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NIH awards 5-year, $3.7M grant for study of intrauterine cocaine and substance exposure

Deborah A. Frank, MD, the Director of the Grow Clinic for Children at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and a Professor of Pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has received a 5-year, $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the long-term impacts of intrauterine cocaine exposure (IUCE) and intrauterine substance exposure (IUSE).

20 Oct 2010

MabCure announces agreement with Europe's medical centers to explore diagnostic test for ovarian cancer

Biotechnology company MabCure, Inc. today announced that it has signed a collaboration agreement with Catholic University, K.U. Leuven and University Hospital, UZ Leuven, Belgium, together comprising one of the largest and most reputable medical centers in Europe.

20 Oct 2010

Cell Therapeutics enters agreement to sell $21.0 million of Series 7 Preferred Stock

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell, subject to customary closing conditions, $21.0 million of shares of its Series 7 Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase shares of its common stock in a registered offering to four institutional investors.

20 Oct 2010

Dexamethasone improves quality of life after laparoscopic gallbladder surgery

A study presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2010 Annual Meeting in San Diego seems to confirm that a single, small dose of the steroid dexamethasone improves the post-surgical quality of life of patients receiving laparoscopic gallbladder surgery.

20 Oct 2010

NCI awards 20/20 GeneSystems $3 million to develop tests for targeted cancer therapies

20/20 GeneSystems, Inc. announced today at the AdvaMed MedTech Conference in Washington, D.C. that the company has been awarded nearly $3 million in grants from the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program to develop tests to help oncologists predict the effectiveness of targeted cancer therapies.

20 Oct 2010

BCAN holds regional Bladder Cancer Patient Forum at New York Academy of Medicine

Bladder cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, yet most people know nothing about it. To help enhance the public's understanding of the risks and signs of bladder cancer and the importance of early detection and treatment options, the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) will hold its regional Bladder Cancer Patient Forum "Understanding Bladder Cancer" on Saturday, October 23, 2010, in New York City at the New York Academy of Medicine.

20 Oct 2010

USAID administrator outlines feed the future initiative at World Food Prize symposium

USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah on Friday in Iowa described the Obama administration's international agricultural development effort, Feed the Future, as a flagship effort for his agency and a key plank in the administration's global development strategy, but said it can't succeed without more support, CongressDaily reports.

20 Oct 2010

Sysmex America enters contract agreement with Amerinet

Sysmex, a global leader in medical diagnostic testing equipment and information systems technology, today announced a three-year, dual source hematology contract agreement with Amerinet.

From Sysmex America, Inc. 20 Oct 2010

Studies explore efforts to measure, improve hospitals' surgical outcomes

Hospital Compare, an HHS website that allows patients to compare hospitals online using various indicators of quality, is intended to help them choose better facilities for their medical care. But a new report in the Archives of Surgery says the website doesn't help Medicare beneficiaries in need of certain high-risk surgeries find better facilities.

20 Oct 2010

AU launches African women's decade project to improve health, development

Delegates from around the world attended the launch of the African Women's Decade, 2010-2020, (AWD) at an event in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday, the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation reports.

20 Oct 2010

Study reveals sex hormones can influence structure and function of heart's right ventricle

In the largest human study to date on the topic, researchers have uncovered evidence of the possible influence of human sex hormones on the structure and function of the right ventricle (RV) of the heart.

20 Oct 2010

Japanese study finds proton beam therapy safe and effective for Stage I inoperable NSCLC

Proton beam therapy is safe and effective and may be superior to other conventional treatments for Stage I inoperable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, according to a study in the October issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology•Biology•Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

20 Oct 2010

USPTO grants two additional patents to Ryogen

Ryogen LLC, a genomic research and development company focusing on genes with applications in biomedical research, has been awarded two additional patents on human genes.

20 Oct 2010

NHLBI launches multicenter study of body cooling treatment in infants and children after cardiac arrest

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched the first large-scale, multicenter study to investigate the effectiveness of body cooling treatment in infants and children who have had cardiac arrest. The Therapeutic Hypothermia after Pediatric Cardiac Arrest (THAPCA) trials total more than $21 million over six years.

20 Oct 2010

LCRF receives 2.1 million dollar donation

The largest donation in the Lung Cancer Research Foundation's history was announced in New York today by LCRF founder Laurie C. Carson.

20 Oct 2010

Campaign claims examined as some democrats embrace health law in re-election bids

Kaiser Health News/The Washington Post analyze myths and facts in the congressional campaigns. "The debate that preceded passage of the health-care overhaul resumed as a heated issue in the midterm elections.

20 Oct 2010

Cubist announces pricing of 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the successful pricing of $400 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017. Cubist has granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional $50 million aggregate principal amount of the notes.

20 Oct 2010

Campaign claims: Health law myths and facts

Kaiser Health News staff writer Julie Appleby and The Washington Post's N.C. Aizenman report: "The debate that preceded passage of the health-care overhaul resumed as a heated issue in the midterm elections.

20 Oct 2010

$IOF urges health professionals and public to recognize signs of spinal fractures$

IOF urges health professionals and public to recognize signs of spinal fractures

A new report issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) for World Osteoporosis Day puts the spotlight on the severe impact of spinal fractures and calls on health professionals to recognize the signs of these fractures in their patients.

20 Oct 2010

Gene that protects against alcoholism discovered

Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have discovered a gene variant that may protect against alcoholism.

20 Oct 2010

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NIH awards 5-year, $3.7M grant for study of intrauterine cocaine and substance exposure

MabCure announces agreement with Europe's medical centers to explore diagnostic test for ovarian cancer

Cell Therapeutics enters agreement to sell $21.0 million of Series 7 Preferred Stock

Dexamethasone improves quality of life after laparoscopic gallbladder surgery

NCI awards 20/20 GeneSystems $3 million to develop tests for targeted cancer therapies

BCAN holds regional Bladder Cancer Patient Forum at New York Academy of Medicine

USAID administrator outlines feed the future initiative at World Food Prize symposium

Sysmex America enters contract agreement with Amerinet

Studies explore efforts to measure, improve hospitals' surgical outcomes

AU launches African women's decade project to improve health, development

Study reveals sex hormones can influence structure and function of heart's right ventricle

Japanese study finds proton beam therapy safe and effective for Stage I inoperable NSCLC

USPTO grants two additional patents to Ryogen

NHLBI launches multicenter study of body cooling treatment in infants and children after cardiac arrest

LCRF receives 2.1 million dollar donation

Campaign claims examined as some democrats embrace health law in re-election bids

Cubist announces pricing of 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017

Campaign claims: Health law myths and facts

IOF urges health professionals and public to recognize signs of spinal fractures

Gene that protects against alcoholism discovered

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