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Reconciliation update: Some Dems, GOP and industry groups wary health bill strategy

The Los Angeles Times: "Obama's signature ability to inspire fellow Democrats and Pelosi's well-honed ability to read their parochial needs will be tested as they tackle the job of finding the last stubborn votes for the healthcare bill. ... "Under the Democrats' strategy, the House would pass the Senate's version of the bill. Then both chambers would approve changes under the budget reconciliation process, which could pass the Senate with a simple 51-vote majority. Democrats hope to finish by the end of the month" (Hook and Levey, 3/8).

8 Mar 2010

Response Genetics to raise $4M from private placement of over 3M newly issued shares

Response Genetics, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a purchase agreement with certain new and existing investors and certain funds managed by Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership to raise approximately $4 million from the private placement of 3,005,349 newly issued shares of its common stock, at a purchase price of $1.31 per share. The signing of the purchase agreement occurred on Friday, March 5, 2010. We expect the final closing of the shares will occur on Monday, March 8, 2010.

8 Mar 2010

invendo medical seeks premarket clearance for new C20 colonoscopy system

invendo medical announced today that the company has filed its 510(k) notice submission with the Food and Drug Administration for premarket clearance of the company's new C20™ colonoscopy system including the SC20™ single-use colonoscope. This is the first FDA submission for invendo medical in the United States.

8 Mar 2010

Repeated anaesthesia in children linked to memory impairment

There is a link between repeated anaesthesia in children and memory impairment, though physical activity can help to form new cells that improve memory, reveals new research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

8 Mar 2010

Prism Medical announces revenues of $65.7M for fiscal 2009

Prism Medical Ltd. today announced its results for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009.

8 Mar 2010

Positive interim results from NxStage Medical's FREEDOM study in RLS

NxStage Medical, Inc., a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today announced the latest interim results from its ongoing FREEDOM study, which show the significant improvement of overall sleep quality and marked improvement in Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) experienced by patients after four months of daily home hemodialysis therapy with the NxStage System One™.

8 Mar 2010

Poniard Pharmaceuticals reports net loss of $13.2M for fourth-quarter 2009

Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative oncology therapies, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.

8 Mar 2010

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals granted Japanese patent for Archexin

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc, a clinical stage pharmaceutical company commercializing potential best in class oncology and CNS therapeutics, today announced that the Japanese Patent Office has issued a patent for its novel anti-cancer compound, Archexin®.

8 Mar 2010

Gentiva Health Services acquires Heart to Heart Hospice

Gentiva Health Services, Inc., a leading provider of home health and hospice services, announced today that it has acquired Mississippi-based Heart to Heart Hospice.

8 Mar 2010

Replication Medical receives CE mark for GelFix Posterior Spinal Distraction implant

Replication Medical, Inc., a developer of proprietary, hydrogel based products for the spine and other surgical applications, announced today that it has received a CE mark for its GelFix Posterior Spinal Distraction implant. A CE mark is the quality assurance certification requirement recognized by members of the European Union for sales into those countries.

8 Mar 2010

biospace med receives FDA 510(k) clearance for sterEOS 2D/3D workstation for pediatric use in spine applications

biospace med announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market the Company’s sterEOS 2D/3D workstation for pediatric use in spine applications. The Company’s EOS ultra-low-dose imager previously has been FDA-cleared for use in pediatrics and adults, while sterEOS has previously been FDA-cleared for adult use in spine.

8 Mar 2010

Democrats pressure Stupak on abortion; Split threatening health bill

A split among Democrats on abortion is threatening to derail efforts to overhaul the nation's health care system.

8 Mar 2010

Moderating treatment response in depression: Role of personality factors

A study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics addresses the role of personality factors in moderating treatment response in depression.

8 Mar 2010

SensAble Technologies' digital dentistry product line receives $8M infusion

SensAble Technologies, Inc®, a leading provider of 3D modeling software, haptic devices and dental restoration design and fabrication solutions, announced that it has received an $8 million investment to propel sales, marketing and engineering efforts for its digital dentistry product line. Existing investor HLM Venture Partners led the round and was joined by North Bridge Venture Partners, both of whom are headquartered in the Boston area, and have extensive expertise with medical device company funding.

8 Mar 2010

Positive Phase 2 data from Nektar Therapeutics' NKTR-102 study in women with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer

Nektar Therapeutics today announced preliminary progression-free survival data from the first stage of a two-stage Phase 2 clinical study evaluating single-agent treatment with NKTR-102 in women with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. In the first stage of the study, 39 patients were enrolled with platinum-resistant disease and were evaluable for the secondary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS).

8 Mar 2010

iCAD granted patent covering SecondLook Digital CAD solution incorporating lesion metrics

iCAD, Inc., an industry-leading provider of advanced image analysis and workflow solutions for the early identification of cancer, announces that the United States Patent and Trademark Office recently granted the company Patent Number 7,660,448. This patent covers future iterations of iCAD’s SecondLook® Digital Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) solution with potential application to the company’s other image analysis solutions.

8 Mar 2010

Richards Packaging Income Fund's organic revenue growth up 6.8%

Richards Packaging Income Fund announced today results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.

8 Mar 2010

MabCure closes private placement, converts bridge loan into equity securities

MabCure, Inc., a biotechnology company using its proprietary technology to create highly specific monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) for the early detection of cancer, today announced that it has recently completed a private placement in the aggregate amount of $1 million. The amount is comprised of a $500,000 cash investment and the conversion of a $500,000 bridge loan that was made in September 2009, into equity securities.

8 Mar 2010

Fluidigm's Access Array System: New 5kb and 10kb long-range PCR protocols introduced

Fluidigm Corporation today announced the release of 5kb and 10kb long-range PCR protocols for its Access Array™ System. Researchers interested in targeted re-sequencing projects for large cohort studies can use these new protocols and the Fluidigm Access Array System to amplify up to 48 samples per array. Long-range PCR enables new applications on the Access Array System by allowing researchers to enrich significantly more sequence per sample.

8 Mar 2010

Medicare payment issues raise questions, concerns

Medicare payment issues including rising costs, caps on physical therapy and other outpatient services for some patients are in the news.

8 Mar 2010

Medical News

Reconciliation update: Some Dems, GOP and industry groups wary health bill strategy

Response Genetics to raise $4M from private placement of over 3M newly issued shares

invendo medical seeks premarket clearance for new C20 colonoscopy system

Repeated anaesthesia in children linked to memory impairment

Prism Medical announces revenues of $65.7M for fiscal 2009

Positive interim results from NxStage Medical's FREEDOM study in RLS

Poniard Pharmaceuticals reports net loss of $13.2M for fourth-quarter 2009

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals granted Japanese patent for Archexin

Gentiva Health Services acquires Heart to Heart Hospice

Replication Medical receives CE mark for GelFix Posterior Spinal Distraction implant

biospace med receives FDA 510(k) clearance for sterEOS 2D/3D workstation for pediatric use in spine applications

Democrats pressure Stupak on abortion; Split threatening health bill

Moderating treatment response in depression: Role of personality factors

SensAble Technologies' digital dentistry product line receives $8M infusion

Positive Phase 2 data from Nektar Therapeutics' NKTR-102 study in women with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer

iCAD granted patent covering SecondLook Digital CAD solution incorporating lesion metrics

Richards Packaging Income Fund's organic revenue growth up 6.8%

MabCure closes private placement, converts bridge loan into equity securities

Fluidigm's Access Array System: New 5kb and 10kb long-range PCR protocols introduced

Medicare payment issues raise questions, concerns

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