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Héma-Québec to pay tribute to supporters of National Blood Donor Week

This National Blood Donor Week, Héma-Québec will be paying tribute to the many supporters of the cause whose generosity saves lives.

13 Jun 2011

Accuray acquires TomoTherapy

Accuray Incorporated announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of TomoTherapy Incorporated.

13 Jun 2011

Trimeris, Synageva enter definitive merger agreement

Synageva BioPharma Corp., a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutic products for rare disorders, and Trimeris, Inc., announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Synageva will merge with Trimeris in an all-stock transaction.

13 Jun 2011

EarlySense's new WiFi patient monitoring system receives FDA clearance and CE approval

EarlySense, which is currently bringing to market the most advanced, contact-free, patient monitoring solution for hospitals and nursing homes, announced today that it has received FDA clearance and CE approval for the new wireless (WiFi) communications component of its solution.

13 Jun 2011

Servier, Cortex sign new option agreement for AMPAKINE technology

Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. entered into a new agreement with Servier to sell its remaining rights to the jointly discovered high impact AMPAKINE compound, CX1632.

13 Jun 2011

Patients with multiple sclerosis can benefit from group therapy sessions

Offering Multiple Sclerosis sufferers emotional support through group therapy sessions could improve their quality of life and save the NHS almost £500 per patient, a study at The University of Nottingham has discovered.

13 Jun 2011

First Edition: June 13, 2011

Reporting for Kaiser Health News, in collaboration with The Washington Post, Lawrence Lindner writes: "The Obama administration's bid to slash funding for training pediatricians at children's hospitals is provoking intense protests from medical educators and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle".

13 Jun 2011

Resound to promote awareness campaign on long-term health care planning

Resound Marketing, an NJ Biz Top 20 PR agency specializing in creating storylines which earn national media placement, today announced that it has been selected as the agency of record to promote a summer-long awareness campaign about long-term health care planning, organized by non-profit 3in4 Need More and elder care expert Dr. Marion.

13 Jun 2011

BCAM adds VA Maryland Health Care System to expanding client list

Award-winning Lutherville agency, Barb Clapp Advertising & Marketing (BCAM), is pleased to announce the addition of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Maryland Health Care System to its expanding client list.

13 Jun 2011

Millennium reports results from two MLN9708 ongoing Phase I studies on multiple myeloma

Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company with its parent company Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited today reported results from two ongoing Phase I studies with MLN9708, the first oral proteasome inhibitor being studied in patients with relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma.

13 Jun 2011

Government officials, civil society leaders and activists to combat child malnutrition

More than 350 high-level government officials, leaders of civil society organizations, and activists from around the world will convene in Washington, DC, on June 13 to build political momentum for nutrition efforts that will help save the lives of at least 1 million children annually.

13 Jun 2011

Toshiba to highlight cardiac ultrasound applications at ASE annual meeting

Ultrasound is often used as a first-line diagnostic exam to quickly and safely diagnose a range of patient conditions. At this year's American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) annual meeting in Montreal, June 11-14, 2011, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., will highlight cardiac and shared service ultrasound applications designed to improve cardiac ultrasound imaging.

13 Jun 2011

Circassia announces ToleroMune vaccine phase II trial results against cat allergy

Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on allergy, today announced the results of a phase II clinical trial showing that patients who received four doses of its ToleroMune cat allergy vaccine over a 12-week period maintained a statistically significant reduction in symptoms one year later.

13 Jun 2011

State of Arizona extends Magellan's Medicaid contract

Magellan Health Services, Inc. announced today that the State of Arizona has extended the Company's contract to manage behavioral health care for Medicaid recipients and other beneficiaries of the Maricopa County Regional Behavioral Health Authority through September 30, 2013.

13 Jun 2011

Medical News

Héma-Québec to pay tribute to supporters of National Blood Donor Week

Accuray acquires TomoTherapy

Trimeris, Synageva enter definitive merger agreement

EarlySense's new WiFi patient monitoring system receives FDA clearance and CE approval

Servier, Cortex sign new option agreement for AMPAKINE technology

Patients with multiple sclerosis can benefit from group therapy sessions

First Edition: June 13, 2011

Resound to promote awareness campaign on long-term health care planning

BCAM adds VA Maryland Health Care System to expanding client list

Millennium reports results from two MLN9708 ongoing Phase I studies on multiple myeloma

Government officials, civil society leaders and activists to combat child malnutrition

Toshiba to highlight cardiac ultrasound applications at ASE annual meeting

Circassia announces ToleroMune vaccine phase II trial results against cat allergy

State of Arizona extends Magellan's Medicaid contract

Researchers to examine risks and benefits of blood transfusions

UC Davis, Jackson Laboratory and NCI partner for human clinical trials on cancer

Mystic's key manufacturing technology for drug, biologic delivery systems receives U.S. patent

New decade of vaccines

Left ventricular assist device increases incidence of internal bleeding in heart failure patients

MCMs mediate crosstalk between cell division machinery and oxygen-sensing protein

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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