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Metabolic Research announces extension of distribution contract with General Nutrition

Metabolic Research, Inc. announced a one year extension of its exclusive distribution contract with General Nutrition Corporation.

14 May 2010

Nile Therapeutics reports net loss of $1.9M for first-quarter 2010

Nile Therapeutics, Inc., a company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for heart failure patients, today announced its first quarter financial results for 2010.

14 May 2010

IVAX Diagnostics first-quarter net revenues decline 1.4% to $4,655,000

IVAX Diagnostics, Inc., a fully integrated in vitro diagnostics company, reports its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

14 May 2010

Scientists to discuss opportunities and challenges for combating HIV, TB

As alarms sound about a weakening international commitment to global AIDS, scientists will gather in Washington, DC to report on potentially transformative new tools in the battle against this deadly epidemic. US policy is moving backwards at a time when the science is more promising than ever.

14 May 2010

First Edition: May 14, 2010

Today's headlines suggest that, even as congressional Democrats appear to be suffering from "health reform fatigue" and shying away from other health-related legislation, the G.O.P. is applying newfound vigor and skepticism to the White House's pick to head the agency that runs Medicare and to the administration's claims that the implementation phase of reform is going smoothly.

14 May 2010

Tiny cell bricks hold potential for building artificial tissue

Tissue engineering has long held promise for building new organs to replace damaged livers, blood vessels and other body parts. However, one major obstacle is getting cells grown in a lab dish to form 3-D shapes instead of flat layers.

14 May 2010

Investment report on InfoLogix

MicroStockProfit.com announces an investment report featuring InfoLogix Inc. The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.

14 May 2010

11 leading medical societies support Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2010

As the United States prepares to add 32 million more patients to the health care system through health care reform, 11 of the leading medical societies in the country joined together today to publicly support the introduction of the Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2010.

14 May 2010

SAMHSA grants nearly $8 million for program to reduce chronic homelessness

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced today that it is awarding up to four new grants totaling just under $8 million to local organizations working to prevent or reduce chronic homelessness in their communities. These grants are in addition to $81.5 million in grants awarded under this program in September 2009.

14 May 2010

Rensselaer professor selected to receive NSF CAREER Award

David T. Corr, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has won a Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation.

14 May 2010

NanoViricides signs research and development agreement with Dr. Ken S. Rosenthal's laboratory

NanoViricides, Inc., reports that it has signed a research and development agreement with Dr. Ken S. Rosenthal's laboratory at Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy.

14 May 2010

Redesigning way of using energy can help hospitals achieve 60% reduction in energy utility use

A new study presented at the CleanMed conference in Baltimore this week shows how hospitals, which account for four percent of all energy consumed in the U.S., can achieve a 60 percent reduction in energy utility use by redesigning the way they use energy. A newly constructed, code-compliant hospital can expect to save around $730,000 a year, according to the report.

14 May 2010

Medtronic releases Virtual ICD study data

Medtronic, Inc. released the Virtual ICD study data today that predicted 98 percent of studied implantable defibrillator patients would be free of inappropriate shocks one year after implant and 92 percent at five years post-implant.

14 May 2010

Viking Systems announces positive response to 3DHD camera-display combination at Hospital Build Asia 2010

Viking Systems, Inc. today announced an overwhelmingly positive response to the demonstration of the 3DHD combination of Viking's cameras with Sony's 3DHD display by those who had the opportunity to experience it earlier this week in Singapore at Hospital Build Asia 2010 Exhibition and Congress.

14 May 2010

Children with epilepsy say their quality of life is comparable to that of healthy siblings

Children with epilepsy often face multiple challenges - not only seizures but learning, cognitive and school difficulties, side effects from medication, and, not surprisingly, social stigma from their peers.

14 May 2010

Study examines impact of tobacco smoke carcinogen on mice

Although tobacco use is widely understood to be one of the leading causes of oral cancer, research on the prevention of tobacco-related oral cancer in experimental animals has traditionally been limited to examining the impact of synthetic carcinogens manufactured especially for cancer research, rather than on observing the effects of carcinogens that occur in tobacco smoke.

14 May 2010

Clondalkin Group plans to strengthen its position in the European pharmaceutical and healthcare sector

International packaging producer Clondalkin Group has revealed plans to further strengthen its position in the European pharmaceutical and healthcare sector.

14 May 2010

Researchers determine how cells regulate chromosome/microtubule interface

Whitehead Institute researchers have determined a key part of how cells regulate the chromosome/microtubule interface, which is central to proper chromosomal distribution during cell division.

14 May 2010

Practice Greenhealth honors SRI Surgical with Champion for Change Award

SRI/Surgical Express, Inc., a leading provider of reusable surgical products and reprocessing services supporting the healthcare industry, announced today that Practice Greenhealth presented its "Champion for Change Award" to SRI Surgical for outstanding contributions to environmentally responsible health care.

14 May 2010

Study examines long-term economic consequences of childhood psychological disorders

A first-of-its-kind study examining the long-term economic consequences of childhood psychological disorders finds the conditions diminish people's ability to work and earn as adults, costing $2.1 trillion over the lifetimes of all affected Americans.

14 May 2010

Medical News

Metabolic Research announces extension of distribution contract with General Nutrition

Nile Therapeutics reports net loss of $1.9M for first-quarter 2010

IVAX Diagnostics first-quarter net revenues decline 1.4% to $4,655,000

Scientists to discuss opportunities and challenges for combating HIV, TB

First Edition: May 14, 2010

Tiny cell bricks hold potential for building artificial tissue

Investment report on InfoLogix

11 leading medical societies support Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2010

SAMHSA grants nearly $8 million for program to reduce chronic homelessness

Rensselaer professor selected to receive NSF CAREER Award

NanoViricides signs research and development agreement with Dr. Ken S. Rosenthal's laboratory

Redesigning way of using energy can help hospitals achieve 60% reduction in energy utility use

Medtronic releases Virtual ICD study data

Viking Systems announces positive response to 3DHD camera-display combination at Hospital Build Asia 2010

Children with epilepsy say their quality of life is comparable to that of healthy siblings

Study examines impact of tobacco smoke carcinogen on mice

Clondalkin Group plans to strengthen its position in the European pharmaceutical and healthcare sector

Researchers determine how cells regulate chromosome/microtubule interface

Practice Greenhealth honors SRI Surgical with Champion for Change Award

Study examines long-term economic consequences of childhood psychological disorders

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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