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BioMed Realty prices private placement of $150.0m of 3.75% exchangeable Senior Notes due 2030

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. today announced that its operating partnership subsidiary, BioMed Realty, L.P., priced a private placement of $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2030 (the "Notes").

6 Jan 2010

Untreated hearing loss can put personal safety and overall health at risk

With hearing loss in America approaching what medical researchers say may be epidemic proportions, a top hearing care executive is calling for this to be the year that hearing care is recognized as a medical necessity.

6 Jan 2010

More research needed to assess psychological debriefing in schools

There is no evidence to support psychological debriefing in schools after traumatic events such as violence, suicides and accidental death, which runs counter to current practice in some Canadian school jurisdictions, according to a commentary http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj091621.pdf in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) www.cmaj.ca .

6 Jan 2010

Lockton Insurance Brokers raises funds to help people with ALS

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Randy Wolf and PGA tour player Jason Gore along with 84 players recently gathered for a day of golf at the Valencia Country Club, raising awareness and funds for people with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig 's disease.

6 Jan 2010

Thomson Reuters to produce data-driven portraits of global research institutions

Thomson Reuters, the authority on research analytics and decision support citation data for more than half a century, announced today that it has begun working with thousands of institutions and research facilities to produce a one-of-a-kind resource. This

6 Jan 2010

New survival prediction equation may impact clinical trials for treating PAH

Setting out to determine the survival of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center and their colleagues also discovered that an equation used for more than 20 years to predict survival is outdated.

6 Jan 2010

Patient enrolled in Phase I clinical study of two investigational compounds: MK-2206 and AZD6244

Dr. Anthony Tolcher, clinical director for South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics (START) at the START Center for Cancer Care in San Antonio, announced today that the first patient has been enrolled in a groundbreaking Phase I clinical trial of a novel combination anticancer regimen composed of two investigational compounds: MK-2206 from Merck & Co., Inc. and AZD6244 (ARRY-886*) from AstraZeneca.

6 Jan 2010

Sleep deficits in high school students may lead to depression, headache and poor performance

Only about 8 percent of high school students get enough sleep on an average school night, a large new study finds. The others are living with borderline-to-serious sleep deficits that could lead to daytime drowsiness, depression, headaches and poor performance at school.

6 Jan 2010

Thomson Reuters' Clinical Xpert Navigator named in KLAS Awards

Thomson Reuters announced today that its Clinical Xpert((TM)) Navigator has been named the category leader for mobile data systems in the latest "Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services" report.

6 Jan 2010

Loyola University Health System launches new program to study healthcare, costs and patient safety

Loyola University Health System has established a new Program in Health Services Research to study how doctors and nurses can provide better health care at lower costs to more people.

6 Jan 2010

Rev protein plays essential role in spreading viruses within organism, discover researchers

Professor Denis Archambault of the Department of Biological Sciences of Universit- du Qu-bec - Montr-al (UQAM), and doctoral student Andrea Corredor Gomez have made a major discovery in the field of molecular biology. They have unlocked some of the secrets of a viral protein, known as Rev, which is very different from other proteins of the same type studied to date.

6 Jan 2010

Innexus Biotechnology designs new psoriasis product

InNexus Biotechnology Inc. (TSX.V: IXS) (www.ixsbio.com), a drug development company commercializing the next generation of antibodies based on its groundbreaking Dynamic Cross Linking (DXL™) technology, today announced the development of a new psoriasis product based on its proprietary dermal permeating Transmab™ technology.

6 Jan 2010

Life-saving therapeutic interventions possible with early detection of hepatitis C recurrence

A recent study by doctors from the Hospital Cl-nic in Barcelona, Spain determined that repeated liver stiffness measurements (LSM) in the first year following liver transplant (LT) could discriminate between slow and rapid "fibrosers" (patients with fibrosis stage of F2-F4 one year post LT).

6 Jan 2010

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals reaches SPA agreement for Phase 3 clinical program for Zerenex

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has reached agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) on the design of a Phase 3 clinical program for Zerenex(TM) (ferric citrate), its iron-based phosphate binder for the treatment of elevated serum phosphorous levels, or hyperphosphatemia, in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

6 Jan 2010

Healthcare costs continue to grow faster than overall economy, says CMS report

New National Health Expenditure Accounts data released by CMS show that health spending in the United States grew at 4.4 percent in 2008. Although the recession has brought a reduction in the rate of increase in health care costs, the data show costs continue to grow faster than the overall economy and the portion of GDP devoted to health care continues to increase.

6 Jan 2010

House health care bill offers insurance help to some migrants from Pacific Islands

Kaiser Health News staff writer Jenny Gold, in collaboration with National Public Radio, goes to Springdale, Ark., the self-described "Chicken Capitol of the World," to report on an enclave of unlikely migrants -- 6,000 people from the Marshall Islands -- who are watching the health care debate with heightened interest.

6 Jan 2010

UC San Diego bioengineering professor receives 2009 Presidential Science Prize

For Shu Chien - a pioneer in the growing field of bioengineering - understanding and learning the marvels of how the human body works has been the foundation of his decades-long quest to advance science and technology worldwide. The UC San Diego bioengineering professor's significant scientific endeavors have paved the way for recognition of his renowned work at the university's Jacobs School of Engineering and abroad.

6 Jan 2010

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals and Fluidigm announce new initiative to analyze tumor cell heterogeneity

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Fluidigm Corporation today announced a new initiative to apply Fluidigm's unique microfluidic tools to the analysis of tumor cell heterogeneity, including cancer stem cells.

6 Jan 2010

Study reveals multiple ultrasound scans are more pronounced in low-risk pregnancies

Current use of prenatal ultrasounds in women with singleton pregnancies is 55% greater than in 1996, even in low-risk pregnancies. More than one-third (37%) of pregnant women now receive 3 or more ultrasound tests in the second and third trimesters of a given pregnancy, found an article http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj090979.pdf in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) www.cmaj.ca.

6 Jan 2010

Three out of four Americans fall into 'WannabeWELL' category

Most Americans make New Years' resolutions focused on wellness, and rightfully so - new research shows Americans have a long way to go toward achieving wellness based on the three pillars of health: healthy diet, responsible supplement use and regular exercise.

6 Jan 2010

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BioMed Realty prices private placement of $150.0m of 3.75% exchangeable Senior Notes due 2030

Untreated hearing loss can put personal safety and overall health at risk

More research needed to assess psychological debriefing in schools

Lockton Insurance Brokers raises funds to help people with ALS

Thomson Reuters to produce data-driven portraits of global research institutions

New survival prediction equation may impact clinical trials for treating PAH

Patient enrolled in Phase I clinical study of two investigational compounds: MK-2206 and AZD6244

Sleep deficits in high school students may lead to depression, headache and poor performance

Thomson Reuters' Clinical Xpert Navigator named in KLAS Awards

Loyola University Health System launches new program to study healthcare, costs and patient safety

Rev protein plays essential role in spreading viruses within organism, discover researchers

Innexus Biotechnology designs new psoriasis product

Life-saving therapeutic interventions possible with early detection of hepatitis C recurrence

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals reaches SPA agreement for Phase 3 clinical program for Zerenex

Healthcare costs continue to grow faster than overall economy, says CMS report

House health care bill offers insurance help to some migrants from Pacific Islands

UC San Diego bioengineering professor receives 2009 Presidential Science Prize

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals and Fluidigm announce new initiative to analyze tumor cell heterogeneity

Study reveals multiple ultrasound scans are more pronounced in low-risk pregnancies

Three out of four Americans fall into 'WannabeWELL' category

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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