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Early diagnostic for ovarian cancer to be developed

BioProspecting NB Inc. (BPNBI) and the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute (ACRI) have established a formal collaboration to develop an early diagnostic for ovarian cancer based on BPNBI's unique, proprietary cancer management platform.

23 Oct 2009

TargeGen completes JAK2 inhibitor TG101348 clinical trial in myelofibrosis patients

TargeGen, Inc. today announced that the Company has successfully completed a 59 patient, multicenter clinical trial of TG101348, an oral, potent, and highly selective inhibitor of JAK2 in patients with myelofibrosis.

23 Oct 2009

Ellex Medical Lasers to launch latest version of Eye Cubed diagnostic ultrasound system

Ellex Medical Lasers Limited, a global leader in the design and manufacture of ophthalmic laser and ultrasound systems, today announced that it will introduce the latest version of the Eye Cubed(TM) diagnostic ultrasound system at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), October 24 - 27, 2009 in San Francisco.

23 Oct 2009

Healthcare expense experts develop new model to eliminate inefficient processes and wasteful spending

As Washington wrestles with reforming the healthcare insurance system, The Center for Modeling Optimal Outcomes® LLC, a Jackson, NJ-based think tank, developed an organizational operating model that focuses on eliminating inefficient processes and wasteful spending.

23 Oct 2009

Leaders confident they have support for a public option in final House health bill

There are 256 Democrats in the House, but some moderates have balked at inclusion of a public plan, "especially one linked to Medicare rates," CQ Politics reports (10/21).

23 Oct 2009

Obama signs veterans' medical bill into law

President Barack Obama "signed a bill [on Thursday] designed to keep funding for veterans' medical care steady during future budget negotiations," the Associated Press reports. Obama said the bill will guarantee predictable funding for the Department of Veteran Affairs.

23 Oct 2009

Adjuvanted and non-adjuvanted H1N1 vaccines safe for pregnant women, say Canadian experts

After discussion with the Public Health Agency of Canada, and based on the evidence for other adjuvanted vaccines as well as experience around the world to date with the adjuvanted H1N1 vaccine, Canadian experts say that both the adjuvanted and non-adjuvanted H1N1 vaccines are safe for pregnant women.

23 Oct 2009

AAFP receives MetLife Foundation grant to counter childhood obesity

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the AAFP Foundation announce that they have been awarded a $150,000 grant from MetLife Foundation, designed to counter the national epidemic of childhood obesity by empowering family physicians with new ways to promote physical activity, nutrition and emotional well-being. The partnership will produce educational materials for children, including books and publications.

23 Oct 2009

Health care lobbyists spend big to win big, consumer groups fight industry deals

Health care lobbyists are on track to set new spending records this year, with some individual companies nearly doubling their investment compared to previous periods, USA Today reports. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America spent almost as much by September as it did in the entire year in 2008. America's Health Insurance Plans has spent $1 million more so far this year than over the same period last year (Schouten, 10/21).

23 Oct 2009

ADA supports IOM’s proposal on school nutrition programs

The American Dietetic Association welcomes a report issued Wednesday, October 21, by the Institute of Medicine encouraging federal school meal programs to adopt standards that increase the nutrition content and limit the calories in meals served to schoolchildren.

23 Oct 2009

Acrongenomics participates in Molecular Vision's 2 million GBP funding round

Acrongenomics, Inc. are pleased to announce that they have continued their support to Molecular Vision, an emerging developer of quantitative point-of-care (POC) diagnostic devices, by participating in its 2 million GBP funding round. Imperial Innovations Group plc (AIM: IVO, 'Imperial Innovations'), a leading technology commercialisation and investment company, led the £2 million funding round by committing £1.5 million.

23 Oct 2009

News outlets examine challenges with expanding global child immunization campaigns

Wednesday's release of the WHO, UNICEF and the World Bank joint report on childhood vaccines highlighted gains in recent global vaccination campaigns and also found that nearly 24 million infants worldwide don't get the recommended first-year vaccination.

23 Oct 2009

XenaCare Holdings to advertise OTC pain reliever in NASCAR’s annual publication

XenaCare Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: XCHO), a company specializing in the marketing and retail distribution of consumer healthcare products, has announced today that it has signed an agreement to market its over-the-counter (OTC) pain reliever, Cobroxin, in Racing One, the official annual publication of NASCAR, for the 2010 racing season.

23 Oct 2009

Majority of allergy patients can be vaccinated against swine flu after evaluation by an allergist

Once supply catches up with the immediate demand for H1N1 "swine" flu vaccine, some allergy patients who could benefit from the vaccine may needlessly avoid it due to confusion over who should, and should not, be vaccinated, cautions Dr. Peter R. Smith, a board-certified allergist and clinical immunologist with Allergy Partners of Fredericksburg, Virginia.

23 Oct 2009

Affymax to make multiple presentations on preclinical and clinical data of Hematide

Affymax, Inc. today announced multiple presentations at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Renal Week 2009 taking place October 27 through November 1 in San Diego.

23 Oct 2009

Also in global health news: Somali IDPS; MDR-TB elimination; Chagas; Zimbabwe disease, hunger

At the conclusion of a week-long visit to the region, Walter Kalin, a top U.N. human-rights official "says the international community is failing in its duty to internally displaced persons in Somalia. More than 1.5 million people in Somalia are believed to be IDPs," VOA News reports (Boswell, 10/21).

23 Oct 2009

ZyGEM and Phthisis Diagnostics to develop products for detecting infectious pathogens

ZyGEM Corp. Ltd. and Phthisis Diagnostics today announced that they have entered into an agreement to develop products enabling the detection of infectious pathogens in complex samples, such as stool, blood and water.

23 Oct 2009

Roche's xCELLigence RTCA SP Instrument used for in vitro testing of cells

The C-terminal domain (CTD) of RNA Polymerase II consists of multiple repeats of an evolutionary conserved motif of seven amino acids, forming a repetitive structure of 52 repeats in humans and 26 repeats in yeast. Twenty years after the first description of the RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain, its function is still unclear.

23 Oct 2009

House Committee votes to remove antitrust protection from insurance companies, Senate may follow

Bloomberg: "The U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted to repeal the insurance industry's federal antitrust exemption in a move aimed at spurring competition and controlling the cost of premiums. The panel, in a 20-9 vote, approved legislation to ban companies from engaging in price fixing, bid rigging and market allocation.

23 Oct 2009

House Republicans find many angles for opposition to health bills

"A coalition of pro-life groups, accompanied by several House Republicans outside the U.S. Capitol, delivered a petition signed by 137,000 Americans Wednesday voicing disapproval with current health care reform legislation," FOX News reports.

23 Oct 2009

Medical News

Early diagnostic for ovarian cancer to be developed

TargeGen completes JAK2 inhibitor TG101348 clinical trial in myelofibrosis patients

Ellex Medical Lasers to launch latest version of Eye Cubed diagnostic ultrasound system

Healthcare expense experts develop new model to eliminate inefficient processes and wasteful spending

Leaders confident they have support for a public option in final House health bill

Obama signs veterans' medical bill into law

Adjuvanted and non-adjuvanted H1N1 vaccines safe for pregnant women, say Canadian experts

AAFP receives MetLife Foundation grant to counter childhood obesity

Health care lobbyists spend big to win big, consumer groups fight industry deals

ADA supports IOM’s proposal on school nutrition programs

Acrongenomics participates in Molecular Vision's 2 million GBP funding round

News outlets examine challenges with expanding global child immunization campaigns

XenaCare Holdings to advertise OTC pain reliever in NASCAR’s annual publication

Majority of allergy patients can be vaccinated against swine flu after evaluation by an allergist

Affymax to make multiple presentations on preclinical and clinical data of Hematide

Also in global health news: Somali IDPS; MDR-TB elimination; Chagas; Zimbabwe disease, hunger

ZyGEM and Phthisis Diagnostics to develop products for detecting infectious pathogens

Roche's xCELLigence RTCA SP Instrument used for in vitro testing of cells

House Committee votes to remove antitrust protection from insurance companies, Senate may follow

House Republicans find many angles for opposition to health bills

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