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Personalized online resource to help Canadians achieve healthy weight loss

A Heart and Stroke Foundation survey of almost 2,000 Canadians found that 62% reported intentionally losing five or more pounds over the past five years but failed to keep the weight off. And 70% of those who were overweight or obese regained all or even more pounds after their weight-loss efforts.

1 Apr 2010

Rosetta Genomics reports revenues of $150,000 for full-year 2009

Rosetta Genomics, Ltd., a leading developer of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, today reported that on March 26, 2010 the Company filed its Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Committee, which contains financial results for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2009.

31 Mar 2010

Cell Therapeutics agrees to sell $20M of Series 4 Preferred Stock and warrants to institutional investors

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell $20 million of shares of its Series 4 Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase shares of its common stock in a registered offering to three institutional investors.

31 Mar 2010

Rebooting and reprogramming the brain

Does the brain you were born with have to be the brain you end up with? If you can improve the function of every major organ in the body, why can't you upgrade the function of your brain? Those fundamental questions were the motivation that led Kelly Howell to create Brain Sync.

31 Mar 2010

FDA accepts filing of Lux Biosciences' NDA for Luveniq and grants application priority review

Lux Biosciences, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted the filing of the company's New Drug Application for Luveniq™ (oral voclosporin) and has granted the application priority review.

31 Mar 2010

Cambridge Heart's fourth-quarter total revenue down 20%

Cambridge Heart, Inc., today reported results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009. Full financial statements and corresponding commentary can be found in the Company's Form 10-K, which is expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2010.

31 Mar 2010

Patients switching to Victoza experience further reductions in A1c and weight loss

Diabetes Care published online the results of the Novo Nordisk LEAD™ 6 extension study, which evaluated the efficacy and safety of switching from exenatide, which is taken twice a day, to once-daily Victoza®. Results show that when added to oral antidiabetes drugs, patients who switched from exenatide to Victoza experienced further reductions in A1c and weight loss.

31 Mar 2010

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals reports net income of $2.7M for 2009 against year-ago loss

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage specialty pharmaceutical company developing first-in-class, anti-infective compounds for the treatment and prevention of antibiotic-resistant infections, today reported full-year and fourth quarter financial results for 2009. The company also highlighted recent progress of its proprietary and partnered development programs.

30 Mar 2010

Two Phase I studies of Stedivaze demonstrate safety in patients with asthma and COPD

Clinical Data, Inc., today announced results from two Phase I studies of Stedivaze™ (apadenoson), which demonstrated that Stedivaze was safe and well tolerated in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Stedivaze is a potent and highly selective agonist of the adenosine A2A receptor subtype in development as a pharmacologic stress agent for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI).

30 Mar 2010

Healthy hearts: Interventions needed to keep people exercising following cardiac rehabilitation programs

Researchers from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University found that one year after 248 individuals completed a 12-week cardiac rehabilitation program following a heart attack, bypass surgery or angioplasty, only 37% exercised three times a week to keep their hearts healthy.

30 Mar 2010

Preventive health care researchers meet to outline vision for evidence-based prevention in health care

Leading preventive health care researchers, physicians and executives assembled at U.S. Preventive Medicine® Friday to outline their vision for advancing evidence-based prevention in health care.

30 Mar 2010

Few pregnant women meet physical activity guidelines set by health officials: Study

Fewer than 1 in 4 pregnant women meet physical activity guidelines set by doctors and health officials, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study.

30 Mar 2010

Senesco Technologies signs definitive agreements with institutional and accredited investors

Senesco Technologies, Inc. has, on March 26, 2010, entered into definitive agreements with institutional and accredited investors for a private placement of up to 11,497 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company and Warrants to purchase up to 35,928,125 shares of Common Stock for a gross purchase price of approximately $11,497,000.

30 Mar 2010

FDA grants SynCardia Systems conditional approval to conduct IDE study of Freedom driver system

SynCardia Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart, today announced it has received conditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical study of the Freedom™ driver system, the first-ever U.S. portable driver designed to power SynCardia's Total Artificial Heart.

29 Mar 2010

As CMS nominee, Berwick would face changes and challenges

President Barack Obama will soon nominate Dr. Donald M. Berwick to "run Medicare and Medicaid, the programs that serve nearly one-third of all Americans, administration officials said Saturday," The New York Times reports.

29 Mar 2010

China Medicine's 2009 revenues up 20.7%

China Medicine Corporation, primarily a manufacturer, leading distributor and developer of Western pharmaceuticals, traditional Chinese medicines, and other nutraceuticals, today announced its fourth quarter and full year 2009 results.

29 Mar 2010

Surgery helps reduce weight from 118 kg to 62.8 kg

Weight control is one of the important topics for modern people. In addition to proper diet, regular exercise and appropriate use of medicine, obese suffers may consider weight loss surgeries for faster effects. The first successful case in NCKU Hospital reduced her weight from 118 kg to 62.8 kg one year after the surgery.

29 Mar 2010

Inovio Biomedical's total revenue increased to $2.6M for quarter ended December 31, 2009

Inovio Biomedical Corporation today reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.

29 Mar 2010

American obesity problem: Ongoing support to make lifestyle and behavior changes needed

An administration task force chaired by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Education and Health and Human Services is asking the public for recommendations to solve the American obesity problem, and a new poll by the American Psychological Association may have some answers.

29 Mar 2010

IOF invites for Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting in Singapore

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) invites you to attend the first of a new series of meetings - the IOF Regionals: Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting, to be held in Singapore from December 10-13, 2010.

29 Mar 2010

Exercise News and Research

Latest Exercise News and Research

Personalized online resource to help Canadians achieve healthy weight loss

Rosetta Genomics reports revenues of $150,000 for full-year 2009

Cell Therapeutics agrees to sell $20M of Series 4 Preferred Stock and warrants to institutional investors

Rebooting and reprogramming the brain

FDA accepts filing of Lux Biosciences' NDA for Luveniq and grants application priority review

Cambridge Heart's fourth-quarter total revenue down 20%

Patients switching to Victoza experience further reductions in A1c and weight loss

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals reports net income of $2.7M for 2009 against year-ago loss

Two Phase I studies of Stedivaze demonstrate safety in patients with asthma and COPD

Healthy hearts: Interventions needed to keep people exercising following cardiac rehabilitation programs

Preventive health care researchers meet to outline vision for evidence-based prevention in health care

Few pregnant women meet physical activity guidelines set by health officials: Study

Senesco Technologies signs definitive agreements with institutional and accredited investors

FDA grants SynCardia Systems conditional approval to conduct IDE study of Freedom driver system

As CMS nominee, Berwick would face changes and challenges

China Medicine's 2009 revenues up 20.7%

Surgery helps reduce weight from 118 kg to 62.8 kg

Inovio Biomedical's total revenue increased to $2.6M for quarter ended December 31, 2009

American obesity problem: Ongoing support to make lifestyle and behavior changes needed

IOF invites for Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting in Singapore

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