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PURE Bioscience reports revenues for fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2009

PURE Bioscience, creator of the patented silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) antimicrobial, today reported revenues for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2009 of $221,900 compared with revenues of $110,600 in the same quarter of the prior fiscal year.

12 Dec 2009

FDA approves Mylan Pharmaceuticals' ANDA for Levetiracetam Tablets

Mylan Inc. today announced that its subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Levetiracetam Tablets, 1000 mg.

12 Dec 2009

By understanding how gene works, scientists may find ways to prevent, cure diabetes

A gene commonly studied by cancer researchers has been linked to the metabolic inflammation that leads to diabetes.

12 Dec 2009

SOCS1 molecule prevents cancer-causing activity of cytokines, discover researchers

Canadian researchers have discovered a novel molecular mechanism that prevents cancer. In the December 11 edition of the prestigious journal Molecular Cell, scientists from the Universit- de Montr-al and the Universit- de Sherbrooke explain how they found that the SOCS1 molecule prevents the cancer-causing activity of cytokines, hormones that are culprits in cancer-prone chronic inflammation diseases such as Crohns, in smokers and people exposed to asbestos.

12 Dec 2009

Lapatinib plus trastuzumab extend lives of HER2-positive breast cancer patients

Lapatinib plus trastuzumab are significantly better than lapatinib alone in extending the lives of breast cancer patients whose tumors are HER2-positive, according to Kimberly Blackwell, M.D., associate professor of medicine at Duke University Medical Center.

12 Dec 2009

UPMC Health Plan signs agreement to offer brain fitness software from Posit Science

UPMC Health Plan announced today that it has signed an agreement to offer award-winning brain fitness software from Posit Science®, at no cost, to all UPMC for Life Medicare Advantage members.

12 Dec 2009

Enrollment of patients for Phase IIb clinical trial of WBI-1001 commenced

Welichem today announced that the Company has begun to enroll patients in a Phase IIb clinical trial with its lead candidate, WBI-1001. The Phase IIb clinical trial is a double-blinded, placebo-controlled, 12-week-treatment study.

12 Dec 2009

Illinois prepares to implement medical error reporting law

Illinois prepares to implement a medical reporting law while CVS receives a contract to provide $1 billion in pharmacy benefits in Texas.

12 Dec 2009

Health reform profiles: People working in the health industry and those struggling with coverage

News reports today include profiles of people who work in the health care industry and people struggling with their insurance coverage.

12 Dec 2009

Phase 1 clinical trial of iCo-007 demonstrates positive safety profile

iCo Therapeutics Inc. - iCo Therapeutics ("iCo") is pleased to announce that its Phase 1 clinical trial of iCo-007, having enrolled all patients in four cohorts of increasing concentration (110ug, 350ug, 700ug, 1000ug), has to date demonstrated a positive safety profile.

12 Dec 2009

Health policy study roundup

Relationship of Primary Care Physicians' Patient Caseload With Measurement of Quality and Cost Performance - To "determine whether primary care physicians in the same physician practice collectively see enough Medicare patients annually to detect meaningful differences between practices in ambulatory quality and cost measures," the authors of this study combed through a national sample of Medicare beneficiaries and a database identifying the practice affiliations of the physicians who delivered care to these patients.

12 Dec 2009

Hansen Medical enters into Confidential Settlement Agreement with Luna Innovations

Hansen Medical, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a Confidential Settlement Agreement (the "Settlement Agreement") with Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ: LUNA) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Luna Technologies, Inc.

12 Dec 2009

Results from clinical survey of Oncotype DX on patients with node-positive breast cancer announced

Genomic Health, Inc. today announced results from a clinical survey evaluating the impact of the Oncotype DX® Recurrence Score® result on physicians' adjuvant treatment recommendations for patients with node-positive, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer.

12 Dec 2009

Expansion of Medicare in health care compromise faces challenges

The expansion of Medicare included in a Senate compromise hailed as a breakthrough in the discussions of health care overhaul earlier this week is now encountering some friction.

11 Dec 2009

CONNECT announces the winners of MIP Awards

CONNECT, one of the nation's most successful regional economic development programs for high technology and life science innovators, today announced the winners of the 22nd Annual Most Innovative New Product (MIP) Awards.

11 Dec 2009

Patients can reduce their health care costs, improve overall wellness by communicating with doctors

Patients can reduce their health care costs and improve their overall wellness by communicating more effectively with their doctors, according to a recent report and list of 10 tips released by InfoMedics, Inc., a patient feedback company that works to improve patient-physician communication.

11 Dec 2009

Disabilities account for a quarter of U.S. adult health care costs

"Just over one-quarter of U.S. adult health care spending was associated with disability in 2006, according to a new study by researchers at RTI International and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention," Insurance Journal reports.

11 Dec 2009

Kaiser Permanente: Women of Chinese and Korean heritage may develop diabetes during pregnancy

More than 10 percent of women of Chinese and Korean heritage may be at risk for developing diabetes during pregnancy, according to a Kaiser Permanente study of 16,000 women in Hawaii that appears in the December issue of the Ethnicity and Disease journal.

11 Dec 2009

Hot Ideas World creates Eye-POD Eye Care Kit

The Eye-POD Eye Care Kit has just been created by an entrepreneurial R&D company in Florida, Hot Ideas World, Inc. The array of easy to use functions in the device changes the way users wear Contact Lenses and use Eye Drops.

11 Dec 2009

BaylorHealth.com wins gold at Healthcare Internet Conference and silver at W3 Awards

Baylor Health Care System's website - BaylorHealth.com - took home the gold at the thirteenth annual Healthcare Internet Conference and silver at this year's W3 Awards.

11 Dec 2009

Medical News

PURE Bioscience reports revenues for fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2009

FDA approves Mylan Pharmaceuticals' ANDA for Levetiracetam Tablets

By understanding how gene works, scientists may find ways to prevent, cure diabetes

SOCS1 molecule prevents cancer-causing activity of cytokines, discover researchers

Lapatinib plus trastuzumab extend lives of HER2-positive breast cancer patients

UPMC Health Plan signs agreement to offer brain fitness software from Posit Science

Enrollment of patients for Phase IIb clinical trial of WBI-1001 commenced

Illinois prepares to implement medical error reporting law

Health reform profiles: People working in the health industry and those struggling with coverage

Phase 1 clinical trial of iCo-007 demonstrates positive safety profile

Health policy study roundup

Hansen Medical enters into Confidential Settlement Agreement with Luna Innovations

Results from clinical survey of Oncotype DX on patients with node-positive breast cancer announced

Expansion of Medicare in health care compromise faces challenges

CONNECT announces the winners of MIP Awards

Patients can reduce their health care costs, improve overall wellness by communicating with doctors

Disabilities account for a quarter of U.S. adult health care costs

Kaiser Permanente: Women of Chinese and Korean heritage may develop diabetes during pregnancy

Hot Ideas World creates Eye-POD Eye Care Kit

BaylorHealth.com wins gold at Healthcare Internet Conference and silver at W3 Awards

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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