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11:27:52 PM South Dakota Panel Hears Bill Monday on Embryonic Stem Cell Research Funding
LifeNews.com - Helena,MT,USA

Volk hoped to obtain 6776 valid signatures by April 6 to get a measure overturning the ban on embryonic stem cell research funding on the state ballot. ... [more]

11:26:58 PM Medical device lobbying group spends $284K to lobby on health reform efforts
Canadian Business - Toronto,Ontario,Canada

WASHINGTON (AP) - The medical device industry's chief advocacy group spent more than a quarter million dollars lobbying Congress in the last three months of ... [more]

11:02:50 PM Biomedical researcher develops potential malaria and cholera vaccine
Mediplacements

A biomedical researcher from the US has developed what he hopes may the first low-cost dual vaccine against malaria and cholera. ... [more]

10:29:09 PM Stem Cell Therapeutics (TSX VENTURE: SSS) Receives 'No
TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe,GA,USA

Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. (TSX VENTURE: SSS) recently announced it has received a No Objection Letter from Health Canada for the Company supported, ... [more]

10:26:13 PM Parents of Children with Autism Call Decision in Wakefield Trial a Threat
Earthtimes.org - USA

Earthtimes (press release) .... which further supports autism as a medical versus a behavioral condition as parents have been reporting for years to the medical community. ... [more]

10:01:17 PM Thewallstreetleader.com: Profiles SFIO & ISCO
Trading Markets - Los Angeles,CA,USA

ISCO's core technology, parthenogenesis, results in the creation of parthenogenetic human stem cells from unfertilized eggs (oocytes). ... [more]

9:39:57 PM Extraordinary Measures
mydigitalfc.com - Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh,India

Extraordinary Measures, a movie about a medical breakthrough, is not especially eager to break new ground of its own. Directed with care and competence by ... [more]

7:59:12 PM Ignite Institute acquires new gene-sequencing equipment
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA

The Ignite Institute for Individualized Health, a new medical research startup that is making Fairfax County its new home, now has the technical means to ... [more]

7:47:04 PM Botox for Cerebral Palsy Recommended Despite FDA Warnings
AboutLawsuits.com - USA

In an article published in the medical journal Neurology, a panel of experts from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) published a review of several ... [more]

7:08:29 PM Community Medical Center hosts blood drive Feb. 10
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA

Community Medical Center is teaming with the American Red Cross to hold a Blood Drive on Wednesday, February 10 from 7 am to 7 pm in the hospital's ... [more]

5:34:05 PM New cell transformation technique skips stem-cell intermediary stage
Popular Science - New York,NY,USA

By speeding up the creation of nerve cells, this advance circumvents the controversy and difficulty of experimenting on harvest stem cells. ... [more]

5:19:14 PM Roche establishing research hub in Singapore
BusinessWeek - USA

Drug developer Roche said Thursday it will establish a new medical research hub in Singapore. The Swiss company said it is working with Singapore's ... [more]

5:11:02 PM Mother Claims Drug, Used for Cerebral Palsy, Led to Daughter's Death
ABC News - United States

By COURTNEY HUTCHISON, ABC News Medical Unit Dee Spears, of Potter County Texas, took Botox manufacturer Allergan to court Wednesday, alleging that Botox ... [more]

4:58:06 PM Search Recent News:
Market Wire (press release) - USA

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc.'s Majority Owned Subsidiary Entest BioMedical, Inc. to Be Featured on Stem Cell Pioneers "Ask the Doctor" Forum Discussing ... [more]

4:53:04 PM Movie Review: 'Measures' goes to some lengths to be fair
Explore Howard County - Ellicott City,MD,USA

.... to feel sorry for the two sick children. It's also important to realize that medical breakthroughs entail many tough decisions along the way. Grade: B. [more]

4:41:00 PM Free Technical Seminar on Aspects of Metallurgy in the Medical Device World
Azom.com - USA

The seminar will conclude with a summary of many of the key metallurgical processing steps used to produce medical device metals, as well as a tabulation of ... [more]

4:19:58 PM Timeline: the MMR scandal
The Times - London,England,UK

Ostracised by the UK medical community, Dr Wakefield and his family move to America. December 2001 Tony Blair, who has publicly supported vaccination, .... [more]

4:14:30 PM Baxter Received Warning Letter For Belgium Facility
Wall Street Journal - USA

Baxter is working with the FDA to resolve the concerns "in short order," he added. The letter specifically involves Baxter not completely investigating .... [more]

2:56:24 PM OTC Signal Daily Stock Watch ? ISCO
istockAnalyst.com - Salem,OR,USA

(OTCBB: ISCO) International Stem Cell Corporation is a California-based biotechnology company focused on therapeutic and research products. ... [more]

2:45:16 PM Stem cell breakthrough: Bone marrow cells are the answer
EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA

Using cells from mice, scientists from Iowa and Iran have discovered a new strategy for making embryonic stem cell transplants less likely to be rejected by ... [more]

2:15:28 PM Baxter International 4Q Profit Rises 1 Percent
ABC News - United States

AP Specialty drug and medical device maker Baxter International said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit rose 1 percent on a boost in drug and medication ... [more]

1:43:00 PM UCSD doc on trauma team for Olympics
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA

In addition to creating videos on medical breakthroughs and treatments for the Palomar Pomerado Web site, LeBeau will offer health and fitness tips. .... [more]

1:26:40 PM First iPierian Patent for Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology Granted
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

PR Newswire (press release) GB2450603, its first patent related to induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology. The newly granted UK patent covers the generation of human iPS cells ... [more]

12:55:07 PM HRH Princess Haya urges medical community to invest in prevention
AME Info - United Arab Emirates

"If we want to see sustainable development in the health sector, we as members of the medical community must also be personally involved and take .... [more]

11:47:40 AM Becton, Dickinson net income up 1.4%, ups guidance
MarketWatch - USA

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Medical device firm Becton, Dickinson and Co. (NYSE:BDX) said that its first-quarter net income rose 1.4% to $316.4 million, ... [more]

10:56:04 AM URI receives grants for new technology
URI The Good 5 Cent Cigar

This equipment will create new research opportunities for ocean exploration, help students with disabilities and create a biomedical engineering design ... [more]

9:45:17 AM Higher education institution makes stem cell breakthrough
Rapid - Colchester,England,UK

Scientists from Oxford University have shown that a crucial class of cancer cell known as stem cells can be investigated in the laboratory in ways that ... [more]

9:36:12 AM COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Seminole Chronicle - Oviedo,FL,USA

Experts and leaders from the medical community will help participants make 2010 a year of healthy living. Discover why the Tremont Retirement Community ... [more]

9:17:26 AM FDA has more work, less money | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/28/2010
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA

This assurance comes from the activities of the FDA, which sets and enforces standards for food and drug quality, and which approves new drugs and medical ... [more]

8:03:45 AM CDC pediatric communications guidance to help avoid pandemic pitfalls
CIDRAP - Minneapolis,MN,USA

Aimed at community planners, the guidance is designed to help communicate with both the medical community and the general public during a flu pandemic. [more]

7:59:01 AM Roche establishes new medical research hub in Singapore
The FINANCIAL - Tbilisi,Georgia

Bringing together world-class expertise from Singapore's scientific and medical research institutions with Roche's significant capability in translational ... [more]

7:27:36 AM Apple iPad: Healthcare industry weighs in
mobihealthnews - Boston,Massachusetts,USA

Tom Herzog, VP IT and Medical Device Technologies, Cerner I think [the iPad is big news for healthcare providers and patients]. Despite its lack of a camera ... [more]

6:38:59 AM Diseased Desires
New York Press - New York,NY,USA

Working toward an unflashy but satisfying medical breakthrough (a finale as unpretentious as a child sitting up straight or taking its first steps), .... [more]

5:16:55 AM Editorial: Lawmakers should shelve stem cell bill
Online Athens - Athens,GA,USA

Ralph Hudgens, R-Hull, would limit embryonic stem cell research beyond the scope of current federal regulation. Inasmuch as proponents of limiting embryonic ... [more]

4:01:23 AM Leukemia Cells Metabolize Fat to Avoid Cell Death
Science Daily (press release) - USA

.... oxidation," said co-senior author Michael Andreeff, MD, Ph.D., professor in MD Anderson's Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. ... [more]

3:56:01 AM MMR scare doctor to be given verdict on research
BBC News - E,UK

However, the General Medical Council case has focused on how he carried out his research - which he stands by. During the two-and-a-half year series of .... [more]

2:37:21 AM FDA urges drug makers to pay more attention to abuse potential
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

But medical professionals have found that the drug also induces a mild euphoria and other pleasant side effects. Since it's not a controlled substance, ... [more]

2:14:18 AM Local authorities prepare to warn community about meth
Kodiak Daily Mirror - Kodiak,AK,USA

.... invited leaders of the Kodiak Island Borough School District (KIBSD), local law enforcement, Native leaders and the medical community to participate. ... [more]

2:12:17 AM Why ObamaCare Isn't Flying
Wall Street Journal - USA

One of the jewels of this collection of professionals, which the politicians say is "failing" us, is the US medical-device industry. ... [more]



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