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New NRNB center helps clinicians to study network biology

A new center called the National Resource for Network Biology (NRNB), based at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, will help clinicians analyze an ever-growing wealth of complex biological data and apply that knowledge to real problems and diseases.

30 Oct 2010

Nasdaq confirms continued listing of Repros securities on Capital Market

Repros Therapeutics Inc today announced that it has received a letter from Nasdaq confirming that the Company has met the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, and Nasdaq has determined to continue the listing of the Company's securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

30 Oct 2010

Anthem reaches long-term agreement with Hartford and Windham hospitals

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Hartford Healthcare Corporation announced today they have reached a long-term agreement on the continuation of their participating contracts for Hartford Hospital and Windham Community Memorial Hospital. As a result, the hospitals will continue as participating hospitals in Anthem's networks without interruption. Covered services provided by the hospitals to Anthem members will continue on an in-network basis.

30 Oct 2010

NIH director receives Mid-Atlantic Bio Lifetime Achievement Award

The 2010 Mid-Atlantic Bio Conference debuted yesterday with an opening reception during which National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, was honored with the Mid-Atlantic Bio Lifetime Achievement Award for his accomplishments in biomedical research and human services and his movement to increase translational work at NIH.

30 Oct 2010

AACR announces launch of new journal, Cancer Discovery

The American Association for Cancer Research announces the launch of its newest journal, Cancer Discovery, which will publish high-impact, peer-reviewed articles describing major advances in basic and clinical research. Its unique format will feature game-changing research, review articles, perspectives and commentaries, news, and "Research Watch" summaries of important journal articles. Cancer Discovery is a new addition to the AACR's robust publication program.

30 Oct 2010

First woman dean of Duke University awarded 2010 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science

Nancy Andrews, M.D., Ph.D., a groundbreaking researcher and the first woman dean of Duke University School of Medicine, has been awarded the 2010 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science.

30 Oct 2010

Women with dense breasts and no lobular involution at higher risk for breast cancer

Women with dense breasts and no lobular involution were at a higher risk for developing breast cancer than those with non-dense breasts and complete involution, according to a study published online in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

30 Oct 2010

Granville subsidiary signs commitment letter to refinance construction debt

Granville Pacific Capital Corporation announces that a subsidiary of the Company, Evergreen Cottages Corp, has signed a commitment letter to refinance the Company's construction debt.

30 Oct 2010

Memorial Healthcare System to implement ExactCost Cardiovascular Service Line

ExactCost, Inc., a technology company that provides activity-based costing and performance management software solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced that Memorial Healthcare System, headquartered in Hollywood, Florida, has signed a multi-year license agreement to implement the ExactCost® Cardiovascular Service Line.

30 Oct 2010

FDA classifies Medtronic's Octopus Nuvo Tissue Stabilizer recall as Class I

Medtronic, Inc. today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified the company's previous action related to the Octopus® Nuvo Tissue Stabilizer as a Class I recall. FDA classifies a recall as Class I when the agency believes that there is a reasonable probability that use of the recalled product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. On Sept. 14, 2010, Medtronic proactively and voluntarily recalled the device from the market due to the potential that a component of the device could fracture during use.

30 Oct 2010

Experts at ICB-2010 Conference to discuss new research findings in biotherapy

The 8th International Conference on Biotherapy (ICB-2010) will be held in Los Angeles, November 11-14, 2010, at the Universal Los Angeles Hilton. It is the single most important meeting for sharing new clinical and research findings in biotherapy (living organisms used to treat or diagnose illness).

30 Oct 2010

PUMA's Project Pink program raises funds for Women's Cancer Research Center

PUMA is excited to announce the results of the sportlifestyle brand's Project Pink program, developed in conjunction with PUMA's partnership with the dynamic female athletes of Women's Professional Soccer.

30 Oct 2010

ADA apologizes for not strongly enforcing non-discriminatory membership practices

The American Dental Association (ADA) acknowledged today that it deeply regrets not taking a stronger stand against discriminatory membership practices during the pre-civil rights era.

30 Oct 2010

MGH Institute shatters fundraising records at Annual Scholarship Gala

MGH Institute of Health Professions shattered fundraising records at its 4th Annual Scholarship Gala, raising $425,000 at the October 28, 2010 event.

30 Oct 2010

FDA approves Teflaro for treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia

Forest Laboratories, Inc. announced today that Teflaro(ceftaroline fosamil), a broad-spectrum bactericidal cephalosporin with activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP), including cases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia, and acute bacterial skin and skin structure infection (ABSSSI), including cases caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

30 Oct 2010

Women with anorexia nervosa at risk of unplanned pregnancies and induced abortions

A new study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Norwegian researchers has found that women with anorexia nervosa are much more likely to have both unplanned pregnancies and induced abortions than women who don't have the serious eating disorder.

30 Oct 2010

Tryton Side Branch Stent System offers new treatment strategy for atherosclerotic lesions

Tryton Medical, Inc., the leading developer of stents designed to definitively treat bifurcation lesions, today announced interim six-month results from the company's E-Tryton registry evaluating the TRYTON Side Branch Stent System at 15 European sites.

30 Oct 2010

Secretary Clinton, USAID Administrator Shah address importance of development assistance partnerships between India, U.S.

In a key note address to the U.S.-India People-to-People Conference, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah spoke of the growing contributions both countries are making toward development assistance around the world, Press Trust of India/Business Standard reports (10/29).

30 Oct 2010

Karmanos, WSU SOM present long-term results of fast neutron radiotherapy in localized prostate cancer

Scientists from the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University School of Medicine (WSU SOM) in Detroit will present the world's largest study that shows the long-term results of fast neutron radiotherapy (FNRT) in the treatment of localized prostate cancer. The findings will be formally announced Tuesday, Nov. 2, at the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting

30 Oct 2010

Research Roundup: Primary care doc pay and satisfaction; fixes to Medicare reimbursements; free vaccines?

A critical element of improving population health in underserved areas is the adequacy and distribution of the primary care physician supply, write the authors of this study, who interviewed 42 primary care physicians from both underserved and non-underserved areas in Los Angeles County, California.

30 Oct 2010

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New NRNB center helps clinicians to study network biology

Nasdaq confirms continued listing of Repros securities on Capital Market

Anthem reaches long-term agreement with Hartford and Windham hospitals

NIH director receives Mid-Atlantic Bio Lifetime Achievement Award

AACR announces launch of new journal, Cancer Discovery

First woman dean of Duke University awarded 2010 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science

Women with dense breasts and no lobular involution at higher risk for breast cancer

Granville subsidiary signs commitment letter to refinance construction debt

Memorial Healthcare System to implement ExactCost Cardiovascular Service Line

FDA classifies Medtronic's Octopus Nuvo Tissue Stabilizer recall as Class I

Experts at ICB-2010 Conference to discuss new research findings in biotherapy

PUMA's Project Pink program raises funds for Women's Cancer Research Center

ADA apologizes for not strongly enforcing non-discriminatory membership practices

MGH Institute shatters fundraising records at Annual Scholarship Gala

FDA approves Teflaro for treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia

Women with anorexia nervosa at risk of unplanned pregnancies and induced abortions

Tryton Side Branch Stent System offers new treatment strategy for atherosclerotic lesions

Secretary Clinton, USAID Administrator Shah address importance of development assistance partnerships between India, U.S.

Karmanos, WSU SOM present long-term results of fast neutron radiotherapy in localized prostate cancer

Research Roundup: Primary care doc pay and satisfaction; fixes to Medicare reimbursements; free vaccines?

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