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New evidence that smokeless tobacco damages DNA and key enzymes
June 16, 2010 3:36 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(American Chemical Society) Far from having adverse effects limited to the mouth, smokeless tobacco affects the normal function of a key family of enzymes found in almost every organ in the body, according to the first report on the topic in ACS' monthly journal Chemical Research...
Questioning the effectiveness of oil dispersants in Gulf oil spill
June 16, 2010 3:35 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(American Chemical Society) The widespread belief that chemical dispersants will enhance the breakdown of oil from the Gulf of Mexico disaster is based on weak scientific data. That's among the topics in a comprehensive status report that is the cover story in Chemical &...
AGA Medical commences trial for stroke-prevention 'plug'
June 16, 2010 3:34 pm | by Mass Device | CommentsAGA Medical Inc. enrolls first subjest in clinical trial of cardiac device for preventing strokes in patients with abnormal heartbeats. By Brandon Glenn AGA Medical Inc. (NSDQ:AGAM) enrolled the first patient in a clinical trial of a cardiac device aimed at preventing strokes...
NSERC awards $3 million for UdeM and Polytechnique training programs
June 16, 2010 12:36 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(University of Montreal) Scientists from the Universite de Montreal and its affiliated engineering school, Ecole Polytechnique, have received major funding from the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Over $3 million was awarded to enable both institutions...
Call for Media: ESA's Living Planet Symposium, Bergen, June 28 - July 2
June 16, 2010 12:36 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(European Space Agency) The media are invited to ESA's largest scientific event of the year: the Living Planet Symposium, in Bergen, Norway. The symposium covers all areas of Earth observation, highlighting the results and ESA's planned missions, as well as bringing together the...
CASMED brings in $1.9 million in private stock sale
June 16, 2010 12:35 pm | by Mass Device | CommentsCAS Medical Systems Inc. completes private placement of common stock for nearly $2 million. CAS Medical Systems Inc. (NSDQ:CASM) closed a sale of $1.9 million worth of common stock to a private group of investors. The Branford, Conn.-based device maker brought in $1.9 million...
Fertility Drugs Contribute Heavily to Multiple Births
June 16, 2010 11:36 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsMarch of Dimes Concerned About Drugs' Role in Crisis of Prematurity WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. , June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The widespread use of fertility drugs, not just high-tech laboratory procedures, plays a major role in causing multiple births and contributes to the problem...
SanBio Receives FDA Clearance to Initiate Cell Therapy Clinical Studies for Stroke Recovery
June 16, 2010 11:35 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. , June 16 /- SanBio Inc. ( www.san-bio.com ) announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the clinical testing of their SB623 regenerative medicine product in patients suffering from disability caused by cerebral stroke....
Bacterin International Secures Three-Year Agreement to Distribute Biologic Products to Broadlane's Network of Over 6,000 Medical Facilities
June 16, 2010 10:35 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsBELGRADE, Mont. , June 16 /- Bacterin International, Inc., a developer of revolutionary bone graft material, today announced a three-year agreement to provide its biologic line of products, OsteoSponge®, OsteoSelect®, OsteoSponge SC®, OsteoWrap®, BacFast®, and...
Additional Research and Findings Strengthen 510(k) Applications and Add Three New Products(2)
June 16, 2010 9:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsBioElectronics Corporation (PINKSHEETS: BIEL), developers of innovative topical pain-relieving medical devices, announced today it is strengthening its U.S. FDA clearance applications with additional research and findings to better articulate its product classification, claims and improve its...
Leisureworld Announces June Dividend
June 16, 2010 9:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsLeisureworld Senior Care Corporation (TSX: LW) today announced that the Company's dividend for June, 2010 will be $0.0708 per share, representing $0.85 per share on an annualized basis. Payment will be made on July 15, 2010 to shareholders of record June 30, 2010.About LeisureworldLeisureworld is...
Switchable superhydrophobic surfaces
June 16, 2010 9:37 am | by I-Micronews | CommentsA surface that can switch between superhydrophobic and superhydrophillic could have important medical implications, claim scientists in Greece.
Elemental bones
June 16, 2010 8:41 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Inderscience Publishers) Exposure to chemical pollutants is of growing concern to regulators, health workers, and environmentalist groups alike. Now, researchers in the US and Russia have demonstrated that samples of human bone can act as a biological marker for dozens of metals...
New world Helicobacter pylori genome sequenced, dynamics of inflammation-related genes revealed
June 16, 2010 8:41 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Virginia Tech) An international team of researchers led by scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have sequenced the genome of an Amerindian strain of the gastric bug Helicobacter pylori, confirming the out-of-Africa migration of this bacterial...
AtriCure stock rises 20 percent on approval news
June 16, 2010 8:40 am | by Mass Device | CommentsThe Food & Drug Administration's approval of AtriCure Inc.'s AtriClip system could be a boon not only for heart patients, but investors, too. By Mary Vanac Shares of West Chester, Ohio-based AtriCure Inc. (NASDAQ:ATRC) rose more than 20 percent Tuesday, a day...
