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Brush Engineered Materials to become Materion Corporation

Brush Engineered Materials Inc. today announced it will change its name to Materion Corporation and unify all of its businesses under the new name effective March 8, 2011. The Company's common stock will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

18 Jan 2011

Women's Health Congress to explore mammography controversy

The ongoing controversy about the appropriate age, frequency, and patient benefit of mammography will be explored at the upcoming 19th Annual Congress on Women's Health, April 1-3, 2011 in Washington DC.

18 Jan 2011

McNeil Consumer Healthcare initiates voluntary recall

In consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. is voluntarily recalling, at the wholesale level, certain lots of TYLENOL® 8 Hour, TYLENOL® Arthritis Pain, and TYLENOL® upper respiratory products, and certain lots of BENADRYL®, SUDAFED PE®, and SINUTAB® products distributed in the United States, the Caribbean, and Brazil.

18 Jan 2011

AMS introduces STEP toolkit to help men with ED and SUI

American Medical Systems, a leading provider of world-class devices and therapies for male and female pelvic health, today announced the launch of its Solutions to Educate Patients Program in Europe.

18 Jan 2011

USPSTF recommends women of ages 65 and above to routinely screen for osteoporosis

In an update to its 2002 recommendation, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends that all women ages 65 and older be routinely screened for osteoporosis.

18 Jan 2011

Lifetime tool for families created through sperm donation

Starting a family the "old-fashioned way" is becoming less common. Only 25% of American households are made up of a husband, wife, and a child. The fertility field is continually growing with advances in scientific technology, and infertile patients have more options for conceiving -- including the use of donor sperm. Along with the medical advances comes the continual need for emotional support for both the parent and children.

14 Jan 2011

NEJM releases findings about behavioral impact of personal genetic testing

Navigenics, a leading personal genomics company, announced today that The New England Journal of Medicine has published findings from the Scripps Genomic Health Initiative, a research study sponsored by Scripps Translational Science Institute to assess the behavioral impact of personal genetic testing.

13 Jan 2011

Personal genetic tests have promising effects on consumers

New findings from a landmark research study led by Scripps Health and the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) reveal that personal genetic tests have some promising effects on consumers who choose to undergo the screenings. STSI is an initiative of Scripps Health in collaboration with The Scripps Research Institute.

13 Jan 2011

SDIX receives FDA method equivalency and AOAC-RI certification for Salmonella Enteritidis test system

SDIX, a leading supplier of rapid detection solutions to the $1 billion food pathogen testing market, today announced that its RapidChek® SELECT™ Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) test system has been reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and determined to be equivalent in accuracy, precision and sensitivity to their current standard methods for poultry house environmental drag swabs and pooled egg testing.

13 Jan 2011

Cell Therapeutics enters securities purchase agreement with single life sciences institutional investor

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement to sell, subject to certain closing conditions, up to $25.0 million of shares of its Series 8 Non-Convertible Preferred Stock, warrants to purchase up to 22,563,177 shares of common stock and an additional investment right to purchase up to $25.0 million of shares of its Series 9 Convertible Preferred Stock, in a registered offering to a single life sciences institutional investor.

13 Jan 2011

Exiqon launches 2nd generation of miRCURY LNA microRNA Inhibitor libraries for genome-wide screening

Exiqon A/S, a leading supplier of high-value gene expression analysis products, today announced the launch of the 2nd generation of miRCURY LNA microRNA Inhibitor libraries for genome-wide screening of microRNA function in human and mouse. Several libraries have already been shipped to the first customers.

12 Jan 2011

HP awarded $30 million contract to create Texas Medicaid health information exchange

HP today announced a 52-month services agreement with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to create a statewide Medicaid health information exchange.

12 Jan 2011

Affymetrix anticipates $85 million total revenue for fourth quarter 2010

Affymetrix, Inc. today announced that based on preliminary financial data, the Company expects to generate positive operating income and net income on a GAAP basis for the fourth-quarter of 2010. Total revenue for the fourth quarter is expected to be approximately $85 million and includes a $4.8 million milestone payment from a "Powered by Affymetrix" diagnostic partner.

12 Jan 2011

Kaiser Permanente Northwest leads nation in counseling against childhood obesity

Kaiser Permanente Northwest leads the nation among all reporting commercial health plans with top marks in counseling children for physical activity and nutrition, according to the National Committee on Quality Assurance's Quality Compass for 2010.

12 Jan 2011

California Sports Company, Lady Foot Locker introduce K-Swiss TUBES to help people achieve healthy lifestyle

California Sports Company K-Swiss announces a multi-media retail campaign in partnership with Lady Foot Locker to 'jumpstart' the New Year with America's Toughest Trainer, Jillian Michaels and K-Swiss TUBES™ training footwear.

12 Jan 2011

New research identifies nutrition inadequacy among Americans

At a time when the country is facing an obesity epidemic, the problem of nutrition inadequacy is often overlooked. Yet, many Americans are overweight and undernourished, concludes a new study called "What America's Missing."

12 Jan 2011

New database provides easy access to information about genes and biological functions

The human genome sequence, initially completed in draft form nearly a decade ago, has revolutionized biological research. But most research findings are buried in the scientific literature, and linking basic biological processes to genomic information can be difficult without substantial effort or training. A new resource that provides easy access to information about genes and their biological functions was just released by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.

12 Jan 2011

Eric Lancaster receives NORD grant to study stiff-person syndrome

The National Organization for Rare Disorders has awarded a research grant for the study of stiff-person syndrome, a rare acquired neurological disorder, to Eric Lancaster, MD, PhD of the University of Pennsylvania.

11 Jan 2011

Study supports use of telomerase inhibitors for treatment of childhood cancers

Geron Corporation today announced the publication of preclinical data demonstrating that the company's telomerase inhibitor drug, imetelstat (GRN163L), currently in Phase 2 clinical trials, selectively targets cancer stem cells in pediatric tumors of neural origin.

11 Jan 2011

American Medical Systems fourth quarter sales increase 0.7% to $147.0 million

In anticipation of presenting at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference on January 11, 2011, American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. reported today preliminary sales of $147.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, a 0.7 percent increase over sales of $146.0 million in the comparable quarter of 2009.

11 Jan 2011

Website News and Research

Brush Engineered Materials to become Materion Corporation

Women's Health Congress to explore mammography controversy

McNeil Consumer Healthcare initiates voluntary recall

AMS introduces STEP toolkit to help men with ED and SUI

USPSTF recommends women of ages 65 and above to routinely screen for osteoporosis

Lifetime tool for families created through sperm donation

NEJM releases findings about behavioral impact of personal genetic testing

Personal genetic tests have promising effects on consumers

SDIX receives FDA method equivalency and AOAC-RI certification for Salmonella Enteritidis test system

Cell Therapeutics enters securities purchase agreement with single life sciences institutional investor

Exiqon launches 2nd generation of miRCURY LNA microRNA Inhibitor libraries for genome-wide screening

HP awarded $30 million contract to create Texas Medicaid health information exchange

Affymetrix anticipates $85 million total revenue for fourth quarter 2010

Kaiser Permanente Northwest leads nation in counseling against childhood obesity

California Sports Company, Lady Foot Locker introduce K-Swiss TUBES to help people achieve healthy lifestyle

New research identifies nutrition inadequacy among Americans

New database provides easy access to information about genes and biological functions

Eric Lancaster receives NORD grant to study stiff-person syndrome

Study supports use of telomerase inhibitors for treatment of childhood cancers

American Medical Systems fourth quarter sales increase 0.7% to $147.0 million

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