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Department of VA selects construction contractor for new Pittsburgh research building

The Department of Veterans Affairs has selected the construction contractor to build a research office building at the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center on University Drive.

22 Apr 2011

Roundup: Idaho Gov.'s exchange/health law decision; Calif. exchange board meets; Iowa mental health plan

Republican Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter is no fan of the health care reform -- he was the first governor to sign legislation requiring his state to sue over President Obama's overhaul -- but said the bill state lawmakers passed in the 2011 session would have required Idaho to forego the creation of a state health insurance exchange.

22 Apr 2011

Two Canadian health researchers earn UBC recognition

Two of Canada's most eminent health researchers - Dr. Jacques Genest at McGill University and Dr. Michael Hayden at the University of British Columbia - have been awarded the inaugural Margolese National Brain and Heart Disorders Prizes, the most lucrative prizes bestowed by UBC.

22 Apr 2011

USPTO issues patent to Oragenics ProBiora3 for oral care

Florida-based biopharmaceutical company Oragenics, Inc. announced today the issuance of patent number 7931892 from the United States Patent and Trademark office for ProBiora3, a proprietary blend of naturally occurring oral bacteria shown to produce a wide range of oral care benefits.

22 Apr 2011

OSI Systems introduces new patient monitoring solution for clinicians

OSI Systems, Inc., a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, today announced that its Healthcare division, Spacelabs Healthcare, launched XPREZZONTM, a patient monitoring solution that delivers innovative technology and design to shape the new age of care for clinicians and patients alike.

22 Apr 2011

Contraception drospirenone raises risk for blood clots

Two new drug safety studies conducted by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) provide strong evidence that women taking oral contraception with drospirenone have an increased risk of nonfatal venous thromboembolism, or blood clots, compared to women taking oral contraception with levonorgestrel.

21 Apr 2011

Survey: Fewer U.S. seniors dying in hospitals

Meanwhile, The Seattle Times reports on an effort in Washington state to "clamp down" on unregulated elder-care referral businesses that promise to help families make arrangements for long-term care for aging relatives.

21 Apr 2011

Nearly 50% of children with autism elope

Today, the Interactive Autism Network (IAN), www.ianproject.org, the nation's largest online autism research project, reveals the preliminary results of the first major survey on wandering and elopement among individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and announces the launch of a new research survey on the association between pregnancy factors and ASD.

21 Apr 2011

Nature solves complex topological puzzles in DNA substrate recognition with elegant simplicity

A major discovery about an enzyme's structure has opened a window on understanding DNA repair. Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have determined the structure of a nuclease that will help scientists to understand several DNA repair pathways, a welcome development for cancer research.

21 Apr 2011

Discovery of cancer drugs to kill malaria parasite could open up new strategies for treatment

Ahead of World Malaria Day (25 April), EU-funded researchers have discovered that drugs originally designed to inhibit the growth of cancer cells can also kill the parasite that causes malaria. They believe this discovery could open up a new strategy for combating this deadly disease, which, according to World Health Organisation statistics, infected around 225 million and killed nearly 800 000 people worldwide in 2009.

21 Apr 2011

Thought leaders gather to examine challenges facing patients with primary immunodeficiencies

Thought leaders from the medical, scientific and patient advocacy communities gathered in New York and London for CSL Behring's Key Issues Dialogue–Immunoglobulin to examine challenges facing patients with primary immunodeficiencies.

21 Apr 2011

MRG: Radioembolization is expected to grow from $50M in sales in 2011 to $128M in 2015

According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, embolization particles will show the most significant growth, both in procedure volume and in revenue, among all devices in the transcatheter embolization and occlusion (TEO) market. Radioembolization is expected to grow from $50 million in sales in 2011 to $128 million in 2015, while drug-eluting beads will grow from $11 million to $28 million over the same period.

21 Apr 2011

Utah philanthropists gift Huntsman Cancer Institute $41 million for cancer research

Officials at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah today announced a gift of $41 million from Utah philanthropists Jon and Karen Huntsman.

21 Apr 2011

Life Time Fitness first quarter revenue increases 9.5% to $240.6 million

Life Time Fitness, Inc., The Healthy Way of Life Company, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

21 Apr 2011

University of Freiburg launches new science portal, Surprising Science

The University of Freiburg is extending its communicative bounds with a brand new science portal, Surprising Science. Starting today, the university will regularly present exciting new research findings at www.surprising-science.de, some of them in multimedia form. The site will also provide comprehensive background information and news from daily life at the university.

21 Apr 2011

First UCLA patient with hand transplant doing well at six-and-a-half weeks

Six-and-a-half weeks after receiving the first hand transplant in the western United States, Emily Fennell is becoming so accustomed to her new right hand that she barely remembers when she didn't have one.

21 Apr 2011

Lovelace Medical Center upgrades to Gamma Knife Perfexion system

AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES, a leading provider of turnkey technology solutions for advanced radiosurgical and radiation therapy services, announced today that it has entered into a contract to supply a Gamma Knife® Perfexion™ system to Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

21 Apr 2011

BIOTONE launches Edu-Partner Community Outreach Award Program for fifth year

BIOTONE today launched its 2011 Edu-Partner Community Outreach Award Program. Now in its fifth year, the BIOTONE program awards two massage schools $2500 grants for their community volunteer massage therapy programs conducted during the year. BIOTONE will announce the 2011 recipients in early 2012.

21 Apr 2011

Merck and Sanofi Pasteur commence Phase III trial of pediatric hexavalent combination vaccine

Merck and Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of sanofi-aventis Group, announced today the initiation of a Phase III clinical program to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of an investigational pediatric hexavalent combination vaccine.

21 Apr 2011

Merrimack initiates dosing in MM-111 combination Phase 1 study in advanced HER2 positive patients

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that five patients have received therapy in a Phase I clinical study combining MM-111 with multiple standard treatment regimens for patients with advanced HER2 positive (HER2+) solid tumors.

21 Apr 2011

Medical News

Department of VA selects construction contractor for new Pittsburgh research building

Roundup: Idaho Gov.'s exchange/health law decision; Calif. exchange board meets; Iowa mental health plan

Two Canadian health researchers earn UBC recognition

USPTO issues patent to Oragenics ProBiora3 for oral care

OSI Systems introduces new patient monitoring solution for clinicians

Contraception drospirenone raises risk for blood clots

Survey: Fewer U.S. seniors dying in hospitals

Nearly 50% of children with autism elope

Nature solves complex topological puzzles in DNA substrate recognition with elegant simplicity

Discovery of cancer drugs to kill malaria parasite could open up new strategies for treatment

Thought leaders gather to examine challenges facing patients with primary immunodeficiencies

MRG: Radioembolization is expected to grow from $50M in sales in 2011 to $128M in 2015

Utah philanthropists gift Huntsman Cancer Institute $41 million for cancer research

Life Time Fitness first quarter revenue increases 9.5% to $240.6 million

University of Freiburg launches new science portal, Surprising Science

First UCLA patient with hand transplant doing well at six-and-a-half weeks

Lovelace Medical Center upgrades to Gamma Knife Perfexion system

BIOTONE launches Edu-Partner Community Outreach Award Program for fifth year

Merck and Sanofi Pasteur commence Phase III trial of pediatric hexavalent combination vaccine

Merrimack initiates dosing in MM-111 combination Phase 1 study in advanced HER2 positive patients

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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