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National Institutes of Health awards $16.8 million grant to Hutchinson Center/UW group

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health has awarded a $16.8 million, seven-year grant to launch a bicoastal research partnership between Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Cancer Consortium and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

30 Sep 2009

Texas-based retailer seeks recipients to accept donation of medical apparel

blue sky scrubs, an online boutique specializing in designer scrubs and scrub hats, has been looking for a non-profit organization who will accept a large donation of men's scrubs, women's scrubs, and scrub hats.

30 Sep 2009

U.S. patent for Idaho Technology’s high resolution nucleic acid melting techniques

Idaho Technology’s patent portfolio continues to grow as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the company U.S. Patent No. 7,582,429 relating to methods of performing genetic analysis in the presence of a double-stranded nucleic acid binding dye.

30 Sep 2009

Challenges, optimism remain for Senators after public option amendments fail

Senate Democrats are recouping from yesterday's Finance Committee turn-down of the public option and looking ahead.

30 Sep 2009

NERAC launches public information campaign to prevent H1N1

As millions of Massachusetts children and teenagers returned to school this month, at the start of a serious flu season, the Northeast Homeland Security Regional Advisory Council (NERAC) has an important health message: "It's Up to You to Stop the Flu."

30 Sep 2009

New online platform help physicians make informed decisions about e-prescription

Informed Decisions, LLC, a leading developer of drug information applications and clinical information solutions, announced today that it is providing information about its leading e-prescribing solution via the American Medical Association's (AMA) new ePrescribing Learning Center.

30 Sep 2009

Houston Northwest Medical Center recognized as Cycle III Chest Pain Center with PCI

In its continuous pursuit of quality cardiac care, Houston Northwest Medical Center was proudly recognized as the first accredited chest pain center in Houston and one of a handful in Texas to be named a Cycle III Chest Pain Center with PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention).

30 Sep 2009

GAO: Medicaid wastes millions on phony prescriptions for painkillers

A new report by the Government Accountability Office "finds that state and federal officials failed to detect millions of dollars in Medicaid prescription drug abuse," USA Today reports. "An audit of the government program in five large states found about 65,000 instances of beneficiaries improperly obtaining potentially addictive drugs at a cost of about $65 million during 2006 and 2007 — including thousands of prescriptions written for dead patients or by people posing as doctors."

30 Sep 2009

The Replikin Count of H1N1 virus’s infectivity gene shows continued elevation

The latest H1N1 genomic data shows a 50% drop in the Replikin CountTM of the virus’s replikins lethality gene since its recorded highs in April 2009. In contrast, the Replikin Count of the virus’s infectivity gene showed a continued elevation.

30 Sep 2009

TheraDoc's patient safety surveillance system helps hospitals manage their H1N1 responses effectively

As the battle against the H1N1 influenza outbreak continues, hospitals are on the front lines, charged with identifying, treating, monitoring, and reporting flu cases—as well as preventing their spread to other patients and hospital personnel. To facilitate this arduous task, a growing number of U.S. hospitals are using a patient safety surveillance system developed by TheraDoc that helps them more effectively coordinate their responses to this serious public health threat.

30 Sep 2009

Better use of Medicare data could help cut costs

Economists say better use of Medicare data could help make health care less expensive while the federal program faces some cuts under current legislation.

30 Sep 2009

MacuSight's clinical development update on its proprietary ocular sirolimus product

MacuSight, a developer of innovative therapeutics for the treatment of severe ocular diseases and conditions, today provided a clinical development update for Perceiva, the company's proprietary ocular sirolimus product.

30 Sep 2009

CBR Pharma reports on M&A in the biopharmaceutical industry

The history of the pharmaceutical industry is closely linked to the business practices of the combination and purchase of corporations. From the creation of the combined entity of Warner-Lambert in 1955, to the purchase of Warner-Lambert by Pfizer in 2000, to the recent acquisition of Wyeth, pharmaceutical and biotech companies have expanded their pipelines, portfolios, and sales forces through mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

30 Sep 2009

NHP signs agreements to promote CARExpress cross-border healthcare program

National Health Partners, Inc. (OTCBB: NHPR), a leading provider of unique discount healthcare membership programs, announced today that it has entered into agreements with two new Hispanic marketing groups for the sale of its CARExpress programs.

30 Sep 2009

Aphios awarded NIH grant to develop pathogen inactivation technology for blood products

Aphios Corporation today announced that it has been awarded a RC-1 Challenge grant (No. 1RC1HL102822-01) from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institute of Health’s (NIH) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to develop a generally-applicable pathogen inactivation technology for blood products.

30 Sep 2009

Inspirion Delivery Technologies completes Pre-IND meeting with the FDA

Inspirion Delivery Technologies, LLC ("IDT") announced today that last week the Company completed a pre-investigational new drug (Pre-IND) meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to determine the clinical and regulatory pathway to advance its abuse deterrent, extended release formulation of oxycodone.

30 Sep 2009

Emergent BioSolutions receives NIAID funding support for dmPA7909 anthrax vaccine candidate

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. announced today that it was awarded a cooperative agreement from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, to further the development of one of Emergent’s advanced anthrax vaccine candidates known as dmPA7909.

30 Sep 2009

Prism 3.0 Electronic Data Capture solution launched by Nextrials

Nextrials, Inc. (www.nextrials.com), a leader in clinical research software and services, today announced a significant upgrade for its flagship electronic data capture and clinical trial management platform, Prism™.

30 Sep 2009

Amicus Therapeutics to initiate Phase 1 study of AT2220

Amicus Therapeutics today announced it plans to initiate a Phase 1 study of AT2220 (1-deoxynojirimycin HCl), its investigational drug in development for the treatment of Pompe Disease.

30 Sep 2009

PACeHR chooses e-MDs and Noteworthy Medical Systems to drive EHR adoption in Arizona

The Purchasing & Assistance Collaborative for Electronic Health Records (PACeHR) today announced the selection of e-MDs and Noteworthy Medical Systems, Inc. as technology partners to provide accessible and affordable electronic health records (EHR) to small and medium-sized physician group practices in Arizona.

30 Sep 2009

Medical News

National Institutes of Health awards $16.8 million grant to Hutchinson Center/UW group

Texas-based retailer seeks recipients to accept donation of medical apparel

U.S. patent for Idaho Technology’s high resolution nucleic acid melting techniques

Challenges, optimism remain for Senators after public option amendments fail

NERAC launches public information campaign to prevent H1N1

New online platform help physicians make informed decisions about e-prescription

Houston Northwest Medical Center recognized as Cycle III Chest Pain Center with PCI

GAO: Medicaid wastes millions on phony prescriptions for painkillers

The Replikin Count of H1N1 virus’s infectivity gene shows continued elevation

TheraDoc's patient safety surveillance system helps hospitals manage their H1N1 responses effectively

Better use of Medicare data could help cut costs

MacuSight's clinical development update on its proprietary ocular sirolimus product

CBR Pharma reports on M&A in the biopharmaceutical industry

NHP signs agreements to promote CARExpress cross-border healthcare program

Aphios awarded NIH grant to develop pathogen inactivation technology for blood products

Inspirion Delivery Technologies completes Pre-IND meeting with the FDA

Emergent BioSolutions receives NIAID funding support for dmPA7909 anthrax vaccine candidate

Prism 3.0 Electronic Data Capture solution launched by Nextrials

Amicus Therapeutics to initiate Phase 1 study of AT2220

PACeHR chooses e-MDs and Noteworthy Medical Systems to drive EHR adoption in Arizona

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