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Synexus finalises acquisition of ClinPharm at the start of 2010

Following their recent announcement of the deal to acquire German company, ClinPharm, Manchester-based Synexus is celebrating the start of 2010 with the news that the acquisition has now been finalised. This increases the number of Synexus dedicated research centres to twenty-six.

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Curemark retains Rubenstein Public Relations

Curemark, a drug research and development company that focuses on the treatment of neurological diseases, has retained Rubenstein Public Relations to help raise national, regional, and industry awareness of the organization's research, treatments and founder, Dr. Joan Fallon. Curemark is developing an autism treatment that will be one of the first to address the underlying physiology of autism.

12 Jan 2010

MRCT announces licensing deal for development of novel therapy for inflammatory and immune diseases

Georg-August-University Gottingen, University of Regensburg and MRC Technology (MRCT) have signed exclusive license agreements through MBM ScienceBridge GmbH and in agreement with Bayerische Patentallianz GmbH, for the development of a novel therapy of inflammatory and immune diseases based on the depletion of inflammatory monocytes. The first targets will be rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and multiple sclerosis (MS).

12 Jan 2010

New GAO report shows price increase for brand-name drugs doubles from 2000 to 2008

A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that finds “extraordinary price increases” for brand-name drug products from 2000 – 2008 was largely fueled by the “lack of therapeutically equivalent drugs” and “limited competition,” underscores the need for policymakers to promote policies in health reform which increase competition and lower costs, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) said today.

12 Jan 2010

HMP Communications' Managed Care – First Report journal to be rebranded as First Report – Managed Care

HMP Communications, a leader in healthcare communications and education, announced today that its highly-rated Managed Care – First Report journal will be rebranded as First Report – Managed Care, covering clinical, economic, and legislative developments affecting managed markets, beginning with its January 2010 issue.

12 Jan 2010

BioTrends Research Group releases Wave One LaunchTrends: EXTAVIA report

BioTrends Research Group, Inc. announces the release of the Wave One LaunchTrends(®): EXTAVIA report. The survey was completed by U.S. Neurologists Extavia (Interferon beta 1b).

12 Jan 2010

Integration demonstration between EHR platforms and Nextrials’ Prism EDC technology

Nextrials, Inc., a leader in clinical research software and services, will participate in an integration demonstration between its PrismTM, an award-winning clinical trial electronic data capture technology, and electronic health records (EHR) platforms used within healthcare systems at the 11th Annual IHE North America Connectathon, being held January 11-15 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. The Connectathon is the healthcare IT industry’s largest interoperability testing event dedicated to establishing standards that address specific clinical needs in support of optimal patient care.

12 Jan 2010

Notice of Proposed Rule Making moves healthcare industry closer to securing ARRA stimulus payments

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare and connectivity solutions, today commented that the Notice of Proposed Rule Making issued last week on electronic health record (EHR) incentive programs moves the healthcare industry closer to securing American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus payments for healthcare IT adoption.

12 Jan 2010

Reducing DA dosage causes acute withdrawal symptoms in Parkinson's patients

New research has shown that reducing the dosage of dopamine agonist (DA) drugs, a mainstay treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD), sometimes causes acute withdrawal symptoms similar to those reported by cocaine addicts -- including anxiety, panic attacks, depression, sweating, nausea, generalized pain, fatigue, dizziness and drug cravings. These symptoms can be severe, and are not alleviated by other PD medications.

12 Jan 2010

NVHR supports IOM report on inadequate federal funding for chronic viral hepatitis

With today's release of a landmark study by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C, finding that inadequate public-health resources are being allocated to national and local prevention, control, and surveillance programs, the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) today renewed its call for the Administration, Congress, and the entire health care system to take immediate and decisive action to implement the report's key recommendations.

12 Jan 2010

Haemacure to make a proposal to its creditors under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act

Haemacure Corporation announces that it has filed a notice of intention to make a proposal to its creditors under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) and that its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary sought court protection under Chapter 11 in the United States. The filings were made after the close of markets on Friday, January 8, 2010.

12 Jan 2010

NeuroScience launches NEI Guided Nutrition Program

NeuroScience, Inc. has launched a comprehensive and customizable dietary program based on patients' food sensitivity test results. The NEI Guided Nutrition Program(TM) is the first offering through NeuroScience, Inc.'s new NEI Nutrition(TM) division.

12 Jan 2010

Prescribing culture of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes examined

Older adults newly admitted to nursing homes with high rates of antipsychotic prescribing in the previous year are more likely to receive antipsychotic agents, according to a report in the January 11 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Of these treated patients, some had no identified clinical indication for this therapy.

12 Jan 2010

Kindred Healthcare announces plans for development of new centers

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company”) today announced plans for a replacement hospital, the opening of a new hospital, development of six new hospital-based subacute units and a new transitional care center in several of its key markets in Texas, Florida, California, Ohio, Indiana and Washington.

12 Jan 2010

New standards proposed to enhance infant formulas and functional foods

New standards to help ensure the quality and enhance the safety of key ingredients widely used in infant formulas and a variety of functional foods are being proposed for inclusion in the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC), an internationally recognized compendium of quality standards for food ingredients.

12 Jan 2010

Masimo receives payment over suit against Covidien for antitrust violations

Masimo, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry™ and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced today that it retained $30,064,684 from a payment from Covidien, following the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' October 2009 affirmance of a Federal District Court decision that Tyco Healthcare, now Covidien, violated the antitrust laws through anticompetitive business practices related to the sale of its pulse oximetry products.

12 Jan 2010

American Lung Association releases State of Tobacco Control 2009 report

The American Lung Association today released its State of Tobacco Control 2009 report, which grades the strength of federal and state laws to protect citizens from tobacco-caused illnesses.

12 Jan 2010

Ongoing pressures of human evolution could explain rise in disorders; scientists call for broader perspective

The subtle but ongoing pressures of human evolution could explain the seeming rise of disorders such as autism, autoimmune diseases, and reproductive cancers, researchers write in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

12 Jan 2010

Spinal cement may help multiple myeloma patients live longer

New technologies used to repair spinal fractures could soon be helping patients suffering from the bone marrow cancer multiple myeloma.

12 Jan 2010

Soccer-specific exercise program may prevent knee injuries in young female players

A soccer-specific exercise program that includes individual instruction of athletes appears to reduce the risk of knee injuries in young female players, according to a report in the January 11 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

12 Jan 2010

Medical News

Synexus finalises acquisition of ClinPharm at the start of 2010

Curemark retains Rubenstein Public Relations

MRCT announces licensing deal for development of novel therapy for inflammatory and immune diseases

New GAO report shows price increase for brand-name drugs doubles from 2000 to 2008

HMP Communications' Managed Care – First Report journal to be rebranded as First Report – Managed Care

BioTrends Research Group releases Wave One LaunchTrends: EXTAVIA report

Integration demonstration between EHR platforms and Nextrials’ Prism EDC technology

Notice of Proposed Rule Making moves healthcare industry closer to securing ARRA stimulus payments

Reducing DA dosage causes acute withdrawal symptoms in Parkinson's patients

NVHR supports IOM report on inadequate federal funding for chronic viral hepatitis

Haemacure to make a proposal to its creditors under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act

NeuroScience launches NEI Guided Nutrition Program

Prescribing culture of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes examined

Kindred Healthcare announces plans for development of new centers

New standards proposed to enhance infant formulas and functional foods

Masimo receives payment over suit against Covidien for antitrust violations

American Lung Association releases State of Tobacco Control 2009 report

Ongoing pressures of human evolution could explain rise in disorders; scientists call for broader perspective

Spinal cement may help multiple myeloma patients live longer

Soccer-specific exercise program may prevent knee injuries in young female players

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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