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LCA-Vision reports first profitable quarter in three years

LCA-Vision Inc., a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus® brand, today announced financial and operational results for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

26 Apr 2011

New nano-systems capable of binding heparin as effectively as protamine

New nano-systems developed in York may eventually help patients recover from surgery without the danger of allergic reactions to drugs.

26 Apr 2011

MiMedx first quarter revenue increases to $1,044,000

MiMedx Group, Inc., an integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of patent protected biomaterial-based products and bioimplants processed from human amniotic membrane, announced today its results for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

26 Apr 2011

BIOBASE introduces new genome sequence custom annotation tool

BIOBASE announced its launch of a new custom annotation tool designed to aid in functional annotation of next generation sequences from uncharacterized genomes.

26 Apr 2011

Teleflex first quarter net revenue increases 6% to $388.7 million

Teleflex Incorporated, a leading, global provider of medical technology products, today reported financial results for the three months ended March 27, 2011.

26 Apr 2011

Some bacteria avoid antibiotic treatments by going 'off the grid' like rogue secret agents

Going "off the grid," like rogue secret agents, some bacteria avoid antibiotic treatments by essentially shutting down and hiding until it's safe to come out again, says Thomas Wood, professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University.

26 Apr 2011

Active Healthy Kids Canada releases 2011 Report Card on physical activity for children, youth

School's out, do you know what your kids are doing? You may want to think again if you believe they are being physically active.

26 Apr 2011

ATA calls on CMS to remove Medicare's outdated restrictions on telemedicine for ACOs

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) has called on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to use its authority to waive the restriction-riddled Medicare telemedicine statute for the new Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).

26 Apr 2011

Pediatricians plan April 27 rally to protect children's health care access

On Wednesday, April 27, physician residents at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital plan to "Stand For Kids: Protect Children's Healthcare" in a rally to urge members of Congress to protect vulnerable children's access to health care as a congressional budget bill evolves.

26 Apr 2011

Anti-inflammatory drugs reduce effectiveness of widely used antidepressant medications

Scientists at the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research at The Rockefeller University, led by Paul Greengard, Ph.D., and Jennifer Warner-Schmidt, Ph.D., have shown that anti-inflammatory drugs, which include ibuprofen, aspirin and naproxen, reduce the effectiveness of the most widely used class of antidepressant medications, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, taken for depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorders.

26 Apr 2011

Experts to present research on vascular biology and disease at ATVB meetings

Nearly 1,200 experts in cardiovascular medicine, vascular biology, endocrinology, hematology and other disciplines are expected to attend the American Heart Association's Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2011 Scientific Sessions, April 28-30, in Chicago, Ill.

26 Apr 2011

Centene first quarter premium and service revenues increase 15.4% to $1.2 billion

Centene Corporation today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

26 Apr 2011

Collins, Orszag criticize Ryan plan; Santorum rues Medicare prescription benefit vote

As former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum contemplates a bid for the GOP presidential nomination, he expresses regret over his vote for the unfunded Medicare prescription drug bill. Sen. Collins says she'll oppose Ryan plan, while Peter Orszag says it would increase overall health care costs.

26 Apr 2011

Ohio State Roundtable to discuss about cancer drug development

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute and Friends of Cancer Research are convening a high-level group of stakeholders to discuss current obstacles halting co-development of two or more experimental drugs for the treatment of cancer.

26 Apr 2011

AAPC announces low price medical coding books pre-sale through June 30

AAPC announced its 2012 medical coding books pre-sale through June 30, and once again lowered prices from the previous year. Prices have been reduced more than 55 percent over competitive publishers.

26 Apr 2011

Pharmacyclics receives Servier's $7 million milestone payment for HDAC inhibitor

Pharmacyclics, Inc. announced today that it has received a $7 million milestone payment for its histone deacetylase inhibitor, PCI-24781 / S 78454 from Les Laboratoires Servier based on an ex-US collaboration agreement signed in April of 2009.

26 Apr 2011

University of Arkansas receives USDA grant for childhood obesity project

University of Arkansas scientists and educators are attacking childhood obesity in a project funded by a $4.78 million grant for five years from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

26 Apr 2011

FDA clears Sound Surgical's new PowerX Lipo System

Sound Surgical Technologies, a leading manufacturer and distributor of body shaping technologies, announced today that the PowerX Lipo System has been cleared for use by the Food and Drug Administration.

26 Apr 2011

Roper sales increase 21% to $645 million for first quarter ended March 31, 2011

Roper Industries, Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

26 Apr 2011

Merck receives Health Canada approval for GARDASIL to treat HPV in women upto age 45

Today, Merck announced that Health Canada has extended the indication of GARDASIL in women up to the age of 45. Merck's HPV vaccine is now approved for girls and women nine through 45 years of age for the prevention of cervical cancer, vulvar and vaginal cancers, precancerous lesions and genital warts caused by the Human Papillomavirus types 6, 11, 16, 18. Previously, GARDASIL was approved in girls and women nine through 26.

26 Apr 2011

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LCA-Vision reports first profitable quarter in three years

New nano-systems capable of binding heparin as effectively as protamine

MiMedx first quarter revenue increases to $1,044,000

BIOBASE introduces new genome sequence custom annotation tool

Teleflex first quarter net revenue increases 6% to $388.7 million

Some bacteria avoid antibiotic treatments by going 'off the grid' like rogue secret agents

Active Healthy Kids Canada releases 2011 Report Card on physical activity for children, youth

ATA calls on CMS to remove Medicare's outdated restrictions on telemedicine for ACOs

Pediatricians plan April 27 rally to protect children's health care access

Anti-inflammatory drugs reduce effectiveness of widely used antidepressant medications

Experts to present research on vascular biology and disease at ATVB meetings

Centene first quarter premium and service revenues increase 15.4% to $1.2 billion

Collins, Orszag criticize Ryan plan; Santorum rues Medicare prescription benefit vote

Ohio State Roundtable to discuss about cancer drug development

AAPC announces low price medical coding books pre-sale through June 30

Pharmacyclics receives Servier's $7 million milestone payment for HDAC inhibitor

University of Arkansas receives USDA grant for childhood obesity project

FDA clears Sound Surgical's new PowerX Lipo System

Roper sales increase 21% to $645 million for first quarter ended March 31, 2011

Merck receives Health Canada approval for GARDASIL to treat HPV in women upto age 45

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