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Hana Biosciences reports $5.5 million net loss for first-quarter 2010

Hana Biosciences Inc.,, a biopharmaceutical company focused on strengthening the foundation of cancer care, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010, and provided a corporate update.

14 May 2010

Caliper Life Sciences' CDAS unit awarded new funding commitment for EPA ToxCast screening program

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc., a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery and life sciences research, today announced that its Caliper Discovery Alliances and Services (CDAS) unit has been awarded a new funding commitment for $2.9 million under its contract with the Environmental Protection Agency for the EPA's ToxCast screening program.

14 May 2010

FDA grants tentative approval for Impax Laboratories' generic Opana ER

Impax Laboratories, Inc. today confirmed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted tentative approval of the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for generic version of Opana® ER (oxymorphone hydrochloride) 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 20, 30 and 40 mg tablets.

14 May 2010

Axcess International first-quarter net loss increases to $1,118,732

Axcess International Inc., a leader in local area Wireless ID solutions, today reported results for the quarter ending March 31, 2010.

14 May 2010

Revolutionary technology to protect skin stem cells and combat chronological aging

Emerge Labs presents a revolutionary technology that protects skin stem cells and combats chronological aging. The breakthrough patent-pending active ingredient, PhytoCellTec Solar Vitis, boosts the production of human skin stem cells, protects human skin stem cells against UV radiation, and fights photo-aging, thus decreasing wrinkles and producing younger, fresher looking skin.

14 May 2010

American Shared Hospital Services first-quarter revenue decreases 2% to $4,088,000

AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES, a leading provider of turnkey technology solutions for advanced radiosurgical and radiation therapy services, today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2010.

14 May 2010

ULURU reports net loss of $1.3M for first-quarter 2010

ULURU Inc. today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

14 May 2010

SQI announces poster presentations on novel diagnostic assays at 7th International Congress on Autoimmunity

SQI Diagnostics Inc., a medical systems automation company focused on evolving laboratory-based biomarker testing, today announced data from oral and poster presentations that highlights the Company's leadership position in the autoimmune diagnostics space.

14 May 2010

Male physical competition central in winning mates among human ancestors: Penn State

Male physical competition, not attraction, was central in winning mates among human ancestors, according to a Penn State anthropologist.

14 May 2010

New way to coax embryonic stem cells and reprogrammed adult cells to develop sensory cells

After ten years of effort, researchers reporting in the May 14th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, say they have found a way to coax embryonic stem cells as well as reprogrammed adult cells to develop into sensory cells that normally reside in the mammalian inner ear. Those mechanosensitive sensory hair cells are the linchpin of hearing and balance.

14 May 2010

Poorly designed clinical trials adversely affect medical advances

In a paper published this week in Science, experts caution that important ethical issues in the testing of new therapies like stem cells may not be receiving the attention they deserve. Carnegie Mellon University's Dr. Alex John London (Dept. of Philosophy) joined McGill University's Dr. Jonathan Kimmelman (Faculty of Medicine) and University of Wisconsin-Madison's Marina Emborg (Dept. of Medical Physics) to examine the way scientists, physicians, and regulators evaluate risk and benefit when testing new drugs in human beings for the first time.

14 May 2010

Measuring gene expression in healthy women may predict future breast cancer risk, say scientists

Researchers at Georgetown Lombard Comprehensive Cancer Center have been able to show, in mice, how just a little adjustment in the expression of two common genes can promote the kind of cellular changes that led to breast cancer. They say these tweaks likely mimic natural variation women have in expression of the two genes.

14 May 2010

Convergent procedure promising for longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation

nContact Surgical, Inc. announced today the presentation of data collected from 43 patients as a result of a closed chest convergent atrial fibrillation (AF) procedure at the Heart Rhythm Society 2010 Conference in Denver, Colorado.

14 May 2010

New initiative to reduce health inequities

A major new initiative by the University of Maryland aims to eliminate health disparities in the state and extend the impact of health reform. The university's School of Public Health has recruited a team of nationally recognized faculty-researchers who will create action programs to improve primary care and expand public health outreach, so as to reduce the high rates of chronic disease in Maryland's medically underserved communities.

14 May 2010

Over 75 countries represented at 2010 Alcoholics Anonymous convention

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) celebrates 75 years of "one alcoholic talking to another" as over 40,000 AA members from around the world gather in San Antonio for the 2010 International Convention, July 1-4.

14 May 2010

Multivitamin and mineral supplements improve mood, mental performance in healthy males: Study

The effects of multivitamins are most often researched in the elderly. This is one of very few studies to assess the relationship between supplementation with vitamins/minerals and psychological functioning in healthy groups of non-elderly adults. This study shows how a proprietary multivitamin and mineral supplement improves mood and mental performance while also reducing stress, mental tiredness and fatigue in healthy males.

14 May 2010

Phase 2a study results of Aerosurf for prevention of RDS in premature infants published

Discovery Laboratories, Inc., announces the publication of results from its previously-conducted Phase 2a feasibility study of Aerosurf, the Company's aerosolized KL4 surfactant, for the prevention of respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants, in the May 2010 issue of the Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery in the study titled "An Open Label, Pilot Study of Aerosurf Combined with nCPAP to Prevent RDS in Preterm Neonates".

14 May 2010

ATCC unveils new brand identity

ATCC, the premier biomaterials resource and standards organization, today proudly unveiled its new brand initiative. The fresh identity is a bold and confident logotype featuring the brand promise—THE ESSENTIALS OF LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH. GLOBALLY DELIVERED.™ The new brand promise is an accurate reflection of ATCC's multiple offerings and global distribution network. Launch of the rebrand will bring focus to ATCC's extended capabilities as a reagents and tools company in support of life science research.

14 May 2010

3D test for diagnosing malignant melanoma

UK scientists have developed a 3D test for malignant melanoma that can identify problems not easily spotted in a standard two-dimensional view of the pattern on the skin. The researchers describe the technique in detail in the latest issue of the International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control.

14 May 2010

Redpoint Bio first-quarter 2010 net loss reduces to $1.7 million

Redpoint Bio Corporation, a company focused on the development of healthier foods and beverages and new approaches to the treatment of diabetes and obesity, today announced financial and operational results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

14 May 2010

Medical News

Hana Biosciences reports $5.5 million net loss for first-quarter 2010

Caliper Life Sciences' CDAS unit awarded new funding commitment for EPA ToxCast screening program

FDA grants tentative approval for Impax Laboratories' generic Opana ER

Axcess International first-quarter net loss increases to $1,118,732

Revolutionary technology to protect skin stem cells and combat chronological aging

American Shared Hospital Services first-quarter revenue decreases 2% to $4,088,000

ULURU reports net loss of $1.3M for first-quarter 2010

SQI announces poster presentations on novel diagnostic assays at 7th International Congress on Autoimmunity

Male physical competition central in winning mates among human ancestors: Penn State

New way to coax embryonic stem cells and reprogrammed adult cells to develop sensory cells

Poorly designed clinical trials adversely affect medical advances

Measuring gene expression in healthy women may predict future breast cancer risk, say scientists

Convergent procedure promising for longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation

New initiative to reduce health inequities

Over 75 countries represented at 2010 Alcoholics Anonymous convention

Multivitamin and mineral supplements improve mood, mental performance in healthy males: Study

Phase 2a study results of Aerosurf for prevention of RDS in premature infants published

ATCC unveils new brand identity

3D test for diagnosing malignant melanoma

Redpoint Bio first-quarter 2010 net loss reduces to $1.7 million

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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