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BD Completes Sales of Ophthalmic Systems Unit and Surgical Blades Product Platform
August 2, 2010 6:38 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsFRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. , Aug. 2 /- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX ), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the completion of the sale of its Ophthalmic Systems unit to RoundTable Healthcare Partners and the sale of its surgical blades product platform...
FDA Approves Merz Pharmaceuticals' Xeomin® (incobotulinumtoxinA) for the Treatment of Cervical Dystonia and Blepharospasm
August 2, 2010 6:37 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsGREENSBORO, N.C. , Aug. 2 /- Merz Pharmaceuticals today announced that the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Xeomin ® (incobotulinumtoxinA), a botulinum toxin type A for the treatment of adults with cervical dystonia or blepharospasm. According to...
OraVerse® Named as One of Dentistry Today's 'Top 100 Products' for Second Year
August 2, 2010 6:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSAN DIEGO , Aug. 2 /- Novalar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused in dental, today announced that OraVerse®, the company's premier pharmaceutical product, has again been selected by leading dental industry magazine Dentistry Today as one of its 'Top 100...
Cornerstone Therapeutics Announces Collaboration with The Cough Company
August 2, 2010 6:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsCARY, N.C. , Aug. 2 /- Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: CRTX ) ("Cornerstone" or the "Company"), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing significant products primarily for the respiratory and related markets, today announced that the...
Georgia Tech Awarded a $20M Center for Chemical Innovation
August 2, 2010 6:33 am | by Georgia Tech Institute of Technology | CommentsA team of institutions led by Georgia Tech has been awarded $20 million from the National Science Foundation and National Aeronautics and Space Administration to pursue research that could lead to a better understanding of how life started on Earth.
HealthSouth returns to 2Q profit, boosts view
August 2, 2010 5:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsHealthSouth Corp., which provides inpatient rehabilitation services, said Monday posted a profit for the second quarter compared to a loss a year ago, when a securities litigation settlement dragged down performance.CEO Jay Grinney said the company's latest results were helped by good volume...
Henry Schein 2Q net income rises 15 percent
August 2, 2010 4:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsDevice maker Henry Schein Inc. said Monday its second-quarter profit rose 15 percent on a boost in dental and animal health sales in North America.The company earned $84 million, or 90 cents per share, up from $73.5 million, or 81 cents per share, during the same period a year prior. Revenue...
BioElectronics Expands Clinical Research in Four Key Categories
August 2, 2010 4:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsBioElectronics (PINKSHEETS: BIEL) filed four applications for grants in order to conduct clinical studies on Diabetic Neuropathic Foot Ulcers, Oral Surgery Pain, Plantar Fasciitis, and Menstrual Pain. Upon completion of the studies, the data will be used for U.S. FDA submissions to gain...
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Announces Reacquisition of All Rights to Symphony Icon Programs
August 2, 2010 3:36 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsTHE WOODLANDS, Texas , Aug. 2 /- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX ), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing breakthrough treatments for human disease, today announced that it has exercised a restructured purchase option under its drug development...
Humana 2Q net income rises 21 percent on premiums
August 2, 2010 2:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsHealth insurer Humana says its second-quarter net income rose 21 percent on a boost in revenue from premiums and service fees.The Louisville, Ky. company earned $340.1 million, or $2 per share, up from $281.8 million, or $1.67 per share, a year prior. Revenue jumped 9.5 percent to $8.65 billion...
Western European Market for Image-guided and Robot-assisted Surgery
August 2, 2010 1:39 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsNEW YORK , Aug. 2 /- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Western European Market for Image-guided and Robot-assisted Surgery http://www.reportlinker.com/p0236384/Western-European-Market-for-Image-g......
Hepatitis C Therapeutics Market - Taiwan
August 2, 2010 1:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsNEW YORK , Aug. 2 /-Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Hepatitis C Therapeutics Market - Taiwan http://www.reportlinker.com/p0236386/Hepatitis-C-Therapeutics-Market---T... This rese...
Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting supplement now available
August 1, 2010 9:36 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(American Academy of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery) The 2010 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO of the American Academy of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, the largest meeting of ear, nose and throat doctors in the world, will convene Sept. 26-29, in Boston,...
Socioeconomic status predicts survival of Canadian cancer patients
August 1, 2010 9:33 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(American Cancer Society) A new analysis finds that cancer patients from poorer communities have a greater chance of dying prematurely than individuals from more affluent backgrounds even though cancer stage at time of diagnosis is similar across socioeconomic groups.
Clear CT Scans with Less Radiation
August 1, 2010 8:36 pm | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | CommentsResearchers are devising new ways to get the same results with fewer x-rays.
