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Cardium to purchase Transdel's business assets

Cardium Therapeutics today announced that it had entered into an agreement with Transdel Pharmaceuticals to acquire substantially all of Transdel's business assets including a Phase 3 product candidate Ketotransdel (TDLP-110), which is a topically-administered analgesic for the treatment of musculoskeletal pain.

27 Jun 2011

ASP unveils innovative healthcare environmental infection prevention technology

Sterilization Products (ASP) announced today the launch of an innovative infection prevention technology – GLOSAIR Healthcare Environmental Decontamination – that provides effective, safe and thorough disinfection of hospital rooms and operating suites to reduce the risk of patient contact with infection-causing pathogens.

27 Jun 2011

Problems of unrecognized alcohol misuse among the elderly

The Royal College of Psychiatrists of London has published a report related primarily to problems of unrecognized alcohol misuse among the elderly. The report provides guidelines for psychiatrists and family physicians on how to find and how to treat elderly people with misuse of alcohol and drugs.

27 Jun 2011

Voluntary conversation decreases marijuana use among teenagers

Marijuana is the most prevalent illicit drug used by teenagers and adults around the world. Nearly a third of high school students in the United States report smoking it, and most high schoolers say they have access to the drug.

27 Jun 2011

Obama administration plans 'stealth' study of patient access to physicians

In an effort to explore what the administration termed a "critical public policy problem" — a shortage of primary care physicians — a team of "mystery shoppers" will be recruited to find out how hard it is to get care when it is needed.

27 Jun 2011

OncoSec raises $3.0M through private placement

OncoSec Medical Incorporated, which is developing its advanced-stage ElectroOncology therapies to treat solid tumor cancers, announced today the closing of the sale to institutional investors of an aggregate of 4,000,000 shares of its common stock at $0.75 per share in a private placement.

27 Jun 2011

Passport Health Communications wins revenue cycle solution contract with SSM Health Care

Passport Health Communications Inc. has announced a contract to deliver revenue cycle software and services to 15 hospitals owned and operated by St. Louis-based SSM Health Care. SSM will use Passport's integrated Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions to improve the speed, accuracy and efficiency of financial operations within each facility and achieve Payment Certainty for Every Patient™.

27 Jun 2011

Researchers demonstrate how Runx3 protein could suppress breast cancer tumor growth

Researchers have identified a protein long known to regulate gene expression as a potent suppressor of breast cancer growth. Their study, in the journal Oncogene, is the first to demonstrate how this protein, known as Runx3, accomplishes this feat.

27 Jun 2011

West End Orthopaedic Clinic announces name change to OrthoVirginia

West End Orthopaedic Clinic has announced that they are changing the name of their practice to OrthoVirginia. Coinciding with the name change will be the opening of a new facility completely dedicated to orthopedic specialty care and sports medicine, at the Boulders near Chippenham Hospital.

27 Jun 2011

Positive top line data from Mimetogen MIM-D3 Phase II clinical trial for dry eye disease

Mimetogen Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced positive top line data from the Phase II clinical trial of MIM-D3 for dry eye disease. The trial demonstrated statistically significant improvements in signs and symptoms with its low (1%) and high (5%) doses of MIM-D3, together with excellent safety and tolerability profiles.

27 Jun 2011

Viewpoints: Supreme Court drug decisions; Medicaid's burden; Concierge medicine questioned

The image of Justice blindfolded, holding her scales, is familiar from courthouses all over the United States and the world. Sadly, in its Thursday ruling in the case of PLIVA v Mensing, the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision that makes one wonder if that blindfold made the court unable to see the right thing to do.

27 Jun 2011

Researchers identify how sooty mangabeys survive SIV infection

Sooty mangabeys, a type of African monkey, have intrigued scientists for years because they can survive infection by SIV, a relative of HIV, and not succumb to AIDS.

27 Jun 2011

EMA acceptance of brentuximab vedotin MAA triggers $5M milestone payment to Seattle Genetics

Seattle Genetics, Inc., today announced that it will receive a $5 million milestone payment under its brentuximab vedotin (ADCETRIS) collaboration with Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.

27 Jun 2011

State roundup: Indiana's effort to privatize public assistance

(Louise) Cohoon's mother, now suffering from Alzheimer's disease, was one of thousands of Indiana residents who abruptly and erroneously lost their welfare, Medicaid or food stamp benefits after Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels privatized the state's public assistance program — the result of an efficiency plan that went awry from the very beginning, the state now admits.

27 Jun 2011

Omeros identifies compounds that interact with orphan GPCRs associated with leukemia

Omeros Corporation today reported that it has identified compounds that interact with orphan G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) P2Y8 and OPN4. P2Y8 (also known as P2RY8) is associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), an aggressive cancer of the white blood cells.

27 Jun 2011

NovaSom completes $35M equity financing led by Safeguard Scientifics

NovaSom, Inc., the market leader in technology-driven, payer-aligned cost-saving solutions for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) management, today announced it has closed $35 million in equity financing.

27 Jun 2011

MedPro Safety Products launches automatic hypodermic safety syringe

MedPro Safety Products, Inc., a leading developer of transformational technologies that enable safer medication delivery and blood collection, today announced the introduction of its hypodermic safety syringe. The device incorporates a proprietary safety shield that is automatically released during the administration of medicine, covering the needle as it is removed, and thereby enhancing patient and operator safety.

27 Jun 2011

MedeAnalytics opens new Patient Access Resource Center

MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, today announced the launch of its Patient Access Resource Center. Created in response to growing interest in the front end of the revenue cycle, the resource center provides educational information on top key performance indicators and industry trends, as well as best-practice tools and links to leading resources.

27 Jun 2011

Teva concludes Site Initiation Visit for Israeli clinical center in CEL-SCI's Multikine Phase III clinical trial

CEL-SCI Corporation announced today that its partner Teva Pharmaceuticals, a leading global pharmaceutical company, has concluded the Site Initiation Visit for the first Israeli clinical center in CEL-SCI's Phase III clinical trial for Multikine, the Company's flagship cancer immunotherapy.

27 Jun 2011

New 3D herpes infection model brings hope

Herpes infections on the lips, in the eyes or on the nose are painful, long-lasting and unpleasant. A new 3D herpes infection model brings hope: active ingredients and new treatments can be reliably tested with this model. Animal tests could soon be a thing of the past.

27 Jun 2011