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Hospitals to find acceptable alternatives to STERIS System 1 sterile processing system

In response to an FDA notice issued on December 3, 2009, in which the Agency recommended that healthcare facilities discontinue use of the STERIS System 1® (SS1) sterile processing system, hospitals throughout the U.S. are faced with the task of finding acceptable alternatives to that product.

15 Dec 2009

ProChon Biotech announces expansion of BioCart Cartilage Regeneration System study

ProChon Biotech, Ltd., an innovator of tissue regenerative technologies that are being developed to relieve pain and restore the mobility and quality of life for sufferers of articular cartilage injuries, today announced a significant expansion of its clinical study of the BioCart™ Cartilage Regeneration System.

15 Dec 2009

Study may pave way for effective drug development for childhood leukemia

A new study could point the way to the development of better drugs to fight a deadly form of childhood leukemia called mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL).

15 Dec 2009

Modifications to Phase II study AD201 and open label extension study AD251 for ELND005 notified

Elan Corporation, plc and Transition Therapeutics, Inc. today notified clinical investigators of modifications to the Phase II study AD201 and open label extension study AD251 for ELND005, a compound being developed for the potential treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

15 Dec 2009

New highly sensitive CFSE T cell proliferation assays launched by ProImmune

ProImmune Ltd, a leader in epitope discovery, immunogenicity and immune monitoring products and services, has launched CFSE T cell proliferation assays for immunogenicity risk assessment. The new highly sensitive assays form part of ProImmune’s REVEAL Immunogenicity System, a suite of tools used in the design and selection of biological drug leads at the preclinical stage.

15 Dec 2009

Protein interaction study may provide vital clues to limb regeneration

The most comprehensive study to date of the proteins in a species of salamander that can regrow appendages may provide important clues to how similar regeneration could be induced in humans.

15 Dec 2009

Anthem Blue Cross to receive Tri-County Commercial contract renewal award

Anthem Blue Cross announced today that the California Department of Health Care Services intends to award Anthem the Tri-County Commercial contract renewal to provide Medi-Cal benefits to residents in the Fresno, Kings and Madera Counties.

15 Dec 2009

Reducing TV time may help prevent obesity in adults

Adults who used an electronic lock-out system to reduce their television time by half did not change their calorie intake but did expend more energy over a three-week period, according to a report in the December 14/28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

15 Dec 2009

The United States Senate passes funding for teen pregnancy prevention program

The United States Senate yesterday passed a package of spending bills for FY 2010, which included a historic new investment in efforts to prevent teen pregnancy.

15 Dec 2009

Utah may be forced to raise Medicaid payments for dentists; mandatory student insurance would benefit Florida

News outlets report on Medicaid dental payments in Utah, student insurance in Florida, Illinois budget woes and emergency rooms in Massachusetts.

15 Dec 2009

Nanoparticle could allow diagnosis and treatment in one visit

Researchers at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) have created a single nanoparticle that can be tracked in real time with MRI as it homes in on cancer cells, tags them with a fluorescent dye and kills them with heat.

15 Dec 2009

Spending on health care eventually leads to economic growth increase

As the national discussion of health care focuses on costs, a new study from North Carolina State University shows that it might be more accurate to think of health care spending as an investment that can spur economic growth.

15 Dec 2009

Phase III clinical trial evaluating darusentan misses its co-primary efficacy endpoints

Gilead Sciences, Inc. today announced that DAR-312 (DORADO-AC), a Phase III clinical trial evaluating darusentan, the company’s endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA) for the treatment of resistant hypertension, did not achieve its co-primary efficacy endpoints of change from baseline to week 14 in trough sitting systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) compared to placebo.

15 Dec 2009

Mylan to be added to NASDAQ-100 Index

Mylan Inc. today announced that the company will be added to the NASDAQ-100 Index Dec. 21. Mylan's common shares will also be included in NASDAQ's PowerShares QQQ.

15 Dec 2009

USPTO issues Notice of Allowance to Transcept Pharmaceuticals for Intermezzo claims

Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for claims under U.S. patent application no. 11/060,641, which covers the composition and use of Intermezzo® (zolpidem tartrate sublingual tablet), the lead Transcept product candidate.

15 Dec 2009

Majority of women take natural menopause remedies for safe and effective solutions

When a woman starts going through menopause, her entire life can change without warning. Menopause symptoms can cause undesirable reactions in the body that runs the gamut from hot flashes and weight gain to mood swings, sleeplessness and irritability.

15 Dec 2009

White House asks Reid to cut deal with Lieberman, Politico reports

"The White House is encouraging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to cut a deal with Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and eliminate the proposed Medicare expansion in the health reform bill, according to an official close to the negotiations," Politico reports.

15 Dec 2009

Decision Resources: Atrial fibrillation drug market to increase more than sevenfold

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, owing to the launches of several new agents, the atrial fibrillation drug market will increase more than sevenfold from $790 million in 2008 to $6.1 billion in 2018 in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan.

15 Dec 2009

States in money pinch turn low-income women away from free cancer screenings

The Associated Press reports that women with low incomes are being turned away or put on long waiting lists for free cancer screenings in at least 20 states.

15 Dec 2009

Health experts discuss new treatment strategies for lung cancer at AACR-IASLC Joint Conference

In partnership with the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, the American Association for Cancer Research will host the AACR-IASLC Joint Conference on Molecular Origins of Lung Cancer, which will bring together leaders from all over the world who share the goal of eradicating this form of cancer.

15 Dec 2009

Medical News

Hospitals to find acceptable alternatives to STERIS System 1 sterile processing system

ProChon Biotech announces expansion of BioCart Cartilage Regeneration System study

Study may pave way for effective drug development for childhood leukemia

Modifications to Phase II study AD201 and open label extension study AD251 for ELND005 notified

New highly sensitive CFSE T cell proliferation assays launched by ProImmune

Protein interaction study may provide vital clues to limb regeneration

Anthem Blue Cross to receive Tri-County Commercial contract renewal award

Reducing TV time may help prevent obesity in adults

The United States Senate passes funding for teen pregnancy prevention program

Utah may be forced to raise Medicaid payments for dentists; mandatory student insurance would benefit Florida

Nanoparticle could allow diagnosis and treatment in one visit

Spending on health care eventually leads to economic growth increase

Phase III clinical trial evaluating darusentan misses its co-primary efficacy endpoints

Mylan to be added to NASDAQ-100 Index

USPTO issues Notice of Allowance to Transcept Pharmaceuticals for Intermezzo claims

Majority of women take natural menopause remedies for safe and effective solutions

White House asks Reid to cut deal with Lieberman, Politico reports

Decision Resources: Atrial fibrillation drug market to increase more than sevenfold

States in money pinch turn low-income women away from free cancer screenings

Health experts discuss new treatment strategies for lung cancer at AACR-IASLC Joint Conference

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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