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PAREXEL wins 2010 Scrip Award for 'Clinical Research Team of the Year'

PAREXEL International Corporation, a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, today announced that the Company has won the 2010 Scrip Award for "Clinical Research Team of the Year." The award was presented to PAREXEL at the sixth annual Scrip Awards ceremony, hosted by Scrip Intelligence, a leading news, data, and information service for the global pharmaceutical industry, on November 4, 2010 in London, England.

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Adeona third quarter total net revenues increase to $289,898

Adeona Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a developer of innovative medicines for serious central nervous system diseases, announced its third quarter 2010 financial results as well as recent clinical and operational achievements.

15 Nov 2010

World's first remote heart procedure using robotic arm alongside 3-D mapping

The world's first remote heart procedure, using a robotic arm alongside 3-D mapping, is due to take place at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester.

15 Nov 2010

BioWa grants Agensys license to POTELLIGENT Technology

BioWa, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a license agreement with Agensys, Inc., an affiliate of Tokyo based Astellas Pharma Inc., providing Agensys with access to BioWa's POTELLIGENT® Technology platform for the purpose of identifying antibodies with enhanced antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC).

15 Nov 2010

A.P. Pharma third quarter net loss increases to $1.7 million

A.P. Pharma, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, today reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2010.

15 Nov 2010

ARYx third quarter net loss decreases from $8.2 million to $2.5 million

ARYx Therapeutics, Inc. today provided an update on its business operations and released its financial results for the third quarter of 2010.

15 Nov 2010

AHA/ASA announce need for comprehensive hospital certification program for heart and stroke care

The American Heart Association should develop a comprehensive hospital certification program with policies and evidence-based criteria for cardiovascular disease and stroke care in the United States, according to an American Heart Association Presidential Advisory published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

15 Nov 2010

Diffusion Tensor Imaging MRI technique helps produce satisfactory images of nerve bundles

Standard MRI scans have so far been unable to produce satisfactory images of nerve bundles. However, this is now possible by an MRI technique called Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI). Matthan Caan succeeded in improving the DTI method during his PhD research at TU Delft, enabling him to produce more accurate images of the damage that radiotherapy and chemotherapy cause in young leukaemia patients.

15 Nov 2010

Occurrence of atrial fibrillation in first-degree relatives increases AF risk factors

An examination of the heritability of atrial fibrillation (AF) among more than 4,000 participants in the Framingham Heart Study finds the occurrence of AF in first-degree relatives was associated with AF risk after adjustment for established AF risk factors and AF-related genetic variants, according to a study that will appear in the November 24 issue of JAMA.

15 Nov 2010

Best ways for proper disposal of unused medicines

Patients in cities all over the country will learn tomorrow about one of the best ways to avoid today's rampant prescription drug abuse – proper disposal of unused medicines.

15 Nov 2010

Research on P450 compound I may help eliminate toxins

Chemical reactions are happening all over the place all the time on the sun, on the Earth and in our bodies. In many cases, enzymes help make these reactions occur. One family of enzymes, called cytochrome P450s (P450), is important because they help us eliminate toxins.

15 Nov 2010

Talecris announces publication of A1PI studies for AAT deficiency in Respiratory Research journal

Talecris Biotherapeutics announced today the publication of combined data from two studies demonstrating that augmentation therapy with Alpha(1)-Proteinase Inhibitor (Human) (A1PI) significantly reduces lung tissue loss in patients with emphysema related to Alpha(1)-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency.

15 Nov 2010

Aging changes how people view themselves and others through 'mind wandering'

Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center can now show, using functional MRI images, why it is that behavior in children and young adolescents veers toward the egocentric rather than the introspective.

15 Nov 2010

Sinovac third quarter sales decrease 7% to $9.6 million

Sinovac Biotech Ltd., a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, announced today its unaudited financial results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010.

15 Nov 2010

New York Times examines aid effort challenges for slow-moving disasters with a focus on Pakistan

The New York Times examines the international aid response to the recent floods in Pakistan and takes a closer look at aid challenges that arise for what the article calls "slow-moving disasters."

15 Nov 2010

Findings reveal potential cause of lower survival from nighttime in-hospital cardiac arrest

CPR quality is worse during in-hospital cardiac arrests occurring overnight than those that happen during the day, according to a new University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine study that will be presented at the American Heart Association's annual Scientific Sessions on November 14.

15 Nov 2010

Regular exercise could reduce risk of developing physical, mental health conditions

People who take regular exercise could reduce their risk of developing around two dozen physical and mental health conditions including some cancers and dementia and slow down how quickly their body deteriorates as they age.

15 Nov 2010

TU/e researchers image stages of calcification process in atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is characterized by hardening and thickening of artery walls, with serious health consequences. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have imaged the stages in the calcification process at a nanometer scale.

15 Nov 2010

Reproductive health forum in Ghana addresses unsafe abortions in Africa

The issue of unsafe abortion and its role in women's health was the focus of a four-day conference this week in Accra, Ghana, involving health experts, policymakers and health workers from across Africa, Ghana News Agency reports.

15 Nov 2010

Scios announces results of ASCEND-HF trial for ADHF treatment

Scios Inc. announced today that the landmark investigational study of NATRECOR (nesiritide) for the treatment of acutely decompensated heart failure (ADHF), ASCEND-HF, demonstrated no statistically significant difference from placebo in the co-primary endpoints of dyspnea, measured at six and 24 hours, or in the composite of heart failure re-hospitalizations and death during the first 30 days following treatment.

15 Nov 2010

Research News and Research

PAREXEL wins 2010 Scrip Award for 'Clinical Research Team of the Year'

Adeona third quarter total net revenues increase to $289,898

World's first remote heart procedure using robotic arm alongside 3-D mapping

BioWa grants Agensys license to POTELLIGENT Technology

A.P. Pharma third quarter net loss increases to $1.7 million

ARYx third quarter net loss decreases from $8.2 million to $2.5 million

AHA/ASA announce need for comprehensive hospital certification program for heart and stroke care

Diffusion Tensor Imaging MRI technique helps produce satisfactory images of nerve bundles

Occurrence of atrial fibrillation in first-degree relatives increases AF risk factors

Best ways for proper disposal of unused medicines

Research on P450 compound I may help eliminate toxins

Talecris announces publication of A1PI studies for AAT deficiency in Respiratory Research journal

Aging changes how people view themselves and others through 'mind wandering'

Sinovac third quarter sales decrease 7% to $9.6 million

New York Times examines aid effort challenges for slow-moving disasters with a focus on Pakistan

Findings reveal potential cause of lower survival from nighttime in-hospital cardiac arrest

Regular exercise could reduce risk of developing physical, mental health conditions

TU/e researchers image stages of calcification process in atherosclerosis

Reproductive health forum in Ghana addresses unsafe abortions in Africa

Scios announces results of ASCEND-HF trial for ADHF treatment

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