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Aragon initiates dosing in ARN-509 Phase 1/2 clinical trial for castration-resistant prostate cancer

Aragon Pharmaceuticals today announced the dosing of the first patient in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of the company's lead compound, ARN-509, in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC).

9 Aug 2010

Arcadia Resources first-quarter net revenues decrease to $25.8 million

Arcadia Resources, Inc., a leading provider of innovative consumer health care services under the Arcadia HealthCare(SM) brand, today announced fiscal 2011 first quarter net revenues of $25.8 million and a net loss of $4.0 million, or $0.02 per share, which compares to net revenue of $26.4 million and a net loss of $4.6 million, or $0.03 per share for the same period in the fiscal 2010.

9 Aug 2010

Vanguard to acquire assets of Arizona Heart Hospital

MedCath Corporation, and its physician partners jointly announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement for Vanguard Health Systems to acquire substantially all the assets of Arizona Heart Hospital. The transaction is expected to close during MedCath's first quarter of fiscal 2011, which ends on December 31, 2010, subject to certain closing conditions.

9 Aug 2010

Amedisys second-quarter net service revenue increases 11.8% to $422.3 million

Amedisys, Inc., one of America's leading home health nursing companies, today reported its financial results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2010. Net service revenue increased 11.8% while net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc., decreased 8.2% over the three-month period ended June 30, 2009.

9 Aug 2010

Lowell PHO implements MedVentive's technology to manage risk, quality performance

Lowell General Physician-Hospital Organization, a 280-physician integrated delivery system providing outstanding quality care to patients in the Greater Lowell (Massachusetts) area, has implemented MedVentive's award-winning technology platform to manage risk and quality performance. To effectively manage its capitated and incentive-based quality contracts with multiple payers, Lowell PHO sought a comprehensive, flexible technology platform to manage risk, identify improvement opportunities, and proactively outreach to its physicians and patients.

9 Aug 2010

BioVentrix announces First-in-Man milestone for PliCath heart failure system

BioVentrix, developer of the PliCath HF™ System for use in Epicardial Catheter-based Ventricular Reconstruction (ECVR), today announced achievement of its First-in-Man milestone, performed on a 52-year-old male heart failure patient in Krakow, Poland. The PliCath HF System is designed to treat heart failure (HF) by reducing the enlarged Left Ventricle (LV) through an anchoring system that is delivered across the cardiac chambers with the use of a catheter.

9 Aug 2010

Medical Action Industries first-quarter fiscal 2011 net sales decrease 5.5%

Medical Action Industries Inc., a leading supplier of medical and surgical disposable products, today reported fiscal results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2010.

9 Aug 2010

GTx second-quarter net loss increases to $12.9 million

GTx, Inc. today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2010. The net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 was $12.9 million compared with a net loss of $11.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. The net loss for the second quarter of 2010 included a $1.7 million non-cash impairment charge related to the conclusion of the Phase III clinical trial of toremifene 20 mg.

9 Aug 2010

Millennium Laboratories signs agreement to assist physicians with drug monitoring services, tools

Millennium Laboratories, Inc., a leading provider of therapeutic drug monitoring and education to physicians and staff treating chronic pain, announced today a national agreement with MultiPlan, the nation's leading comprehensive provider of healthcare cost management solutions. As a participating provider in the PHCS and MultiPlan Networks, Millennium Laboratories will assist participating physicians with state-of-the-art therapeutic drug monitoring services and tools.

9 Aug 2010

Rite Aid announces proposed $650 million senior secured notes offering

Rite Aid Corporation announced today its intention to offer $650 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2020. The notes will be unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of Rite Aid Corporation and will be guaranteed by substantially all of Rite Aid's subsidiaries. The guarantees will be secured on a senior lien basis.

9 Aug 2010

Capstone second-quarter net loss decreases to $2.9 million

Capstone Therapeutics, today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2010.

9 Aug 2010

Bovie Medical reports revenues of $5,896,909 for second-quarter2010

Bovie Medical Corporation, a manufacturer and marketer of electrosurgical products, today announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010.

9 Aug 2010

First Edition: August 9, 2010

Today's health policy headlines include dispatches from the campaign trail, news of the President's weekly address and developments from the health care marketplace.

9 Aug 2010

Pharmacy Network transaction connectivity links myMatrixx, Starr Comprehensive Solutions at Texas A&M System

The Texas A&M University System's workers' compensation pharmacy benefit management strategy with Tampa, FL based myMatrixx, which integrates clinical pharmacy services with advanced technology to optimize recovery outcomes, features a collaborative connectivity arrangement assuring continuation of the Texas A&M System's compliance with state eBilling requirements.

9 Aug 2010

ESMO Congress provides forum for presentation of new research on treatment of cancer

Cancer is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, accounting for more than one in ten deaths. By 2030, the global burden is expected to exceed 12 million.

9 Aug 2010

AOBO to launch Yin Yang balancing medication Pai Du Qing Zhi Tablet

American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc., a pharmaceutical company dedicated to improving health through the development, manufacture and commercialization of a broad range of prescription and over the counter products, today announced that its Boke brand Pai Du Qing Zhi Tablet, a prescription medicine aimed at achieving the balance of Yin Yang by regulating metabolism, in order to cleanse the blood and detoxify, dispose of hemorrhoids, fight obesity and lower hyperlipemia, will be commercially launched in the third quarter of 2010.

9 Aug 2010

China Jo-Jo Drugstores announces new store openings

China Jo-Jo Drugstores, Inc.("Jo-Jo Drugstores" or the "Company"), which operates a retail pharmacy chain in Zhejiang Province, today announced store openings in the cities of Quzhou and Hangzhou, increasing Jo-Jo Drugstores' total store count to 42 locations.

9 Aug 2010

WellCare Health Plans reaches agreement on material terms of settlement

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. announced today that it has reached an agreement on the material terms of a settlement which will resolve the claims asserted against the Company in the previously disclosed putative securities class action consolidated complaint filed against the Company.

9 Aug 2010

Chindex first-quarter revenue from Healthcare Services division increases 12.3% to $24.7 million

Chindex International, Inc., a leading independent American provider of Western healthcare products and services in the People's Republic of China, today announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011, which reflects the three month period ended June 30, 2010.

9 Aug 2010

China-Biotics net sales for first-quarter fiscal 2011 increase 61.8% to $24.9 million

China-Biotics, Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of probiotics products in China, today reported its financial results for the first quarter of its 2011 fiscal year, ended June 30, 2010.

9 Aug 2010

Medical News

Aragon initiates dosing in ARN-509 Phase 1/2 clinical trial for castration-resistant prostate cancer

Arcadia Resources first-quarter net revenues decrease to $25.8 million

Vanguard to acquire assets of Arizona Heart Hospital

Amedisys second-quarter net service revenue increases 11.8% to $422.3 million

Lowell PHO implements MedVentive's technology to manage risk, quality performance

BioVentrix announces First-in-Man milestone for PliCath heart failure system

Medical Action Industries first-quarter fiscal 2011 net sales decrease 5.5%

GTx second-quarter net loss increases to $12.9 million

Millennium Laboratories signs agreement to assist physicians with drug monitoring services, tools

Rite Aid announces proposed $650 million senior secured notes offering

Capstone second-quarter net loss decreases to $2.9 million

Bovie Medical reports revenues of $5,896,909 for second-quarter2010

First Edition: August 9, 2010

Pharmacy Network transaction connectivity links myMatrixx, Starr Comprehensive Solutions at Texas A&M System

ESMO Congress provides forum for presentation of new research on treatment of cancer

AOBO to launch Yin Yang balancing medication Pai Du Qing Zhi Tablet

China Jo-Jo Drugstores announces new store openings

WellCare Health Plans reaches agreement on material terms of settlement

Chindex first-quarter revenue from Healthcare Services division increases 12.3% to $24.7 million

China-Biotics net sales for first-quarter fiscal 2011 increase 61.8% to $24.9 million

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