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Endo to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2010 Specialty Pharmaceuticals Conference
August 6, 2010 10:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsCHADDS FORD, Pa. , Aug. 6 /- Endo Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ENDP ) today announced that it will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2010 Specialty Pharmaceuticals Conference on Thursday, August 12, 2010 , at 8:00 a.m. EDT . Alan Levin, executive vice president and chief...
Alphatec shares hit low after cutting sales view
August 6, 2010 9:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsShares of Alphatec Holdings Inc. plunged to a 52-week low Friday after the spinal device maker said sales are slowing down, and slashed its expectations for the rest of the year.In morning trading Alphatec shares dove $1.91, or 43.2 percent, to $2.51. Earlier they fell to an annual low of...
McKesson to open distribution center in Virginia
August 6, 2010 8:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsDrug distributor McKesson Corp. plans to open a distribution center in Caroline County, Va., that's expected to create 150 jobs.The new facility was announced Friday by McKesson officials, the Caroline County Board of Supervisors and Gov. Bob McDonnell.San Francisco-based McKesson will build...
Syndax takes in $6M for cancer therapeutics
August 6, 2010 6:38 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsSyndax Pharmaceuticals Inc., a cancer therapeutics developer in Waltham, has raised $6 million of a planned $7 million securities offering. The company makes an oral HDAC inhibitor that is designed to aid a cancer patient's response to treatment by modifying tumor characteristics.
Tattooing linked to higher risk of hepatitis C: UBC study
August 6, 2010 6:35 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(University of British Columbia) Youth, prison inmates and individuals with multiple tattoos that cover large parts of their bodies are at higher risk of contracting hepatitis C and other blood-borne diseases, according to a University of British Columbia study.
Federal Register: General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee; Notice of Postponement of Meeting
August 6, 2010 6:31 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsThe meeting is postponed so that FDA can review and consider additional information that was submitted. A future meeting date will be announced in the Federal Register at a later date.
Federal Register: Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Recommendations for Premarket Notifications for Lamotrigine and Zonisamide Assays; Availa...
August 6, 2010 6:30 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsThis draft guidance document discusses information to be included in premarket notifications for lamotrigine or zonisamide assays. This draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect at this time.
BioElectronics Corporation Expands DRTV in UK and Canada
August 6, 2010 4:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsBioElectronics Corporation (PINKSHEETS: BIEL), developers of innovative pain-relieving medical devices, announces today an expansion in their Direct Response Television (DRTV) efforts to United Kingdom (UK) and Canada.As part of its brand-building initiative, BioElectronics' brand managers...
LabSmith, Inc, Harvard Apparatus partner for Worldwide distribution of CapTite microfluidics products
August 6, 2010 1:35 am | by I-Micronews | CommentsCapTite Breadboardable Interconnects for Microfluidics Now Available in Harvard Apparatus 2010 Physiology Catalog.
Scientists find the first evidence of genetically modified plants in the wild
August 5, 2010 9:36 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(Ecological Society of America) Research is continually emerging on the impacts of invasive species, pollution and environmental disasters on ecosystems and communities. Ecological scientists will discuss widespread environmental changes -- from the recent discovery of genetically...
How to Keep Muscles Young: Eat Less Food
August 5, 2010 8:37 pm | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | CommentsCaloric restriction and exercise slow muscle decline in mice.
Construction Under Way on $185M Proton Therapy Center
August 5, 2010 6:33 pm | by San Diego Business Journal | CommentsHealth care leaders broke ground Aug. 5 on a $185 million proton therapy center that Scripps Health will use to treat cancer patients.
PerkinElmer 2Q net income doubles on acquisition
August 5, 2010 3:45 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsPerkinElmer Inc., which makes medical instruments, said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter net income more than doubled, helped by a gain on an acquisition and other items.For the three months ended July 4, PerkinElmer's net income jumped to $57.6 million, or 49 cents per share, from $21.5...
ResMed 4Q profit grows 17 percent as sales rise
August 5, 2010 2:45 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsRespiratory equipment maker ResMed Inc. said Thursday its profit rose 17 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter as its sales climbed.The company also said it approved a two-for-one stock split scheduled to take place around Aug. 30.ResMed said it earned $53.2 million, or 68 cents per share, in...
BioMimetic reports 2Q net loss of $7.7M
August 5, 2010 1:45 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsBioMimetic Therapeutics Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter loss widened from the year before due to a sharp decline in investment income.The medical product maker's revenue fell short of Wall Street's expectations. Its shares slipped 13 cents to $9.55 in after-hours trading.The company...
