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Second-quarter fiscal 2010 results announced by Medtronic

Medtronic, Inc. today announced financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2010, which ended Oct. 30, 2009.

24 Nov 2009

The Amacore Group discloses financial results for third-quarter 2009

The Amacore Group, Inc., a leader in providing membership benefit programs, insurance programs, program administration services, and other innovative and high-quality benefit solutions to individuals, families and employer groups nationwide, reports financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009.

24 Nov 2009

Positive data from Æterna Zentaris' Phase 2 targeted cytotoxic peptide conjugate study

Æterna Zentaris Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company focused on endocrine therapy and oncology, today announced positive efficacy data from a Phase 2 study with its targeted cytotoxic peptide conjugate, AEZS-108 (formerly AN-152), in patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.

24 Nov 2009

Union Dental Holdings reports record revenues of $1,176,604 for quarter ended Sept. 30, 2009

Union Dental Holdings, Inc. announced revenues today for the 3rd Quarter with record profits for both the 3-months and 9-months ending Sept. 30, 2009. In the Consolidated Statement of earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2009, the Company reported a profit of $454,414 with revenues of $1,176,604 as compared to a loss of $18,950 with revenues of $519,200 for the same period 2008.

24 Nov 2009

'Best New Elliptical' award for LifeSpan EL3000i elliptical trainer

New compact LifeSpan Elliptical Trainers, made by PCE Health and Fitness (www.lifespanfitness.com), were highly rated in annual fitness equipment reviews of best treadmills and elliptical trainers for 2010.

24 Nov 2009

Delcath Systems sponsors "Regional Therapeutic Options for Metastatic Melanoma" symposium

Delcath Systems, Inc., a medical technology company testing its proprietary treatment method for primary and metastatic cancers to the liver, recently sponsored a Satellite Symposium at the World Meeting of Melanoma/Skin Cancer Centers in Berlin, Germany. The session, titled "Regional Therapeutic Options for Metastatic Melanoma," was held on Friday, November 20 and featured updates and observations on a variety of current therapies by clinical leaders in the field.

24 Nov 2009

Bayer CropScience, GVK Biosciences sign agreement to speed up innovative crop protection products

Bayer CropScience and GVK Biosciences Private Limited (GVK BIO), Hyderabad, India, have entered into a research cooperation in the area of early discovery chemistry. The objective is to speed up the search for promising active ingredients for innovative crop protection products.

24 Nov 2009

Jamba collaborates with Think Wow Toys to launch EZ-2 MAKE! Jamba Juice Smoothie and Ice Pop Maker

Jamba, Inc. announced today the launch of its newest retail offering, the EZ-2 MAKE! Jamba Juice(TM) Smoothie and Ice Pop Maker, a Jamba Juice-branded toy blender designed to bring the smoothie-making experience to children nationwide. Created together with Think Wow Toys, the EZ-2 MAKE! Jamba Juice Smoothie and Ice Pop Maker will be available at a leading toy retailer, starting mid-November. The toy blender will be available to additional U.S. retailers beginning January 2010.

24 Nov 2009

Red Herring Asia Top 100 Enterprises 2009 award for Sundia MediTech

Sundia MediTech Company, a leading pharmaceutical R&D outsourcing service company in China, is proud to announce that the company received the Red Herring Asia Top 100 Enterprises 2009 award, an award given to the top 100 private technology companies in the Asia Pacific region.

24 Nov 2009

Titan Medical, CAE Healthcare partner to develop the world's next generation robotic surgery platform

Titan Medical Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with CAE Healthcare for various services related to the development of Titan's Amadeus® clinical-grade robotic surgery platform. Once completed, the platform could be used, not only to perform surgery at a distance, but also to train surgeons via simulation.

24 Nov 2009

HHS launches Health IT Buzz

Dr. David Blumenthal, HHS’ National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, today announced the launch of Health IT Buzz, a new blog that will allow readers to learn more about health information technology (health IT) and provide a space for consumers, providers, policymakers, and technology experts to share their ideas and concerns regarding health IT.

24 Nov 2009

TAP delivers customized automated protein purification system in collaboration with a European major

The Automation Partnership (TAP), a world leader in the design and development of innovative automation for life science applications, today announced its Advanced Projects Group has successfully collaborated with a major European antibody therapeutics company to deliver a custom automated protein purification and concentration system helping the company accelerate its pre-clinical research.

24 Nov 2009

IFR scientists crystallise protein that may aid gut bacteria bind to the gastrointestinal tract

Scientists have crystallised a protein that may help gut bacteria bind to the gastrointestinal tract. The protein could be used by probiotic producers to identify strains that are likely to be of real benefit to people.

24 Nov 2009

Oxagen completes £16 Million Series C round funding

Oxagen Limited, a drug discovery and development company specializing in inflammation, announced today the successful completion of a £16 Million ($26.7 Million) Series C round led by Novartis Venture Funds.

24 Nov 2009

Withheld anger in MS patients can have adverse effect on health

People with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) feel more than twice as much withheld anger as the general population and this could have an adverse effect on their relationships and health, according to a study published in the December issue of the European Journal of Neurology.

24 Nov 2009

Presence of increased body fat hinders the loss of body weight

The presence of increased body fat, and therefore higher levels of inflammatory substances in the blood, hinders the loss and maintenance of body weight; as shown by a research project of the University of Navarra conducted by Estíbaliz Goyenechea Soto, a scientist at the School of Pharmacy.

24 Nov 2009

VHA to participate in U.S. DOE's Hospital Energy Alliance initiative

VHA Inc., the national health care network that represents more than 1,400 not-for-profit hospitals across the country, has joined the U.S. Department of Energy's Hospital Energy Alliance. The HEA's mission is to promote evidence-based information on successful strategies for integrating technologies and processes that will reduce hospital energy consumption and operating costs.

24 Nov 2009

National Alliance for Hispanic Health to support Hispanic students interested in STEM fields

"Mr. President, you can count us in. With our community, foundation, and corporate partners the Alliance is proud to be a part of Educate to Innovate," said Adolph P. Falcon, Senior Vice President of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, after attending a White House meeting today where President Obama announced the commitment of companies and nonprofit groups nationwide to encourage students in the STEM fields.

24 Nov 2009

Americans with hepatitis C are at increased risk of developing liver cancer, says NVHR

New peer-reviewed data finding that fewer than one-fifth of the nearly 4 million Americans infected with chronic hepatitis C virus have received anti-viral therapy in recent years should be a wake-up call that Congress needs to move urgently on bipartisan legislation to support new state-based detection, research, and surveillance efforts, the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) said today.

24 Nov 2009

51st ASH meeting to feature 16 abstracts of MMRC

The Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC) announced today that data from 13 of its clinical trials and three from the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) Genomics Initiative, which analyzes tissue samples from the MMRC tissue bank, have been selected for oral or poster presentations at the upcoming 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) to be held in New Orleans from December 5-8, 2009.

24 Nov 2009

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Second-quarter fiscal 2010 results announced by Medtronic

The Amacore Group discloses financial results for third-quarter 2009

Positive data from Æterna Zentaris' Phase 2 targeted cytotoxic peptide conjugate study

Union Dental Holdings reports record revenues of $1,176,604 for quarter ended Sept. 30, 2009

'Best New Elliptical' award for LifeSpan EL3000i elliptical trainer

Delcath Systems sponsors "Regional Therapeutic Options for Metastatic Melanoma" symposium

Bayer CropScience, GVK Biosciences sign agreement to speed up innovative crop protection products

Jamba collaborates with Think Wow Toys to launch EZ-2 MAKE! Jamba Juice Smoothie and Ice Pop Maker

Red Herring Asia Top 100 Enterprises 2009 award for Sundia MediTech

Titan Medical, CAE Healthcare partner to develop the world's next generation robotic surgery platform

HHS launches Health IT Buzz

TAP delivers customized automated protein purification system in collaboration with a European major

IFR scientists crystallise protein that may aid gut bacteria bind to the gastrointestinal tract

Oxagen completes £16 Million Series C round funding

Withheld anger in MS patients can have adverse effect on health

Presence of increased body fat hinders the loss of body weight

VHA to participate in U.S. DOE's Hospital Energy Alliance initiative

National Alliance for Hispanic Health to support Hispanic students interested in STEM fields

Americans with hepatitis C are at increased risk of developing liver cancer, says NVHR

51st ASH meeting to feature 16 abstracts of MMRC

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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