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Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (PJIA): an interview with Dr. Kramer, VP, Immunology and Infectious Diseases Medical Unit, Genentech

Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (PJIA) is a type of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), a group of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) diseases that manifests in multiple ways in children.

3 Jun 2014

Elsevier to publish new edition of Rutherford's Vascular Surgery

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, will unveil Rutherford's Vascular Surgery, 8th Edition, a comprehensive two-volume reference, at the 2014 Vascular Annual Meeting in Boston, June 5 - 7.

3 Jun 2014

Big differences in VA care quality

Sloan Gibson, the acting head of the Department of Veterans Affairs, pledged to end delays in care for veterans Monday.

3 Jun 2014

Insurer sues Medtronic over bone-growth drug

Humana Inc. alleges the device maker violated federal racketeering statutes by conspiring with prominent physicians to promote unapproved uses of the drug, reports The Wall Street Journal.

3 Jun 2014

Syngene International, Bristol-Myers Squibb extend drug discovery and development collaboration

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Syngene International, India's largest contract research organization, today announced a five-year extension of their drug discovery and development collaboration in India.

3 Jun 2014

UK makes £5.64M investment in most advanced crystallography technology

The UK's structural biology community will have access to the most advanced crystallography technology in the world thanks to a - £5.64M investment from UK research funders.

3 Jun 2014

Diverse group of researchers to address eye healthcare problems of the 21st century

For an individual the loss of sight is estimated by the RNIB to have a financial impact of -20k per year and the annual cost to the UK economy is around -6.5 billion in terms of direct healthcare costs and other costs such as unpaid carers and loss of employment.

3 Jun 2014

AUO Optronics to showcase innovative display solutions at SID Display Week

AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") announced today that it will participate in Display Week 2014 in San Diego from June 3 to 5. Organized by SID (The Society for Information Display), Display Week is the largest professional display exhibition in the United States.

3 Jun 2014

Pathway Genomics introduces BRCA One for One program to detect breast and ovarian cancer

Pathway Genomics Corporation, a San Diego-based CLIA and CAP accredited clinical laboratory that offers genetic testing services globally, today announced it has launched BRCATrueTM, a next-generation sequencing and deletion/duplication analysis that can detect mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2, the genes linked to breast, ovarian and other types of cancer.

3 Jun 2014

Acadia Healthcare to acquire Partnerships in Care for $660M

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Partnerships in Care (PiC) for approximately $660 million in cash.

3 Jun 2014

Eppendorf announces new addition to BioBLU Single-use Vessel Adaptor Kit portfolio

Eppendorf is proud to announce a new addition to the BioBLU Single-use Vessel Adaptor Kit portfolio. The BioBLU 5c and 14c Adaptor Kits allow BioBLU 5c and 14c Single-use vessels to be used on and controlled by Sartorius® BioStat® B-DCU-II controllers (Heat Blanket configuration only).

3 Jun 2014

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries enters into definitive agreement to acquire Labrys

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., and Labrys Biologics, Inc., a privately-held development stage biotechnology company focused on treatments for chronic migraine and episodic migraine, today announced that Teva has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Labrys, broadening Teva's array of biotechnology assets and capabilities.

3 Jun 2014

Henry Schein acquires France dental distribution business of Sirona Dental Systems

Henry Schein, Inc., the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, announced today that it has acquired Sirona Direct, the France dental distribution business of Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.

3 Jun 2014

Salk Institute receives $25 million for cutting-edge biological research

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies has received a $25 million gift from San Diego philanthropist and former Salk trustee Conrad T. Prebys to support cutting-edge biological research on a wide range of diseases.

3 Jun 2014

Exposure to elevated levels of steroid hormones in the womb linked to later development of autism

Scientists from the University of Cambridge and the Statens Serum Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark have discovered that children who later develop autism are exposed to elevated levels of steroid hormones (for example testosterone, progesterone and cortisol) in the womb. The finding may help explain why autism is more common in males than females, but should not be used to screen for the condition.

3 Jun 2014

Healthcare Trust of America to acquire six MOBs for $200 million

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. announced today that it was under contract to acquire six medical office buildings ("MOBs") located in major east coast markets, including Boston, Miami and Baltimore for a total consideration of $200 million.

3 Jun 2014

Commentary on VA shake-up:Inadequate performance measures; Congress must do its part; similarities to Medicare

Media outlets offer opinions on Gen. Eric Shinseki's departure from the Department of Veterans Affairs and efforts to fix problems in that system.

3 Jun 2014

Spherix completes $20M equity financing round

Spherix Incorporated, an intellectual property development company committed to the fostering and monetization of intellectual property, today announced that it has completed a $20 million equity financing consisting of 10 million shares of Series J Convertible Preferred Stock (convertible into common stock) at $2 per share to raise gross proceeds of $20 million, before payment of placement agent fees and other expenses of the offering payable by us.

3 Jun 2014

Lung cancer patient's blood sample can help predict treatment response

Scientists have shown how a lung cancer patient's blood sample could be used to monitor and predict their response to treatment - paving the way for personalised medicine for the disease.

3 Jun 2014

Eventual drug resistance prevents long-term cure in most patients with metastatic melanoma

A study by scientists in Manchester has shown how melanoma drugs can cause the cancer to progress once a patient has stopped responding to treatment.

3 Jun 2014

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Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (PJIA): an interview with Dr. Kramer, VP, Immunology and Infectious Diseases Medical Unit, Genentech

Elsevier to publish new edition of Rutherford's Vascular Surgery

Big differences in VA care quality

Insurer sues Medtronic over bone-growth drug

Syngene International, Bristol-Myers Squibb extend drug discovery and development collaboration

UK makes £5.64M investment in most advanced crystallography technology

Diverse group of researchers to address eye healthcare problems of the 21st century

AUO Optronics to showcase innovative display solutions at SID Display Week

Pathway Genomics introduces BRCA One for One program to detect breast and ovarian cancer

Acadia Healthcare to acquire Partnerships in Care for $660M

Eppendorf announces new addition to BioBLU Single-use Vessel Adaptor Kit portfolio

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries enters into definitive agreement to acquire Labrys

Henry Schein acquires France dental distribution business of Sirona Dental Systems

Salk Institute receives $25 million for cutting-edge biological research

Exposure to elevated levels of steroid hormones in the womb linked to later development of autism

Healthcare Trust of America to acquire six MOBs for $200 million

Commentary on VA shake-up:Inadequate performance measures; Congress must do its part; similarities to Medicare

Spherix completes $20M equity financing round

Lung cancer patient's blood sample can help predict treatment response

Eventual drug resistance prevents long-term cure in most patients with metastatic melanoma

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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