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Mylan launches Oxycodone and Aspirin Tablets for treatment of severe pain

Mylan Inc. today announced that its subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has launched Oxycodone and Aspirin Tablets USP, 4.8355 mg/325 mg, based on an agreement with licensing partner Coastal Pharmaceuticals.

5 May 2011

First Edition: May 5, 2011

Kaiser Health News staff writer Jessica Marcy recently spoke with Dan Hawkins, the association's senior vice president, about the future and finances of community health centers and their evolving budgets.

5 May 2011

Researchers identify key mucus component in human gut that can kill parasitic worms

Scientists have discovered why some people may be protected from harmful parasitic worms naturally while others cannot in what could lead to new therapies for up to one billion people worldwide.

5 May 2011

ArQule reports net loss of $1,466,000 for first quarter 2011

ArQule, Inc. today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2011.

5 May 2011

Researchers present evidence from first ever general population survey of autism in adulthood

Not a single person identified with autism or asperger's syndrome during a community survey in England actually knew they had the condition, research led by the University of Leicester reveals.

5 May 2011

The Miami Project, InVivo Therapeutics collaborate to develop novel spinal cord injury treatments

InVivo Therapeutics, a company focused on the development of groundbreaking technologies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries, and The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, the world's most comprehensive spinal cord injury research center, today announced a strategic research collaboration for the development of novel SCI treatments.

5 May 2011

ZIOPHARM reports net loss of $39.0 million for first quarter 2011

ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc, an oncology small molecule and synthetic biology drug development company, today reported its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2011, and provided an update on the Company's activities in the first quarter.

5 May 2011

FDA releases final guidance to firms that market OTC drug products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released its final guidance to firms that manufacture, market, or distribute over-the-counter liquid drug products packaged with cups, droppers, syringes, and spoons to measure and dispense the doses of medication.

5 May 2011

IOM study calls for increased oral health awareness in the U.S.

This is the point of a new report by the Institute of Medicine, Advancing Oral Health in America, which underscores a public health crisis that has persisted more than a decade after the U.S. Surgeon General called for aggressively reversing the "silent epidemic" of America's oral health disparity. Many of the most pernicious oral health diseases are highly preventable and treatable.

5 May 2011

Aerocrine reports net sales of SEK 22.2m for January - March, 2011

Aerocrine: January - March 2011: Net sales rose by 24% to SEK 22.2m. Adjusted for currency fluctuations, net sales rose by 38%

5 May 2011

Sonography can effectively diagnose Juvenile Inflammatory Arthritis

Juvenile Inflammatory Arthritis is a potentially debilitating childhood disease. Early detection and treatment of active arthritis may avert long term joint damage and disability.

5 May 2011

Columbia Laboratories net revenues increase 74% to $12.5 million

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. today reported financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2011.

5 May 2011

New test can diagnose deadly human fungal infections

Deadly human fungal infections caused by certain strains of Aspergillus fungi appear to be developing resistance to current drug treatments at an alarming rate, say scientists.

5 May 2011

Insights into psychiatric disorders

Social deficits are common in several psychiatric disorders, including autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia. Individuals with severe social dysfunction can experience significant difficulties with everyday functioning.

5 May 2011

Anacor first quarter revenues increase to $2.2 million

Anacor Pharmaceuticals reviewed today its first quarter accomplishments and reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

5 May 2011

Conrad views $4T budget savings blueprint as counterpoint to House-passed GOP plan

The plan is said to contain "modest" Medicare savings. Meanwhile, Politico reports that the "window" of opportunity for the so-called "gang of six," which is working on a separate track to craft budget solutions and also includes Conrad, is getting smaller.

5 May 2011

Theragenics reports consolidated revenue of $20.3 million for first quarter 2011

Theragenics Corporation, a medical device company serving the surgical products and prostate cancer treatment markets, today announced consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

5 May 2011

Headache disorders prevalent but under-treated and cause financial burden, WHO report says

Approximately half to three quarters of adults ages 18 to 65 experienced headache last year, making headache disorders one of the most prevalent but under-treated health problems in the world, according to a report released Tuesday by the WHO, Xinhua reports.

5 May 2011

Devrom is effective for eliminating flatulence, stool odor issues

Flatulence. Everyone has it. Common factors contributing to flatus production are swallowed air and digestion of certain foods in the intestine. Perhaps one of the most embarrassing aspects of flatulence is the smelly odor, but there is a remedy and it is called Devrom.

5 May 2011

Study demonstrates value of MicroPulse technology for diabetic macular edema treatment

IRIDEX Corporation today announced that leading clinicians have performed and published the results of a new study that compares the benefits of MicroPulse photocoagulation technology, similar to that used in the new generation IRIDEX lasers, over the standard-of-care protocol for the treatment of eyes with diabetic macular edema.

5 May 2011

Medical News

Mylan launches Oxycodone and Aspirin Tablets for treatment of severe pain

First Edition: May 5, 2011

Researchers identify key mucus component in human gut that can kill parasitic worms

ArQule reports net loss of $1,466,000 for first quarter 2011

Researchers present evidence from first ever general population survey of autism in adulthood

The Miami Project, InVivo Therapeutics collaborate to develop novel spinal cord injury treatments

ZIOPHARM reports net loss of $39.0 million for first quarter 2011

FDA releases final guidance to firms that market OTC drug products

IOM study calls for increased oral health awareness in the U.S.

Aerocrine reports net sales of SEK 22.2m for January - March, 2011

Sonography can effectively diagnose Juvenile Inflammatory Arthritis

Columbia Laboratories net revenues increase 74% to $12.5 million

New test can diagnose deadly human fungal infections

Insights into psychiatric disorders

Anacor first quarter revenues increase to $2.2 million

Conrad views $4T budget savings blueprint as counterpoint to House-passed GOP plan

Theragenics reports consolidated revenue of $20.3 million for first quarter 2011

Headache disorders prevalent but under-treated and cause financial burden, WHO report says

Devrom is effective for eliminating flatulence, stool odor issues

Study demonstrates value of MicroPulse technology for diabetic macular edema treatment

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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