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FDA's Structured Product Labeling to be discussed

The Center for Business Intelligence (CBI) is pleased to announce the full agenda for their forum on FDA's Structured Product Labeling (SPL R4). The inaugural program will be chaired by Theresa Brunone, Assistant Director, GlaxoSmithKline. The conference will take place in Washington, DC, on December 8-9, 2009.

30 Sep 2009

Baptist Memorial Health Care implements Allscripts Electronic Health Record solution

Allscripts announced today that Baptist Memorial Health Care has selected the Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management (PM) solution to automate and connect clinical and business functions for their 65 employed physicians and the more than 3,100 independent physicians affiliated with the health system's 15 hospitals in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi.

30 Sep 2009

HHS to co-host "Know What to Do about the Flu Webcast "

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will co-host a Know What to Do about the Flu Webcast on Wednesday, Sept. 30.

30 Sep 2009

NuGEN launches the Ovation WGA System for genome amplification

NuGEN Technologies Inc, a pace-setter in nucleic acid sample preparation, announces its entrance into the DNA market today with the Ovation WGA System, a linear, remarkably reliable, and more robust solution to whole genome amplification.

30 Sep 2009

Non-human primate study results of Restanza released

Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc., today announced positive top-line results from a pivotal, non-human primate study involving its novel, once-a-day, oral antibiotic Restanza(TM) (cethromycin) demonstrating statistical significance at a 90% survival rate against an inhaled lethal dose of plague.

30 Sep 2009

Sermo launches Sermo Panels for gathering insights from physicians in a private online workspace

Sermo, the largest online community exclusively for physicians, today formally launched Sermo Panels™ - a new on-demand offering enabling businesses to engage with and gather insights from physicians in a private online workspace. Sermo Panels, which tap into Sermo’s active online community of more than 110,000 practicing MDs, generate fresh, actionable MD feedback.

30 Sep 2009

Strategies to facilitate new, rapid payment system for medical care

A new RAND Corporation study outlines methods that might be used to test a novel payment system for medical care that would provide doctors, hospitals and other health providers a set fee for treating an ailment such as hip replacement surgery.

30 Sep 2009

Parathyroid gland transplants may prevent untreatable form of bone loss

An early laboratory success is taking University of Michigan researchers a step closer to parathyroid gland transplants that could one day prevent a currently untreatable form of bone loss associated with thyroid surgery.

30 Sep 2009

Hearing loss is a concern for all ages: Sonic Innovations

In conjunction with Hearing Aid Awareness Week, Sonic Innovations (www.sonici.com), a Utah-based global hearing aid manufacturer, warns that not being able to hear is more important to your health than you may think. Hearing loss has been linked to depression, anxiety and self-esteem issues.

30 Sep 2009

St. Jude Medical launches new cardiac rhythm management devices

St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced it has launched several new cardiac rhythm management devices for the treatment and diagnosis of abnormal heart rhythms.

30 Sep 2009

Disaster preparedness program on UCTV

Earthquakes, fires, floods, pandemics. The public relies on health professionals, emergency responders and trained volunteers to react appropriately to a range of disasters, big or small. But does everyone understand the systems that are in place to respond to these dreaded events?

30 Sep 2009

SNM calls on Congress to support the CARE Bill

SNM is calling on Congress to support the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act (CARE bill), which would ensure that states set minimum education and credentialing standards for nuclear medicine technologists. The bill (H.R. 3652) was introduced Sept. 28 in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. John Barrow (D-Ga.).

30 Sep 2009

Medgenics announces unaudited half-yearly results for the six months ended 30 June 2009

Medgenics (AIM:MEDG) (AIM:MEDU) is pleased to announce its unaudited half-yearly results for the six months ended 30 June 2009.

30 Sep 2009

Urodynamix: Cross of 1,480,000 common shares effected through Canaccord Capital

Urodynamix Technologies Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:URO) today announced that a cross of 1,480,000 common shares has been effected through Canaccord Capital Inc. at a sales price of $0.05 per common share.

30 Sep 2009

SeraCare Life Sciences awarded new contracts for HIV research

SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. today announced that the Company has been awarded two new contracts from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and that a third existing contract has been expanded by the NIH to support federally-funded HIV research and testing. These contracts represent a combined $10.8 million in new funding if all options are exercised over the life of the contracts.

30 Sep 2009

Study shows that exposure to radon gas leads to lung cancer

Exposure to radon gas in homes is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking, according to a study carried out by researchers from the University of Cantabria and the Babes-Bolyai University in Romania. The team has studied data on exposure to this element in a uranium mining area in Transylvania and in an area of granite in Torrelodones, Madrid

30 Sep 2009

Critical biochemical pathways linked to the aging of human muscle identified

A study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has identified critical biochemical pathways linked to the aging of human muscle. By manipulating these pathways, the researchers were able to turn back the clock on old human muscle, restoring its ability to repair and rebuild itself.

30 Sep 2009

Tβ4 therapy in EAE mice improves neurological functional recovery

REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (NYSE Amex:RGN) announced today that researchers at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan, demonstrated for the first time that Tβ4 treatment of EAE (experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis – an animal model for multiple sclerosis) significantly improves neurological functional recovery.

30 Sep 2009

Sexual satisfaction and general well-being linked: Study

Pre- and post-menopausal women who self-rated themselves as being sexually satisfied had a higher overall psychological well-being score and scores for "positive well-being" and "vitality," compared with sexually dissatisfied women in a study of 295 women sexually active more than twice a month. The study, published today in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, also uncovered a positive association between age and well-being, but a negative association for general health.

30 Sep 2009

Polymedix commences Phase 1B study of novel anticoagulant reversing agent

PolyMedix, Inc., an emerging biotechnology company developing new therapeutic drug products to treat infectious diseases and acute cardiovascular disorders based on biomimetics, has initiated dosing and commenced a second clinical trial, a Phase 1B pilot proof of concept study, in the U.S. with its anticoagulant reversing agent PMX-60056 under an Investigational New Drug application (IND) filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

30 Sep 2009