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11:23:05 PM Resident named new trustee at Boston Biomedical Research Institute
Old Colony Memorial and Plymouth Bulletin - Plymouth,MA,USA

Boston Biomedical Research Institute has named five new trustees, including Robert J. Engel of Wayland, who was elected as a corporator in 2007 and ... [more]

11:05:45 PM Smith & Nephew donates medical equipment to Haiti
BusinessWeek - USA

Medical device maker Smith & Nephew PLC said Wednesday it is donating more than $2 million in orthopedic implants and surgical instruments for use in Haiti. ... [more]

10:37:09 PM Biotech FDA Mailbag: Updates for Bovie Medical, Acorda Therapeutics
The Market Financial

The 1/22/10 date for this entry is a 6-month estimate for a possible FDA response since the Agency does not issue decision date deadlines for medical device ... [more]

10:29:53 PM Mich. Senate panel OKs stem cell research bills
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA

Lansing -- The Michigan Senate Health Policy Committee today approved six controversial bills that will regulate stem cell research in Michigan. ... [more]

9:33:40 PM Biomedical researchers awarded more funding for virus study
Mediplacements

A team of biomedical researchers at the University of St Andrews has been awarded £1 million to further their study into viruses. The group is looking into ... [more]

9:33:31 PM Local device firms 'relieved' by Brown win
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA

The state's medical device industry, a target of taxes under plans for national health care reform, is breathing a sign of relief after yesterday's Senate ... [more]

9:33:06 PM Altmed Medical Center Moves Into Horng's Former Office
Harrisonburg Daily News Record - Harrisonburg,VA,USA

.... connect us with Dr. Horng, they can if they want to, [but] eventually people will understand that we have a great reputation [in the medical community]. ... [more]

9:25:55 PM FDA makes Shuren's appointment as head of medical devices division permanent
Mass Device - USA

FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg tapped Shuren as acting head of the division when his predecessor, Daniel Schultz, resigned in August, 2009, .... [more]

9:17:06 PM New way to generate abundant functional blood vessel cells from human
EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA

EurekAlert (press release) Based on insights into the genetic mechanisms that regulate how embryonic stem cells form vascular endothelial cells, the approach may also yield new ways ... [more]

7:53:44 PM Carlos Slim Funds Genomics Research
Forbes - NY,USA

Besides Slim and the Broads, several other billionaires have dedicated vast fortunes to medical research. Bill Gates has supported the study of diseases ... [more]

7:31:30 PM A 'Brown'-out for health care stocks?
CNN/Money - USA

The Health Care Select SPDR (XLV), an exchange-traded fund that owns most of the big drug, biotech, medical device and health insurance stocks, ... [more]

7:30:40 PM OSA to launch new journal: Biomedical Optics Express
EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA

20—The Optical Society (OSA) today announced it is launching a new peer-reviewed journal focusing on biomedical optics and photonics. ... [more]

7:26:17 PM FDA names permanent chief of devices unit
Reuters - NY,USA

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Food and Drug Administration has named Dr. Jeffrey Shuren permanent director of its medical devices division which has been ... [more]

6:51:15 PM Stem cell op in China abandoned
BBC News - E,UK

The parents of a girl with sight problems have given up plans to take their daughter to China for stem cell therapy. Lauren and Nick James' daughter Imogen ... [more]

6:15:40 PM Community Drug Store Thrives
Burke Connection - VA,USA

.... the Springfield Apothecary has served the needs of area residents with a personal touch that can be quite hard to find in the medical community. .... [more]

6:08:56 PM Breast augmentation using stem cell enriched fat grafting comes to the US
Sawf News - Austin,TX,USA

Stem cell enriched fat grafting for breast augmentation, a recently developed technique, is now available in the US. January 20, 2010, (Sawf News) - Stem ... [more]

6:04:55 PM Research and Markets: 2010 Worldwide Medical Laboratories Industry Report
PR Inside (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria

Research and Markets ( www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b3d153/2010_worldwide_med : ) has announced the addition of the " 2010 Worldwide Medical ... [more]

5:39:46 PM Arsenal Medical closes $2M debt round
Boston Business Journal - MA, USA

based company, which formerly operated as WMR Biomedical, did not disclose the names of the investors involved. The company said the debt sale closed Jan. ... [more]

4:49:56 PM Milking Rabbits May Treat Genetic Disease
FOX News - USA

Farming rabbits for their milk could represent a medical breakthrough. Rabbits could be milked on a mass scale if a pioneering medical treatment gets the ... [more]

4:49:24 PM Maryland Stem Cell commission gets 141 applications for grants
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA

Such partnerships are given high priority when doling out the state's stem cell research money, which goes to projects studying the use of adult stem cells ... [more]

4:44:08 PM CORRECT: US Medical-Device Firms Likely To See Stability
Wall Street Journal - USA

("EARNINGS PREVIEW: US Medical-Device Firms Likely To See Stability" published at 4:49 pm EST Tuesday and 7:36 am EST Wednesday incorrectly cited source of ... [more]

4:28:31 PM Duke could get $44M for radiation test
Raleigh Triangle Business Journal - Raleigh,NC,USA

The federal Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, which supplied the grant, has awarded the money to Dr. John Chute, a professor of .... [more]

4:06:53 PM Mayo, city leaders plan 'destination medical community'
Post-Bulletin - Rochester,MN,USA

Mayo officials want to establish Rochester as the world's premier destination medical community as they try to expand the clinic's appeal to include the ... [more]

3:34:38 PM BiomedReports: News and FDA Updates for Alnylam (Nasdaq:ALNY), AMAG
Trading Markets - Los Angeles,CA,USA

Trading Markets (press release) American Medical Alert (AMAC) has Short Term PowerRatings at TradingMarkets. Details on American Medical Alert (AMAC) Short Term PowerRatings is available ... [more]

3:29:18 PM Health Behavior News Service
Health Behavior News Service - Washington,DC,USA

Cochrane Collaboration, an international organization that evaluates medical research. ... [more]

3:12:58 PM MS Society and UKCSF team up for stem cell research
Barchester Healthcare - London,UK

Stem cell research into multiple sclerosis (MS) has been hugely boosted following the announcement of a partnership between the UK's largest organisation ... [more]

3:02:47 PM Neurons Developed from Stem Cells Successfully Wired With Other Brain
Science Daily (press release) - USA

Science Daily (press release) 19, 2010) — Transplanted neurons grown from embryonic stem cells can fully integrate into the brains of young animals, according to new research in the Jan. ... [more]

2:47:16 PM First Regenerative Cell Breast Augmentation Surgery Performed Through
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

PR Newswire (press release) By using the Stem Cell Assurance method of breast augmentation, Dr. Handal was able to provide the patient with an augmentation that retains the natural ... [more]

2:43:56 PM New Study Shows ImmunoCellular Therapeutics' Lead Investigational Cancer ...
FOXNews - USA

BB: IMUC) today announced the results of a study in which it was shown that certain specific antigens are highly expressed on cancer stem cells (CSCs). .... [more]

2:20:23 PM The Potential Market Value Of Stem Cells Valued At Over $150bn By Late Next
OfficialWire - New York,NY,USA

OfficialWire (press release) by Press Office Stem cells represent one of the most promising medical breakthroughs of all time, as our new market report explains. ... [more]

2:10:12 PM Medical Care Technologies Inc. Continues Technological Development of HVS
CNN/Money - USA

CNNMoney.com (press release) Medical Care Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: MDCE) today announced that it has been developing its latest medical device technology -- Heart Vital Signs ("HVS") ... [more]

1:51:04 PM Scientists want more safety studies on e-cigarettes
Moneycontrol.com (press release) - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India

.... wrote in the British Medical Journal. "This may be one reason why the battle...between the FDA and e-cigarette manufacturers has been so heated. .... [more]

12:57:19 PM World-Renowned Stem Cell Pioneer to Speak in Coral Gables
Genetic Engineering News - Larchmont,NY,USA

Known for his work at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Joshua Hare, a Cardiologist, is a world-renowned pioneer in the use of adult stem cells to repair heart ... [more]

12:41:45 PM Covidien net rises as device maker ups margin view
MarketWatch - USA

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Medical device maker Covidien (NYSE:COV) said fiscal first-quarter net income rose to $412 million, or 82 cents a share, .... [more]

12:18:02 PM Time Magazine hails Queen's research
Belfast Telegraph - Belfast,UK

The discovery of two genes which may contribute to the disease reached number nine in their annual list of medical breakthroughs. ... [more]

11:59:37 AM Biotech Stock Alert for NeoStem Inc. Issued by Beacon Equity
CNN/Money - USA

“The Company operates in a field of the stem cell sector independent of embryonic stem cell research, which is riddled with regulatory, ... [more]

11:56:30 AM Oklahoma City donor center will help state stem-cell patients
NewsOK.com

BY KIM ARCHER - Tulsa World Comments 0 A $9 million blood donor center being built in Oklahoma City will improve medical care for many state stem-cell ... [more]

11:33:46 AM Lupin Says Central India Plant Cleared FDA Inspection
Wall Street Journal - USA

Earlier, the UK's Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration had conducted a joint inspection of ... [more]

10:34:47 AM Manatee still rallying for victims
Bradenton Herald - Bradenton,FL,USA

Dr. James Chatham, who spent Christmas week working in clinics in Haiti, said the church meeting was a good idea because many in the medical community are ... [more]

10:25:11 AM surgery may not be the only fix for appendicitis: study
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA

.... study author Dr. Edward Livingston, chief of gastrointestinal and endocrine surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. ... [more]

10:06:14 AM Meatball Surgery of the Mind
Inside Higher Ed - Washington,DC,USA

The other is biomedical: The psychiatric disorder reflects a problem in the organism, usually at the level of neurochemistry. The distinction points to old ... [more]

9:28:39 AM Africa: Record Turnout for PTP Anniversary
AllAfrica.com - Africa

.... the treatment programme otherwise called the herbal medical breakthrough of The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh. ... [more]

9:27:49 AM Re-Restricting Stem Cell Research in Michigan
WXXI - Rochester,NY,USA

The state Senate Health Policy Committee is expected to vote today on restrictions and rules surrounding embryonic stem cell research at Michigan clinics ... [more]

9:04:09 AM Research shows brain scans can identify PTSD
Minnesota Public Radio

Researchers at the university and the Minneapolis VA Medical Center said the device measures differences in the brain's magnetic fields. ... [more]

8:53:46 AM The Case for Product Reinvention
Industry Week - USA

The medical-device market comprises about 60% of the company's production, but it wasn't always that way. Before 2000, Astro Manufacturing's primary product ... [more]

8:44:54 AM Stem-cell sausage: Is Porky Pig obsolete?
Scope (blog)

Grown in the lab from stem cells isolated from pig muscle, such biochemical-cured cold cuts may (it is wildly speculated) someday help solve perceived ... [more]

8:43:22 AM Proposed Study for Liver Cancer Previewed at Interventional Oncology Meeting
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA

BioSphere Medical, Inc. has submitted the proposed protocol to the FDA for approval. Rockland, MA (PRWEB) January 20, 2010 -- Liver cancer is on the rise ... [more]

8:06:28 AM Book World review of Joshua Ferris's Â'The Unnamed'
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

"Before he got sick," Ferris writes, "he was under the illusion that he needed only to seek help from the medical community, and then all that American ... [more]

6:21:52 AM Health experts: Change in Biomedical funding may affect research
Today's THV - Little Rock,AR,USA

Many medical advances are made possible through the efforts of biomedical research. A new study says funding for this research is growing - but at a slower ... [more]

6:17:40 AM DR. OWEN MCCARTHY: 1936 to 2010: 'A terrible loss for the community'
Bradenton Herald - Bradenton,FL,USA

A loss felt by the medical community, as well. Mr. McCarthy, who started his orthopedic surgery practice here in 1969, was recently honored for 40 years of ... [more]

5:47:34 AM World briefs: Mogul pledges $65 million for medical research
Fort Worth Star Telegram

MEXICO — Telecommunications mogul Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest men, pledged $65 million Tuesday for genetic research on cancer, type II diabetes ... [more]

5:43:46 AM Medical Device Industry Reps Invited to UTC Event
Trading Markets - Los Angeles,CA,USA

According to the Utah Technology Council (UTC), the medical device industry faces a number of key issues in 2010, including the impact of health care reform ... [more]

5:39:20 AM Japan Gives the OK to St. Jude's Neurostimulation Device
DOTmed.com (press release) - New York,New York,USA

Approved by the FDA in 2001, the back pain-easing device took longer to reach Japan both because of the island nation's lengthy regulatory process and ... [more]

5:31:57 AM Doctors Search For Cures In Cord Blood
TheDenverChannel.com - Denver,CO,USA

You just watched these stem cells dripping into him," Seidman said. A stroke at birth caused 6-year-old Max's cerebral palsy. He's one of about 150 kids ... [more]

3:26:57 AM Bill in Mich. Senate could revise stem cell research
MSU State News - East Lansing,MI,USA

The legislation — Proposal 2 — was passed in November 2008 and eased restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, but a package of six bills in the ... [more]

1:53:26 AM Phys Ed: Will Olympic Athletes Dope if They Know it Might Kill Them?
New York Times (blog)

For some years, the drumbeat of concern about Epo has been growing in the medical community. In 2008, a major review article published in the Journal of the ... [more]

1:15:59 AM Experts identify key triggers in malaria vaccine hunt
Reuters - NY,USA

Led by Freya Fowkes at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, Australia, researchers plowed through 33 previous studies which ... [more]

12:43:59 AM Information Systems Healthcare Trends in 2010
HealthNewsDigest.com

.... current consensus by both payers and providers is that the medical community is largely unprepared to meet the demands of either HIPPA 5010 or ICD-10. ... [more]

12:14:57 AM Omega-3 Fatty Acids Are Linked to Longevity
Wall Street Journal - USA

.... a clinical cardiologist and assistant medical professor at UCSF and San Francisco General Hospital who is the lead author of the research. ... [more]



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