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Par Pharmaceutical enters definitive agreement to acquire Anchen

Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. announced today that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Anchen Pharmaceuticals, a privately-held specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing extended release and niche generic products, for $410 million in cash.

24 Aug 2011

Scientists aim to tackle Hawaii's liver cancer problem with improved detection

Two scientists from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center and The Queen's Medical Center have received a five-year $2.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop novel methods that can better detect liver cancer through the joint analysis of gene expression and imaging data of the liver.

24 Aug 2011

Neovasc second quarter revenues decrease 8% to $879,405

Neovasc Inc., today announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.

24 Aug 2011

Square 1 Bank extends $6M credit facility to oxygen therapy innovator, Inogen

Square 1 Bank, the exclusive banking partner to entrepreneurs and the venture capital community, proudly announces the extension of a $6 million credit facility to oxygen therapy innovator, Inogen, Inc.

24 Aug 2011

Streamlining esophagectomy reduces hospital stay, cost associated with surgery

Thoracic surgeons at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics have found that by altering the pre- and post-surgical care of a patient in need of an esophagectomy they are able to reduce the length of hospital stay by more than two-thirds and have a significant impact on the overall costs.

24 Aug 2011

Call for open challenges in nanomedicine

"Nanomedicine is certainly the most promising enabling technology to achieve breakthroughs in medical technologies. It will strongly contribute to driving the future of medicine. A first step to initiate the necessary actions will be done in October in Barcelona." says Bertrand Loubaton, Director at GE Healthcare and chairman of the European Technology Platform ETPN.

24 Aug 2011

Repeat HPV testing would reduce unnecessary treatment for women

Doing the human papillomavirus (HPV) test twice with a short interval between tests would reduce the number of women having unnecessary treatment, new research shows.

24 Aug 2011

U.S. DoD announces $2.3M in grants for lupus research

The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) congratulates Trine Jorgensen, Ph.D., Assistant Staff, Department of Immunology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation and I-Cheng Ho, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital, for being selected to receive research grants totaling $2.3 million from the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) Congressionally Directed Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program.

24 Aug 2011

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta acquires Toshiba's Aplio MX ultrasound system

To improve clinical performance in fetal echocardiography with advanced imaging applications, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta has acquired Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.'s Aplio MX ultrasound system for the Children's Sibley Heart Center fetal echo program.

24 Aug 2011

FDA grants fast track designation for Pharmasset's PSI-938 to treat chronic HCV infection

Pharmasset, Inc. has received fast track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for PSI-938 for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.

24 Aug 2011

AmSurg to purchase NSC's assets for $135 million in cash

Christopher A. Holden, President and Chief Executive Officer of AmSurg Corp., today announced that AmSurg and National Surgical Care (NSC) have signed a revised definitive agreement under which AmSurg will purchase substantially all of NSC's assets for $135 million in cash.

24 Aug 2011

Measles exposure in Philadelphia and Lancaster counties

The Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Philadelphia Department of Public Health are advising the public of exposure to a case of measles in Lancaster and Philadelphia counties.

24 Aug 2011

Showing PEPFAR effectiveness and value important in face of budget negotiations

With "looming budget cuts for FY2012 and recent reports about the decline in AIDS funding from the USG in FY2010 relative to FY2009 ... now, more than ever, PEPFAR needs to better demonstrate the effectiveness and value of its programs," Nandini Oomman, director of the HIV/AIDS Monitor at the Center for Global Development (CGD), writes in the CGD's "Global Health Policy" blog.

24 Aug 2011

United Therapeutics completes treprostinil diethanolamine Phase 3 trial in PAH

United Therapeutics Corporation announced today the completion of its FREEDOM-C(2) Phase 3 trial of treprostinil diethanolamine, an investigational sustained release oral formulation of treprostinil, a stable synthetic form of prostacyclin, in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

24 Aug 2011

Health Quest Systems selects RayStation for advanced treatments

RaySearch Laboratories AB has received an order for its RayStation treatment planning system from Health Quest Systems, Inc., headquartered in LaGrange, New York.

24 Aug 2011

Monsoon rains displace thousands in Bangladesh, create need for food, water and shelter

"Heavy monsoon rains have caused several major rivers in Bangladesh to burst their banks, displacing thousands and affecting nearly a million people in all, according to the country's Disaster Management Bureau (DMB)," IRIN reports.

24 Aug 2011

inVentiv Health announces launch of new European company

inVentiv Health, offering best-in-class clinical, commercial and consulting services to the healthcare industry, announced the launch of inVentiv Health Communications/Europe, a new company that brings together inVentiv's advertising, public relations, public policy, market access, medical education, marketing, branding and digital services in a unified offering serving Europe.

24 Aug 2011

Idaho governor appears 'open' to state-run exchange, Texas governor is not

Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter says it makes sense for his state to accept federal funds and set up its own exchange. But Texas Gov. Rick Perry stands firm in his opposition.

24 Aug 2011

People admitted to hospital for mental illness more likely to experience control intervention

The use of control interventions, including physical and mechanical restraints, acute control medications and seclusion, is intended to be a method of last resort in Ontario care facilities, including hospitals.

24 Aug 2011

$New invasive procedures may help patients with chronic refractory headache$

New invasive procedures may help patients with chronic refractory headache

Cluster headache has a substantial detrimental effect on quality of life. New invasive procedures, such as hypothalamic deep brain stimulation and bilateral occipital nerve stimulation, may help patients with chronic refractory headache.

24 Aug 2011