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Gov't shutdown takes focus off GOP's Obamacare opportunity

Some say Republicans missed a political opportunity Tuesday to point at the difficulties Obamacare's new online exchanges were having because news of the government's shutdown dominated headlines. In the meantime, Ohio has become a political battleground for fights over the health law as the state is home to both Republican House Speaker John Boehner -- who is central to repeal efforts -- and Gov. John Kasich, whose support for the law's Medicaid expansion has him split from other conservatives.

2 Oct 2013

Adamas Pharmaceuticals reports positive results from ADS-5102 Phase 2/3 EASED clinical trial

Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. presented positive results today from the Phase 2/3 EASED clinical trial of ADS-5102 at the World Parkinson's Congress. ADS-5102 is Adamas' proprietary long-acting capsule formulation of amantadine HCl in development for the treatment of levodopa-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease patients.

2 Oct 2013

Saint Luke's liver transplantation program receives CMS certification

The liver transplantation program at Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City has received certification by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. The certification is an important step in enhancing the hospital's ability to care for Medicare-covered patients suffering from end-stage liver disease, and attract other insurers who base their coverage on the CMS certification.

2 Oct 2013

CaringBridge signs strategic agreement with Hallmark Cards

CaringBridge, a nonprofit social network that keeps families and loved ones connected during any type of health event, today announced a strategic agreement with Hallmark Cards, Inc., the world's leading greeting card brand. Through the collaboration, the two organizations will create co-branded content, product and services that will combine the two brands' insights and expertise to help people.

2 Oct 2013

Klox Biophotonic System gets approval in Canada for treatment of acne vulgaris

KLOX Technologies Inc. announces the approval in Canada of the Klox Biophotonic System (also known as the Lumigel Cleanse System) for the treatment of acne vulgaris after receiving this week a Medical Device License from the Therapeutic Products Directorate - Medical Devices Bureau of Health Canada

2 Oct 2013

BioNano Genomics announces $10M financing for development of Irys System for genome analysis

BioNano Genomics announced today a $10 million financing to support the ongoing development and commercialization of the IrysTM System for human genome analysis. Current investors, Battelle Ventures, Domain Associates, Gund Investment Corporation, participated in the financing.

2 Oct 2013

Preview of Vocera Collaboration Suite to be demonstrated at ANCC National Magnet Conference

Vocera Communications, Inc., the leading provider of integrated, intelligent communication solutions for mission-critical environments in healthcare, hospitality, energy, retail and other mobile work environments, today announced that a preview of its innovative Vocera Collaboration Suite will be shown at the ANCC National Magnet Conference® beginning today.

2 Oct 2013

Data analyses from Brisdelle Phase 3 pivotal trials to be showcased at NAMS' meeting

Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that 11 presentations, featuring data analyses from its Phase 3 pivotal trials that supported the recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of Brisdelle (paroxetine capsules, 7.5 mg/day) for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause, will be showcased at the 2013 Annual Meeting of The North American Menopause Society in Dallas on Oct. 9-10.

2 Oct 2013

MO BIO Laboratories introduces UltraClean-htp 96 Well Swab DNA Kit

MO BIO Laboratories, Inc., the leader in microbial, stool, plant, and soil nucleic acid purification, announces the launch of the UltraClean-htp 96 Well Swab DNA Kit. The kit is designed for rapid mechanical lysis of microbial cells from low biomass and low inhibitor containing swabs, paper or filter paper for direct application to PCR for metagenomic analysis.

2 Oct 2013

VWR International receives LEED Silver Certification for West Coast Distribution Center

VWR International, LLC, a global solutions provider of laboratory supplies, equipment and services, has received LEED Silver Certification from the United States Green Building Council for its West Coast Distribution Center located in Visalia, California.

2 Oct 2013

Epigenetic Markers Found For Head And Neck Cancers

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2 Oct 2013

Hypertension Drug May Aid Cancer Treatment

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2 Oct 2013

NIMH Awards Optivia $1.8M CNS Drug Development

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2 Oct 2013

Sun Pharma, Intrexon Team Up To Target Ocular Diseases

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2 Oct 2013

Digital security: an interview with Jon Edgcombe, leader of the software technologies group at Cambridge Consultants

Digital security is a key requirement in our product designs, especially in markets such as healthcare where the design is complete long before final regulatory approval. From a commercial point of view, ignoring data privacy, device authentication, and anti-counterfeit at design stage is no longer a tenable position for a connected product that produces sensitive patient data – even if it is nominally pseudonomised.

2 Oct 2013

ARAMARK event to aid low-income San Diego families caring for disabled family members

With minimal resources stretched to the limit, low-income families living in the heart of San Diego are challenged to provide adequate nutritious food, access to physical activity, and quality healthcare not only for themselves, but also for loved ones who suffer from disabling physical, mental or developmental impairments.

2 Oct 2013

Valeant Pharmaceuticals partners with NCADV to raise awareness of domestic violence

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.announced a partnership with the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence to help raise awareness of domestic violence. As part of the new domestic violence initiative, Valeant has pledged to donate a portion of sales from all Medicis and Obagi products to the NCADV in support of its initiatives.

2 Oct 2013

Medical News

Gov't shutdown takes focus off GOP's Obamacare opportunity

Adamas Pharmaceuticals reports positive results from ADS-5102 Phase 2/3 EASED clinical trial

Saint Luke's liver transplantation program receives CMS certification

CaringBridge signs strategic agreement with Hallmark Cards

Klox Biophotonic System gets approval in Canada for treatment of acne vulgaris

BioNano Genomics announces $10M financing for development of Irys System for genome analysis

Preview of Vocera Collaboration Suite to be demonstrated at ANCC National Magnet Conference

Data analyses from Brisdelle Phase 3 pivotal trials to be showcased at NAMS' meeting

MO BIO Laboratories introduces UltraClean-htp 96 Well Swab DNA Kit

VWR International receives LEED Silver Certification for West Coast Distribution Center

Epigenetic Markers Found For Head And Neck Cancers

Hypertension Drug May Aid Cancer Treatment

NIMH Awards Optivia $1.8M CNS Drug Development

Sun Pharma, Intrexon Team Up To Target Ocular Diseases

Digital security: an interview with Jon Edgcombe, leader of the software technologies group at Cambridge Consultants

ARAMARK event to aid low-income San Diego families caring for disabled family members

Valeant Pharmaceuticals partners with NCADV to raise awareness of domestic violence

Esteya system for high precision skin cancer treatment gets FDA clearance

Babson College introduces WIN Lab business accelerator to support women entrepreneurs

Laboratory testing kit that estimates risk of breast cancer relapse gets FDA approval

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

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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