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First Edition: November 11, 2010

In today's headlines, health law advocates huddle in an effort to defend the measure against GOP efforts to undo it.

11 Nov 2010

Aradigm reports $1.3M net income for third quarter 2010 vs. $3.0M net loss for third quarter 2009

Aradigm Corporation today announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010.

11 Nov 2010

Labopharm third quarter total revenue increases to $9.6 million

Labopharm Inc. today reported its financial results for the third quarter and first nine months ended September 30, 2010.

11 Nov 2010

MU researchers find 70% of Amazonian cultures practiced multiple paternity

In modern culture, it is not considered socially acceptable for married people to have extramarital sexual partners. However, in some Amazonian cultures, extramarital sexual affairs were common, and people believed that when a woman became pregnant, each of her sexual partners would be considered part-biological father. Now, a new University of Missouri study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has found that up to 70 percent of Amazonian cultures may have believed in the principle of multiple paternity.

11 Nov 2010

Multi-tiered effort reduces drinking on college campuses

A multi-tiered effort designed to stem binge drinking at a large university and to change the drinking culture among its students produced notable results during the 2.5 years of an Indiana University study.

11 Nov 2010

EvaluatePharma joins Boston biotech community

EvaluatePharma USA, Inc. the online analysis service for the global biotechnology and pharmaceutical sector, was welcomed into Boston's biotech community today by Mayor Menino at the opening of their new office in Boston, the #1 life sciences cluster in the US.

11 Nov 2010

Howza launches 'I choose to live' music video to increase awareness of impact of diabetes

Howza (Tshepo Mosese), South African Kwaito star, presenter and actor, has launched a music video for his latest song "I choose to live" on November 10 in an effort to increase awareness of the impact of Diabetes in the world. Inspired by Howza's own story of living with diabetes the song describes the distressing impact diabetes is having on the world and the importance of prevention. Written and performed with fellow South African artist Omen, the song features the voices of the celebrated Soweto Gospel Choir, who lost a member to diabetes seven years ago.

11 Nov 2010

NIST develops new Vaccinium berry suite of standard reference materials

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have developed new certified reference materials for measuring amounts of organic acids in dietary supplements formulated with Vaccinium berries-cranberries, blueberries and bilberries. As described in a recent paper, manufacturers and researchers can use this new suite of standard reference materialsTM (SRMs) as quality assurance tools.

11 Nov 2010

Think treatments for cancer, diabetes don't grow on trees? Think again

Supported by thousands of years of use, a new wave of polymolecular botanical drugs (PBDs), backed by strong biomedical research and clinical trials, are growing in acceptance as a viable new drug category for the treatment and prevention of a wide spectrum of diseases from cancer to obesity.

11 Nov 2010

Tobii launches TX300 Eye Tracker for linguistics and behavioral research

Tobii Technology, the global market leader in eye tracking, announced today its new Tobii TX300™ Eye Tracker. The TX300 is the first higher-frequency eye-tracking hardware that allows research subjects the freedom of head movement, which helps scientists create more realistic testing environments for detailed and efficient research of natural behavior and higher definition samplings at 300 hertz.

11 Nov 2010

New website helps people to endure difficult situations through inspirational stories

A new inspirational stories website, 'GotInspiration.org,' is connecting those who have endured some of life's most difficult situations with those who are looking for inspiration. From quitting drinking to managing post traumatic stress disorder, to surviving cancer, GotInspiration.org is helping people find inspiration and strength, one true story at a time.

11 Nov 2010

New model of care for rural-dwelling adults

A novel project set in a rural community near Rochester, N.Y., to screen elderly people for unmet needs showed that, indeed, there is a great opportunity to match older adults with professional assistance. This new model of care for rural-dwelling adults is described this month in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

11 Nov 2010

Gallup and Healthways releases U.S. Well-Being Report for October 2010

Please be advised that Gallup and Healthways, Inc. today released the Gallup-Healthways Monthly U.S. Well-Being Report for October 2010.

11 Nov 2010

PPH uses Xenex PX-UV disinfection system to destroy microorganisms causing HAIs

Palomar Pomerado Health (PPH) today announced it is the first health system in California to use the Xenex PX-UV disinfection system in its patient and operating rooms. The Xenex system is the fastest, safest and most cost-effective method for the advanced cleaning of hospital rooms in the world today, scientifically proven to destroy all major classes of microorganisms that cause hospital acquired infections (HAIs), such as MRSA and Clostridium difficile (C. diff).

11 Nov 2010

MobileHelp introduces new mobile Personal Emergency Response System

MobileHelp today announced the introduction of their new SOLO system, a mobile, Personal Emergency Response System (M-PERS). Operating on AT&T's nationwide cellular network and enabled with GPS location technology, SOLO is redefining the caregiving and medical alarm industry. SOLO provides the flexibility of a wireless device with the convenience and capability of a PERS system.

11 Nov 2010

CML HealthCare third quarter revenue decreases 8.9% to $116.8 million

CML HealthCare Income Fund today reported its financial results for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010.

11 Nov 2010

Cadence prices underwritten public offering

Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of 11,500,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $8.00 per share. The net proceeds from the sale of the shares, after estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, are expected to be approximately $86.2 million.

11 Nov 2010

Meda acquires Pyralvex, Spasmonal and Waxsol from Norgine

Meda has acquired three well established OTC products from Norgine, a Dutch pharma company. The products are Pyralvex (relief of pain associated with e.g. aphthous ulcers), Spasmonal (treatment of for example Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and Waxsol (ear drops). The largest product is Pyralvex, which has a turnover of about 90 MSEK.

11 Nov 2010

Hospital for Special Surgery presents advantages of specialized disease center for comprehensive lupus care

The benefits of collaborative, multidisciplinary care of patients with complex autoimmune diseases like lupus and multiple sclerosis are just beginning to be appreciated by physicians. Hospital for Special Surgery in New York will present evidence of the advantages of such a specialized disease center dedicated to comprehensive lupus care at the 74th Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology in Atlanta.

11 Nov 2010

Physical activity level decreases among college students

During college years, students become more sedentary and as their physical activity levels decrease, Body Mass Index and weight increase. Basically, students came out of college significantly less active and heavier compared to the start of their freshman year, said Jeanne Johnston, assistant professor in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

11 Nov 2010