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Lawmakers probe consumer genetic testing kits

After Pathway Genomics proposed selling genetics tests directly to consumers without Food and Drug Administration approval and "despite concerns" about accuracy, lawmakers have launched an investigation and requested information about the products according to letters sent to three firms by a House panel, The Washington Post reports.

20 May 2010

Hospital deals in New York, Michigan, Tennessee and Georgia

Lenox Hill, a "boutique hospital of choice for the rich" announced Wednesday "that after 153 years as a standalone hospital on the Upper East Side, it was entering a partnership with North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, a powerhouse of 15 hospitals and other health care centers in more humble parts of Long Island, Queens and Staten Island."

20 May 2010

Weight Watchers group program helps obese adults lose weight, reduce glucose and insulin levels

The 57 million Americans currently living with "pre-diabetes" could benefit from a group weight loss program, like Weight Watchers, according to a new study published in this month's American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. Researchers found that after a 6-month Weight Watchers group program, overweight or obese adults who attended at least two thirds of the weekly sessions, not only lost weight, but also significantly reduced fasting glucose and insulin levels - important indicators of diabetes risk.

20 May 2010

FDA panel: Agency should make records of denials public

The Food and Drug Administration's Transparency Task Force has recommended that the agency should make more information available to the public about companies and the FDA's reasons behind decisions not to approve products, Reuters reports. "Wider disclosure could alter companies' ability to control news that could affect their stock prices, especially negative FDA actions such as denying a product or highlighting safety concerns."

20 May 2010

Vivakor engages IME Capital to structure joint venture relationships for VIVASLICES MRI technology

Vivakor, Inc. announced today that the Company has engaged IME Capital to structure joint venture relationships for its VIVASLICES MRI technology. Vivakor Inc. has also engaged its board member John Gryga, former GE Healthcare Executive, to act as lead on all transactions for VIVASLICES.

20 May 2010

NewLink Genetics to present Phase 2 data of HyperAcute-Pancreas immunotherapy for resected pancreatic cancer

NewLink Genetics Corporation today announced that preliminary data from its Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the effect of HyperAcute®-Pancreas immunotherapy in patients with resected pancreatic cancer will be presented during a poster session at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2010 Annual Meeting held June 4-8, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. A summary of the company's ASCO presentation is below.

20 May 2010

GeoVax Labs spotlighted on interactive map posted on the website of Inc. magazine

GeoVax Labs, Inc., a biotechnology company that creates, develops and tests innovative HIV/AIDS vaccines, is spotlighted on an interactive map posted on the website of Inc. magazine.

20 May 2010

DMS Health Technologies receives Omega's 2009 NorthFace ScoreBoard Award

DMS Health Technologies announces that it was honored for delivering 'world-class' customer service as a recipient of Omega's 2009 NorthFace ScoreBoard Award for the second consecutive year at the SCORE Conference 2010 on April 29. As rated by its own customers, DMS Health Technologies achieved excellence in customer satisfaction during the prior calendar year for mobile MRI, CT, PET/CT, nuclear medicine, digital mammography, cardiac/angio and bone densitometry services and interim solution rentals; and diagnostic imaging equipment service.

20 May 2010

Elixir Medical announces presentations from EXCELLA II Clinical Trial at 2010 EuroPCR

Elixir Medical Corporation, a developer of innovative drug eluting stent platforms for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, today announced two key presentations scheduled for the 2010 EuroPCR meeting featuring the company's cardiovascular innovations.

20 May 2010

Study demonstrates anti-prostate cancer properties of Modified Citrus Pectin

Researchers at Columbia University recently analyzed the positive effects of Modified Citrus Pectin (MCP) on human and mouse prostate cancer cell lines. The results, as reported by lead researcher Dr. Aaron Katz in the online-first publication of Integrative Cancer Therapies, show that MCP inhibits cell proliferation and induces apoptosis (programmed cell death) in both androgen-dependent and androgen-independent cancer cells in a time and dose-dependent manner.

20 May 2010

TAP to unveil innovative RAFT system at TERMIS Conference

The Automation Partnership, a world leader in the design and development of innovative automation for life science applications, is pleased to announce it will be unveiling RAFT (Real Architecture for 3D Tissue), its innovative system for generating reproducible, 3D collagen tissue constructs on TAP Stand 1 at the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society Conference on June 13-17, in Galway, Ireland.

20 May 2010

Smokers' breath contains 2,5-dimethylfuran

If you smoke, your breath contains 2,5-dimethylfuran. A team of Catalan researchers have proved that the presence of this chemical compound indicates that a person has smoked in the last three days. This substance does not appear in the breath of non-smokers, unless they have been in direct contact with tobacco smoke for a long time.

20 May 2010

Office-based ESWT for treatment of foot pain

Dr. Ed Davis announced that he is now offering office-based extracorporeal shock wave therapy for the treatment of foot pain, particularly heel pain caused by plantar fasciitis (plantar fash-e-i-tis).

20 May 2010

GSK, EMBL-EBI, NLM and CDD collaborate to apply principles of open source to drug discovery for malaria

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) had teamed up with leading public-domain data providers European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the U.S.-based informatics service provider Collaborative Drug Discovery (CDD) to make freely available key scientific information on more than 13,500 compounds that could ultimately lead to new treatments for malaria.

20 May 2010

RedBrick Health's Employee Health Engagement Survey released

RedBrick Health today released preliminary findings from a national independent survey of benefits decision makers at large to mid-size U.S. companies.

20 May 2010

Pistachio nuts increase levels of antioxidants in blood of adults with high cholesterol: Researchers

Pistachio nuts, eaten as part of a healthy diet, can increase the levels of antioxidants in the blood of adults with high cholesterol, according to an international team of nutritional scientists.

20 May 2010

Nine facilities in northern California region named Centers of Excellence in accelerated partial breast irradiation

Nine facilities in the northern California region have been named Centers of Excellence in accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) for their use of the SAVI® applicator, an advanced therapy for breast cancer as part of breast conservation therapy. The SAVI applicator can provide important advantages for women with early-stage breast cancer.

20 May 2010

Ingenix TrendView solution helps companies better understand, manage employee medical costs

Ingenix is launching Ingenix TrendView, an affordable, easy-to-use desktop solution designed to help companies better understand and manage a critical expense category - employee medical costs. Ingenix TrendView provides graphical views of consolidated employee benefits usage, enables scenario modeling, and uncovers opportunities for reducing medical costs and improving employee health.

20 May 2010

Milliman's CareWebQI interactive software tools interfaced with TriZetto's CareAdvance Enterprise 4.6 application

Healthcare payors can now use Milliman's CareWebQI® interactive software tools within The TriZetto Group's CareAdvance Enterprise® 4.6 application. A newly developed interface embeds guideline-based decision-making in the CareAdvance™ application workflow.

20 May 2010

Invida Group completes joint venture agreement with MUGI

Invida Group, the leading specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on the commercialization of healthcare products throughout Asia Pacific, today announced that it has completed a joint venture agreement with the Indonesian pharmaceutical manufacturer MUGI.

20 May 2010

Medical News

Lawmakers probe consumer genetic testing kits

Hospital deals in New York, Michigan, Tennessee and Georgia

Weight Watchers group program helps obese adults lose weight, reduce glucose and insulin levels

FDA panel: Agency should make records of denials public

Vivakor engages IME Capital to structure joint venture relationships for VIVASLICES MRI technology

NewLink Genetics to present Phase 2 data of HyperAcute-Pancreas immunotherapy for resected pancreatic cancer

GeoVax Labs spotlighted on interactive map posted on the website of Inc. magazine

DMS Health Technologies receives Omega's 2009 NorthFace ScoreBoard Award

Elixir Medical announces presentations from EXCELLA II Clinical Trial at 2010 EuroPCR

Study demonstrates anti-prostate cancer properties of Modified Citrus Pectin

TAP to unveil innovative RAFT system at TERMIS Conference

Smokers' breath contains 2,5-dimethylfuran

Office-based ESWT for treatment of foot pain

GSK, EMBL-EBI, NLM and CDD collaborate to apply principles of open source to drug discovery for malaria

RedBrick Health's Employee Health Engagement Survey released

Pistachio nuts increase levels of antioxidants in blood of adults with high cholesterol: Researchers

Nine facilities in northern California region named Centers of Excellence in accelerated partial breast irradiation

Ingenix TrendView solution helps companies better understand, manage employee medical costs

Milliman's CareWebQI interactive software tools interfaced with TriZetto's CareAdvance Enterprise 4.6 application

Invida Group completes joint venture agreement with MUGI

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Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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