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Unpleasant short term side-effects of sunburn dont put off sun-seeking Brits

The research - commissioned by Superdrug and Cancer Research UK as part of their joint campaign to encourage people to enjoy the sun safely this summer - highlights the worrying lengths sun-seeking Brits are prepared to go to in search of a tan.

31 Aug 2010

Tooth brush in a teenager’s stomach

A 15-year-old girl in New Zealand came to the emergency department at an Auckland hospital after accidentally swallowing her 19-centimetre toothbrush. The case study was published in the New Zealand Medical Journal.

31 Aug 2010

Parkinson’s disease discoveries

Genes that affect the immune system and link it to Parkinson’s disease have been uncovered. This paves the way for new drug development in Parkinson’s disease – a serious, degenerative disease of the nerves that leads to tremors and muscle stiffness and eventually complete loss of movements. There is currently no cure for PD.

31 Aug 2010

Anti-smoking measures beefed up

Tasmanians are looking at one of the tightest tobacco control measures ever adopted. The Tasmanian Government is proposing a no-smoking zone at almost all public places including shopping malls and sporting venues and introducing smoke-free buffer zone around children's playgrounds.

31 Aug 2010

Sangart reports positive data from MP4OX Phase IIa study in trauma patients

Sangart, Inc., today announced positive results from its Phase IIa proof-of-concept study of MP4OX (oxygenated pegylated hemoglobin) in severely injured trauma patients with hemorrhagic shock causing lactic acidosis. The study demonstrated that MP4OX, when given in addition to standard of care, was effective at decreasing lactate levels in treated patients.

31 Aug 2010

Irving Place Capital signs agreement to acquire Alpha Packaging

Irving Place Capital, a middle-market private equity firm, announced today that it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Alpha Packaging, a leading blow molder of plastic bottles and jars for the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and personal care markets. IPC is investing in partnership with Alpha's current management team, led by President and Chief Executive Officer Dave Spence and Chief Operating Officer Dan Creston. The transaction is expected to close in September of 2010.

31 Aug 2010

pSivida announces FDA Priority Review status for Iluvien NDA

pSivida Corp., a leader in the development of sustained release back of the eye drug delivery systems for difficult-to-treat conditions, today announced that its licensee, Alimera Sciences has been notified that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Priority Review status for the New Drug Application (NDA) filed for Iluvien for the treatment diabetic macular edema (DME).

31 Aug 2010

Ranaz second-quarter net earnings increase 11.5% to $410,443

Ranaz Corporation, a company specializing in the manufacturing and marketing of protein and dietary supplements, reported its results today for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

31 Aug 2010

Stromedix's STX-100 receives orphan drug status from FDA for treatment of IPF

Stromedix, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on innovative therapies for fibrosis and fibrotic organ failure, announced today that its lead clinical candidate STX-100 has been granted orphan drug status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a debilitating and almost uniformly fatal disease in which patients experience progressive difficulty breathing due to fibrosis (scarring) of the lung.

31 Aug 2010

LadyBug Resource Group to acquire Men's Medical Corporation

LadyBug Resource Group Inc. has signed an Agreement to acquire 100% of Men's Medical Corporation.

31 Aug 2010

Uber Operations to serve as Certified Systems Integrator on OpenSpan's products, technology

Uber Operations today announced a strategic partnership with OpenSpan, Inc., a leader in User Process Management software. Uber Operations will serve as a Certified Systems Integrator offering healthcare organizations both trusted development and implementation expertise on OpenSpan's products and technology.

31 Aug 2010

ClearCount announces closing of $5 million Series B financing round

ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, announced today the close of its $5M Series B financing round. The company will use the funds to drive market penetration and research and development of its RFID-based solutions for hospital patient safety applications. ClearCount has developed the first FDA-cleared sponge counting and detection solution.

31 Aug 2010

HaloSource signs agreement to use HaloPure disinfection cartridges in Bajaj water purification products

HaloSource, a leading clean water company, has signed an agreement with Bajaj Electricals Ltd, the Indian home appliance products company, for the use of HaloSource's revolutionary HaloPure disinfection cartridges in Bajaj water purification products.

31 Aug 2010

KePRO strengthens commercial care management with Preferred Physician Health Alliance acquisition

KePRO Acquisitions, Inc., the commercial subsidiary of the Keystone Peer Review Organization, Inc., acquired Preferred Physician Health Alliance, a fully integrated medical management company located in Orlando, Florida. The acquisition strengthens KePRO's commercial care management offerings by adding new clients throughout the United States and its territories.

31 Aug 2010

Project GreenVax to acquire XDR GMP single-use production bioreactors from Xcellerex

Xcellerex, Inc. announced today that Project GreenVax has agreed to acquire XDR GMP single-use production bioreactors from Xcellerex. The systems will be deployed in a new facility currently under construction in Bryan, Texas. Project GreenVax is spearheaded by Texas Plant-Expressed Vaccine Consortium, which consists of G-Con, LLC and The Texas A&M University System. Financial terms were not disclosed.

31 Aug 2010

First mind controlled prosthesis

Christian Kandlbauer, who lost both of his arms in a high voltage accident, uses a unique development which until recently sounded almost like science fiction: An arm prosthesis, the first of its kind in the world, which he controls solely through the power of his mind.

31 Aug 2010

SCIPP discusses improvements since Hurricane Katrina's impact

Five years ago, New Orleans was hit by one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. Three years later - almost to the day - the city survived another major hurricane with barely a scratch. What happened to make the outcomes of Hurricane Gustav so much different from Katrina? LSU's Climate Center, part of the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program, or SCIPP, which partners LSU with the University of Oklahoma, released "Beyond Katrina: Lessons Learned," to evaluate the progress New Orleans, the state of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region have made since Katrina's devastating impact in 2005.

31 Aug 2010

Emergency department visits for concussions in young athletes on the rise

A new study from Hasbro Children's Hospital finds visits to emergency departments for concussions that occurred during organized team sports have increased dramatically over a 10-year period, and appear to be highest in ice hockey and football. The number of sports-related concussions is highest in high school-aged athletes, but the number in younger athletes is significant and rising.

31 Aug 2010

QPIP observes 1st anniversary

Quality Physicians Insurance Program, a risk purchasing group providing professional liability insurance to physicians in Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia, recently celebrated the company's 1st anniversary.

31 Aug 2010

Release of cortisol with fixed regularity can help cope with stress better

If your body releases cortisol with fixed regularity then you can cope with stress better, says NWO-funded researcher Angela Sarabdjitsingh. She investigated the rhythm of corticosterone production in rats. This rat hormone is comparable to the human stress hormone cortisol. Rats deal considerably less well with stress if the pattern of corticosterone release changes. An irregular release pattern is a characteristic of chronic stress and stress-related diseases. It might therefore be possible to treat these by restoring the rhythm.

31 Aug 2010