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Onyx reports positive results from carfilzomib Phase 2b 003-A1 study in multiple myeloma

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced positive top-line results from the Phase 2b 003-A1 study of single-agent carfilzomib, a selective, next generation proteasome inhibitor, in patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma.

26 Jul 2010

First Edition: July 26, 2010

Today's headlines include news about the politics of implementing the new health reform law as well as the ADA's 20th anniversary.

26 Jul 2010

BIO CEO and Pennsylvania Bio to discuss new Therapeutic Discovery Project Program

On Monday, July 26th, U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, Jim Greenwood, president and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), and Christopher Molineaux, president of Pennsylvania Bio, will host a roundtable discussion on the new Therapeutic Discovery Project Program. This new program offers small biotech companies (less than 250 employees) a tax credit or grant to encourage investment in new medical therapies for life-changing diseases.

26 Jul 2010

Increase in need for language services increases revenues of ISI Translation Services

Even before the 2010 U.S. Census confirms it, one Los Angeles company's consistent growth throughout the recession reveals an increasing need for language services, especially for companies in the healthcare and financial services sectors.

26 Jul 2010

Vical's prophylactic Vaxfectin-formulated pDNA vaccine effective against HSV-2 in animal model

Vical Incorporated today announced that its prophylactic Vaxfectin®-formulated plasmid DNA (pDNA) vaccine against herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) protected mice against lethal challenge, provided sterilizing immunity and inhibited viral counts at both the primary and latent infection sites. The Vaxfectin® adjuvant substantially improved vaccine effectiveness. A related vaccine significantly reduced the recurrence of HSV-2 lesions in a therapeutic model using guinea pigs with latent infection.

26 Jul 2010

Hospital Dream Jobs website chosen #34 on 'Top 50 Nursing Job Sites Worth Bookmarking' list

Hospital Dream Jobs, a website focusing on hospital employment, medical careers, and healthcare jobs, was chosen #34 on a list of the "Top 50 Nursing Job Sites Worth Bookmarking" compiled by The Web Nurse, a leading blog for all things related to nursing jobs, healthcare, and the medical profession in general. This honor is especially significant given that Hospital Dream Jobs' website has only been live for six months, and is further validation of the effectiveness of the website's state-of-the-art services for both job seekers and employers in the medical profession.

26 Jul 2010

Analysis on link between visual number traits and abstract representations of correct letters

How does the brain link the visual basic traits of letters and numbers to abstract representations and to words? Scientists from the Basque Research Center on Cognition, Brain and Language have analyzed the influence of context on the visual recognition of a written word regardless of the format in which these letters may be displayed.We analyzed the influence of the context given by a word when linking the physical traits of its components to the abstract representations of letters,explains to SINC Nicola Molinaro, main author of the study and researcher of the Basque Research Center on Cognition, Brain and Language.

26 Jul 2010

Illumina launches TruSeq SBS Sequencing kit

Illumina, Inc. today announced the launch of its TruSeq SBS Sequencing kit that will enable high-quality paired end reads of 150 base pairs (bp), increase the output of high-quality base calls, and enhance throughput to greater than 95 Gigabases (Gb) of high-quality base pairs per run on Illumina's Genome Analyzer (GA) sequencing system.

From Illumina, Inc. 26 Jul 2010

Aptium Oncology to provide administrative services at new Beth Israel Comprehensive Cancer Center

Offering greater access to cancer care services for Manhattan West Side residents in New York, Beth Israel Medical Center has opened the Beth Israel Comprehensive Cancer Center - West Side Campus in the facility formerly known as St. Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center (SVCCC). The facility, which originally opened in 1996, was one of a few Saint Vincent's outpatient services units untouched and left open when the iconic hospital closed its doors on April 30, 2010. An official ribbon-cutting ceremony launched the center on Wednesday, July 14, 2010.

26 Jul 2010

Underwriters exercise over-allotment option in Uroplasty's common stock public offering

Uroplasty, Inc. announced today that the underwriters for the recently announced public offering of Uroplasty common stock have exercised in full their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 600,000 shares of the Company's common stock. The 4,600,000 shares of Uroplasty common stock in the offering, including the 600,000 shares subject to the over-allotment option, are being sold at a price to the public of $3.50 per share.

26 Jul 2010

Medtronic glucose monitoring device helps owners manage pets’ diabetes

The treatment of diabetes was revolutionized in 1922 when insulin was isolated from dogs. Since then, significant advances in human medicine have made diabetes more manageable for patients. Now, human medicine has returned the favor and used these advances to help dogs with diabetes. A University of Missouri researcher is using a continuous glucose monitoring device - commonly used in humans with diabetes - to help treat dogs and other animals. The device, which provides a detailed glucose picture of an animal over several days, will help pet owners manage their pets' diabetes.

26 Jul 2010

Experts available for comment on new medicare contracts that drive health care hookups

So-called "accountable care organizations" or ACOs might change the way that the agency running Medicare does business. An article in the Indiana Business Journal explains that the new health reform law requires the agency to sign new "shared savings" contracts with ACOs and gives examples of how these organizations work. ACOs can begin doing business with Medicare in January 2012.

26 Jul 2010

Report on shaping marketplace to support successful oncology product launches

The bio-pharmaceutical marketplace – and the oncology therapeutic area in particular – continues to evolve as new medicines and technologies create valuable market opportunities. It's in this competitive and challenging environment that organizations with new oncology products are scrutinizing their strategies and tactics to support market education.

26 Jul 2010

Research reveals molecular basis of neural circuits

The basal ganglia is a series of highly connected brain areas localised deep in the cerebral cortex that recently has attracted interest of neuroscientists when it was linked to learning, and discovered to be affected in a number of disorders of the addictive and obsessive spectrum, but also in Parkinson's disease (PD). And now researchers think they have understood why as they found that neurons in this area signal the beginning and the end of voluntary actions. In fact, problems in these neurons could explain the "incapacity to stop" seen in obsession or compulsive behaviour, but also the problems in learning and control of movement characteristic of Parkinson's

26 Jul 2010

Campaign for safe horse riding

A recent UK HealthCare survey found that 60 percent of Kentucky horseback riding respondents did not wear any safety apparel the last time they went riding.

26 Jul 2010

Radiologists better at evaluating legal cases: Study

A study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers found that 31 radiologists who reviewed the CT scans used in a medical malpractice lawsuit did not agree with the conclusions reached by four paid medical expert witnesses in the case.

26 Jul 2010

Kindergarten puppet show reduces anxiety of kids with cancer

THE PUPPET SHOW IS PART OF THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL PROGRAM AT DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE IN BOSTON. IT'S DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE ANXIETY OF CHILDREN LIVING WITH CANCER. LISA SCHERBER (SHER-BURR) HEAD'S UP THE PROGRAM.

26 Jul 2010

Axela acquires Xceed Molecular

Axela Inc., an innovator in systems that multiplex protein biomarker testing in clinical research and diagnostics, has acquired Xceed Molecular, developer of the award-winning Ziplex® System for gene-expression analysis, the Breast Cancer Prognostic Assay, and Colon Cancer Xpress chip. The new Axela will be introduced at the 2010 American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC) annual meeting and Clinical Lab Expo, which takes place July 25 – 29 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California.

26 Jul 2010

iPharro Media retains Wall Street Communications

Wall Street Communications today announced that it has been retained by iPharro Media, a world leader in content identification solutions, to provide public relations services and to develop and maintain a presence for the company in broadcast, government, and professional video trade press worldwide.

26 Jul 2010

IDC secures $32 million in Series B financing

Immune Design Corp. (IDC), a privately held biotechnology company focused on developing novel vaccines and immunotherapies for infectious disease and cancer, announced today that it has secured $32 million in Series B financing. The round was led by ProQuest Investments and was joined by current investors: The Column Group, Versant Ventures, and Alta Partners. The Series B financing brings the total amount of equity capital raised by IDC to $50 million since its inception in 2008.

26 Jul 2010

Medical News

Onyx reports positive results from carfilzomib Phase 2b 003-A1 study in multiple myeloma

First Edition: July 26, 2010

BIO CEO and Pennsylvania Bio to discuss new Therapeutic Discovery Project Program

Increase in need for language services increases revenues of ISI Translation Services

Vical's prophylactic Vaxfectin-formulated pDNA vaccine effective against HSV-2 in animal model

Hospital Dream Jobs website chosen #34 on 'Top 50 Nursing Job Sites Worth Bookmarking' list

Analysis on link between visual number traits and abstract representations of correct letters

Illumina launches TruSeq SBS Sequencing kit

Aptium Oncology to provide administrative services at new Beth Israel Comprehensive Cancer Center

Underwriters exercise over-allotment option in Uroplasty's common stock public offering

Medtronic glucose monitoring device helps owners manage pets’ diabetes

Experts available for comment on new medicare contracts that drive health care hookups

Report on shaping marketplace to support successful oncology product launches

Research reveals molecular basis of neural circuits

Campaign for safe horse riding

Radiologists better at evaluating legal cases: Study

Kindergarten puppet show reduces anxiety of kids with cancer

Axela acquires Xceed Molecular

iPharro Media retains Wall Street Communications

IDC secures $32 million in Series B financing

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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