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"Checklists" for evaluating comparative effectiveness research

A new report released today by the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) provides guidance in the evaluation of comparative effectiveness research (CER), including easy-to-use "checklists" that help make sure such studies can be used to improve the dialogue between health care providers and patients, as well as better inform health care decision-making.

11 Dec 2009

NAA protests against abusive restraint and seclusion in schools

Today the National Autism Association announced its support of H.R. 4247, the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act, introduced Wednesday by Congressman George Miller (D-CA) and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). The federal bill is a much-anticipated solution to the issues of unregulated restraint and seclusion in schools.

11 Dec 2009

Prescription Solutions achieves overall generic prescription drug penetration rate of 68.8 percent

Prescription Solutions, a leading pharmacy benefits management (PBM) organization and a UnitedHealth Group company, has achieved an industry-leading overall generic prescription drug penetration rate of 68.8 percent year-to-date for 2009.

11 Dec 2009

Circassia raises GBP15M for development of its novel allergy T-cell vaccines portfolio

Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on allergy, today announced that it has completed a GBP15 million ($25 million) fundraising. The investment round, which was led by Imperial Innovations and supported by existing shareholders including Invesco Perpetual and Lansdowne Partners, was significantly oversubscribed and is the company's third successful fundraising.

11 Dec 2009

Proscape CLM6 software enables customers to reach full competitive potential

Proscape Technologies, the pioneer and global leading provider of Closed Loop Marketing (CLM) software for Life Sciences companies, today announced that one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world has elected to capitalize upon Proscape's market-leading software platform as the key component of their global sales and marketing strategy.

11 Dec 2009

Brandeis researchers reveal the hidden, transient life of protein between active states

Understanding the incredibly speedy atomic mechanisms at work when a protein transitions from one shape to another has been an elusive scientific goal for years, but an essential one for elucidating the full panoply of protein function.

11 Dec 2009

Traceability Institute discusses U.S. food safety system at FDA and FSIS joint public meeting

Traceability Institute Partner and Founder Cristian Barcan provides comment on improving the food safety system during today's joint public meeting of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) in Washington, DC.

11 Dec 2009

President Obama can still keep up his promise by establishing a well-resourced Global Fund for Education

Today is International Human Rights Day, commemorating the 61st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states (in Article 26): "Everyone has the right to education [and] education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages."

11 Dec 2009

Energid Technologies to develop robotic device for endotracheal intubation

The US Army, through the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), has awarded Energid Technologies a contract to develop a robotic approach to airway management.

11 Dec 2009

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to be released by CDC

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) expected to be released today by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is on the right track with a focus on testing people's bodies for chemical contamination, say environmental health advocates working on chemical exposure issues.

11 Dec 2009

Study may help in treating sex differentiation disorders in children

Is it a boy or a girl? Expecting parents may be accustomed to this question, but contrary to what they may think, the answer doesn't depend solely on their child's sex chromosomes.

11 Dec 2009

Arena Pharmaceuticals' lorcaserin demonstrates low abuse potential

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported that positive data from a clinical trial evaluating the abuse potential of lorcaserin were presented in a poster session at the 48th Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Data from the trial demonstrate that the risk for abuse associated with lorcaserin is very low.

11 Dec 2009

New data suggests bisphosphonate drug may play a role in reducing recurrent breast cancer

Bisphosphonates are routinely given to women with postmenopausal breast cancer, but new data suggests that these agents may play a role in reducing recurrent breast cancer as well.

11 Dec 2009

PharmMD raises $8.8 million in capital from The Riverside Company and FCA Ventures IV

PharmMD recently raised $8.8 million in capital from The Riverside Company and FCA Ventures IV, a fund of Clayton Associates.

11 Dec 2009

Sage MIP Fund Accounting version 10.2 now available with built-in feedback mechanism

Sage North America today announced version 10.2 of its Sage MIP Fund Accounting nonprofit and government financial management software, featuring a new customer feedback portal allowing customers to quickly submit ideas and feedback to Sage MIP Fund Accounting product executives.

11 Dec 2009

University of California now has an innovative stem cell core facility

Kornberg Associates | Architects has converted part of an existing building (Keen Hall), including a previously unused covered open area, into an innovative stem cell core facility for the University of California, Riverside. Ken Kornberg, president and founder, made the announcement.

11 Dec 2009

Winner of the 2010 Avanti Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research

Sarah L. Keller, a professor of chemistry and adjunct professor of physics at the University of Washington, has been named the winner of the 2010 Avanti Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research for her innovative and cutting-edge studies on membrane lipids.

11 Dec 2009

Study describing solid-state characterization of three forms of finasteride published

Aptuit, Inc. today announced the publication of new research in the December issue of the European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences (EUFEPS), which describes the solid-state characterization of three forms of finasteride.

11 Dec 2009

Ajinomoto announces new fermentation initiative to produce amino acids

Ajinomoto announced today a new initiative to develop propriety fermentation technology for producing cystine and cysteine, amino acids important in a wide array of applications, including pharmaceuticals, flavorings, and cosmetics.

11 Dec 2009

Springer Science+Business Media to be acquired by EQT V and GIC Special Investments

EQT V, a leading European private equity fund, and GIC Special Investments (“GICSI”), the private equity arm of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (“GIC”), announce that they have agreed to acquire 100% of Springer Science+Business Media (“Springer“), from its current owners, private equity investors, Candover and Cinven. EQT V intends to buy 82% and GICSI to buy 18% of Springer, the world’s second-largest scientific, technical and medical (“STM”) publisher, and a leader in the digitization of scientific information.

11 Dec 2009

Medical News

"Checklists" for evaluating comparative effectiveness research

NAA protests against abusive restraint and seclusion in schools

Prescription Solutions achieves overall generic prescription drug penetration rate of 68.8 percent

Circassia raises GBP15M for development of its novel allergy T-cell vaccines portfolio

Proscape CLM6 software enables customers to reach full competitive potential

Brandeis researchers reveal the hidden, transient life of protein between active states

Traceability Institute discusses U.S. food safety system at FDA and FSIS joint public meeting

President Obama can still keep up his promise by establishing a well-resourced Global Fund for Education

Energid Technologies to develop robotic device for endotracheal intubation

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to be released by CDC

Study may help in treating sex differentiation disorders in children

Arena Pharmaceuticals' lorcaserin demonstrates low abuse potential

New data suggests bisphosphonate drug may play a role in reducing recurrent breast cancer

PharmMD raises $8.8 million in capital from The Riverside Company and FCA Ventures IV

Sage MIP Fund Accounting version 10.2 now available with built-in feedback mechanism

University of California now has an innovative stem cell core facility

Winner of the 2010 Avanti Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research

Study describing solid-state characterization of three forms of finasteride published

Ajinomoto announces new fermentation initiative to produce amino acids

Springer Science+Business Media to be acquired by EQT V and GIC Special Investments

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