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International Research Team Closes In On Cause of Common Form of Muscular Dystrophy
August 20, 2010 10:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSEATTLE, Aug. 20 /- An international team of researchers that includes investigators from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has made a critical advance in determining the cause of a common form of muscular dystrophy known as facioscapulohumeral dystrophy, or FSHD. They have...
Earnings schedule for week of 8/20/10
August 20, 2010 9:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsMajor companies tentatively scheduled to report quarterly earnings next week:MondayNo major announcements expected.TuesdayNEW YORK — Barnes & Noble Inc. releases financial results.MIAMI — Burger King Holdings Inc. releases financial results.MINNEAPOLIS — Medtronic Inc. releases financial...
Broad Institute licenses ChemAxon chemical software products
August 20, 2010 9:34 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsThe Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has entered into a licensing deal with Hungary-based ChemAxon Ltd. in which the Cambridge institute will license the company's discovery and desktop toolkits.
Tufts researchers find key to treating eye diseases
August 20, 2010 9:33 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsScientists at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts have demonstrated non-viral gene therapy that may delay degenerative eye disorders.
ASIR technique reduces radiation dose associated with coronary CTA by 27 percent
August 20, 2010 9:32 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(American College of Radiology / American Roentgen Ray Society) A new low-dose coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) technique called adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction can reduce the radiation dose associated with coronary CTA by 27 percent, according to a study in...
CGIT opens in Mass. to aid med device firms doing business in China
August 20, 2010 8:32 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsCrystal Global Information Technology, known as CGIT, recently opened an office in Quincy designed to help companies in Massachusetts conquer the legal, regulatory, marketing and cultural challenges associated with doing business in China.
Healthcare social network firm Welltok raises $2.5M
August 20, 2010 7:33 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsWelltok Inc., a Madison, Conn.-based social network that connects consumers with health plans, has raised $2.5 million of a planned $4 million financing round, according to a regulatory filing.
Daily Intake of 'Yakult' Is Efficacious in Reducing Incidence of Acute Diarrhea in Young Children
August 20, 2010 7:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsTOKYO, Aug. 20 /- YAKULT HONSHA CO., LTD. announced on August 20 that its collaborative study on the incidence of acute diarrhea with the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases in Kolkata, India, showed that daily intake of "Yakult" is efficacious in reducing the incidence of...
Hospira Announces CEO Succession Plan
August 20, 2010 7:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsLAKE FOREST, Ill., Aug. 20 /- The board of directors of Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP ), a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company, today announced that Christopher B. Begley, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO), has indicated his intent to retire from the CEO...
Anchor Therapeutics hooks up with $10M Series B round
August 20, 2010 5:34 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsCambridge-based biotech Anchor Therapeutics Inc. has closed on $10 million in a Series B funding round, led by investors TVM Capital, HealthCare Ventures and the Novartis Option Fund.
Public Workshop - ASK CHILDREN (Assess Specific Kinds of CHILDREN Challenges for Neurologic Devices) STUDY Workshop, September 13, 2010
August 20, 2010 5:34 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsThe FDA is announcing a public Workshop to solicit information from academic investigators and clinicians associated with the use, research and/or development of pediatric neuroprostheses regarding approaches for enhancing the protection and promotion...
Federal Register: ASK (Assess Specific Kinds of CHILDREN Challenges for Neurologic Devices) Study Children Workshop; Public Workshop; Request for Comments
August 20, 2010 5:34 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsThe purpose of the public workshop is to solicit comments from academic investigators and clinicians associated with the use, research and/or development of pediatric neuroprostheses regarding approaches for enhancing the protection and promotion of...
Tyco will join S & P 500, Allscripts joining S & P 400
August 20, 2010 4:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsDiversified manufacturer Tyco International Ltd. will be added to Standard & Poor's 500 index next week.Standard & Poor's said Tyco, a Swiss company, will be listed on the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Aug. 26. Its shares will replace those of oilfield services firm Smith International...
VCA Antech takes out new senior credit facility
August 20, 2010 3:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsVeterinary services provider VCA Antech Inc. said late Thursday that it refinanced its senior credit facility.The new facility provides $500 million in senior term loans and a $100 million revolving credit line. VCA Antech said it will use the proceeds to pay back all the debt under its...
Cigarette smoke causes harmful changes in the lungs even at the lowest levels
August 19, 2010 9:32 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical College) Casual smokers may think that smoking a few cigarettes a week is "no big deal." But according to new research from physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical...
