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PLoS Medicine's editors to eventually stamp ghostwriting

Today, PLoS Medicine places in the public domain all documents - around 1500 - released after the journal and The New York Times intervention in the Prempro case. The documents, are available on the PLoS Medicine website, and are uploaded in the form that PLoS received them from the court.

24 Aug 2009

UCLA's Laboratory of Neuro Imaging awarded $1.9 million NIH ARRA grant

UCLA researchers have received 80 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) grants totaling $19.4 million from the National Institutes of Health thus far. UCLA's largest NIH ARRA grant to date was $1.9 million, awarded to UCLA's Laboratory of Neuro Imaging (LONI), which is dedicated to creating scientific approaches to mapping how the brain is structured and how it works.

24 Aug 2009

Profibrix raises funds for clinical and preclinical development

ProFibrix B.V., a leader in the development of innovative products for hemostasis and regenerative medicine, today announced the successful closing of a US $11 million series B investment. The financing round was led by new investor Gilde Healthcare Partners, a leading European life sciences investor, who joins existing investor Index Ventures. Dirk Kersten from Gilde will join the company's Supervisory Board.

24 Aug 2009

Secretary Shinseki announces health care expansion plan in Albany, New York

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki has announced a plan to expand health care in Albany, N.Y., by leasing 2.4 acres to a private-sector medical facility in exchange for construction of a 30,000 square-foot building for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at its Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center.

24 Aug 2009

Micrus Endovascular Corporation and Flexible Stenting Solutions to jointly develop flow diversion technology for neurovascular indications

Micrus Endovascular Corporation and privately held Flexible Stenting Solutions Inc. of Eatontown, N.J., today announced the signing of an exclusive agreement to jointly develop a flow diversion technology for neurovascular indications using both Micrus and Flexible Stenting Solutions technology, development capabilities and intellectual property.

24 Aug 2009

China Nepstar Chain Drugstore declares US$156 million special cash dividend to its shareholders

China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd. (NYSE: NPD) ("China Nepstar" or the "Company"), the largest drugstore chain in China based on the number of directly operated stores, today announced that the Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of US$1.50 per American Depositary Share (ADS), which represents a total value to shareholders of approximately US$156 million. The distribution of the special dividend is conditional upon the approval of the relevant PRC government authorities.

24 Aug 2009

Health and Human Services Secretary to present at the 2009 Community Health Institute and Expo

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will deliver remarks at the National Association of Community Health Centers' 2009 Community Health Institute and Expo in Chicago.

24 Aug 2009

$25.7 million in grants announced to increase and improve US health center services

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced more than $25.7 million in grants to increase and improve health and support services at the nation's health centers.

24 Aug 2009

RSS adds real-time claim submission to its Remote Lite software

Renaissance Systems & Services, LLC (RSS) has added real-time claim submission to its Remote Lite software after customers overwhelmingly responded that the capability would be of tremendous value to their offices.

24 Aug 2009

Grants to grease e-health transition renew optimistic skepticism

Administration officials announced a new stimulus-funded federal grant program that will deploy $1.2 billion to help build health information technology infrastructure on Thursday.

24 Aug 2009

Simulations Plus extends share repurchase program through December 1, 2009

Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP), a leading provider of simulation and modeling software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, announced today that its board of directors has approved an extension of its share repurchase program through December 1, 2009.

24 Aug 2009

Two key circuits for controlling the cell's ability identified by UCSF researchers

UCSF researchers have identified the two key circuits that control a cell's ability to adapt to changes in its environment, a finding that could have applications ranging from diabetes and autoimmune research to targeted drug development for complex diseases.

24 Aug 2009

University of Michigan discovers new gene target for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered that targeting of a novel gene utilizing genetic and pharmacologic strategies was successful in treating pulmonary fibrosis in mice and will be developed for future testing in humans.

24 Aug 2009

Senators ignore rhetoric, consider scaling back their plan

The Washington Post reports that key Senate Finance Committee negotiators spoke on a conference call Thursday, continued their efforts toward crafting a bi-partisan bill, didn't rule out the option of scaling back their legislation and rejected Democratic leadership's effort to impose a deadline on their talks.

24 Aug 2009

Gross profit declines for China Nepstar Chain Drugstore in second quarter 2009 when compared to the same period in 2008

China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd. (NYSE: NPD) ("Nepstar" or "the Company"), the largest retail drugstore chain in China based on the number of directly operated stores, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009.

24 Aug 2009

Symmetry Medical President and CEO to present at the Thomas Weisel Partners 2009 Healthcare Conference

Symmetry Medical Inc. (NYSE: SMA), a leading independent provider of products to the global orthopedic device industry and other medical markets, announced today that Brian S. Moore, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Fred L. Hite, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled to present at the Thomas Weisel Partners 2009 Healthcare Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, MA on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 3:50 p.m. ET.

24 Aug 2009

Public plan and Co-ops battle for public hearts, political minds

What started with a "couple of liberal policy wonks" is now in the center of the debate over government's role in the health care system and has placed President Obama "uncomfortably in the middle," The Associated Press reports.

24 Aug 2009

Congressman discusses federal government's importance in providing healthcare insurance

Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) issues the fourth in a series of statements discussing "the public option" throughout American life and why it must be part of health care reform.

24 Aug 2009

Ocimum Biosolutions finds place in third annual Inc. 5000 list

Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading integrated life sciences solutions company, has been listed in the third annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the America’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs.

24 Aug 2009

Illinois senate candidate stresses the signifance of public insurance in health care reform

Illinois U.S. Senate candidate Cheryle Jackson today said that a public insurance option is absolutely critical to achieve the dual goals of containing costs and expanding access to quality care in health care reform for all Americans.

24 Aug 2009

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PLoS Medicine's editors to eventually stamp ghostwriting

UCLA's Laboratory of Neuro Imaging awarded $1.9 million NIH ARRA grant

Profibrix raises funds for clinical and preclinical development

Secretary Shinseki announces health care expansion plan in Albany, New York

Micrus Endovascular Corporation and Flexible Stenting Solutions to jointly develop flow diversion technology for neurovascular indications

China Nepstar Chain Drugstore declares US$156 million special cash dividend to its shareholders

Health and Human Services Secretary to present at the 2009 Community Health Institute and Expo

$25.7 million in grants announced to increase and improve US health center services

RSS adds real-time claim submission to its Remote Lite software

Grants to grease e-health transition renew optimistic skepticism

Simulations Plus extends share repurchase program through December 1, 2009

Two key circuits for controlling the cell's ability identified by UCSF researchers

University of Michigan discovers new gene target for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Senators ignore rhetoric, consider scaling back their plan

Gross profit declines for China Nepstar Chain Drugstore in second quarter 2009 when compared to the same period in 2008

Symmetry Medical President and CEO to present at the Thomas Weisel Partners 2009 Healthcare Conference

Public plan and Co-ops battle for public hearts, political minds

Congressman discusses federal government's importance in providing healthcare insurance

Ocimum Biosolutions finds place in third annual Inc. 5000 list

Illinois senate candidate stresses the signifance of public insurance in health care reform

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