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Disease genes that followed the Silk Road identified
July 20, 2010 11:37 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(University of Manchester) Scientists have identified key genes responsible for a severe inflammatory disease that has spread along the old silk trading routes from the Far East to the edge of Europe.
FDA accepts historical controls for epilepsy monotherapy studies
July 20, 2010 11:37 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Wiley-Blackwell) New York University researchers revealed that data from previously completed withdrawal to monotherapy studies for antiepileptic drugs provide a valid control for future studies, obviating the need for placebo/pseudo-placebo trials to demonstrate the efficacy of...
Class I Medical Device Recall: Alcon Research LTD doing business as Alcon Laboratories, Inc. - CONSTELLATION Vision System
July 20, 2010 11:37 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsAlcon initiated the recall after it identified both software and hardware problems which have been associated with unexpected system loss of power (shutdowns), unintended system error messages, unresponsive touchscreens, and system setting and infusion pe
MarketsandMarkets Partners With Centre of Business Intelligence (CBI) for its Market Research and Product Forecasting Summit
July 20, 2010 11:36 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsDALLAS , July 20, 2010 /- Event Date- July 26 - 27, 2010 Location- Philadelphia, PA About the event: Join your colleagues and peers to discuss optimizing, executing and improving market research to drive accurate sales forecasting. This is a...
Susquehanna Financial Group Hires Gary Nachman as Senior Analyst to Cover the Specialty Pharmaceuticals Sector
July 20, 2010 11:36 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsNEW YORK , July 20 /- Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP (SFG), the institutional broker-dealer member of the Susquehanna International Group of Companies (SIG), announced today that Gary Nachman has joined the firm as the Senior Analyst covering the Specialty Pharmaceuticals sector. Mr....
Thinnest, Lightest DR Detector Now Available
July 20, 2010 11:36 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSTAMFORD, Conn. , July 20 /- Imaging facilities looking to convert existing analog x-ray rooms to digital can now benefit from the ease-of-use and exceptional image quality of the FDR D-EVO™ flat panel cassette from FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. Now FDA 510(k)...
Sleep expert offers pros, cons of sleeping with pets
July 20, 2010 11:34 am | by Baylor College of Medicine | CommentsWhen man's best friend wants to hop into bed at night, there are conflicting opinions about whether it should be allowed for those already having sleep troubles. According to an expert at Baylor College of Medicine , deciding whether to let a pet sleep in bed with you depends on you and...
This week's IPOs could create hot streak
July 20, 2010 10:45 am | by TALI ARBEL - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | CommentsThe IPOs of debit card provider Green Dot Corp., Chinese software services supplier Camelot Information Systems Inc. and clean technology company Ameresco Inc., expected this week, could extend Friday's strong performance into a hot streak.Shares of RealD Inc. and Qlik Technologies Inc. both...
La Jolla Institute teams with Dana-Farber and Washington University on sickle cell clinical trial
July 20, 2010 9:35 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology) Researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology have joined forces with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Washington University to investigate a potential new therapy for sickle cell disease. A drug called Lexisca,...
Replacing Hydrogen in Fluorescent Dyes Improves Detection & Shelf Life
July 20, 2010 9:35 am | by Georgia Tech Institute of Technology | CommentsBy swapping out a hydrogen atom for an isotope twice as heavy, researchers have increased the shelf life and detection ability of fluorescent probes that are essential to studying a variety of inflammatory diseases, including cancer and atherosclerosis.
Applied board boosts dividend 13 percent
July 20, 2010 7:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsIndustrial parts distributor Applied Industrial Technologies Inc. said Tuesday its board of directors raised the quarterly dividend 13 percent to 17 cents.The company said the dividend is payable Aug. 31 to shareholders of record as of Aug. 16.Shares of Applied Industrial rose 9 cents to $26.05...
Research shows prostate drug market to double
July 20, 2010 7:34 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsWaltham-based research firm Decision Resources reported today that the launch of nine emerging therapies will help to drive the prostate cancer drug market to more than double to $8.4 billion a year by 2019 in major markets.
NIH's Anthony S. Fauci to discuss early HIV infection and a novel target for HIV vaccine development
July 20, 2010 7:34 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) In a plenary lecture at the 18th International AIDS conference in Vienna, Austria, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., will present new insights on the early and complex pathogenic events that occur rapidly -- within hours to days --...
FPGA makers reported to actively develop 3DIC architectures
July 20, 2010 7:34 am | by I-Micronews | CommentsXilinx is developing a 3D architecture for its FPGAs and Actel has been approached by SoC makers to use its flash-based FPGA as a layer in a 3D IC stack according to a recent article from Chip Design Magazine. Both approaches could radically alter the fundamental equation about the...
Information on Infusion Pumps (Comment period for Infusion Pump Draft Guidance ends July 23, 2010)
July 20, 2010 7:33 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsExternal infusion pumps are medical devices that deliver fluids, including nutrients and medications such as antibiotics, chemotherapy drugs, and pain relievers, into a patient?s body in controlled amounts.
