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CTRC starts enrolment in Phase 2 combination trial of REOLYSIN and gemcitabine for advanced pancreatic cancer

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. announced today that the Cancer Therapy & Research Center at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio (CTRC) has started patient enrolment in a U.S. Phase 2 clinical trial using intravenous administration of REOLYSIN(R) in combination with gemcitabine (Gemzar(R)) in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. The Principal Investigator is Dr. Monica Mita of the CTRC.

26 May 2010

Humana named nation's top payer for the second consecutive

For the second year in a row and third time in five years, Humana Inc. ranks #1 in overall performance - making it the easiest payer for health care providers to do business with - in a review of 2009 claims-payment data conducted by athenahealth Inc., a provider of Internet-based business services to doctors, and Physician's Practice magazine.

26 May 2010

Perrigo acquires rights to ANDA for HalfLytely and Bisacodyl Tablets Bowel Prep Kit

Perrigo Company today announced that it has acquired rights to Novel Laboratories' pending ANDA for HalfLytely and Bisacodyl Tablets Bowel Prep Kit (PEG-3350, sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate and potassium chloride for oral solution and bisacodyl delayed-release tablets), indicated for the cleansing of the colon as a preparation for colonoscopy in adults.

26 May 2010

VisEn Medical announces launch of two new imaging agents at EMIM 2010

VisEn Medical Inc., a leader in fluorescence in vivo imaging from research through medicine, announced the commercial launch of two new imaging agents -- ProSense® 750 FAST for expanded versatility in imaging cathepsin activity, and Neutrophil Elastase™ 680 FAST, for imaging of inflammatory elastase activity associated with disease progression and therapeutic response. The launch announcements were made at the European Molecular Imaging Meeting (EMIM) 2010 in Warsaw, Poland.

26 May 2010

FDA approves Mylan's ANDA for Valacyclovir Hydrochloride Tablets

Mylan Inc. today announced that its subsidiary Matrix Laboratories Limited has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Abbreviated New Drug Application for Valacyclovir Hydrochloride Tablets, 500 mg (base) and 1000 mg (base), the generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's Valtrex, a treatment for the herpes virus infection.

26 May 2010

Jubilant Organosys announces repayment of FCCBs amounting to $50M and YTM of $19M

Jubilant Organosys Limited, an integrated pharmaceutical industry player and the largest Custom Research and Manufacturing Services Company out of India, today announced the repayment of FCCBs amounting to US$ 50 million along with the YTM of US$ 19 million. The FCCBs were due for redemption on May 24, 2010.

26 May 2010

National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention introduces Don't Fry Day to encourage sun safety awareness

As millions of Americans prepare to enjoy the great outdoors Memorial Day weekend, the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention reminds everyone to practice sun-safe behaviors – pack those wide-brimmed hats in the suitcase. The incidence of melanoma (the most fatal of skin cancers) continues to rise significantly, at a rate faster than any of the seven most common cancers.

26 May 2010

Gentium first-quarter net loss decreases to EUR 0.03 million

Gentium S.p.A. today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. The Company reports its financial condition and operating results using U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

26 May 2010

IPC The Hospitalist Company acquires Continuum Geriatric Services

IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc., a leading national hospitalist physician group practice company, announced today that it has acquired Continuum Geriatric Services PLLC (CGS), headquartered in Livonia, Michigan. CGS practices in more than 60 nursing and assisted living facilities in Michigan, where IPC has an established presence. CGS has an annualized volume of approximately 105,000 patient encounters.

26 May 2010

First Edition: May 26, 2010

Today's headlines detail the latest developments regarding legislation moving through Congress that would prevent scheduled cuts in Medicare physician payment and extend health insurance subsidies for unemployed people.

26 May 2010

Researchers report key cellular pathway in deadly brain cancer malignant glioma

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School report in the journal Nature Medicine on a cellular pathway in the deadly brain cancer malignant glioma, a pathway essential to the cancer's ability to grow - and a potential target for therapy that would stop the cancer's ability to thrive.

26 May 2010

Good number of natural bypass vessels an 'insurance policy' against blockage

When the arteries delivering oxygen to our vital organs are obstructed by atherosclerosis or clots, the result is almost always a stroke, heart attack or damage to a peripheral tissue such as the legs (peripheral artery disease). But the severity of tissue injury or destruction from a choked-off blood supply varies from person to person, and may depend in large part on whose circulatory system has the best back-up plan to provide alternate routes of circulation.

26 May 2010

Abstract submissions, registration now open for 2nd International Symposium on MR-guided Focused Ultrasound

Scheduled for October 17-20, 2010 at the Westfields Marriott near Dulles International Airport, Washington, DC, the symposium will be a premier event for scientists, clinicians and others interested in current and future applications of MR-guided focused ultrasound. The program will offer a multifaceted exploration of this emerging field and feature plenary sessions, panel discussions, poster presentations and technical exhibits.

26 May 2010

athenahealth releases the fifth annual PayerView Rankings

athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of internet-based business services to physician practices, and Physicians Practice, America's leading practice management journal for physicians, today released the fifth annual PayerView Rankings, which indicate that health insurers are paying physicians on average seven days faster and denying 12-18% fewer claims than revealed in last year.

26 May 2010

CareerStaff Unlimited completes rollout of Adapt Healthcare web-based staffing solution across 26 locations

CareerStaff Unlimited, a Division of Sun Health (SUNH) and a leading provider of healthcare staffing solutions, has completed a rollout of Adapt Healthcare, a web-based staffing solution specific to the healthcare industry provided by Bond International Software. The successful implementation of Adapt includes CareerStaff's 26 locations and allows for over 175 of CareerStaff's employees to utilize the application.

26 May 2010

A step closer to a universal influenza virus vaccine

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have developed a new influenza vaccine that brings science one step closer to a universal influenza vaccine that would eliminate the need for seasonal flu shots. The new findings can be found in the inaugural issue of mBio-, the first online, open-access journal published by the American Society for Microbiology.

26 May 2010

Conceptual Options to conduct FREE seminar on Surrogacy, Embryo, Sperm and Egg Donation

The Surrogacy and Egg Donation Center, Conceptual Options, will be conducting a FREE seminar in Miami, Florida on the 17th and 18th of July 2010. These one-day FREE seminars will include a morning seminar and afternoon individual consultations. This seminar will focus on Surrogacy, Embryo, Sperm and Egg Donation and will be held at the Four Seasons resort in Miami, Florida.

26 May 2010

BMI in overweight range not a higher risk for health problems

A study examining the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and illness suggests that a BMI of 30 or above, a signal of obesity according to federal health standards, does not translate into current illness among adults under age 40.

26 May 2010

IDC Health Insights report predicts paradigm shift toward collaborative care through HIE models

As health care organizations across the country begin to adopt technology solutions in response to the approximately $20 billion in state incentive payments for health care, Informatics Corporation of America endorses an April 2010 report, Vendor Assessment: Industry Short List for Health Information Exchange Technologies, released by IDC Health Insights, an advisory services and market research firm.

26 May 2010

Personal injury claims solicitors call for more GP accountability

First Personal Injury's team of personal injury claims solicitors has called for more GP accountability following the recent compensation payout to the family of a man killed by an overdose. David Gray was administered an accidental overdose of a painkilling drug by a GP in 2008. His family have recently been awarded 40,000 pounds sterling in compensation.

26 May 2010

Medical News

CTRC starts enrolment in Phase 2 combination trial of REOLYSIN and gemcitabine for advanced pancreatic cancer

Humana named nation's top payer for the second consecutive

Perrigo acquires rights to ANDA for HalfLytely and Bisacodyl Tablets Bowel Prep Kit

VisEn Medical announces launch of two new imaging agents at EMIM 2010

FDA approves Mylan's ANDA for Valacyclovir Hydrochloride Tablets

Jubilant Organosys announces repayment of FCCBs amounting to $50M and YTM of $19M

National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention introduces Don't Fry Day to encourage sun safety awareness

Gentium first-quarter net loss decreases to EUR 0.03 million

IPC The Hospitalist Company acquires Continuum Geriatric Services

First Edition: May 26, 2010

Researchers report key cellular pathway in deadly brain cancer malignant glioma

Good number of natural bypass vessels an 'insurance policy' against blockage

Abstract submissions, registration now open for 2nd International Symposium on MR-guided Focused Ultrasound

athenahealth releases the fifth annual PayerView Rankings

CareerStaff Unlimited completes rollout of Adapt Healthcare web-based staffing solution across 26 locations

A step closer to a universal influenza virus vaccine

Conceptual Options to conduct FREE seminar on Surrogacy, Embryo, Sperm and Egg Donation

BMI in overweight range not a higher risk for health problems

IDC Health Insights report predicts paradigm shift toward collaborative care through HIE models

Personal injury claims solicitors call for more GP accountability

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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