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CPEX Pharmaceuticals to feature Nasulin at the Diabetes Technology Meeting

CPEX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that its intranasal insulin product candidate, NasulinTM, will be featured in an oral presentation and four abstracts at the Ninth Annual Diabetes Technology Meeting, November 5-7, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Airport in San Francisco, California.

6 Nov 2009

Non-invasive "optical biopsy" to detect breast cancer

Most biopsies following mammograms reveal benign abnormalities, not cancer.

6 Nov 2009

Scientists receive $3 million from NIH to uncover how plants make medicinal compounds

Scientists at Michigan State University are receiving nearly $3 million from the National Institutes of Health to uncover how several popular plants make medicinal compounds.

6 Nov 2009

Quintiles opens expanded regional headquarters facility in Singapore

To meet the growing demand for its services throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Quintiles, the only fully integrated biopharmaceutical services company offering clinical, commercial, consulting and capital solutions worldwide, today announced the official grand opening of its expanded regional headquarters facility in Singapore’s Science Park I.

6 Nov 2009

Eclipsys’ Sunrise Enterprise integrated suite of solutions selected by NMMC

Eclipsys Corporation®, The Outcomes Company®, today announced that North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC), a 650-bed regional referral center located in Tupelo, MS, has selected the Eclipsys’ Sunrise Enterprise™ integrated suite of solutions.

6 Nov 2009

LDR reaches critical 24-month milestone in its Mobi-C cervical artificial disc study

LDR, a privately held company with innovative spinal implants for both non-fusion and fusion applications, reached the critical 24-month follow-up phase for the one-level IDE study on its second generation Mobi-C® cervical artificial disc. LDR is the first and currently the only company to have completed enrollment for a concurrent one-level and two-level cervical artificial disc replacement study. LDR completed 1-Level enrollment in October 2007 and 2-Level enrollment in March 2008.

6 Nov 2009

Platform for healthcare facilities to address patient communication challenges introduced

TeleHealth Services, the nation's leading provider of on-demand patient education and communication solutions has become a Strategic Partner reseller of GE Healthcare Monitoring Solutions nurse call and communication systems including Telligence(TM), a platform designed for healthcare facilities to address patient communication challenges.

6 Nov 2009

Complete Genomics publishes sequence analysis data from three complete human genomes

Complete Genomics, a third-generation human genome sequencing company, today announced publication of a report in the journal Science describing its proprietary DNA sequencing platform, including analysis of sequence data from three complete human genomes. The consumables cost for these three genomes sequenced on the proof-of-principle genomic DNA nanoarrays ranged from $8,005 for 87x coverage to $1,726 for 45x coverage for the samples described in this report.

6 Nov 2009

USPTO issues Notice of Allowance to NovaDel Pharma

NovaDel Pharma Inc., today announced that it received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for claims under U.S. Patent Application No. 10/671,715, entitled “Buccal, Polar and Non-polar Spray Containing Zolpidem,” which covers a method of treating insomnia by administering zolpidem to humans utilizing NovaMist™ Oral Spray spray technology.

6 Nov 2009

AcuFocus Corneal Inlay: Will it improve near vision in patients with presbyopia?

The Cornea and Laser Eye Institute is participating in a research study to determine if an investigational corneal inlay can safely and effectively reduce the need for reading glasses. Dr. Peter Hersh, the study doctor, will perform the procedures.

6 Nov 2009

Rochester Medical announces operating results for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009

Rochester Medical Corporation today announced operating results for its fourth quarter and year ended September 30, 2009.

6 Nov 2009

Tel Aviv University's new LifeFlow device proves beneficial for paramedics

When paramedics rush to the scene of a multi-car pileup or a terror attack, their first task is to assess who needs immediate care. But blood hemorrhaging can obscure damage, and the gruesome mess means paramedics can't always determine who should be treated first.

6 Nov 2009

McKesson signs agreement to help the statewide medical services innovator streamline workflow

Dedicated to enabling healthcare providers to improve performance using information technology, McKesson has signed an agreement with Iowa Health System to help the statewide medical services innovator streamline workflow and boost productivity. McKesson is deploying its enterprise-wide solution Horizon Medical Imaging™ picture archiving and communications system (PACS) at 34 metropolitan hospitals and clinics throughout Iowa.

6 Nov 2009

GenVec and SAIC-Frederick signs contract to develop influenza and HIV vaccines

GenVec, Inc, announced today that SAIC-Frederick, Inc. has signed a contract with GenVec for the development of influenza and HIV vaccines in support of the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

5 Nov 2009

SpineSmith Partners signs product development agreement with GenOsteo

SpineSmith Partners has signed an initial agreement with GenOsteo, Inc. to co-develop a unique scaffold that mimics the structure of natural cancellous bone.

5 Nov 2009

FDA and FSIS announce joint public meeting to prevent foodborne illness

A joint public meeting focused on improving the system for tracing of food products and ingredients that are causing illness outbreaks or presenting other risks to the health of consumers was announced today by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

5 Nov 2009

William D. Carey Award for Boston University School of Medicine professor

Francis A. Farraye, MD, MSc, FACG, FASGE, a professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and clinical director in the Gastroenterology Section at Boston Medical Center (BMC) recently received the William D. Carey Award from the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG). The award is reserved for an exceptional individual who has served the Board and the College with distinction.

5 Nov 2009

Saturday night vote set on house health reform

The Washington Post reports: "Democratic whips worked their rank and file, while House leaders tried to secure a momentum-building endorsement from the AARP, the nation's largest association of people over 50. President Obama, meanwhile, laid plans to visit Capitol Hill on Thursday or Friday to address House Democrats in a final push for his signature domestic initiative.

5 Nov 2009

Abraxis BioScience reports $96.6 million net revenues for third quarter of 2009

Abraxis BioScience, Inc., a fully integrated biotechnology company, today reported unaudited financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2009.

5 Nov 2009

New biosensor device may help in combating cancer

A powerful new biosensor developed by European researchers will help identify cells in the immune system that actively suppress tumour growth, then put them to use. Enlisting the patient's own immune system would be like sending reinforcements for resistance fighters.

5 Nov 2009

Technology News and Research

CPEX Pharmaceuticals to feature Nasulin at the Diabetes Technology Meeting

Non-invasive "optical biopsy" to detect breast cancer

Scientists receive $3 million from NIH to uncover how plants make medicinal compounds

Quintiles opens expanded regional headquarters facility in Singapore

Eclipsys’ Sunrise Enterprise integrated suite of solutions selected by NMMC

LDR reaches critical 24-month milestone in its Mobi-C cervical artificial disc study

Platform for healthcare facilities to address patient communication challenges introduced

Complete Genomics publishes sequence analysis data from three complete human genomes

USPTO issues Notice of Allowance to NovaDel Pharma

AcuFocus Corneal Inlay: Will it improve near vision in patients with presbyopia?

Rochester Medical announces operating results for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009

Tel Aviv University's new LifeFlow device proves beneficial for paramedics

McKesson signs agreement to help the statewide medical services innovator streamline workflow

GenVec and SAIC-Frederick signs contract to develop influenza and HIV vaccines

SpineSmith Partners signs product development agreement with GenOsteo

FDA and FSIS announce joint public meeting to prevent foodborne illness

William D. Carey Award for Boston University School of Medicine professor

Saturday night vote set on house health reform

Abraxis BioScience reports $96.6 million net revenues for third quarter of 2009

New biosensor device may help in combating cancer

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