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Lupin introduces first Brand product Zaxine in Canada

Pharma Major Lupin Limited announced today that its Canadian subsidiary, Lupin Pharma Canada Limited (collectively Lupin) has launched its first Brand product Zaxine under a strategic licensing agreement with the North Carolina based GI specialty company Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc.

20 Apr 2015

Tandem Diabetes Care commences shipments of t:slim Insulin Pumps with enhanced software

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc., a medical device company and manufacturer of the t:slim and t:flex Insulin Pumps, today commenced shipments of t:slim Pumps featuring enhanced software.

20 Apr 2015

Tackling the challenge of managing fatigue in MS patients

Fatigue is one of the most commonly reported and debilitating symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) and can significantly reduce an individual's quality of life. Unlike the tiredness that we all experience sometimes, fatigue in those with MS can have a hugely negative impact - it can limit or stop people from doing day-to-day activities and things that really matter to them.

20 Apr 2015

Bayshore HealthCare achieves BPSO designation

Bayshore HealthCare Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has achieved the designation of Best Practice Spotlight Organization presented by the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario.

20 Apr 2015

Mater Private Healthcare Group to provide integrated healthcare solution for Dubai Police Force

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD, who is currently on a trade mission to the U.A.E, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, today announced that Mater Private Healthcare Group has secured an agreement with the Dubai Police Force to provide an integrated healthcare solution for its employees, their family members and retired officers.

20 Apr 2015

Bionomics begins BNC210 Phase II clinical trial for treatment of anxiety, depression

Bionomics Limited, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and diseases of the central nervous system, today announced the initiation of a Phase II clinical study of BNC210, the Company's drug candidate in development for the treatment of anxiety and depression.

20 Apr 2015

Countering Ebola misinformation: an interview with Dr Katie Geary, International SOS

People tried to avoid a healthcare situation and in doing so, they propagated it through the community because instead of being in isolation they remained around the family group and relied on usual cultural health remedies...

20 Apr 2015

Paradigm to provide PCDx test to oncologists in TD2 networks

Paradigm and Translational Drug Development today announced a partnership under which Paradigm will provide their PCDx test to TD2's affiliated oncology provider networks.

20 Apr 2015

Contego Medical announces completion of $5.6 million Series B financing round

Contego Medical, the first and only provider of the Integrated Embolic Protection filter platform for angioplasty balloon and stent delivery catheters, announces the completion of a $5.6 million Series B financing round led by Hatteras Venture Partners, an early stage venture firm with a focus on medical devices, biopharmaceuticals, diagnostics and related opportunities in human medicine.

19 Apr 2015

E-cigarette users less likely to quit smoking, shows study

The rapid increase in use of e-cigarettes has led to heated debates between opponents who question the safety of these devices and proponents who claim the battery-operated products are a useful cessation tool.

17 Apr 2015

Health innovation pioneered in East Midlands to be showcased at international conference 17th April

A ground-breaking training project for junior doctors – developed in Leicester and soon to be launched in Lincolnshire - is being showcased to a global audience of health experts at an international event next Friday (24th April).

17 Apr 2015

Study finds link between national economic perturbations and firearm-related hospitalizations

Over 2001-2011, the national incidence of firearm-related hospitalizations has closely tracked the national stock market performance, suggesting that economic perturbations and resultant insecurities might underlie the perpetuation of firearm-related injuries, according to a new study published in The American Journal of Medicine.

17 Apr 2015

Aspirin use continues to surge among older adults in US

A national survey suggests that slightly more than half of the older adults in the United States are now taking a daily dose of aspirin, even though its use is not recommended by the Food and Drug Administration for most people who have not yet had a heart attack or stroke.

17 Apr 2015

Precision for Medicine announces acquisition of Precision Health Economics

Precision for Medicine, a specialized services company supporting next-generation approaches to drug development and commercialization, today announced the acquisition of Precision Health Economics.

16 Apr 2015

DPS Health introduces Virtual Lifestyle Management, forms partnership with Stanford Patient Education Research Center

DPS Health, a leader in digital behavior change interventions for emergent-risk populations, announced today the launch of its health self-management solution. Designed for health plans, providers systems and employers that are setting population health strategies for the emergent-risk population – adults with one or more pre-chronic or early-stage chronic conditions – the solution includes multi-channel consumer engagement to educate and enroll populations, Virtual Lifestyle ManagementTM to help individuals embrace healthy lifestyles, and a suite of condition-based, self-management programs to help the same individuals manage the impact of one or more conditions.

16 Apr 2015

Baxter submits BAX 855 NDA to Japan's MHLW for treatment of hemophilia A patients

Nektar Therapeutics reported today that partner Baxter International Inc. announced that the company has submitted a new drug application (NDA) to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for the approval of BAX 855, an investigational, extended half-life recombinant factor VIII (rFVIII) treatment based on ADVATE [Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant)] for patients over 12 years of age with hemophilia A.

From Baxter International Inc. 16 Apr 2015

LifeThreads introduces new line of antimicrobial linens

A new line of antimicrobial linens that inhibit the growth of bacteria on their surface are being introduced by LifeThreads LLC here at the Clean Show 2015, booth 4116, at the Georgia World Congress Center.

16 Apr 2015

ChemRar, Lancet partner to develop and commercialize new medicines in Russia

ChemRar High Tech Center, the Russian pharmaceutical investment and R&D group, and Lancet, Russian Distribution Company, have announced collaboration for research, development and commercialization of new medicines in Russia with the intention to stimulate the innovative development of the Russian pharmaceutical industry.

16 Apr 2015

Cepheid, FIND announce receipt of CE-IVD status for Xpert HIV-1 Qual test

Cepheid and FIND today announced that Xpert HIV-1 Qual, a qualitative 90-minute molecular HIV test, has achieved CE-IVD status under the European Directive on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices.

16 Apr 2015

Veracyte launches new genomic test to improve lung cancer diagnosis

Veracyte, Inc., a molecular diagnostic company pioneering the field of molecular cytology, today announced the launch of its Percepta Bronchial Genomic Classifier, a new genomic test to resolve ambiguity in lung cancer diagnosis. The company will soon begin testing patient samples in its CLIA-certified laboratory, with the Percepta test now available to a limited number of institutions around the country.

16 Apr 2015

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Lupin introduces first Brand product Zaxine in Canada

Tandem Diabetes Care commences shipments of t:slim Insulin Pumps with enhanced software

Tackling the challenge of managing fatigue in MS patients

Bayshore HealthCare achieves BPSO designation

Mater Private Healthcare Group to provide integrated healthcare solution for Dubai Police Force

Bionomics begins BNC210 Phase II clinical trial for treatment of anxiety, depression

Countering Ebola misinformation: an interview with Dr Katie Geary, International SOS

Paradigm to provide PCDx test to oncologists in TD2 networks

Contego Medical announces completion of $5.6 million Series B financing round

E-cigarette users less likely to quit smoking, shows study

Health innovation pioneered in East Midlands to be showcased at international conference 17th April

Study finds link between national economic perturbations and firearm-related hospitalizations

Aspirin use continues to surge among older adults in US

Precision for Medicine announces acquisition of Precision Health Economics

DPS Health introduces Virtual Lifestyle Management, forms partnership with Stanford Patient Education Research Center

Baxter submits BAX 855 NDA to Japan's MHLW for treatment of hemophilia A patients

LifeThreads introduces new line of antimicrobial linens

ChemRar, Lancet partner to develop and commercialize new medicines in Russia

Cepheid, FIND announce receipt of CE-IVD status for Xpert HIV-1 Qual test

Veracyte launches new genomic test to improve lung cancer diagnosis

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