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Howard K. Koh receives CADCA's 2015 National Leadership Award

In recognition of his significant contributions to public health and tobacco prevention, and his long-standing support of community-based drug prevention, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) will present Howard K. Koh M.D., M.P.H. with its 2015 National Leadership Award.

5 Feb 2015

Misonix net sales increase 36% to $5.6 million in second quarter fiscal 2015

Misonix, Inc., an international surgical device company that designs, manufactures and markets innovative therapeutic ultrasonic products for spine surgery, skull based surgery, neurosurgery, wound debridement, cosmetic surgery, laparoscopic surgery and other surgical applications, today announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2015, ended December 31, 2014.

5 Feb 2015

Nevro obtains new expanded MR-conditional labeling for Senza SCS system

Nevro Corp., a medical device company that has developed and commercialized an innovative, evidence-based neuromodulation platform for the treatment of chronic pain, today announced that it has received CE Mark for expanded MR-conditional labeling.

5 Feb 2015

Johns Hopkins student wins NCRC's 2015 Grand Prize

The National Collegiate Research Conference sponsored by the Harvard College Undergraduate Research Association awarded its 2015 Grand Prize to Mahima Sukumar, an undergraduate student at The Johns Hopkins University, working in the lab of Keri Martinowich, Ph.D., at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development.

5 Feb 2015

Welch Allyn partners with Nonin Medical to provide clinically-proven PureSAT SpO2 technology

Welch Allyn, a leading medical diagnostic device company that delivers pragmatic innovation at the point of care, today announced it has partnered with Nonin Medical, a leader in designing and manufacturing noninvasive medical monitoring solutions, to provide its clinically-proven PureSAT SpO2 technology.

4 Feb 2015

PRO-DEX completes acquisition of Fineline Molds

PRO-DEX, INC. today announced that on February 1, 2015 it completed its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Fineline Molds, a company located in San Dimas, Calif. that manufactures plastic injection molding tools.

4 Feb 2015

Diplomat to dispense FDA-approved IBRANCE (palbociclib) to treat metastatic breast cancer

Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc., the nation's largest independent specialty pharmacy, announced today it will dispense Pfizer's new breakthrough medication, IBRANCE (palbociclib), starting tomorrow, Feb. 5.

4 Feb 2015

Brain scans can predict therapeutic responses to talk therapy

UNC School of Medicine researchers have shown that brain scans can predict which patients with clinical depression are most likely to benefit from a specific kind of talk therapy.

4 Feb 2015

Researchers identify a common pattern across different psychiatric disorders

In a study analyzing whole-brain images from nearly 16,000 people, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine identified a common pattern across a spectrum of psychiatric disorders that are widely perceived to be quite distinct.

4 Feb 2015

The Marcus Foundation awards $14 million grant to Thomas Jefferson University and Hospitals

Thomas Jefferson University and Hospitals received a $14 million grant from The Marcus Foundation, Inc., which will establish Marcus Integrative Health at the Myrna Brind Center - Villanova.

4 Feb 2015

Galileo Analytics announces world-wide release of Galileo Thermometer

Galileo Analytics today announced the world-wide launch of Galileo Thermometer, a rapid-turn around platform for providing customized analysis of de-identified electronic health record data from the US and Europe.

4 Feb 2015

Clinical trial results of drug-eluting stent for peripheral arterial disease presented at LINC 2015

Historic five-year results from the world’s largest clinical trial of a drug-eluting stent for treating peripheral arterial disease (PAD) were presented last week at the Leipzig Interventional Course, in Germany. The data confirm long-term patency for patients treated with Zilver® PTX®.

From COOK MEDICAL INC. 4 Feb 2015

Genomics of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC): an interview with Professor Thomas J. Giordano

There are two types of thyroid cells and therefore there are two broad types of thyroid cancer. Medullary carcinoma is derived from parafollicular or C cells, whereas follicular cells give rise to several types of thyroid cancers.

4 Feb 2015

American Chiropractic Association offers tips to prevent snow shoveling injury

When snow, ice and frigid winds blast into town, watch out. If your body is not in condition, the common winter chore of snow shoveling can present the potential for spasms, strains, sprains and other health problems, warns the American Chiropractic Association (ACA).

4 Feb 2015

BioClinica reports 2014 as record year for its eClinical technologies business unit

BioClinica®, Inc., a specialty clinical trials services and technology provider, today announced that 2014 was a record year for its eClinical technologies business unit, with sales soaring 51 percent above the previous year.

From Clario 4 Feb 2015

Family Dollar, Colgate-Palmolive partner to inspire African-American families during Black History Month

Colgate-Palmolive Company and Family Dollar have partnered to inspire African-American families during February's Black History Month to honor their past and treasure their future with a healthy smile.

4 Feb 2015

New book explores the outcomes of an aging American workforce

As chief of the Associated Press' Tokyo bureau, Joseph Coleman wrote a story about an agricultural cooperative in southwestern Japan where organizers put aging residents to work selling leaves and flowers as seasonal garnishes for high-class restaurants.

4 Feb 2015

Loyola psychiatrist achieves Distinguished Life Fellow status in the American Psychiatric Association

Loyola University Medical Center psychiatrist Murali Rao, MD, has achieved Distinguished Life Fellow status in the American Psychiatric Association, the highest honor the profession can bestow.

4 Feb 2015

IOM report says white potatoes should be allowed under WIC Nutrition Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture should allow white potatoes as a vegetable eligible for purchase with vouchers issued by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Woman, Infants, and Children (WIC), says a new report.

4 Feb 2015

Epidemiologist urges people to get vaccinated against measles

Americans may be victims of their own success when it comes to the eradication of infectious diseases and take their disease-free lives for granted, says Jorge Parada, MD, hospital epidemiologist and medical director of the Infection Prevention and Control program at Loyola University Health System.

4 Feb 2015

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Howard K. Koh receives CADCA's 2015 National Leadership Award

Misonix net sales increase 36% to $5.6 million in second quarter fiscal 2015

Nevro obtains new expanded MR-conditional labeling for Senza SCS system

Johns Hopkins student wins NCRC's 2015 Grand Prize

Welch Allyn partners with Nonin Medical to provide clinically-proven PureSAT SpO2 technology

PRO-DEX completes acquisition of Fineline Molds

Diplomat to dispense FDA-approved IBRANCE (palbociclib) to treat metastatic breast cancer

Brain scans can predict therapeutic responses to talk therapy

Researchers identify a common pattern across different psychiatric disorders

The Marcus Foundation awards $14 million grant to Thomas Jefferson University and Hospitals

Galileo Analytics announces world-wide release of Galileo Thermometer

Clinical trial results of drug-eluting stent for peripheral arterial disease presented at LINC 2015

Genomics of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC): an interview with Professor Thomas J. Giordano

American Chiropractic Association offers tips to prevent snow shoveling injury

BioClinica reports 2014 as record year for its eClinical technologies business unit

Family Dollar, Colgate-Palmolive partner to inspire African-American families during Black History Month

New book explores the outcomes of an aging American workforce

Loyola psychiatrist achieves Distinguished Life Fellow status in the American Psychiatric Association

IOM report says white potatoes should be allowed under WIC Nutrition Program

Epidemiologist urges people to get vaccinated against measles

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