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FDA advisory committee votes in favor of investigational anti-epileptic drug ezogabine

GlaxoSmithKline and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International announced today that a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted unanimously that clinical studies had provided substantial evidence of the effectiveness of ezogabine as adjunctive treatment for adults with partial-onset seizures.

12 Aug 2010

Intellect Neurosciences receives patent for insulin sensitizer drugs

Intellect Neurosciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company with an internal preclinical and clinical-stage pipeline and licenses with major pharmaceutical companies covering products in late-stage clinical trials, announced today that its Chairman & CEO, Dr. Daniel Chain, was granted a patent by the European Patent and Trademark Office related to the use of insulin sensitizers for the prevention and treatment of memory loss and dementia. Insulin sensitizer drugs include Rosiglitazone and Pioglitazone, which have been approved for the treatment of type II diabetes mellitus.

12 Aug 2010

Ascendant reports $260,000 consolidated net income for second-quarter 2010 vs. $55,000 net loss in 2009

Ascendant Solutions, Inc. today announced its results for the second quarter of fiscal 2010. The Company reported consolidated net income of $260,000 for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2010, compared to net loss of $55,000 in 2009, resulting in net income per share ("EPS") of $0.01 compared to net loss per share of less than ($0.01).

12 Aug 2010

Study examines cosmetic impact of surgical procedure for body dysmorphic disorder

A new study finds that while many who suffer from body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) seek cosmetic procedures, only two percent of procedures actually reduced the severity of BDD. Despite this poor long-term outcome, physicians continue to provide requested surgeries to people suffering from BDD. The study was recently published in Annals of Plastic Surgery.

12 Aug 2010

Report: Top insurance execs pulled in nearly $200 million in compensation last year

The Los Angeles Times: "The top executives at the nation's five largest for-profit health insurance companies pulled in nearly $200 million in compensation last year — while their businesses prepared to hit ratepayers with double-digit premium increases, according to a new analysis conducted by healthcare activists. The leaders of Cigna Corp., Humana Inc., UnitedHealth Group and WellPoint Inc. each in effect received raises in 2009, the report concluded, based on an analysis of company reports filed with the Security and Exchange Commission.

12 Aug 2010

Modifiable factors associated with stroke survivor compliance to taking medication: Study

At least a quarter of patients who have suffered a stroke stop taking one or more of their prescribed stroke prevention medications within the first three months after being hospitalized - when the chance of having another stroke is highest - according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues.

12 Aug 2010

Increased brain activity predicts anxious temperament in young primates

A new study focused on anxiety and brain activity pinpoints the brain regions that are relevant to developing childhood anxiety. The findings, published in the Aug. 12 edition of the journal Nature, may lead to new strategies for early detection and treatment of at-risk children.

12 Aug 2010

MedQuist second-quarter net revenues increase 25.9% to $97.5 million

MedQuist Inc., a leading provider of medical transcription services and in the technology-enabled clinical documentation workflow, announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

12 Aug 2010

Researchers develop first diabetes risk assessment for multi-ethnic population

A team from the University of Leicester, led by Professor Melanie Davies from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and Professor Kamlesh Khunti from the Department of Health Sciences, has developed an easy way for people to assess their risk of having diabetes. Working in partnership with Diabetes UK, the largest diabetes charity in the country, and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, they have produced the first diabetes risk assessment that can be used in a multi-ethnic population.

12 Aug 2010

Latest health overhaul repeal petition gains GOP leadership backing

Politico: "Republicans are continuing to telegraph their opposition to health care reform by filing another petition that would force the House to vote on repealing the legislation. Rep. Wally Herger (R-Calif.) filed a discharge petition Tuesday that would get rid of the Democrats' health care reform and replace it with a Republican alternative. His push follows Rep. Steve King's (R-Iowa) petition to simply repeal the reform without replacing it with new legislation" (Aujla, 8/10).

12 Aug 2010

TLV, Emergent BioSolutions form joint venture to develop broad spectrum pandemic flu vaccine

Temasek Life Science Ventures Pte Ltd and Emergent BioSolutions Inc. today announced their agreement to form EPIC BIO Pte Ltd, a joint venture to develop, manufacture, and commercialize a multivalent, cross-protective human vaccine to protect against influenza caused by a broad range of circulating H5 influenza strains.

12 Aug 2010

Researchers find transposons determine differences in physical traits, disease risks

Building on a tool that they developed in yeast four years ago, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine scanned the human genome and discovered what they believe is the reason people have such a variety of physical traits and disease risks.

12 Aug 2010

Universal Hospital Services second-quarter total revenues increase 5.3% to $76.7 million

Universal Hospital Services, Inc., a leading provider of medical equipment management and service solutions, today announced financial results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010.

12 Aug 2010

Obama signs bill giving states $16 billion in enhanced Medicaid payments

President Obama signed a bill Tuesday that gives states an extra $16 billion in Medicaid funding.

12 Aug 2010

Advaxis, Vibalogics to develop storage-stable formulation for live Listeria vaccines

Advaxis, Inc., the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) immunotherapy company and Vibalogics GmbH, a German biologics manufacturing company, have agreed to co-develop a room temperature stable, processing technology for live vaccines originally engineered for Advaxis.

12 Aug 2010

First implantation of Zimmer Non-Contact Bridging Periprosthetic Plating System announced

Zimmer Holdings, Inc., a global leader in musculoskeletal care, today announced the first implantation of the Zimmer NCB (Non-Contact Bridging) Periprosthetic Plating System. Scheduled for full release in the Fall of 2010, the Zimmer NCB Periprosthetic Plating System is the first comprehensive solution available to address complex femoral fractures which can occur around a hip or knee implant.

12 Aug 2010

RadNet completes acquisition of Health Diagnostics' New Jersey subsidiary

RadNet, Inc., a national leader in providing high-quality, cost-effective, fixed-site outpatient diagnostic imaging services through a network of 191 fully-owned and operated outpatient imaging centers, today reported it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the New Jersey operating subsidiary of Health Diagnostics.

12 Aug 2010

Alectos Therapeutics collaborates with Merck for Alzheimer’s disease research

Alectos Therapeutics Inc. today announced a research collaboration with Merck, headquartered in Whitehouse Station, N.J., to identify and develop compounds that modulate O-linked N-acetylglucosaminidase (O-GlcNAcase) an enzyme that is believed to be involved in the development of Alzheimer's disease and potentially other disorders. The agreement provides Merck with a worldwide, exclusive license to research, develop and commercialize compounds that modulate this target.

12 Aug 2010

College of Medicine receives grant to operate as data coordinating center for AsthmaNet research endeavor

The Penn State College of Medicine's Department of Public Health Sciences has received a grant of about $54 million over seven years to act as the data coordinating center for the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's AsthmaNet. This grant is one of the largest in the college's history. AsthmaNet is a research collaboration of multiple clinical centers across the nation that conducts clinical trials to address new treatments and asthma management.

12 Aug 2010

Nurses increasingly the target of violence; Texas nurse case settled

The Associated Press: "Violence against nurses and other medical professionals appears to be increasing around the country as the number of drug addicts, alcoholics and psychiatric patients showing up at emergency rooms climbs. Nurses have responded, in part, by seeking tougher criminal penalties for assaults against health care workers.

12 Aug 2010

Medical News

FDA advisory committee votes in favor of investigational anti-epileptic drug ezogabine

Intellect Neurosciences receives patent for insulin sensitizer drugs

Ascendant reports $260,000 consolidated net income for second-quarter 2010 vs. $55,000 net loss in 2009

Study examines cosmetic impact of surgical procedure for body dysmorphic disorder

Report: Top insurance execs pulled in nearly $200 million in compensation last year

Modifiable factors associated with stroke survivor compliance to taking medication: Study

Increased brain activity predicts anxious temperament in young primates

MedQuist second-quarter net revenues increase 25.9% to $97.5 million

Researchers develop first diabetes risk assessment for multi-ethnic population

Latest health overhaul repeal petition gains GOP leadership backing

TLV, Emergent BioSolutions form joint venture to develop broad spectrum pandemic flu vaccine

Researchers find transposons determine differences in physical traits, disease risks

Universal Hospital Services second-quarter total revenues increase 5.3% to $76.7 million

Obama signs bill giving states $16 billion in enhanced Medicaid payments

Advaxis, Vibalogics to develop storage-stable formulation for live Listeria vaccines

First implantation of Zimmer Non-Contact Bridging Periprosthetic Plating System announced

RadNet completes acquisition of Health Diagnostics' New Jersey subsidiary

Alectos Therapeutics collaborates with Merck for Alzheimer’s disease research

College of Medicine receives grant to operate as data coordinating center for AsthmaNet research endeavor

Nurses increasingly the target of violence; Texas nurse case settled

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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