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USPTO issues Notice of Allowance for menadione to prevent skin rash in patients taking EGFR inhibitors

Hana Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company focused on strengthening the foundation of cancer care, today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the use of menadione to prevent and treat skin rash in patients taking biologic and small molecule epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors, such as Erbitux® and Tarceva®, for anti-cancer therapy.

31 Mar 2010

EvoLife Laboratories introduces cancer care products in USA

EvoLife Laboratories, a world leader in the development of products for skin, oral, nail, hair, hygiene care specifically designed for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy, announced the launch of its products in USA.

31 Mar 2010

Rebooting and reprogramming the brain

Does the brain you were born with have to be the brain you end up with? If you can improve the function of every major organ in the body, why can't you upgrade the function of your brain? Those fundamental questions were the motivation that led Kelly Howell to create Brain Sync.

31 Mar 2010

Kaiser Permanente to deploy solar power systems at 15 facilities across the state

Committed to improving the health of the communities it serves, Kaiser Permanente has agreed to deploy 15 megawatts of solar power in a deal that will put solar power systems at 15 facilities across the state by the summer of 2011.

31 Mar 2010

New cakes and frostings may someday contain less fat and calories

Delicious new cakes and frostings may someday contain less fat and fewer calories, thanks to work by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists such as Mukti Singh. She's based at the ARS National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (NCAUR) in Peoria, Ill.

31 Mar 2010

CMS delays Medicare doctor pay cut until after congressional recess

"Doctors slated to have their Medicare reimbursements cut 21 percent on April 1 got a reprieve from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which is delaying lowered payments until after Congress reconvenes," Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports.

31 Mar 2010

FDA accepts filing of Lux Biosciences' NDA for Luveniq and grants application priority review

Lux Biosciences, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted the filing of the company's New Drug Application for Luveniq™ (oral voclosporin) and has granted the application priority review.

31 Mar 2010

NKF 2010 Spring Clinical Meeting: Multiple posters on Hematide/peginesatide to be presented

Affymax, Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceuticals Global Research & Development Center, Inc., U.S., today announced multiple posters on Hematide™/peginesatide have been accepted for presentation at the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) 2010 Spring Clinical Meeting taking place April 13-17, 2010 in Orlando, Florida. Hematide is an investigational agent for the treatment of anemia in chronic renal failure (also referred to as renal anemia).

31 Mar 2010

NeurOp and Bristol-Myers Squibb announce drug discovery collaboration

NeurOp Corporation today announced a collaboration with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) focused upon the development of NeurOp's proprietary small molecules for use in the treatment of major depression and other central nervous system disorders.

31 Mar 2010

IGI Laboratories secures $1.55M Series C financing

IGI Laboratories, Inc. today announced that it has raised $1,550,000 through the private placement of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock.

31 Mar 2010

Nonprofit hospitals come under congressional scrutiny

A bipartisan effort is being made in Congress to crack down on nonprofit hospitals that refuse to offer charity care. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) are leading the effort.

31 Mar 2010

CryoLife files emergency motion for preliminary injunction against Medafor

CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY), an implantable biological medical device and cardiovascular tissue processing company, announced today that it filed an emergency motion for a preliminary injunction against Medafor, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta division. CryoLife contends that Medafor is improperly attempting to terminate the exclusive distribution agreement ("EDA") between the parties, and CryoLife has requested that the Court enjoin Medafor from proceeding with the termination.

31 Mar 2010

Medical Connections Holdings' revenue in 2009 decreases 13.2%

Medical Connections Holdings, Inc. has announced its results for the year ended December 31, 2009. Revenue in 2009 was $6,131,611, a decrease of $935,379, or 13.2%, when compared with revenue of $7,066,990 in 2008.

31 Mar 2010

Primary care crisis has been a long time coming

"For decades, just about everybody who has looked at the supply of primary care doctors in this country has warned of trouble ahead"

31 Mar 2010

Daily Nation examines fundraising efforts in Kenya to support patients living with HIV/AIDS

The Daily Nation examines efforts underway in Kenya to raise money for patients living with HIV/AIDS who are in need antiretroviral (ARV) therapy.

31 Mar 2010

Melior Discovery, Rett Syndrome Research Trust collaborate to screen drug-candidates

Melior Discovery, Inc. announced today that it has entered into collaboration with the Rett Syndrome Research Trust to screen drug-candidates in an in vivo model of Rett Syndrome.

31 Mar 2010

CVS Caremark awarded Specialty Pharmacy accreditation from URAC

CVS Caremark announced today that it has been awarded Specialty Pharmacy accreditation from URAC, a Washington, DC-based health care accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the health care industry.

31 Mar 2010

Devicor offers to acquire EES Breast Care business

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (EES), a Johnson & Johnson company, today announced it has received an irrevocable, unconditional offer from Devicor Medical Products (Devicor), a portfolio company of GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC, (GTCR), to acquire its Breast Care business. The EES Breast Care business sells products designed to help doctors diagnose breast cancer at early stages, while minimizing patient discomfort. Financial terms of the offer are not being disclosed.

31 Mar 2010

Hsp90 inhibitors may help fight cardiovascular disease, say researchers

New drugs that are helping fight a multi-front war on cancer may do the same for cardiovascular disease, Medical College of Georgia researchers said.

31 Mar 2010

Beta-blockers can reduce cancer spread in patients with breast tumours

The risk of cancer spreading in patients with breast tumours can be lowered with the use of beta-blockers, research presented at the European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona suggests.

31 Mar 2010