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Eutropics inks NCI contract to develop Praedicare Dx platform technology for AML treatments

EUTROPICS Inc., a privately held company developing novel diagnostic tests, today announced that it has signed a contract with the National Cancer Institute through the Small Business Initiative Research (NCI-SBIR) program to develop its' Praedicare Dx platform for personalized medicine approaches in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) patient management.

24 Sep 2014

More insurers to offer health exchange insurance plans

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced that the number of insurers participating in the marketplaces this fall will increase 25 percent.

24 Sep 2014

Leading provider of eClinical solutions, epharmasolutions joins WIRB group of companies

WIRB-Copernicus Group (WCG), the world's largest provider of regulatory and ethical review services for clinical research, announced today that ePharmaSolutions (ePS) has joined its group of companies.

24 Sep 2014

Preventive Medicine Reports: New open access journal from Elsevier

Elsevier, world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce the launch of a new peer reviewed open access journal, Preventive Medicine Reports (PMR).

24 Sep 2014

VA to probe alleged cover-up of Minneapolis patient's death

The VA is investigating allegations that the appointment records of a retired Marine who died after having seizures were falsified to cover up delays in care at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System.

24 Sep 2014

Wal-Mart and CVS eye expanded roles in health care delivery

Marketplace reports that Wal-Mart is opening up clinics in a handful of states, while Kaiser Health News details a the dynamics of a partnership between CVS and MedStar Health. Also, in Connecticut, a group of independent hospitals joins forces to gain the benefits of scale.

24 Sep 2014

Axio Research announces launch of Statistical Genetics and Genomics services

Axio Research announced today the launch of Statistical Genetics and Genomics services in response to the biopharmaceutical industry's need for advanced statistical support in the analysis and interpretation of complex genomic data for drug discovery and development, drug repositioning, and companion diagnostics development.

24 Sep 2014

Political cartoon: 'Sounds Promising?'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with "Sounds Promising?" by Eric Allie.

24 Sep 2014

Eurest introduces new food and nutrition concept to promote worksite health, sustainability

National Institute of Health's contracted food service partner, Eurest, proudly introduced a new pioneering food and nutrition concept called 'Balance Kitchen' in the ACRF Cafe that is designed to foster and promote worksite health and sustainability.

24 Sep 2014

Californians divided over health law, according to survey

The Affordable Care Act continues to divide Californians, who remain skeptical four years after its passage despite the state's relatively smooth launch in which more than 1.2 million people enrolled in health insurance coverage.

24 Sep 2014

Cynosure's PicoSure Picosecond Laser Workstation receives FDA clearance for treatment of wrinkles

Cynosure, Inc., a leader in laser- and light-based aesthetic treatments for non-invasive and minimally invasive applications, today announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its flagship PicoSure Picosecond Laser Workstation for the treatment of wrinkles with the Company's new disposable energy delivery system, the FOCUS lens array.

24 Sep 2014

Case Western Reserve University’s synchrotron facility to become No. 1 beamline facility for biology

Case Western Reserve University’s synchrotron facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory is on its way to becoming the No. 1 beamline facility for biology in the world by early 2016, thanks to a jumpstart grant of $4.6 million from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, a component of the National Institutes of Health.

24 Sep 2014

Celgene Global Health, DNDi expand partnership to identify new drug candidates for NTDs

Celgene Global Health, a division of Celgene Corporation, and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative strengthen their collaboration with a four-year Research Collaboration Agreement to identify and optimize new drug candidates for the treatment of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

24 Sep 2014

Prioritizing scientific research to understand risks of PPCPs in the environment

In 2011 the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry held a workshop for 45 international experts to identify and prioritize the scientific research needed to understand the risks of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the environment.

24 Sep 2014

ANN expands commitment to BCRF through annual Breast Cancer Awareness campaign

ANN INC., the parent Company of Ann Taylor and LOFT, today announces its expanded commitment to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation through its annual Breast Cancer Awareness campaign and latest in-store and online promotions.

24 Sep 2014

XenOPAT aims to advance development of new drugs against cancer, personalized cancer treatments

On September 8th, the company XenOPAT SL, a spin-off of the Institute of Biomedical Research and the Catalan Institute of Oncology was established with the aim of bringing the company the latest scientific developments to the service combating cancer with two main branches: the development of new drugs and advance the implementation of personalized cancer treatments.

24 Sep 2014

New pediatric heart-defect patches enhance electrical connections between cells

Carbon nanotubes serve as bridges that allow electrical signals to pass unhindered through new pediatric heart-defect patches invented at Rice University and Texas Children's Hospital.

24 Sep 2014

Patients and healthcare professionals willing to trade false-positive diagnoses, study finds

Both patients and healthcare professionals believe diagnosis of extracolonic malignancy with screening computed tomography (CT) colonography greatly outweighs the potential disadvantages of subsequent radiologic or invasive follow-up tests precipitated by false-positive diagnoses, according to a new study published in the October issue of the journal Radiology.

24 Sep 2014

Many fear lack of confidentiality and disclosure regarding genetic test's purpose

Genomic medicine is rapidly developing, bringing with its advances promises of individualized genetic information to tailor and optimize prevention and treatment interventions. Genetic tests are already guiding treatments of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis c virus (HPC), and emerging research is showing genetic variants may be used to screen for an individual's susceptibility to addiction to a substance, and even inform treatments for addiction.

24 Sep 2014

High-throughput ChIP analysis platform introduced in new technical article

Porvair Sciences, in conjunction with researchers at Swansea University (UK) have written a new technical article entitled 'Chromatrap® 96: a new solid-state platform for high-throughput Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP)'.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 24 Sep 2014

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Eutropics inks NCI contract to develop Praedicare Dx platform technology for AML treatments

More insurers to offer health exchange insurance plans

Leading provider of eClinical solutions, epharmasolutions joins WIRB group of companies

Preventive Medicine Reports: New open access journal from Elsevier

VA to probe alleged cover-up of Minneapolis patient's death

Wal-Mart and CVS eye expanded roles in health care delivery

Axio Research announces launch of Statistical Genetics and Genomics services

Political cartoon: 'Sounds Promising?'

Eurest introduces new food and nutrition concept to promote worksite health, sustainability

Californians divided over health law, according to survey

Cynosure's PicoSure Picosecond Laser Workstation receives FDA clearance for treatment of wrinkles

Case Western Reserve University’s synchrotron facility to become No. 1 beamline facility for biology

Celgene Global Health, DNDi expand partnership to identify new drug candidates for NTDs

Prioritizing scientific research to understand risks of PPCPs in the environment

ANN expands commitment to BCRF through annual Breast Cancer Awareness campaign

XenOPAT aims to advance development of new drugs against cancer, personalized cancer treatments

New pediatric heart-defect patches enhance electrical connections between cells

Patients and healthcare professionals willing to trade false-positive diagnoses, study finds

Many fear lack of confidentiality and disclosure regarding genetic test's purpose

High-throughput ChIP analysis platform introduced in new technical article

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