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"It is exciting to be included in the debate on needed health reforms": MediConnect CEO

MediConnect CEO Amy Rees Anderson and EVP Business Development Adam Casto participated with Michael O. Leavitt, former Utah governor who also served as secretary of Health and Human Services; Utah Senator Orrin Hatch; Utah Governor Gary Herbert; Harvard Business School Professor and best-selling author Clayton Christensen; along with other U.S. senators, congressmen, major university executives, and marquee industry leaders in the 2009 National Summit on Personalized Health Care: Fostering Transformative Innovation.

13 Oct 2009

PharmaNet Development to display innovative solutions at 2009 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition

PharmaNet Development Group, Inc., a leading provider of clinical development services to innovative pharmaceutical, biotechnology, generic drug and medical device companies, today announced that the Company and its subsidiaries Anapharm and Taylor Technology will be showcasing a range of innovative solutions at the 2009 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition.

13 Oct 2009

The third annual AdvaMed 2009: The MedTech Conference commences today

Leaders of the medical technology industry convene today through the 14th at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for the third annual AdvaMed 2009: The MedTech Conference.

13 Oct 2009

"Recognizing Innovation in Multicultural Health Care Award" for Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente has been awarded the prestigious "Recognizing Innovation in Multicultural Health Care Award" by the National Committee for Quality Assurance for efforts to reach across cultural and language barriers to provide health plan members with care that meets their unique needs.

13 Oct 2009

Statistical model helps identify patients who need to undergo further cancer treatment

A statistical model can accurately predict which patients will have poor outcomes after bladder surgery and can determine the need for chemotherapy. The analysis, to be published in the December 1, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, concludes that the model, which considers both how far the cancer has spread and other information, such as how the cancer cells look under the microscope and the time between diagnosis and surgery, could better identify patients who need to undergo further treatment.

13 Oct 2009

SAFC Pharma expands contract manufacturing services

SAFC Pharma®, a business segment of SAFC®, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich® Group, today announced the completion of an addition to its Carlsbad, Calif., facility that expands the Company's contract manufacturing services for its late phase and commercial clients.

13 Oct 2009

Thomson Reuters's NeoFax deployed at the University of Kansas Hospital for electronic neonatal drug dosing

The University of Kansas Hospital has deployed NeoFax(®) from Thomson Reuters to provide physicians, nurses, and pharmacy staff in its neonatal intensive care unit with electronic drug dosing, interaction checking, and reference information.

13 Oct 2009

ECA commends Governor Schwarzenegger's stance on alternative smoking devices

Matt Salmon, president of the Electronic Cigarette Association (ECA), today praised California Governor Schwarzenegger’s wise decision to veto Senate Bill 400, which would have banned electronic cigarette sales in the state, protecting adult consumers’ access to these alternative smoking devices.

13 Oct 2009

Guidelines for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identified

New guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology identify the most effective treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often called Lou Gehrig's disease. The guidelines are published in the October 13, 2009, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

13 Oct 2009

Contaminated pre-filled heparin and saline syringes cause bloodstream infections

An outbreak of bloodstream infections appears to have been caused by the contamination of pre-filled heparin and saline syringes made by a single company, according to a report in the October 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The subsequent investigation revealed that the company was not in compliance with safety regulations and identified challenges and areas for improvement in medication monitoring systems.

13 Oct 2009

Health plans efforts to improve health care access to patients facing language barrier recognized by NCQA

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), with support from The California Endowment, has recognized five managed care plans for their innovative efforts to improve health care access and quality for consumers facing language and cultural barriers that frequently impede their access to life-prolonging care.

13 Oct 2009

Renowned physicians encourage women to go for regular breast examinations

Doctors Ritu Chopra and Andrew Ordon, respected physicians with practices in Rancho Mirage and Beverly Hills, are encouraging Coachella Valley women to obtain regular breast exams and to be aware of their general breast health.

13 Oct 2009

Health care workers raise troubling concern about H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines

Hospital workers are asking the same questions about the safety and necessity of flu vaccines as the general public, according to a survey conducted by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).

13 Oct 2009

$SAFC Pharma's Pharmorphix Solid State Research Laboratories installs new single crystal X-ray diffraction system$

SAFC Pharma's Pharmorphix Solid State Research Laboratories installs new single crystal X-ray diffraction system

SAFC Pharma®, a business segment of SAFC®, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich® Group, today announced that its Pharmorphix® Solid State Research Laboratories in Cambridge, UK, have installed a new single crystal X-ray diffraction system. The Oxford Diffraction SuperNova(TM) system, which can determine the crystal structures from the most challenging crystal samples, is the first industrial installation of this state-of-the-art instrumentation anywhere in the world.

13 Oct 2009

Itech Medical displays Muscle Pattern Recognition tool at BioContact Quebec 2009

iTech Medical, Inc. (OTCBB: IMSU) (FWB: 0IM), an information technology company, showcased the Company’s proprietary information technology platform, Muscle Pattern Recognition (MPR), at BioContact Quebec 2009.

13 Oct 2009

Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics' AMT-080 granted EMEA Orphan Drug Designation

Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics, a leader in the field of human gene therapy, announced today that the European Medicines Agency has granted Orphan Drug Designation to AMT's gene therapy product AMT-080 for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

13 Oct 2009

Merck KGaA's Indian subsidiary acquires Bangalore Genei

Merck KGaA announced today the acquisition of Bangalore Genei (India) Private Ltd. (BGIP) by its wholly owned subsidiary in India, Merck Specialities Private Ltd., from the Sanmar Group. By combining BGIP's activities with Merck's existing bioscience business, Merck will become one of the leading bioscience companies in India.

13 Oct 2009

Patient outcomes better in highly rated hospitals than others

The largest annual study of patient outcomes at each of the nation's 5,000 nonfederal hospitals found a wide gap in quality between the nation's best hospitals and all others. According to the study, issued today by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization, patients at highly rated hospitals have a 52 percent lower chance of dying compared with the U.S. hospital average, a quality chasm that has persisted for the last decade even as mortality rates, in general, have declined.

13 Oct 2009

NIH funds the University of California's consortium for immune disorder research

The University of California, San Francisco has been designated to lead a new consortium that will study a group of severe immune disorders known as primary immunodeficiencies and aims to improve treatment for these often life-threatening diseases. The Primary Immune Deficiency Treatment Consortium comprises 13 centers throughout the United States and has a $6.25 million funding commitment over five years from the National Institutes of Health.

13 Oct 2009

Report on health plan performance related to tobacco cessation strategies

Tobacco cessation is one of the most cost-effective activities an employer can implement to improve the health and productivity of their employees while reducing health care costs.

13 Oct 2009

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"It is exciting to be included in the debate on needed health reforms": MediConnect CEO

PharmaNet Development to display innovative solutions at 2009 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition

The third annual AdvaMed 2009: The MedTech Conference commences today

"Recognizing Innovation in Multicultural Health Care Award" for Kaiser Permanente

Statistical model helps identify patients who need to undergo further cancer treatment

SAFC Pharma expands contract manufacturing services

Thomson Reuters's NeoFax deployed at the University of Kansas Hospital for electronic neonatal drug dosing

ECA commends Governor Schwarzenegger's stance on alternative smoking devices

Guidelines for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identified

Contaminated pre-filled heparin and saline syringes cause bloodstream infections

Health plans efforts to improve health care access to patients facing language barrier recognized by NCQA

Renowned physicians encourage women to go for regular breast examinations

Health care workers raise troubling concern about H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines

SAFC Pharma's Pharmorphix Solid State Research Laboratories installs new single crystal X-ray diffraction system

Itech Medical displays Muscle Pattern Recognition tool at BioContact Quebec 2009

Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics' AMT-080 granted EMEA Orphan Drug Designation

Merck KGaA's Indian subsidiary acquires Bangalore Genei

Patient outcomes better in highly rated hospitals than others

NIH funds the University of California's consortium for immune disorder research

Report on health plan performance related to tobacco cessation strategies

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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