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FRC Action, pro-life groups urge FDA to reject approval of Ella

Today FRC Action joined 19 pro-life groups in a letter sent to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg requesting that Ella, a drug under consideration for FDA approval that can cause abortions but is misleadingly labeled as an "emergency contraceptive," not be approved.

29 Jul 2010

Expanded Kindred Hospital Sacramento opened in Folsom, California

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. today announced the opening of the newly constructed and expanded Kindred Hospital Sacramento in Folsom, California, and the expansion of its Peoplefirst HomeCare and Hospice business in Boston, Massachusetts, and Denver, Colorado.

29 Jul 2010

PFSCM wins Supply Chain Innovation Award, Best Value Supply Chain Provider Award

The Partnership for Supply Chain Management, a partner of the U.S. Agency for International Development under the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, has won two prestigious awards for groundbreaking work on PEPFAR's Supply Chain Management System. PFSCM received the Supply Chain Innovation Award and Best Value Supply Chain Provider Award during the European Supply Chain and Logistics Summit held in Prague.

29 Jul 2010

Community Health Systems second-quarter net operating revenues increase 5.1% to $3.2 billion

Community Health Systems, Inc. today announced financial and operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.

29 Jul 2010

IBM, UPMC partner to provide redesigned SmartRoom solution with service-oriented architecture

IBM and UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) are teaming up to bring "smarter" hospital rooms to patients nationwide. Created by UPMC three years ago to bring the right patient information to the bedside when it's needed, the high-tech "smart room" now features new capabilities, namely a system for automatically organizing and prioritizing the work of nurses and other caregivers. Under a new agreement, IBM will be the exclusive sales channel for the SmartRoom solution and will help to implement the technology for customers.

29 Jul 2010

State Senate passes legislation to protect, return wandering elders with Alzheimer's disease

The Alzheimer's Association announced that passage of legislation today by the State Senate to establish a Silver Alert program will help hundreds of thousands in Massachusetts. The legislation, passed unanimously last week in the House, calls for program similar to Amber Alert with distinct differences. Silver Alert will be activated when an adult with Alzheimer's or other type of dementia wanders.

29 Jul 2010

Sanofi-aventis U.S joins Dispensary of Hope's Continued Access Program

The Dispensary of Hope is pleased to announce that sanofi-aventis U.S., the U.S. affiliate of sanofi-aventis, a leading global pharmaceutical company, has become the latest pharmaceutical company to participate in the Dispensary's Continued Access Program, which provides uninsured patients with access to medicines that they otherwise couldn't afford.

29 Jul 2010

Champions Biotechnology fiscal 2010 operating revenues increase to $4.89 million

Champions Biotechnology, Inc., a company engaged in the development of advanced preclinical platforms and tumor specific data to enhance the value of oncology drugs, today announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010.

29 Jul 2010

Quest Diagnostics' Fragile X Syndrome test receives New York State health department approval

An accurate, faster testing option to identify female carriers and other patients with genetic abnormalities that cause Fragile X Syndrome is now available to physicians in all fifty states with the recent approval in New York. Fragile X is the leading cause of inherited mental retardation and the most common known single gene cause of autism.

From Quest Diagnostics 29 Jul 2010

New implantable sensor to continuously monitor tissue glucose

Bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego and GlySens Incorporated have developed an implantable glucose sensor and wireless telemetry system that continuously monitors tissue glucose and transmits the information to an external receiver. The paper, published in the July 28, 2010 issue of the journal Science Translational Medicine, describes the use of this glucose-sensing device as an implant in animals for over one year. After human clinical trials and FDA approval, the device may be useful to people with diabetes as an alternative to finger sticking and short-term, needle-like glucose sensors that have to be replaced every three to seven days.

29 Jul 2010

Mylan second-quarter adjusted diluted EPS increases to $0.37

Mylan Inc. today announced its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.

29 Jul 2010

Innovative campaign to increase awareness, use of female condom

The Washington AIDS Partnership today announced that the second phase of an innovative campaign to increase awareness and use of the female condom as a tool for HIV prevention will launch across the District this week.

29 Jul 2010

NDS Surgical Imaging introduces ConnectOR G2 visualization and informatics platform

NDS Surgical Imaging (NDSsi) today launched its next-generation visualization and informatics platform—the ConnectOR G2—with production units now shipping to customers. Based on the NDSsi technology vision of Medical Visualization Informatics (MVI), ConnectOR G2 medical-grade products are leading the industry in procedural efficacy by offering the unique ability to connect the realms of PACS imaging, surgical video and medical informatics.

29 Jul 2010

New test to predict suitable treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia patients

Scientists in Japan may have developed a way to accurately predict those patients who will resist treatment with imatinib, which is the standard of care for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

29 Jul 2010

Chemed second-quarter consolidated revenues increase 6.7% to $315.0 million

Chemed Corporation, which operates VITAS Healthcare Corporation, the nation's largest provider of end-of-life care, and Roto-Rooter, the nation's largest commercial and residential plumbing and drain cleaning services provider, reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010, versus the comparable prior-year period.

29 Jul 2010

FDA Advisory Committee recommends approval of AstraZeneca's ticagrelor for Acute Coronary Syndromes

AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee recommended the FDA approve AstraZeneca's investigational drug ticagrelor for the reduction of thrombotic events in patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes.

29 Jul 2010

REM sleep behavior disorder may later lead to neurologic disorders

A new study shows that a sleep disorder may be a sign of dementia or Parkinson's disease up to 50 years before the disorders are diagnosed. The research is published in the July 28, 2010, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

29 Jul 2010

China PharmaHub to close Merger Agreement with World Wide Relics in August 2010

China PharmaHub Corp., a pharmaceutical HUB between Chinese pharmaceutical companies and other pharmaceutical companies located worldwide, announced today that it has entered into a Merger Agreement with World Wide Relics, Inc.. The merger is expected to close in August 2010.

29 Jul 2010

Use of nanomaterials in construction poses potential environmental and health risks

Nanomaterials are poised for widespread use in the construction industry, where they can offer significant advantages for a variety of applications ranging from making more durable concrete to self-cleaning windows. But widespread use in building materials comes with potential environmental and health risks when those materials are thrown away. Those are the conclusions of a new study published by Rice University engineering researchers this month in ACS Nano.

29 Jul 2010

Senate Subcommittee approves HHS funding bill, other health care bills readied

CongressDaily: The Senate Labor-Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee approved a draft funding bill Tuesday for HHS, "moving a bill that would provide $170 billion in discretionary spending to related federal agencies, nearly $1 billion under the president's request." The bill gives $732 billion to the Department of Health and Human Services, $306 million more than the administration requested. "The House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee gave the health agency a similar boost in funding."

29 Jul 2010

Medical News

FRC Action, pro-life groups urge FDA to reject approval of Ella

Expanded Kindred Hospital Sacramento opened in Folsom, California

PFSCM wins Supply Chain Innovation Award, Best Value Supply Chain Provider Award

Community Health Systems second-quarter net operating revenues increase 5.1% to $3.2 billion

IBM, UPMC partner to provide redesigned SmartRoom solution with service-oriented architecture

State Senate passes legislation to protect, return wandering elders with Alzheimer's disease

Sanofi-aventis U.S joins Dispensary of Hope's Continued Access Program

Champions Biotechnology fiscal 2010 operating revenues increase to $4.89 million

Quest Diagnostics' Fragile X Syndrome test receives New York State health department approval

New implantable sensor to continuously monitor tissue glucose

Mylan second-quarter adjusted diluted EPS increases to $0.37

Innovative campaign to increase awareness, use of female condom

NDS Surgical Imaging introduces ConnectOR G2 visualization and informatics platform

New test to predict suitable treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia patients

Chemed second-quarter consolidated revenues increase 6.7% to $315.0 million

FDA Advisory Committee recommends approval of AstraZeneca's ticagrelor for Acute Coronary Syndromes

REM sleep behavior disorder may later lead to neurologic disorders

China PharmaHub to close Merger Agreement with World Wide Relics in August 2010

Use of nanomaterials in construction poses potential environmental and health risks

Senate Subcommittee approves HHS funding bill, other health care bills readied

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