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Nationwide campaign encourages teens to resist drug use, stay above negative influences

Milwaukee teens are part of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy's new, nationwide campaign encouraging teens to engage in a conversation about the positive and negative pressures that influence their decisions. The Influence Project is part of a new initiative of the anti-drug teen brand, Above the Influence, which emphasizes what teens do to resist drug use and stay "above" negative influences.

18 Jun 2010

Bioniche announces issuance of new patents for MCC, Oligonucleotide technology platforms

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc., a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, today announced the issuance of a number of patents for its proprietary Mycobacterial Cell Wall-DNA Complex (MCC) composition and its Oligonucleotide technology platform.

18 Jun 2010

American Red Cross fined $16M

The FDA announced today that the American Red Cross has been fined $16 million for prior failures to comply with Federal laws and regulations related to the collection and manufacture of blood products.

18 Jun 2010

Quick-Med Technologies receives Notice of Allowance for MultiStat family of compounds

Quick-Med Technologies, Inc., a life sciences company that is developing innovative technologies for the healthcare and consumer markets, announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Notice of Allowance for intellectual property that extends the current patent coverage for the Company's MultiStat family of compounds. The forthcoming patent is part of a portfolio that Quick-Med has licensed from the University of Michigan.

18 Jun 2010

U.S. District Court pre-trial ruling favors SPI Pharma in Roquette Freres patent dispute

On Friday June 11th, Chief Judge Gregory Sleet of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware issued an important pre-trial ruling in the long-running patent dispute between SPI Pharma and Roquette Freres.

18 Jun 2010

WTA report card: Many Canadian patients still face long waits for needed medical care

A Wait Time Alliance report card released today reveals troubling wait time hot spots in the five clinical areas deemed priorities by governments and more problems across a broader range of medical care.

18 Jun 2010

UMHHC expects to achieve 3.3% operating margin on revenues of $2.0 billion in fiscal year 2010

The Hospitals and Health Centers unit of the University of Michigan Health System will finish its fiscal year in strong financial shape, with a positive operating margin nearly twice the size predicted a year ago.

18 Jun 2010

Completion of drug analysis by PBS-Bio enables PharmaGap advance development of novel anti-cancer drug

Predictive Biomarker Sciences Inc. (PBS-Bio) has completed its first drug analysis, enabling Canadian biotech company PharmaGap Inc. to significantly advance a potentially significant anti-cancer medication.

18 Jun 2010

Special public meeting to spotlight stem cell-based therapies for ALS

Local scientists, health advocates and leaders from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine will gather in San Diego June 23 for a special public meeting to spotlight a new University of California, San Diego grant to pursue novel, fast-tracked stem cell-based therapies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease.

18 Jun 2010

Life Technologies announces product launches in concert with ISSCR 8th Annual Meeting

Life Technologies Corporation, a provider of innovative life science solutions, today announced activities and product launches in concert with the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) 8th Annual Meeting that highlight the company's offerings of complete end-to-end solutions for stem cell research. Stem cell research has been shown to be a critical component of regenerative medicine; a basis for identifying drug targets and drug screening; and an important step in the development of therapies to treat a variety of diseases.

18 Jun 2010

Study validates NT-proBNP as strong indicator for cardiovascular risk in arthritis patients

The role of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP, a protein thought to be a regulator of cardiovascular function) as a robust, non-invasive predictor of cardiovascular (CV) risk in patients with arthritis taking cyclooxygenase inhibitors has been reinforced by the results of a multinational study presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy.

18 Jun 2010

Offering support to partners of newly diagnosed RA patients

Partners of patients newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis are equally emotionally affected by the diagnosis and go through the same grieving process as the patients themselves, according to the results of a study presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy.

18 Jun 2010

Yearlong collaborative partnership launched to reduce hospital readmissions due to heart failure

More than 5 million individuals in the United States suffer from chronic heart failure, making it one of the most common reasons for hospitalizations and readmissions. To address this costly issue, the New Jersey Hospital Association's Institute for Quality and Patient Safety this week launched a yearlong collaborative partnership to reduce hospital readmissions due to heart failure and improve the quality of healthcare in New Jersey.

18 Jun 2010

Applied BioCode's novel BMB technology to be presented at Biodetection Technologies 2010 Conference

Applied BioCode, Inc. announced today a presentation to be given on their Barcoded Magnetic Beads technology at the Biodetection Technologies 2010 Conference in Arlington, Virginia. The presentation is titled "Multiplexed Assays Go Digital" and will be given by Dr. Winston Ho, President at Applied BioCode, on June 18, 2010.

18 Jun 2010

Trial eases concerns over effects of gamma secretase inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease treatment

The first trial of a new model for testing Alzheimer's treatments has reassured researchers that a promising class of drugs does not exacerbate the disease if treatment is interrupted.

18 Jun 2010

Report: Proper contact lens replacement schedule compliance associated with better vision, comfort

A report published in the journal Optometry & Vision Science demonstrated that patients who replaced their silicone hydrogel contact lenses according to the manufacturer recommended replacement frequency experienced better comfort and vision at the end of the day than non-compliant patients. The analysis was part of a larger study sponsored by CIBA VISION, which was developed to investigate contact lens replacement schedule compliance.

18 Jun 2010

Damage to right prefrontal cortex of brain leads to deficit in intentional anticipation

Researchers of the University of Granada have demonstrated that patients who have damage to the right prefrontal cortex of the brain -the part involved in anticipation and quick reaction to stimuli- present a deficit in intentional anticipation (for example, when we put the vehicle in gear before the light turns green). However, these patients keep unintentional anticipation functions intact, which could help develop new therapies.

18 Jun 2010

Study: Patients in predominantly black areas less likely to receive kidney-related care

Regardless of race, fewer people see a kidney specialist before starting dialysis if they live in predominantly black communities, reports a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology. The results highlight the importance of understanding why patients in predominantly black areas are less likely to receive kidney-related care while their kidney function is clearly declining.

18 Jun 2010

New multimillion dollar BSL-3 laboratory complex at Nigerian National TB and Leprosy Training Center

This week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director, Dr. Tom Frieden, visited the Nigerian National TB and Leprosy Training Center (NTBLTC) to tour a multimillion dollar laboratory complex established by the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) of the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Institute of Human Virology-Nigeria. This U.S.-Nigeria partnership was established in 2004 through funding from the CDC and the President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

18 Jun 2010

Effects of SLE may differ based on patient's genealogical heritage: Study

The effects of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus may differ based on the individual patient's genealogical heritage, according to results of a new study presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy. In particular, the study reinforced differences in SLE phenotype found between Northern and Southern European subpopulations.

18 Jun 2010

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Nationwide campaign encourages teens to resist drug use, stay above negative influences

Bioniche announces issuance of new patents for MCC, Oligonucleotide technology platforms

American Red Cross fined $16M

Quick-Med Technologies receives Notice of Allowance for MultiStat family of compounds

U.S. District Court pre-trial ruling favors SPI Pharma in Roquette Freres patent dispute

WTA report card: Many Canadian patients still face long waits for needed medical care

UMHHC expects to achieve 3.3% operating margin on revenues of $2.0 billion in fiscal year 2010

Completion of drug analysis by PBS-Bio enables PharmaGap advance development of novel anti-cancer drug

Special public meeting to spotlight stem cell-based therapies for ALS

Life Technologies announces product launches in concert with ISSCR 8th Annual Meeting

Study validates NT-proBNP as strong indicator for cardiovascular risk in arthritis patients

Offering support to partners of newly diagnosed RA patients

Yearlong collaborative partnership launched to reduce hospital readmissions due to heart failure

Applied BioCode's novel BMB technology to be presented at Biodetection Technologies 2010 Conference

Trial eases concerns over effects of gamma secretase inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease treatment

Report: Proper contact lens replacement schedule compliance associated with better vision, comfort

Damage to right prefrontal cortex of brain leads to deficit in intentional anticipation

Study: Patients in predominantly black areas less likely to receive kidney-related care

New multimillion dollar BSL-3 laboratory complex at Nigerian National TB and Leprosy Training Center

Effects of SLE may differ based on patient's genealogical heritage: Study

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