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European infertility patients are limited in choice for medically assisted reproduction treatment

In a number of European countries, infertility patients are limited in their choice for medically assisted reproduction treatment, experts criticized today at the European Health Forum Gastein. Many patients seek treatment outside their home countries.

6 Oct 2010

Springer launches American Joint Committee on Cancer e-Staging Tool

Springer is launching the AJCC e-Staging Tool, a web-based application which will improve the way cancer is staged. Designed to meet the needs of the entire multidisciplinary team in any facility that deals with cancer, the AJCC e-Staging Tool makes the process quicker, more efficient and more accurate. The content draws from the highly successful AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, 7th edition, published by Springer in 2010.

6 Oct 2010

SOKO signs revenue-sharing agreement with Bin Xian for education offering

SOKO Fitness & Spa Group, Inc., an operator of fitness centers, beauty salons and spas in Northeast China as well as suburban Beijing, today announced that it has signed a cooperation and revenue-sharing agreement with Bin Xian Vocational Technology and Education Center ("Bin Xian"), which is located in suburban Harbin, China.

6 Oct 2010

Mucoadhesive patch increases salivary flow rates for dry mouth sufferers: Study

A newly published study in the October 2010 issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA), conducted at New York University's College of Dentistry, concludes that use of a mucoadhesive patch, affixed to the roof of the mouth, provides statistically significant and sustainable improvements in salivary flow rates and subjective moistness for dry mouth sufferers. An estimated 30 million Americans deal with dry mouth, or xerostomia, an uncomfortable oral health condition which can have a detrimental effect on overall oral health.

6 Oct 2010

Nuevolution enters lead discovery collaboration for epigenetic disorders

Nuevolution A/S today announced that it has entered into a lead discovery collaboration focused on epigenetic disorders.A consortium between Nuevolution, EpiTherapeutics, ExpreS2ion Biotechnologies and the research group of Professor Kristian Helin (Biotech Research & Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen) has been established with the objective of identifying and developing novel small molecule drugs against epigenetic factors.

6 Oct 2010

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research announces awards totaling $10.1M

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research announced awards totaling approximately $10.1 million for five new clinical studies and 14 pre-clinical therapeutic development projects. The funding includes $2.5 million to drive four new clinical trials under the Clinical Intervention Awards, one of the Foundation's Edmond J. Safra Core Programs for PD Research.

6 Oct 2010

ACEA, Vivo Biosciences collaborate to develop cell-based assays for xCELLigence System

ACEA Biosciences Inc. and Vivo Biosciences Inc. announced that they have entered into a collaboration for the further development of label-free and real-time cell based assays for the xCELLigence System, which is co-developed by Roche and ACEA and marketed by Roche Applied Science.

6 Oct 2010

U.S. Army re-awards Patient Appointing Services bridge contracts to Health Net Federal Services

Health Net Federal Services, LLC, part of the Government Contracts segment of Health Net, Inc. today announced it was re-awarded three Patient Appointing Services bridge contracts, continuing its Patient Appointing Services work in Fort Irwin and Puget Sound through March 31, 2011, and in Great Lakes through January 31, 2011, by the United States Army's Center for Health Care Contracting, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Each contract includes an option to extend services for an additional six months.

6 Oct 2010

Glencoe Software launches world's first scientific image data publication system

Glencoe Software, Inc., The Journal of Cell Biology (JCB) and The Rockefeller University Press are pleased to announce the release of the next version of the JCB DataViewer, the world's first scientific image data publication system.

6 Oct 2010

Nautilus Neurosciences announces exclusive co-promotion agreement for CAMBIA drug

Nautilus Neurosciences, Inc., a neurology-focused specialty pharmaceutical company, and Mission Pharmacal Company, a privately-held pharmaceutical company focused on the women's health market announced today their exclusive co-promotion agreement for CAMBIA (diclofenac potassium for oral solution) to obstetrician's, gynecologists and other women's health medical professionals.

6 Oct 2010

Accuray announces 100,000th patient treated with CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System

Accuray Incorporated, a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that the 100,000th patient has been treated with the CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System, a non-invasive alternative to surgery for the treatment of both cancerous and non-cancerous tumors anywhere in the body. One in four patients treated with CyberKnife radiosurgery received treatment during Accuray's fiscal 2010, which ran July 2009 to June 2010.

6 Oct 2010

NeuroDerm receives $1M grant for development of ND0611 dermal patch for Parkinson's disease

NeuroDerm, Ltd. was informed today that it was awarded a grant of $1M by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. These funds will support the next clinical study with ND0611, a new dermal patch for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, as part of the Foundation's prestigious Clinical Intervention Awards 2010 program. This study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, levodopa pharmacokinetics, and possible clinical benefits of ND0611 in advanced Parkinson's disease patients.

6 Oct 2010

Insuring your health: New laws expand mental health coverage

Two federal laws that provide better insurance coverage for more people with mental health and substance abuse conditions are just beginning to take effect, and advocates say the changes describe the changes as a huge win for consumers that will greatly improve treatment.

6 Oct 2010

Wound Care Innovations adds first pharmacy client to growing list of customers

Wound Management Technologies, Inc. announced today that its subsidiary Wound Care Innovations, LLC has added the company's first pharmacy client to its rapidly growing list of customers. Lewis Hall, Inc. of Fort Worth, TX is an independent pharmacy group that has several locations and 30 years experience in wound care, long term care and specialty compounded products for dermatologic use.

6 Oct 2010

GE Centricity Advance version 10.1 certified as Complete EHR

GE Healthcare is pleased to announce that GE Centricity Advance version 10.1 is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as a Complete EHR on October 1, 2010 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable eligible provider certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

6 Oct 2010

NHPCO releases report on hospice care in U.S

An estimated 41.6 percent of all people who died in the U.S. last year were under the care of a hospice program, reports the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (up from 38.8 percent in 2008 and 35 percent in 2007).

6 Oct 2010

Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging more effective than ultrasound in finding cancers

Results of a study on Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) presented at the annual breast meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Washington, D.C., showed that BSGI was nearly twice as effective in finding cancers and more than three times as likely to lead to the correct diagnosis when compared to ultrasound.

6 Oct 2010

Pioneer Surgical receives patent for nanOss technology

Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc., a global medical device provider in orthopaedics, spine, and biologics, is proud to announce the United States Patent Office has reissued a patent further strengthening Pioneer's market position in nanocrystalline derived products used in orthopaedics.

6 Oct 2010

QSR Holdings represents former stockholders of Quill Medical

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that on October 4, 2010, the Company was notified that QSR Holdings, Inc. as the representative for the former stockholders of Quill Medical, Inc. made a formal demand to the American Arbitration Association naming as respondents the Company, together with its subsidiaries QMI and Angiotech Pharmaceuticals (US), Inc.

6 Oct 2010

LDR expands lumbar VerteBRIDGE platform

LDR, a total spine solution company, announced today the expansion of its lumbar VerteBRIDGE product offering following 2 years of successful clinical use of the ROI-A® ALIF Cage. The new applications offer a complete range of alternatives to currently adopted lateral approaches. The new direct lateral and oblique lumbar systems have been used successfully in Europe in more than 100 cases.

6 Oct 2010

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European infertility patients are limited in choice for medically assisted reproduction treatment

Springer launches American Joint Committee on Cancer e-Staging Tool

SOKO signs revenue-sharing agreement with Bin Xian for education offering

Mucoadhesive patch increases salivary flow rates for dry mouth sufferers: Study

Nuevolution enters lead discovery collaboration for epigenetic disorders

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research announces awards totaling $10.1M

ACEA, Vivo Biosciences collaborate to develop cell-based assays for xCELLigence System

U.S. Army re-awards Patient Appointing Services bridge contracts to Health Net Federal Services

Glencoe Software launches world's first scientific image data publication system

Nautilus Neurosciences announces exclusive co-promotion agreement for CAMBIA drug

Accuray announces 100,000th patient treated with CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System

NeuroDerm receives $1M grant for development of ND0611 dermal patch for Parkinson's disease

Insuring your health: New laws expand mental health coverage

Wound Care Innovations adds first pharmacy client to growing list of customers

GE Centricity Advance version 10.1 certified as Complete EHR

NHPCO releases report on hospice care in U.S

Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging more effective than ultrasound in finding cancers

Pioneer Surgical receives patent for nanOss technology

QSR Holdings represents former stockholders of Quill Medical

LDR expands lumbar VerteBRIDGE platform

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