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Baptist Health System implements eGuardian eICU Program from Philips VISICU

Baptist Health System completes final steps to become the first in South Central Texas to implement an eICU® program designed to improve critical care delivery and save lives. "eGuardian" utilizes the eICU® Program from Philips VISICU, that combines early warning software and remote monitoring to connect off-site critical care physicians and nurses to ICU patients around the clock.

18 May 2010

Senesco Technologies third-quarter net loss increases to $5.28M

Senesco Technologies, Inc. today announced financial results for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010.

18 May 2010

Varian Medical Systems launches fully-integrated ProBeam proton therapy system at 2010 PT-COG

Varian Medical Systems is introducing the fully-integrated ProBeam™ proton therapy system at the 2010 Particle Therapy Co-operative Group (PT-COG) meeting here this week. The ProBeam system incorporates imaging, gating, robotic patient positioning, treatment planning and oncology information software to enhance treatment quality for patients and workflow efficiency for clinicians.

18 May 2010

FDA grants orphan drug designation to pralatrexate for treatment of advanced TCC of urinary bladder

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation to pralatrexate for the treatment of advanced or metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder, a form of bladder cancer. The Company is currently investigating pralatrexate in a Phase 2 clinical study in patients with advanced or metastatic relapsed TCC of the urinary bladder.

18 May 2010

Warnings about a ruined appearance is best way to reduce tanning salon visits

What's the most effective way to convince young women to cut back on their indoor tanning, a habit that hikes their risk of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, by 75 percent? Warn them that it will cause leathery, wrinkled skin.

18 May 2010

Interphone Study underestimates risk of brain cancer, says International EMF Collaborative

Authors of the report, "Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern, Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone" have released a technical analysis of the long-awaited Interphone Study published today in the International Journal of Epidemiology.

18 May 2010

TapImmune announces definitive purchase agreement for Senior Secured Convertible Notes totaling $1.53M

TapImmune Inc., a Nevada corporation, announced today that the Company entered into a definitive purchase agreement on May 17, 2010 with accredited investors to place Senior Secured Convertible Notes totaling $1.53 million. The net proceeds of the financing will be used for the development of certain partnerships and for general working capital.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 18 May 2010

Web conference to analyze latest trends, developments in the European melanoma skin cancer market

There are only two FDA/EMEA approved drugs currently available for treating advanced melanoma. The available drugs, however, are not completely effective and have adverse effects. Unmet needs of patients, especially those with advanced melanoma are therefore quite high and have led to a low drug adoption and market growth over the years. The future looks brighter though, with a few promising drugs in pipeline for advanced melanoma.

18 May 2010

Tengion reports net loss attributable to common stockholders of $14.33 per share for first-quarter 2010

Tengion Inc. today reported its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 and provided a corporate and clinical development update.

18 May 2010

First Edition: May 18, 2010

Kaiser Health News staff writer Jordan Rau, working in collaboration with The Washington Post, reports on Provo, Utah: "If there is any place that should have medical spending under control, this is it" (Kaiser Health News).

18 May 2010

EDAP first-quarter revenue decreases to EUR 4.3 million

EDAP TMS SA, the global leader in therapeutic ultrasound, announced today financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

18 May 2010

President's Cancer Panel recommends home filtering devices to decrease exposure to cancer-causing agents

In its official annual report, the President's Cancer Panel is recommending that people use home filtering devices to decrease exposure to cancer-causing agents.

18 May 2010

Harbor BioSciences announces presentation of new data from Apoptone Phase I/IIa trial at ASCO Annual Meeting

Harbor BioSciences, Inc. today announced that new data from the Phase I/IIa clinical trial of the company's lead drug candidate Apoptone®, its anticancer drug candidate being developed for prostate cancer, will be presented as part of the Scientific Program in a General Poster Session at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.

18 May 2010

KemPharm enters Supply Agreement with Johnson Matthey for KP201 hydrocodone prodrug for acute pain

KemPharm, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an exclusive Supply Agreement with Johnson Matthey Inc., for the manufacture of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), KP201, KemPharm's novel hydrocodone prodrug for acute pain. KP201 was identified utilizing KemPharm's proprietary ligand activated therapy (LAT) approach.

18 May 2010

Simcere Pharmaceutical first-quarter total revenue up 3.7% to $67.2 million

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group, a leading pharmaceutical company specializing in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of branded generic and proprietary pharmaceuticals in China, today reported preliminary unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

18 May 2010

Study reviews impact of focal therapy for low-risk prostate cancer patients

In the July issue of European Urology, the scientific journal of the European Association of Urology, the significance and impact of focal therapy for low-risk cancer patients is discussed in a recent study by S. Eggener et al.

18 May 2010

Neoprobe gamma radiation detection systems featured in RSL peer review in American Journal of Surgery

Neoprobe Corporation, a diversified developer of innovative biomedical surgical oncology products, today announced that its gamma radiation detection system product line, which includes the neo2000® and neoprobe® GDS systems, was featured in a peer reviewed publication characterizing the emergence of the use of radioactive "seeds" to assist in the surgical excision of non-palpable breast lesions.

18 May 2010

Study confirms genetic overlap for susceptibility to COPD and lung cancer

New research shows genes that make smokers more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or emphysema, are also closely linked to an increased likelihood of developing lung cancer, according to studies presented today at the American Thoracic Society's annual meeting.

18 May 2010

New DVS radiation measurement device for prostate cancer treatment

John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center announced today that it is one of two cancer centers in the tri-state area currently implanting a wireless radiation sensor, known as DVS. John Theurer Cancer Center radiation oncologists can now receive data immediately post- treatment on the precise amount of radiation being delivered to tumors and surrounding tissue for prostate cancer treatments.

18 May 2010

Combination therapy proves to be effective treatment for lethal form of leukemia: Research

New research discovers a combination of drugs that may prove to be a more effective treatment for a lethal form of leukemia. The study, published by Cell Press in the May issue of the journal Cancer Cell, reports that the new therapeutic strategy effectively targets notoriously intractable leukemia stem cells that often escape standard treatment and are a main factor in disease relapse.

18 May 2010

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Baptist Health System implements eGuardian eICU Program from Philips VISICU

Senesco Technologies third-quarter net loss increases to $5.28M

Varian Medical Systems launches fully-integrated ProBeam proton therapy system at 2010 PT-COG

FDA grants orphan drug designation to pralatrexate for treatment of advanced TCC of urinary bladder

Warnings about a ruined appearance is best way to reduce tanning salon visits

Interphone Study underestimates risk of brain cancer, says International EMF Collaborative

TapImmune announces definitive purchase agreement for Senior Secured Convertible Notes totaling $1.53M

Web conference to analyze latest trends, developments in the European melanoma skin cancer market

Tengion reports net loss attributable to common stockholders of $14.33 per share for first-quarter 2010

First Edition: May 18, 2010

EDAP first-quarter revenue decreases to EUR 4.3 million

President's Cancer Panel recommends home filtering devices to decrease exposure to cancer-causing agents

Harbor BioSciences announces presentation of new data from Apoptone Phase I/IIa trial at ASCO Annual Meeting

KemPharm enters Supply Agreement with Johnson Matthey for KP201 hydrocodone prodrug for acute pain

Simcere Pharmaceutical first-quarter total revenue up 3.7% to $67.2 million

Study reviews impact of focal therapy for low-risk prostate cancer patients

Neoprobe gamma radiation detection systems featured in RSL peer review in American Journal of Surgery

Study confirms genetic overlap for susceptibility to COPD and lung cancer

New DVS radiation measurement device for prostate cancer treatment

Combination therapy proves to be effective treatment for lethal form of leukemia: Research

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