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ArmaGen® Re-engineers Erythropoietin for Brain Penetration
July 16, 2010 5:35 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsLOS ANGELES , July 16 /- Human erythropoietin (EPO) is a potent neuroprotective agent for multiple brain disorders, including stroke, brain and spinal cord injury, and Parkinson's disease. However, EPO drug development for the brain is limited, because EPO does not cross the blood-brain...
FDA Consumer Health Information - Stolen Inhalers Pose Risk
July 16, 2010 5:34 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSILVER SPRING, Md. , July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The public should be on the lookout for stolen inhalers after some were found in a number of pharmacies. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says the safety and effectiveness of the stolen Advair Diskus inhalers cannot be assured,...
China Sky One Medical's Chief Financial Officer's Health Issues to Restrict His Availability to Investors
July 16, 2010 5:34 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsHARBIN, China , July 16 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Sky One Medical, Inc. ("China Sky One Medical" or "the Company") (Nasdaq: CSKI ), a leading fully integrated pharmaceutical company producing over-the-counter drugs in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that...
Jiangchuan Macrolide Facility Update
July 16, 2010 12:34 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsCHENGDU, China , July 16 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Tianyin Pharmaceutical (NYSE Amex: TPI ), a pharmaceutical company that specializes in patented biopharmaceutical, modernized traditional Chinese medicine and branded generics provides progress update on its Jiangchuan macrolide...
MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Symposium Announces Sponsors
July 16, 2010 12:34 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. , July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation has announced that eight leading manufacturers are among the initial sponsors of the 2nd International Symposium on MR-guided Focused Ultrasound, scheduled for October 17 through 20 near...
Advair Diskus (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder): Stolen Product Warning
July 16, 2010 11:31 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsCertain inhalers stolen from a distribution warehouse in 2009 have been found in some pharmacies. The safety and effectiveness of the stolen inhalers cannot be assured and they should not be used.
Earnings Preview: UnitedHealth reports 2Q earnings
July 16, 2010 10:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsManaged care company UnitedHealth Group Inc. reports second-quarter results July 20 before the market opens.WHAT TO WATCH FOR: The Minnetonka, Minn., insurer started 2010 strong. It reported a 21 percent year-over-year profit jump in the first quarter and said it had trimmed the percentage of...
Adjusting Market Research Structures and Activities to Maximize Payer Access & Insights
July 16, 2010 9:35 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsCHAPEL HILL, N.C. , July 16 /- As the managed markets sector has increased in importance, leading organizations have refocused their market research efforts on delivering actionable insights into the payer world. A market research function that's focused on managed markets should provide...
Health Management names Levine senior VP
July 16, 2010 7:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsHospital operator Health Management Associates Inc. said Friday it named Alan Levine as its new senior vice president of health development operations and government relations.The appointment is effective Aug. 9.Levine most recently served as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and...
Warner Chilcott Announces 3-Month Extension of PDUFA Date on Next Generation Actonel Product
July 16, 2010 7:36 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsARDEE, Ireland , July 16 /- Warner Chilcott plc (Nasdaq: WCRX ) announced today that it has received a communication from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) related to its next generation Actonel® product (risedronate sodium) delayed-release tablets extending the...
Siemens Primed to Help Customers Achieve Newly-Defined Criteria for 'Meaningful Use' of an Electronic Health Record
July 16, 2010 7:36 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsMALVERN, Pa. , July 16 /- Today, Siemens Healthcare announced that the newly-released Final Rule on 'Meaningful Use' of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) provides an important boost to its ongoing campaign to help healthcare providers realize quality and efficiency gains through the use of...
Roper Industries Announces Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes Due 2034 to Accrue Contingent Cash Interest and Conversion Rate Adjustment
July 16, 2010 7:36 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSARASOTA, Fla. , July 16 /- Roper Industries, Inc. (NYSE: ROP ) announced today that its Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2034 (CUSIP No. 776696AA4) (the "Notes") will accrue contingent interest for the period of July 16, 2010 to January 15, 2011 at an annual rate of 0.25% of the...
GTC regains U.S. rights to ATryn blood clot therapeutic
July 16, 2010 7:35 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsGTC Biotherapeutics Inc., a developer of drug therapies derived from animal proteins, has regained U.S. commercialization rights to ATryn, a drug intended to prevent blood clots, from Lundbeck Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of H. Lundbeck A/S in Denmark.
Amedisys defends company in shareholder letter
July 16, 2010 5:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsAmedisys Inc. has issued a letter to its shareholders defending its home health care practices that have fallen under federal investigation.In the 21-page letter, released after financial markets closed Thursday, Amedisys challenged questions raised by The Wall Street Journal, which examined...
Cardinal Health Completes Acquisition of Healthcare Solutions Holding
July 15, 2010 2:38 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsDUBLIN, Ohio , July 15 /- Cardinal Health today completed the previously announced acquisition of Healthcare Solutions Holding, LLC, expanding the company's presence in specialty pharmaceutical services. Healthcare Solutions Holding is the parent company of a number of subsidiaries...
