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Surgical Risk Solutions introduces new web-based insurance product for surgical patients

Surgical Risk Solutions, LLC announced today the introduction of a unique new insurance product designed to provide financial resources to surgical patients in the event that they have adverse outcomes following surgery.

3 Feb 2010

Lannett Company plans to submit NDA for Morphine Sulfate products to FDA

Lannett Company, Inc. today announced plans to submit its New Drug Application (NDA) for its Morphine Sulfate products to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at the end of the month.

2 Feb 2010

Overview of newly evolving technologies for diagnosing and monitoring HIV infections

Rising consumer awareness that early diagnosis and treatment can delay the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to anti-immuno deficiency syndrome (AIDS) has had a telling impact on the sales of HIV tests.

2 Feb 2010

Mentor Capital's Cancer Immunotherapy Index: First funding tranche to extend investment closes

Mentor Capital, Inc.'s first funding tranche to extend its investment in its proprietary Cancer Immunotherapy Index closes today. Cash investment from 1,400 existing shareholders projects to be approximately 20% oversubscribed from target. Company management reservation to fund will be correspondingly reduced to remain within the $1.2 Million seed funding limit. Already authorized follow-on public funding tranches total an additional $125 Million that will also be targeted for investment into the best of the Cancer Immunotherapy Index companies.

2 Feb 2010

Cephalon to acquire Swiss-based pharmaceutical company

Cephalon, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEPH) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Mepha AG and its subsidiaries, a profitable, privately-held, Swiss-based pharmaceutical company.

1 Feb 2010

Managing Myeloma reviews past accomplishments; discusses future goals in evolving therapeutic landscape

Managing Myeloma (www.ManagingMyeloma.com) convened the 2010 Multidisciplinary Advisory Board on January 16, 2010 to review the past 18 months and discuss the educational and practical needs of myeloma practitioners in an evolving therapeutic landscape.

1 Feb 2010

ACE launches public service campaign to educate parents and teenagers on inhalant abuse

The Alliance for Consumer Education (ACE) is launching a new public service announcement campaign to support its www.inhalant.org website, and its ongoing efforts to reach out to parents and children about inhalant abuse.

1 Feb 2010

Ipsen reports consolidated group sales of €1,032.8M for 2009

Ipsen reported today its sales for the fourth quarter and full year 2009.

1 Feb 2010

Award for best organ donation feature film: Transplant community to vote

In a lead-up to the second Donate Life Film Festival June 11-12, the nation's organ donation and transplant community will vote for the best organ donation feature film of all time. The four nominated films are Seven Pounds, Return to Me, John Q and Blood Work.

30 Jan 2010

Safe, natural ways to eliminate head lice: Hair Fairies salons offer free guidance

Hair Fairies, the head lice helpers, today reaffirmed its commitment to placing social conscience over short term profit. The nationwide Hair Fairies salons offer free guidance on safe, all natural ways to eliminate head lice. The Hair Fairies website offers a simple step-by-step "Do It Yourself" guide to head lice elimination. The company believes that the best way to beat the recession is to put the customer first. The Hair Fairies approach has drawn increasing media attention, both national and local. Hair Fairies will be featured on ABC 7 Chicago's "News This Morning" show on February 1.

30 Jan 2010

New regulation to combat identity theft: Health professionals call for exclusion

In light of a recent federal court decision, four national organizations representing dentists, physicians and veterinarians called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today to exclude health professionals from controversial new regulation intended to combat identity theft.

30 Jan 2010

The Nutro Company announces $50,000 donation to SDF

As search and rescue teams return home from Haiti this week, The Nutro Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mars, Incorporated, today announced a $50,000 donation to the Search Dog Foundation (SDF). SDF is a California-based organization that deployed six canine disaster search teams to assist in the search and rescue operations in Haiti.

30 Jan 2010

Study shows significant decline in hockey-related spinal injuries

The past decade has seen a significant reduction in the number and severity of spinal cord injuries in Canadian ice hockey, reports a study in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine.

30 Jan 2010

IKF's Wonderfund establishes emergency fund for Haiti's children

The IKF's (International Kids Fund) Wonderfund™ has established an emergency fund for Haiti's Children called the "Haiti's Children Fund." It will support young Haitian earthquake victims expected to arrive at Jackson Memorial Hospital for life-saving medical care. Donations may be made directly through www.wonderfund.org.

30 Jan 2010

Joslin.org and dLife.com announce new online partnership

Joslin.org, the Internet site for Harvard-affiliated Joslin Diabetes Center, the world's preeminent diabetes research and clinical care organization, and dLife.com, the leading online community for people living with diabetes, today announced a new online partnership.

29 Jan 2010

Lebanon Cardiology Associates and The Good Samaritan Hospital team up to implement hypothermia protocol for improved cardiac care

Lebanon Cardiology Associates teamed with The Good Samaritan Hospital to implement one of the top 15% performing emergency cardiac catheterization teams treating heart attacks in the United States.

29 Jan 2010

UCLA's non-invasive pre-surgical testing approach leads to seizure-free surgical outcome in TSC patients

When medication fails to control seizures in children with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a rare genetic disorder that affects multiple organ systems and frequently causes epilepsy, surgery to remove part of the brain is often necessary. But pre-surgical testing, which involves the implanting of electrodes into a child's head, can lead to longer hospital stays and greater risks from surgery.

29 Jan 2010

2009 Gold eHealthcare Leadership Award presented to NYU Langone Medical Center's educational website

The 2009 Gold eHealthcare Leadership Award has been awarded to NYU Langone Medical Center's educational website and blog, "Clinical Correlations," under the direction of Editor In Chief Neil Shapiro, MD.

29 Jan 2010

Tufts CSDD announces the launch of new website

The Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, the world's leading, independent authority on the nature and pace of pharmaceutical and biotech drug development, today announced the launch of its new website that makes it easier for industry professionals and others to research critical drug development issues.

29 Jan 2010

iPierian receives UK patent for induced pluripotent stem cell technology

iPierian, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on changing the paradigm of drug discovery and development through the application of cellular reprogramming, today announced that the Intellectual Property Office in the United Kingdom has issued a Notification of Grant to iPierian for UK patent No. GB2450603, its first patent related to induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology.

29 Jan 2010

Website News and Research

Surgical Risk Solutions introduces new web-based insurance product for surgical patients

Lannett Company plans to submit NDA for Morphine Sulfate products to FDA

Overview of newly evolving technologies for diagnosing and monitoring HIV infections

Mentor Capital's Cancer Immunotherapy Index: First funding tranche to extend investment closes

Cephalon to acquire Swiss-based pharmaceutical company

Managing Myeloma reviews past accomplishments; discusses future goals in evolving therapeutic landscape

ACE launches public service campaign to educate parents and teenagers on inhalant abuse

Ipsen reports consolidated group sales of €1,032.8M for 2009

Award for best organ donation feature film: Transplant community to vote

Safe, natural ways to eliminate head lice: Hair Fairies salons offer free guidance

New regulation to combat identity theft: Health professionals call for exclusion

The Nutro Company announces $50,000 donation to SDF

Study shows significant decline in hockey-related spinal injuries

IKF's Wonderfund establishes emergency fund for Haiti's children

Joslin.org and dLife.com announce new online partnership

Lebanon Cardiology Associates and The Good Samaritan Hospital team up to implement hypothermia protocol for improved cardiac care

UCLA's non-invasive pre-surgical testing approach leads to seizure-free surgical outcome in TSC patients

2009 Gold eHealthcare Leadership Award presented to NYU Langone Medical Center's educational website

Tufts CSDD announces the launch of new website

iPierian receives UK patent for induced pluripotent stem cell technology

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