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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

DURECT, Nycomed amend POSIDUR Development and License Agreement

DURECT Corporation announced today that Nycomed and DURECT have amended the Development and License Agreement entered into between the parties in 2006 covering the development and commercialization of POSIDUR™ (also known as SABER™-Bupivacaine or OPTESIA™), an investigational drug for the treatment of post-surgical pain.

23 Feb 2010

Healthcare Realty Trust reports increased revenues and net earnings for 2009 fourth quarter

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated today announced results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009. Funds from operations ("FFO," as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, "NAREIT") per diluted common share for the three months ended December 31, 2009 totaled $0.35, compared with $0.49 for the three months ended December 31, 2008.

23 Feb 2010

Star Scientific seeks FDA marketing approval for Ariva-BDL dissolvable tobacco lozenge

Star Scientific, Inc. announced that on Friday, February 19 the company filed an application with the Food & Drug Administration for approval to market Ariva-BDL™ as a "modified risk" tobacco product under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009. This submission is the first such application to be filed with the Tobacco Products Center of the FDA, which has been established to oversee all aspects of tobacco regulation outlined in the 2009 Act.

23 Feb 2010

MRI: An efficient diagnostic tool for testicular cancer

Researchers have found that non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a good diagnostic tool for the evaluation and staging of testicular cancer and may improve patient care by sparing some men unnecessary surgery, according to a study in the March issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

23 Feb 2010

Eon Labs to pay $3.5M for resolving False Claims Act allegations concerning Nitroglycerin SR capsules

Eon Labs Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $3.5 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations relating to the company's drug Nitroglycerin Sustained Release (SR) capsules, the Justice Department announced today. Eon Labs is a subsidiary of Sando Inc., which is in turn a subsidiary of Novartis AG.

23 Feb 2010

Nursing workforce issues: An expanded role for nurse practitioners, Calif. doctors sue for supervision of nurse anesthetists

News outlets report on nursing workforce issues, including a push for an expanded role for nurse practitioners, supervision of nurse anesthetists and a trend toward delayed retirement.

23 Feb 2010

CINJ researchers test malaria drug for colorectal cancer treatment

While new cases of colorectal cancer continue to decline in the United States, it remains the third leading cause of cancer death in the nation, according to the American Cancer Society. That is why researchers at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey are looking to add a drug known for fighting malaria to traditional chemotherapy for colorectal cancer to see if treatment can be made more effective for patients.

23 Feb 2010

Gene study provides new clues to fight infections

Investigators at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute in Houston examined for the first time the long-term response to strep throat on a genome-wide level, shedding light on how group A streptococcus interacts with the patient's immune system and attempts to circumvent it.

23 Feb 2010

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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

DURECT, Nycomed amend POSIDUR Development and License Agreement

Healthcare Realty Trust reports increased revenues and net earnings for 2009 fourth quarter

Star Scientific seeks FDA marketing approval for Ariva-BDL dissolvable tobacco lozenge

MRI: An efficient diagnostic tool for testicular cancer

Eon Labs to pay $3.5M for resolving False Claims Act allegations concerning Nitroglycerin SR capsules

Nursing workforce issues: An expanded role for nurse practitioners, Calif. doctors sue for supervision of nurse anesthetists

CINJ researchers test malaria drug for colorectal cancer treatment

Gene study provides new clues to fight infections

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