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Pulmonx to raise new funding for global launch of Zephyr EBV and Chartis Pulmonary Assessment System

Pulmonx, an emerging leader in interventional pulmonology, announced today that it has concluded an agreement for a new round of equity financing from an investment syndicate led by two new investors. The company also announced that it plans to use this capital to support the international commercial launch of its Zephyr® Endobronchial Valve (EBV), and its recently approved Chartis® Pulmonary Assessment System. Both products are CE marked and cleared for sale in Europe and other major international markets.

23 Feb 2010

Melamine-contaminated dairy products leave 12% children with kidney abnormalities

While the majority of children who were affected by consuming toxic melamine-contaminated products in China recovered, kidney abnormalities remained in 12% of the affected children.

23 Feb 2010

Research reveals human Chlamydia pneumoniae has originated from animal source

Animals have been found to have infected humans sometime in the past with the common respiratory disease Chlamydia pneumoniae, according to Queensland University of Technology infectious disease expert Professor Peter Timms.

23 Feb 2010

Venza Group to demonstrate just-in-time healthcare solutions at HIMSS Conference

The Venza Group's Instructional Designers worked closely with client-side subject matter experts to create the eGuides, and the industry-leading Venza eGuide rapid development tool was used to build them. In the end, 69 eGuides totaling 571 screens and 1,071 steps were generated. The overall project was completed in a timely manner to the complete satisfaction of all concerned.

23 Feb 2010

PositiveID, RECEPTORS announce successful completion of rapid virus detection system Phase I development

PositiveID Corporation, in conjunction with its development partner RECEPTORS LLC, announced today that it has successfully completed Phase I development of its rapid virus detection system, a non-invasive, point-of-care test to test patient samples and identify various forms of influenza within minutes. Phase II of the development, which the Company expects to complete by the end of 2010, is planned to launch in February 2010.

23 Feb 2010

Acute stroke care and clinical outcomes improve substantially with stroke program

Acute stroke care and clinical outcomes have improved significantly at hospitals participating in the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke program, according to a large study in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a journal of the American Heart Association.

23 Feb 2010

SciCan forms merger with SycoTec, MICRO-MEGA to create dental equipment companies group

SciCan, a Toronto based manufacturer of infection control products and solutions with subsidiaries in Canonsburg PA, Augsburg Germany and Zug Switzerland has merged with dental manufacturer SycoTec (previously, EWL, a subsidiary of the KAVO Group located in Leutkirch Germany) and French endodontic specialist MICRO-MEGA (Besancon). SciCan, the worlds largest producer of table top autoclaves will be part of this strong company alliance under the leadership of SycoTec's Managing Partner Dr. Martin Rickert. Together the group will be one of the ten largest dental equipment manufacturers in the world of innovative products for the dental and medical markets.

23 Feb 2010

Memometal Technologies announces acquisition of ABS' OrthoGlide Ankle Technology

Memometal Technologies S.A., a global extremity orthopaedic manufacturer headquartered in France, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of all the assets of Advanced Bio-Surfaces (ABS) Corporation’s OrthoGlide® Ankle Technology.

23 Feb 2010

Haitian President says up to 300,000 people could have died in quake

The major earthquake in January in Haiti could have killed as many as 300,000 people, an estimate that includes bodies buried in the rubble, Haitian President Rene Preval said on Sunday at a meeting of Latin American and Caribbean leaders in Mexico, Reuters reports.

23 Feb 2010

Heartware completes patient enrollment for ADVANCE clinical trial

HeartWare International, Inc., a leading innovator of less invasive, miniaturized circulatory support technologies revolutionizing the treatment of advanced heart failure, today announced the conclusion of patient enrollment under its "ADVANCE" clinical trial.

23 Feb 2010

Green Smoke claims e-cigarettes are healthy alternative to traditional tobacco

The controversy surrounding electronic cigarettes and the FDA continues. As reported by CNN, New York Times and USA Today, the FDA lost its first battle against e-cigarettes in a federal court and is appealing the ruling.

23 Feb 2010

NIH awards Sanaria Phase II SBIR grant to develop genetically attenuated, whole parasite malaria vaccine

Sanaria Inc. has received additional support from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health in the form of a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant. The three-year award totaling approximately $3 million will support collaborative research by investigators at Sanaria and Columbia University.

23 Feb 2010

Health Net and Stanford University team up to provide healthcare benefits for students

Health Net of California, Inc. announced today a partnership with Stanford University to provide health benefits to the university’s undergraduate and graduate students, effective September 1, 2010.

23 Feb 2010

Epicept issues amendment for reduction in company's quorum requirement

EpiCept Corporation announced today that on February 11, 2010, the Board of Directors of EpiCept Corporation adopted an amendment to the company’s Amended and Restated By-Laws to provide that a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company shall consist of the holders of one third of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.

23 Feb 2010

Study shows CEL-2000 vaccine blocks RA progression in mice

CEL-SCI Corporation and their scientific collaborators announced today that the Company's CEL-2000 vaccine demonstrated that it is able to block the progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a mouse model.

23 Feb 2010

Omega Healthcare Investors declares net income of $16.2M for fourth-quarter 2009

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. today announced its results of operations for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. The Company also reported Funds From Operations available to common stockholders for the three months ended December 31, 2009 of $24.9 million or $0.29 per common share.

23 Feb 2010

FDA grants Haemonetics clearance to collect two RBC on Cymbal system

On January 27, 2010 the FDA cleared the Haemonetics 510(k) for its expanded nomogram to collect two Red Blood Cells on the Cymbal® Automated Blood Collection System from female donors who are at least 150 pounds and are 63 inches in height. The Cymbal is a small, portable, battery operated instrument that automates blood collection from volunteer donors, improving process control and helping alleviate blood shortages.

23 Feb 2010

HSA Bank reports 7.6% increase in average balance carried into 2010

HSA Bank reported today that the average Health Savings Account (HSA) balance carried into 2010 grew by 7.6 percent over the balance carried into 2009. The average balance of these accounts grew even though the nation faced the uncertainty of a recovering global economy, ailing retirement accounts, unemployment and healthcare reform.

23 Feb 2010

Public option again gains steam; Cadillac tax would fall equally on non-union plans

The public option is gaining steam again, while a new study on the "Cadillac tax" suggests it would fall equally on union and non-union health plans.

23 Feb 2010

Orszag says health reform 'absolutely' still possible; Enzi's posture offers evidence of partisan stalemate

News outlets report on some of the major figures in the health care overhaul debate, including Peter Orszag, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, and Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo.

23 Feb 2010

Medical News

Pulmonx to raise new funding for global launch of Zephyr EBV and Chartis Pulmonary Assessment System

Melamine-contaminated dairy products leave 12% children with kidney abnormalities

Research reveals human Chlamydia pneumoniae has originated from animal source

Venza Group to demonstrate just-in-time healthcare solutions at HIMSS Conference

PositiveID, RECEPTORS announce successful completion of rapid virus detection system Phase I development

Acute stroke care and clinical outcomes improve substantially with stroke program

SciCan forms merger with SycoTec, MICRO-MEGA to create dental equipment companies group

Memometal Technologies announces acquisition of ABS' OrthoGlide Ankle Technology

Haitian President says up to 300,000 people could have died in quake

Heartware completes patient enrollment for ADVANCE clinical trial

Green Smoke claims e-cigarettes are healthy alternative to traditional tobacco

NIH awards Sanaria Phase II SBIR grant to develop genetically attenuated, whole parasite malaria vaccine

Health Net and Stanford University team up to provide healthcare benefits for students

Epicept issues amendment for reduction in company's quorum requirement

Study shows CEL-2000 vaccine blocks RA progression in mice

Omega Healthcare Investors declares net income of $16.2M for fourth-quarter 2009

FDA grants Haemonetics clearance to collect two RBC on Cymbal system

HSA Bank reports 7.6% increase in average balance carried into 2010

Public option again gains steam; Cadillac tax would fall equally on non-union plans

Orszag says health reform 'absolutely' still possible; Enzi's posture offers evidence of partisan stalemate

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