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Federal Register: General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting; Meeting on November 18, 2010
August 16, 2010 5:30 am | CommentsThis notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will be open to the public. Name of Committee: General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory...
Mednax buys another practice, its eighth this year
August 16, 2010 4:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsMednax has added a pediatric cardiology practice to its growing list of services, the national physician's group said Monday.Terms were not disclosed.The practice includes two doctors who provide cardiology services to pediatric patients throughout southern Texas where it is based. The doctors...
Rising Burden of Diseases Drives the Pharmaceutical Industry in East Africa, Says Frost & Sullivan
August 16, 2010 2:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsCAPE TOWN, South Africa, Aug. 16 /- Infectious diseases are rampant in sub-Saharan Africa. Urbanisation and westernised lifestyles have further increased the prevalence of non-communicable diseases such as cancer. The strong correlation between infectious diseases and cancer has...
Heartbeats at the Speed of Light
August 15, 2010 10:32 pm | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | CommentsLaser pulses can control a beating heart without causing damage, and could lead to new kinds of pacemakers.
Drugs encased in nanoparticles travel to tumors on the surface of immune-system cells
August 15, 2010 11:31 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Now a team of MIT engineers has devised a way to deliver the necessary drugs by smuggling them on the backs of the cells sent in to fight the tumor. That way, the drugs reach only their intended targets, greatly reducing the risk to the patient.
New Supercomputer Connection Speeds Genetic Research
August 15, 2010 2:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsPHOENIX, Aug. 13 /- A Cox Business light-speed computer connection coupled with advanced, military-grade technology now provides Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) with the nation's fastest supercomputer link among life-sciences facilities. This enhanced capability moves...
CeNeRx BioPharma Completes $13 Million Series C Financing
August 14, 2010 12:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsRESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Aug. 13 /- CeNeRx BioPharma, Inc., a clinical stage company developing and commercializing innovative treatments for diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), today announced completion of a $13 million Series C financing. Existing investors Perseus...
Frost & Sullivan: Innovative Products and Technologies Strengthen U.S. Spinal Surgery Market
August 13, 2010 9:32 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 12 /- As more and more patients become aware of the advantages of the advanced non-fusion spinal surgery techniques, the negatives of the spinal fusion market become more obvious to the end users. In the next five years, the industry expects to see a steady...
Chula Vista's Dr. Peter Rullan Adds Alma Lasers' Pixel CO2 Laser System to Offer Fractional CO2 Laser Treatments to Patients
August 13, 2010 9:32 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsCHULA VISTA, Calif., Aug. 12 /- Founder of the Dermatology Institute, Peter Rullan, M.D., has expanded his practice and is now offering Pixel Perfect™ treatments to his patients with the purchase of the Pixel CO2 laser from Alma Lasers. "I'm very excited to add this new service for...
NewCardio Announces Financial Results for the First Half of 2010 and Commercialization Progress
August 13, 2010 9:31 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 12 /- NewCardio, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: http://www.newcardio.com . Select questions for the conference call will also be taken via email at nwci@haydenir.com and can be sent any time prior to the conference call's starting time. A replay of the call will be...
Expanding Access to Care in Chicago's Englewood Neighborhood
August 13, 2010 8:31 pm | by Baxter | CommentsMore than 40 million Americans lack adequate health insurance. This includes an estimated 1.3 million in the Chicago area, where Baxter International Inc. is headquartered. As a leading healthcare company, Baxter is committed to increasing access to healthcare around the world through both its bu
Estrogen not associated with lung cancer incidence and mortality among postmenopausal women
August 13, 2010 2:31 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(Journal of the National Cancer Institute) Use of estrogen alone did not increase lung cancer mortality in postmenopausal women, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Biotech vet Chip Clark takes CBO role at Genocea Biosciences
August 13, 2010 1:34 pm | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsGenocea Biosciences has named Chip Clark, co-founder of Maryland biotech Vanda Pharmaceutical Inc., as chief business officer of the vaccine-focused biotech firm in Cambridge.
Federal Register: Medical Device User Fee Act; Public Meeting; Request for Comments; Meeting on September 14, 2010
August 13, 2010 1:34 pm | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsThe FDA is announcing a public meeting on the reauthorization of the medical device user fee program. The current legislative authority for the medical device user fee program expires in September 2012 and new legislation will be required for FDA to...
MMRC joins UK biotech in start of multiple myeloma trial
August 13, 2010 1:34 pm | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsA Phase 2 clinical trial of a treatment for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma has launched, led by U.K.-based Astex Therapeutics Ltd. and funded by Norwalk, Conn.-based Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC).
