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Ambit to provide overview of quizartinib drug candidate at Barclays Global Healthcare Conference

Ambit Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovery and development of drugs targeting unmet needs in oncology, autoimmune and inflammatory disease, today announced the Company's participation at the Barclays Global Healthcare Conference to be held at the Loews Miami Hotel in Miami Beach, FL, March 10-13, 2014.

4 Mar 2014

Advanced Accelerator Applications agrees to acquire 100% shares of Imaging Equipment

Advanced Accelerator Applications, a fast growing international specialist in Molecular Nuclear Medicine (MNM), announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Imaging Equipment Ltd, a privately-held UK distributor of nuclear medicine products and technologies, in newly issued AAA shares.

4 Mar 2014

Gentiva Health Services' total net revenues increase 14% to $486.1 million in Q4 2013

Gentiva Health Services, Inc., one of the largest providers of home health, hospice and community care services in the United States, today reported fourth quarter and full-year 2013 results.

4 Mar 2014

FDA clears First Response Gold Digital Pregnancy Test

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the First Response Gold Digital Pregnancy Test to determine if a woman is pregnant up to six (6) days before her missed period and with over 99% accuracy from the day of her expected period – a significant step in pregnancy test innovation.

4 Mar 2014

UNM physician performs TORS procedure on patient with stage IV throat cancer

When Charlie Guinn sits down to eat with his lovely wife of 39 years, he thoroughly enjoys each bite. It's not just the food; the entire experience is a celebration. Just over a year ago, Mr. Guinn learned that he had stage IV throat cancer.

4 Mar 2014

Rigel Pharmaceuticals reports net loss of $16.9 million for fourth quarter 2013

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013.

4 Mar 2014

NC-stat DPNCheck is a fast, accurate point-of-care test for diabetic peripheral neuropathy

NeuroMetrix, Inc. (the "Company"), a medical device company focused on the treatment and management of the neurological complications of diabetes, today reported publication of results from a study conducted at the University of Toronto.

4 Mar 2014

Procellera technology enhances cell migration in in-vitro laboratory testing

Procellera – the world's first wireless microcurrent generating dressing that produces electrical fields through its matrix of microcell batteries – was found to significantly enhance cell migration in in-vitro laboratory testing, according to groundbreaking research led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Professor Chandan K. Sen. Professor Sen is also the Director of the Comprehensive Wound Center at Ohio State.

4 Mar 2014

New uses of imaging technologies could help scientists uncover brain's mysteries

Combining two imagine technologies, such as MRI for structure and MEG for activity, could provide a new understanding of our how our brain works.

4 Mar 2014

Bruker launches new, improved customer-driven products at Pittcon 2014

At Pittcon 2014, Bruker today announced new product introductions and enhancements for improved performance and customer experience in research, industrial and applied markets.

4 Mar 2014

MEDNAX acquires Piedmont Neonatology

MEDNAX, Inc., today announced the acquisition of Piedmont Neonatology, P.C., a private neonatal physician group practice based in Greensboro, N.C. The practice will become part of MEDNAX's Pediatrix Medical Group division, a national group practice consisting of the nation's leading neonatal, maternal-fetal medicine, pediatric cardiology, and other pediatric specialty physicians.

4 Mar 2014

Neuropsychologists develop new technique to restore patients' perception of sounds and images

Stroke is one of the most common neurological disorders worldwide. Many stroke survivors are left with serious health problems. Some patients, for example, find themselves unable to perceive one side of their body and can have problems seeing, hearing and feeling on that side.

4 Mar 2014

Sound Physicians launches new ECHO jobs mobile app

Sound Physicians, a leading hospitalist organization focused on driving improvements in quality, satisfaction and financial performance of inpatient healthcare delivery, is pleased to announce the launch of the new ECHO jobs mobile app, featuring real-time notification of temporary staffing opportunities via iPhone, iPad and Android mobile devices.

4 Mar 2014

First Edition: March 4, 2014

Today's headlines include highlights and themes from President Barack Obama's 2015 budget to be released today.

4 Mar 2014

A-PARADDISE consortium obtains funds to develop innovative therapies for neglected parasitic diseases

The international consortium A-PARADDISE (Anti-Parasitic Drug Discovery in Epigenetics), coordinated by Inserm, has just obtained funds of €6 million from the European Commission to conduct large-scale testing of innovative therapies against four neglected parasitic diseases: schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis, Chagas disease and malaria.

4 Mar 2014

Children who become overweight at young age continue to suffer later in life

The crucial importance of healthy eating in our formative years is the subject of a free University of Greenwich public lecture.

4 Mar 2014

Tom Daschle, with group of former Senators, focuses on telehealth rules

About eight months ago, Daschle, now a senior policy adviser at the law firm DLA Piper, shifted his focus to "telehealth" - a system in which health-care providers examine and treat patients virtually.

4 Mar 2014

CSG Partners serves as exclusive financial advisor to Home Medical Equipment

CSG Partners, LLC, served as the exclusive financial advisor to Home Medical Equipment, on its recent transition to becoming 100% owned by its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

4 Mar 2014

NYSS affiliates with International Journal of Surgery to access important research

The New York Surgical Society (NYSS) has decided to affiliate with the International Journal of Surgery in an agreement that gives members of the Society easy access to the important research published by the journal and marks the growth in the journal's international reach.

4 Mar 2014

GTx to sell 11,976,048 shares of common stock

GTx, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with J.R. Hyde, III, the chairman of GTx's Board of Directors, and The Pyramid Peak Foundation, to issue and sell in a private placement to these purchasers an aggregate of 11,976,048 immediately separable units, comprised of an aggregate of 11,976,048 shares of GTx common stock and warrants to purchase up to 10,179,642 additional shares of common stock.

4 Mar 2014

Medical News

Ambit to provide overview of quizartinib drug candidate at Barclays Global Healthcare Conference

Advanced Accelerator Applications agrees to acquire 100% shares of Imaging Equipment

Gentiva Health Services' total net revenues increase 14% to $486.1 million in Q4 2013

FDA clears First Response Gold Digital Pregnancy Test

UNM physician performs TORS procedure on patient with stage IV throat cancer

Rigel Pharmaceuticals reports net loss of $16.9 million for fourth quarter 2013

NC-stat DPNCheck is a fast, accurate point-of-care test for diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Procellera technology enhances cell migration in in-vitro laboratory testing

New uses of imaging technologies could help scientists uncover brain's mysteries

Bruker launches new, improved customer-driven products at Pittcon 2014

MEDNAX acquires Piedmont Neonatology

Neuropsychologists develop new technique to restore patients' perception of sounds and images

Sound Physicians launches new ECHO jobs mobile app

First Edition: March 4, 2014

A-PARADDISE consortium obtains funds to develop innovative therapies for neglected parasitic diseases

Children who become overweight at young age continue to suffer later in life

Tom Daschle, with group of former Senators, focuses on telehealth rules

CSG Partners serves as exclusive financial advisor to Home Medical Equipment

NYSS affiliates with International Journal of Surgery to access important research

GTx to sell 11,976,048 shares of common stock

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Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

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