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Scientists receive $3 million from NIH to uncover how plants make medicinal compounds

Scientists at Michigan State University are receiving nearly $3 million from the National Institutes of Health to uncover how several popular plants make medicinal compounds.

6 Nov 2009

CIGNA reports consolidated revenues of $4.5 billion for the third quarter of 2009

CIGNA Corporation today reported shareholders’ net income of $329 million, or $1.19 per share, for the third quarter of 2009 compared with shareholders’ net income of $171 million, or $0.62 per share, for the same period last year. Shareholders’ net income for the third quarter 2009 included income related to the variable annuity products within our Run-off Reinsurance segment of $16 million after-tax, or $0.06 per share, primarily related to favorable performance in the equity markets.

5 Nov 2009

Aureus Pharma to provide new AurSCOPE knowledge databases for sanofi-aventis’ R&D division

Aureus Pharma, a leading provider of knowledge management solutions to accelerate discovery in the life sciences industry, announces today the extension of its knowledge database agreement with sanofi-aventis research & development for an additional three-year term.

5 Nov 2009

Superior Global Solutions acquires assets and business of HTI Technologies

Superior Global Software, LLC a wholly owned subsidiary of Superior Global Solutions, Inc. a leader in healthcare outsourcing, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of the assets and business of HTI Technologies, Inc., a developer and provider of medical documentation and workflow management software based in Marietta, Georgia. HTI boasts a prestigious slate of many of the top healthcare clients across the US. Under the terms of the agreement, Superior Global purchased substantially all of the assets of HTI for an undisclosed sum.

5 Nov 2009

EFOF's initative to raise epilepsy awareness

Each year, some 50,000 Americans die from seizures and related causes, triggering more deaths annually than breast cancer. The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida (EFOF) is working to educate the public about this condition during November, Epilepsy Awareness Month.

4 Nov 2009

CareTech Solutions signs agreement to acquire IGCN

CareTech Solutions, Inc. (www.caretechsolutions.com) announced today the firm has reached agreement in principle to acquire IGCN (www.IGCN.com). CareTech Solutions is an information technology and web products and services provider for hospitals and health systems and IGCN provides solutions for hospitals to build and manage robust websites.

3 Nov 2009

HealthEdge launches Benefit Predictor enterprise-class software platform

HealthEdge, provider of the only modern, enterprise-class software platform for healthcare payors, today announced the availability of Benefit Predictor, a revolutionary new capability that is now a standard part of its HealthRules Payor application. This new functionality provides HealthEdge clients with a significant competitive advantage related to both transparency and customer service, as it enables them to quickly and easily answer the most complex benefit questions from their members and providers.

28 Oct 2009

Follow healthy lifestyle to overturn genetic predisposition to heart disease

When it comes to heart disease, lifestyle usually trumps genetics, says noted genetic researcher Dr. Robert Hegele, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Lecturer at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009.

23 Oct 2009

Methyl-Seq and Ultra-Deep Resequencing applications from RainDance Technologies

RainDance Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, announced today it will extend the capabilities of its Sequence Enrichment Solution by offering Methyl-Seq and Ultra-Deep Resequencing applications.

23 Oct 2009

LANL and international researchers propose new genome sequence strategies

A team of geneticists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, together with a consortium of international researchers, has recently proposed a set of standards designed to elucidate the quality of publicly available genetic sequencing information.

22 Oct 2009

Genomes of two E. coli bacteria strains sequenced and analyzed

An international team of researchers from the United States, Korea, and France has sequenced and analyzed the genomes of two important laboratory strains of E. coli bacteria, one used to study evolution and the other to produce proteins for basic research or practical applications. The findings will help guide future research and will also open a window to a deeper understanding of classical research that is the foundation of our understanding of basic molecular biology and genetics.

21 Oct 2009

New workflow automation system from Illumina

At the 59th annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, Illumina, Inc. announced the launch and immediate availability of cBot, a new standard for ease-of-use and sequencing workflow automation.

From Illumina, Inc. 21 Oct 2009

UCSC professors receive $1.8M grant under NHGRI's genome sequencing technology development programme

Oxford Nanopore Technologies congratulates our collaborators Professor Mark Akeson and Professor David Deamer of the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) on receiving a grant of $1.1 million, and Professor Jene Golovchenko of the University of Harvard on receiving $745,000 following on from a previous grant of $6.5 million.

From Oxford Nanopore Technologies 19 Oct 2009

IQPC to hold the 8th Annual Polymorphism & Crystallization Scientific Forum

Organized by IQPC, the 8th Annual Polymorphism & Crystallization Scientific Forum will be held October 26-28, 2009 at the Hub Cira Center in Philadelphia, PA (www.polymorphismforum.com).

From IQPC Ltd 15 Oct 2009

Ahead of key Committee vote, Democrats attack insurers' claim that health premiums will rise

White House officials and Democratic lawmakers are fighting assertions from insurers that the Senate Finance Committee health bill would push health insurance premiums higher.

14 Oct 2009

Variation in human genomes is key to understanding inherited differences between health and disease

In research published today by Nature, an international team describes the finest map of changes to the structure of human genomes and a resource they have developed for researchers worldwide to look at the role of these changes in human disease.

8 Oct 2009

University HealthSystem Consortium awards UH Case Medical Center the 2009 Quality Leadership Award

University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center is one of five academic medical centers in the nation to receive the 2009 Quality Leadership Award from the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC). The prestigious award is given to teaching hospitals that demonstrate excellence in delivering high-quality care, as measured by the UHC Quality and Accountability Study conducted annually since 2005.

3 Oct 2009

Grand Opportunity grant to pursue "whole-genome" sequencing of patients with autism

Children's Hospital Boston, with the Broad Institute and Harvard Medical School, has been awarded a Grand Opportunity grant from the National Institute of Mental Health as part of the federal stimulus package, to pursue "whole-genome" sequencing of patients with autism, using new technologies for rapid DNA sequencing to better understand autism's causes.

1 Oct 2009

Jindal to GOP: Time to say "here's what we're for"

In interviews Tuesday, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Republicans need to lay out their own plans for health reform, rather than just rejecting Democratic proposals..

1 Oct 2009

U.S. troops use the Infectiguard Hand Sanitizer

Combating germs just took on a whole new meaning. Infectiguard Hand Sanitizer from Dr. Fresh Inc. has begun active duty as hand sanitizer to U.S. troops worldwide. The line of hand sanitizer products known for effectively killing germs without harsh drying effects to the hands will be offered at all Army and Airforce bases across the globe, just in time for what experts promise will be a particularly early and difficult cold and flu season. www.infectiguard.com

28 Sep 2009

Bases News and Research

Scientists receive $3 million from NIH to uncover how plants make medicinal compounds

CIGNA reports consolidated revenues of $4.5 billion for the third quarter of 2009

Aureus Pharma to provide new AurSCOPE knowledge databases for sanofi-aventis’ R&D division

Superior Global Solutions acquires assets and business of HTI Technologies

EFOF's initative to raise epilepsy awareness

CareTech Solutions signs agreement to acquire IGCN

HealthEdge launches Benefit Predictor enterprise-class software platform

Follow healthy lifestyle to overturn genetic predisposition to heart disease

Methyl-Seq and Ultra-Deep Resequencing applications from RainDance Technologies

LANL and international researchers propose new genome sequence strategies

Genomes of two E. coli bacteria strains sequenced and analyzed

New workflow automation system from Illumina

UCSC professors receive $1.8M grant under NHGRI's genome sequencing technology development programme

IQPC to hold the 8th Annual Polymorphism & Crystallization Scientific Forum

Ahead of key Committee vote, Democrats attack insurers' claim that health premiums will rise

Variation in human genomes is key to understanding inherited differences between health and disease

University HealthSystem Consortium awards UH Case Medical Center the 2009 Quality Leadership Award

Grand Opportunity grant to pursue "whole-genome" sequencing of patients with autism

Jindal to GOP: Time to say "here's what we're for"

U.S. troops use the Infectiguard Hand Sanitizer

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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