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APP Pharmaceuticals to launch Chlorothiazide Sodium for Injection

APP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Fresenius Kabi Pharmaceuticals Holding, Inc., announced today that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market Chlorothiazide Sodium for Injection, USP. APP expects to launch Chlorothiazide Sodium for Injection, USP in the fourth quarter of 2009.

21 Oct 2009

Comparative Effectiveness Research: One way to beat the competition

A higher percentage of companies are using Comparative Effectiveness Research to help with pricing and reimbursement decisions, according to new research from Cutting Edge Information.

21 Oct 2009

Otsuka Pharmaceutical acquires newly issued common shares of MethylGene

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. based in Japan, announces that on October 20, 2009, pursuant to the private placement disclosed on October 14, 2009, it acquired 3,686,182 newly issued common shares of MethylGene Inc. Following the closing of this private placement, Otsuka Pharmaceutical owns 9.12% of the issued and outstanding common shares of MethylGene.

21 Oct 2009

Summit to highlight multi-system interoperability and transparency for safer US food supply chain

Colorado-based Traceability Institute announced today the dates of the first executive summit designed to initiate consensus to achieve multi-system interoperability with the goal of accomplishing a more sustainable and safer US food supply chain.

21 Oct 2009

New report examines the health care status quo that has left employees at risk of losing their insurance

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Small Business Administration Administrator Karen Mills today released a new report, Insurance at Risk: Small Business Employees Risk Losing Coverage. The report examines the health care status quo that has left employees at risk of losing their insurance and underscores the financial difficulties small businesses face when providing health insurance to their employees. The complete report is available now at www.HealthReform.gov.

21 Oct 2009

New tools needed to identify men and women at risk for the most aggressive cancers

Twenty years of screening for breast and prostate cancer - the most diagnosed cancer for women and men - have not brought the anticipated decline in deaths from these diseases, argue experts from the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in an opinion piece published in the "Journal of the American Medical Association."

21 Oct 2009

Contribution of glycosaminoglycans to skeletal abnormalities in patients with lysosomal storage diseases demonstrated

A group led by Dr. Dieter Br-mme at the University of British Columbia has demonstrated that glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) contribute to skeletal abnormalities in patients with lysosomal storage diseases. Their report can be found in the November 2009 issue of The American Journal of Pathology.

21 Oct 2009

Weekly Digest releases report on investment opportunities in connection with the H1N1 outbreak

Weekly Digest (http://www.bullmarket.com/digest), a free investment research publication, announced the publication of a special report on investment opportunities in connection with the H1N1 "Swine Flu" Outbreak, including updated outlooks for GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi-Aventis, Novartis, Baxter International, Roche Holding and several others.

21 Oct 2009

Researchers study reading and written comprehension skills of deaf youngsters

A group of researchers at Seville University, headed by Isabel de los Reyes Rodríguez Ortiz, is analysing the reading comprehension processes of deaf youngsters, a factor closely linked to their level of expression, both verbal and using sign language.

21 Oct 2009

Doctor of Dental Medicine program to be launched in Utah

The University of Southern Nevada (USN), a private, non-profit institution of higher education, announced today plans to expand its College of Dental Medicine by starting a Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) program at the university’s campus located at 10920 South River Front Parkway in South Jordan, Utah. The university expects to admit its first class in fall 2011.

21 Oct 2009

Statewide Initiative to increase sudden cardiac arrest survival rates launched in Minnesota

Medtronic Foundation and Take Heart Minnesota™ today announced a comprehensive statewide initiative, the first in the nation, designed to increase sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) survival rates. SCA is a condition in which the heart abruptly stops without warning. More than 4,500 cases of SCA were reported in Minnesota in 2008, an average of 12.5 incidences per day.

21 Oct 2009

A Temple for peace and spiritual renewal in this stressful world

In today's challenging times, Ankhasha's Temple of the Western Gate is here to assist the people in their personal spiritual growth and development. Ankhasha Amenti has opened the Temple in response to requests from the community for a place of peace and spiritual renewal in this stressful world.

21 Oct 2009

2009 Connected Health Symposium highlights positive impact of digital health trends on patient care

Executives from the Verizon Connected Healthcare Solutions practice group will address the accelerated adoption of interoperability standards and how digital health trends can positively impact both patients and health care providers at the 2009 Connected Health Symposium on Wednesday (Oct. 21).

21 Oct 2009

Palmerolide A: Real hope for cancer treatment

A targeted chemotherapy for the treatment of skin cancer is one step closer, after a team of University of Alberta researchers successfully synthesized a natural substance that shows exceptional potential to specifically treat this often fatal disease.

21 Oct 2009

Interim study analysis comparing MENOPUR with rFSH in GnRH Antagonist IVF cycles

Ferring Pharmaceuticals presented an interim study analysis indicating that MENOPUR® (menotropins for injection, USP) is effective in in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles using a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist. The results were presented in a poster at the 65th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) in Atlanta, October 17-21, 2009.

21 Oct 2009

Roche NimbleGen and High Throughput Genomics enter into a supply agreement

Roche NimbleGen and High Throughput Genomics, Inc. (HTG), provider of the quantitative Nuclease Protection Assay (qNPA), have entered into a supply agreement. Under the agreement, Roche NimbleGen will provide HTG with high density, multiplex DNA microarray slides for advanced gene expression analysis.

21 Oct 2009

U.S. Pharmacopeial fellowships awarded to 6 students

New research focused on the quality of key medicines and their use as well as increasingly popular botanicals is being sponsored by the U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention under its 2009� Fellowship Program.

21 Oct 2009

V8 100% vegetable juice aids in weight loss and lowers blood pressure

Decades of studies have documented the link between eating a diet rich in vegetables and multiple health benefits, yet nearly eight out of 10 people worldwide fall short of the daily recommendation.

21 Oct 2009

AlphaDetail adds two new features to its suite of tracking services

AlphaDetail, an innovator in pharmaceutical marketing research, is pleased to introduce two new features to its suite of tracking services: AlphaLink and AlphaMonitor.

21 Oct 2009

Dutch researcher sheds new light on coronaviruses

Using novel techniques, Dutch researcher Matthijs Raaben has cast new light on the replication of coronaviruses, a family of viruses including the cause of SARS. He has shown, using luminescent viruses, how coronaviruses use host cells and how we can use the intracellular processes to attack the virus.

21 Oct 2009

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APP Pharmaceuticals to launch Chlorothiazide Sodium for Injection

Comparative Effectiveness Research: One way to beat the competition

Otsuka Pharmaceutical acquires newly issued common shares of MethylGene

Summit to highlight multi-system interoperability and transparency for safer US food supply chain

New report examines the health care status quo that has left employees at risk of losing their insurance

New tools needed to identify men and women at risk for the most aggressive cancers

Contribution of glycosaminoglycans to skeletal abnormalities in patients with lysosomal storage diseases demonstrated

Weekly Digest releases report on investment opportunities in connection with the H1N1 outbreak

Researchers study reading and written comprehension skills of deaf youngsters

Doctor of Dental Medicine program to be launched in Utah

Statewide Initiative to increase sudden cardiac arrest survival rates launched in Minnesota

A Temple for peace and spiritual renewal in this stressful world

2009 Connected Health Symposium highlights positive impact of digital health trends on patient care

Palmerolide A: Real hope for cancer treatment

Interim study analysis comparing MENOPUR with rFSH in GnRH Antagonist IVF cycles

Roche NimbleGen and High Throughput Genomics enter into a supply agreement

U.S. Pharmacopeial fellowships awarded to 6 students

V8 100% vegetable juice aids in weight loss and lowers blood pressure

AlphaDetail adds two new features to its suite of tracking services

Dutch researcher sheds new light on coronaviruses

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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