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8th Annual Medical Innovation Summit to highlight breakthrough technologies for treating obesity, diabetes

Cleveland Clinic has finalized the agenda for the 8th Annual Medical Innovation Summit, which will be held Nov. 1-3 on the Clinic's campus. The Summit draws 1,000 attendees each year, and includes panel discussions with some of the industry's top CEOs and thought leaders.This year's summit will highlight breakthrough technologies for diagnosing and treating obesity and diabetes. Top executives, investors, entrepreneurs, clinicians and technologists will gather to share ideas on how to combat this devastating epidemic.

16 Aug 2010

Cangene to focus commercialization efforts on key markets

Cangene Corporation today reports that it will further focus its commercialization efforts on key markets for its products in the near term. Cangene acquired the U.S. commercialization rights to HepaGam B(R) (Hepatitis B Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human)) in October 2009 and soon after began building a U.S. sales force.

16 Aug 2010

Johns Hopkins Professor develops ‘CAPABLE’ study to identify solutions on health challenges

In Baltimore City, dozens of older adults are now aging safely in their homes, thanks to the work of Assistant Professor Sarah L. Szanton, PhD, CRNP, at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing.

16 Aug 2010

Pathology experts meet to at SESPM to update new advances in breast surgery

Over 1.500 breast pathology experts will meet between the 20th and 22nd of October in the 16th World Congress of the Senologic International Society (SIS). This meeting and the 29th Congress of the Spanish Society of Senology and Breast Diseases (SESPM) will take place in the Valencia, coinciding with the International Breast Cancer Day.

16 Aug 2010

Belatacept study data to be presented at 23rd International Congress of The Transplantation Society

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company announced today that belatacept, an investigational selective T cell co-stimulation blocker being studied for use in solid organ transplantation, will be the subject of seven oral clinical presentations related to kidney transplantation at the 23rd International Congress of The Transplantation Society, being held August 15-19, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In total, 18 abstracts from company-sponsored studies will be presented during the congress.

16 Aug 2010

Genentech asserts SPC non-infringement of products in Europe, seeks response from PDL

PDL BioPharma, Inc. announced today it has received a facsimile letter from Genentech asserting that Avastin, Herceptin, Lucentis and Xolair (the Genentech Products) do not infringe supplementary protection certificates granted by various countries in Europe to PDL and is seeking a response from PDL to these assertions.

16 Aug 2010

International community must approach cancer as a global health priority

Once thought to be a problem primarily in the developed world, cancer is now a leading cause of death and disability in poorer countries. Almost two-thirds of the 7.6 million cancer deaths in the world occur in low- and middle-income countries.

16 Aug 2010

Study finds no effect of siblings on social skills

Growing up without siblings doesn't seem to be a disadvantage for teenagers when it comes to social skills, new research suggests.

16 Aug 2010

Canada's low deceased organ donation rate not due to lack of public support

While more than 4,000 Canadians are on wait lists for organ transplants - and every day-and-a-half, one patient dies waiting - Canada's low deceased organ donation rate cannot be attributed to a lack of public support.

16 Aug 2010

Phenomenon to block thoughts of cigarette unwittingly triggers a subsequent increase: Study

Blocking thoughts of cigarettes helps reduce smokers' intake at first, but means they smoke more than usual when they stop suppressing, according to new research.The study was carried out by researchers at St George's, University of London and the University of Hertfordshire.Co-author Dr James Erskine, a psychologist at St George's, says the study shows that many smokers attempting to give up - as well as people trying to quit other vices - may be thwarted by the very technique they use to stop.

16 Aug 2010

Exercise can ease arthritis pain

People with arthritis who exercise have less pain, more energy, improved sleep, and better day-to-day function, according to the American College of Rheumatology.

16 Aug 2010

Survey: Majority of U.S. pharmaceutical companies develop drugs for mental illness

Pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies in New Jersey, California, New York and North Carolina are responsible for 192 of the 313 medicines in development today to treat mental illnesses, a new survey shows.

16 Aug 2010

Clinical trials activity of Synexus in Hungary increases 25% in first-half of 2010

Synexus clinical trials activity in Hungary has increased by 25% during the first half of 2010. The company's Dedicated Research Centre has been operating in Hungary since 2006 and has become one of the company's most successful CEE sites. The Budapest-based operation has been involved in excess of 74 trials since being acquired by Synexus, and randomized over 600 patients.

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CTI announces EMEA's validation of expanded PIP for pixantrone

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that it has received notice that the European Medicines Agency has validated the expanded Pediatric Investigation Plan that CTI filed in July for pixantrone for the treatment of relapsed or refractory, aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL).

16 Aug 2010

R-Tech Ueno, Sucampo Pharmaceuticals request arbitration against Takeda Pharmaceutical

R-Tech Ueno supplies Amitiza (TM) Capsules to Takeda pursuant to agreements with Takeda and Sucampo. On March 12, 2010, Sucampo submitted for filing with the International Court of Arbitration, International Chamber of Commerce, a Request for Arbitration against Takeda. In that Request, Sucampo claimed that Takeda has violated the provisions of the October 29, 2004, Collaboration and License Agreement between Sucampo and Takeda and other applicable duties, and that Takeda's violations have injured Sucampo. Sucampo requested all appropriate relief, including termination of the agreements, damages remedy and so on.

16 Aug 2010

China Medical Technologies first-quarter fiscal 2010 revenues decrease 10.9% to RMB186.2 million

China Medical Technologies, Inc., a leading China-based advanced in-vitro diagnostic company, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2010.

16 Aug 2010

Washington Hospital's Stroke Program receives Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award

In just a few short years since its inception, Washington Hospital's Stroke Program has earned top honors - The Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award - which is part of the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Stroke Association (ASA)'s Get With The Guidelines(GWTG) program, a national evidence-based initiative to improve stroke patients' outcomes.

16 Aug 2010

Obama reschedules meeting with state insurance regulators

Just a day after announcing that President Barack Obama would meet with state insurance regulators in Seattle next week, the White House said Friday that the meeting would have to come later.

16 Aug 2010

SAS and EHFCN collaborate to promote awareness on healthcare fraud

SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services, will collaborate with the European Healthcare Fraud and Corruption Network (EHFCN) to spread information about detecting and preventing health care fraud. The collaboration will expose Belgium-based EHFCN to a broader European audience and identify SAS and the SAS® Fraud Framework for Health Care as a "privileged technical resource" for health care providers and insurers.

16 Aug 2010

Menopause is not the end of women's love life

Menopause doesn't have to signal the end of a woman's love life. In fact, most women can enjoy even better sex after their reproductive years if they follow some healthy advice. Sex is good exercise and slows the aging process, so it's not only permissible but also smart to keep it a central part of one's lifestyle.

16 Aug 2010

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8th Annual Medical Innovation Summit to highlight breakthrough technologies for treating obesity, diabetes

Cangene to focus commercialization efforts on key markets

Johns Hopkins Professor develops ‘CAPABLE’ study to identify solutions on health challenges

Pathology experts meet to at SESPM to update new advances in breast surgery

Belatacept study data to be presented at 23rd International Congress of The Transplantation Society

Genentech asserts SPC non-infringement of products in Europe, seeks response from PDL

International community must approach cancer as a global health priority

Study finds no effect of siblings on social skills

Canada's low deceased organ donation rate not due to lack of public support

Phenomenon to block thoughts of cigarette unwittingly triggers a subsequent increase: Study

Exercise can ease arthritis pain

Survey: Majority of U.S. pharmaceutical companies develop drugs for mental illness

Clinical trials activity of Synexus in Hungary increases 25% in first-half of 2010

CTI announces EMEA's validation of expanded PIP for pixantrone

R-Tech Ueno, Sucampo Pharmaceuticals request arbitration against Takeda Pharmaceutical

China Medical Technologies first-quarter fiscal 2010 revenues decrease 10.9% to RMB186.2 million

Washington Hospital's Stroke Program receives Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award

Obama reschedules meeting with state insurance regulators

SAS and EHFCN collaborate to promote awareness on healthcare fraud

Menopause is not the end of women's love life

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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