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Patients involved in Novelos Therapeutics' pivotal Phase III trial live longer than expected

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors, has published an exclusive interview with the CEO of Novelos Therapeutics, Inc., Harry S. Palmin.

16 Dec 2009

Team Health Holdings prices initial public offering of 13,300,000 common stock shares

Team Health Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 13,300,000 shares of common stock at $12.00 per share. All of the shares are being offered by the Company. The offering is expected to close on December 21, 2009.

16 Dec 2009

Erica Bumgarner to receive $30,000 worth of free dental care for winning in 'My Smile Bites' contest

The winner of 1-800-DENTIST's exclusive smile makeover contest called "My Smile Bites" was announced today. 34-year-old Erica Bumgarner from Atlanta, Georgia, was selected from five finalists and 490 overall contestants. Erica will receive up to $30,000 worth of free dental care.

16 Dec 2009

Pomegranate rind, metal salts and Vitamin C: An effective combination for treating MRSA infection

Pomegranates have already been hailed as a super-food but a team of scientists from Kingston University in South West London has found a new use for the deep red fruit. The team, led by Professor Declan Naughton, has discovered that the rind can be turned into an ointment for treating MRSA and other common hospital infections.

16 Dec 2009

3M to supply and distribute TSO3's STERIZONE 125L+ Sterilizer

TSO3 Inc. and 3M (MMM) today announced that an agreement has been reached for 3M to be the exclusive supplier and distributor of TSO3's STERIZONE(R) 125L+ Sterilizer. The partnership with TSO3, an innovator in low temperature sterilization technology for medical devices in healthcare settings through the use of ozone, will include new cycles to reach acute care facilities through 3M's global sales channel.

16 Dec 2009

New passing standard for the NCLEX-RN Examination

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN®) voted on Dec. 10, 2009, to raise the passing standard for the NCLEX-RN® Examination (the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses).

16 Dec 2009

Roche's P2X3 receptor program for chronic pain licensed to Afferent Pharmaceuticals

Roche announced today it has licensed its P2X3 receptor program aimed at developing first-in-class treatments for chronic pain to Afferent Pharmaceuticals. Afferent was co-founded by Anthony Ford, Ph.D., Pappas Ventures, and Third Rock Ventures, and is focused on developing compounds that treat chronic pain by targeting a novel biological pathway.

16 Dec 2009

HealthInsight and HealthMedia join to deliver Internet-based Digital Coaching solutions

HealthInsight, provider of the only value-based health care administration platform, today announced a partnership with HealthMedia, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, to deliver Internet-based Digital Coaching™ solutions focused on lifestyle and behavioral change.

16 Dec 2009

HHS to provide H1N1 response update on December 17, 2009

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and senior HHS officials leading the H1N1 response at the Department will hold a press conference, at the National Press Club on Thursday, December 17, 2009.

16 Dec 2009

Studies reveal new benefits of Peptan in preventing osteoporosis

Studies Conducted at INRA-Agroparistech Laboratory Under Pr. Daniel Tome's Supervision and Published in November 2009, in the Official Journal of the International Bone and Mineral Society "Bone", Reveal new Benefits for Peptan(TM) in Osteoporosis Prevention

16 Dec 2009

New research building at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia receives LEED certification

Building materials that better retain heat in the winter, and reflect it in the summer; plumbing fixtures that save water; and facilities that encourage employees to bicycle to work. Environmentally-friendly features like these enable the new research building at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to be certified as a green structure.

16 Dec 2009

GlobalHealth Education & Training service established to meet growing demand in healthcare

Long-time healthcare education business owner, Deborah Kann Schwarzberg, has established GlobalHealth Education & Training®, a corporate training and degree-granting educational service. GlobalHealth was formed to respond to the growing demand for trained employees and management within the healthcare and ancillary industries to enhance their formal education and attain advanced degrees online.

16 Dec 2009

Cancer Research UK's phase I trial results of CHT25 published in Clinical Cancer Research

TWO THIRDS of Hodgkin's lymphoma patients treated with an experimental radioactive cancer therapy responded well to the treatment, reveal the results of a Cancer Research UK phase I trial published in Clinical Cancer Research, today (Tuesday).

16 Dec 2009

DNA reveals earliest proven case of leprosy, Turin Shroud not from Jesus-era Jerusalem

The DNA of a 1st century shrouded man found in a tomb on the edge of the Old City of Jerusalem has revealed the earliest proven case of leprosy. Details of the research will be published December 16 in the PloS ONE Journal.

16 Dec 2009

Deaths from heart disease peak in December and January, US database reveals

'Tis the season… for a heart attack? According to Dr. Keith Churchwell, associate director of the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a US database of 53 million deaths occurring between 1973 and 2001 reveals that deaths from heart disease peak in December and January, with spikes on Christmas and New Year's Day.

16 Dec 2009

AARP says bipartisan amendment can bring down medication costs

The U.S. Senate today rejected an amendment to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that would have helped make prescription drugs more affordable by allowing for the safe and legal importation of lower priced drugs from abroad. The bipartisan amendment, endorsed by AARP and sponsored by Senators Dorgan, Snowe, McCain, Grassley and Stabenow, would have improved competition and helped to bring down the skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs.

16 Dec 2009

Couples sharing responsibility have higher average measures of happiness and life satisfaction

A new study published by The University of Western Ontario reveals that couples who share the responsibility for paid and unpaid work report higher average measures of happiness and life satisfaction than those in other family models.

16 Dec 2009

EU border security market boosted by unauthorised immigration and illegal drug trafficking

European Union (EU) member states are spending more on protecting their borders, which are increasingly subjected to unauthorised immigration and illegal drug trafficking. High investment in advanced technology security and IT-based systems will boost the border security market.

16 Dec 2009

Eppendorf initiates import ban against Nanosphere's Verigene and Verigene SP systems

Eppendorf has initiated an import ban for Nanosphere, Inc.'s Verigene(R) and Verigene(R) SP systems for infringement of European patent EP 1 179 180 B2, titled "Method for the identification and/or the quantification of a target compound". The import ban covers any and all imports of the respective products into any country of the European Union. Customs authorities are required to confiscate any violating products.

16 Dec 2009

Senator discusses small business amendments in health bill

United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair, Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., yesterday spoke on the Senate floor about the significant small business reforms within the Senate health bill that would provide entrepreneurs with more choices and stable costs.

16 Dec 2009

Medical News

Patients involved in Novelos Therapeutics' pivotal Phase III trial live longer than expected

Team Health Holdings prices initial public offering of 13,300,000 common stock shares

Erica Bumgarner to receive $30,000 worth of free dental care for winning in 'My Smile Bites' contest

Pomegranate rind, metal salts and Vitamin C: An effective combination for treating MRSA infection

3M to supply and distribute TSO3's STERIZONE 125L+ Sterilizer

New passing standard for the NCLEX-RN Examination

Roche's P2X3 receptor program for chronic pain licensed to Afferent Pharmaceuticals

HealthInsight and HealthMedia join to deliver Internet-based Digital Coaching solutions

HHS to provide H1N1 response update on December 17, 2009

Studies reveal new benefits of Peptan in preventing osteoporosis

New research building at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia receives LEED certification

GlobalHealth Education & Training service established to meet growing demand in healthcare

Cancer Research UK's phase I trial results of CHT25 published in Clinical Cancer Research

DNA reveals earliest proven case of leprosy, Turin Shroud not from Jesus-era Jerusalem

Deaths from heart disease peak in December and January, US database reveals

AARP says bipartisan amendment can bring down medication costs

Couples sharing responsibility have higher average measures of happiness and life satisfaction

EU border security market boosted by unauthorised immigration and illegal drug trafficking

Eppendorf initiates import ban against Nanosphere's Verigene and Verigene SP systems

Senator discusses small business amendments in health bill

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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