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Sodexo reports fiscal 2009 financial results

Sodexo’s (PARIS:SW) (OTCBB:SDXAY) Board of Directors met on November 6, 2009 under the chairmanship of Pierre Bellon to close the accounts for the year ended August 31, 2009. Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer, presented the financial results for Fiscal 2009.

10 Nov 2009

New multi-array technology package to diagnose complex food allergies

Today at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Phadia US introduced two new products designed specifically to meet the unique needs of the nation’s 6,000 allergists.

10 Nov 2009

Individuals with weaker muscles face higher risk for Alzheimer's disease

Individuals with weaker muscles appear to have a higher risk for Alzheimer's disease and declines in cognitive function over time, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

10 Nov 2009

Astellas receives exclusive rights to develop and commercialize linaclotide compound in Asia

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Astellas Pharma Inc. today announced that they have entered into an agreement providing Astellas exclusive rights to develop and commercialize the investigational compound linaclotide in Japan, Indonesia, Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand.

10 Nov 2009

Research team sheds new light on mercury-containing dental fillings

Amid the on-going controversy over the safety of mercury-containing dental fillings, a University of Saskatchewan research team has shed new light on how the chemical forms of mercury at the surface of fillings change over time.

10 Nov 2009

Study reveals that male factor infertility is associated with a number of medical comorbidities

The December issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article entitled 'Are Infertile Men Less Healthy than Fertile Men? Results of a Prospective Case-Control Survey' by Dr. Andrea Salonia et al. The conclusion is that male factor infertility is associated with a number of medical comorbidities, as objectively scored with the hospital-based Charlson Comorbidity Index.

10 Nov 2009

New N95 respirator from Safe Life

Safe Life Corp., an innovative antimicrobial company dedicated to developing novel technologies that prevent the spread of infection and disease, announced today the availability of the Safe Life A400 Series N95 Respirator with Antimicrobial Protection.

10 Nov 2009

Members of Congress who voted "no" on health care reform legislation received $2.3 million more in donations

Members of Congress who noted "no" on health care reform legislation late Saturday night have received $2.3 million more in campaign donations from health insurance interests than those who voted in favor of the legislation to overhaul of the nation's health care system, according to analysis released by a coalition of campaign reform groups.

10 Nov 2009

Human movement is a key factor for dengue spread in Brazil

Human movement is a key factor of dengue virus inflow in Rio de Janeiro, according to results from researchers based at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) in Brazil. The results, based on data from a severe epidemic in 2007-2008, contribute to new understanding on the dynamics of dengue fever in the second largest city in Brazil. Details are published November 10 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.

10 Nov 2009

New technology to help manage alcohol abuse and addiction among Veterans

As the country prepares to honor its military veterans November 11th, the Buffalo Veterans Treatment Court is employing a high-tech tool to help keep their community's struggling military veterans sober and accountable.

10 Nov 2009

Novartis to acquire 85% stake in Zhejiang Tianyuan Bio-Pharmaceutical for US$125 million

Hard To Treat Diseases (HTDS.PK) www.htdsmedical.com, announced today that Novartis, a US$41 billion international healthcare company, is acquiring an 85% stake in HTDS' H1N1 Vaccine partner, Zhejiang Tianyuan Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., for US$125 million.

10 Nov 2009

Dark side of compulsive eating

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that intermittent access to foods rich in fat and sugar induces changes in the brain which are comparable to those observed in drug dependence. The findings, reported in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may explain how abstinence from these foods contributes to relapse eating among dieters as well as related eating disorders.

10 Nov 2009

LodgeNet Healthcare and SWANK HealthCare deliver the first HD movie package for healthcare environments

LodgeNet Healthcare, a division of LodgeNet Interactive Corporation, today announced they have deployed the first all digital, high definition healthcare solution at three facilities within NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore), headquartered in Evanston, Illinois.

10 Nov 2009

Affordable health care can save millions of women, newborns, and children in sub-Saharan Africa

The lives of almost 4 million women, newborns, and children in sub-Saharan Africa could be saved every year if well-established, affordable health care interventions reached 90 percent of families, according to a joint report by the national science academies of seven African countries.

10 Nov 2009

Low-fat diet improves mood and memory skills, says new study

After one year, a low-calorie, low-fat diet appears more beneficial to dieters' mood than a low-carbohydrate plan with the same number of calories, according to a report in the November 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

10 Nov 2009

MicroDose Therapeutx acquires potential compounds for treatment of respiratory syncytial virus

MicroDose Therapeutx Inc. (formerly MicroDose Technologies) today announced that it has acquired a portfolio of compounds for the potential treatment of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) from ViroPharma Incorporated (Exton, PA). The lead investigational compound in the portfolio is an inhalable small molecule fusion inhibitor, now called MDT-637.

10 Nov 2009

Children with ASD have problem with handwriting: Study

Handwriting skills are crucial for success in school, communication, and building children's self-esteem. The first study to examine handwriting quality in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has uncovered a relationship between fine motor control and poor quality of handwriting in children with ASD, according to research published in the November 10, 2009, issue of Neurology-, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

10 Nov 2009

TessArae introduces new integrated product solutions for testing human genetic disease

TessArae® LLC, a global leader in resequencing microarray-based applications, announces the launch of new integrated product solutions for genetic testing of the mutations that underlie human hereditary diseases. The combination of TessArae's expertise in microarray-based resequencing with novel nucleotide sequence basecalling algorithms and analysis software enables screening for all targeted mutations in multiple genes of a syndrome or disorder simultaneously.

10 Nov 2009

Children and young people with autism should be offered special teaching support

Teachers and parents must be vigilant in observing difficulties with language comprehension, reading and spelling in children and young people with autism, Asperger's syndrome and ADHD.

10 Nov 2009

Third quarter 2009 financial results announced by Akorn

Akorn, Inc. a specialty pharmaceutical company, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

10 Nov 2009

Medical News

Sodexo reports fiscal 2009 financial results

New multi-array technology package to diagnose complex food allergies

Individuals with weaker muscles face higher risk for Alzheimer's disease

Astellas receives exclusive rights to develop and commercialize linaclotide compound in Asia

Research team sheds new light on mercury-containing dental fillings

Study reveals that male factor infertility is associated with a number of medical comorbidities

New N95 respirator from Safe Life

Members of Congress who voted "no" on health care reform legislation received $2.3 million more in donations

Human movement is a key factor for dengue spread in Brazil

New technology to help manage alcohol abuse and addiction among Veterans

Novartis to acquire 85% stake in Zhejiang Tianyuan Bio-Pharmaceutical for US$125 million

Dark side of compulsive eating

LodgeNet Healthcare and SWANK HealthCare deliver the first HD movie package for healthcare environments

Affordable health care can save millions of women, newborns, and children in sub-Saharan Africa

Low-fat diet improves mood and memory skills, says new study

MicroDose Therapeutx acquires potential compounds for treatment of respiratory syncytial virus

Children with ASD have problem with handwriting: Study

TessArae introduces new integrated product solutions for testing human genetic disease

Children and young people with autism should be offered special teaching support

Third quarter 2009 financial results announced by Akorn

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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