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Study Seeks Volunteers to Measure Safety of Treatment 'Boost' for Patients with Oropharyngeal Cancer
July 23, 2010 4:36 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsGREAT NECK, N.Y. , July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The North Shore-LIJ Health System Department of Radiation Medicine announced today it is seeking patients with cancer of the oropharynx (back of the mouth) to participate in a Phase I clinical trial. Subjects must be newly diagnosed...
Vermillion Announces Relocation of Corporate Offices to Austin, Texas
July 23, 2010 4:35 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsFREMONT, Calif. , July 23 /- Vermillion, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRML ), a molecular diagnostics company, today announced that it is relocating its corporate headquarters from Fremont, California to Austin, Texas . Vermillion has executed a two-year lease for a new principal place of business...
FDA Cites Manufacturing Issues in Warning Letter to Abbott
July 23, 2010 4:31 pm | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsAbbott Diabetes Care received a warning letter about manufacturing violations at its Alameda, Calif., facility, which makes FreeStyle and Navigator blood glucose monitoring products.
Devicemakers See Mixed Results in Second Quarter Earnings
July 23, 2010 4:31 pm | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsBoston Scientific saw sales for its implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) bounce back after a monthlong shipment hold and vows from physicians to switch to other devices.
Intuitive Surgical expands repurchase(2)
July 23, 2010 3:46 pm | CommentsIntuitive Surgical Inc. said Friday that its board authorized the repurchase of an additional $150 million of its stock.The authorization brings the company's amount of stock available for repurchase to $300 million.Shares of the surgical robot maker rose $17.39, or 5.5 percent, to close at...
Intuitive Surgical expands repurchase
July 23, 2010 3:45 pm | CommentsIntuitive Surgical Inc. said Friday that its board authorized the repurchase of an additional $150 million of its stock.The authorization brings the company's amount of stock available for repurchase to $300 million.Shares of the surgical robot maker rose $17.39, or 5.5 percent, to close at...
Elizabeth Warren Among Top Candidates for Consumer Protection Post;
July 23, 2010 12:45 pm | by The Associated Press | Comments3M, Caterpillar, AT&T, UPS Set to Report; Starbucks Profits Rise, Outlook Matches Estimate; eBay Profit and Revenue Top Analyst Estimates; House Takes Up Jobless Benefits Extension Today; Jobless Claims and Existing Home Sales Data Due; David Servan-Schreiber, Fred Imus - Part 4
Initial public offerings scheduled to debut next week
July 23, 2010 11:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsThe following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include Renaissance Capital, Greenwich, CT (www.renaissancecapital.com) and SEC filings.
Sunrise Senior Living settles with SEC
July 23, 2010 10:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsSunrise Senior Living Inc. said Friday that it has agreed to settle with the Securities and Exchange Commission over a previously disclosed investigation.The SEC is not fining the residential living facilities operator but is entering a judgment that prohibits Sunrise from violating certain...
Cook brand Ciaglia Blue Rhino/Ciaglia Blue Dolphin Percutaneous Tracheostomy Introducer Sets and Trays
July 23, 2010 10:30 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsRecall due to balloon inflation assembly that may not hold air
Beckman Coulter shares dive after earnings report
July 23, 2010 9:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsShares of Beckman Coulter Inc. sank Friday, a day after the medical-testing instruments maker cut its earnings forecast for the year and reported a 27 percent drop in second-quarter profit.The Brea, Calif., company said after the market closed Thursday its net income fell to $44.6 million, or...
Biotech Firm Takes Steps to Form European Subsidiary
July 23, 2010 9:37 am | by San Diego Business Journal | CommentsOceanside-headquartered International Stem Cell Corp. announced July 22 that it has made preliminary financial arrangements to create a new European subsidiary, to be called ISCO Europe.
Momenta surges on first drug approval
July 23, 2010 9:36 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsMomenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. surged 76 percent in midday trading Friday on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of its generic version of a blockbuster Sanofi-Aventis drug to treat blood clots.
Cepheid 2Q loss narrows on product sales
July 23, 2010 7:46 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsMolecular diagnostics testing company Cepheid said its second-quarter loss narrowed on a boost in revenue from testing products.The company reported a net loss of $1.8 million, or 3 cents per share, for the April-June period compared with a loss of $6.8 million, or 12 cents per share, a year...
NxStage Medical 2Q loss narrows on revenue boost
July 23, 2010 5:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsDialysis device maker NxStage Medical Inc. said Friday that its second-quarter loss narrowed on a revenue boost from the sale of home care products and from its critical care unit.NxStage lost $8.3 million, or 17 cents per share, compared with a loss of $12.5 million, or 27 cents per share, a...
