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Investment report on Somaxon Pharmaceuticals from MicroStockProfit.com

MicroStockProfit.com announces an investment report featuring Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc. The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.

29 Apr 2010

Labopharm, Gruppo Angelini sign agreement to commercialize OLEPTRO in the U.S.

Labopharm Inc. and Gruppo Angelini today announced they have entered into an agreement to establish a joint venture in the United States for the commercialization of OLEPTRO, a novel once-daily formulation of the antidepressant trazodone approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on February 3, 2010.

29 Apr 2010

The OCD Project challenges six severe OCD sufferers to face fears in a bold move to better their lives

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a disorder of the brain where people experience obsessive thoughts, images, ideas or impulses – and they can't get past them. The day-to-day existence for severe OCD sufferers is dire. Untreated, they lead lives of self-punishment, fear and isolation that can result in job loss, broken families, bankruptcy and in some cases death.

29 Apr 2010

Neurocrine Biosciences reports net loss of $8.6M in first quarter 2010

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. For the first quarter of 2010, the Company reported a net loss of $8.6 million, or $0.19 per share compared with a net loss of $19.7 million, or $0.51 per share, for the same period in 2009.

29 Apr 2010

Five-minute screening test could cut risk of developing bowel cancer: Research

A five-minute screening test could cut the risk of developing bowel cancer by a third and save thousands of lives from what is the UK's second biggest cancer killer, according to new research led by Imperial College London, published today in the Lancet.

28 Apr 2010

'Flexi-Scope' test reduces incidence of bowel cancer

A one-off screening test that takes just five minutes could reduce the risk of bowel cancer by one-third and save thousands of lives, UK scientists have said.

28 Apr 2010

Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty System receives FDA approval to treat asthma in adults

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first medical device that uses radiofrequency energy to treat severe and persistent asthma in certain adults.

28 Apr 2010

Slitrk5 gene linked to development of OCD-like behaviors

Researchers at the Ansary Stem Cell Institute and the Department of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College discovered that mice missing a single gene developed repetitive obsessive-compulsive-like behaviors. The genetically altered mice, which behaved much like people with a certain type of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), could help scientists design new therapies for this debilitating condition.

27 Apr 2010

New discovery links Slitrk5 gene to development of OCD-like behaviors

27 Apr 2010

Free groups available for socially vulnerable children

Free groups for socially vulnerable children aged 8 to 12 are available through Fairleigh Dickinson University. These groups, which are part of a research program, are ongoing and consist of either 10 weekly group sessions emphazing anxiety reduction and changing misperceptions or 10 weekly group sessions emphasizing the application of broad-based social skills.

27 Apr 2010

Court of Appeals denies McNeil Pediatrics' CONCERTA patent appeal

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has denied an appeal by McNeil Pediatrics, a division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., to overturn a 2009 decision by the U.S. District Court of Delaware that the patent for CONCERTA (methylphenidate HCl) Extended-Release Tablets CII is invalid and not infringed by Andrx Corporation.

27 Apr 2010

Duke University Medical Center installs Veran Medical Technologies' SPiN Drive system

Veran Medical Technologies announced today that it has recently completed its first installation and performed several procedures at Duke University Medical Center with its FDA-cleared SPiN Drive product. The product enables clinicians to navigate deep into the peripheral regions of the lungs to access, biopsy and treat potentially cancerous Solitary Pulmonary Nodules.

26 Apr 2010

Serum cortisol levels linked with increased mortality in patients with ACS: Research

Growing evidence suggests that serum cortisol levels are associated with increased cardiovascular mortality in patients with chronic heart failure, research presented at this week's European Congress of Endocrinology shows.

26 Apr 2010

New study to assess prevalence of addiction to sunbed use among college students

Young people who regularly use sunbeds often display signs of addiction to using them, a US study has found.

24 Apr 2010

WellPoint responds to HHS letter on singling out women with breast cancer for rescission

I was disappointed to read your letter regarding the media report published in Reuters yesterday as well as your assertion that WellPoint "deliberately works to deny coverage for women diagnosed with breast cancer." Both your statement and Mr. Waas' piece are inaccurate and grossly misrepresent WellPoint's efforts to help prevent, detect, and treat the 1 in 8 of our 34 million members nationwide affected by breast cancer.

24 Apr 2010

SuperSonic Imagine reports results of largest worldwide multicenter clinical breast study in ultrasound imaging

SuperSonic Imagine, the innovative medical imaging company based in Aix-en-Provence, France has unveiled some of the results of the largest clinical breast study ever undertaken in ultrasound imaging. The worldwide multicenter study, involving top clinicians in the breast radiology community, is assessing the clinical benefits of ShearWave™ Elastography in the ultrasonic evaluation of breast lesions.

24 Apr 2010

Comprehensive look at housing challenges facing Pennsylvanians with autism

Pennsylvanians with autism could have broader opportunities to participate in and contribute to their communities if more effort is made to create affordable housing tailored to their needs, a new state report finds.

23 Apr 2010

GUMC researchers awarded grant to discover and develop new smoking cessation drugs

A Georgetown University Medical Center research team has been awarded a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to discover and develop new smoking cessation drugs based on an unconventional theory about nicotine addiction. Kenneth Kellar, PhD, a professor of pharmacology at GUMC is principal investigator of the five year grant totaling $4.6 million.

22 Apr 2010

H1N1 flu epidemic has lessons to offer health care providers: Anesthesia Progress

The H1N1 flu epidemic has lessons to offer health care providers. The limited amount of vaccine available initially left pregnant women, small children with medical conditions, and other high-risk populations waiting in long lines. The problems encountered in reaching certain segments of the population apply to the provision of dental care as well as other disciplines.

22 Apr 2010

University of Nevada professor awarded NIH RO1 grant for study of control of motility in internal anal sphincter

Kathleen Keef, Ph.D., professor of physiology and cell biology at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, has been awarded a four-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Institute of Health to study the control of motility in the internal anal sphincter.

22 Apr 2010

Anxiety News and Research

Latest Anxiety News and Research

Investment report on Somaxon Pharmaceuticals from MicroStockProfit.com

Labopharm, Gruppo Angelini sign agreement to commercialize OLEPTRO in the U.S.

The OCD Project challenges six severe OCD sufferers to face fears in a bold move to better their lives

Neurocrine Biosciences reports net loss of $8.6M in first quarter 2010

Five-minute screening test could cut risk of developing bowel cancer: Research

'Flexi-Scope' test reduces incidence of bowel cancer

Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty System receives FDA approval to treat asthma in adults

Slitrk5 gene linked to development of OCD-like behaviors

New discovery links Slitrk5 gene to development of OCD-like behaviors

Free groups available for socially vulnerable children

Court of Appeals denies McNeil Pediatrics' CONCERTA patent appeal

Duke University Medical Center installs Veran Medical Technologies' SPiN Drive system

Serum cortisol levels linked with increased mortality in patients with ACS: Research

New study to assess prevalence of addiction to sunbed use among college students

WellPoint responds to HHS letter on singling out women with breast cancer for rescission

SuperSonic Imagine reports results of largest worldwide multicenter clinical breast study in ultrasound imaging

Comprehensive look at housing challenges facing Pennsylvanians with autism

GUMC researchers awarded grant to discover and develop new smoking cessation drugs

H1N1 flu epidemic has lessons to offer health care providers: Anesthesia Progress

University of Nevada professor awarded NIH RO1 grant for study of control of motility in internal anal sphincter

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