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Causes of death in AIDS patients

New research shows that Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) continues to dramatically reduce rates of mortality from HIV infection in high-income countries, such that non-AIDS-related deaths exceed AIDS deaths after approximately four years of taking ART.

28 Apr 2010

Nu Skin Enterprises' revenue for first-quarter 2010 increases 23% to $364.1M

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. today announced record first-quarter results, with revenue of $364.1 million, a 23 percent improvement over the prior-year period. Quarterly revenue was positively impacted 8 percent by foreign currency fluctuations.

28 Apr 2010

Maryland startup Rhemisphere signs agreement with UMB for right to commercialize Blink system

Maryland startup Rhemisphere, LLC has licensed a unique, "all-in-one" patient monitoring system invented by clinical researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

28 Apr 2010

Pepscan reaches partnering agreement for therapeutic vaccine portfolio with Immunovo

Pepscan, the Netherlands based biotechnology firm focusing on protein mimicking technology for the generation of immune therapeutics, today announced that it reached a partnering agreement for its therapeutic vaccine portfolio with Immunovo BV of 's-Hertogenbosch. Under the terms of the agreement Pepscan will receive an undisclosed cash payment as well as a minority interest in Immunovo.

28 Apr 2010

Researchers participate in national multi-center trial comparing treatments for diabetic macular edema

A drug may be more effective against the leading cause of adult blindness than laser treatments, a new study has shown.

28 Apr 2010

State Round-up: Federal prosecutors investigate bid rigging at New York hospitals; Montana prepares for health reform implementation; and Florida spares Medicaid from budget cuts

The Wall Street Journal: "Federal prosecutors are investigating allegations that bid rigging and fraud at Mount Sinai Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital resulted in the hospitals awarding contracts worth tens of millions of dollars to outside contractors. Purchasing officials at the hospitals ... are alleged to have gotten more than a million dollars in payments from companies that were then given lucrative contracts to perform work such as re-insulating pipes and removing asbestos, according to documents filed in the Southern District of New York.

28 Apr 2010

Coronary artery calcium score helpful for determining intermediate risk of heart disease

Including a coronary artery calcium score in a risk assessment for future heart disease events, such as heart attacks, provides a better estimate in some populations than a standard coronary risk factors assessment, according to research supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health.

28 Apr 2010

Seattle Genetics reports revenues of $46.5M for first-quarter 2010

Seattle Genetics, Inc. today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010. The company also highlighted recent product development activities and planned milestones.

28 Apr 2010

Volcano to distribute AngioSculpt PTCA Scoring Balloon Catheter in Japan

Volcano Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of precision intravascular therapy guidance tools designed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of coronary and peripheral vascular disease, announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreement with AngioScore for its AngioSculpt® PTCA Scoring Balloon Catheter for coronary indications in Japan. This is the first of what Volcano believes will be many products distributed by Volcano Japan, which now includes more than 50 direct sales representatives.

28 Apr 2010

Researchers develop new diagnostic approach to fight against Chagas disease

Chagas disease is one of the most deadly parasitic diseases in the world. It affects more than 10 million people, primarily in the Americas. In South America alone it kills 50 000 people each year. A reliable and rapid diagnosis is the key in the battle against infection but until now, this has been next to impossible.

28 Apr 2010

Trade negotiations between EU, India could affect access to low-cost generics

The Associated Press examines the ongoing free-trade negotiations between the EU and India - a country that according to PricewaterhouseCoopers currently "makes one-fifth of the world's generics." The negotiations "could make it harder for millions … across the developing world to get lifesaving drugs. The deal is taking shape as India tries to transform itself from a generics powerhouse into a base for drug discovery - a trend that could ultimately do more than any trade agreement to curtail its reign as a pharmacy to the poor."

28 Apr 2010

Study: Lower blood oxygen levels can lead to heart abnormalities in children with sickle cell disease

Children with sickle cell disease who also have lower blood oxygen levels while both asleep and awake are likely to have heart abnormalities, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other institutions have found.

28 Apr 2010

Diamyd Medical reports group net sales of MSEK 0.2 for second-quarter 2010

Second quarter report for Diamyd Medical AB (publ), fiscal year 2009/2010

28 Apr 2010

Transplanted pig cells may bring relief from insulin injections in type I diabetics

Living Cell Technologies, a New Zealand based biotechnology company that is investigating the use of living pig cells in the treatment of diabetes has now received $700,000 (US$500,000) grant from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International for further human trials.

28 Apr 2010

Canadian government says Canada's G8 maternal, child health plan will not include abortion

Canada on Monday at a meeting of G8 development ministers in Halifax, Canada, said its maternal and child health initiative, which is expected to be a "centerpiece issue" at the G8 summit in late June, will not include funding for abortion, the Associated Press/Washington Post (Gillies, 4/26).

28 Apr 2010

Myriad Genetics OnDose collection kit eliminates need for frozen sample handling

Myriad Genetics, Inc. today announced a significant improvement in the sample collection kit for OnDoseTM, its 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) dose optimization product. Patient sample handling can now be conducted at room temperature, eliminating the need for frozen sample handling. Myriad said that it believes the simplified process should increase physician acceptance and utilization of OnDose.

28 Apr 2010

Update on ICA-105665 clinical development plans for treatment of epilepsy and pain

Icagen, Inc. today provided an update on clinical development plans for ICA-105665, the Company's novel drug candidate for the treatment of epilepsy and pain.

28 Apr 2010

ChronSeal multi-center study in Sweden and Norway finalized

The multi-center study in Sweden and Norway with ChronSeal® is now finalized and the data are being analyzed in Sweden and by Kringle in Japan. ChronTech and Kringle have jointly decided that the results will be publicly available on May 27th. At follow-up of the ChronVac-C® -study where patients now have started treatment according to standard-of-care (interferon and ribavirin) all patients (100%) were virus free at treatment week 12 and 5/6 (83%) had less than 50 copies of virus/mL blood already at treatment week four.

28 Apr 2010

China lifts ban on tourists suffering from HIV/AIDS

In a new development China has lifted its decades old reservations towards travelers and tourists suffering from HIV and AIDS in the wake of the Shanghai World Expo this weekend.

28 Apr 2010

53% of middle-aged Americans favor new health care legislation: Poll

Overall, support for the new health care legislation remains low, but a new poll indicates that middle-aged Americans are much more likely to approve of it.

28 Apr 2010

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Causes of death in AIDS patients

Nu Skin Enterprises' revenue for first-quarter 2010 increases 23% to $364.1M

Maryland startup Rhemisphere signs agreement with UMB for right to commercialize Blink system

Pepscan reaches partnering agreement for therapeutic vaccine portfolio with Immunovo

Researchers participate in national multi-center trial comparing treatments for diabetic macular edema

State Round-up: Federal prosecutors investigate bid rigging at New York hospitals; Montana prepares for health reform implementation; and Florida spares Medicaid from budget cuts

Coronary artery calcium score helpful for determining intermediate risk of heart disease

Seattle Genetics reports revenues of $46.5M for first-quarter 2010

Volcano to distribute AngioSculpt PTCA Scoring Balloon Catheter in Japan

Researchers develop new diagnostic approach to fight against Chagas disease

Trade negotiations between EU, India could affect access to low-cost generics

Study: Lower blood oxygen levels can lead to heart abnormalities in children with sickle cell disease

Diamyd Medical reports group net sales of MSEK 0.2 for second-quarter 2010

Transplanted pig cells may bring relief from insulin injections in type I diabetics

Canadian government says Canada's G8 maternal, child health plan will not include abortion

Myriad Genetics OnDose collection kit eliminates need for frozen sample handling

Update on ICA-105665 clinical development plans for treatment of epilepsy and pain

ChronSeal multi-center study in Sweden and Norway finalized

China lifts ban on tourists suffering from HIV/AIDS

53% of middle-aged Americans favor new health care legislation: Poll

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