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Is grandmother’s age significant to autism?

A report just published in the online journal, PLoS ONE, indicates that the mothers of children with an autistic spectrum disorder were themselves more likely to have been born to older mothers. These findings could open up new avenues in autism research.

8 Apr 2010

$Women unaware of risk of dangerous osteoporosis fractures$

Women unaware of risk of dangerous osteoporosis fractures

Only one in three Australian women diagnosed with osteoporosis are aware they are at higher risk of sustaining debilitating bone fractures, according to a landmark international study published with input from University of Sydney researchers.

7 Apr 2010

King Pharmaceuticals commences Phase IIb clinical trial of ELADUR for chronic low back pain

DURECT Corporation announced today that its licensee, King Pharmaceuticals, has begun a Phase IIb clinical trial to evaluate ELADUR™ (TRANSDUR™-Bupivacaine) for the treatment of chronic low back pain. ELADUR is an investigational transdermal drug patch intended to deliver bupivacaine for up to 3 days from a single application.

7 Apr 2010

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International prices $400M of 7.625% senior unsecured notes due 2020

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International announced today that it has priced its previously announced private placement of $400 million of 7.625% senior unsecured notes due 2020. The principal amount was increased from the previously announced $350 million.

7 Apr 2010

Calistoga Pharmaceuticals commences CAL-101 trial in combination with Rituxan and/or Treanda

Calistoga Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the leader in the development of isoform-selective phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K) inhibitors for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases, today announced the initiation of a Phase 1 trial of CAL-101, the Company's oral, PI3K delta inhibitor, in combination with standard of care agents Rituxan® (rituximab) and/or Treanda® (bendamustine) in patients with relapsed or refractory indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

7 Apr 2010

Cytrx to commence Phase 2 trial of bafetinib for advanced prostate cancer

CytRx Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in oncology, today announced plans to initiate a Phase 2 proof-of-concept clinical trial in the second half of 2010 to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of its oncology drug candidate bafetinib (formerly known as INNO-406) in patients with an advanced form of prostate cancer known as metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer.

7 Apr 2010

DealSearchOnline.com announces $72.3B committed to fund 291 managed care mergers and acquisitions

More than $72.3 billion was committed to fund 291 managed care mergers and acquisitions announced during the 10-year period ended December 31, 2009, according to DealSearchOnline.com. UnitedHealth Group was the acquirer in 10 of the top 25 managed care mergers and acquisitions announced during 10-year period ended December 31, 2009.

7 Apr 2010

Low-skilled workers to perform initial blood donor screening: ONA, CFNU question decision

The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) has joined the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) in questioning the decision of federal health minister Leona Aglukkaq to allow Canadian Blood Services to conduct a pilot project to replaces nurses with low-skilled workers for initial blood donor screening.

7 Apr 2010

AMP Agency appointed media agency of record for LexisNexis's U.S. Legal Markets business unit

AMP Agency, a full service marketing agency, today announced it has been appointed the media agency of record for the U.S. Legal Markets business unit of LexisNexis and the Netter Anatomy brand of Elsevier. LexisNexis and Elsevier are both part of Reed Elsevier. LexisNexis® is a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions designed specifically for legal, corporate, government, and academic professionals.

7 Apr 2010

Sitting down during hospital room visits induces perception of having stayed longer

Sitting down on the job has its advantages. New data from The University of Kansas Hospital finds that patients perceive doctors who sit down during their hospital room visits stay longer than doctors who stand during the visit – even when doctors who sit don't stay as long as doctors who stand.

7 Apr 2010

ASPIRE 2010 focuses on A.R.T. issues

Infertility, defined as the failure to conceive after 12 months or more of regular, unprotected intercourse, may affect as many as 15 percent of couples around the world including Asia. Like other countries, China's infertility rate is on the rise increasing from 3 percent to 15 percent in the past 20 years. It is estimated that at least 40 million Chinese couples have difficulty in having children or are actually infertile.

7 Apr 2010

BeaconEquity.com releases investment report on Cell Therapeutics

BeaconEquity.com announces an investment report featuring biotech company Cell Therapeutics Inc. The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and pertinent industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.

7 Apr 2010

Updates from Phase I/IIa clinical trial of DIABECELL treatment in insulin-dependent diabetics

Living Cell Technologies Limited, a global company pioneering the development of a cell implant to treat diabetes, today provided a penultimate update regarding the three-year follow up of its Phase I/IIa clinical trial in Russia of its DIABECELL® treatment in insulin-dependent diabetics.

7 Apr 2010

MAP Pharmaceuticals to present additional data from FREEDOM-301 Phase 3 trial of LEVADEX at AAN meeting

MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the Company will present additional post-hoc analyses from the FREEDOM-301 Phase 3 trial of its investigational LEVADEX™ orally inhaled migraine therapy in two patient subpopulations that are often difficult to treat with current triptan migraine therapies: menstrual migraine and migraine with allodynia.

7 Apr 2010

Jazzercise, Back in the Swing USA partner to promote breast cancer survivorship programs

Jazzercise, the world's leading dance fitness program, is proud to announce its partnership with Back in the Swing USA®, a grassroots nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to providing awareness, access and financial support for breast cancer survivorship programs and academic medical research in the field of breast cancer survivorship.

7 Apr 2010

Researchers develop new mouse model of VUR to study chronic kidney disease in children

Kidney damage associated with chronic reflux is the fourth leading cause of chronic kidney disease and is the most common cause of severe hypertension in children. Doctors and researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital have developed a new mouse model of vesicoureteral reflux, a common childhood condition that can lead to chronic kidney disease in children.

7 Apr 2010

Raptor Pharmaceutical engages The Trout Group for strategic advisory and investor relations services

Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp., today announced the engagement of The Trout Group LLC, a leading New York-based investor relations and strategic advisory firm. The Trout Group will work with Raptor to facilitate the Company's exposure to the international capital markets and coordinate their communications with investors worldwide.

7 Apr 2010

IMGG's revenues decrease 28% for year ended December 31, 2009: StockPreacher.com

StockPreacher.com announces an investment report featuring Imaging3 Inc. The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.

7 Apr 2010

East Orange General Hospital to implement Streamline Health's document workflow solutions

Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. a leading provider of document workflow solutions for hospitals, today announced that East Orange General Hospital in East Orange, N.J., will implement Streamline Health's document workflow solutions integrated with GE Centricity® Enterprise clinical information solution. Through this integrated solution, East Orange General Hospital looks to enhance their health information management processes, boost productivity and ultimately, improve patient care.

7 Apr 2010

Orchid Cellmark acquires paternity and immigration DNA testing business unit of Strand Analytical Laboratories

Orchid Cellmark Inc., a leading international provider of identity DNA testing services, today announced it has acquired the paternity and immigration DNA testing business unit of Strand Analytical Laboratories, LLC.

7 Apr 2010

Medical News

Is grandmother’s age significant to autism?

Women unaware of risk of dangerous osteoporosis fractures

King Pharmaceuticals commences Phase IIb clinical trial of ELADUR for chronic low back pain

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International prices $400M of 7.625% senior unsecured notes due 2020

Calistoga Pharmaceuticals commences CAL-101 trial in combination with Rituxan and/or Treanda

Cytrx to commence Phase 2 trial of bafetinib for advanced prostate cancer

DealSearchOnline.com announces $72.3B committed to fund 291 managed care mergers and acquisitions

Low-skilled workers to perform initial blood donor screening: ONA, CFNU question decision

AMP Agency appointed media agency of record for LexisNexis's U.S. Legal Markets business unit

Sitting down during hospital room visits induces perception of having stayed longer

ASPIRE 2010 focuses on A.R.T. issues

BeaconEquity.com releases investment report on Cell Therapeutics

Updates from Phase I/IIa clinical trial of DIABECELL treatment in insulin-dependent diabetics

MAP Pharmaceuticals to present additional data from FREEDOM-301 Phase 3 trial of LEVADEX at AAN meeting

Jazzercise, Back in the Swing USA partner to promote breast cancer survivorship programs

Researchers develop new mouse model of VUR to study chronic kidney disease in children

Raptor Pharmaceutical engages The Trout Group for strategic advisory and investor relations services

IMGG's revenues decrease 28% for year ended December 31, 2009: StockPreacher.com

East Orange General Hospital to implement Streamline Health's document workflow solutions

Orchid Cellmark acquires paternity and immigration DNA testing business unit of Strand Analytical Laboratories

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