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Snowe's vote paves way for other centrists to support Baucus health bill

Before voting with the Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, had been involved in negotiations for months that led to the shape of the measure's key elements, USA Today reports.

15 Oct 2009

Envoy Therapeutics raises $8 million through private placement

Envoy Therapeutics, Inc., a newly formed drug discovery company, today announced the closing of its first financing, an $8 million private placement of the company’s Series A Preferred Stock. Led by 5AM Ventures, other investors participating in the financing included Takeda Research Investment and Roche Venture Fund.

15 Oct 2009

Researchers to study gastric banding procedure on overweight, type 2 diabetic patients

In the first trial of its kind in the world, researchers at Monash University's Centre for Obesity Research and Education (CORE) will examine the benefits of a gastric banding procedure on overweight people with Type 2 diabetes.

15 Oct 2009

Study shows type 2 diabetes patients treated with ACTOplus met experience blood sugar reduction

A study, published online in the journal Current Medical Research and Opinion, showed that a greater percentage of patients with type 2 diabetes treated with the fixed-dose combination ACTOplus met® (pioglitazone HCl and metformin HCl) as initial therapy reached the study goal of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) of less than or equal to 7 percent compared to either component alone.

15 Oct 2009

Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Novartis ink worldwide licensing agreement for PTK 0796

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. represented its client, Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in a worldwide licensing agreement with Novartis for its late-stage antibiotic, PTK 0796.

15 Oct 2009

Serametrix and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research form a partnership

Serametrix Corporation, a personalized medicine company, today announced their partnership with the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Ltd. (LICR). The agreement will combine LICR’s historic discoveries in tumor immunology with the technologies and commercial capabilities of Serametrix. This new alliance will enable rapid development and commercialization of tests that predict and monitor drug response in cancer patients. The serum-based tests, which determine immune reaction to tumor antigens, are of value to clinicians and drug developers alike.

15 Oct 2009

Wellness programs may face regulations to protect genetic information

Some employers using wellness and disease management programs to lower costs may soon face a new regulatory obstacle, the Wall Street Journal reports.

15 Oct 2009

New evidence indicates humans naturally regulate their salt intake

As the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are currently under development and regulations surrounding sodium consumption are being considered, an analysis of evidence released online today in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN) questions the scientific logic and feasibility of the decades-long effort to limit salt intake in humans.

15 Oct 2009

Medicure announces results of operations for the three months ended August 31, 2009

Medicure Inc., today reported the results of operations for the three months ended August 31, 2009 (Q1 2009/10). All amounts cited below are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

15 Oct 2009

MSU receives $6.2 million Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's disease grant

A team of researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Cincinnati have been awarded a $6.2 million Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's disease grant.

15 Oct 2009

UT Southwestern Medical Center awarded $15.7M NIH contract to develop a new virus database

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $15.7 million contract to UT Southwestern Medical Center and Northrop Grumman Corp. to develop an open-access national online database and analysis resource center that will help scientists study and combat viruses such as those that cause hepatitis, encephalitis, smallpox, acute respiratory distress and dengue fever, as well as newly emerging pathogenic viruses.

15 Oct 2009

Regional health care experts weigh in on health reform efforts

Health experts and officials from around America are weighing in on the health care reform efforts in Congress.

15 Oct 2009

Evonik Industries to acquire Tippecanoe Laboratories from Eli Lilly

Eli Lilly and Company today announced the sale of its Tippecanoe Laboratories manufacturing facility to Evonik Industries AG, one of the world's largest chemical companies.

15 Oct 2009

Senator Snowe's continued fight to ensure stable Medicare funding for seniors praised

The long term care sector's ongoing concern with deep Medicare cuts, in conjunction with the state Medicaid funding crisis fueled by the recession, was reflected in Senator Snowe's comments on the Senate Finance Committee health care reform package. We thank her for focusing much-needed attention on the unique challenges our sector faces in the continued provision of quality care to the vulnerable patients we serve in Maine and across the nation.

15 Oct 2009

Handwashing with soap is the best way to control flu and respiratory infections

People are more likely to wash their hands when they have been shamed into it, according to a study by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

15 Oct 2009

La Jolla Pharmaceutical announces a special shareholder meeting to seek approval of dissolution

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company today announced that it has called a special meeting of stockholders for October 30, 2009 for the purpose of voting on a Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution.

15 Oct 2009

NIH grants Affymetrix $24.8M for genotyping project

Affymetrix, Inc. today announced that the Kaiser Permanente Research Program on Genes, Environment, and Health (RPGEH) and the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) have entered into an agreement with Affymetrix to support genome-wide analyses of DNA samples from 100,000 Kaiser Permanente members.

15 Oct 2009

Gelotophobia has no cultural barriers

Laughter is an emotional expression that is innate in human beings. This means laughing at others is also believed to be a universal phenomenon. However, the fear of being laughed at causes some people enormous problems in their social lives. This is known as gelotophobia, a disorder that affects people in all cultures alike.

15 Oct 2009

MDI Healthcare Solutions partners with Wolfram|Alpha to reduce employers' healthcare costs

The ability to predict future costs for member care and disease management is a top concern for most self-insured employers. A collaboration between MDI Healthcare Solutions and Wolfram|Alpha , LLC will deliver a Predictive Index (PI) and ultimately reduce companies’ annual healthcare costs significantly.

15 Oct 2009

Foundation for Chiropractic Progress joins 92 national associations in support of World Spine Day

The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (www.f4cp.com), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to increasing public awareness of the benefits of chiropractic, joins the 92 national associations that are currently members of the World Federation of Chiropractic in support of World Spine Day taking place on October 16, 2009.

15 Oct 2009

Medical News

Snowe's vote paves way for other centrists to support Baucus health bill

Envoy Therapeutics raises $8 million through private placement

Researchers to study gastric banding procedure on overweight, type 2 diabetic patients

Study shows type 2 diabetes patients treated with ACTOplus met experience blood sugar reduction

Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Novartis ink worldwide licensing agreement for PTK 0796

Serametrix and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research form a partnership

Wellness programs may face regulations to protect genetic information

New evidence indicates humans naturally regulate their salt intake

Medicure announces results of operations for the three months ended August 31, 2009

MSU receives $6.2 million Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's disease grant

UT Southwestern Medical Center awarded $15.7M NIH contract to develop a new virus database

Regional health care experts weigh in on health reform efforts

Evonik Industries to acquire Tippecanoe Laboratories from Eli Lilly

Senator Snowe's continued fight to ensure stable Medicare funding for seniors praised

Handwashing with soap is the best way to control flu and respiratory infections

La Jolla Pharmaceutical announces a special shareholder meeting to seek approval of dissolution

NIH grants Affymetrix $24.8M for genotyping project

Gelotophobia has no cultural barriers

MDI Healthcare Solutions partners with Wolfram|Alpha to reduce employers' healthcare costs

Foundation for Chiropractic Progress joins 92 national associations in support of World Spine Day

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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