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Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology debuts new iPad app

As tablet ownership trends away from early adopters and moves to the mainstream, the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology has debuted a new app, available for iPad users, that will allow readers to access interventional radiology literature and multimedia—when they choose, ensuring fast, convenient access to up-to-the-minute peer-reviewed articles, podcasts, images and more.

27 Sep 2012

Henry Ford Hospital opens new Center for Cancer Surgery

With more patients seeking cancer treatment – especially surgery – than ever before, Henry Ford Hospital has opened the new Center for Cancer Surgery.

27 Sep 2012

Report details Ga. mental health improvements; Colo. attempts to integrate physical, mental care

A new report shows improvement in Georgia's mental health system, but problems persist. In the meantime in Colorado, new experiments try to combine mental and physical well-being to better care for patients.

27 Sep 2012

iAdvantage Software’s eStudy Mobile Edition to be available on the iPad

iAdvantage Software, Inc., a leading provider of web-based solutions for Ag Chem, Ag Biotech, and Life Science studies, announced today that the eStudy Mobile Edition will be available for use on the iPad.

27 Sep 2012

Enrollment complete in Boehringer Ingelheim’s nintedanib phase III studies for IPF

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that clinical trial enrollment has completed for two phase III studies evaluating the safety and efficacy of nintedanib (BIBF 1120), an investigational compound, in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), being studied at a twice-daily oral dose.

27 Sep 2012

CTCA at Midwestern named Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence

Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Midwestern Regional Medical Center (Midwestern) has been recognized by the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers Program (NQMBC) as being among the top centers in the country for providing quality breast cancer care.

27 Sep 2012

Assisted Living Federation of America launches Stop Alzheimer's Petition

Today the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) has launched the Stop Alzheimer's Petition, which urges the President of the United States and members of Congress to make preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia a priority on Capitol Hill.

27 Sep 2012

NABE survey: Next decade will be marked by rising health costs, fewer employers providing coverage

A group of polled economists believe fewer employers will provide health-care coverage for workers over the next decade as the planned overhaul to the system takes effect. The National Association of Business Economics on Monday released its latest Economic Policy Survey, and 60% of the economists surveyed believe fewer businesses will provide insurance for workers over the next ten years.

27 Sep 2012

First Health, Stratose announce partnership

Stratose, a leader in healthcare cost containment services for medical, dental and workers' compensation claims, is pleased to announce their partnership with First Health.

27 Sep 2012

EPO grants patent to Rexahn’s new isoquinolinamine compounds for cancer

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company commercializing potential best in class oncology and CNS therapeutics, today announced that the European Patent Office has granted European patent No. 2099765 to Rexahn, entitled "5, 6, or 7-Substituted-3-arylisoquinolinamine derivatives as antitumor agents."

27 Sep 2012

NCI-funded sequencing project aims to identify genetic links to colorectal cancer

Uncovering colon cancer's genetic roots is the focus of a new $13 million, four-year, National Cancer Institute-funded project at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Ulrike (Riki) Peters, Ph.D., M.P.H., a member of the Hutchinson Center's Public Health Sciences Division, will lead the effort. She and her colleagues will use next-generation sequencing, a technique that captures entire genome sequences, to identify genetic links to colorectal cancer.

27 Sep 2012

Alitair receives U.S. patent allowance for ion exchange resin formulation of benzonatate

Alitair Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that it received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its ion exchange resin formulation of benzonatate.

27 Sep 2012

Deficit continues to be test for Obama -- with debate about Medicare and Medicaid central to both campaigns

The New York Times reports that with the deficit over $1 trillion, President Barack Obama and GOP presidential pick Mitt Romney propose different prescriptions, especially regarding government health programs. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reports on how health firms are preparing for possible election outcomes.

27 Sep 2012

Positive results from Sobi, Biogen Idec's rFIXFc Phase 3 trial on hemophilia B

Biogen Idec and Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (Sobi) today announced positive results from B-LONG, a clinical study that evaluated a new long-lasting clotting factor candidate in people with hemophilia B. Hemophilia B is a rare inherited disorder that impairs blood coagulation.

27 Sep 2012

GP Strategies completes acquisition of Rovsing Dynamics

Global performance improvement solutions provider GP Strategies Corporation announced that it has completed its acquisition of operating assets of Rovsing Dynamics, a provider of vibration condition monitoring hardware and software.

27 Sep 2012

Adult stem cells can prevent Alzheimer's disease

In the first study of its kind, researchers at Korea's leading university and the RNL Bio Stem Cell Technology Institute announced this week the results of a study that suggests an astounding possibility: adult stem cells may not only have a positive effect on those suffering from Alzheimer's disease, they can prevent the disease.

27 Sep 2012

NBSTRN develops new tool for newborn screening researchers

After one-and-a-half years of intense development, end-user testing, a successful pilot, and through a contract to the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the Newborn Screening Translational Research Network (NBSTRN) Coordinating Center has developed a centralized, web-based virtual repository of newborn dried blood spots (DBS) as an indispensable tool for newborn screening researchers.

27 Sep 2012

Antibiotic therapy can effectively treat acute appendicitis

Although the standard approach to acute appendicitis is to remove the appendix, a study at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, reveals that treatment with antibiotics can be just as effective in many cases.

27 Sep 2012

Landec first quarter revenues increase 39% to $102.1 million

Landec Corporation today reported results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2013 ended August 26, 2012. Revenues increased 39% to $102.1 million compared to revenues of $73.3 million for the first quarter a year ago. Net income increased 40% to $2.5 million or $0.10 per share compared to $1.8 million or $0.07 per share for the first quarter of last year.

27 Sep 2012

Enrollment complete in Resverlogix‘s RVX-208 Phase 2b trial on cardiovascular disease

Resverlogix Corp. today announced that it has completed enrollment in ASSURE, a Phase 2b clinical trial targeting high-risk cardiovascular disease patients.

27 Sep 2012

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Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology debuts new iPad app

Henry Ford Hospital opens new Center for Cancer Surgery

Report details Ga. mental health improvements; Colo. attempts to integrate physical, mental care

iAdvantage Software’s eStudy Mobile Edition to be available on the iPad

Enrollment complete in Boehringer Ingelheim’s nintedanib phase III studies for IPF

CTCA at Midwestern named Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence

Assisted Living Federation of America launches Stop Alzheimer's Petition

NABE survey: Next decade will be marked by rising health costs, fewer employers providing coverage

First Health, Stratose announce partnership

EPO grants patent to Rexahn’s new isoquinolinamine compounds for cancer

NCI-funded sequencing project aims to identify genetic links to colorectal cancer

Alitair receives U.S. patent allowance for ion exchange resin formulation of benzonatate

Deficit continues to be test for Obama -- with debate about Medicare and Medicaid central to both campaigns

Positive results from Sobi, Biogen Idec's rFIXFc Phase 3 trial on hemophilia B

GP Strategies completes acquisition of Rovsing Dynamics

Adult stem cells can prevent Alzheimer's disease

NBSTRN develops new tool for newborn screening researchers

Antibiotic therapy can effectively treat acute appendicitis

Landec first quarter revenues increase 39% to $102.1 million

Enrollment complete in Resverlogix‘s RVX-208 Phase 2b trial on cardiovascular disease

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