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Obama's health reform political maneuvers may prove successful

"After months of plodding work by five Congressional committees and weeks of back-room bargaining by Democratic leaders, President Obama's arms-length strategy on health care appears to be paying dividends, with the House and the Senate poised to take up legislation to insure nearly all Americans," The New York Times reports.

2 Nov 2009

Aribex alleges patent infringement of its handheld X-ray, files a complaint against Bio-Ray Prox

Aribex, Inc., of Orem, Utah, today announced that it has filed a patent infringement complaint for unspecified damages against manufacturer DigiMed Co., Ltd (of Seoul, Korea), Sigma Biomedics (of Buffalo Grove, Illinois), and Dentalaire Products (of Fountain Valley, Calif.). Sigma and Dentalaire distribute the Bio-Ray Prox, a portable X-ray device which is manufactured in Korea by DigiMed.

2 Nov 2009

States will implement many health reform initiatives

"The debate over whether to let states opt out of any government-run health insurance plan overlooks a key facet of the health-care measures being assembled in Congress: When Washington is done, the shape of any new health-care system is likely to be finalized in Lansing and Boise and Baton Rouge," The Washington Post reports.

2 Nov 2009

2009 EACTS Techno-College Innovation Award to Clear Catheter Systems for its PleuraFlow system

Clear Catheter Systems, a private medical device company pioneering proprietary medical catheter anti-occlusion technologies, has been awarded the 2009 EACTS Techno-College Innovation Award for its PleuraFlow Active Tube Clearance System. The Techno-College Award is a worldwide competition to identify innovations with the potential to change the standard of care in heart and lung surgery.

2 Nov 2009

DSPA chooses SAS Solutions OnDemand as a technology platform for clinical development

SAS announced today that Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. (DSPA), a U.S. pharmaceutical company, has selected SAS Solutions OnDemand: Drug Development as a technology platform for clinical development. With SAS OnDemand, DSPA will have a globally accessible, fully regulatory compliant repository for all of its clinical data.

2 Nov 2009

Online interactive pancreatic cancer awareness campaign launched

In recognition of National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is issuing a challenge to increase the number of people aware of the deadly disease through an online interactive campaign "Pancreatic Cancer: Know it. Fight it. End it."

2 Nov 2009

SQI Diagnostics' SQiDworks automated platform and IgXPLEX RA assay receive FDA marketing clearance

SQI Diagnostics Inc., a medical systems automation company focused on evolving laboratory-based biomarker testing, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Company's automated SQiDworks(TM) Diagnostics Platform and its multiplexed IgXPLEX(TM) rheumatoid arthritis (RA) assay for marketing in the United States.

2 Nov 2009

MDS sells its Central Labs operations to Czura Thornton

MDS Inc., a leading provider of products and services to the global life sciences markets, today announced that it has completed the divestiture of its Central Labs operations to Czura Thornton, a private investment group based in Jersey, Channel Islands.

From Danaher 2 Nov 2009

FDA issues a Complete Response Letter for GTx' toremifene NDA

GTx, Inc. today announced that it has received a Complete Response Letter issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its New Drug Application (NDA) for toremifene 80 mg to reduce fractures in men with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT).

2 Nov 2009

ZirMed forges alliance with Raintree Systems to jointly market their combined solutions

ZirMed®, a national provider of revenue cycle management services for healthcare practices, and leading integrated healthcare technology company Raintree Systems Inc. today announced a working partnership to jointly market their combined solutions to current and prospective customers. As a result of the partnership, ZirMed's flagship revenue cycle management platform will be integrated with Raintree's practice management and Electronic Medical Records (EMR) products, giving users state-of-the-art technology with which to better manage their daily operations.

2 Nov 2009

Juvaris BioTherapeutics commences enrollment in its JVRS-100 influenza vaccine adjuvant study

Juvaris BioTherapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company developing adjuvanted vaccines for infectious diseases, today announced that it has begun enrolling patients in a Phase 2 clinical trial of its lead compound, JVRS-100, as an adjuvant for seasonal influenza vaccines in the elderly population.

2 Nov 2009

Artificial Medical Intelligence releases enhanced EMscribe CAC software

Artificial Medical Intelligence (AMI) today announced its newly enhanced EMscribe™ Computer Assisted Coding (CAC) software, version 4.0.

2 Nov 2009

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals raises $5.0 million through private placement

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the closing of a private placement of $5.0 million of units consisting of convertible preferred stock and common stock warrants on October 30, 2009. This closing constitutes the second tranche of the private placement of up to $43.5 million of Sunesis' securities announced in April 2009.

2 Nov 2009

Valeant Pharmaceuticals announces financial results for the third quarter of 2009

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International today announced third quarter financial results for 2009.

2 Nov 2009

PDI selects Veeva System’s CRM suite of multi-tenant SaaS applications

PDI, Inc., a leading provider of sales and marketing support to U.S. pharmaceutical companies, selected Veeva System’s VBioPharma CRM Primary Care and Special Care Editions, VMobile, and VInsights – all part of the Veeva CRM suite of multi-tenant SaaS applications. This marks PDI’s continued commitment to the technology advances in the world of cloud computing where business spending on SaaS/Cloud applications is expected to rise 22% this year to $9.6 billion, according to Gartner.

2 Nov 2009

Court upholds AGA Medical’s patent, grants injunction against Occlutech's Figulla Flex occluders

AGA Medical Holdings, Inc. today announced that the German Regional Court in Düsseldorf, Germany has granted a preliminary injunction against the manufacture, possession and sale of the Figulla® Flex occluders manufactured by Occlutech GmbH in Jena, Germany.

2 Nov 2009

"Helmets for Hope" campaign launched to raise epilepsy disorder awareness

November is Epilepsy Awareness Month. The Lennox Gastaut Syndrome Foundation (LGSF) and the American Epilepsy Outreach Foundation (AEOF) has joined with Eisai Pharmaceuticals and Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals to co-host the 1st Annual Helmets for Hope(TM) Campaign.

2 Nov 2009

Results of review by Marwood Group Advisory released by Amedisys

Amedisys, Inc., one of America's leading home health and hospice nursing companies, today released the results of a review conducted by Marwood Group Advisory, LLC (Marwood). Several months ago Amedisys engaged Marwood, one of the nation’s preeminent health care consulting firms, to provide an independent analysis of the Company’s procedures, controls, clinical infrastructure, corporate compliance processes, technology offerings and future strategies.

2 Nov 2009

VEGF from the retinal pigment epithelium to the choriocapillaris leads to degeneration of the CC, study finds

Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have found that when the eye is missing a diffusible form of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), i.e. one that when secreted can reach other cells at a distance, the retina shows defects similar to "dry" macular degeneration, also called geographic atrophy (GA).

2 Nov 2009

Poor managerial leadership linked with the amont of sick leave taken at workplace

Perceived poor managerial leadership increases not only the amount of sick leave taken at a workplace, but also the risk of sickness amongst employees later on in life. The longer a person has had a "poorer" manager, the higher his or her risk of for example suffering a heart attack within a ten-year period, according to a new thesis from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet.

2 Nov 2009

Medical News

Obama's health reform political maneuvers may prove successful

Aribex alleges patent infringement of its handheld X-ray, files a complaint against Bio-Ray Prox

States will implement many health reform initiatives

2009 EACTS Techno-College Innovation Award to Clear Catheter Systems for its PleuraFlow system

DSPA chooses SAS Solutions OnDemand as a technology platform for clinical development

Online interactive pancreatic cancer awareness campaign launched

SQI Diagnostics' SQiDworks automated platform and IgXPLEX RA assay receive FDA marketing clearance

MDS sells its Central Labs operations to Czura Thornton

FDA issues a Complete Response Letter for GTx' toremifene NDA

ZirMed forges alliance with Raintree Systems to jointly market their combined solutions

Juvaris BioTherapeutics commences enrollment in its JVRS-100 influenza vaccine adjuvant study

Artificial Medical Intelligence releases enhanced EMscribe CAC software

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals raises $5.0 million through private placement

Valeant Pharmaceuticals announces financial results for the third quarter of 2009

PDI selects Veeva System’s CRM suite of multi-tenant SaaS applications

Court upholds AGA Medical’s patent, grants injunction against Occlutech's Figulla Flex occluders

"Helmets for Hope" campaign launched to raise epilepsy disorder awareness

Results of review by Marwood Group Advisory released by Amedisys

VEGF from the retinal pigment epithelium to the choriocapillaris leads to degeneration of the CC, study finds

Poor managerial leadership linked with the amont of sick leave taken at workplace

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