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Medco to expand comp effectiveness reach

Modern Healthcare: "Pharmacy-benefit manager Medco Health Solutions' recent announcement of plans to acquire United BioSource Corp. for $730 million has many wondering if this will be the first of many companies seeking to extend their reach in the growing comparative effectiveness market.

25 Aug 2010

Survey finds women interested in human papillomavirus vaccination

Cost but not convenience plays a significant role in attitudes about vaccination for common human papillomaviruses for women over the age of 26, according to the authors of a recent article in the journal Sexual Health.

25 Aug 2010

FDA grants Fast Track Designation to Celsion's ThermoDox for liver cancer treamtment

Celsion Corporation, a leading oncology drug development company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has designated the HEAT Study of its investigational drug, ThermoDox, in combination with radiofrequency ablation, as a Fast Track Development Program.

25 Aug 2010

Americas Amigas donates mammogram machines to Brazilian Navy's floating clinics

Americas Amigas donated two new mammogram machines this June to the Brazilian Navy to be used in their floating ship clinics that serve residents in small communities in the Amazon River basin. The donation of two analog GE Health Performas will provide mammograms to an estimated 4,000 women a year in a northern Brazil region who have never had access to this life-saving technology.

25 Aug 2010

PharMerica Corporation announces repurchase of $25 million common stock

PharMerica Corporation, a national provider of institutional pharmacy and hospital pharmacy management services, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $25 million of the Company's common stock.

25 Aug 2010

Advanced Life Sciences seeks government funding for development of Restanza antibiotic

Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of novel drugs in the therapeutic areas of infection, oncology and respiratory diseases, today announced plans to seek additional government funding for development of its novel, once-daily antibiotic, Restanza.

25 Aug 2010

Parents should give their children's lunches a sugar makeover: Delta Dental Plans Association

As parents send their kids off for the first day of school, it's a good idea to put as much thought into what they're packing in their kids' lunchboxes as they do into their school supplies.

25 Aug 2010

New book provides vision on reforming Alzheimer's disease treatment

Although a new surge of scientific research has uncovered telltale signs of Alzheimer's disease that show up in brain scans and spinal taps, many questions remain unanswered about the clinical value of early testing and the overall direction of patient care, according to Dr. Kenneth S. Kosik, Harriman Professor of Neuroscience Research at the University of California and co-director of UCSB's Neuroscience Research Institute.

25 Aug 2010

BioAlliance Pharma launches Oravig drug in the U.S. market

BioAlliance Pharma SA, a company dedicated to the supportive care and treatment of cancer patients, today announces the launch in the United States of Oravig® (known as Loramyc® in Europe) for the treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) in adults by its commercial partner, Strativa Pharmaceuticals, the proprietary products division of Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc..

25 Aug 2010

Researchers develop high-resolution technology to visualize individual virus particles

In the war against infectious disease, identifying the culprit is half the battle. Now, research professor Shaopeng Wang and his colleagues from the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, describe a new method for visualizing individual virus particles. Their research opens the door to a more detailed understanding of these minute pathogens, and may further the study of a broad range of micro- and nanoscale phenomena.

25 Aug 2010

Alcohol consumption affects oestrogen levels, increases breast cancer risk: Study

A US study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, has confirmed suggestions that certain types of breast cancer are more common among women who regularly drink alcohol.

25 Aug 2010

BioPharm Systems enters Inc. magazine's list of fastest-growing private companies in U.S

BioPharm Systems, a leading provider of clinical trial, data, and safety solutions, today announced that it has been named to Inc. magazine's list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States for 2010. The Inc. 500|5000 ranks companies by overall revenue growth over a three-year period. BioPharm Systems was recognized for its 60 percent three-year growth rate.

25 Aug 2010

Prenatal exposure to atrazine leads to prostate inflammation in male rats

A new study shows that male rats prenatally exposed to low doses of atrazine, a widely used herbicide, are more likely to develop prostate inflammation and to go through puberty later than non-exposed animals. The research adds to a growing body of literature on atrazine, an herbicide predominantly used to control weeds and grasses in crops such as corn and sugar cane. Atrazine and its byproducts are known to be relatively persistent in the environment, potentially finding their way into water supplies.

25 Aug 2010

Dyadic International completes private placement of secured promissory notes

Dyadic International, Inc., a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of specialty enzyme products and solutions for the bioenergy, industrial enzyme and biopharmaceutical industries, today announced that it has completed a private placement of $3,000,000 in convertible subordinated secured promissory notes (the "Notes") with two investors.

25 Aug 2010

Study examines movement of pediatric drug testing outside the U.S.

"A law intended to speed up development of new drugs for U.S. kids has ended up financing clinical trials in poor countries, where the medicines might never become available," suggest the authors of a study published online Monday in the journal Pediatrics, Reuters reports (Joelving, 8/23).

25 Aug 2010

ACR Image Metrix praises iCAD on FDA clearance of VeraLook Colon CAD software

ACR Image Metrix™, an imaging contract research organization (CRO) with expertise in imaging research design, techniques and data extraction, congratulates their partner, iCAD, Inc., on obtaining U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance on its VeraLook™, Colon CAD (Computer-Aided Detection) software.

25 Aug 2010

Echo Therapeutics completes clinical study of Prelude SkinPrep System

Echo Therapeutics, Inc., a company developing its needle-free Symphony™ tCGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring system and its Prelude SkinPrep System for transdermal drug delivery, today announced the completion of a clinical study of Prelude.

25 Aug 2010

NICE draft guidance rejects cancer drug bevacizumab

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has released draft guidance for cancer drug bevacizumab (Avastin).

25 Aug 2010

BioScale installs ViBE analytical tool at Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company

BioScale Inc., an innovative life science company that develops, manufactures and promotes novel analytical tools enabling advancements in protein research, today announced the first shipment and installation of the ViBE™ Protein Analysis Workstation at a major Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company.

25 Aug 2010

American Medical Group Association to participate in COPD care management

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) and the American Medical Group Foundation (AMGF) are pleased to announce an opportunity for AMGA members to participate in a learning collaborative on care management for patients with COPD. The Best Practices Learning Collaborative is for organizations that are striving to improve the care of patients with COPD.

25 Aug 2010

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Medco to expand comp effectiveness reach

Survey finds women interested in human papillomavirus vaccination

FDA grants Fast Track Designation to Celsion's ThermoDox for liver cancer treamtment

Americas Amigas donates mammogram machines to Brazilian Navy's floating clinics

PharMerica Corporation announces repurchase of $25 million common stock

Advanced Life Sciences seeks government funding for development of Restanza antibiotic

Parents should give their children's lunches a sugar makeover: Delta Dental Plans Association

New book provides vision on reforming Alzheimer's disease treatment

BioAlliance Pharma launches Oravig drug in the U.S. market

Researchers develop high-resolution technology to visualize individual virus particles

Alcohol consumption affects oestrogen levels, increases breast cancer risk: Study

BioPharm Systems enters Inc. magazine's list of fastest-growing private companies in U.S

Prenatal exposure to atrazine leads to prostate inflammation in male rats

Dyadic International completes private placement of secured promissory notes

Study examines movement of pediatric drug testing outside the U.S.

ACR Image Metrix praises iCAD on FDA clearance of VeraLook Colon CAD software

Echo Therapeutics completes clinical study of Prelude SkinPrep System

NICE draft guidance rejects cancer drug bevacizumab

BioScale installs ViBE analytical tool at Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company

American Medical Group Association to participate in COPD care management

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