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UCSF, Genentech partner to discover and develop drug candidates for neurodegenerative diseases

The University of California, San Francisco has signed a partnership agreement with Genentech, Inc., a wholly owned member of the Roche Group, to discover and develop drug candidates for neurodegenerative diseases.

19 Feb 2010

Mechanosensitive ion channels play a key role in pain sensation

Humans and animals are able to perceive even the slightest vibration and touch of the skin. Mechanosensitive ion channels play a crucial role in the mediation of these sensations. Ion channels are pores in the cell membrane which are highly responsive to external signals.

19 Feb 2010

Insight Imaging to provide Enterprise Solutions to Progressive Imaging Center

Insight Imaging announced today that it reached a three-year agreement to provide Insight Imaging Enterprise Solutions to the Progressive Imaging Center located on the campus of Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, New Jersey, an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, New Jersey’s largest not-for-profit integrated health care delivery system.

19 Feb 2010

Training birth attendants in essential newborn-care techniques reduce stillbirths by 30%: Study

New findings in a study led by the director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Division of Neonatology show that that training birth attendants in essential newborn-care techniques reduced stillbirths by more than 30 percent - and potentially could save as many as 1 million lives worldwide each year.

19 Feb 2010

States struggle to find solutions as Medicaid programs swell budget gaps

The (Louisville) Courier-Journal: "Passport Health Plan, often praised for its efficiency as Kentucky's only Medicaid managed care venture, costs the state far more per person than the state's regular Medicaid program.

19 Feb 2010

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists develop genome-based blood tests for cancer

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have used data from the whole genome sequencing of cancer patients to develop individualized blood tests they believe can help physicians tailor patients' treatments. The genome-based blood tests, believed to be the first of their kind, may be used to monitor tumor levels after therapy and determine cancer recurrence.

19 Feb 2010

Standard checklist for home palliative sedation

Can patients near death safely receive sedation at home, fully respecting their own and their families' wishes? This practice, which is on the rise, is coming under increasing scrutiny and debate by palliative care researchers and practitioners.

19 Feb 2010

Study finds nearly a quarter of prescriptions go unfilled

Many people whose doctors start them on medications for conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure may never fill those prescriptions, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among more than 75,000 Massachusetts patients given drug prescriptions over one year, 22 percent of the prescriptions were never filled.

19 Feb 2010

Valensa International enters into license agreement with Biova for BiovaFlex ingredient

Valensa International (Eustis, FL USA) announced today that it has entered into a license agreement with Biova, LLC (Johnston, Iowa USA) that will allow Valensa to include the patented BiovaFlex(TM) water-soluble egg shell membrane ingredient in a proprietary new series of formulated joint health products.

19 Feb 2010

BHRT for treatment of SAD in women

Patients Medical, a leading integrative and holistic medicine center in New York City, offers cutting-edge Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) to help women transition from winter to spring when hormonal modulations are especially high. Rashmi Gulati, MD, Medical Director of Patients Medical and a trained holistic physician with the American College for Advancement of Medicine, helps women gain relief from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) through individualized bioidentical hormone treatments.

19 Feb 2010

Cellular metabolism plays a key role in cancer development

It is not unusual to hear people blame their metabolism after gaining a few pounds. But changes in metabolism - the process that shapes how our bodies turn food into energy -- can have much more sinister effects than making it hard to fit into your favorite jeans.

19 Feb 2010

The Hamner Institutes signs formal Memorandum of Understanding with Oslo Cancer Cluster

The Hamner Institutes at Research Triangle Park has signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding with the Oslo Cancer Cluster in Oslo, Norway, one of the leading cancer clusters in Europe. The goal of the collaboration is to strengthen The Hamner's Global BioScience Gateway for Translational Research and Business Development, which began with partnerships in China.

19 Feb 2010

Steroids and weight loss products can accelerate hair loss, says hair loss expert

In a study due to be released next month, the world's leading hair transplant and hair loss expert Dr. Larry Shapiro will show that men and women have been losing their hair from using popular weight loss and work out products that contain whey protein isolate- and it's not just their genes that are to blame.

19 Feb 2010

BioSante Pharmaceuticals' LibiGel clinical update to be presented at 2010 ISSWSH annual meeting

BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc., will present a LibiGel clinical update at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), being held from February 18-20, 2010 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

19 Feb 2010

Socioeconomic status can affect life expectancy, says VCU researcher

People who live in areas with lower household incomes are much more likely to die because of their personal and household characteristics and their community surroundings, according to Steven H. Woolf, M.D., M.P.H., director of the VCU Center on Human Needs, professor in the Department of Family Medicine and lead author of the study.

19 Feb 2010

Health experts explore risk reduction and management strategies for lymphedema

There are no scientific studies showing that lymphedema can be prevented, but there are ways to lower your risk of developing this treatment side effect. During the 10th Annual Conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer, we will explore the myths and recent scientific evidence about lymphedema, learn about risk reduction techniques and discuss approaches to lymphedema management, including exercise, physical therapy, lymphatic drainage, massage and other treatment methods.

19 Feb 2010

Neuralstem raises $5.25M, also receives NYSE Amex compliance notice

Neuralstem, Inc. announced today that it has raised a total of $5,228,000 since the beginning of the year, comprised of a previously disclosed $1.5 million private placement of 646,551 common shares at $2.32, priced at a 30 percent premium over the market on the closing, and approximately $3.7 million from warrant exercises.

19 Feb 2010

U.S. Patent and Trademark office issues Patent on Positron’s Tech-Assist

Positron Corporation a molecular imaging solutions company focused on Nuclear Cardiology, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark office has allowed for issuance a Patent on Positron’s Tech-Assist™. The Tech-Assist™, invented under the direction of John A. Zehner, a nuclear pharmacist, dramatically reduces exposure to the worker while injecting radiopharmaceuticals into patients when performing Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging studies.

19 Feb 2010

Sens. Gregg, Baucus and Rep. Braley: Health care reform should happen

News outlets reports on the health care opinions of several lawmakers, including Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa.

19 Feb 2010

NeoStem closes share public offering; expects $6.9 million in net proceeds

NeoStem, Inc. ("NeoStem" or the "Company"), an international biopharmaceutical company with operations in the U.S. and China, announced today the closing of its previously announced 5,000,000 share public offering and the exercise of the over-allotment option in full by the underwriters for an additional 750,000 shares of the Company's common stock, bringing the total shares offered to 5,750,000.

19 Feb 2010

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UCSF, Genentech partner to discover and develop drug candidates for neurodegenerative diseases

Mechanosensitive ion channels play a key role in pain sensation

Insight Imaging to provide Enterprise Solutions to Progressive Imaging Center

Training birth attendants in essential newborn-care techniques reduce stillbirths by 30%: Study

States struggle to find solutions as Medicaid programs swell budget gaps

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists develop genome-based blood tests for cancer

Standard checklist for home palliative sedation

Study finds nearly a quarter of prescriptions go unfilled

Valensa International enters into license agreement with Biova for BiovaFlex ingredient

BHRT for treatment of SAD in women

Cellular metabolism plays a key role in cancer development

The Hamner Institutes signs formal Memorandum of Understanding with Oslo Cancer Cluster

Steroids and weight loss products can accelerate hair loss, says hair loss expert

BioSante Pharmaceuticals' LibiGel clinical update to be presented at 2010 ISSWSH annual meeting

Socioeconomic status can affect life expectancy, says VCU researcher

Health experts explore risk reduction and management strategies for lymphedema

Neuralstem raises $5.25M, also receives NYSE Amex compliance notice

U.S. Patent and Trademark office issues Patent on Positron’s Tech-Assist

Sens. Gregg, Baucus and Rep. Braley: Health care reform should happen

NeoStem closes share public offering; expects $6.9 million in net proceeds

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