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Viralytics announces completion of $28 million placement

Viralytics Limited announces that it has completed a placement of 46,118,270 shares to international and domestic sophisticated or professional investors at an issue price of $0.615 per share to raise $28,362,736.

14 Dec 2015

Dr. Gary Breslow named 2015 Entrepreneur of the Year by Plastic Surgery Practice Magazine

Dr. Gary D. Breslow, distinguished board certified NJ plastic surgeon, has been named '2015 Entrepreneur of the Year' by Plastic Surgery Practice Magazine for the development of his innovative online cosmetic consultation platform, Zwivel.

14 Dec 2015

VistaPharm announces launch of Potassium Chloride Solution

VistaPharm today announced that it has launched Potassium Chloride Solution, USP, 10% in Unit Dose. The product is supplied to the market in a 50 count case of 30mL unit dose cups.

14 Dec 2015

Validus, Wood Creek announce acquisition of U.S. rights to several Sanofi US products

Validus Pharmaceuticals LLC, together with Wood Creek Capital Management, LLC ("Wood Creek"), announced today the acquisition of the U.S. rights to several well-known product lines from Sanofi US: Anzemet (dolasetron mesylate) Injection and Tablets, Claforan (cefotaxime) Injection/IM/IV, Demerol (meperidine hydrochloride) Tablets, Drisdol (ergocalciferol) Capsules and Oral Solution, Hiprex (methenamine hippurate) Tablets, Lasix (furosemide) Tablets, Norpramin (desipramine hydrochloride) Tablets and Trental (pentoxifylline) Tablets.

14 Dec 2015

ImmunoCellular partners with CBTC for ICT-107 phase 3 registrational trial in patients with glioblastoma

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. today announced the establishment of an agreement with a major Canadian cancer cooperative group, The Canadian Brain Tumour Consortium, for the phase 3 registrational trial of its cancer immunotherapy ICT-107 in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma.

14 Dec 2015

Egalet, Teva sign agreement to commercialize SPRIX Nasal Spray in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank

Egalet Corporation, a fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing innovative treatments for pain and other conditions, today announced a collaboration agreement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., a leading global pharmaceutical company.

14 Dec 2015

Researchers trace origins of early abnormal brain overgrowth in ASD

Further underscoring the prenatal origins of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine describe for the first time how abnormal gene activity in cell cycle networks that are known to control brain cell production may underlie abnormal early brain growth in the disorder.

14 Dec 2015

Research could lead to new treatments to prevent blockages, urinary tract infections faced by long-term catheter users

New research could lead to new treatments to prevent blockages and urinary tract infections experienced by many long-term catheter users.

14 Dec 2015

Bracket announces new update to Randomization and Trial Supply Management product

Bracket, a leading clinical trial specialty services provider, announced this week an important new update to its Randomization and Trial Supply Management product. Mobile patient reminders, delivered via SMS text messaging, are now available as a core component of Bracket's RTSM 4.0 platform.

14 Dec 2015

Using sunflower or olive oil on babies' skin can damage natural defences

Using olive or sunflower oil on new born babies' skin damages the barrier which prevents water loss and blocks allergens and infections, new research led by The University of Manchester has found.

14 Dec 2015

Report uncovers how Down syndrome hampers nervous system that plays key role in health, longevity

While most Down syndrome research has focused on the brain, a new report by Johns Hopkins University biologists uncovers how the disorder hampers a separate part of the nervous system that plays a key role in health and longevity.

14 Dec 2015

Routledge publishes second edition of Food Wars: The Global Battle for Mouths, Minds and Markets

This October Routledge published the second edition of Food Wars: The Global Battle for Mouths, Minds and Markets written by Tim Lang and Michael Heasman. In the years since the publication of the first edition of the book, much has happened in the world of food policy.

14 Dec 2015

Complix signs agreement with Selexis to advance production of autoimmune drug candidate CMX-02

Complix NV, a biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of transformative protein therapeutics, called Alphabodies, for the treatment of cancer and severe autoimmune diseases, announces that it is advancing the development of CMX-02, a potential treatment of severe autoimmune disease.

14 Dec 2015

Irradiated white blood cells release substances that have positive effect upon tissue repair

Hendrik Jan Ankersmit's research group at the Clinical Department of Thoracic Surgery of MedUni Vienna has successfully shown that irradiated white blood cells release substances that reduce the severity of the damage caused by a heart attack or stroke and in spinal injuries and have a positive effect upon tissue repair. However, up until now it wasn't known exactly which particular substances were responsible for these beneficial effects. This has now been discovered.

14 Dec 2015

BTG receives 510k clearance for LC Bead LUMI

BTG plc, a global specialist healthcare company, today announced it has received 510k clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for LC Bead LUMI, the first commercially available radiopaque embolic bead for the embolization of hypervascular tumors and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs).

14 Dec 2015

New research shows helping others can mitigate impact of daily stressors

Providing help to friends, acquaintances, and even strangers can mitigate the impact of daily stressors on our emotions and our mental health, according to new research published in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

14 Dec 2015

CTI BioPharma earns $10 million milestone payment from Teva for TRISENOX (arsenic trioxide)

CTI BioPharma Corp. today announced that it has received a $10 million milestone payment from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Teva) related to the achievement of sales milestones for TRISENOX (arsenic trioxide).

14 Dec 2015

Cancer rates rise in many low-and middle-income countries

Improved screening and detection efforts, combined with decreases in risk factors like smoking, have reduced the incidence and mortality rates from several common types of cancer in many high-income countries. However, many low-and middle-income countries have seen cancer rates rise, partially due to increases in risk factors that are typical of Western countries.

14 Dec 2015

Best Practices undertakes study to develop benchmarks for library services within biopharmaceutical industry

Biopharmaceutical and Medical Device executives are constantly looking to their corporate libraries to provide them with vital information in regards to research, development and maintenance of e-resources. Despite this, rapid advances in technology, mixed with plummeting resources have made it increasingly difficult for libraries to effectively balance their budget, resource and service levels within organizations.

14 Dec 2015

Wake Forest University offers holiday story ideas

The good news about children and the holidays? "Kids aren't as materialistic as many think, so parents should understand that many kids naturally see the value of saving money and thinking more about others rather than getting the next big thing," says Lisa Kiang, an associate professor of psychology who studies gratitude, materialism and character formation in children and adolescents.

14 Dec 2015

Medical News

Viralytics announces completion of $28 million placement

Dr. Gary Breslow named 2015 Entrepreneur of the Year by Plastic Surgery Practice Magazine

VistaPharm announces launch of Potassium Chloride Solution

Validus, Wood Creek announce acquisition of U.S. rights to several Sanofi US products

ImmunoCellular partners with CBTC for ICT-107 phase 3 registrational trial in patients with glioblastoma

Egalet, Teva sign agreement to commercialize SPRIX Nasal Spray in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank

Researchers trace origins of early abnormal brain overgrowth in ASD

Research could lead to new treatments to prevent blockages, urinary tract infections faced by long-term catheter users

Bracket announces new update to Randomization and Trial Supply Management product

Using sunflower or olive oil on babies' skin can damage natural defences

Report uncovers how Down syndrome hampers nervous system that plays key role in health, longevity

Routledge publishes second edition of Food Wars: The Global Battle for Mouths, Minds and Markets

Complix signs agreement with Selexis to advance production of autoimmune drug candidate CMX-02

Irradiated white blood cells release substances that have positive effect upon tissue repair

BTG receives 510k clearance for LC Bead LUMI

New research shows helping others can mitigate impact of daily stressors

CTI BioPharma earns $10 million milestone payment from Teva for TRISENOX (arsenic trioxide)

Cancer rates rise in many low-and middle-income countries

Best Practices undertakes study to develop benchmarks for library services within biopharmaceutical industry

Wake Forest University offers holiday story ideas

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