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Global Nutrition Transition Conference: Physicians and nutrition scientists to discuss solutions for preventing obesity

Physicians and nutrition scientists from around the world gathered today in Orlando for the opening of the Global Nutrition Transition Conference in order to discuss emerging trends and grass roots solutions to the global obesity epidemic employing balanced nutrition and teaching healthy active lifestyles.

16 Mar 2010

Hitachi, NextDocs form partnership in document management solutions for pharmaceutical manufacturers

Hitachi, Ltd. and NextDocs Corporation today announced their newly formed partnership in document management solutions for pharmaceutical manufacturers.

16 Mar 2010

Roche Diagnostics named sole source supplier for Premier's blood glucose monitoring devices

Roche Diagnostics announced today that it has been awarded contracts for blood glucose monitoring and clinical chemistry/immunoassay lab analyzers from Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P., Inc., the group purchasing unit of Premier, Inc. Roche was also named the sole source supplier for blood glucose in Premier's exclusive ASCEND supply chain performance program.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 16 Mar 2010

AlloSource receives US patent for cleaning and disinfecting system

AlloSource, one of the nation's largest non-profit providers of skin, bone and soft tissue allografts for use in surgical procedures and the world's largest processor of live cellular bone growth substitutes, has been awarded its first patent for a propriety tissue cleaning and disinfecting process called RICA.

16 Mar 2010

Uterine fibroids: Promising new minimally invasive treatment using high-energy ultrasound waves

There's a new interventional radiology tool showing promise in the treatment of uterine fibroids: magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS), a minimally invasive treatment that uses high-energy ultrasound waves to generate heat at a specific point to destroy uterine fibroid tissue and relieve symptoms.

16 Mar 2010

Publix Pharmacies launches first phase of new diabetes management system

Today Publix Pharmacies launched the first phase of a new diabetes management system. The program is a multi-faceted program established to assist customers and associates living with diabetes in managing their medication, compliance, monitoring, education, nutrition and exercise.

16 Mar 2010

EXPLORE-Xa study: Betrixaban reduces CRNM bleeds compared to dose-adjusted warfarin

Portola Pharmaceuticals and Merck today announced the results of EXPLORE-Xa, a Phase 2 exploratory, dose finding study of betrixaban, an investigational oral direct Factor Xa inhibitor. Results showed that a once-daily dose of oral betrixaban, given to patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter and at least one risk factor for stroke, reduced the incidence of major and clinically relevant non-major (CRNM) bleeds compared to dose-adjusted warfarin.

16 Mar 2010

Researchers gain new understanding of cilial protein Arl13b in Joubert syndrome

Researchers in Ireland have gained new understanding of the role played by the cilial protein Arl13b in Joubert syndrome (JS), a rare disorder characterized by developmental delay, mental retardation, and low muscle tone, among other symptoms.

16 Mar 2010

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group report 15.5% sequential growth in fourth quarter revenues

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group, a leading pharmaceutical company specializing in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of branded generic and proprietary pharmaceuticals in China, today reported unaudited financial results for the quarter and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

16 Mar 2010

GE Healthcare introduces OSA diagnostic tool for inpatient cardiac patients

GE Healthcare today introduced MARS® Virtual Sleep Lab (VSL), the first device to provide a streamlined view of quantitative cardiac and sleep apnea analysis from any GE-monitored inpatient bed, helping enhance speed of diagnosis.

16 Mar 2010

RMG Networks acquires Pharmacy TV

RMG Networks announced today the acquisition of Pharmacy TV, a digital place-based video network deployed near the pharmacist counter in major grocery chains and pharmacy retailers. The network entertains and informs customers with wellness-related video content and relevant messages from the retailer and brand advertisers.

16 Mar 2010

Poniard Pharmaceuticals sells over 4.2M common shares to Commerce Court Small Cap Value Fund

Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative oncology therapies, today announced the sale of 4,229,000 of its common shares to Commerce Court Small Cap Value Fund, Ltd. for gross proceeds of approximately $6.3 million, or approximately $1.49 per share, under its existing committed equity financing facility with Commerce Court.

16 Mar 2010

Indiana receives $10.3M federal grant to enhance quality and reach of existing health information technology

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program announced the award today of a four-year, $10.3 million grant to the State of Indiana to further enhance the quality and reach of the state's existing health information technology delivery system to improve health outcomes for Hoosiers and reduce costs across the continuum of health care.

16 Mar 2010

Debate on end-of-life care

With skyrocketing Medicare costs contributing to record-setting budget deficits, does the United States need to ration costly end-of-life care? This compelling topic will be the focus of an upcoming debate produced by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, in partnership with MacNeil/Lehrer Productions and The National Press Club.

16 Mar 2010

International symposium to feature latest findings on vector-borne diseases in humans and plants

Leading insect vector biologists from around the world will gather at the University of California, Riverside for two days this month to discuss their latest research on vector-borne diseases in humans and plants.

16 Mar 2010

Boston Scientific announces results from HORIZONS AMI trial assessing Express bare-metal stent

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced results from an analysis of one-year subset data from the HORIZONS AMI trial assessing the impact of diabetes on clinical and angiographic outcomes in heart attack patients treated with the TAXUS® Express2™ Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent System or the Express® bare-metal stent.

16 Mar 2010

McKesson’s Horizon Cardiology CVIS simplifies complex cardiovascular processes

Recognizing that a single database cardiovascular information solution (CVIS) can streamline workflow and improve staff efficiency in the cardiology department, hospitals across North America are replacing their legacy hemodynamic systems with McKesson’s Horizon Cardiology CVIS. Through combining hemodynamic monitoring, ECG Management, and multi-modality imaging and reporting in a single database, Horizon Cardiology CVIS enables cardiologists to address today’s challenges of decreasing revenues, increasing costs and mounting documentation requirements.

16 Mar 2010

Metabolic drugs top the list of prescription drug expenses for elderly Medicare beneficiaries

Purchases of cholesterol and diabetes prescription drugs by elderly Medicare beneficiaries reached nearly $19 billion in 2007 - about one-fourth of the approximately $82 billion spent for medications for the elderly, according to the latest AHRQ News and Numbers.

16 Mar 2010

CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent provides better outcome compared to Medtronic’s Endeavor Stent

Investigators reported the long-term follow-up of the largest randomized comparison between the CYPHER® Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent and Medtronic’s Endeavor® Stent highlighting significant and sustained clinical differences. These important findings were presented at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting, (ACC 2010) in Atlanta and published on-line in the prestigious journal The Lancet.

16 Mar 2010

SBS, ALA merger awaits membership approval

For the past 18 months, the Society for Biomolecular Sciences and the Association for Laboratory Automation have been strategizing a merger to unite their complementary missions within the context of one inclusive organization -- the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening. The SBS-ALA merger awaits membership approval via a proxy voting process.

16 Mar 2010

Medical News

Global Nutrition Transition Conference: Physicians and nutrition scientists to discuss solutions for preventing obesity

Hitachi, NextDocs form partnership in document management solutions for pharmaceutical manufacturers

Roche Diagnostics named sole source supplier for Premier's blood glucose monitoring devices

AlloSource receives US patent for cleaning and disinfecting system

Uterine fibroids: Promising new minimally invasive treatment using high-energy ultrasound waves

Publix Pharmacies launches first phase of new diabetes management system

EXPLORE-Xa study: Betrixaban reduces CRNM bleeds compared to dose-adjusted warfarin

Researchers gain new understanding of cilial protein Arl13b in Joubert syndrome

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group report 15.5% sequential growth in fourth quarter revenues

GE Healthcare introduces OSA diagnostic tool for inpatient cardiac patients

RMG Networks acquires Pharmacy TV

Poniard Pharmaceuticals sells over 4.2M common shares to Commerce Court Small Cap Value Fund

Indiana receives $10.3M federal grant to enhance quality and reach of existing health information technology

Debate on end-of-life care

International symposium to feature latest findings on vector-borne diseases in humans and plants

Boston Scientific announces results from HORIZONS AMI trial assessing Express bare-metal stent

McKesson’s Horizon Cardiology CVIS simplifies complex cardiovascular processes

Metabolic drugs top the list of prescription drug expenses for elderly Medicare beneficiaries

CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent provides better outcome compared to Medtronic’s Endeavor Stent

SBS, ALA merger awaits membership approval

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