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Health Sciences South Carolina, Recombinant Data and Sun Microsystems to collaborate on an Integrated Platform for Research

Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC), today announced that it has selected Recombinant Data Corp. and Sun Microsystems, Inc. to collaborate on the Health Sciences South Carolina Integrated Platform for Research (HS-SCIPR), an unprecedented statewide initiative for translational research and quality improvement.

15 Oct 2009

NexMed completes its post hoc analysis of NM100060

NexMed, Inc., a developer of products based on the NexACT® technology, today announced that it has completed its post hoc analysis of NM100060, the Company’s topically-applied treatment for onychomycosis, commonly known as nail fungus. Based on this analysis, NexMed seeks to pursue signing a partner for further development of the product.

15 Oct 2009

Futronic Technology's WBF Driver passes WHQL test

Futronic Technology Company Limited, a global provider of fingerprint recognition software and hardware products, announces that its Windows Biometric Framework (WBF) Driver for its USB fingerprint scanner has successfully passed WHQL test for both 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 7, a new PC operating system that will be released by Microsoft soon.

15 Oct 2009

Depression becomes more difficult to treat the longer it goes undiagnosed or undertreated

A new survey of 2,001 adults living with depression revealed that despite being diagnosed for an average of 12 years, many unknowingly took actions that could have sabotaged their chances of getting well. Furthermore, on average, it took about six years for respondents to seek diagnosis from a health care professional, suggesting these adults may have been coping with depression for as long as 18 years.

15 Oct 2009

Modern Healthcare ranks IPC The Hospitalist Company as one of the "Best Places to Work in Healthcare"

IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc, a leading national hospitalist physician group practice company, today announced that it has been named one of the "Best Places to Work in Healthcare" in Modern Healthcare's 2009 ranking. The national award recognizes 100 healthcare companies that are among the most highly desirable places to work in the U.S.

15 Oct 2009

Lonza and Patheon extend exclusivity period; explore transaction options

Lonza Group AG ("Lonza") and the Special Committee of Independent Directors of Patheon Inc. ("Patheon" or the "Company") (TSX:PTI) today announced the extension of the exclusivity period granted to Lonza by Patheon, which had been scheduled to expire today

15 Oct 2009

UNICEF and WHO call for an urgent plan to control diarrheal disease

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) released a joint report today demonstrating the urgent need to focus attention on diarrheal disease, a neglected illness responsible for the deaths of about 1.5 million children under 5 each year. This unacceptable loss of life can be stopped.

15 Oct 2009

MMR Information Systems, Unis-Tonghe Technology ink Memorandum of Understanding

MMR Information Systems, Inc. and Unis-Tonghe Technology (Zhengzhou) Co., Ltd., announced today that the companies have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") and plan to sign a Master Agreement by December 15, 2009.

15 Oct 2009

NHC Geriatric Clinical Residency Program receives accreditation

National HealthCare Corporation, one of the nation’s leading operators of long-term health care and assisted living facilities, announced today that the NHC Geriatric Clinical Residency Program (GCRP) for Physical Therapists has successfully received accreditation through the American Physical Therapy Association.

15 Oct 2009

Integrated Environmental Technologies signs license deal with Atlas Developpement for EcaFlo equipment

Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. announced today that it has executed and secured funds for its first international license agreement with a Geneva, Switzerland holding company, Atlas Developpement, S.A. for all industries except oil and gas in the country of France.

15 Oct 2009

Nephrologists should weigh the benefits of dialysis over more conservative therapies for frail elders

Kidney specialists should weigh the potential quality of life for frail elders with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in opting for dialysis over more conservative therapies, a nephrologist and a palliative care specialist suggest in an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine.

15 Oct 2009

Windsor Place of Wilmington opens to welcome new residents

Windsor Place of Wilmington, a premier assisted living residence for seniors, announced today that it will welcome residents this month. Windsor Place has 87 distinctive luxury suites. A portion are designated for individuals with memory impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.

15 Oct 2009

Senate Finance Committee passes health bill, but with plenty of grumbling

The Senate Finance Committee yesterday became the fifth and final committee in Congress to pass a health care overhaul bill. The committee voted 14-9 in favor of the bill with Sen. Olympia Snowe, of Maine, joining all of the panel's Democrats to cast the sole Republican "yea" vote.

15 Oct 2009

MDEA program is accepting entries for its 2010 competition

The Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) program is accepting entries for its 2010 competition from companies and individuals worldwide involved in the design, engineering, manufacture, or distribution of finished medical devices or packaging products.

15 Oct 2009

SynCardia Systems' new Companion Driver System receives CE Mark approval

On Oct. 15, SynCardia Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart, announced that its new Companion Driver System has received CE Mark approval to power the Total Artificial Heart in Europe.

15 Oct 2009

Hospital visitation policy to reduce the spread of H1N1 flu

Due to the severity of the H1N1 flu and its potential to spread to patients, children and expectant mothers, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford Hospital & Clinics announced today that effective Monday, October 19, 2009, both hospitals will no longer allow non-patient visitors or family members under the age of 16 inside the hospitals.

15 Oct 2009

NICoE to study how brain works after sustaining combat-related injury using Elekta Neuromag

Projected to open in mid 2010, the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) is a facility dedicated to the study and care of military personnel and veterans suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI) and psychological health issues. Using Elekta Neuromag®, an advanced magnetoencephalography (MEG) device, NICoE plans to shed light on how the brain works after sustaining combat-related injury.

From Elekta 15 Oct 2009

Cobroxin OTC pain reliever is now available online

Nutra Pharma Corp., a biotechnology company that is developing treatments for Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN), HIV and Multiple Sclerosis (MS), has announced today that its over-the-counter pain reliever, Cobroxin, is available for sale online at Cobroxin.com.

15 Oct 2009

Forum Extended Care Services earns accreditation for quality operational practices

Forum Extended Care Services, the largest independent long-term care and hospice pharmacy in Illinois, has achieved the Award of Accreditation from the Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation, based in Waterloo, Iowa.

15 Oct 2009

Co-promotion agreement to promote Prosed DS to urologists and retail pharmacists

Timm Medical Technologies, Inc., a specialist Urology company, announced today its exclusive co-promotion agreement with Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Swiss-based biopharmaceutical company, for Prosed® DS (methenamine, phenyl salicylate, methylene blue, benzoic acid, hyoscyamine sulfate) in the United States.

15 Oct 2009

Medical News

Health Sciences South Carolina, Recombinant Data and Sun Microsystems to collaborate on an Integrated Platform for Research

NexMed completes its post hoc analysis of NM100060

Futronic Technology's WBF Driver passes WHQL test

Depression becomes more difficult to treat the longer it goes undiagnosed or undertreated

Modern Healthcare ranks IPC The Hospitalist Company as one of the "Best Places to Work in Healthcare"

Lonza and Patheon extend exclusivity period; explore transaction options

UNICEF and WHO call for an urgent plan to control diarrheal disease

MMR Information Systems, Unis-Tonghe Technology ink Memorandum of Understanding

NHC Geriatric Clinical Residency Program receives accreditation

Integrated Environmental Technologies signs license deal with Atlas Developpement for EcaFlo equipment

Nephrologists should weigh the benefits of dialysis over more conservative therapies for frail elders

Windsor Place of Wilmington opens to welcome new residents

Senate Finance Committee passes health bill, but with plenty of grumbling

MDEA program is accepting entries for its 2010 competition

SynCardia Systems' new Companion Driver System receives CE Mark approval

Hospital visitation policy to reduce the spread of H1N1 flu

NICoE to study how brain works after sustaining combat-related injury using Elekta Neuromag

Cobroxin OTC pain reliever is now available online

Forum Extended Care Services earns accreditation for quality operational practices

Co-promotion agreement to promote Prosed DS to urologists and retail pharmacists

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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