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Dane Street receives full accreditation as IRO from URAC

Dane Street today announced that it has received full accreditation as an Independent Review Organization from URAC, a Washington, D.C.-based healthcare accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the health care industry.

18 May 2010

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners first-quarter net loss decreases to $0.06 per basic and diluted share

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. today announced its financial results for the three month period ended March 31, 2010. The Company reported a net loss of $1,045,043, or $0.06 per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $3,031,201, or $0.22 per basic and diluted share, for the same period in 2009.

18 May 2010

FDA grants orphan drug designation to pralatrexate for treatment of advanced TCC of urinary bladder

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation to pralatrexate for the treatment of advanced or metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder, a form of bladder cancer. The Company is currently investigating pralatrexate in a Phase 2 clinical study in patients with advanced or metastatic relapsed TCC of the urinary bladder.

18 May 2010

Warnings about a ruined appearance is best way to reduce tanning salon visits

What's the most effective way to convince young women to cut back on their indoor tanning, a habit that hikes their risk of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, by 75 percent? Warn them that it will cause leathery, wrinkled skin.

18 May 2010

Women exposed to nickel show no elevated risk of delivering newborns with birth defects

"Women exposed to nickel show no elevated risk of delivering newborns with certain birth defects or small size at birth", says Arild Vaktskjold at the Nordic School of Public Health. "Furthermore, the women did not show an increased risk for spontaneous abortion".

18 May 2010

Statue commemorating 30th anniversary of the eradication of smallpox unveiled

A statue commemorating the 30th anniversary of the eradication of smallpox is being unveiled today in front of the World Health Organization headquarters by the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr Margaret Chan.

18 May 2010

Interphone Study underestimates risk of brain cancer, says International EMF Collaborative

Authors of the report, "Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern, Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone" have released a technical analysis of the long-awaited Interphone Study published today in the International Journal of Epidemiology.

18 May 2010

Study looks at the experiences of nurses with euthanasia, other end-of-life decisions

Nurses in Belgium who administer life-ending drugs in euthanasia and in cases without explicit patient request often act outside of the law, according to a study in CMAJ.

18 May 2010

International Stem Cell announces strategic alliance with TAP

International Stem Cell Corporation, www.intlstemcell.com, announced today that it had entered into a strategic alliance with The Automation Partnership, www.automationpartnership.com, to automate and scale up the production of stem cell-derived human corneal tissue.

18 May 2010

ICF International awarded multi-year contract to support community action in reducing chronic disease

ICF International, a leading provider of consulting services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients, has been awarded a new $11.6 million multi-year contract by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to develop a resource center for broad-scale community action to reduce chronic disease.

18 May 2010

Web conference to analyze latest trends, developments in the European melanoma skin cancer market

There are only two FDA/EMEA approved drugs currently available for treating advanced melanoma. The available drugs, however, are not completely effective and have adverse effects. Unmet needs of patients, especially those with advanced melanoma are therefore quite high and have led to a low drug adoption and market growth over the years. The future looks brighter though, with a few promising drugs in pipeline for advanced melanoma.

18 May 2010

Tengion reports net loss attributable to common stockholders of $14.33 per share for first-quarter 2010

Tengion Inc. today reported its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 and provided a corporate and clinical development update.

18 May 2010

Underwriters exercise overallotment option to purchase additional 480,000 shares in Pharmasset offering

Pharmasset, Inc. announced today the underwriters of its recent stock offering have exercised their option to purchase an additional 480,000 shares of common stock. The net proceeds to Pharmasset, Inc., after deducting the underwriting discount, from the sale of these additional shares are expected to be approximately $13.2 million.

18 May 2010

Cytori's first StemSource Cell Bank sold in the U.S.

Cytori Therapeutics has sold its first StemSource Cell Bank in the United States. The StemSource Cell Bank is a suite of products that offers patients a way to store their own adipose tissue, or the stem and regenerative cells naturally occurring within their own adipose tissue, in an automated, affordable and safe manner.

18 May 2010

National Health Partners first-quarter revenues increase 29%

National Health Partners, Inc., a leading provider of unique discount healthcare membership programs, announced today that revenue for its first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2010 increased 29% over revenue from the prior year's first quarter. The company attributes the growth in revenue from new strategic partnerships that began during the 1st quarter.

18 May 2010

Human stem cells restore alveolar epithelial tissue after E. coli endotoxin-induced ALI: Researchers

Human stem cells administered intravenously can restore alveolar epithelial tissue to a normal function in a novel ex vivo perfused human lung after E. coli endotoxin-induced acute lung injury, according to research from the University of California San Francisco.

18 May 2010

FDA grants LensAR Laser System 510(k) clearance for use in anterior capsulotomy during cataract surgery

LensAR, Inc., the leading developer of next generation laser technology for cataract surgery and presbyopia, today announced that the company has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for use of the LensAR Laser System for anterior capsulotomy during cataract surgery.

18 May 2010

Applied Biosystems Identifiler Direct and Identifiler Plus kits approved for forensic DNA laboratories

Life Technologies Corporation today announced that its Applied Biosystems Identifiler Direct and Identifiler Plus forensic kits have been approved by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation for use by laboratories generating DNA profiles for inclusion in the National DNA Index System CODIS Database.

18 May 2010

Weikang Bio-Technology first-quarter revenue up 38.1% to record $14.0M

Weikang Bio-Technology Group Co., Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Western prescription pharmaceuticals and other health and nutritional products in the People's Republic of China, today announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010 ended on March 31, 2010.

18 May 2010

First Edition: May 18, 2010

Kaiser Health News staff writer Jordan Rau, working in collaboration with The Washington Post, reports on Provo, Utah: "If there is any place that should have medical spending under control, this is it" (Kaiser Health News).

18 May 2010

Medical News

Dane Street receives full accreditation as IRO from URAC

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners first-quarter net loss decreases to $0.06 per basic and diluted share

FDA grants orphan drug designation to pralatrexate for treatment of advanced TCC of urinary bladder

Warnings about a ruined appearance is best way to reduce tanning salon visits

Women exposed to nickel show no elevated risk of delivering newborns with birth defects

Statue commemorating 30th anniversary of the eradication of smallpox unveiled

Interphone Study underestimates risk of brain cancer, says International EMF Collaborative

Study looks at the experiences of nurses with euthanasia, other end-of-life decisions

International Stem Cell announces strategic alliance with TAP

ICF International awarded multi-year contract to support community action in reducing chronic disease

Web conference to analyze latest trends, developments in the European melanoma skin cancer market

Tengion reports net loss attributable to common stockholders of $14.33 per share for first-quarter 2010

Underwriters exercise overallotment option to purchase additional 480,000 shares in Pharmasset offering

Cytori's first StemSource Cell Bank sold in the U.S.

National Health Partners first-quarter revenues increase 29%

Human stem cells restore alveolar epithelial tissue after E. coli endotoxin-induced ALI: Researchers

FDA grants LensAR Laser System 510(k) clearance for use in anterior capsulotomy during cataract surgery

Applied Biosystems Identifiler Direct and Identifiler Plus kits approved for forensic DNA laboratories

Weikang Bio-Technology first-quarter revenue up 38.1% to record $14.0M

First Edition: May 18, 2010

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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