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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

Immunocellular Therapeutics' pilot study can help in early cancer detection

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. (OTCBB: IMUC), a clinical-stage biotechnology company that is developing immune-based therapies for the treatment of brain and other cancers, announced today results from its pilot study evaluating the cancer detection abilities of one of its lead monoclonal antibody product candidates, ICT-109. Data from this study demonstrated that ICT-109 had a statistically significant ability to discriminate between cancerous and non-cancerous samples, suggesting the potential to detect pancreatic and lung cancer in plasma and serum study sets.

30 Sep 2009

Expression Analysis announces grants for research into complex diseases

Expression Analysis, Inc., the industry’s leading provider of genomic services for clinical trials and research, announced today a family of grants focused on one unifying purpose: To accelerate research into complex diseases and aid researchers in unlocking biological mysteries.

30 Sep 2009

CPM Marketing Group launches New Movers marketing program for hospitals and health systems

CPM Marketing Group Inc., the market leader for healthcare customer relationship management (CRM) and strategic marketing solutions, today announced the launch of a multimedia New Movers marketing program, which enables hospitals and health systems to more effectively and efficiently identify, communicate and establish relationships with new residents to its surrounding communities.

30 Sep 2009

New treatment for chronic sinusitis from Summit Ear, Nose & Throat

Summit Ear, Nose & Throat is the first in the area to offer an exciting new treatment for chronic sinusitis (CRS) in an outpatient setting called FinESS™ Sinus Treatment. FinESS is a new balloon sinuplasty technique that is less invasive than traditional sinus surgery and that breaks the cycle of chronic sinusitis with immediate relief and lasting results.

30 Sep 2009

Post Baccalaureate Premedical Program to begin in January 2010

Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) has established a Post Baccalaureate Premedical Program (PBPM), scheduled to begin in January 2010, for those with an undergraduate degree in science or engineering who are interested in enhancing their skills before applying to medical school.

30 Sep 2009

Global use of biofuels expected to double by 2015

Despite a number of key issues such as land use and competition for feedstocks supplies for traditional food and feed uses, global use of biofuels is excepted to more than double from 2009 to 2015, according to a new global analysis released today by Hart's Global Biofuels Center.

30 Sep 2009

Omega-3 fatty acids prevent and slow age-related macular degeneration

Researchers are seeing more benefits of omega-3 fatty acids (omega-3s), such as their ability to help prevent and slow age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease that is the leading cause of severe vision loss in older people.

30 Sep 2009

Alliance Data, PDS sign multi-year agreement for patient financing and marketing services

Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS), a leading provider of loyalty and marketing solutions derived from transaction-rich data, today announced it has signed a multi-year agreement with business support services provider, Pacific Dental Services (PDS) to provide patient financing and marketing services via a private label credit card program for dental and orthodontic procedures, performed in affiliated dental practices.

30 Sep 2009

Aprima Medical Software announces application hosting partnership with MednetwoRx

Aprima Medical Software (originally iMedica), a leading developer of electronic health record (EHR) and practice management (PM) systems for medical practices, today announced a reseller and application hosting partnership with Texas-based MednetwoRx.

30 Sep 2009

Ascent Healthcare Solutions selects TrackWise EQMS software to manage key quality processes

Sparta Systems, Inc., the maker of TrackWise® software and the market leader in enterprise quality and compliance solutions, today announced that Ascent Healthcare Solutions, Inc. a leader in delivering healthcare resource sustainability has selected its TrackWise Enterprise Quality Management System (EQMS) to streamline organizational quality practices and improve compliance with industry regulations.

30 Sep 2009

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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

Immunocellular Therapeutics' pilot study can help in early cancer detection

Expression Analysis announces grants for research into complex diseases

CPM Marketing Group launches New Movers marketing program for hospitals and health systems

New treatment for chronic sinusitis from Summit Ear, Nose & Throat

Post Baccalaureate Premedical Program to begin in January 2010

Global use of biofuels expected to double by 2015

Omega-3 fatty acids prevent and slow age-related macular degeneration

Alliance Data, PDS sign multi-year agreement for patient financing and marketing services

Aprima Medical Software announces application hosting partnership with MednetwoRx

Ascent Healthcare Solutions selects TrackWise EQMS software to manage key quality processes

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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