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Researchers determine critical role of bone marrow cells in fighting respiratory viruses

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine for the first time have determined that bone marrow cells play a critical role in fighting respiratory viruses, making the bone marrow a potential therapeutic target, especially in people with compromised immune systems. They have found that during infections of the respiratory tract, cells produced by the bone marrow are instructed by proteins to migrate to the lungs to help fight infection. The data are published in the current issue of Cell Host & Microbe.

25 May 2010

Folate supplementation thwarts heart birth defects induced by alcohol exposure in early pregnancy

A new animal study has found that high levels of the B-vitamin folate (folic acid) prevented heart birth defects induced by alcohol exposure in early pregnancy, a condition known as fetal alcohol syndrome.

25 May 2010

Genzyme signs consent decree of permanent injunction, agrees to disgorgement

Genzyme Corp. has signed a consent decree agreeing to correct manufacturing quality violations at its Allston, Mass., manufacturing facility and will turn over to the federal government $175 million in unlawful profits from the sale of products that were made at the plant, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today.

25 May 2010

USANA Health Sciences to enter China

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. announced that China will be its next international market. Over 6,000 USANA Associates and guests were in attendance at USANA's Asia Pacific Convention in Hong Kong to hear the announcement. This announcement was also broadcast live via a world-wide webcast to an additional 6,000 Associates in various USANA markets.

25 May 2010

Anti-aging supplements may prevent decline in physical function: Researchers

Anti-aging supplements made up of mixtures might be better than single compounds at preventing decline in physical function, according to researchers at the University of Florida's Institute on Aging. In addition, it appears that such so-called neutraceuticals should be taken before very old age for benefits such as improvement in physical function.

25 May 2010

Shrink files patent related to rapid prototyping system for manufacture of Lab-on-a-Chip devices

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc., an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors, and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, announced today that patent applications related to its rapid prototyping system for the manufacture of microfluidic chips, or Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) devices, have been filed.

25 May 2010

Researchers use zebrafish as model to analyze function of every known mutation in BBS

A research team led by scientists from the Duke University Medical Center has developed a way to simultaneously look at the effects of 125 mutations occurring on 14 different genes. They used zebrafish as a model to analyze the function of every known mutation in an inherited syndrome called BBS, Bardet-Biedl Syndrome.

25 May 2010

Agilent Technologies, Stemina Biomarker Discovery to accelerate metobolomic research

Agilent Technologies Inc. and Stemina Biomarker Discovery, Inc. today announced efforts to accelerate Stemina's metobolomic research. Stemina uses metabolomic analysis of stem cells for the discovery of biomarkers for use in drug screening and drug development.

25 May 2010

EHSI reports favorable completion of due diligence with Stand-By Systems

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. disclosed today that the Company has just favorably completed the financial review phase of due diligence with Stand-By Systems. EHSI recently executed an option with Stand-By Systems; owner of the new FDA approved SBS 1615 catalytic oxygen generator, as well as the associated LIFEDGE® and MAYDAY® emergency systems. EHSI is currently performing due diligence under this option.

25 May 2010

PMI's CAAS software integrated with Ziehm Imaging's mobile cardiovascular imaging solutions

Ziehm Imaging and Pie Medical Imaging BV have joined forces to make the CAAS quantification software available on mobile C-arms dedicated for cardiovascular procedures. This capability is the result of Ziehm Imaging's strategic partnership with Pie Medical Imaging BV (PMI, Maastricht, the Netherlands), a leading developer of quantitative analysis software for cardiology and radiology.

25 May 2010

Excessive amounts of HSP10 inside mitochondria can halt body's ageing process: Researchers

HSP10 (Heat Shock Protein), helps monitor and organise protein interactions in the body, and responds to environmental stresses, such as exercise and infection, by increasing its production inside cells. Researchers at Liverpool, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of California, found that excessive amounts of HSP10 inside mitochondria - 'organs' that act as energy generators in cells - can halt the body's ageing process by preserving muscle strength.

25 May 2010

RainDance Technologies increases commercial activities in Europe with series of technology seminars

RainDance Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, today announced it is increasing its commercial activities in Europe beginning with a series of technology seminars during the week of 24 May 2010.

25 May 2010

Influenza A(H1N1) appears milder than seasonal flu in tropical environment: Report

In a tropical environment, influenza A(H1N1) appeared milder than seasonal flu, was less likely to cause fever and upset stomach and more likely to infect younger individuals, according to a report in the May 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

25 May 2010

Social care home workers need training in basic clinical nursing skills to care for older people: Research

Carers working in residential homes need funding and support to upskill to ensure more older people have a home for life instead of being transferred to hospitals and nursing homes, according to a new report.

25 May 2010

Family of EPA-registered disinfecting products to be launched

An innovative family of EPA-registered disinfecting products will be launched through a new direct selling company, it was announced today.

25 May 2010

Mayo Clinic becomes first hospital in the U.S. to discharge a patient with artificial heart

Mayo Clinic Hospital in northeast Phoenix made history on May 3, 2010, when it became the first hospital in the U.S. to discharge a patient with an artificial heart - after he had been hospitalized for more than two years.

25 May 2010

Waters introduces new TQ-S and G2 QTof mass spectrometers for Xevo MS platform

Waters Corporation introduced today two new mass spectrometers for its Xevo MS platform – the Xevo TQ-S and Xevo G2 QTof – that bring a step change in performance to benchtop mass spectrometry. The product introductions were made at the 58th annual meeting of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS).

25 May 2010

Boston Scientific collaborates with Philips, Siemens to offer integrated imaging systems

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced collaborations with Philips Healthcare and Siemens Medical Solutions to enable the use of its iLab® Ultrasound Imaging System with the Philips Allura™ Xper and the Siemens AXIOM™ Artis and Artis™ zee interventional X-ray systems. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) technology is designed to provide physicians a 360-degree view inside the heart and coronary vessels to assist with diagnosis and to generate a more accurate image of the diseased vessels than is possible with angiography alone.

From Philips Healthcare 25 May 2010

LEO Pharma implements Cegedim Dendrite's Mobile Intelligence CRM solution in 6 Asia-Pacific countries

Cegedim Dendrite today announced that LEO Pharma has implemented Mobile Intelligence™, Cegedim Dendrite's flagship Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution using a Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model, in six countries in the Asia-Pacific region. LEO Pharma is a global pharmaceutical company specializing in dermatology and critical care and Cegedim Dendrite is the world's leading provider of Pharmaceutical CRM solutions with a 35 percent global market share.

25 May 2010

New research finding may change direction of vaccine research for M. tuberculosis

Scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered that the strategy of "immune evasion" common to many viruses, bacteria and parasites, is uncommon to M. tuberculosis where the antigens remain strikingly unchanged and homogenous. The study published in Nature Genetics on May 23, 2010, suggests that M. tuberculosis antigens do not mutate because they hope to be recognized by the body's immune system- perhaps because the host immune mechanism that leads to the typical lung destruction and cough can contribute to the spread of the disease.

25 May 2010

Medical News

Researchers determine critical role of bone marrow cells in fighting respiratory viruses

Folate supplementation thwarts heart birth defects induced by alcohol exposure in early pregnancy

Genzyme signs consent decree of permanent injunction, agrees to disgorgement

USANA Health Sciences to enter China

Anti-aging supplements may prevent decline in physical function: Researchers

Shrink files patent related to rapid prototyping system for manufacture of Lab-on-a-Chip devices

Researchers use zebrafish as model to analyze function of every known mutation in BBS

Agilent Technologies, Stemina Biomarker Discovery to accelerate metobolomic research

EHSI reports favorable completion of due diligence with Stand-By Systems

PMI's CAAS software integrated with Ziehm Imaging's mobile cardiovascular imaging solutions

Excessive amounts of HSP10 inside mitochondria can halt body's ageing process: Researchers

RainDance Technologies increases commercial activities in Europe with series of technology seminars

Influenza A(H1N1) appears milder than seasonal flu in tropical environment: Report

Social care home workers need training in basic clinical nursing skills to care for older people: Research

Family of EPA-registered disinfecting products to be launched

Mayo Clinic becomes first hospital in the U.S. to discharge a patient with artificial heart

Waters introduces new TQ-S and G2 QTof mass spectrometers for Xevo MS platform

Boston Scientific collaborates with Philips, Siemens to offer integrated imaging systems

LEO Pharma implements Cegedim Dendrite's Mobile Intelligence CRM solution in 6 Asia-Pacific countries

New research finding may change direction of vaccine research for M. tuberculosis

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