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Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society responds to reports on Michael Jackson's death

The Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society (CAS) represents the only trained physicians providing anesthetic services in Canada. CAS is responding to reports that Michael Jackson was given a fatal combination of drugs, including the powerful anesthetic propofol, prior to his death on June 25.

27 Aug 2009

Sunquest Information Systems to co-develop laboratory information system with MGH, Partners HealthCare System

Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., a market leader in laboratory and diagnostic information systems, the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), an innovator in medical care, research and teaching, and Partners HealthCare System, an integrated health care delivery system with a tradition of IT excellence, today announced a collaborative agreement to jointly develop the next generation anatomic and clinical pathology based laboratory information system.

27 Aug 2009

MBS/Vox hires two new analysts

MBS/Vox, the research-based consultancy unit of CommonHealth specializing in the linguistic analysis of healthcare communication, today announced two new hires.

27 Aug 2009

Contract research organization signs agreement to utilize NewCardio's QTinno(TM) software suite

NewCardio, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: NWCI) a cardiac diagnostic and services company, today announced that a top-three contract research organization has signed a Master Services Agreement (MSA) to use NewCardio's QTinno(TM) software suite as its technology in fully automated Thorough QT (TQT) and Phase 1 studies delivered by its centralized ECG core lab.

27 Aug 2009

Waters exhibits the SYNAPT G2 system at the 18th International Mass Spectrometry Conference in Europe

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today exhibited for the first time in Europe the Waters((R)) SYNAPT(TM) G2 a system offering scientists greater power, versatility and speed at the 18(th) International Mass Spectrometry Conference (IMSC). Rounding out its display of mass spectrometry (MS) and UltraPerformance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC((R)))/MS systems at IMSC will be Waters Xevo(TM) family of tandem quadrupole and time-of-flight mass spectrometers noted for their ease-of-use and versatility.

27 Aug 2009

Department of Veterans Affairs cancels contract with UTSWMC for Gulf War research

Citing persistent noncompliance and numerous performance deficiencies, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will not exercise the third year of a five-year, $75 million contract with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSWMC) to perform research into Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses (GWVI).

27 Aug 2009

Providing voluntary benefits to workers helps close financial gaps

Many employees now face gaps in coverage that put them at financial risk because of the economy, according to a new white paper released by Colonial Life.

27 Aug 2009

Biotechnology Industry Organization mourns the death of Ted Kennedy

BIO joins the nation in mourning the loss of Senator Ted Kennedy. A dedicated public servant for more than four decades, Senator Kennedy was well-known for his leadership on health care issues in the Senate.

27 Aug 2009

Haber’s Electromolecular Propulsion technology offers high molecular separation speeds

Haber, Inc. (“Haber”), (OTC: HABE), a Delaware corporation headquartered in Arlington, Mass., with proprietary technologies in the separations sciences and environmentally friendly processing of gold bearing ores, announced today that it has formed a wholly owned subsidiary incorporated in Delaware called “EMP Diagnostics Inc.” (“EDI”). The business of the new company will focus on the application of Haber’s Electromolecular Propulsion technology (EMP). EMP is a separation technology that achieves unrivaled molecular separation speeds and has other unique capabilities not attainable with electrophoresis or liquid chromatography.

27 Aug 2009

Beta-blockers are less effective at preventing stroke in older people with high blood pressure

A University of Leicester-led study may have uncovered the reason why Beta-blockers are less effective at preventing stroke in older people with high blood pressure, when compared to other drugs for high blood pressure.

27 Aug 2009

European Medicines Agency validates Schering-Plough's MAA for nomegestrol acetate/17 beta-estradiol

Schering-Plough Corporation, (NYSE: SGP), today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has validated (accepted for review) the company's Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for a fixed-dose combination of mometasone furoate and formoterol fumarate for the maintenance treatment of asthma in patients 12 years of age and older.

27 Aug 2009

New study of diabetes patients across five European countries launched by GfK Healthcare

GfK Healthcare’s Roper Global Diabetes Programme, the definitive global perspective on diabetes, announced today the launch of its enhanced 2009/2010 Western Europe Patient Study. Offering a holistic perspective of the diabetes patient across five European countries, with robust insights into patients’ attitudes and behaviors towards treatments, testing and lifestyles, the study now makes available to marketers greater reporting frequency and focus across a variety of broad-based and niche diabetes patient groups.

27 Aug 2009

Study reveals that asthma patients fare better by taking oral controllers than inhaled corticosteroids

Mayo Clinic Proceedings published a peer-reviewed comparative effectiveness study performed by HealthCore, Inc. in its August edition. The study demonstrated that asthma patients in general had better clinical outcomes with oral controllers than inhaled corticosteroids.

27 Aug 2009

UT Southwestern regrets VA's unilateral decision to not renew the Gulf War research contract

We regret the VA's unilateral decision to not renew the contract supporting vital research focused on veterans suffering from Gulf War syndrome being carried out by UT Southwestern investigators and their collaborators elsewhere.

27 Aug 2009

Movember to present at the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit

Staggering statistic: cancer kills more people every year than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. Joining more than 250 advocates from around the world, Adam Garone, co-founder and CEO of Movember, the world's largest charity for men's health, will present at the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit in Dublin, Ireland, August 24 - 26.

27 Aug 2009

Affymetrix and Beckman Coulter forge alliance to provide optimized genomic research solutions

Affymetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFX) and Beckman Coulter, Inc. today announced that they have entered into an agreement to offer researchers co-developed products from the market leaders in microarrays and automated liquid handlers.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Automation and Genomics 27 Aug 2009

EDCTP welcomes proposals for tuberculosis vaccines and HIV/AIDS treatment projects

EDCTP welcomes project proposals as a response to the following calls: Tuberculosis vaccines, HIV/AIDS treatment and Member States Initiated projects.

27 Aug 2009

Researchers reveal that nonextractable polyphenols in fruits are a major part of bioactive compounds

An international team of scientists has found that the polyphenol content of fruits has been underestimated. Polyphenol content in fruits usually refers to extractable polyphenols, but a Spanish scientist working at the Institute of Food Research in Norwich analysed apple, peach and nectarine. She found that nonextractable polyphenol content is up to five times higher than extractable compounds. This work has been published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

27 Aug 2009

Study suspects involvement of PPAR-γ in gastric carcinogenesis

Recently, the potential of PPAR-γ as a target for the prevention and treatment of cancer has been widely studied. However, the potential therapeutic role of PPAR-γ agonists has been questioned, based on contradictory results. Studies using animal models of colon cancer found that PPAR-γ agonists increased the development of colon tumors.

27 Aug 2009

The Renfrew Center joins forces with AKASA for treating women with eating disorders

The Renfrew Center, the country’s leading authority on eating disorder treatment and research, recently announced the expansion of its services into Central America through a partnership with the Guatemala-based AKASA treatment center. The first center in Central America exclusively dedicated to the treatment of women with eating disorders, AKASA now operates as an independent affiliate of The Renfrew Center.

27 Aug 2009

Research News and Research

Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society responds to reports on Michael Jackson's death

Sunquest Information Systems to co-develop laboratory information system with MGH, Partners HealthCare System

MBS/Vox hires two new analysts

Contract research organization signs agreement to utilize NewCardio's QTinno(TM) software suite

Waters exhibits the SYNAPT G2 system at the 18th International Mass Spectrometry Conference in Europe

Department of Veterans Affairs cancels contract with UTSWMC for Gulf War research

Providing voluntary benefits to workers helps close financial gaps

Biotechnology Industry Organization mourns the death of Ted Kennedy

Haber’s Electromolecular Propulsion technology offers high molecular separation speeds

Beta-blockers are less effective at preventing stroke in older people with high blood pressure

European Medicines Agency validates Schering-Plough's MAA for nomegestrol acetate/17 beta-estradiol

New study of diabetes patients across five European countries launched by GfK Healthcare

Study reveals that asthma patients fare better by taking oral controllers than inhaled corticosteroids

UT Southwestern regrets VA's unilateral decision to not renew the Gulf War research contract

Movember to present at the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit

Affymetrix and Beckman Coulter forge alliance to provide optimized genomic research solutions

EDCTP welcomes proposals for tuberculosis vaccines and HIV/AIDS treatment projects

Researchers reveal that nonextractable polyphenols in fruits are a major part of bioactive compounds

Study suspects involvement of PPAR-γ in gastric carcinogenesis

The Renfrew Center joins forces with AKASA for treating women with eating disorders

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