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Exelixis granted stock option to purchase shares of common stock, restricted stock units

Exelixis, Inc. announced that today it granted a nonstatutory stock option to purchase 32,500 shares of Exelixis common stock and restricted stock units representing an aggregate of 37,750 shares of Exelixis common stock to nine new employees.

15 May 2010

Amerigroup expands services to seniors, people with disabilities in Tarrant County

Amerigroup Corporation today announced that its Texas health plan has won its bid to expand health care coverage to seniors and people with disabilities in Tarrant County (Fort Worth). The award was announced by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). It came as the result of a competitive two-region bidding process that increases the role of Amerigroup's Texas subsidiary in the STAR+PLUS program.

15 May 2010

Robertson Foundation gifts NYSCF $27 million

The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) has received a grant of $27 million from the Robertson Foundation, established by Julian and Josie Robertson.

15 May 2010

Gentiva Health Services to cooperate with Senate Finance Committee's requests

Gentiva Health Services, Inc., a leading provider of home health and hospice services, announced that it is reviewing a letter that it has been sent by the Senate Finance Committee to all of the publicly traded home healthcare companies and were mentioned in a recent Wall Street Journal article.

15 May 2010

Blood flow restriction combined with resistance exercise can increase muscle-mass in older men

For years, researchers have known that resistance exercise training -such as weightlifting, in which muscles work against gravity or another force - can be one of the most effective ways to fight the debilitating muscle loss caused by aging.

15 May 2010

Pregnant, postnatal women follow mothers’ and grandmothers' advice rather than medical guidelines

Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London have found that pregnant and postnatal women, while wanting to do the best for their baby, do not follow medical advice without question and are more likely to adopt practices their mothers and grandmothers carried out during their pregnancies.

15 May 2010

Novartis employees organise events to contribute to community organizations

In a spring tradition that has become well entrenched at the company over the past 14 years, employees of Novartis from across Canada are today joining their colleagues around the world in taking time away from their work to contribute to community organizations.

15 May 2010

Canadian cancer patients cross the border for second opinion

Two years ago, Beverlee London of Toronto was diagnosed with Stage I lung cancer. London was given the news by her lung specialist in Toronto that she had a malignant tumor on her right lung. She also decided at the time to visit the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit for a second opinion, since she had family living in the area.

15 May 2010

BUSM researchers identify clinical characteristics associated with PDUD in primary care patients

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine have identified clinical characteristics associated with prescription drug use disorder in primary care patients with chronic pain. The study found that by identifying characteristics of prescription drug abuse, primary care clinicians can identify those at risk and provide appropriate treatment.

15 May 2010

Omnicare extends Early Tender Deadline of tender offer for 6.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013

Omnicare, Inc., announced today that is has extended the Early Tender Deadline of the tender offer and consent solicitation for its outstanding 6.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 18, 2010, unless further extended.

15 May 2010

SynerMed announces achievement of Elite status on 2010 SOE assessment

SynerMed, Inc., the largest Medicaid managed service organization in the country, today announced the achievement of "Elite" status on the 2010 Standards of Excellence assessment administered by the California Association of Physician Groups, the nation's largest professional association representing physicians practicing in the managed care model.

15 May 2010

Protox announces positive top-line results from the TRIUMPH study in first quarter 2010

Protox Therapeutics Inc. a leader in the development of receptor targeted fusion proteins, today released financial results for the first quarter 2010, ended March 31, 2010. "The first quarter of 2010 marked significant achievements for the company, namely the announcement of positive top-line results from the TRIUMPH study and the subsequent completion of a five million dollar financing," said Dr. Fahar Merchant, President and CEO of Protox.

15 May 2010

Miami-area resident charged in $23M HIV infusion Medicare fraud scheme

A Miami-area resident who owned and operated an HIV infusion clinic was arrested today and charged for her alleged participation in a $23 million HIV infusion Medicare fraud scheme, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced.

15 May 2010

Biovest International announces filing of proposed Plan of Reorganization

Biovest International, Inc. today announced that the Company filed its proposed Plan of Reorganization with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division. With this filing, Biovest is positioned to emerge from Chapter 11 protection this summer as a fully restructured company.

15 May 2010

The George Washington University Board of Trustees approve formation of GW School of Nursing

Today, The George Washington University Board of Trustees voted to approve the formation of the GW School of Nursing. The nursing school will be composed of the Master of Science in Nursing programs, the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, the second degree Bachelor of Science in nursing program, and other post-masters certificate programs.

15 May 2010

Research sheds light on early embryogenesis, genetic disease

Chromosome 22q11 deletion syndrome (also known as DiGeorge syndrome) is the most common human chromosome deletion syndrome, having an estimated incidence of at least one in 4,000 live births.

15 May 2010

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office grants patent to Historx's AQUA technology

HistoRx , Inc., announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent protecting the company's methods for determining a cancer patient's prognosis based on sub-cellular localization of biomarkers.

15 May 2010

Intellipharmaceutics announces dismissal of patent litigation settlement on Focalin XR drug

Intellipharmaceutics International Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Intellipharmaceutics Corp. today announced that it and its licensee and development partner Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. ("Par") have received confirmation that the previously announced stays of the patent litigation concerning a generic version of Novartis' Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder drug, Focalin XR®, (dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride), have expired without regulatory intervention, and that the parties have stipulated to a dismissal of the litigation.

15 May 2010

US Oncology Specialty passes VAWD accreditation program

US Oncology, Inc.'s Fort Worth, Texas distribution facility, US Oncology Specialty, LP, has once again successfully passed the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributors program's comprehensive criteria review and on-site inspection.

15 May 2010

RPS first-quarter service revenues increase 28.2% to $58.0M

ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., a leading provider of integrated clinical development outsourcing solutions to the bio-pharmaceutical industry, announces its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. These statements include unaudited comparative results for RPS for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.

15 May 2010

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Exelixis granted stock option to purchase shares of common stock, restricted stock units

Amerigroup expands services to seniors, people with disabilities in Tarrant County

Robertson Foundation gifts NYSCF $27 million

Gentiva Health Services to cooperate with Senate Finance Committee's requests

Blood flow restriction combined with resistance exercise can increase muscle-mass in older men

Pregnant, postnatal women follow mothers’ and grandmothers' advice rather than medical guidelines

Novartis employees organise events to contribute to community organizations

Canadian cancer patients cross the border for second opinion

BUSM researchers identify clinical characteristics associated with PDUD in primary care patients

Omnicare extends Early Tender Deadline of tender offer for 6.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013

SynerMed announces achievement of Elite status on 2010 SOE assessment

Protox announces positive top-line results from the TRIUMPH study in first quarter 2010

Miami-area resident charged in $23M HIV infusion Medicare fraud scheme

Biovest International announces filing of proposed Plan of Reorganization

The George Washington University Board of Trustees approve formation of GW School of Nursing

Research sheds light on early embryogenesis, genetic disease

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office grants patent to Historx's AQUA technology

Intellipharmaceutics announces dismissal of patent litigation settlement on Focalin XR drug

US Oncology Specialty passes VAWD accreditation program

RPS first-quarter service revenues increase 28.2% to $58.0M

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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