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Adolescents with good physical condition experience better appetite control, energy expenditure: Study

Adolescents of ages between 12 and 17, with a good physical condition and regular physical activity present increased levels of insulin and leptin, which are hormones involved in the development of diabetes, appetite control and energy expenditure. This was the conclusion drawn from a study recently conducted at the Department of Physiology of the University of Granada. Further, after thorough analysis of a number of scientific studies, they also concluded that physical activity and physical condition are negatively associated to adolescents' body fat.

15 Jul 2010

Top treatments and tests for hair loss

August is National Hair Loss Awareness Month and it's an important time for men and women to talk to their doctors about the newest tests and treatments available to help them. Over 100 million Americans are affected - including 60 million men and 40 million women.

15 Jul 2010

Study suggests chronic kidney disease affects persons of African, Hispanic heritage at higher rate

Chronic kidney disease affects millions in North America, with persons of African heritage being at a four-fold higher risk and those of Hispanic heritage having a two-fold higher risk compared to the rest of the population. An international study carried out by Dr. Karl Skorecki, from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, and his team points to the APOL1 gene as involved in the increased risk of kidney disease in this high-risk population. The results are to be published online in Springer's journal Human Genetics.

15 Jul 2010

NIH awards MacroGenics $9.8 million grant for three projects

MacroGenics, Inc, a privately held biotechnology company that develops immunotherapeutics to treat autoimmune disorders, cancer and infectious diseases, today announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the company three new grants representing total funding of $9.8 million.

15 Jul 2010

IBM dedicates $100 million for global initiative to improve healthcare quality and costs

IBM today announced plans to enlist some of the company's leading scientists and technologists to help medical practitioners and insurance companies provide high-quality, evidence-based care to patients. As part of this initiative, IBM is collaborating with clinicians in medical institutions and hiring medical doctors to work alongside its researchers to develop new technologies, scientific advancements and business processes for healthcare and insurance providers.

15 Jul 2010

Xerox to deploy MPS strategy to help Solaris Health System reduce IT infrastructure costs

Healthcare institutions charged with cost cutting, improved patient satisfaction and overall operational efficiency are turning to Xerox Corporation for help. Solaris Health System, in Edison, N.J., will save more than 20 percent on costs associated with printing, storing and sharing documents, as one of Xerox's newest managed print services clients.

15 Jul 2010

PharmSource ranks Patheon as top global contract development and manufacturing organization

Patheon, a global provider of drug development and manufacturing services to the international pharmaceutical industry announced today that it has been ranked as a top global contract development and manufacturing organization. PharmSource(R), a respected independent pharmaceutical research organization, recently published a study looking at the number of FDA new drug approvals (NDAs and BLAs) which were outsourced by sponsor companies and subsequently launched.

15 Jul 2010

NVHR welcomes national HIV/AIDS strategy that recognizes better care for HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis patients

With millions of Americans living with HIV/AIDS, chronic viral hepatitis, or a combination of both, the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable welcomes the Administration's recognition of the need for better care coordination and integration of services for these individuals and supports recommendations contained within the new National HIV/AIDS strategy released yesterday in Washington.

15 Jul 2010

Eurotech announces $1.2M contract to supply embedded computers to medical OEM

Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products, and systems, today announces a 1.2 Million USD contract to supply embedded computers to a leading medical original equipment manufacturer (OEM) that specializes in blood management and cardiopulmonary devices. The two-year contract will allow the customer to meet market demand for blood diagnostic equipment with the Eurotech TurboXb computer on module.

15 Jul 2010

NASDAQ panel grants Generex's request for continued listing

Generex Biotechnology Corporation today announced its receipt of a decision by the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel, which granted the Company's request for continued listing of the Company's common stock on The NASDAQ Stock Market on an interim basis, subject to certain conditions subsequent which are described in the Form 8-K Current Report filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR earlier today.

15 Jul 2010

Cigarette smoking affects entire networks of gene interaction: Research

The effects of smoking cigarettes on gene activity have been investigated in the largest study of its kind. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Medical Genomics studied white blood cells taken from 1,240 people to identify 323 unique genes whose expression levels were significantly correlated with smoking behavior.

15 Jul 2010

Liberator Medical Holdings third-quarter fiscal 2010 net revenues increase 53%

Liberator Medical Holdings, Inc. today announces record net revenues of approximately $10.62 million for its fiscal third quarter ended June 30, 2010, representing an annualized revenue run rate of $42.5 million.

15 Jul 2010

U.S. District Court dismisses Taro's complaint against Sun and Alkaloida

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. today announced that the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York had dismissed in its entirety the complaint filed by Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. seeking to block the Tender Offer by Sun's subsidiary, Alkaloida Chemical Company Exclusive Group Ltd., to purchase all outstanding Ordinary Shares of Taro.

15 Jul 2010

Activities of TAT fully consolidated into Geron

Geron Corporation today announced that the activities of TA Therapeutics, its joint venture with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, are being fully consolidated into Geron.

15 Jul 2010

Researchers use new biomarkers to study structure of protein deposits caused by Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have used a newly discovered class of biomarkers to investigate the possibility that the shape of brain protein deposits is different in people with Alzheimer's who have the highest-risk gene type than in those with the condition who have a neutral risk gene type. The study is being presented July 14 at the 2010 Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease in Honolulu, Hawaii.

15 Jul 2010

MEDTOX Scientific second-quarter total revenues increase 18.1% to $25.2 million

MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. MEDTOX achieved a significant increase in new clinical laboratory business for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, and laboratory drugs-of-abuse testing showed a net positive increase in revenues of 5.6% for the second quarter of 2010, compared to a decrease of 10.6% in the prior year quarter.

15 Jul 2010

Watson Pharmaceuticals signs exclusive, worldwide licensing agreement with Itero Biopharmaceuticals

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced an exclusive, worldwide licensing agreement with Itero Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a venture-backed specialty biopharmaceutical company, to develop and commercialize Itero's Recombinant Follicle Stimulating Hormone. The product is currently in preclinical development as a biosimilar molecule for the treatment of female infertility.

15 Jul 2010

First Edition: July 15, 2010

Headlines topping today's news include reports about the White House release of new coverage rules for certain screening tests and other types of preventive care, and calls from the GOP for hearings on Berwick's recess appointment to run Medicare and Medicaid top today's news.

15 Jul 2010

Alcon selects Varicent for sales performance management solutions

Varicent Software Incorporated, the leading innovator in incentive compensation (ICM) and sales performance management (SPM) solutions, announced today that it will provide its innovative solutions to Alcon, the world's largest eye-care company.

15 Jul 2010

Eurofins MWG Operon, Genomatix Software offer joint services to develop complete human exome array

Eurofins MWG Operon, an expert in next generation sequencing and Certified Service Provider for Roche NimbleGen sequence capture, together with Genomatix Software GmbH, a leading company in complex analysis and interpretation of such NGS data, announce that they have developed a complete human exome array, based on Roche NimbleGen sequence capture technology.

15 Jul 2010

Medical News

Adolescents with good physical condition experience better appetite control, energy expenditure: Study

Top treatments and tests for hair loss

Study suggests chronic kidney disease affects persons of African, Hispanic heritage at higher rate

NIH awards MacroGenics $9.8 million grant for three projects

IBM dedicates $100 million for global initiative to improve healthcare quality and costs

Xerox to deploy MPS strategy to help Solaris Health System reduce IT infrastructure costs

PharmSource ranks Patheon as top global contract development and manufacturing organization

NVHR welcomes national HIV/AIDS strategy that recognizes better care for HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis patients

Eurotech announces $1.2M contract to supply embedded computers to medical OEM

NASDAQ panel grants Generex's request for continued listing

Cigarette smoking affects entire networks of gene interaction: Research

Liberator Medical Holdings third-quarter fiscal 2010 net revenues increase 53%

U.S. District Court dismisses Taro's complaint against Sun and Alkaloida

Activities of TAT fully consolidated into Geron

Researchers use new biomarkers to study structure of protein deposits caused by Alzheimer's disease

MEDTOX Scientific second-quarter total revenues increase 18.1% to $25.2 million

Watson Pharmaceuticals signs exclusive, worldwide licensing agreement with Itero Biopharmaceuticals

First Edition: July 15, 2010

Alcon selects Varicent for sales performance management solutions

Eurofins MWG Operon, Genomatix Software offer joint services to develop complete human exome array

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Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

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