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As House begins new push for reform, taxes on 'Cadillac' plans trigger Democrats' opposition

More than half of the House's Democrats Tuesday signed a letter expressing opposition to a key element of the Senate Finance Committee's health overhaul -- the proposal to tax expensive health insurance plans.

8 Oct 2009

Paper outlines the benefits of how social support can affect behavior change

As waistlines and healthcare costs continue to expand, organizations face an ongoing challenge -- how to change unhealthy employee habits that affect sick time, productivity, and medical expenses. One of the most effective ways to engage employees in workplace wellness programs is having them work with colleagues, family, and friends to reach their goals.

7 Oct 2009

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals establishes a new Anti-Viral Research Group

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has established a new Anti-Viral Research Group in its R&D organization.

7 Oct 2009

New apoptosis detection kit for monitoring chromatin condensation

Enzo Biochem, Inc.’s Enzo Life Sciences division today announced the addition of a new apoptosis detection kit for monitoring chromatin condensation to its rapidly expanding CELLestial™ product line for live cell analysis.

7 Oct 2009

Webmedx releases its latest physician documentation technology and service platform

Webmedx, the fourth largest medical transcription service provider in the U.S. and the only leading company to employ a 100% domestic workforce, today announced the release of their latest physician documentation technology and service platform, Enterprise5. Sean Carroll, company CEO, announced the availability of Enterprise5 to a select group of customers and guests during a private reception at the American Health Information Management Association's 81st Annual Convention and Exhibition in Grapevine, Texas.

7 Oct 2009

Solos Endoscopy to showcase its MammoView line of surgical endoscopy instruments at the 95th Clinical Congress

Solos Endoscopy, Inc. is pleased to announce that its MammoView(TM) line of surgical endoscopy instruments will be demonstrated at the 95th Annual American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, held October 11th-15th in Chicago, Illinois. During the Breast Ductoscopy for the General Surgeon course, postgraduate surgeons will be given lectures and access to hands-on skill stations that will provide the core knowledge base required to perform breast duct endoscopy (ductoscopy) in the practice setting.

7 Oct 2009

Odyssey Thera to receive milestone payments from Pfizer

Odyssey Thera, Inc. announced that it will receive milestone payments from one of its investors, Pfizer Inc. following Pfizer's decision to progress drug candidates studied by Odyssey Thera as part of Odyssey's multi-year alliance with Pfizer announced in August, 2006.

7 Oct 2009

DBMS Consulting completes deployment of OHSA Suite and EBS for SIRO Clinpharm

DBMS Consulting announced that it has successfully completed deployment of Oracle Life Sciences Applications (OHSA) Suite and Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) for SIRO Clinpharm, one of the leading global CROs headquartered in Thane, India. OHSA offers fully automated capabilities in management of clinical trial process, clinical trial data and global adverse event reporting.

7 Oct 2009

NHGRI awards Geospiza a SBIR grant to develop software systems for detecting rare mutations

Geospiza, Inc., the market leading developer of genetic analysis software, today announced the receipt of a Phase I SBIR grant for “Software Systems for Detecting Rare Mutations” from the National Human Genome Research Institute (1R43HG005297-01).

7 Oct 2009

Biostar Pharmaceuticals' new drug application granted clearance for clinical trials

Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Biostar" or "the Company"), a Xianyang-based developer, manufacturer and supplier of pharmaceutical products and medical nutrients addressing a variety of diseases and conditions, today announced that the Chinese Military Drug Administration has granted clearance to begin clinical trials on the Company's new drug application, the Zushima Analgesic Aerosol Spray.

7 Oct 2009

Relypsa commences patient enrollment in Phase 2b clinical trial of RLY5016 for treating hyperkalemia

Relypsa, Inc., today announced the initiation of patient enrollment in the PEARL-HF study, a Phase 2b clinical trial of the company’s lead compound, RLY5016. A novel potassium binder designed for chronic use, RLY5016 is being evaluated in the prevention and treatment of hyperkalemia, for which there are no current satisfactory treatments.

7 Oct 2009

Cipher Pharmaceuticals enrolls first patient in Phase III study of CIP-ISOTRETINOIN

Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that it has enrolled the first patient in its Phase III safety study of CIP-ISOTRETINOIN, the Company's novel, patented formulation of isotretinoin, which is used in the treatment of severe, nodular acne.

7 Oct 2009

FDA approves Daiichi Sankyo's sNDA for Welchol

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. (DSI) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Welchol® (colesevelam HCl) to be used as an adjunct to diet and exercise for the reduction of elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in boys and postmenarchal girls, 10 to 17 years of age, with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (heFH) alone or in combination with a statin after failing an adequate trial of diet therapy.

7 Oct 2009

LiveData awarded a SBIR grant for integrating medical technologies

LiveData, Inc., a leader in real-time data integration and display, has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant from the U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC). LiveData will use the $730,000 grant to develop an integrated clinical environment with CIMIT’s Medical Device Plug-and-Play (MD PnP) team.

7 Oct 2009

NCI awards BioMarker Strategies a SBIR contract to develop its SnapPath live-tumor-cell testing system

BioMarker Strategies, LLC announced today that it has been awarded a Fast-Track Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the National Cancer Institute to develop the SnapPath™ live-tumor-cell testing system. BioMarker Strategies is developing the SnapPath™ system to enable oncologists to determine the most effective drug treatment for their cancer patients.

7 Oct 2009

Microsoft launches a new online H1N1 Flu Response Center

With the current H1N1 flu (swine flu) pandemic under way, many public health officials are concerned that critical healthcare resources could be stretched thin as people flood hospital emergency departments and physicians' offices to determine whether they have the illness.

7 Oct 2009

Zelos Therapeutics commences patient dosing of ZT-034 for treating osteoporosis

Zelos Therapeutics, Inc. has initiated patient dosing in a single dose study of three proprietary subcutaneous formulations of ZT-034 (hPTH (1-34), teriparatide). ZT-034 is being developed to compete with Eli Lilly and Company’s Forteo (teriparatide [rDNA origin]) in its existing market of approximately $800M in annual sales in 2008 for the treatment of osteoporosis.

7 Oct 2009

New lung cancer pathways discovered using computer modeling

Using computer modeling, the Translational Genomics Research Institute and Scottsdale Healthcare have discovered lung cancer 'pathways' that could become targets for new drugs, according to a scientific paper published online today by the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.

7 Oct 2009

Help Group Summit 2009 on autism, learning disabilities and ADHD

The Help Group Summit 2009 - Advances and Best Practices in Autism, Learning Disabilities and ADHD took place on Friday, October 2nd and Saturday, October 3rd at The Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. This cutting edge conference featured more than 20 leading experts from across the country.

7 Oct 2009

Arizona Heart Institute partners with Arizona Research Center for the advancement of cardiovascular therapies

Arizona Heart Institute, a world leading medical facility specializing in diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart and vascular disease, and Arizona Research Center, a dedicated provider of clinical research studies, announce a partnership in the advancement of cardiovascular therapies.

7 Oct 2009

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As House begins new push for reform, taxes on 'Cadillac' plans trigger Democrats' opposition

Paper outlines the benefits of how social support can affect behavior change

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals establishes a new Anti-Viral Research Group

New apoptosis detection kit for monitoring chromatin condensation

Webmedx releases its latest physician documentation technology and service platform

Solos Endoscopy to showcase its MammoView line of surgical endoscopy instruments at the 95th Clinical Congress

Odyssey Thera to receive milestone payments from Pfizer

DBMS Consulting completes deployment of OHSA Suite and EBS for SIRO Clinpharm

NHGRI awards Geospiza a SBIR grant to develop software systems for detecting rare mutations

Biostar Pharmaceuticals' new drug application granted clearance for clinical trials

Relypsa commences patient enrollment in Phase 2b clinical trial of RLY5016 for treating hyperkalemia

Cipher Pharmaceuticals enrolls first patient in Phase III study of CIP-ISOTRETINOIN

FDA approves Daiichi Sankyo's sNDA for Welchol

LiveData awarded a SBIR grant for integrating medical technologies

NCI awards BioMarker Strategies a SBIR contract to develop its SnapPath live-tumor-cell testing system

Microsoft launches a new online H1N1 Flu Response Center

Zelos Therapeutics commences patient dosing of ZT-034 for treating osteoporosis

New lung cancer pathways discovered using computer modeling

Help Group Summit 2009 on autism, learning disabilities and ADHD

Arizona Heart Institute partners with Arizona Research Center for the advancement of cardiovascular therapies

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