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FDA to review Acorda Therapeutics’ NDA for Fampridine-SR

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOR) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed that its Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee will review the Company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for Fampridine-SR on October 14, 2009.

26 Aug 2009

Patients enrolled in the TREAT Phase 3 study treated with Aranesp to a target hemoglobin of 13 g/dL

Amgen today announced that in a large, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 3 study of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) (not requiring dialysis), anemia and type-2 diabetes (the Trial to Reduce Cardiovascular Endpoints with Aranesp((R)) Therapy, or TREAT), treatment of anemia with Aranesp((R) )(darbepoetin alfa) to a hemoglobin target of 13 g/dL had no statistically significant effect on either of two primary endpoints compared with placebo treatment.

26 Aug 2009

Importance of access to oral health care emphasized

Kool Smiles, a leading general dentistry provider for kids and parents, opened the doors to its newest location in the Bashford area of Louisville, KY.

26 Aug 2009

FDA recommends electronic report formats to strengthen postmarket safety data collection

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing to amend postmarket safety reporting regulations for three of its centers to require that manufacturers and other facilities subject to current reporting requirements submit their reports in an electronic format.

26 Aug 2009

Zargis Cardioscan software marketed along with 3M's Bluetooth-enabled Littmann electronic stethoscope

Zargis Medical Corp., a spin-off from Siemens Corporate Research (NYSE: SI) and a majority-owned subsidiary of Speedus Corp. (Nasdaq: SPDE), today announced that it has begun selling its Zargis Cardioscan(TM) heart sound analysis software, along with 3M's (NYSE: MMM) just-released Bluetooth(R)-enabled 3M(TM) Littmann(R) Electronic Stethoscope Model 3200, as part of its previously announced exclusive multi-year global marketing alliance with 3M.

26 Aug 2009

Positive results obtained from phase 3 clinical trial of lurasidone for treating schizophrenia

Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., (DSP) announced today positive results from PEARL 2 - a phase 3 clinical trial of lurasidone for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. In this trial, both lurasidone 40 and 120 mg/day were significantly more effective than placebo for the treatment of schizophrenia. Lurasidone was well-tolerated with an overall discontinuation rate that was similar to placebo.

26 Aug 2009

Defentect's radiation detection system to be installed at Washington Hospital Center

Defentect announced today Washington Hospital Center is deploying Defentect's radiation detection system hospital-wide following a pilot project to test its effectiveness, with an additional nine GT2(TM) radiation sensors and two GT4(TM) Gamma Radiation sensors, capable of isotopic identification.

26 Aug 2009

FAIR Health Plan provides cost effective healthcare to the uninsured

Nearly everyone in America can agree that the current healthcare system is broken. Now we have a real solution, the Federal Act Insurance Restructure (FAIR) Health Plan, a functional and cost-effective healthcare system. The FAIR Health Plan is designed to meet all of the strategic goals that the American people deserve. It is largely based on successful healthcare systems that are proven sustainable over the long term.

26 Aug 2009

Tikcro Technologies announces financial results for the second-quarter ended June 30, 2009

Tikcro Technologies Ltd. (OTC BB: TIKRF) today reported results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009.

26 Aug 2009

Mid-career scientists receive the 2009 Julie Martin Mid-Career Awards in Aging Research

Charleen T. Chu, MD, PhD, associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh and David M. Sabatini, MD, PhD, associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, received the 2009 Julie Martin Mid-Career Awards in Aging Research. Sponsored by The Ellison Medical Foundation, the grants provide funding of $550,000 to mid-career scientists whose research has great potential in advancing understanding of basic aging and its impact on age-related diseases.

26 Aug 2009

Positron forges Agent Agreement with Technology Imaging Services

Positron Corporation (OTCBB:POSC) (the “Company”), a molecular imaging solutions company focused on Nuclear Cardiology, announced today that they have executed an Agent Agreement with TIS – Technology Imaging Services. TIS offers a wide range of solutions for Nuclear Cardiology, Oncology, and Cardiac PET, including hot lab set up and products.

26 Aug 2009

Analysis of pending health reform bill points to huge cuts in Medicare funding

A new American Health Care Association analysis of the pending House health reform bill when combined with the impact of a recently-enacted Medicare regulation cutting Medicare-funded nursing home care by $12 billion will result in total cuts of $44 billion over ten years.

26 Aug 2009

New online educational forum for medical professionals from HMP Communications

HMP Communications, the authoritative source for education services targeting healthcare professionals for over two decades, announced it has added a new online educational forum at www.CardiovascularLIVE.com. The site offers video instruction and discussion forums for medical professionals.

26 Aug 2009

Research study concludes the difference in mortality between men and women depending on the type of ACS

A new study from NYU School of Medicine found that women may have a slightly higher risk of death than men in the thirty days following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but that these differences appear to be attributable to factors such as severity and type of ACS.

26 Aug 2009

First-quarter financial results of ReBuilder Medical Technologies announced

ReBuilder Medical Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets: RBRM) a provider of electronic treatments for the pain resulting from Peripheral Neuropathy and Peripheral Artery Disease today announced that it has turned the corner and is now reporting profits for the first Quarter of 2009.

26 Aug 2009

Half of Somalia needs emergency aid, significant deterioration in food security, report says

Somalia faces its "worst humanitarian crisis since civil war began in the country 18 years ago, with half of the country's population in need of emergency aid," the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU), a U.N. agency, said in a report (pdf) released Monday, Bloomberg reports (McLure, 8/25).

26 Aug 2009

California AIDS Clearinghouse to close after cut in social service funding

A casualty of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's draconian cuts in social service funding, the California AIDS Clearinghouse will close next week. The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center, which operated the program for more than 15 years, received notification from the state Office of AIDS that all funding for it had been eliminated.

26 Aug 2009

Kaduna State Nigeria to install the M2SYS Bio-Plugin easy-to-use fingerprint biometrics system

Kaduna State Nigeria, an established service provider of hitch-free Hajj operations, will be using the M2SYS Bio-Plugin solution, a seamless and easy-to-use fingerprint biometrics system. The software will enable Kaduna to keep a database of records that include every detail related to Hajj, including how many times a pilgrim performed.

26 Aug 2009

Bioethicists and safety experts suggest guidelines for policy makers to improve patient safety

Is it more urgent for hospitals, doctors and nurses to focus resources on preventing the thousands of falls that injure hospitalized patients each year, or to home in on preventing rare but dramatic instances of wrong-side surgery? Is it best to concentrate immediately on preventing pediatric medical errors or on preventing drug interactions in the elderly?

26 Aug 2009

Interactive Intelligence's CIC communications software suite deployed at WRB Communications

WRB Communications, a medical information call center services company, has deployed the Interactive Intelligence (Nasdaq: ININ) all-in-one IP communications software suite, Customer Interaction Center® (CIC).

26 Aug 2009

Medical News

FDA to review Acorda Therapeutics’ NDA for Fampridine-SR

Patients enrolled in the TREAT Phase 3 study treated with Aranesp to a target hemoglobin of 13 g/dL

Importance of access to oral health care emphasized

FDA recommends electronic report formats to strengthen postmarket safety data collection

Zargis Cardioscan software marketed along with 3M's Bluetooth-enabled Littmann electronic stethoscope

Positive results obtained from phase 3 clinical trial of lurasidone for treating schizophrenia

Defentect's radiation detection system to be installed at Washington Hospital Center

FAIR Health Plan provides cost effective healthcare to the uninsured

Tikcro Technologies announces financial results for the second-quarter ended June 30, 2009

Mid-career scientists receive the 2009 Julie Martin Mid-Career Awards in Aging Research

Positron forges Agent Agreement with Technology Imaging Services

Analysis of pending health reform bill points to huge cuts in Medicare funding

New online educational forum for medical professionals from HMP Communications

Research study concludes the difference in mortality between men and women depending on the type of ACS

First-quarter financial results of ReBuilder Medical Technologies announced

Half of Somalia needs emergency aid, significant deterioration in food security, report says

California AIDS Clearinghouse to close after cut in social service funding

Kaduna State Nigeria to install the M2SYS Bio-Plugin easy-to-use fingerprint biometrics system

Bioethicists and safety experts suggest guidelines for policy makers to improve patient safety

Interactive Intelligence's CIC communications software suite deployed at WRB Communications

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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