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UNICEF report highlights gains in child health, while 1b still lack essential services

A special edition of UNICEF's annual State of the World's Children report, released 20 years after the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, shows that "fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school - but an estimated 1 billion still lack services essential to their survival and development," the Associated Press reports.

20 Nov 2009

Lancet examines Uganda's child-health volunteers

A Lancet World Report examines how a small group of village volunteers trained in basic health care are helping to improve the health of Ugandan children. "In a country where government spending on health is US$39 per person and 13% of children younger than 5 years die, trained volunteer health workers can make a substantial difference in remote rural areas," said Jerome Kabakyenga, dean of Medicine at the Mbara University of Science and Technology (MUST).

20 Nov 2009

Evidence does not connect H1N1 vaccine to patient deaths, WHO says

The deaths of 41 people from six countries who had received the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine were not directly linked to the vaccine, the WHO said Thursday, the Associated Press/MSNBC reports (11/19).

20 Nov 2009

"Hotline" report on finasteride for prevention of prostate cancer

In response to a recent New York Times article that questions why currently available medications designed to treat and prevent some cancers are being ignored, ECRI Institute, an independent nonprofit organization, is offering a roadmap to the evidence on Finasteride for Prevention of Prostate Cancer for free download.

20 Nov 2009

FISH technology accurate in measuring the HER-2 receptor in human breast tumors

The debate on how to select patients who will respond best to costly drug treatments for aggressive breast cancer now favors fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to measure the HER-2 receptor found in human breast tumors, according to a leading pathologist presenting at the Association for Molecular Pathology annual meeting.

20 Nov 2009

UCH’s Cardiac & Vascular Center now offers treatment with CardiacAssist's TandemHeart System

CardiacAssist Inc. announced today that the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) has adopted the company’s TandemHeart® System.

20 Nov 2009

Impax Laboratories implements IBM's business analytics technology

IBM announced today that Impax Laboratories, Inc., a technology-based specialty pharmaceutical company, is using IBM business analytics technology to gain stronger insights into their business and better predict risks and market opportunities.

20 Nov 2009

Smartfish Technologies' patented ErgoMotion technology unveiled

Today, Smartfish Technologies launched its long-awaited ErgoMotion(TM) technology, the first ever design that combines the science of ergonomics with the technology of motion, resulting in a dramatic change and improvement in the way comfort is integrated into devices like mice and keyboards. Unveiled yesterday at Pepcom’s annual Wine, Dine and Demo event, ErgoMotion is the industry’s most advanced computer peripheral solution designed to relieve discomfort and repetitive stress injuries (RSI) related to extended computer usage.

20 Nov 2009

EMEA's CHMP recommends approval of Merck's ELONVA

Merck & Co., Inc. today announced the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has recommended approval of ELONVA® (corifollitropin alfa injection) as a treatment in controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) in combination with a GnRH antagonist for the development of multiple follicles in women participating in an assisted reproductive technology (ART) program.

20 Nov 2009

Exclusive distribution agreement for the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System signed

Cardinal Health and Patient Safety Technologies today announced that they have entered into a five-year exclusive distribution agreement to co-market the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge(TM) System, which helps prevent retention of sponges and towels unintentionally left in patients during surgical procedures.

20 Nov 2009

First USA IBRA Symposium and Workshop at Miami to be sponsored by Medartis

Medartis, Inc. will serve as the sole sponsor of the first USA International Bone Research Association (IBRA) Symposium and Workshop. The focus of the workshop and symposium is the upper extremity, trauma and reconstruction of the wrist and hand. The event will be held in Miami, Florida at the DaVinci Center and begins today, Friday, November 20 and will conclude on Saturday, November 21.

20 Nov 2009

Quest Diagnostics reports sharp downward trends in cocaine and methamphetamine use

New data released today by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, the nation's leading provider of employment-related drug testing services, reveal that drug testing of hair specimens from employees and job applicants in the general U.S. workforce has tracked sharp downward trends in cocaine and methamphetamine use from 2005 to the first half of 2009 that mirror similar drops shown by urine testing.

From Quest Diagnostics 20 Nov 2009

Soligenix receives $9.4M NIAID grant to develop technology for advancing rapidly acting vaccines

Soligenix, Inc., formerly known as DOR BioPharma, Inc., a late-stage biotechnology company, announced today that it has formed a consortium to develop thermostable technology to advance RiVax(TM) and other rapidly acting vaccines. Soligenix received a $9.4 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to support this work.

20 Nov 2009

Smith & Nephew signs a technology development contract with the U.S. Department of Defense

Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Division is pleased to announce the signing of a technology development contract with the United States Department of Defense that may lead to the creation of a fracture fixation system intended to revolutionize the treatment of the limbs of soldiers who sustain battlefield injuries.

20 Nov 2009

BD acquires HandyLab for $275 million

BD today announced the completion of its acquisition of HandyLab, Inc., an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company that develops and manufactures molecular diagnostic assays and automation platforms.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 20 Nov 2009

Image of a water flea wins top prize in the 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition

A glowing, eerily beautiful image of a water flea with its radiant green "crown of thorns" took top prize in the 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®, the world's foremost forum for showcasing microscope photos and movies of life science subjects. Dr. Jan Michels, a zoologist at the University of Albrecht, Kiel, Germany, took top honors for the image of a water flea, with its defensive "crown of thorns" to protect it against predators. The image reveals not only the exoskeleton, but also interior detail down to the nuclei within its cells, seen as tiny, glowing blue dots. This

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 20 Nov 2009

BioForm Medical and Galderma Laboratories Chiefs to offer their perspectives on aesthetics market at ODAC conference

The Orlando Dermatology Aesthetic & Clinical (ODAC) conference is proud to welcome two leading executive officers offering their unique perspectives on the state of the industry and future opportunities at its 7th annual program, being held on January 15, 2010 at The Peabody Orlando in Orlando, Florida.

20 Nov 2009

"Cheetah" limbs gave Olympic hopeful a clear and major advantage over his competition

The artificial lower limbs of double-amputee Olympic hopeful Oscar Pistorius give him a clear and major advantage over his competition, taking 10 seconds or more off what his 400-meter race time would be if his prosthesis behaved like intact limbs.

20 Nov 2009

Twenty-five design teams compete in Brown School of Engineering Elevator Pitch Contest

Twenty-five Senior Design Teams competed for prizes Thursday night at Rice University's Brown School of Engineering Elevator Pitch Contest. The purpose of the contest was to get students to think about the commercial viability of their designs before building prototypes. Teams had 60 seconds to pitch their design project to an audience of local venture capitalists and business leaders.

20 Nov 2009

EIF enters into co-investment agreement with Karolinska Development

Karolinska Development AB today announced that the European Investment Fund (EIF) has entered into a co-investment agreement with the company. The co-investment fund will be managed by Karolinska Development and used to invest in the company's portfolio of early-stage pharmaceutical and medical technology companies.

20 Nov 2009

Technology News and Research

UNICEF report highlights gains in child health, while 1b still lack essential services

Lancet examines Uganda's child-health volunteers

Evidence does not connect H1N1 vaccine to patient deaths, WHO says

"Hotline" report on finasteride for prevention of prostate cancer

FISH technology accurate in measuring the HER-2 receptor in human breast tumors

UCH’s Cardiac & Vascular Center now offers treatment with CardiacAssist's TandemHeart System

Impax Laboratories implements IBM's business analytics technology

Smartfish Technologies' patented ErgoMotion technology unveiled

EMEA's CHMP recommends approval of Merck's ELONVA

Exclusive distribution agreement for the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System signed

First USA IBRA Symposium and Workshop at Miami to be sponsored by Medartis

Quest Diagnostics reports sharp downward trends in cocaine and methamphetamine use

Soligenix receives $9.4M NIAID grant to develop technology for advancing rapidly acting vaccines

Smith & Nephew signs a technology development contract with the U.S. Department of Defense

BD acquires HandyLab for $275 million

Image of a water flea wins top prize in the 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition

BioForm Medical and Galderma Laboratories Chiefs to offer their perspectives on aesthetics market at ODAC conference

"Cheetah" limbs gave Olympic hopeful a clear and major advantage over his competition

Twenty-five design teams compete in Brown School of Engineering Elevator Pitch Contest

EIF enters into co-investment agreement with Karolinska Development

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