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RBC Life Sciences first-quarter net sales increase 16% to $7.0M

RBC Life Sciences, Inc., a provider of proprietary nutritional supplements, wound care and pain management products, today reported company-wide net sales of $7.0 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010, compared to net sales of $6.0 million for the same period during 2009, an increase of 16%.

12 May 2010

China Biologic subsidiary Shandong Taibang receives approval to build two new plasma stations

China Biologic Products, Inc., a leading plasma-based biopharmaceutical company in China, today announced that its majority-owned subsidiary, Shandong Taibang Biological Products Co. Ltd., has been approved by the Shandong Province Health Department to build two new plasma stations.

12 May 2010

GTC Biotherapeutics reports lower total net loss of $7.7M for first-quarter 2010

GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc. today reported its financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2010. The total net loss for the first quarter was $7.7 million, or $0.26 per share, compared to $10.4 million, or $0.99 per share, for the first quarter of 2009.

12 May 2010

Blog Watch: The question of 'real benefits'

Kaiser Health News listens to the chatter in the blogsophere regarding recent events. "During his weekend address, President Barack Obama said that health reform is already delivering "real benefits" to the American people.

12 May 2010

Carrot Medical, MAVIG execute global marketing and sales channel partnership agreement

Carrot Medical, a leading designer of integrated medical imaging display systems, and MAVIG GmbH, the leading manufacturer of medical imaging monitor suspension systems, announced today the execution of a global marketing and sales channel partnership agreement. This partnership provides a semi-exclusive contract for the sale of all products through MAVIG's global sales channel while offering MAVIG access to the next generation of integrated medical imaging display technology.

12 May 2010

NovaBay first-quarter net loss increases to $1.6 million

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class, anti-infective compounds for the treatment and prevention of antibiotic-resistant infections, today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2010.

12 May 2010

BELLUS Health records a net loss of $4,193,000 for first-quarter 2010

BELLUS Health Inc. reported today its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

12 May 2010

Washington Post event: Health reform and its implications

In this Kaiser Health News video, Washington Post staff writers, David Hilzenrath, Amy Goldstein, Ceci Connolly, Alec MacGillis and David Brown, also contributors to the Post's new book, Landmark: The Inside Story Of America's New Health Care Law And What It Means For Us All, discuss the new health care law and its implications.

12 May 2010

NIH awards PLx Pharma multiple grants for development of GI safer NSAIDs

PLx Pharma, a pharmaceutical company developing safer formulations of proven non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), today announced that it has been awarded multiple grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) totaling approximately $2,000,000. This funding has been awarded to support further advancement of a range of products currently under development by PLx.

12 May 2010

Clinical Data expands PGxHealth's FAMILION tests to include two new tests to diagnose heart diseases

Clinical Data, Inc., announced today that its PGxHealth division is expanding its FAMILION family of genetic tests to include two new tests to diagnose heart diseases. With the launch of a test for Conduction Disease associated with Dilated Cardiomyopathy and a test for Short QT Syndrome, PGxHealth continues to lead the industry with the most comprehensive menu of genetic tests to diagnose or confirm familial heart diseases.

12 May 2010

Brandeis University surveys assess how recent legislation affects consumer access to behavioral health services

Brandeis University is launching two surveys of the nation's private health plans to assess how recent legislation affects quality of and consumer access to behavioral health services. Both the federal parity law and national health reform are likely to affect behavioral health care

12 May 2010

Seaside purchases NanoViricides' Series B Convertible Preferred Stock for gross proceeds of $5M

NanoViricides, Inc., announced today that it has raised $5,000,000, drawing down on its previously announced universal registered shelf "Form S-3" offering. The registered shelf offering became effective on April 29, 2010.

12 May 2010

RevMed partners with Santa Monica to set up safety syringe manufacturing facility in Brazil

Revolutions Medical Corporation, has signed an agreement of understanding for the setting up of a manufacturing facility in Brazil to produce the RevVac safety syringe for domestic and global markets and to facilitate distribution throughout South America.

12 May 2010

Sweeping and prescriptive path to green nation's operating rooms

A sweeping and prescriptive path to green the nation's operating rooms was announced today by Practice Greenhealth, the nation's leading membership and networking organization for institutions in healthcare that have made a commitment to sustainable, eco-friendly practices.

12 May 2010

Spectranetics to demonstrate new Laser Lead Extraction Simulation system at Heart Rhythm 2010

Spectranetics Corporation today announced it will showcase a new advanced Laser Lead Extraction Simulation system at the Heart Rhythm Society's (HRS) 31st Annual Scientific Sessions, Heart Rhythm 2010. The new simulation system is intended to augment traditional procedural training for physicians on laser-assisted lead extraction procedures by permitting hands-on practice with extraction tools and techniques in multiple case scenarios in a virtual operating environment.

12 May 2010

CNA announces winners of 2010 CNA Employer Recognition Award

The Canadian Nurses Association announced today the winners of the 2010 CNA Employer Recognition Award. This prestigious prize honours employers who have shown an exceptional commitment to supporting registered nurses pursuing national certification in a range of nursing specialties.

12 May 2010

Liberator Medical Holdings reports net revenues of $9.65M for second fiscal quarter 2010

Liberator Medical Holdings, Inc. announced today net revenues of $9.65 million for its second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2010. Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2010, increased by $161,000, or 169%, to $256,000, compared with net income of $95,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009.

12 May 2010

Risk of venous thromboembolism is low after hepatic resection in cirrhotic patients: Researchers

Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common primary neoplasm of the liver and often arises in the context of a chronic liver disease that impairs coagulative function. Surgical resection is the best option to cure HCC, however, surgery on cirrhotic liver may increase the risk of bleeding.

12 May 2010

Pro-Pharmaceuticals reports net loss applicable to common stock of $2.8M for first-quarter 2010

Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a developer of therapeutics that target Galectin receptors to treat cancer and fibrosis, today reported its financial results for the first quarter, ended March 31, 2010.

12 May 2010

Capstone Therapeutics to continue to planned 12-month endpoints in AZX100 Phase 2a clinical trials

Capstone Therapeutics announced today it has completed a limited analysis of a subset of data from the second of its two ongoing AZX100 Phase 2a clinical trials in keloid scarring. The clinical trial will continue to its planned 12-month endpoints.

12 May 2010

Medical News

RBC Life Sciences first-quarter net sales increase 16% to $7.0M

China Biologic subsidiary Shandong Taibang receives approval to build two new plasma stations

GTC Biotherapeutics reports lower total net loss of $7.7M for first-quarter 2010

Blog Watch: The question of 'real benefits'

Carrot Medical, MAVIG execute global marketing and sales channel partnership agreement

NovaBay first-quarter net loss increases to $1.6 million

BELLUS Health records a net loss of $4,193,000 for first-quarter 2010

Washington Post event: Health reform and its implications

NIH awards PLx Pharma multiple grants for development of GI safer NSAIDs

Clinical Data expands PGxHealth's FAMILION tests to include two new tests to diagnose heart diseases

Brandeis University surveys assess how recent legislation affects consumer access to behavioral health services

Seaside purchases NanoViricides' Series B Convertible Preferred Stock for gross proceeds of $5M

RevMed partners with Santa Monica to set up safety syringe manufacturing facility in Brazil

Sweeping and prescriptive path to green nation's operating rooms

Spectranetics to demonstrate new Laser Lead Extraction Simulation system at Heart Rhythm 2010

CNA announces winners of 2010 CNA Employer Recognition Award

Liberator Medical Holdings reports net revenues of $9.65M for second fiscal quarter 2010

Risk of venous thromboembolism is low after hepatic resection in cirrhotic patients: Researchers

Pro-Pharmaceuticals reports net loss applicable to common stock of $2.8M for first-quarter 2010

Capstone Therapeutics to continue to planned 12-month endpoints in AZX100 Phase 2a clinical trials

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