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Labopharm's trazodone API supplier Angelini resolves manufacturing facility deficiencies

Labopharm Inc. today announced that it has been informed by Angelini, the manufacturer of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) for the Company's novel trazodone formulation, that it has received a letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stating that Angelini has appropriately addressed all deficiencies cited by the FDA following its inspection of the manufacturing facility in June and July of this year.

8 Oct 2009

Health experts recommend schools to use new web-based tools in view of upcoming flu season

The CDC and Department of Health and Human Services have recommended that schools use school to home communication tools to aide parents and students in the event of school closures or student absences due to the upcoming H1N1 (Swine) flu season.

8 Oct 2009

AMAG Pharmaceuticals to present three abstracts at ASN Renal Week meeting

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that three abstracts have been accepted for presentation at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Renal Week meeting being held October 27-November 1, 2009 in San Diego, CA.

8 Oct 2009

New entitlement is not a viable health care reform, says Concord Coalition

As House and Senate leaders negotiate the final details of their respective health care reforms bills, The Concord Coalition warned today that one provision under consideration, the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act, is structurally unsound and fiscally irresponsible.

8 Oct 2009

eHealth Ontario take steps to regain public's trust

eHealth Ontario today pledged that the agency will regain the public's trust by delivering concrete results and ensuring that the issues of procurement and governance reported by the Auditor General will not be repeated.

8 Oct 2009

PP5 enzyme decrease in neurons can cause cell death in Alzheimer's disease patients

A Purdue University researcher has discovered that the amount of an enzyme present in neurons can affect the mechanism thought to cause cell death in Alzheimer's disease patients and may have applications for other diseases such as stroke and heart attack.

8 Oct 2009

While some votes are still in play, other lawmakers vie for audience with Reid

Members are fighting for a seat at Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's table as he merges the Senate's two versions of health legislation in order to bring the measure to the floor.

8 Oct 2009

New web-based tool to strengthen informed patient consent process launched

Krames, the leader in patient education, has announced the release of Krames Patient Consent, a comprehensive web-based tool designed to strengthen and streamline every aspect of the informed consent process.

8 Oct 2009

Lifeline Vascular Access receives re-accreditation from Joint Commission

Lifeline Vascular AccessSM, the nation’s leading provider of vascular access management services, announced today that it has been re-accredited by the Joint Commission - demonstrating compliance with the Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety.

8 Oct 2009

Sanvita CBGM acquires certain assets of CCS Medical's subsidiary Sanvita

Nova Biomedical Corporation, a leading developer of whole blood analyzers, today announced that the company's independent, wholly owned subsidiary, Sanvita CBGM, LLC, has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Sanvita, Inc., a subsidiary of CCS Medical, Inc.

8 Oct 2009

Researchers reveal that H2 Blocker drugs pose no significant risks for the fetus

H2 Blocker drugs, such as Famotidine, Cimetidine and Ranitidine, approved in the U.S. for acid reflux (heartburn), pose no significant risks for the fetus according to a large collaborative cohort study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

8 Oct 2009

Senate Finance health reform bill still facing challenges from Committee Democrats

Chairman Max Baucus is trying to hold his own party together on the health reform package soon to be considered by the Senate Finance Committee even as the impact on the deficit and taxes make some Democrats question the measure.

8 Oct 2009

Phadia launches new, advanced assays for accurate diagnosis of celiac disease

Phadia Inc., worldwide leaders in the development, manufacturing and marketing of complete blood test systems for the clinical diagnosis and monitoring of allergy, asthma and autoimmune diseases, today announced the launch of a two new, highly -reliable assays to support the accurate diagnosis of celiac disease.

8 Oct 2009

Ariad Healthcare chosen to be lead marketing agency for Multibionta Probiotic Multivitamin

EMD Serono Canada has chosen Ariad Healthcare to be its lead marketing agency for Multibionta Probiotic Multivitamin, starting with 2010 commercialization strategies and programs.

8 Oct 2009

University researchers create iPhone programs to help scientists and doctors study the human body

University of Utah researchers created new iPhone programs - known as applications or "apps" - to help scientists, students, doctors and patients study the human body, evaluate medical problems and analyze other three-dimensional images.

8 Oct 2009

Precautionary measures being taken at Texas hospitals for combating flu

Precautionary measures are being taken at hospital ERs across Texas in order to deal with record numbers of flu cases this season. According to a recent article on NBCDFW.com, hospital emergency rooms, including the one at Children's Medical Center of Dallas, are screening visitors for flu symptoms and not allowing children under 12 to be in the patient areas unless they are being treated.

8 Oct 2009

Study discusses possible genetic effects of radiation and cancer drug exposures on future generations

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center are helping to lead a massive international study on the possible genetic effects of radiation and cancer drug exposures on future generations.

8 Oct 2009

Vitrolife and Cellartis extend collaboration in stem cell research

Vitrolife has entered into a new 3-year collaboration agreement with Cellartis AB regarding the development of new products for the culture, handling and differentiation of stem cells. The agreement extends the previous collaboration between the companies.

8 Oct 2009

ignite09 symposiums to focus on convergence of behavioral economics and healthcare

Express Scripts Center for Cost-Effective Consumerism, the American Benefits Council and Hewitt Associates along with other leading health and policy organizations are bringing the ignite09 symposium, a groundbreaking series of symposiums on the convergence of behavioral economics and healthcare, to San Francisco.

8 Oct 2009

Multi-center Lung Genomics Research Consortium to study fatal lung diseases

Researchers at five research centers have been awarded an $11 million, two-year grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute as part of the NIH Recovery Act that will allow a team of national scientists to delve deeply into the biology of two fatal lung diseases for which there are few therapeutic options.

8 Oct 2009

Medical News

Labopharm's trazodone API supplier Angelini resolves manufacturing facility deficiencies

Health experts recommend schools to use new web-based tools in view of upcoming flu season

AMAG Pharmaceuticals to present three abstracts at ASN Renal Week meeting

New entitlement is not a viable health care reform, says Concord Coalition

eHealth Ontario take steps to regain public's trust

PP5 enzyme decrease in neurons can cause cell death in Alzheimer's disease patients

While some votes are still in play, other lawmakers vie for audience with Reid

New web-based tool to strengthen informed patient consent process launched

Lifeline Vascular Access receives re-accreditation from Joint Commission

Sanvita CBGM acquires certain assets of CCS Medical's subsidiary Sanvita

Researchers reveal that H2 Blocker drugs pose no significant risks for the fetus

Senate Finance health reform bill still facing challenges from Committee Democrats

Phadia launches new, advanced assays for accurate diagnosis of celiac disease

Ariad Healthcare chosen to be lead marketing agency for Multibionta Probiotic Multivitamin

University researchers create iPhone programs to help scientists and doctors study the human body

Precautionary measures being taken at Texas hospitals for combating flu

Study discusses possible genetic effects of radiation and cancer drug exposures on future generations

Vitrolife and Cellartis extend collaboration in stem cell research

ignite09 symposiums to focus on convergence of behavioral economics and healthcare

Multi-center Lung Genomics Research Consortium to study fatal lung diseases

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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