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Immune Network enters letter of intent to acquire Immunitor oral vaccine technology

Immune Network Ltd. advises that a clinical trial of V5 Immunitor oral vaccine was published earlier this month demonstrating an unexpected powerful effect against tuberculosis, including multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and tuberculosis that is complicated by co-infection with HIV and hepatitis C (HCV).

25 Oct 2010

NeedleTech increases production area with new 73,000-square foot manufacturing facility

U.S. Congressman James McGovern, State Representative Elizabeth Poirier and local dignitaries joined Theragenics Corporation executives in ribbon cutting ceremonies on October 15 for a new 73,000-square foot manufacturing facility for the company's subsidiary, NeedleTech Products. The new facility increases NeedleTech's production area by 30% or 20,000 square feet, allowing the company to consolidate two separate older facilities into one location. The new building will allow NeedleTech to expand operations, increase R&D and offer more services to its customers.

25 Oct 2010

Seattle Genetics, Millennium to feature SGN-35 in three poster presentations at ISHL symposium

Seattle Genetics, Inc. and Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502), today announced that brentuximab vedotin (SGN-35) will be featured in three poster presentations at the 8th International Symposium on Hodgkin Lymphoma (ISHL) being held October 23-26, 2010 in Cologne, Germany.

25 Oct 2010

GSN initiates trial of microarray PGD on pregnancy and implantation rates in IVF

Gene Security Network (GSN) announced today that it has initiated enrollment for a prospective randomized trial in collaboration with Ferring Pharmaceuticals to evaluate the impact of GSN's advanced preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) with Parental Support™ on pregnancy and implantation rates in IVF.

25 Oct 2010

Soligenix reports Phase 2 clinical trial results of orBec for GVHD

Soligenix, Inc. a late-stage biopharmaceutical company, today reported preliminary results from its Phase 2 "proof-of-concept" exploratory clinical trial of orBec for the prevention of acute Graft-versus-Host disease (GVHD) in patients undergoing myeloablative conditioning regimens with initiation of dosing prior to hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and continuing through the post-transplantation period.

25 Oct 2010

Emeritus to acquire Weston Group for $18.0 million

Emeritus Corporation, a national provider of senior living services, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the Weston Group, Inc. and related entities, which provide rehabilitation services and medical equipment products to the senior living industry.

25 Oct 2010

DATATRAK announces 2010 Q4 release of eClinical solution

DATATRAK International, Inc. a technology and services company focused on global eClinical solutions for the clinical trials industry, today announced the 2010 Q4 release of its DATATRAK eClinical solution.

25 Oct 2010

Roper third quarter net earnings increase 49% to $84 million

Roper Industries, Inc. reported record results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2010.

25 Oct 2010

Titan expects to receive royalty payment from Fanapt net sales

Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported that the company expects to receive a royalty payment of approximately $395,000 on third quarter 2010 net sales of Fanapt (iloperidone) of approximately $4.9 million.

25 Oct 2010

Competition for agricultural land contributes to hunger of 500M small-scale farmers, U.N. official says

Approximately 500 million small-scale farmers worldwide are going hungry because of "an explosive cocktail" of farmland speculation, environmental damages and urbanization, Olivier De Schutter, the U.N. special rapporteur on the right to food, said on Thursday, the Associated Press/Winnipeg Free Press reports (Lederer, 10/21).

25 Oct 2010

Barriers for female heart patients entering cardiac rehab

Cardiac rehabilitation is considered the pillar of preventing a second cardiac event yet those who stand to benefit the most - women and the elderly − are often missing out, Dr. Billie Jean Martin told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2010, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.

25 Oct 2010

Cryo-Cell to launch new reproductive tissue service for cryopreserved embryos, oocyctes

Cryo-Cell International, Inc. one of the world's largest and most established family cord blood banks and global stem cell innovators, today announced plans at the annual meeting of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) to launch Cryology RTS, a new reproductive tissue storage service for cryopreserved embryos, oocyctes and sperm.

25 Oct 2010

First Edition: October 25, 2010

Today's headlines include the latest on health overhaul policies and politics as the mid-term election grows closer.

25 Oct 2010

CECOFLES to present results of fertility treatment cycles at ASRM Annual Meeting

INVO Bioscience, Inc. a medical device company focused on treatment options for patients diagnosed with infertility, today announced that Dr. Elkin Lucena of the Columbian Fertility and Sterility Center (CECOFLES LTDA) will present the results of the first 95 fertility treatment cycles undertaken at the Center utilizing INVO Bioscience's INVOcell technology at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine on October 26, 2010 in Denver, Colorado.

25 Oct 2010

Non communicable diseases will cost India USD237 billion during 2006-15

Health experts participating at a roundtable organised by India Health Progress(IHP) on economic and social impact of non-communicable diseases in India are of the opinion that a concerted effort is required to address the growing burden.

25 Oct 2010

Popular Mechanics recognizes three NSF-funded projects with innovation Breakthrough Awards

Popular Mechanics has recognized three NSF-funded projects with innovation Breakthrough Awards: an artificial retina returning sight to those who have lost it; a system that uses "controlled rocking" and energy-dissipating fuses to help buildings withstand earthquakes; and an inexpensive medical microscope built for cell-phones that allows doctors in rural villages to identify malaria-infected blood cells.

25 Oct 2010

FDA to improve food safety practices in retail establishments

The Food and Drug Administration called today for stepped up efforts to improve food safety practices in retail food establishments, specifically pointing to the need for the presence of certified food safety managers to oversee safety practices

25 Oct 2010

Adults compensate for poor early start through adaptive changes

Does the environment encountered early in life have permanent and predictable long-term effects in adulthood? Such effects have been reported in numerous organisms, including humans.

25 Oct 2010

New report highlights numerous monoclonal antibodies for treating digestive system cancers

Since the early development of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), almost forty years ago, twenty-four therapeutic mAbs have been approved, four of them targeting digestive system cancers. Due to this success (two blockbusters reaching sales of over $1 billion), many industrials position themselves on this very attractive sector.

25 Oct 2010

Childhood allergies and asthma linked to development in the womb

A child's chances of developing allergies or wheezing is related to how he or she grew at vital stages in the womb, according to scientists from the University of Southampton.

25 Oct 2010

Medical News

Immune Network enters letter of intent to acquire Immunitor oral vaccine technology

NeedleTech increases production area with new 73,000-square foot manufacturing facility

Seattle Genetics, Millennium to feature SGN-35 in three poster presentations at ISHL symposium

GSN initiates trial of microarray PGD on pregnancy and implantation rates in IVF

Soligenix reports Phase 2 clinical trial results of orBec for GVHD

Emeritus to acquire Weston Group for $18.0 million

DATATRAK announces 2010 Q4 release of eClinical solution

Roper third quarter net earnings increase 49% to $84 million

Titan expects to receive royalty payment from Fanapt net sales

Competition for agricultural land contributes to hunger of 500M small-scale farmers, U.N. official says

Barriers for female heart patients entering cardiac rehab

Cryo-Cell to launch new reproductive tissue service for cryopreserved embryos, oocyctes

First Edition: October 25, 2010

CECOFLES to present results of fertility treatment cycles at ASRM Annual Meeting

Non communicable diseases will cost India USD237 billion during 2006-15

Popular Mechanics recognizes three NSF-funded projects with innovation Breakthrough Awards

FDA to improve food safety practices in retail establishments

Adults compensate for poor early start through adaptive changes

New report highlights numerous monoclonal antibodies for treating digestive system cancers

Childhood allergies and asthma linked to development in the womb

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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