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Veiovis, Medtral New Zealand announce new partnership

Veiovis, a leading global healthcare company in the medical travel industry, announces its new partnership with Medtral New Zealand, a provider of first-rate healthcare experiences in New Zealand. The partnership further expands Veiovis' network of medical travel options across Asia and the Pacific, and provides patients with access to New Zealand's finest private hospitals and specialists.

10 Jun 2010

PURE Bioscience's anhydrous SDC technology granted US patent

PURE Bioscience today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued patent number 7,732,486, which covers PURE's anhydrous silver dihydrogen citrate technology.

10 Jun 2010

PAREXEL experts to present on biopharmaceutical industry issues at 46th DIA

PAREXEL International Corporation, a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, today announced that several of its experts will present on important industry issues at the Drug Information Association (DIA) 46th Annual Meeting, being held from June 13 – 17, 2010 in Washington, DC.

From Parexel 10 Jun 2010

Bayard Advertising Agency selected as Recruitment Advertising Agency of Record for All About Staffing

Bayard Advertising Agency, Inc., an integrated branding and communications advertising agency serving B2B and B2C clients in a broad array of industries, announces its selection as Recruitment Advertising Agency of Record by All About Staffing, Inc.

10 Jun 2010

Patient Home Monitoring retains Equicom for strategic investor relations

Patient Home Monitoring, a company focused on in-home cardiology healthcare services, today announced that it has retained The Equicom Group Inc. to provide the Company with strategic investor relations.

10 Jun 2010

Gamma interferon wakes-up sleeping stem cells to produce immune system cells to fight invading bacteria

Most of the time, the body's blood-forming (hematopoietic) stem cells remain dormant, with just a few producing blood cells and maintaining a balance among the different types.

10 Jun 2010

Emerging health care models and approaches discussed at 2010 Health Care Conference

Dr. Sanford J. Siegel, president and CEO of Chesapeake Urology Associates, Maryland, was a featured panelist at the 2010 Health Care Conference for health care community executives, held at the BWI Marriott in Baltimore on June 7, 2010.

10 Jun 2010

NanoString Technologies launches new solution to detect CNVs in human genomic samples

NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held life sciences company marketing a complete solution for detecting and counting large sets of target molecules in biological samples, today announced the launch of its early access program for a unique new solution that detects copy number variation in human genomic samples. The program was announced in conjunction with the company's participation in the European Human Genetics Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden.

From NanoString Technologies 10 Jun 2010

Nativis awarded patents in Japan, China, India for drug signal technology

Nativis, Inc., a La Jolla, Calif.-based life science company, has been issued patents in Japan, China and India for its innovative technology that captures the unique signals of approved drugs at the atomic level and then delivers the signal in a solution to treat serious illnesses. The technology, which also has U.S., Canadian and Australian patents, promises to transform the treatment of diseases, including those for which there are no known cures, such as brain cancer.

10 Jun 2010

Periogenix to be introduced at International Symposium for Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry

OroScience plc (Palo Alto, CA), in conjunction with Ace Surgical Supply, Inc. (Brockton, MA), will be exhibiting and introducing Periogenix at the 10th International Symposium for Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry in Boston, Massachusetts from June 10th to 12th, 2010. Sponsored by the International Quintessence Publishing Group, publisher of The International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry, and the American Academy of Periodontology, this symposium addresses current trends in periodontal surgery and implant and esthetic dentistry.

10 Jun 2010

Neutralizing inhibitory molecules does not improve regeneration in damaged spinal axons

Neuroscientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that removing three key inhibitory molecules from myelin - the insulating material that surrounds nerve cell fibers - does not significantly boost the ability of injured spinal axons to regenerate and restore themselves to full function.

10 Jun 2010

Scientists develop plastic antibody that works in bloodstream of living animal

Scientists are reporting the first evidence that a plastic antibody - an artificial version of the proteins produced by the body's immune system to recognize and fight infections and foreign substances - works in the bloodstream of a living animal. The discovery, they suggest in a report in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, is an advance toward medical use of simple plastic particles custom tailored to fight an array of troublesome "antigens."

10 Jun 2010

MAP Pharmaceuticals to present new analyses from LEVADEX Phase 3 trial for acute migraine at 52nd AHS

MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the Company will present new analyses from the FREEDOM-301 Phase 3 trial of its investigational LEVADEX™ orally inhaled migraine therapy. The post hoc analyses will be presented at the 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society (AHS) in Los Angeles, California.

10 Jun 2010

RealMed signs multi-year agreement with UHealth, University of Miami Health System and UM Miller School of Medicine

RealMed Corporation, a leading provider of web-based revenue cycle management solutions for healthcare providers, hospitals, and payers, today announced a multi-year agreement with UHealth, University of Miami Health System and the UM Miller School of Medicine, to provide secure, Internet-based processing of electronic claims transactions, real-time claims editing, automatic claims status and electronic remittance advice management.

10 Jun 2010

Spectranetics plans multi-center, randomized clinical trial program for in-stent restenosis

The Spectranetics Corporation today announced its clinical trial plans related to the treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR) in arteries above the knee, which remains a major unsolved medical problem. There is no device currently cleared or approved by the FDA to treat ISR.

10 Jun 2010

Researchers validate effectiveness of genome sequencing process for hereditary genetic diseases

A research team led by Dr. Nada Jabado at the MUHC Research Institute and Dr. Jacek Majewski at McGill University has proven for the first time that it is possible to identify any genetic disease in record time thanks to a powerful and reliable exome sequencing method. The exome, a small part of the genome ((less than) 2%), is of crucial interest with regard to research on genetic diseases as it accounts for 85% of mutations.

10 Jun 2010

2010 Independence Expo to promote active living and independence for aged and disabled Americans

United Spinal Association presents the 2010 Independence Expo – Long Island, the region's premier lifestyle-enhancing Expo designed to promote active living and independence for all people with disabilities and aging Americans.

10 Jun 2010

MicroConstants adds second Waters Xevo TQ MS system

MicroConstants, Inc., a bioanalytical and pharmacokinetic-specialty Contract Research Organization (CRO) in San Diego, California, announces the continued expansion of its bioanalytical capacity through the addition of a second Waters Xevo TQ MS system. The CRO has also appointed a new East Coast business development manager to actively pursue new business opportunities in that region.

10 Jun 2010

Goodmans Interior Structures and Shore Memorial Hospital receives CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation

Goodmans Interior Structures and Shore Memorial Hospital have received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing commitment of these organizations to taking concrete actions to reduce the cancer risk of employees and their families through screenings, early detection, and healthy changes in lifestyle.

10 Jun 2010

HDMA honors Upsher-Smith with two DIANA Awards

Upsher-Smith announced today that they are the recipients of two Distribution Industry Awards for Notable Achievements in Healthcare given by the Healthcare Distribution Management Association. The Company was presented with two DIANAs in the 'Best Overall Manufacturer' Awards category. Within this category, Upsher-Smith was the winner for the second time since 2008 of the 'Best Branded Pharmaceutical Company with Sales to Healthcare Distributors of less than $300 Million.'

10 Jun 2010

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Veiovis, Medtral New Zealand announce new partnership

PURE Bioscience's anhydrous SDC technology granted US patent

PAREXEL experts to present on biopharmaceutical industry issues at 46th DIA

Bayard Advertising Agency selected as Recruitment Advertising Agency of Record for All About Staffing

Patient Home Monitoring retains Equicom for strategic investor relations

Gamma interferon wakes-up sleeping stem cells to produce immune system cells to fight invading bacteria

Emerging health care models and approaches discussed at 2010 Health Care Conference

NanoString Technologies launches new solution to detect CNVs in human genomic samples

Nativis awarded patents in Japan, China, India for drug signal technology

Periogenix to be introduced at International Symposium for Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry

Neutralizing inhibitory molecules does not improve regeneration in damaged spinal axons

Scientists develop plastic antibody that works in bloodstream of living animal

MAP Pharmaceuticals to present new analyses from LEVADEX Phase 3 trial for acute migraine at 52nd AHS

RealMed signs multi-year agreement with UHealth, University of Miami Health System and UM Miller School of Medicine

Spectranetics plans multi-center, randomized clinical trial program for in-stent restenosis

Researchers validate effectiveness of genome sequencing process for hereditary genetic diseases

2010 Independence Expo to promote active living and independence for aged and disabled Americans

MicroConstants adds second Waters Xevo TQ MS system

Goodmans Interior Structures and Shore Memorial Hospital receives CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation

HDMA honors Upsher-Smith with two DIANA Awards

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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