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Kindred Healthcare proposes to acquire all outstanding shares of Gentiva

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. ("Kindred" or the "Company") today announced a proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Gentiva Health Services, Inc.

15 May 2014

First Edition: May 15, 2014

Today's headlines include highlights from Wednesday's Senate confirmation hearing -- the second one -- for Sylvia Mathews Burwell, the White House pick to become the next Health and Human Services Secretary.

15 May 2014

FDA approves first prosthetic arm

On Friday, May 9, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first prosthetic arm developed by DEKA and funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

15 May 2014

New X-ray phase-contrast mammography for breast investigations

Phase contrast X-ray imaging has enabled researchers at ETH Zurich, the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the Kantonsspital Baden to perform mammographic imaging that allows greater precision in the assessment of breast cancer and its precursors.

15 May 2014

China Pharma Holdings' revenue decreases 14% to $7.1 million in first quarter 2014

China Pharma Holdings, Inc., an NYSE MKT listed corporation with its fully-integrated specialty pharmaceuticals subsidiary based in China, today announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

15 May 2014

University of Missouri to award honorary degree to Chairman and CEO of Synergy Pharmaceuticals

Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc., today announced its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Gary S. Jacob, will be recognized and awarded with the honorary degree, Doctor of Science Honoris Causa, from his alma mater, the University of Missouri - St. Louis, at a commencement ceremony this Saturday, May 17, 2014.

15 May 2014

APCER Pharma's MD to teach global medical affairs strategy workshop at World Congress Summit

APCER Pharma, the truly global provider of outsourced services for clinical safety, pharmacovigilance, medical affairs, and regulatory operations, announced that the company's Managing Director, Dr. Vineet Kacker, will be one of the leaders in a workshop on developing a successful global Medical Affairs strategy.

15 May 2014

Prestige Brands’ net revenues decrease $144.3M to 6.6% in Q4 and FY 2014

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. ("the Company") today announced results for the fourth quarter and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.

15 May 2014

Virtualscopics reports record revenues in first quarter 2014

VirtualScopics, Inc., a leading provider of quantitative imaging solutions, today reported the financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014.

15 May 2014

Rep. Jan Schakowsky visits Wockhardt plant, commends production expansion in Illinois

Rep. Jan Schakowsky visited Wockhardt's Morton Grove facility with a goal in mind: strengthening efforts to revitalize American manufacturing.

15 May 2014

WHO's annual statistics report shows global life expectancy continues to increase

People everywhere are living longer, according to the "World Health Statistics 2014" published today by WHO. Based on global averages, a girl who was born in 2012 can expect to live to around 73 years, and a boy to the age of 68.

15 May 2014

Free access to fitness center is not well utilized by low income community

Eliminating financial barriers to a fitness center as well as providing physician support, a pleasant environment and trained fitness staff did not result in widespread membership activation or consistent attendance among low income, multi-ethnic women with chronic disease risk factors or diagnoses according to a new study from Boston University School of Medicine.

15 May 2014

Depression is the leading cause of illness in adolescents, shows WHO's report

WHO's "Health for the world's adolescents" report reveals that depression is the predominant cause of illness and disability for both boys and girls aged 10 to 19 years.

15 May 2014

State highlights: Budget surplus in Calif., but higher Medi-Cal costs; court-ordered mental health care in Calif.; nurses' authority in Minn.

A selection of health policy stories from California, Minnesota, Georgia, Washington state, Louisiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Illinois and Maryland.

15 May 2014

OxThera granted new patents for treatment of hyperoxaluria

OxThera AB announced today that it has been granted two new US patents and one new Australian patent during the last year.

15 May 2014

National Mentor’s revenue increases $309.8M to 4.8% in Q2 2014

National Mentor Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended March 31, 2014.

15 May 2014

Physician at GPM Pediatrics discusses new effective nutrition program for children

Dr. Michael Gabriel of GPM Pediatrics, a Staten Island Pediatrics Center, comments on a new study that claims it has found a way to get children to eat more fruits and vegetables in school.

15 May 2014

Sorrento Therapeutics prices underwritten public offering of 4,765,000 shares of common stock

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. ("Sorrento" or the "Company"), a late-stage clinical oncology company developing new treatments for cancer and its associated pain, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 4,765,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $5.25 per share.

15 May 2014

Researchers identify certain neurons responsible for behavioral decisions in rats

A new paper published by OIST's Neurobiology Research Unit identifies some of the neurons responsible for behavioral decisions in rats. Using a technique that employs light to control nerve cell activity, researchers in Professor Jeff Wickens' Unit inactivated a region of the brain and showed that it caused the rats to behave more flexibly while trying to get a reward.

15 May 2014

Viewpoints: Access to abortion in Virginia; patient habits and health costs; 'little states that couldn't'

As a candidate last year, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) promised to do what he could to roll back absurd, baldly political rules imposed on the state's abortion clinics with the transparent purpose of forcing many of them to close.

15 May 2014

Medical News

Kindred Healthcare proposes to acquire all outstanding shares of Gentiva

First Edition: May 15, 2014

FDA approves first prosthetic arm

New X-ray phase-contrast mammography for breast investigations

China Pharma Holdings' revenue decreases 14% to $7.1 million in first quarter 2014

University of Missouri to award honorary degree to Chairman and CEO of Synergy Pharmaceuticals

APCER Pharma's MD to teach global medical affairs strategy workshop at World Congress Summit

Prestige Brands’ net revenues decrease $144.3M to 6.6% in Q4 and FY 2014

Virtualscopics reports record revenues in first quarter 2014

Rep. Jan Schakowsky visits Wockhardt plant, commends production expansion in Illinois

WHO's annual statistics report shows global life expectancy continues to increase

Free access to fitness center is not well utilized by low income community

Depression is the leading cause of illness in adolescents, shows WHO's report

State highlights: Budget surplus in Calif., but higher Medi-Cal costs; court-ordered mental health care in Calif.; nurses' authority in Minn.

OxThera granted new patents for treatment of hyperoxaluria

National Mentor’s revenue increases $309.8M to 4.8% in Q2 2014

Physician at GPM Pediatrics discusses new effective nutrition program for children

Sorrento Therapeutics prices underwritten public offering of 4,765,000 shares of common stock

Researchers identify certain neurons responsible for behavioral decisions in rats

Viewpoints: Access to abortion in Virginia; patient habits and health costs; 'little states that couldn't'

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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