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China Yongxin Pharmaceuticals expands chain of drugstores to 103

China Yongxin Pharmaceuticals Inc., one of the leading health products distribution and retail sales companies in China, today announced the opening of three new chain drugstores in Changchun City. These new openings bring the Company's total number of stores to 24 in Changchun City, and 103 throughout Northeastern China, exceeding the Company's previously projected rate of growth in terms of number of locations.

17 Jun 2010

One in three people with psoriasis do not receive proper treatment due to health insurance issues: Survey

Results from a new survey reveal that one in three people with psoriasis do not receive proper treatment for their disease due to health insurance issues—and many won't be helped by the new health care reform law.

17 Jun 2010

First implantation of PyroTITAN Humeral Resurfacing Arthroplasty performed outside US in Australia

Ascension Orthopedics, Inc., a market leader in PyroCarbon orthopedic implants, announces the first implantation of the PyroTITAN™ Humeral Resurfacing Arthroplasty outside the United States. The PyroTITAN was implanted last month in Brisbane, Australia in a 46-year-old patient who reported "immediate pain relief" within 24 hours of surgery. The PyroTITAN Humeral Resurfacing implant is the first commercially-available shoulder arthroplasty prosthesis made of PyroCarbon in the world.

17 Jun 2010

Merge Healthcare announces new distribution agreement with Microdata Tecnologia

Merge Healthcare, a leading health IT solutions provider , today announced a new distribution agreement with Microdata Tecnologia LTDA, a PACS and Medical Imaging Technology manufacturer in Brazil. Under the agreement, Microdata Tecnologia LTDA will have exclusive access to a Portuguese language version of eFilm Workstation, the world's most downloaded software for viewing medical images.

17 Jun 2010

Pharmacyclics increases number of shares to be sold in registered direct offering by 1.9M

Pharmacyclics, Inc. today announced that it has increased the number of shares to be sold in the registered direct offering previously announced on June 15, 2010 by approximately 1.9 million shares, for a total offering of approximately 8 million shares. The increase in the number of shares was due to additional demand from institutional investors who were previously participating in the registered direct offering.

17 Jun 2010

NuGEN Technologies receives State of California cGMP certification

NuGEN Technologies, the provider of innovative RNA and DNA amplification and sample preparation technologies for breakthrough genomic analysis, today announced it has received the State of California cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) certification following a rigorous audit process. NuGEN is one of the first sample preparation companies to receive this certification, which allows the company to manufacture and ship any of its products under cGMP compliance.

17 Jun 2010

Benefitfocus announces acquisition of BeliefNetworks

Benefitfocus today announced the acquisition of BeliefNetworks, Inc., a leader in transforming real-time data – including consumer behavior, marketing campaign data and social networking conversations – into actionable knowledge for customers. The agreement includes three patent applications and proprietary software code. These assets and the highly-experienced staff of BeliefNetworks are a valuable addition to Benefitfocus, the leader in Software as a Service solutions for health and voluntary benefits.

17 Jun 2010

First clinical trial results of XOMA 052 in patients with uveitis of Behcet's disease presented at EULAR 2010

XOMA Ltd., a leader in the discovery and development of therapeutic antibodies, announced positive results from an open-label pilot study of XOMA 052 in patients with uveitis of Behcet's disease who were suffering from vision-threatening exacerbations despite maximal doses of immunosuppressive medicines.

17 Jun 2010

Neptune Technologies & Bioressources not to proceed with private placement

Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. announces that, due to market conditions, it will not be proceeding with the private placement as announced in a news release dated May 4, 2010.

17 Jun 2010

Biological mechanism associated with remission during pregnancy

During pregnancy, many women experience remission of autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis and uveitis. Now, scientists have described a biological mechanism responsible for changes in the immune system that helps to explain the remission.

17 Jun 2010

ZYTO reengages Aquiline Group to assist in public relations efforts

ZYTO Corp www.ZYTO.com announced today that the Company has reengaged Aquiline Group, Inc. to assist in its public relations efforts.

17 Jun 2010

My Metabolic Makeover's highly expected free health-and-weight-loss workshop is back

My Metabolic Makeover's highly anticipated free health-and-weight-loss workshop is back. Now that the word is out in Brooklyn, seats are expected to fill up quickly for the upcoming event near the border of Mill Basin and Bergen Beach.

17 Jun 2010

Constipation prophylaxis in sickle cell patients needs increased attention

Not all patients with sickle cell disease receive laxatives after being treated with narcotics, despite recommendations from a collaborative panel of pediatric experts. These are the findings from a Nationwide Children's Hospital study examining patients from 29 pediatric hospitals, and appearing in Pediatric Blood & Cancer.

17 Jun 2010

2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza vaccine protects against 1918 influenza virus: Report

Mice injected with a 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza vaccine and then exposed to high levels of the virus responsible for the 1918 influenza pandemic do not get sick or die, report scientists funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

17 Jun 2010

Chelsea presents Northera study data at International Congress on Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders

Chelsea Therapeutics International, Ltd. announced that data from its pivotal studies of Northera™ (droxidopa) in symptomatic neurogenic orthostatic hypotension was presented during a poster session and featured in a symposium highlighting the role of norepinephrine (NE) deficiency in Parkinson's disease at the 14th International Congress on Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

17 Jun 2010

Study: Low-salt foods may be harder for some people to like than others

Low-salt foods may be harder for some people to like than others, according to a study by a Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences food scientist. The research indicates that genetics influence some of the difference in the levels of salt we like to eat.

17 Jun 2010

MicroPulse protocol as effective as ETDRS in treatment of DME: Study

IRIDEX Corporation announced the recent publication of a clinical study comparing results obtained in the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME) using an IRIDEX laser and MicroPulse™ treatment protocol to those obtained using the recognized standard of care Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) laser protocol.

17 Jun 2010

Sonomax Technologies, Esterline Racal Acoustics agree to establish R&D License Agreement

Sonomax Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce that it has signed another in a series of Term Sheets that it intends to enter into in 2010. The agreement is with Racal Acoustics Ltd., a component of Esterline Technologies Corp. Under the terms of the agreement the parties have agreed to work toward establishing an R&D License Agreement by July 15th, 2010, the object of which will be to evaluate then develop the use of Sonomax V4 earpiece technology as the centerpiece in the development of a suite of military hearing protection and communication applications.

17 Jun 2010

Amerinet joins Unibased to provide financial performance improvement solutions

Amerinet Inc., a leading national healthcare group purchasing organization, today announced Unibased Systems Architecture has joined the Amerinet Alliance for Financial Efficiency, a partnership of market-leading companies providing best-of-class revenue cycle and financial performance improvement solutions that support healthcare facilities of all sizes.

17 Jun 2010

Kennedy Krieger Institute orders for Bruker's ultra-high field MRI CryoProbe

Bruker has received an order for the first ultra-high field MRI CryoProbe in North America to be installed at the F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, MD. Supported by an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) award to Dr. Peter van Zijl, Director of the Center, the 500 MHz MRI CryoProbe is part of an ultra-high field preclinical MRI BioSpec® system that includes an 11.7 T UltraShield Refrigerated (USR™) magnet and AVANCE™ III electronics.

17 Jun 2010

Medical News

China Yongxin Pharmaceuticals expands chain of drugstores to 103

One in three people with psoriasis do not receive proper treatment due to health insurance issues: Survey

First implantation of PyroTITAN Humeral Resurfacing Arthroplasty performed outside US in Australia

Merge Healthcare announces new distribution agreement with Microdata Tecnologia

Pharmacyclics increases number of shares to be sold in registered direct offering by 1.9M

NuGEN Technologies receives State of California cGMP certification

Benefitfocus announces acquisition of BeliefNetworks

First clinical trial results of XOMA 052 in patients with uveitis of Behcet's disease presented at EULAR 2010

Neptune Technologies & Bioressources not to proceed with private placement

Biological mechanism associated with remission during pregnancy

ZYTO reengages Aquiline Group to assist in public relations efforts

My Metabolic Makeover's highly expected free health-and-weight-loss workshop is back

Constipation prophylaxis in sickle cell patients needs increased attention

2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza vaccine protects against 1918 influenza virus: Report

Chelsea presents Northera study data at International Congress on Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders

Study: Low-salt foods may be harder for some people to like than others

MicroPulse protocol as effective as ETDRS in treatment of DME: Study

Sonomax Technologies, Esterline Racal Acoustics agree to establish R&D License Agreement

Amerinet joins Unibased to provide financial performance improvement solutions

Kennedy Krieger Institute orders for Bruker's ultra-high field MRI CryoProbe

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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