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Preconception counseling helps future moms prep for baby
August 18, 2010 5:37 pm | by Baylor College of Medicine | CommentsWhen a couple decides to have a child, it is important for the future mom to be in optimal condition, both physically and emotionally, said a maternal fetal medicine expert from Baylor College of Medicine . "There are a lot of different elements of a woman's health that ideally ought to...
Grants support use of state-of-the-art technology to determine cancer risk
August 18, 2010 5:36 pm | by Baylor College of Medicine | CommentsRecent grants to a Baylor College of Medicine geneticist will help fund studies that seek to understand why some children are more at risk for cancer. Dr. Sharon Plon, professor of pediatrics – hematology/oncology, received a $2.1 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and...
Nanocluster Protein Coating on Titanium Strengthens Implant Attachment
August 18, 2010 5:36 pm | by Georgia Tech Institute of Technology | CommentsResearchers have developed a coating technique that could strengthen the connection between titanium joint-replacement implants and a patient's own bone. The coated implants were fixed in place more than twice as securely as standard uncoated materials.
Bolder BioTechnology Announces $600,000 Grant from NIH to Study Long-Acting IL-11 Analog in Treating Acute Radiation Syndrome
August 18, 2010 5:36 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsBOULDER, Colo., Aug. 18 /- Bolder BioTechnology, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant totaling $600,000 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of The National Institutes of Health (NIH)....
St. Vincent's Hospital Implants Australia's 1st SynCardia Total Artificial Heart
August 18, 2010 5:36 pm | by SynCardia | CommentsOn Aug. 5, St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney performed Australia's first implant of the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart. The patient, a 50-year-old-male suffering from total heart failure, is the first recipient of the Total Artificial Heart in the Southern Hemisphere. The...
AACR Opens Award Nominations for Excellence in Cancer Research
August 18, 2010 9:31 am | by AACR | CommentsPHILADELPHIA - The American Association for Cancer Research is currently accepting nominations for awards recognizing excellence in cancer research, to be presented at the 102nd AACR Annual Meeting 2011, held in Orlando, Fla., from April 2 to 6.
Thermo Fisher opens Shanghai tech center
August 18, 2010 8:36 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsWaltham-based mass spectrometer and instrumentation company Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has opened the China Technology Center in Shanghai to meet the needs of a growing Chinese customer base.
Kerr Drug to Deploy Mirixa Technology for Clinical Services
August 18, 2010 8:35 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsRESTON, Va., Aug. 18 /- The Mirixa Corporation is pleased to announce that Kerr Drug has signed a licensing agreement for MirixaEdge(SM), Mirixa's clinical application that supports the delivery of pharmacist-based patient care services, including Medication Therapy Management (MTM)....
China PharmaHub Signs Agreement with Chengdu Yongkon Pharmacy
August 18, 2010 8:35 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsBOSTON, Aug. 18 /- China PharmaHub Corp. ("PharmaHub"), recently merged with World Wide Relics (OTC Bulletin Board: WRLC ), which will be shortly changing its name to China PharmaHub Corp, is proud to announce it has signed a cooperation agreement with Chengdu Yongkon Pharmacy Co. Ltd.,...
Omnicom Adds National Healthcare Giant to Client Roster
August 18, 2010 8:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 18 /- After a lengthy review, The SCOOTER Store, the country's leading provider of power mobility products and services, has selected an integrated Omnicom team as its new agency to help strengthen and broaden the company's brand and messaging. In addition to...
Wound Management Technologies' CellerateRX® Activated Collagenâ„¢ Debuts at the South African Diabetic Foot Working Group Congress in Cape Town
August 18, 2010 8:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsFORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 18 /- Wound Management Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WNDM ) announced today that its new international distributor, Spiramed (Pty) Ltd, exhibited its advanced wound care collagen product, CellerateRX® last weekend at the DFWG (Diabetic Foot Working...
Aethlon Medical Announces Expansion of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Treatment Programs
August 18, 2010 8:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSAN DIEGO, Aug. 18 /- Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AEMD ), the pioneer in developing therapeutic filtration devices to address infectious disease and cancer, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO) to expand the opportunity for...
Biogen to pay up to $345M for ALS treatment
August 18, 2010 8:34 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsBiogen Idec Inc. has entered into a licensing agreement with Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Knopp Neurosciences Inc. in which Biogen will pay up to $265 million to gain exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Knopp's treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Life sciences firms explore ways to help developing nations
August 18, 2010 8:33 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsIs it possible to solve a developing-world pandemic or other similar disease that afflicts the poor and still get rich? One might have to choose between one or the other, say experts, but there may be some options.
TOPEX Sells Skin Cancer Business Operations to SENSUS Healthcare
August 18, 2010 8:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsDANBURY, Conn., Aug. 18 /- TOPEX, Inc. announces the sale of its skin cancer business operations to SENSUS Healthcare, LLC for its low energy SRT 100 superficial radiotherapy treatment system. Since TOPEX received FDA approval during 2007, many systems have been operating worldwide at...
