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Corning commercializes new Synthemax synthetic surface for supporting growth and differentiation of stem cells

Corning Incorporated today introduced the Corning® Synthemax™ surface, a novel synthetic surface that supports the growth and differentiation of stem cells. The surface is being commercialized as a result of Corning’s ongoing collaboration with Geron Corporation. This development enables researchers to take the next step toward scalable and cost-effective manufacturing of stem cells for potential therapies in the treatment of degenerative diseases.

4 Mar 2010

Study on role of recorded ODLs in improving clinical care for low-weight babies: RWJF awards $480,000 grant

Researchers at Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science and UC Irvine will monitor the day-to-day health of low-birth-weight babies and their parents as part of a comprehensive initiative designed to combat chronic illnesses associated with low-weight births.

4 Mar 2010

Belatacept drug can prevent graft rejection in kidney transplant recipients

The experimental drug belatacept can prevent graft rejection in kidney transplant recipients while better preserving kidney function when compared with standard immunosuppressive drugs, data from two international phase III clinical trials show.

4 Mar 2010

Kansas lawmakers debate legality of health insurance mandate amendment

Kansas Health Institute: "Republicans and Democrats were sharply divided Tuesday over a proposed constitutional amendment that sponsors said would let federal officials know Kansans don't want to be told by the government that they must buy health insurance. On a 12-9, party-line vote, the House Health and Human Services Committee voted to recommend House Concurrent Resolution 5032 favorable for passage.

4 Mar 2010

New Verizon Medical Data Exchange platform launched

In a significant step toward accelerating the adoption of electronic health records, Verizon Business has launched an information technology platform that enables the digital sharing of physician-dictated patient notes.

4 Mar 2010

Failure of Alzheimer's drug Dimebon: Anavex Life Sciences comments

Anavex Life Sciences Corp. today issued a statement following today's announcement from Pfizer and Medivation (MDVN) that their investigational Alzheimer's drug Dimebon did not meet either its co-primary or secondary endpoints compared to placebo during pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials.

4 Mar 2010

MHAUS introduces new MH Mock Drill Training Kit to better prepare for MH emergencies

The Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States introduces a new MH Mock Drill Training Kit for Operating Room Staff to better prepare for MH emergencies

4 Mar 2010

Senate gridlock ends, COBRA and Medicare fees extended

Los Angeles Times: "Senate leaders Tuesday night resolved an impasse over emergency aid to the jobless that had driven a wedge into Republican ranks and given Democrats a political weapon. The deal overcame the continued objections of a single senator, Republican Jim Bunning of Kentucky, who for days had held up short-term extensions of unemployment and COBRA benefits over concerns that the bill would increase the federal deficit." The measure passed with a 78-19 vote (Oliphant, 3/2).

4 Mar 2010

South Carolina, Oklahoma and Arkansas grapple with Medicaid cuts to help balance budget

States consider major cuts to Medicaid services and reimbursement rates to help fill gaps in the budget.

4 Mar 2010

Allergan, Bristol-Myers Squibb sign global exclusive license agreement for EHT/AGN 0001

ExonHit Therapeutics today reported the signing by Allergan, Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company of a global exclusive license agreement for the development and commercialization of EHT/AGN 0001 (AGN-209323), ExonHit’s lead compound from the most advanced program of its collaboration with Allergan.

4 Mar 2010

Nearly 30% of physicians access medical information using handheld device: SDI

According to SDI’s Mobile & Social Media Study: Physicians’ Views of Emerging Technology, approximately 30% of physicians access medical information using a handheld device or smartphone. The most popular handheld device or smartphone is the Apple iPhone, with 31% of respondents owning one.

4 Mar 2010

Increasing antibiotic resistance among soil microbes

A team of scientists in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands are reporting disturbing evidence that soil microbes have become progressively more resistant to antibiotics over the last 60 years. Surprisingly, this trend continues despite apparent more stringent rules on use of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture, and improved sewage treatment technology that broadly improves water quality in surrounding environments. Their report appears in ACS' bi-weekly journal Environmental Science and Technology.

4 Mar 2010

Pharmacists could be integral to the education and screening of people for osteoporosis, says researcher

University of Alberta researcher Nese Yuksel says pharmacists could be integral to the education and screening of people for osteoporosis, as pharmacists are easily accessible and are playing a greater role in health promotion and disease prevention.

4 Mar 2010

Biomoda and Amigenics collaborate to advance treatments for lung and other cancer

Biomoda, Inc. (www.biomoda.com) and Advanced Medical Imaging and Genetics (www.amigenics.com), an innovative medical clinic specializing in prevention and early detection of disease, announced their intent to collaborate on a variety of projects to advance technology for the early detection of lung and other cancer.

4 Mar 2010

GOP rejects Obama's compromise on health care, wants 'new approach'

USA Today: "President Obama offered to add a handful of Republican ideas to his 10-year, $950 billion health care plan Tuesday but was rebuffed and urged to start over.The letter from Obama to the GOP signalling his interest in four specific Republican health reform ideas was met with an icy reception from Republican leaders. ... 'We were surprised and disappointed with your latest proposal to simply paper a few of these common-sense proposals over an unsalvageable bill,' wrote Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky." (Wolf and Fritze, 3/2).

4 Mar 2010

Endocyte's PRECEDENT study: DSMB recommends enrollment to continue

Endocyte, Inc., a biotech company developing guided therapeutics and diagnostics for personalized medicine, has announced that an independent data safety monitoring board (DSMB) recommended that enrollment into the PRECEDENT study continue.

4 Mar 2010

Study suggests vitamin D supplements may decrease insulin resistance, fight depression

A daily dose of vitamin D may just be what Chicagoans need to get through the long winter, according to researchers at Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON). This nutrient lifts mood during cold weather months when days are short and more time is spent indoors.

4 Mar 2010

Older women with suspected ovarian cancer 'face referral delays'

Older women with suspected ovarian cancer are often not referred for investigation as quickly as younger women, new research suggests.

4 Mar 2010

Androxal Type C meeting: Repros Therapeutics receives FDA’s version of minutes

Repros Therapeutics Inc. today announced that the Company has received the FDA’s version of the minutes of the Type C meeting held on January 25, 2010. The minutes confirmed the Company’s interpretation of the points the Agency made during the meeting. In correspondence from the FDA prior to the meeting the Agency noted that they could not currently agree with the Company’s stated indication for the use of Androxal® in the treatment of secondary hypogonadism in men wishing to preserve fertility.

4 Mar 2010

Women who participate in sorority rush display body dissatisfaction and eating disorder behaviors

Undergraduate women who join a sorority are more likely to judge their own bodies from an outsider's perspective (known as self-objectification) and display higher levels of bulimic attitudes and behaviors than those who do not take part in the sorority's recruitment process.

4 Mar 2010

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Corning commercializes new Synthemax synthetic surface for supporting growth and differentiation of stem cells

Study on role of recorded ODLs in improving clinical care for low-weight babies: RWJF awards $480,000 grant

Belatacept drug can prevent graft rejection in kidney transplant recipients

Kansas lawmakers debate legality of health insurance mandate amendment

New Verizon Medical Data Exchange platform launched

Failure of Alzheimer's drug Dimebon: Anavex Life Sciences comments

MHAUS introduces new MH Mock Drill Training Kit to better prepare for MH emergencies

Senate gridlock ends, COBRA and Medicare fees extended

South Carolina, Oklahoma and Arkansas grapple with Medicaid cuts to help balance budget

Allergan, Bristol-Myers Squibb sign global exclusive license agreement for EHT/AGN 0001

Nearly 30% of physicians access medical information using handheld device: SDI

Increasing antibiotic resistance among soil microbes

Pharmacists could be integral to the education and screening of people for osteoporosis, says researcher

Biomoda and Amigenics collaborate to advance treatments for lung and other cancer

GOP rejects Obama's compromise on health care, wants 'new approach'

Endocyte's PRECEDENT study: DSMB recommends enrollment to continue

Study suggests vitamin D supplements may decrease insulin resistance, fight depression

Older women with suspected ovarian cancer 'face referral delays'

Androxal Type C meeting: Repros Therapeutics receives FDA’s version of minutes

Women who participate in sorority rush display body dissatisfaction and eating disorder behaviors

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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