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Caraco generates $40.4 million and $268.2 million in third quarter, first nine months of Fiscal Year 2011

Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. generated net sales of $40.4 million and $268.2 million in the third quarter and first nine months of its Fiscal Year 2011, respectively, as compared to $52.0 million and $178.4 million, respectively, for the corresponding periods of our previous fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

30 Jan 2011

Research shows nestin regulates formation of neuromuscular junction

In a study published in the Jan. 30, 2011, advance online edition of Nature Neuroscience, Salk Institute of Biological Studies investigators led by Kuo-Fen Lee, PhD., show that nestin has reason for being in a completely different cell type--muscle tissue.

30 Jan 2011

Chrissie Fletcher joins Pharma IQ to discuss about Health Technology Assessment

Chrissie Fletcher joined Pharma IQ to talk about Health Technology Assessment. In this comprehensive podcast, she discussed how she sees health economists and statisticians interacting going forwards, why there is so much emphasis on reporting for reimbursement and whether she expects pharma companies will try and do this more in-house, in the future.

29 Jan 2011

EVP of Advaxis' Science & Operations moderates Live Cancer Vaccines panel discussion

Dr. John Rothman, EVP of Science & Operations of Advaxis, Inc., the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) immunotherapy company, moderated a panel discussion titled, "Live Cancer Vaccines."

29 Jan 2011

DOJ files civil False Claims Act complaint against Boston Scientific, Guidant

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that yesterday afternoon, the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil False Claims Act complaint against Boston Scientific, Guidant LLC and other entities. This complaint involves Guidant's conduct leading to the 2005 recalls of PRIZM 2 and RENEWAL implantable cardioverter defibrillators.

29 Jan 2011

Doctors concerned with today's health care delivery system meet for AAPP annual conference

Doctors united by a shared frustration with today's health care delivery system, met in Scottsdale, AZ for the American Academy of Private Physicians annual meeting. AAPP is the national association of physicians who provide "concierge service, direct care" fee-for-service, and other forms of health care delivery characterized by a direct, financial relationship between private physicians and their patients. The movement is growing across the nation and has forever changed American health care.

29 Jan 2011

Ten states change their laws to require that mental health records be sent to NICS

In December 2005, Seung-Hui Cho was found to present "an imminent danger to himself as a result of mental illness" by a special judge. This should have barred him from owning a gun under federal law, 18 U.S.C. section 922(g), but, because his mental health records were never sent to the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System, in March 2007 Cho was able to purchase the guns he used the following month to shoot and kill 32 people at Virginia Tech.

29 Jan 2011

Governments need to take more leadership on global mercury debate: Delegates

Delegates from more than 120 countries met this week to continue constructing a legally-binding global mercury treaty, expected to be signed in Minamata, Japan in 2013. While many important issues were discussed, public interest NGOs urged delegates to be more ambitious when setting the mercury treaty's scope and goals.

29 Jan 2011

Taxol reduces cell regeneration obstacles after spinal cord injury: Scientists

After a spinal cord injury a number of factors impede the regeneration of nerve cells. Two of the most important of these factors are the destabilization of the cytoskeleton and the development of scar tissue.

29 Jan 2011

HHA Services supports importance of building extraordinary customer service

HHA Services, a leading provider of healthcare food and facility management services, and recognized as one of the Top 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare, spoke at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, www.warmemorialhospital.org.

29 Jan 2011

Six regions across province to unite through ski

Six regions across the province will unite through ski by taking part in the Leucan 12-Hour Ski Challenge. Last year, 1,640 skiers and snowboarders helped raise more than $460,000 for children with cancer and their families!

29 Jan 2011

Best Practices report: 50% of participating companies fail collect AE reports from Internet sources

Drug safety remains front and center for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the agency strives to improve the public's perception of the organization. Likewise, the pharmaceutical industry is focused on improving its reputation among consumers and recognizes that its diligence in the reporting of adverse events plays an important role in that effort.

29 Jan 2011

Simulated Environment Concepts plans to conduct perception study to provide greater transparency

Simulated Environment Concepts, the manufacturer and developer of medical, aesthetic, weight loss and wellness equipment, announced today the company plans to conduct a perception study as a continued effort to provide greater transparency while maintaining open lines of communication.

29 Jan 2011

Capital Pro-Égaux shares to continue on NEX

Capital Pro-Égaux Inc. announces that trading in its shares will resume on January 28, 2011 on NEX, a new and separate board of the TSX Venture Exchange.

29 Jan 2011

OCPS unveils new school recipes at Chefs Move to Schools event

Orange County Public Schools, the tenth largest school district in the country, unveiled new school recipes that are "chef-inspired, kid-approved" in partnership with America's top chefs representing the leading culinary associations in the United States at the Chefs Move to Schools event in Orlando, Florida.

29 Jan 2011

Research findings could help psychiatrists better diagnose depression, schizophrenia

When elderly drivers get behind the wheel, they often confront the harrowing reality that they cannot easily see other cars, pedestrians, or cyclists moving around them. This frightening effect of aging, it turns out, is not necessarily a result of a reduced ability to perceive moving objects, as one might suspect, but a heightened awareness of the backdrop against which these objects move.

29 Jan 2011

BIO President comments on introduction of Patent Reform Act of 2011

Biotechnology Industry Organization President and CEO Jim Greenwood released the following comment on the introduction of the Patent Reform Act of 2011 (S. 23) by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) earlier this week

29 Jan 2011

Angiotech commences CCAA proceedings to implement pre-packaged financial restructuring

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that, further to its news release issued earlier today, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries have voluntarily commenced proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act in order to continue implementation of its previously announced recapitalization transaction, having obtained an Initial Order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia today.

29 Jan 2011

NexMed presents data on NexACT technology use to improve less permeable, soluable oral drugs

Apricus Biosciences, today announced that its research and development team at its NexMed, USA, Inc. subsidiary is presenting data demonstrating the use of the Company's proprietary NexACT technology to improve less permeable or less soluable drugs, at the Controlled Release Society Product Development Forum for Poorly Soluble Drugs, being held January 27 to 29, 2011, in Miami, Florida.

29 Jan 2011

Published paper suggests some orthodontists may expose young patients to unnecessary radiation

Some orthodontists may be exposing young patients to unnecessary radiation when they order 3-D X-ray imaging for simple orthodontic cases before considering traditional 2-D imaging, suggests a paper published by University of Michigan faculty.

29 Jan 2011

Medical News

Caraco generates $40.4 million and $268.2 million in third quarter, first nine months of Fiscal Year 2011

Research shows nestin regulates formation of neuromuscular junction

Chrissie Fletcher joins Pharma IQ to discuss about Health Technology Assessment

EVP of Advaxis' Science & Operations moderates Live Cancer Vaccines panel discussion

DOJ files civil False Claims Act complaint against Boston Scientific, Guidant

Doctors concerned with today's health care delivery system meet for AAPP annual conference

Ten states change their laws to require that mental health records be sent to NICS

Governments need to take more leadership on global mercury debate: Delegates

Taxol reduces cell regeneration obstacles after spinal cord injury: Scientists

HHA Services supports importance of building extraordinary customer service

Six regions across province to unite through ski

Best Practices report: 50% of participating companies fail collect AE reports from Internet sources

Simulated Environment Concepts plans to conduct perception study to provide greater transparency

Capital Pro-Égaux shares to continue on NEX

OCPS unveils new school recipes at Chefs Move to Schools event

Research findings could help psychiatrists better diagnose depression, schizophrenia

BIO President comments on introduction of Patent Reform Act of 2011

Angiotech commences CCAA proceedings to implement pre-packaged financial restructuring

NexMed presents data on NexACT technology use to improve less permeable, soluable oral drugs

Published paper suggests some orthodontists may expose young patients to unnecessary radiation

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