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GSK Consumer Healthcare announces update of alli product label

GSK Consumer Healthcare today announced it will update the alli product label to alert consumers to certain symptoms that have been associated with rare instances of severe liver injury reported in people taking orlistat, the active ingredient in alli. This update follows FDA's completion of its safety review of orlistat and is being implemented in conjunction with Roche, the manufacturer of the prescription dose of orlistat (Xenical). The agency stated that a cause and effect relationship has not been established.

27 May 2010

Study assesses possible links between pain medications and recurrent breast cancer risk

Women who receive one common pain drug during mastectomy are less likely to develop recurrent breast cancer in the years following surgery, suggests a study in the June issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

27 May 2010

Democrats struggle to line up votes on bill containing 'doc fix,' COBRA subsidy extension

A jobs and benefits bill that would extend subsidies to help laid-off workers keep their health insurance and would avert payment cuts to Medicare doctors is still pending in Congress.

27 May 2010

Abbott Biotech Ventures invests in Alvine Pharmaceuticals

Alvine Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapeutics for autoimmune/inflammatory diseases, today announced that Abbott Biotech Ventures Inc., has joined Alvine's current investors: Interwest Partners, Panorama Capital, Prospect Venture Partners, Sofinnova Ventures, Black River Asset Management and Flagship Ventures in the company's Series A Extension financing. The terms of the investment were not disclosed.

27 May 2010

Insurers paying doctors faster but inefficiency remains, especially with Medicaid

"US health insurers are paying doctors seven days faster, on average, and denying 12 to 18 percent fewer claims than last year, but the claims reimbursement system remains saddled with inefficiency, according to a new ranking of payers set to be released today," The Boston Globe reports.

27 May 2010

PBI awarded contract to provide essential laboratory data for Phase I cardiovascular trial

Pacific Biomarkers, Inc. has been awarded a contract by a leading multinational pharmaceutical company to provide essential laboratory data for an adaptive Phase I cardiovascular trial. This study is part of a major drug-development program to evaluate an innovative new treatment to reduce recurrent cardiovascular events associated with acute coronary syndrome.

27 May 2010

BioImagene launches digital pathology solutions suite in Europe

BioImagene, Inc., the leading provider of end-to-end digital pathology solutions, launched its suite of digital pathology solutions in Europe. The company will showcase these digital pathology solutions at the Woche der Pathologie Congress in Berlin, which takes place from May 27-30, 2010.

27 May 2010

Regular weightlifting exercise and milk consumption improve women's body composition, health: Study

Women who drink two large glasses of milk a day after their weight-lifting routine gained more muscle and lost more fat compared to women who drank sugar-based energy drinks, a McMaster study has found.

27 May 2010

Senate Foreign Relations Committee passes 2-year, $2B measure to aid Haiti rebuilding

The Senate Foreign Affairs Committee passed a $2 billion aid package to assist with Haiti's rebuilding from the January 12 earthquake, Agence France-Presse reports (5/25).

27 May 2010

Lawyers, doctors team to ensure health safety net for poor

In the District of Columbia, "[a]s part of a medical-legal partnership that began in 2002, lawyers work alongside doctors at four District clinics run by [Children's National Medical Center]. Their shared goal is to overcome legal and social challenges that threaten the care of their patients — low-income children, predominantly African American, and virtually all covered by Medicaid."

27 May 2010

TESARO secures $60 million in start-up funding to acquire, develop and commercialize cancer therapeutics

TESARO, Inc., an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has secured $60 million in start-up funding to acquire, develop and commercialize cancer therapeutics and supportive care products. Participants in a $20 million Series A financing included New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and TESARO management; additionally, NEA has reserved $40 million to support company growth.

27 May 2010

Rates of cardiovascular disease increase in Australian winters: Seasonal researcher

Rates of cardiovascular disease increase dramatically in Australian winters because many people don't know how to rug up against the cold, a Queensland University of Technology seasonal researcher has found.

27 May 2010

Feds will pay much of Medicaid expansion costs for states, study finds

The Washington Post: "The federal government will bear virtually the entire cost of expanding Medicaid under the new health-care law, according to a comprehensive new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation that directly rebuts the loud protests of governors warning about its impact on their strapped state budgets.

27 May 2010

Impax Laboratories, IGI Laboratories announce product development and supply agreement

Impax Laboratories, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a product development and supply agreement with IGI Laboratories, Inc., a formulation and manufacturing company. IGI will be responsible for developing two topical drug products, obtaining FDA marketing approvals, and manufacturing the commercial products.

27 May 2010

Employers: Health insurance coverage to remain, but costs may rise

Business Insurance reports that, in the wake of health reform, 88 percent of employers "responding to a Towers Watson & Co. survey said they definitely or likely will continue providing coverage to employees. Just 3% said they are likely to drop coverage and instead pay the annual $2,000-per-full-time-employee penalty that starts in 2014.

27 May 2010

New study may lead to better outcomes for kids born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome

A trial on shunts used to direct blood flow to the lungs, led by researchers at the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, will lead to better outcomes for kids worldwide born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, the most common severe heart birth defect.

27 May 2010

Impulse Monitoring signs agreement to provide Tufts Medical Center IONM services

Impulse Monitoring, Inc. (IMI), a leading provider of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) services to hospitals, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Tufts Medical Center, Boston to provide comprehensive IONM services, including real-time physician oversight.

27 May 2010

FDA, Drugs.com collaborate to expand online distribution of Agency's consumer health information

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it will collaborate with the Web site Drugs.com to expand access to the FDA's consumer health information.

27 May 2010

Demand rises for graduates of health information technology programs

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that the Atlanta Technical College is expanding its health information technology program because demand for graduates is expected to grow by 20 percent through 2018.

27 May 2010

Bacteria may play wider role in people predisposed to obesity: Researchers

Bacteria may play more of a role in people predisposed to obesity than previously thought, according to studies presented today by University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers at the 110th general meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in San Diego.

27 May 2010

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GSK Consumer Healthcare announces update of alli product label

Study assesses possible links between pain medications and recurrent breast cancer risk

Democrats struggle to line up votes on bill containing 'doc fix,' COBRA subsidy extension

Abbott Biotech Ventures invests in Alvine Pharmaceuticals

Insurers paying doctors faster but inefficiency remains, especially with Medicaid

PBI awarded contract to provide essential laboratory data for Phase I cardiovascular trial

BioImagene launches digital pathology solutions suite in Europe

Regular weightlifting exercise and milk consumption improve women's body composition, health: Study

Senate Foreign Relations Committee passes 2-year, $2B measure to aid Haiti rebuilding

Lawyers, doctors team to ensure health safety net for poor

TESARO secures $60 million in start-up funding to acquire, develop and commercialize cancer therapeutics

Rates of cardiovascular disease increase in Australian winters: Seasonal researcher

Feds will pay much of Medicaid expansion costs for states, study finds

Impax Laboratories, IGI Laboratories announce product development and supply agreement

Employers: Health insurance coverage to remain, but costs may rise

New study may lead to better outcomes for kids born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Impulse Monitoring signs agreement to provide Tufts Medical Center IONM services

FDA, Drugs.com collaborate to expand online distribution of Agency's consumer health information

Demand rises for graduates of health information technology programs

Bacteria may play wider role in people predisposed to obesity: Researchers

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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