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Synergetics announces record sales leads generated from ophthalmic products

Synergetics USA, Inc. a medical device company that designs, manufactures, and markets innovative devices for ophthalmic and neurosurgical applications, today announced record sales leads generated from the presentation of recently released ophthalmic products at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). The AAO meeting was held in Chicago's McCormick Place on October 16-19, 2010.

26 Oct 2010

Prevention of vascular diseases needed to avoid tsunami of cases

Canada urgently needs to focus on prevention of vascular diseases to avoid the burden from the expected tsunami of cases, says noted stroke expert Dr. Robert Côté, delivering the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC) Lecture at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2010.

26 Oct 2010

Lumiphore signs global cooperation with Algeta to integrate Lumi4 complexes

Lumiphore Inc., a portfolio company of Nanostart AG, has signed a global cooperation with Algeta ASA a leading company specializing in innovative radiopharmaceutical therapies to treat cancer patients. The agreement enables the integration of Lumiphore's Lumi4 complexes into the targeted radiotherapeutics and companion diagnostics from Algeta.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 26 Oct 2010

PharmaVentures acts as advisor and broker to Dr Reddy's in distribution agreement with Vitabiotics

PharmaVentures Ltd announced today that it had acted as the advisor and broker to the Indian pharmaceutical company Dr Reddy's Laboratories in its successful marketing and distribution agreement with the UK healthcare company Vitabiotics Ltd for a range of nutraceutical products. The agreement provides Dr Reddy's exclusive marketing rights in the Russian/CIS markets for two of Vitabiotics' leading products - Jointace and Dietrim. Vitabiotics will supply these products on a long-term basis from its facilities in Europe.

From Vitabiotics Ltd. 26 Oct 2010

Potential technologies to help older people sleep better

The Somnia conference has been led by academics at the University of Surrey in conjunction with other academics including those working on new technology at the University of Bath.

26 Oct 2010

New tools could help detect wildlife disease outbreaks

Two new tools that enable the public to report sick or dead wild animals could also lead to the detection and containment of wildlife disease outbreaks that may pose a health risk to people.

26 Oct 2010

MDI and Westburg enter exclusive distribution agreement for Detect-Ready MRSA panel in Benelux region

Molecular Detection Inc. (MDI), a company developing Detect-Ready™ tests designed to increase the speed and accuracy of infectious disease diagnosis, and life sciences and diagnostics distributor Westburg BV today announced that they have entered into an exclusive agreement for distribution of MDI's Detect-Ready MRSA panel in the Benelux region.

26 Oct 2010

72 million children to be immunized against polio across 15 African countries

This week, Africa seizes an unprecedented chance to drive out polio when 15 countries across the continent launch a synchronized mass immunization campaign to reach 72 million children, capitalizing on gains made this year. A total of some 290 000 vaccinators have been mobilized to go door-to-door to deliver two drops of oral polio vaccine (OPV) to every child under five in areas considered at "highest risk" of polio transmission.

26 Oct 2010

PAREXEL's white paper provides data on biopharmaceutical, medical device product development

PAREXEL Consulting, a business unit of PAREXEL International and a leading global life sciences consultancy serving the biopharmaceutical and medical device industries, today released a new white paper entitled Drug Innovation, Approval, Market Access, and the New Normal Emerging FDA Review Outcome Trends for New Drugs.

From Parexel 26 Oct 2010

aTyr Pharma announces $23 million Series C equity financing

aTyr Pharma, the physiocrine therapeutics company, today announced a $23 million Series C equity financing led by Domain Associates. Domain joins existing venture investors Alta Partners, Cardinal Partners and Polaris Ventures, who also participated in the financing.

26 Oct 2010

Centene third quarter premium and service revenues increase 9.5% to $1.082 billion

Centene Corporation today announced net earnings from continuing operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, of $22.4 million, or $0.44 per diluted share; $0.48 from operations excluding a $0.04 charge for net investment writedowns.

26 Oct 2010

Neurologix holds license for gene therapy to treat severe depression

Neurologix, Inc. today announced that a landmark paper, published on October 20th in Science Translational Medicine demonstrating the importance of the p11 gene in modulating depression in mice, utilized a gene therapy approach to reverse depression in mice for which the Company holds exclusive development rights. Based on the findings reported in the paper, gene therapy may have potential as a new treatment option for people who suffer from severe depression.

26 Oct 2010

LC Luxuries initiates process to change name to General Cannabis

LC Luxuries Limited today announced that it has commenced the process to change the Company name from LC Luxuries Limited to General Cannabis, Inc. The Company anticipates the name change to be completed by year end 2010.

26 Oct 2010

OpenTrust to secure wireless network access for 4,000 iPhone, iPad users of global pharma company

OpenTrust, the Next-Gen IT security software publisher, today announced that it will secure wireless network access for users of 4,000 iPhones and iPads for a leading global organization.

26 Oct 2010

Researchers find new antibiotic strategies for hibernating bugs

New strategies to apply antibiotics more effectively to hibernating bugs have been developed by researchers at the University of Hertfordshire.

26 Oct 2010

Independent drugstores expand and generate strong profits despite worst economy

Amidst the worst economy of the past seventy years, independent drugstores are expanding and generating strong profits, according to a new economic report by the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA). The report shows that there are almost 400 more independent drugstores than last year and that profits (3.2%) are three times greater than the rate of U.S. inflation (1.1%).

26 Oct 2010

DGAC Report highlights effective approaches to facilitate better eating habits among Americans

In an insightful Commentary in the November issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Linda Van Horn, PhD, RD, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal, Chair of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, and Professor and Associate Dean, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, highlights the key features and noteworthy findings of the 2010 US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) Report.

26 Oct 2010

Rush and UHC awarded $500,000 grant to boost medical travel to U.S. academic medical centers

Rush University, in partnership with the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), has been awarded a three-year, $500,000 Market Development Cooperative Grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to help boost medical travel to U.S. academic medical centers.

26 Oct 2010

Techulon signs exclusive license with Virginia Tech to market new theranostic transfection reagent

Techulon™ Inc., an early stage life sciences company based in the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, has signed an exclusive license with Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties Inc. to market a new theranostic transfection reagent. This new traceable reagent complements Techulon's currently marketed Glyocofect™ transfection platform and expands the company's offering in an $800 million market that is steadily growing at 15% annually.

26 Oct 2010

Novation, MedLearn enter agreement to provide unsurpassed coding, reimbursement expertise to health care organizations

Novation and MedLearn have entered into a three-year service provider agreement to bring coding, compliance and reimbursement expertise to health care organizations across the country, the two companies announced today.

26 Oct 2010

Medical News

Synergetics announces record sales leads generated from ophthalmic products

Prevention of vascular diseases needed to avoid tsunami of cases

Lumiphore signs global cooperation with Algeta to integrate Lumi4 complexes

PharmaVentures acts as advisor and broker to Dr Reddy's in distribution agreement with Vitabiotics

Potential technologies to help older people sleep better

New tools could help detect wildlife disease outbreaks

MDI and Westburg enter exclusive distribution agreement for Detect-Ready MRSA panel in Benelux region

72 million children to be immunized against polio across 15 African countries

PAREXEL's white paper provides data on biopharmaceutical, medical device product development

aTyr Pharma announces $23 million Series C equity financing

Centene third quarter premium and service revenues increase 9.5% to $1.082 billion

Neurologix holds license for gene therapy to treat severe depression

LC Luxuries initiates process to change name to General Cannabis

OpenTrust to secure wireless network access for 4,000 iPhone, iPad users of global pharma company

Researchers find new antibiotic strategies for hibernating bugs

Independent drugstores expand and generate strong profits despite worst economy

DGAC Report highlights effective approaches to facilitate better eating habits among Americans

Rush and UHC awarded $500,000 grant to boost medical travel to U.S. academic medical centers

Techulon signs exclusive license with Virginia Tech to market new theranostic transfection reagent

Novation, MedLearn enter agreement to provide unsurpassed coding, reimbursement expertise to health care organizations

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