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Emisphere second-quarter net loss increases to $13.7 million

Emisphere Technologies, Inc. today announced financial and operational results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.

16 Aug 2010

Liverpool scientists create new drug for malaria

As part of the -1.5 million project, researchers are now testing the drug to determine how the treatment could progress to clinical trials. The drug is made from simple organic molecules and will be cheaper to mass produce compared to existing therapies.

16 Aug 2010

Medco Health Solutions to acquire United BioSource Corporation

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. and United BioSource Corporation today announced a definitive agreement under which Medco will acquire closely held UBC in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $730 million. The combination of America's leading advanced pharmacy with one of the world's most respected sources of post-approval drug and device research extends Medco's core capabilities in data analytics and research to further accelerate pharmaceutical knowledge – advancing patient safety and furthering evidence-based medicine.

16 Aug 2010

Politics and Health Reform: Democrats, Republicans trying to sway seniors

The Associated Press: Democrats, "running scared in an election year," are hopeful that a $250 check - to help seniors afford prescription drugs - will turn the tide of public opinion. "Democrats ... are trying to overcome older people's mistrust of the new health care law, which expands coverage for younger generations by cutting Medicare payments to hospitals and insurers. … Behind the hoopla, the reality is modest. The $250 check, for example, is just a fraction of what many people in the prescription coverage gap have to pay.

16 Aug 2010

TeamStaff reports sequential improvements in third-quarter 2010 revenue and gross margins

TeamStaff, Inc., a leading healthcare and logistical services provider to the Federal Government, today announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2010. As a result of the previously disclosed sale of TeamStaff Rx, which was completed on January 4, 2010, all results reported in this release have been reclassified to show TeamStaff Rx as a discontinued operation.

16 Aug 2010

State Roundup: Elderly inmates burden cash-strapped states; Drew University in LA faces financial troubles; Florida doctors opt not to break ties to AMA

The Associated Press reports on "the national surge in elderly inmates whose medical expenses are straining cash-strapped states and have officials looking for solutions, including early release, some possibly to nursing homes. ... That burden is becoming greater as the American Civil Liberties Union estimates that elderly prisoners — the fastest growing segment of the prison population, largely because of tough sentencing laws — are three times more expensive to incarcerate than younger inmates.

16 Aug 2010

Orthofix launches FUSION XT knee brace with new AirTech system

Orthofix International announced today that its Sports Medicine Division, Breg, has launched the FUSION® XT knee brace with its innovative new AirTech™ system. Designed to improve comfort and fit, AirTech is a complete system of air mesh vents and grooved channel frame pads that increase airflow throughout the brace. The system allows cool air in and moves warm air and moisture away from the skin, improving patient comfort. The new pad technology is also designed to reduce pinching and help alleviate pressure points.

16 Aug 2010

Today's Opinions: Challenges for independent Medicare board; Lack of independent analysis of Medicare finances; Medical schools shouldn't fear restrictions on ties to industry

One of the most promising aspects of the new health-care reform is the creation of an independent board to recommend changes in federal health programs and a fast-track provision that would allow these changes to take effect automatically unless Congress comes up with alternatives that would save a similar amount (8/16).

16 Aug 2010

Enrollment open in Phase I clinical study of Morphotek's MORAb-028 for advanced melanoma

Morphotek, Inc., a subsidiary of Eisai Inc., announced today that the John Wayne Cancer Institute in Santa Monica, California has opened enrollment in a Phase I clinical study with MORAb-028 in patients with advanced melanoma.

16 Aug 2010

Lotus Pharmaceuticals second-quarter net income increases 32% to $6.3 million

Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a growing developer, manufacturer and seller of medicine and drugs in the People's Republic of China, reported today its financial results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010.

16 Aug 2010

FDA grants Microsulis Medical 510(k) clearance for Acculis Accu2i percutaneous microwave tissue ablation system

Microsulis Medical Limited, the leading company in microwave technology for medical devices, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided the company 510(k) clearance to market the Acculis Accu2i percutaneous microwave tissue ablation (pMTA) system for the coagulation of soft tissue during surgical procedures.

16 Aug 2010

Mesa Labs first-quarter fiscal 2011 GAAP net income increases 29% to $1.32 million

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. today reported a fifty percent increase in revenue for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2010.

16 Aug 2010

World's smallest ultrasonic transducers

Scientists and Engineers at The University of Nottingham have built the world's smallest ultrasonic transducers capable of generating and detecting ultrasound.

16 Aug 2010

Dynasil third-quarter revenue increases 33% to $11.3 million

Dynasil Corporation of America today announced record financial results for its 2010 third quarter, which ended June 30, 2010. The Company posted record revenue for the 2010 third quarter of $11.3 million which compares to $8.5 million in the third-quarter of 2009, a 33% increase year over year. Operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $1.33 million, $727,646, and $0.05, increases of 92%, 85%, and 120%, respectively, compared with the prior year.

16 Aug 2010

Alverix and BD partner to develop point of care infectious disease diagnostic assay systems

As consumers begin to take greater ownership of their own healthcare, there is a growing demand for accessibility to diagnostic testing. Alverix, Inc. and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) are on the cutting edge of this trend and today announced an agreement to produce assay systems at the point-of-care (POC) that will improve infectious disease diagnoses.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 16 Aug 2010

Jiangbo receives Shandong FDA approval to market Felodipine SR tablets

Jiangbo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that the Company received approval from the Shandong Food and Drug Administration to start the sales of Felodipine sustained release tablets.

16 Aug 2010

KHN column: Medicaid cutbacks not the same as private insurance rescission

In his latest Kaiser Health News column, done in collaboration with The New Republic, Jonathan Cohn writes: "Everywhere you look, Medicaid seems to be in jeopardy.

16 Aug 2010

Indiana University installs new DeltaVision|OMX imaging system from Applied Precision

Applied Precision, along with Indiana University, are excited to announce the installation of a new DeltaVision|OMX imaging system in the Light Microscopy Imaging Center in Bloomington, Indiana.

16 Aug 2010

Weikang Bio-Technology second-quarter revenue decreases 20.5% to $10.5 million

Weikang Bio-Technology Group Co., Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Western prescription and OTC pharmaceuticals and other health and nutritional products in the People's Republic of China, today announced its fiscal 2010 second quarter results for period ended June 30, 2010.

16 Aug 2010

UCI Medical Affiliates third-quarter revenues increase 9.23% to $21.04 million

UCI Medical Affiliates, Inc. today announced that it had filed its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010.

16 Aug 2010

Medical News

Emisphere second-quarter net loss increases to $13.7 million

Liverpool scientists create new drug for malaria

Medco Health Solutions to acquire United BioSource Corporation

Politics and Health Reform: Democrats, Republicans trying to sway seniors

TeamStaff reports sequential improvements in third-quarter 2010 revenue and gross margins

State Roundup: Elderly inmates burden cash-strapped states; Drew University in LA faces financial troubles; Florida doctors opt not to break ties to AMA

Orthofix launches FUSION XT knee brace with new AirTech system

Today's Opinions: Challenges for independent Medicare board; Lack of independent analysis of Medicare finances; Medical schools shouldn't fear restrictions on ties to industry

Enrollment open in Phase I clinical study of Morphotek's MORAb-028 for advanced melanoma

Lotus Pharmaceuticals second-quarter net income increases 32% to $6.3 million

FDA grants Microsulis Medical 510(k) clearance for Acculis Accu2i percutaneous microwave tissue ablation system

Mesa Labs first-quarter fiscal 2011 GAAP net income increases 29% to $1.32 million

World's smallest ultrasonic transducers

Dynasil third-quarter revenue increases 33% to $11.3 million

Alverix and BD partner to develop point of care infectious disease diagnostic assay systems

Jiangbo receives Shandong FDA approval to market Felodipine SR tablets

KHN column: Medicaid cutbacks not the same as private insurance rescission

Indiana University installs new DeltaVision|OMX imaging system from Applied Precision

Weikang Bio-Technology second-quarter revenue decreases 20.5% to $10.5 million

UCI Medical Affiliates third-quarter revenues increase 9.23% to $21.04 million

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