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News From Tuesday, January 26, 2010
10:28:00 PM Searing the heart for the better
Science News - USA

But despite a long track record and an upsurge in use during the last five years, the technique hasn't been fully accepted by the US medical community. ... [more]

10:09:47 PM J&J Heated Catheter Better Than Drugs for Irregular Heartbeats
Bloomberg

The device is approved outside the US St. Jude has FDA permission to begin enrollment in a medical trial of the safety and effectiveness of the company's ... [more]

8:44:15 PM Kansas Bioscience Authority invests in TVAX Biomedical, cancer research
Kansas City Business Journal - Kansas City,MO,USA

The investment in TVAX Biomedical, which is developing a brain cancer treatment that uses a patient's immune cells to fight the disease, is expected to ... [more]

8:33:24 PM Europe Bans Meridia Diet Pill; FDA Strengthens Warning
DrugWatch.com

Dr. Louis Aronne, director of the weight control program at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, agreed with the FDA decision, explaining, ... [more]

8:27:42 PM Research Medical Center Brookside Campus could get $100M housing, office
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA

Bizjournals.com In 2007, the property was renamed the Research Medical Center Brookside Campus, and the tower became an outpatient-only facility. ... [more]

8:26:39 PM IR Biosciences' ImmuneRegen (OTCBB: IRBS) Getting Attention for Its Adult
CNN/Money - USA

CNNMoney.com (press release) BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly ... [more]

8:08:00 PM StemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ: STEM) Launches Stem Cell Extraction Technology
HotStocked - Sofia,Bulgaria

StemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ: STEM, STEM message board) started the week with a launch of their stem cell derivation medium called GS1-R. According to the .... [more]

7:59:44 PM Erin Sommerfeld: Medical community must increase access
Wisconsin State Journal

.... safe medical care in a compassionate setting. The medical community needs to step up. The lives of our mothers, daughters, sisters and friends are at stake. [more]

7:15:56 PM N.Y. Gov. Paterson proposes gift ban
Mass Device - USA

David Paterson looks to add New York to the list of states prohibiting gifts to physicians from medical device and pharmaceutical sales reps. If Gov. ... [more]

7:11:23 PM Philanthropist donates $50M for medical research
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

Voters approved $3 billion in stem cell research funding six years ago. Sanford, who has a home in La Jolla, gave $20 million to Burnham in 2007 for ... [more]

6:48:01 PM FDA: Nipro Medical Recalls 2 Million Needles
Wall Street Journal - USA

TO) is recalling more than 2 million medical needles amid concerns they can allow silicon and other foreign particles to enter patients' blood. The FDA said ... [more]

6:21:05 PM Team SoBran Pledges $10000 to Haiti Relief Efforts
2K Play and Nickelodeon Announce Dora the Explorer Debut for Wii™

We partner with customers to solve problems affecting critical missions in biomedical research, biotechnology, preclinical research, defense, ... [more]

5:54:44 PM Coriell cites record of innovation in securing $27M NIH grant
NJBIZ - New Brunswick,NJ,USA

By Shankar P. Michael Christman, president and chief executive of Coriell Institute for Medical Research, in Camden, knows only too well the extra value of ... [more]

5:16:20 PM Federal grant funds production of stem cells for clinical trials
University of Wisconsin-Madison University Communications - Madison,WI,USA

by Dave Tenenbaum The long struggle to move the most versatile stem cells from the laboratory to the clinic got another boost with an $8.8 million contract ... [more]

5:09:47 PM J&J 4Q Profit Drops 19% On Restructuring >JNJ
Wall Street Journal - USA

.... on the pharmaceutical industry of more than $100 billion over 10 years, and $20 billion to $40 billion for the medical-device industry over 10 years. ... [more]

4:51:59 PM From biomedical engineering to watercolors: Artist's journey winds its way
Le Mars Daily Sentinel - Le Mars,IA,USA

Le Mars Daily Sentinel It came after Weiner was in her early forties, had worked successfully in biomedical engineering, had two children and had battled a rare form of cancer. ... [more]

4:14:57 PM Medtronic Wins Approval of Heart Value on Humanitarian Grounds
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA

The FDA approved the device Monday under its humanitarian device exemption policy, reports Reuters. That allows a medical device to proceed even though it ... [more]

3:24:32 PM BSI Unveils “Passport to Europe” Program
2K Play and Nickelodeon Announce Dora the Explorer Debut for Wii™

As part of the program, BSI will be conducting a series of complimentary educational webinars for emerging, new and small medical device manufacturers ... [more]

3:01:50 PM UCF professor's vaccine could be lethal weapon against malaria, cholera
EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA

A University of Central Florida biomedical researcher has developed what promises to be the first low-cost dual vaccine against malaria and cholera. .... [more]

2:53:53 PM Brett McGuire: Apple-Nokia Spat Reveals Patent Value
Jakarta Globe

Patents have formed the basis for major medical breakthroughs in vaccines and medicines. In mobile communications, patented inventions often become industry ... [more]

2:53:41 PM T. Denny Sanford Donates $50 Million to Burnham Institute for Medical
Newswise (press release) - USA

Newswise (press release) Newswise — Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) announced today that philanthropist T. Denny Sanford has pledged $50 million to support and ... [more]

2:33:24 PM Production Machining Cell loads/unloads medical device parts.
Industrial News Room - New York,NY,USA

January 26, 2010 - RoboDrill Med Cell, designed to automate loading/unloading of medical device parts, includes 5-axis FANUC RoboDrill Machining Center with ... [more]

1:16:20 PM Stem cell research could help eradicate cancer
Zee News - Noida,India

London: British scientists have claimed to have developed a new method of isolating cancer stem cells, a research that could pave the way for developing ... [more]

12:15:53 PM Sheriffs push to make use of prescription database mandatory
Lancaster Eagle Gazette

Winsley said he is seeking the medical association's input on any legislation, including on what segments of the medical community should be forced to use ... [more]

12:11:12 PM Burnham medical institute gains $50 million donation — and a new name
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA

By Fernando Quintero, Orlando Sentinel The announcement today of a $50 million gift to the Burnham Institute for Medical Research will further expand the ... [more]

11:35:11 AM Singapore's Manufacturing Output Increases In Dec 09
Bernama - Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia

But excluding biomedical manufacturing, the city-state's output increased by 4.5 per cent, according to Singapore's Economic Development Board (EDB) in its ... [more]

11:20:50 AM Stem cell treatments offer relief to arthritic animals
Albany Times Union

In the therapy, stem cells, which produce chemicals that reduce inflammation and pain, are extracted from the animal's own fatty tissue. .... [more]

10:44:41 AM Burnham Institute to get $50 million
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA

By Thom Kupper, South Dakota businessman and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford has given La Jolla's Burnham Institute for Medical Research a $50 million gift, ... [more]

10:29:00 AM Free medical clinic opens with goal of increasing access to care
Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas,NV,USA

Two years ago she started mobilizing the medical community to start a free clinic — and her success appears unprecedented in Clark County. ... [more]

10:04:13 AM Insulin Syringe Recalled Because of Defective Needle FDA says no
Modern Medicine - Woodcliff Lake,NJ,USA

ModernMedicine 21 press release issued by the US Food and Drug Administration, the Nipro Medical Corporation has voluntarily recalled all of its GlucoPro Insulin Syringes ... [more]

9:44:17 AM Singapore's Manufacturing Output Strongly Rebounds In December
RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA

Excluding biomedical manufacturing, industrial output increased 4.5% in December, quicker than November's 1.3% growth. Annually, industrial production rose ... [more]

8:34:57 AM Surface Dynamics receives tax freeze, will build $5 million facility
DeSoto Appeal - Memphis,TN,USA

By Toby Sells Medical device coating company Surface Dynamics has received a five-year tax freeze from Bartlett for a $5 million facility that will employ ... [more]

8:15:12 AM Biomedical maker moving to Akron
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron,OH,USA

Akron's economic development leaders connected with NI Medical while attending a biomedical trade show in Israel, said Zev Gurion, a business development ... [more]

8:11:40 AM INSTITUTE POISED FOR FIRST GRANTS
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron,OH,USA

Dr. Frank L. Douglas, president and CEO of Austen BioInnovation in Akron, moves partners forward in medical research effort By Cheryl Powell Akron's .... [more]

7:52:25 AM Man honored for donating stem cells
Lower Hudson Journal news

Pollack, 47, of New City, a retired firefighter with the New York City Fire Department, saved Naasz's life by giving her his stem cells. ... [more]

7:40:04 AM MARCH FOR BABIES: Local campaign kicks off Thursday with breakfast
Orangeburg Times Democrat - Orangeburg,SC,USA

By DIONNE GLEATON, T&D Staff Writer Tuesday, January 26, 2010 For 40 years, the March of Dimes March for Babies has brought people together in the spirit of ... [more]

7:24:15 AM Will popular diet pill be banned?
Health24.com - Cape Town,South Africa

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in America have requested that Abbott Laboratories Inc should include a stronger warning that patients with heart and ... [more]

7:05:04 AM Local Scientists Pay More Attention To Documenting Research Tactics
Memphis Daily News - TN, USA

“What is the public to believe when so much has been published recently about medical research, which is either completely fraudulent or whose ... [more]

6:49:14 AM Medtronic Valve Breakthrough Has Great Potential
Before It's News

Medtronic (MDT), the world’s largest medical device maker, received some important news that has been largely passed over as the market anticipated Apple ... [more]

6:21:43 AM FDA to investigate tobacco ingredients
Texas Tech Daily Net - Lubbock,TX,USA

“In young people, smoking can cause problems such as bronchitis and pneumonia,” said Dr. Kelly Bennett, medical director of the Student Wellness Center. ... [more]

6:09:52 AM HIMSS Analytics Honors Three Hospitals with Stage 7 Award
Healthcare Technology Online (press release)

.... "America's Best Hospitals," Stanford Hospital & Clinics is internationally recognized for translating medical breakthroughs into the care of patients. ... [more]

6:03:48 AM St. Joseph's Medical Center - Joint Wellness Center Awarded the Blue ...
Northland Press - Outing,MN,USA

Blue Distinction Centers for Knee and Hip Replacement are part of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies' ongoing collaboration with the medical community ... [more]

4:59:35 AM Novo Nordisk's Victoza(R) Receives FDA Approval for Adults With Type 2
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

PR Newswire (press release) Novo Nordisk manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products and services that make a significant difference to patients, the medical profession and .... [more]

4:07:18 AM Medical device maker set to call Livermore home
Contra Costa Sun - Orinda,CA,USA

By George Avalos, Contra Costa Times An East Bay life sciences company, Admedes Inc., has become the second company in as many weeks to disclose plans to ... [more]

3:57:06 AM Editorial: Regulate the dispensaries, not the patients
The Aurora Sentinel Daily Sun - Aurora,CO,USA

Since not even the medical community can agree on the medicinal effectiveness of marijuana, it's highly inappropriate to throw the question to state ... [more]

3:30:42 AM BIOMED: It's now Sanford-Burnham after $50M donation to research institute
North County Times - Escondido,CA,USA

LA JOLLA ---- The Burnham Institute for Medical Research has received a commitment for $50 million from businessman and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford, ... [more]

2:39:45 AM Some governor candidates break with party line on social issues
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA

"First and foremost, I will cut any and all stem cell funding immediately," said Hinsdale transparency advocate Adam Andrzejewski, contending the state .... [more]

2:27:02 AM Novo Nordisk Receives US Approval for Victoza(R) (liraglutide) for the ...
CNN/Money - USA

Novo Nordisk announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing authorisation for Victoza® for the treatment of type 2 ... [more]

1:53:11 AM Researchers Discover Marker for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
BETTER Health Research

Using a group of 74 military veterans, scientists from the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis VA Medical Center found a way to diagnose the disorder ... [more]

1:34:23 AM Attacking Breast Cancer in its Heel
Miller-McCune.com - Santa Barbara,CA,USA

Specifically, researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine, the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts and the Tufts Medical Center ... [more]

1:04:58 AM Medtronic valve gets FDA's OK
Investor's Business Daily - USA

The medical device maker's shares rose 1.7% after the FDA approved a first-of-a-kind heart valve that can be implanted via a small catheter inserted through ... [more]

12:58:37 AM MEDICAL MATTERS: Research offers hope to victims of the disease
Irish Times - Dublin,Ireland

A report in last week's British Medical Journal confirmed that, despite the introduction of a cancer control plan for England in 2000, there is still .... [more]

12:05:38 AM Collaboration seals the deal: NI Medical Ltd. is moving to Akron
MedCity News - Cleveland,OH,USA

AKRON, Ohio — Israeli medical device maker NI Medical Ltd. will open an office in the Akron Global Business Accelerator, likely during the first half of the ... [more]



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