology.

From Baxter International Inc. 30 Sep 2010

Health IT Blotter: Extension center choices, Medicaid meaningful use, 'build or buy' shift

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has selected the final two of 62 regional extension centers (REC), which will help small, rural hospitals and private physicians with the nationwide rollout of electronic medical records (EMR) systems.

30 Sep 2010

UNC scientists receive grant to develop targeted delivery system for pancreatic cancer

A team of UNC scientists has received a five-year $2,308,800 grant from the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Nanotechnology Platform Partnerships to address the critical need for early diagnosis of and more effective treatments for pancreatic cancer.

30 Sep 2010

Starpharma expands partnership with Eli Lilly

Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX:SPL,OTCQX:SPHRY) today announced the signing of a collaborative research agreement with leading US pharmaceutical corporation Eli Lilly and Company.

29 Sep 2010

Apricus Biosciences prices securities offering

Apricus Biosciences, backed by a revenue generating CRO business and seeking to leverage its multi-route NexACT® drug delivery technology and internal pipeline through out-licensing partnerships, today announced that it has entered into agreements with selected investors to sell up to 1,728,882 Units at a price per Unit of $5.40, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $9.3 million.

29 Sep 2010

IN.PACT drug-eluting balloons show promising results for superficial femoral artery disease treatment

Advancing research on drug-eluting balloons for the treatment of coronary and peripheral artery disease, Medtronic, Inc., today announced the latest results from the IN.PACT drug-eluting balloon (DEB) clinical program presented last week at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2010 conference.

29 Sep 2010

Omicsoft's Next Generation Sequencing tools integrated with GeneGo's MetaCore data mining suite

GeneGo, Inc., the leading systems biology tools company and Omicsoft Corporation, the leader in the OMIC repository and analysis field, announced today integration of Omicsoft's Next Generation Sequencing tools with GeneGo's MetaCore data mining suite.

29 Sep 2010

TeleHealth Services extends partnership with SVHC to enhance patient education initiatives

TeleHealth Services, the nation's leading provider of healthcare-grade televisions and interactive patient education solutions, today announced an extension of a seven year partnership with St. Vincent's HealthCare (SVHC) to further enhance the hospital's patient education initiatives. The health system will utilize TeleHealth's technology in St. Vincent's Medical Center and new addition, St. Luke's Hospital.

29 Sep 2010

Bayer Schering collaborates with Ligon to apply SMM technology for first-in-class drug discovery

Ligon Discovery, the innovator of Small Molecule Microarray technology, today announced that it has partnered with Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany, to apply its proprietary Small Molecule Microarray screening platform (SMM) to discover potential first-in-class drug candidates for new disease targets.

29 Sep 2010

Quick-Med to present abstracts on antimicrobial technologies at Clinical Symposium

Quick-Med Technologies, Inc.a life sciences company that is developing innovative technologies for the healthcare and consumer markets, announced today its NIMBUS and Stay Fresh antimicrobial technologies will be highlighted at the 2010 Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin and Wound Care, to be held in Orlando, Florida from September 30 – October 3, 2010.

29 Sep 2010

NIH trial selects Inovio's PENNVAX-G DNA vaccine candidate to evaluate HIV-1 prevalent

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the development of therapeutic and preventive vaccines against cancers and infectious diseases, announced today that a Phase I study, called RV262, recently began to evaluate a combination DNA prime/MVA vector boost regimen that was developed to protect against diverse subtypes of HIV-1 prevalent in North America, Europe, Africa, and South America.

29 Sep 2010

Researchers primed to contribute next phase in search and discovery: Elsevier survey

Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today released highlights from a new survey that reveals researchers around the globe are not only ready for the next phase in search and discovery, but also prepared to actively contribute to making it a reality.

29 Sep 2010

Sysmex to supply medical hematology analyzers to USAMMA

Sysmex, a global leader in medical diagnostic testing equipment and information systems technology, today announced that the company has been awarded a BPA Equipment purchase contract agreement. The contract was issued by USA Medical Research ACQ Activity for the U.S. Army Medical Material Agency (USAMMA).

From Sysmex America, Inc. 29 Sep 2010

Inability to access EMRs at time of need a prime concern among patients

As the healthcare industry rushes to implement electronic medical records (EMRs) in order to increase efficiency and prevent errors, data shows that less than 1 in 10 Americans utilize electronic records. However, when asked about their primary concerns regarding medical records, patients' top response is that they won't be able to access their records when they need them.

29 Sep 2010

New computer program to help young adults manage mental illness

While many young adults will share the details of their daily lives with dozens - sometimes hundreds - of friends on Facebook, communicating with their health care providers about mental illness is another story.

29 Sep 2010

ANDalyze sensor/Fluorimeter platform solution introduced in China and Australia

ANDalyze sensor/Fluorimeter platform solution for simplifying the on-site testing and analysis of water for heavy metal contamination is now being sold in China and Australia as a replacement to more time consuming testing methods such as electrochemical and reagent testing methods that require significant training.

29 Sep 2010

African-American lung cancer patients with EGFR mutation respond better to erlotinib therapy

African-American patients with non-small cell lung cancer are just as likely to display an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation in tumors as Caucasians, which suggests they are as likely to benefit from targeted therapies such as erlotinib.

29 Sep 2010

Technology News and Research

Midlife crisis is hitting Britons earlier: Survey

ACT updates myoblast program for heart failure treatment

FDA clears Abbott's RevitaLens Ocutec contact lens disinfecting solution

Austrian AGES approves Baxter's PREFLUCEL vaccine for seasonal influenza

Health IT Blotter: Extension center choices, Medicaid meaningful use, 'build or buy' shift

UNC scientists receive grant to develop targeted delivery system for pancreatic cancer

Starpharma expands partnership with Eli Lilly

Apricus Biosciences prices securities offering

IN.PACT drug-eluting balloons show promising results for superficial femoral artery disease treatment

Omicsoft's Next Generation Sequencing tools integrated with GeneGo's MetaCore data mining suite

TeleHealth Services extends partnership with SVHC to enhance patient education initiatives

Bayer Schering collaborates with Ligon to apply SMM technology for first-in-class drug discovery

Quick-Med to present abstracts on antimicrobial technologies at Clinical Symposium

NIH trial selects Inovio's PENNVAX-G DNA vaccine candidate to evaluate HIV-1 prevalent

Researchers primed to contribute next phase in search and discovery: Elsevier survey

Sysmex to supply medical hematology analyzers to USAMMA

Inability to access EMRs at time of need a prime concern among patients

New computer program to help young adults manage mental illness

ANDalyze sensor/Fluorimeter platform solution introduced in China and Australia

African-American lung cancer patients with EGFR mutation respond better to erlotinib therapy

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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