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iMedX acquires FORE Transcriptions USA

iMedX Inc., a leading healthcare software and services company, announced today that it has acquired FORE Transcriptions USA Inc., along with its Indian operations, FORE Transcriptions Pvt. Ltd. With this acquisition, iMedX adds FORE's many clinics and solo practitioners in Southwestern Texas to its customer base and significantly enhances its global transcription production capacity in one of India's prime technology hubs.

1 Oct 2010

New co-branded Medicare Part D prescription drug plan from Humana and Walmart

Today, Humana Inc. announced an innovative Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, co-branded with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., that can provide significant savings on monthly plan premiums and prescription medicine copayments and cost-shares for Medicare beneficiaries, including seniors and people with disabilities.

1 Oct 2010

DaVita announces $1.45 billion Senior Notes offering

DaVita Inc. announced today that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $1.45 billion principal amount of senior notes (the "Senior Notes").

1 Oct 2010

First Edition: October 1, 2010

In this morning's headlines -- Medicaid enrollment spikes and the interplay between the federal government and McDonald's gets more attention.

1 Oct 2010

EXFO announces sale of Life Sciences and Industrial Division to The Riverside Company

EXFO Inc. announced today that it has sold its Life Sciences and Industrial Division to The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm, for US$24.3 million in cash. The purchase price is subject to adjustments for minimum working capital requirements.

1 Oct 2010

New method for detecting spores of non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum

The Institute of Food Research has collaborated in the development of a new method for detecting spores of non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum. This bacterium is the major health hazard associated with refrigerated convenience foods, and these developments give the food industry and regulators more quantitative information on which to base the procedures that ensure food safety.

1 Oct 2010

Study examines link between insufficient sleep and blood pressure among pregnant women

A study in the Oct. 1 issue of the journal Sleep found that getting too little or too much sleep in early pregnancy is associated with elevated blood pressure in the third trimester. The study suggests that improving prenatal sleep hygiene may provide important health benefits.

1 Oct 2010

FDA issues Complete Response Letter for Teva's Neutroval BLA

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response Letter for the Biologic License Application (BLA) for Neutroval™ (granulocyte colony-stimulating factor) for the reduction in the duration of severe neutropenia and the incidence of febrile neutropenia in patients treated with established myelosuppressive chemotherapy for cancer.

1 Oct 2010

First nationwide Safe Medication Disposal Program launched

Walgreens has launched the first ongoing, nationwide Safe Medication Disposal Program, a safe and environmentally responsible way to dispose of unused or expired medications.

1 Oct 2010

Center for Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease established by Vanderbilt and Meharry

A Vanderbilt-Meharry Center for Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease has been established by Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Meharry Medical College. The Center will seek to bring high quality care to people with sickle cell disease (SCD) that is seamless and lifelong.

1 Oct 2010

Study suggests balance between NF-kB and p53 signaling as a promising target for new cancer drugs

A new report published in the October 2010 print issue of The FASEB Journal offers a ray of hope in the search for new cancer drugs. By examining the seemingly conflicting roles of how oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes handle cellular stress, scientists from the Institute for Advanced Studies in New Jersey argue that each of these opposing systems could be potent drug targets in the effort to stop cancer. In addition, their hypothesis provides new insights into what contributes to immunological disorders such as chronic inflammation and autoimmune diseases.

1 Oct 2010

UC San Diego researcher receives 'Era of Hope Scholar Award' for innovation in breast cancer study

Seth Field, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Medicine at UC San Diego, has been awarded a five-year, $3.86 million "Era of Hope Scholar Award" from the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program. The award supports individuals who have high potential for innovation in breast cancer research early in their careers, researchers considered the "best and brightest" in their field through "extraordinary creativity, vision and productivity and potential for leadership in the breast cancer research community.

1 Oct 2010

Lying creates desire to clean the 'dirty' body part: Study

Apparently your mom had it right when she threatened to wash your mouth out with soap if you talked dirty. Lying really does create a desire to clean the "dirty" body part, according to a University of Michigan study.

1 Oct 2010

Increase in excise taxes and state-of-the-art tobacco control program reduces lung cancer rates

A study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego shows that California's 40 year-long tobacco control program has resulted in lung cancer rates that are nearly 25 percent lower than other states.

1 Oct 2010

Report finds development of multiple myeloma is tied to 'hypomethylation'

DNA methylation - a modification of DNA linked to gene regulation - is altered with increasing severity in a blood cancer called multiple myeloma, according to a study by Mayo Clinic and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).

1 Oct 2010

Global phase IV study confirms efficacy of erlotinib in treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

Featured in the October edition of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO), data from The Tarceva Lung Cancer Survival Treatment (TRUST) confirms the safety and efficacy profile of erlotinib, a highly potent oral active, reversible inhibitor of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine-kinase (TK) activity in a large heterogeneous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) population.

1 Oct 2010

Herpevac Trial for Women finds experimental vaccine ineffective in prevention of genital herpes disease

An experimental vaccine intended to prevent genital herpes disease in women, although generally safe and well-tolerated, proved ineffective when tested in the recently concluded clinical study known as the Herpevac Trial for Women.

1 Oct 2010

Obama to nominate Morgan Stanley COO for deputy Secretary of State for management and resources post

The White House on Wednesday announced President Barack Obama's intention to nominate Thomas Nides, chief operating officer of Morgan Stanley, "to be the next deputy Secretary of State for management and resources, replacing Jack Lew, who is waiting to be confirmed to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget," Foreign Policy's blog "The Cable" reports (Rogin , 9/29).

1 Oct 2010

Researchers study potential of menstrual blood-derived stem cells for stroke therapy

The potential for stem cells derived from menstrual blood to benefit stroke sufferers will be jointly investigated by researchers at the University of South Florida, Cryo-Cell International, Inc., a global stem cell company based in Oldsmar, FL, and Saneron CCEL Therapeutics, Inc. a Tampa-based biotechnology company.

1 Oct 2010

Adequate sleep is the secret to a long life

A new study, derived from novel sleep research conducted by University of California, San Diego researchers 14 years earlier, suggests that the secret to a long life may come with just enough sleep. Less than five hours a night is probably not enough; eight hours is probably too much.

1 Oct 2010

Medical News

iMedX acquires FORE Transcriptions USA

New co-branded Medicare Part D prescription drug plan from Humana and Walmart

DaVita announces $1.45 billion Senior Notes offering

First Edition: October 1, 2010

EXFO announces sale of Life Sciences and Industrial Division to The Riverside Company

New method for detecting spores of non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum

Study examines link between insufficient sleep and blood pressure among pregnant women

FDA issues Complete Response Letter for Teva's Neutroval BLA

First nationwide Safe Medication Disposal Program launched

Center for Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease established by Vanderbilt and Meharry

Study suggests balance between NF-kB and p53 signaling as a promising target for new cancer drugs

UC San Diego researcher receives 'Era of Hope Scholar Award' for innovation in breast cancer study

Lying creates desire to clean the 'dirty' body part: Study

Increase in excise taxes and state-of-the-art tobacco control program reduces lung cancer rates

Report finds development of multiple myeloma is tied to 'hypomethylation'

Global phase IV study confirms efficacy of erlotinib in treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

Herpevac Trial for Women finds experimental vaccine ineffective in prevention of genital herpes disease

Obama to nominate Morgan Stanley COO for deputy Secretary of State for management and resources post

Researchers study potential of menstrual blood-derived stem cells for stroke therapy

Adequate sleep is the secret to a long life

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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