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Cost saving benefit faces eventual elimination without relief

Despite Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) support of President Obama's pledge not to raise taxes on the middle class, the House of Representatives is now considering -- outside of the normal legislative process -- adopting provisions approved yesterday by the Senate Finance Committee that would drastically restrict the use of flexible spending accounts (FSAs) in order to help pay for health care reform.

15 Oct 2009

Financial update from Gerresheimer

In the first nine months of the financial year (December 2008 - August 2009), Gerresheimer AG achieved sales of EUR 744.3m (prior year EUR 783.4m). Excluding the Technical Plastics business which has been sold, sales totaled EUR 714.9m, a reduction of 1.7% compared with the prior year. The corresponding operating margin (adjusted EBITDA) for the first three quarters continued on a high level at 17.9%.

15 Oct 2009

Layoffs, privatization may not help people struggling with substance abuse

The union which represents employees at the District of Columbia's Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration (APRA) called on the D.C. City Council to restore services to thousands of D.C. residents struggling with addiction.

15 Oct 2009

Lower profitability linked to insufficient sales training, reveals survey

When it comes to slumping profitability in the current pharmaceutical sales industry, it is easy to point a finger at a shrinking sales force, the economic downturn and strict government regulations. But new data from the 2009 Leadership Skills Survey, conducted by pharmaceutical consulting firm DELTA POINT, Inc. (http://www.gottochange.com), indicates that the root of the problem actually rests with the productivity of sales associates.

15 Oct 2009

Laerdal Medical Corporation launches a new Advanced version of the ALS Patient Simulator

Building on the success of the Advanced Life Support (ALS) Patient Simulator and in response to growing interest from emergency care providers across the United States, Laerdal Medical Corporation introduces ALS Simulator Advanced.

From Laerdal 15 Oct 2009

Negative symptoms represent an attractive target for drug development

A half-day workshop on issues in the design of clinical trials to evaluate treatments for negative symptoms of schizophrenia, chaired by Stephen Marder, MD, UCLA Department of Psychiatry and David Daniel, M.D., United BioSource Corporation was held 5 October 2009, as part of the International Society for CNS Clinical Trials and Methodology (ISCTM) Autumn Conference in San Diego, CA.

15 Oct 2009

Patients on statin drugs may have lower AAA surgery costs

Patients taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may have better results and lower procedure costs when having a common operation for repairing a bulging aorta, according to a new study presented at the 95th annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.

15 Oct 2009

Small biotechnology companies fail to attact new capital, BIO conveyes support for Investment Act of 2009

Small biotechnology companies developing new medical therapies and advanced biofuels need help attracting new capital, as investors have become especially risk averse. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today conveyed support for the Small Business Early-Stage Investment Act of 2009, which would create a funding program at the Small Business Administration to stimulate growth in early-stage technology-based companies.

15 Oct 2009

Linguamatics launches I2E 3.1 text mining platform for pharmaceutical companies

Linguamatics, a leader in enterprise text mining for the life science and other markets, today announced the availability of I2E 3.1 for unlocking value from the wealth of unstructured text resources available to pharmaceutical companies. I2E is a high performance natural language processing (NLP)-based text mining platform that streamlines knowledge discovery from text.

15 Oct 2009

National Biological to market Quantel's 308 Excimer System in the U.S.

Quantel SA (Euronext: QUA), a leading manufacturer of solid state lasers, announced today that it has entered into a Distribution Agreement with National Biological, a leading researcher and developer of light-based systems for medical and cosmetic treatments, for Quantel's 308 Excimer System for monochromatic UVB treatment of psoriasis and vitiligo in the United States.

15 Oct 2009

Boehringer Ingelheim implements the iStudyReporter Bioanalytics reporting solution

Boehringer Ingelheim is a group of companies dedicated to researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing novel products of high therapeutic value for human and veterinary medicine. It is one of the world’s 20 leading pharmaceutical companies. Boehringer Ingelheim’s business areas include Prescription Medicines, Consumer Health Care and Biopharmaceuticals, as well as Pharma Chemicals and Animal Health.

15 Oct 2009

First Priority implements Global Vision's automated inspection solutions

During tough economic times, First Priority, manufacturer of generic veterinary pharmaceutical products, implemented Global Vision's automated inspection solutions in an effort to reduce costs without compromising efficiencies and quality of their products.

15 Oct 2009

State Psychiatric Technicians welcome Senate study regarding Schwarzenegger’s furloughs on taxpayers

State-employed Psychiatric Technicians welcomed a new study issued today by the California State Senate outlining the negative effects of Governor Schwarzenegger’s furloughs on taxpayers and the state budget.

15 Oct 2009

Medifacts International bags $2.7 million contract with a top ten pharmaceutical company

MEDIFACTS INTERNATIONAL, INC., one of the largest global providers of noninvasive cardiac diagnostic services, today announced the award of a $2.7 million contract with a top ten pharmaceutical company to provide comprehensive cardiac safety and efficacy services for a large late stage clinical trial.

15 Oct 2009

BSA LifeStructures opens a new office in St. Louis

Architectural/engineering firm BSA LifeStructures, Inc. has opened a new office located at CityPlace in the St. Louis suburb of Creve Coeur.

15 Oct 2009

Purina Cat Chow's initiative for breast cancer awareness

Purina® Cat Chow® understands the unique bond between an owner and their cat and the connection they share. Inspired by a cancer survivor’s touching story of the role her cat played during her battle with cancer, Purina Cat Chow began a partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. A recent Purina Cat Chow national survey of breast cancer survivors with cats underscores this connection by revealing 84 percent of respondents felt their cat had a calming effect during their battle with breast cancer and 76 percent of respondents received daily support from their cat during treatment.

15 Oct 2009

Human brains have amazing ability to be energy efficient, say researchers

Our brains, it turns out, are eco-friendly. A study published in Science and reviewed by F1000 Biology members Venkatesh Murthy and Jakob Sorensen reveals that our brains have the amazing ability to be energy efficient.

15 Oct 2009

NAHC completes BlackBerry Report

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) today announced the completion of The BlackBerry® Report: The National State of the Home Care Industry Study.

15 Oct 2009

Slavica BioChem scientists reverse multidrug resistance in lung cancer using small molecules

HTDS - The issuer's Serbia based operating subsidiary Slavica BioChem www.slavicabiochem.com brings attention to its Mindup Bioresearch cancer project working on molecular origins of lung cancer: prospects for personalized prevention and therapy. On October 8 2009, the company posted a filing on Pink Sheets titled MindUp Cancer Project.

15 Oct 2009

Specific immune system cells linked to susceptibility of younger people to variant CJD

Specific cells within the immune system could help explain why younger people are more susceptible to variant CJD, scientists believe.

15 Oct 2009

Medical News

Cost saving benefit faces eventual elimination without relief

Financial update from Gerresheimer

Layoffs, privatization may not help people struggling with substance abuse

Lower profitability linked to insufficient sales training, reveals survey

Laerdal Medical Corporation launches a new Advanced version of the ALS Patient Simulator

Negative symptoms represent an attractive target for drug development

Patients on statin drugs may have lower AAA surgery costs

Small biotechnology companies fail to attact new capital, BIO conveyes support for Investment Act of 2009

Linguamatics launches I2E 3.1 text mining platform for pharmaceutical companies

National Biological to market Quantel's 308 Excimer System in the U.S.

Boehringer Ingelheim implements the iStudyReporter Bioanalytics reporting solution

First Priority implements Global Vision's automated inspection solutions

State Psychiatric Technicians welcome Senate study regarding Schwarzenegger’s furloughs on taxpayers

Medifacts International bags $2.7 million contract with a top ten pharmaceutical company

BSA LifeStructures opens a new office in St. Louis

Purina Cat Chow's initiative for breast cancer awareness

Human brains have amazing ability to be energy efficient, say researchers

NAHC completes BlackBerry Report

Slavica BioChem scientists reverse multidrug resistance in lung cancer using small molecules

Specific immune system cells linked to susceptibility of younger people to variant CJD

Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics

Modular, Scalable, Intelligent: How n6 Is Rethinking NGS Library Prep

Shaping the future of lab automation through AI and robotics

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