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Prepubertal boys with cancer can bank on their testicular tissue for preserving fertility

For parents of children with cancer, the hopeful news is that pediatric survival rates have steadily improved for decades. Among the bad news-treatments that enable survival often cause infertility.

10 Nov 2009

RRA and Zotec Partners renew license contract

Zotec Partners, an industry leader in medical billing, practice management and Radiology Information Systems (RIS) software and services, announces today that Riverside Radiology Associates (RRA) of Columbus, Ohio, has renewed its licensing contract for five years. RRA has been licensing Zotec Partners’ Electronic Billing Center (EBC) billing suite, RIS and Decision Support module since 2005. Since integration, RRA has cut its billing costs nearly in half.

10 Nov 2009

UOHI to receive $5.4M federal funds for development of new alternative radioisotope imaging tracers

Researchers from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) will receive nearly half of a $5.4 million federal fund to help solve a shortage of medical isotopes resulting from the shutdown of the Chalk River nuclear reactor. Two research teams will develop two new alternative radioisotope imaging tracers, test new applications for their use in diagnosing heart disease, and fast track production and distribution as quickly as possible across Canada.

10 Nov 2009

AAPA commends the passage of Affordable Health Care for America Act

The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), representing more than 75,000 clinically practicing physician assistants (PAs) practicing in the United States, applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing Saturday its health care reform bill, H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.

10 Nov 2009

Commonwealth Biotechnologies divest assets of its bioanalytical and genetic testing business units

Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has completed the divestment of the assets (excluding land and buildings) of its bioanalytical and genetic testing business units, CBI Services and Fairfax Identity Laboratory (FIL) for a cash consideration and an ongoing lease commitment for 5 years.

10 Nov 2009

JumpStart announces investment commitment of $250,000 in Checkpoint Surgical

JumpStart Inc., the Northeast Ohio venture development organization that accelerates the progress of high growth early-stage businesses, announced a JumpStart Ventures investment commitment of $250,000 in Checkpoint Surgical, LLC. A spinout of NDI Medical, the Highland Hills, OH medical device company is developing and commercializing a surgical handheld disposable nerve stimulator.

10 Nov 2009

FDA approved stem cell therapy restores limb function in rats with neck spinal cord injuries

The first human embryonic stem cell treatment approved by the FDA for human testing has been shown to restore limb function in rats with neck spinal cord injuries - a finding that could expand the clinical trial to include people with cervical damage.

10 Nov 2009

Yo-yo dieting and sugar-bingeing can lead to anxiety and withdrawal symptoms

In research that sheds light on the perils of yo-yo dieting and repeated bouts of sugar-bingeing, researchers from The Scripps Research Institute have shown in animal models that cycling between periods of eating sweet and regular-tasting food can activate the brain's stress system and generate overeating, anxiety, and withdrawal-like symptoms.

10 Nov 2009

Tailwind Capital announces the completion of investment in SDI Health

Tailwind Capital, a private equity firm focused on growing companies in the healthcare, business services, and media/communications sectors of the middle market, announced today that it has completed an investment in SDI Health (“SDI”). SDI is a leading healthcare analytics provider based in Plymouth Meeting, PA. Tailwind joins founder Andrew Kress and Philadelphia-based LLR Partners as investors in the Company.

10 Nov 2009

House-passed abortion restrictions could stir up Senate's health reform debate

The Washington Post: "The abortion issue had been rumbling within the House Democratic caucus for weeks, but Saturday's votes revealed the depths of the fault lines. The amendment passed with the support of 64 Democrats, roughly a quarter of the party caucus." And with an eye on the Senate and eventual conference committee negotiations, abortion-rights supporters are now pledging to strip the amendment out of the underlying health bill.

10 Nov 2009

FDA issues marketing approval for Onset Medical's SoloPath TransFemoral Endovascular Access Catheter

Onset Medical Corporation announced today the Company has received U.S. FDA 510(k) marketing clearance for the Company’s SoloPath™ TransFemoral Endovascular Access Catheter.

10 Nov 2009

Teenage women who are obese at higher risk to develop MS as adults

Teenage women who are obese may be more than twice as likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) as adults compared to female teens who are not obese, according to a study published in the November 10, 2009, print issue of Neurology-, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

10 Nov 2009

Landauer announces GPS acquisition

Landauer, Inc. (NYSE: LDR), a recognized leader in personal and environmental radiation monitoring services, today announced the completion of two acquisitions in accordance with its long-term strategic priorities.

10 Nov 2009

Three IVF attempts increase chances of a live birth

Just one in three women gives birth after a single IVF attempt, but the cumulative chance of a live birth increases with each cycle - where women are offered three cycles nearly two thirds go on to have babies, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

10 Nov 2009

Narrow House vote is prologue to Senate health reform battle

The 220-215 pencil-thin margin of victory for the House Democrats' health reform bill foreshadows a potentially tougher fight in the Senate, The Wall Street Journal reports.

10 Nov 2009

Flu-Ease provides flu shots at airports

First there was a shot and a beer, then the "shot heard around the world," and now it’s a shot on the fly. The most useful airport amenity available to air travelers this season may turn out to be flu shots.

10 Nov 2009

EpiCept announces third quarter 2009 financial results

EpiCept Corporation today announced operating and financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, and provided an update on Ceplene® and several of the Company’s key product candidates.

10 Nov 2009

Harvest Technologies completes patient enrollment in its non-reconstructable Critical Limb Ischemia trial

Harvest Technologies Corp. announced today that the company sponsored 48-patient IDE clinical trial conducted at seven sites in the U.S. and one site in India using the company's Bone Marrow Aspiration Concentrate (BMAC) System to treat patients with non-reconstructable Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) has completed enrollment. Mark D. Iafrati, M.D. Chief of Vascular Surgery at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, directed the study.

10 Nov 2009

Obama applauds House health bill passage, urges quick Senate action

President Obama is pressing the Senate to pass health care legislation as soon as possible. "The White House, growing concerned that the Congressional timetable for passing a health care overhaul could slip into next year, is stepping up pressure on the Senate for quick action, with President Obama appearing Sunday in the Rose Garden to call on senators to 'take up the baton and bring this effort to the finish line,'" The New York Times reports.

10 Nov 2009

Low doses of amyloid beta protein in healthy brains can cause Alzheimer's disease, say scientists

While too much amyloid beta protein in the brain is linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease, not enough of the protein in healthy brains can cause learning problems and forgetfulness, Saint Louis University scientists have found.

10 Nov 2009

Medical News

Prepubertal boys with cancer can bank on their testicular tissue for preserving fertility

RRA and Zotec Partners renew license contract

UOHI to receive $5.4M federal funds for development of new alternative radioisotope imaging tracers

AAPA commends the passage of Affordable Health Care for America Act

Commonwealth Biotechnologies divest assets of its bioanalytical and genetic testing business units

JumpStart announces investment commitment of $250,000 in Checkpoint Surgical

FDA approved stem cell therapy restores limb function in rats with neck spinal cord injuries

Yo-yo dieting and sugar-bingeing can lead to anxiety and withdrawal symptoms

Tailwind Capital announces the completion of investment in SDI Health

House-passed abortion restrictions could stir up Senate's health reform debate

FDA issues marketing approval for Onset Medical's SoloPath TransFemoral Endovascular Access Catheter

Teenage women who are obese at higher risk to develop MS as adults

Landauer announces GPS acquisition

Three IVF attempts increase chances of a live birth

Narrow House vote is prologue to Senate health reform battle

Flu-Ease provides flu shots at airports

EpiCept announces third quarter 2009 financial results

Harvest Technologies completes patient enrollment in its non-reconstructable Critical Limb Ischemia trial

Obama applauds House health bill passage, urges quick Senate action

Low doses of amyloid beta protein in healthy brains can cause Alzheimer's disease, say scientists

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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