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NYSSA’s market forecast luncheon to include a focus on healthcare

The New York Society of Security Analysts will present their biannual market forecast luncheon “Market Forecast: Return to Prosperity or False Dawn?” on January 7, 2010 which will include a special focus on healthcare. A panel of experts will discuss and debate the various crosscurrents in economic and financial market conditions facing investors.

18 Dec 2009

ANIS2's second edition on ‘micro and nanotechnologies for cancer research’ is open for registrations

There is still time until January 8 2010 to register for the second edition of the Alp NanoBio International School (ANIS2), which will be held in Sterzing/Vipiteno (Bozen, Italy) from 11 to 15 of January 2010, organized by the Centre of Excellence LATEMAR - funded by MIUR, in collaboration with the Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK).

18 Dec 2009

Cardiac Network completes incubation period covered under Business Incubation Services agreement

Cardiac Network, Inc. announced today that it has completed the incubation period covered under the Business Incubation Services agreement entered into with Global Private Funding, Inc. (Global), and that effective December 12, 2009, all of the agreements between Cardiac Network and Global have been terminated.

18 Dec 2009

NHCAA, LearnSomething partner to develop a fraud, waste and abuse compliance training solution

The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association, the leading national organization focused exclusively on the fight against health care fraud, has partnered with LearnSomething, Inc., to develop a compliance training solution that satisfies the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid's (CMS) requirement for fraud, waste and abuse training.

18 Dec 2009

New Thermal-Aid products reduce pain and swelling in arthritis patients

Pacific Shore Holdings, Inc., manufacturers of Burner Balm and Energy-X lip balms, today announced the launch of their new Thermal-Aid product line. These 100% natural therapeutic heating/cooling treatment packs are specifically designed to reduce swelling and relieve pain and have been developed in a variety of applications

18 Dec 2009

AlloSource named CEBA finalist in the Samaritan Institute category

AlloSource, one of the nation's largest non-profit providers of skin, bone and soft tissue allografts for use in surgical procedures and the world's largest processor of live cellular bone growth substitutes, today announced that is has been selected as a finalist in the 2010 Colorado Ethics in Business Alliance (CEBA) Awards, in the Samaritan Institute category honoring non-profits.

18 Dec 2009

One quarter of Detroit-area Arab Americans reported personal or familial abuse since 9/11

One quarter of Detroit-area Arab Americans reported personal or familial abuse because of race, ethnicity or religion since 9/11, leading to higher odds of adverse health effects, according to a new University of Michigan study.

18 Dec 2009

New stem cell based technology may eliminate brain cancer

Using a novel stem cell based technology of Cellonis Biotechnologies, Beijing, a Chinese research/medical team may eliminate a glioma -- brain cancer -- of a 36 year old Norwegian patient in a hospital in Beijing.

18 Dec 2009

MedLink International guarantees to meet "Meaningful Use" guidelines for its EHR products

MedLink International, Inc., a provider of electronic health record (EHR) solutions to the ambulatory care market announced today it will guarantee that its qualified EHR products will meet the "Meaningful Use" guidelines to allow its providers to receive the federal incentives available under the HITECH provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

18 Dec 2009

Biovator and BASF sign collaboration agreement to develop In Vitro test systems

The Sweden-based biotech company Biovator and the global chemical industry leader BASF have signed a collaboration agreement for final development of In Vitro test systems capable of identifying the potential of chemical compounds to induce allergic reaction in humans. The agreement also includes a five-year BASF option of final product deliveries.

18 Dec 2009

CTS awarded new development and production program for piezoelectric micro actuators

CTS Corporation today announced that CTS Electronic Components was awarded a major new development and production program for piezoelectric micro actuators for data storage devices (hard disk drives). Production is anticipated to begin in the fourth quarter 2010 with total revenues over the next three years to be approximately $14 million and over $10 - $12 million annually thereafter.

18 Dec 2009

GAIN reduces malnutrition in high-burden countries

GAIN - the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition released today its 2008-2009 Annual Report. The report confirms the effectiveness of GAIN's work in reducing malnutrition in high-burden countries.

18 Dec 2009

Alliance HealthCare Services provides financial guidance for full-year 2010

Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc., a leading national provider of outpatient diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy services, reaffirmed 2009 guidance and announced financial guidance for full year 2010.

18 Dec 2009

Tufts researchers discover new neuron development in nulliparous mothers

Maternal behavior itself can trigger the development of new neurons in the maternal brain independent of whether the female was pregnant or has nursed, according to a study released by researchers at Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.

18 Dec 2009

Physicians favor agents that can reduce HbA1c levels by 2% in diabetes patients

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that over 70 percent of surveyed U.S. physicians indicate there is a high need for diabetes drugs with novel mechanisms of action versus 15 percent who say there is a high need for additional DPP-IV inhibitors.

18 Dec 2009

Influence of key transcription factor is less widespread than thought and varies over time

For decades, science texts have told a simple and straightforward story about a particular protein-a transcription factor-that helps the embryo of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, pattern tissues in a manner that depends on the levels of this factor within individual cells.

18 Dec 2009

Many states still lack the 21st century technology capacity needed for disease surveillance

Today, CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) released a report showing that the number of state-level epidemiologists has decreased steadily since 2004, with a marked decline of over 10% since 2006.

18 Dec 2009

UAB professors honored for scientific contributions and outstanding mentorship

Three University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) professors have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

18 Dec 2009

Triage NGAL bedside blood test helps identify AKI risk: New study

According to a new study published last week in Intensive Care Medicine, a novel bedside blood test measured in critically ill patients being admitted to the intensive care unit can help to identify which patients are at risk for acute kidney injury (AKI). The study carried out in Vicenza, Italy, tested blood samples collected during admission to the ICU using the Triage® NGAL Test, a product currently sold by Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. outside of the United States.

18 Dec 2009

TriZetto Group chooses RTM Consulting's Skills Development and Training Services

Cincinnati-based RTM Consulting, the leading provider of Resource Management Solutions for consulting and professional services organizations in the technology sector, announced today that The TriZetto Group, Inc. has selected RTM Consulting's Skills Development and Training Services to integrate into its internal Associate Level Professional Skills Certification Program.

18 Dec 2009

Medical News

NYSSA’s market forecast luncheon to include a focus on healthcare

ANIS2's second edition on ‘micro and nanotechnologies for cancer research’ is open for registrations

Cardiac Network completes incubation period covered under Business Incubation Services agreement

NHCAA, LearnSomething partner to develop a fraud, waste and abuse compliance training solution

New Thermal-Aid products reduce pain and swelling in arthritis patients

AlloSource named CEBA finalist in the Samaritan Institute category

One quarter of Detroit-area Arab Americans reported personal or familial abuse since 9/11

New stem cell based technology may eliminate brain cancer

MedLink International guarantees to meet "Meaningful Use" guidelines for its EHR products

Biovator and BASF sign collaboration agreement to develop In Vitro test systems

CTS awarded new development and production program for piezoelectric micro actuators

GAIN reduces malnutrition in high-burden countries

Alliance HealthCare Services provides financial guidance for full-year 2010

Tufts researchers discover new neuron development in nulliparous mothers

Physicians favor agents that can reduce HbA1c levels by 2% in diabetes patients

Influence of key transcription factor is less widespread than thought and varies over time

Many states still lack the 21st century technology capacity needed for disease surveillance

UAB professors honored for scientific contributions and outstanding mentorship

Triage NGAL bedside blood test helps identify AKI risk: New study

TriZetto Group chooses RTM Consulting's Skills Development and Training Services

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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