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NMT Medical receives preliminary results for CLOSURE I PFO/stroke and transient ischemic attack trial

NMT Medical, Inc., an advanced medical technology company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets proprietary implant technologies that allow interventional cardiologists to treat structural heart disease through minimally invasive, catheter-based procedures, today announced that it has received preliminary results for CLOSURE I, its patent foramen ovale (PFO)/stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) trial in the U.S.

18 Jun 2010

Transdel, JMSR enter into licensing agreement

Transdel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Jan Marini Skin Research, Inc. have entered into a licensing agreement providing JMSR with the exclusive U.S. rights to Transdel's transdermal delivery technology for use in an anti-cellulite cosmeceutical product for the dermatological market.

18 Jun 2010

CLEAR study meets primary endpoint: Sorin Group

Sorin Group, a global leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced today that the CLEAR study has met its primary endpoint.

18 Jun 2010

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Alnylam collaborate to develop microRNA-based attenuated influenza viruses

Mount Sinai School of Medicine has completed an exclusive option agreement with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a leading RNAi therapeutics company, for intellectual property related to RNAi applications in vaccine development. These new applications of RNAi technology define opportunities for the advancement of novel vaccines in infectious disease.

18 Jun 2010

Maternal, infant ART drives down mother-to-child HIV transmission through breast-feeding, studies show

According to two new studies, "giving pregnant and nursing women triple antiretroviral drug therapy, or treating breast-fed infants with an antiretroviral medication, can dramatically cut transmission rates, enabling moms to both breast-feed and to protect nearly all children from infection," HealthDay News/Bloomberg Businessweek reports (Goodwin, 6/16).

18 Jun 2010

Baylor University researchers awarded grant to research and test new compounds for cancer

The National Institutes of Health has awarded two Baylor University researchers a $1.46 million grant to research and test new compounds that could help fight cancerous tumors.

18 Jun 2010

Drug makers face tightened regulations by FDA and less clout at medical meetings

The Washington Post: "The Food and Drug Administration this week began posting online the results of safety evaluations of recently approved drugs and vaccines. The action follows a law enacted in 2007 that requires the agency to provide more safety information to consumers and health professionals. The evaluations must be conducted 18 months after a new drug comes on the market.

18 Jun 2010

Elderly people in sub-Saharan Africa remain neglected as a result of AIDS epidemic: Researchers

The rise in AIDS death rates in sub-Saharan Africa has led to a burgeoning new category of neglected individuals - nearly a million orphaned elderly, or older adults living alone without the benefit of any caregivers, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have found.

18 Jun 2010

Paternal involvement in pregnancy reduces infant deaths

Studies have shown fathers who are active in their children's upbringing can significantly benefit their children's early development, academic achievement and well being. Now, a new study by University of South Florida researchers suggests that a father's involvement before his child is born may play an important role in preventing death during the first year of life - particularly if the infant is black.

18 Jun 2010

Loss of Manhattan hospital crowds other ERs; Utah discourages Medicaid patients from unnecessary ER visits

"Emergency rooms in downtown Manhattan have become more crowded since St. Vincent's Hospital closed in April, but ambulances are getting patients into the remaining ERs faster than they did when the 161-year-old Greenwich Village hospital was open." Bellevue Hospital Center, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York Downtown Hospital and New York University Langone Medical Center are the "four downtown ERs left to pick up the slack" and have experienced increases in patient visits in May compared with 2008 levels.

18 Jun 2010

Medical Simulation announces new agreement with New York's North Shore-LIJ Health System

Medical Simulation Corporation (MSC) proudly announces a new agreement with the North Shore-LIJ Health System, New York's largest health system and recipient of the 2010 National Quality Healthcare Award from the National Quality Forum. The agreement includes the sale of MSC's endovascular simulation system, Simantha®, and licensing of MSC's curriculum and training services to advance North Shore's education and patient safety goals over the next three years.

18 Jun 2010

Possible mechanism identified for how lithium treats bipolar disorder

Lithium has been established for more than 50 years as one of the most effective treatments for manic depression, clinically termed bipolar disorder. However, scientists have never been entirely sure exactly why it is beneficial.

18 Jun 2010

Obama thanks nurses for health law support, nurse practitioners push role

President Obama Wednesday thanked the American Nurses Association for supporting the health reform effort, The Associated Press reports. "Obama said nurses are the 'beating heart' of the health care system. … The Obama administration on Wednesday also announced new funding (Today's Daily Report includes summaries of coverage related to this announcement.) to help educate and train full-time nurses" (Simmons, 6/17).

18 Jun 2010

Neonatal diarrhea may lead to life threatening dehydration and malnutrition: Research

Diarrhea represents a major condition responsible for pediatric mortality worldwide. The onset of neonatal diarrhea may rapidly lead to life threatening dehydration and malnutrition. Clinical and epidemiologic studies defining severity and etiology are needed in order to improve diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for the management of neonatal diarrhea.

18 Jun 2010

HRA Pharma announces FDA Advisory Committee approval for ulipristal acetate as emergency contraceptive

HRA Pharma announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Advisory Committee for Reproductive Health Drugs voted 11 to 0 that the company's application provided sufficient information to conclude that ulipristal acetate is effective and safe for use as an emergency contraceptive.

18 Jun 2010

Experts discuss G8 aid commitments

Economist Jeffrey Sachs said Wednesday that the G8 could endanger its credibility if leaders fail to fulfill several "broken multi-billion-dollar pledges" aimed at helping the developing world, Canwest News Service/Vancouver Sun reports.

18 Jun 2010

Fraudulent Tamiflu sold over Internet, FDA warns

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned consumers about a potentially harmful product represented as "Generic Tamiflu" sold over the Internet. FDA tests revealed that the fraudulent product does not contain Tamiflu's active ingredient, oseltamivir, but cloxacillin, an ingredient in the same class of antibiotics as penicillin.

18 Jun 2010

Medical Properties Trust acquires real estate of three inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in Texas

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. announced today that it has acquired the real estate of three inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in Texas for an aggregate purchase price of $74 million. The facilities, which are located in the Houston, Dallas and Austin metropolitan areas, are operated by and leased to affiliates of Reliant Healthcare Partners.

18 Jun 2010

Republicans, Obama administration spar over health overhaul

A Heritage Foundation-affiliated conservative advocacy group, Heritage Action, will begin targeting lawmakers "at home in their districts" who fail to support the GOP-led efforts to repeal the overhaul with political ads and other tactics, according to The Hill, which quoted Michael Needham, the just-launched Action group's CEO "The effects of Obamacare are being felt more and more every day.

18 Jun 2010

Postmenopausal women who have low calcium intake show higher risk of developing osteoporosis, hypertension

Italian postmenopausal women who have a low calcium intake show a higher risk of developing both osteoporosis and hypertension (a chronic medical condition in which arterial blood pressure is elevated) than those who consume higher levels of calcium according to research presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy.

18 Jun 2010

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NMT Medical receives preliminary results for CLOSURE I PFO/stroke and transient ischemic attack trial

Transdel, JMSR enter into licensing agreement

CLEAR study meets primary endpoint: Sorin Group

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Alnylam collaborate to develop microRNA-based attenuated influenza viruses

Maternal, infant ART drives down mother-to-child HIV transmission through breast-feeding, studies show

Baylor University researchers awarded grant to research and test new compounds for cancer

Drug makers face tightened regulations by FDA and less clout at medical meetings

Elderly people in sub-Saharan Africa remain neglected as a result of AIDS epidemic: Researchers

Paternal involvement in pregnancy reduces infant deaths

Loss of Manhattan hospital crowds other ERs; Utah discourages Medicaid patients from unnecessary ER visits

Medical Simulation announces new agreement with New York's North Shore-LIJ Health System

Possible mechanism identified for how lithium treats bipolar disorder

Obama thanks nurses for health law support, nurse practitioners push role

Neonatal diarrhea may lead to life threatening dehydration and malnutrition: Research

HRA Pharma announces FDA Advisory Committee approval for ulipristal acetate as emergency contraceptive

Experts discuss G8 aid commitments

Fraudulent Tamiflu sold over Internet, FDA warns

Medical Properties Trust acquires real estate of three inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in Texas

Republicans, Obama administration spar over health overhaul

Postmenopausal women who have low calcium intake show higher risk of developing osteoporosis, hypertension

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