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PeriOptix showcases new Flip-Up Loupes at the American Dental Association’s 150th annual session

PeriOptixTM, one of the nation’s leading providers of high quality magnification and illumination systems for medical and dental professionals, displayed its systems at the American Dental Association’s 150th Annual Session on September 30 – October 4 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

28 Oct 2009

Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital collaborate on respiratory diseases research

Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute (LRRI) recently announced the formation of a research agreement between the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine of the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School in Boston.

28 Oct 2009

Pay for health care needs tax free: OptumHealth video explains all

OptumHealth Inc., a UnitedHealth Group company, has produced a short video that explains how health savings accounts (HSAs) can help people save and pay for health care needs – tax-free. The video was produced to help people who are making important health care plan decisions during this year’s open enrollment season.

28 Oct 2009

Conference to caution Congress on the ill effects of pending Medicare cuts to be organized

A new national coalition of small long-term care businesses that provide vital services to the nation's skilled nursing facilities, will join with Maine nursing home providers and frontline caregivers for a Capitol Hill press conference to caution against deep Medicare cuts included in current healthcare reform legislation.

28 Oct 2009

Modern functional brain imaging techniques can be a dynamic process of looking at psychopathology

Modern functional brain imaging techniques are available to psychiatrists and are promising modern-day 'telescopes' to explore in vivo brain activity. Modern psychiatric neuroimaging suggests that only phenomena that may be seen and mathematically computed throughout the scan are real.

28 Oct 2009

United States Patent and Trademark Office allows a patent application within ‘Esau’ patent family

Regulus Therapeutics Inc., founded by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), and Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISIS), announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has allowed a patent application within the ‘Esau’ patent family (US Application Serial No. 10/909,125).

28 Oct 2009

Customers in all 353 of Florida Winn-Dixie and Save-Rite locations to receive Health Cards

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (WINN) today announced that it has partnered with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF) to offer its customers Health Cards in all 353 of its Florida Winn-Dixie and Save-Rite locations.

28 Oct 2009

Pure Protein develops soluble Class II human leukocyte antigens

Pure Protein, L.L.C., a biopharmaceutical company specializing in diagnostic and therapeutic reagents for use in immunology research and development, has announced that Chief Scientist William Hildebrand, Ph.D., and his team, have developed soluble Class II human leukocyte antigens (HLA). This represents a significant technology breakthrough that can dramatically impact multiple pharmaceutical and medical sectors and has enormous market potential. Autoimmune disease is a key area of interest for HLA research and product development.

28 Oct 2009

Accenture Innovation Center for Health launched to tackle challenges facing the global health industry

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today launched the Accenture Innovation Center for Health in response to the growing global demand for insights into and strategies to confront the top health issues and challenges affecting citizens worldwide. The center serves as the focal point for Accenture’s thought capital and proven assets for tackling the most pressing challenges facing the global health industry.

28 Oct 2009

FDA approves the 100th antiretroviral drug in association with PEPFAR

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today marked the recent approval of the 100th antiretroviral drug in association with the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), aimed at the prevention, treatment, and care of people infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS worldwide.

28 Oct 2009

Micronics inks license agreement with Biosearch Technologies

Micronics, Inc., a leading developer of point-of-care molecular diagnostic products, announced today that it has entered into a license agreement with Biosearch Technologies, Inc. (Biosearch) for the right to make, have made, use and sell Micronics’ products that incorporate Biosearch’s proprietary fluorophores and quencher dyes for nucleic acid assays. Under the terms of the worldwide license, Biosearch has granted Micronics a royalty-free use of certain of its chemistries for inclusion in Micronics’ infectious disease tests for sale in underdeveloped countries.

28 Oct 2009

DSM Biomedical announces new non-biofouling coating technology for medical applications

DSM Biomedical, a global leader in biomedical materials, today announced the development of VitroStealth™, a breakthrough non-biofouling (NBF) coating technology. Specifically developed to combine state of the art non-biofouling properties with high durability and fast processing, VitroStealth™ coating is scratch resistant and reduces unwanted protein absorption and cellular adhesion on surfaces.

28 Oct 2009

RTI Biologics revenues increases to $42.8 million in third quarter 2009

RTI Biologics Inc., a leading processor of orthopedic and other biologic implants, reported operating results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2009.

28 Oct 2009

Propolis exhibits antioxidant and anti-microbial properties that are beneficial to human health

Growing concerns about health has caused the scientific community to focus their interest on investigating functional foods which contribute to boosting the prevention and reduction of the risk of suffering from certain illnesses. The benefits of this product lies in its composition and, thus, its study, identification and subsequent extraction provides a useful tool which enables making high added-value products, given their high concentration of biologically active compounds.

28 Oct 2009

North Dakota congressional delegation praised for recognizing seniors’ care needs as priority in final bill

With North Dakota seniors facing cuts of up to $75 million in their Medicare-funded nursing home care over the next ten years as a result of pending health reform legislation in Congress, North Dakota and national long term care leaders conducted a North Dakota media teleconference today to praise the North Dakota congressional delegation for recognizing the specific concerns of seniors and caregivers, and ensuring the leadership in their respective chambers clearly understand why seniors' care needs must be a priority in a final bill.

28 Oct 2009

Nashboro Village Family Dental's initiative for childhood cancer

On Saturday, November 21, 2009 Nashboro Village Family Dental will present our First Annual Super Talent and All-Star Show. Hosted by Lelan Statom, WTVF, NewsChannel 5, this event will benefit Operation Stand Down and one of our patients that is battling chronic childhood cancer.

28 Oct 2009

Scientists discover that bacteria have the capability to clean wastewater

Sam Houston State University has applied for six federal patents, three of which have already been awarded, to protect the technology and engineering associated with a "revolutionary" packaged wastewater treatment system invented by its scientists, and it has formed a company to further develop, market and sell the systems.

28 Oct 2009

Biomerica moves to new Corporate, R&D and manufacturing facility in Irvine, California

Biomerica, Inc., a global provider of advanced diagnostic products for the early detection of medical conditions, today announced their move to a new Corporate, R&D and Manufacturing facility in Irvine, California.

28 Oct 2009

New data from CIMZIA WELCOME trial to be presented at the ACG meeting

According to new results from the WELCOME trial, exploratory data analyzing the impact of treatment with CIMZIA(®) (certolizumab pegol) - the only PEGylated anti-TNF (alpha) (Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha) - administered either every two weeks or every four weeks, showed that the majority of Crohn's disease patients in both dosing groups experienced no hospitalizations and surgical procedures during the course of the 26-week study.

28 Oct 2009

PureWellness announces enhancements to the PureWellness platform

PureWellness, Inc., a leading provider of online wellness solutions, announced the release of fourteen product additions and enhancements to the PureWellness platform.

28 Oct 2009

Medical News

PeriOptix showcases new Flip-Up Loupes at the American Dental Association’s 150th annual session

Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital collaborate on respiratory diseases research

Pay for health care needs tax free: OptumHealth video explains all

Conference to caution Congress on the ill effects of pending Medicare cuts to be organized

Modern functional brain imaging techniques can be a dynamic process of looking at psychopathology

United States Patent and Trademark Office allows a patent application within ‘Esau’ patent family

Customers in all 353 of Florida Winn-Dixie and Save-Rite locations to receive Health Cards

Pure Protein develops soluble Class II human leukocyte antigens

Accenture Innovation Center for Health launched to tackle challenges facing the global health industry

FDA approves the 100th antiretroviral drug in association with PEPFAR

Micronics inks license agreement with Biosearch Technologies

DSM Biomedical announces new non-biofouling coating technology for medical applications

RTI Biologics revenues increases to $42.8 million in third quarter 2009

Propolis exhibits antioxidant and anti-microbial properties that are beneficial to human health

North Dakota congressional delegation praised for recognizing seniors’ care needs as priority in final bill

Nashboro Village Family Dental's initiative for childhood cancer

Scientists discover that bacteria have the capability to clean wastewater

Biomerica moves to new Corporate, R&D and manufacturing facility in Irvine, California

New data from CIMZIA WELCOME trial to be presented at the ACG meeting

PureWellness announces enhancements to the PureWellness platform

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