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News From Wednesday, December 23, 2009
11:49:12 PM Govt says public hospitals can diagnose, treat swine flu
Daily Times - Pakistan

He said that all stakeholders were being consulted on the Healthcare Bill, adding that the medical community's concerns would be addressed in the bill. ... [more]

11:25:14 PM Biosciences become public initiative
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA

Arizona leaders believed the state could build upon its existing assets and foster the biosciences, creating high-paying jobs and medical breakthroughs. ... [more]

11:17:32 PM Calif. Company Refuses to Recall Ozone Generators
ABC News - United States

They talk about colonics, they talk about these other medical applications. If there's a medical application, then it has to be FDA-cleared," said Karen ... [more]

11:01:18 PM Boston Scientific to pay $22 mln DOJ settlement
Reuters - NY,USA

NEW YORK, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific Corp (BSX.N) settled on Wednesday a US Department of Justice investigation by ... [more]

10:33:45 PM Tandem Autologous-Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplants Highly Effective for ...
Cancer Consultants (press release) - Memphis,TN,USA

Researchers from Canada have reported that autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT) followed by a sibling reduced-intensity allogeneic SCT results in ... [more]

10:11:49 PM More Parents Are Able to Get Their Kids Vaccinated Against H1N1
US News - USA

If that's not a classic example of how hard it is to translate medical research to the everyday challenges of parenting, I don't know what is. ... [more]

9:47:47 PM FDA Opens Post in Mexico City
Citizens Report

15, as part of an effort to improve food and medical product safety. This is the FDA's third post in Latin America and its tenth international post in the ... [more]

9:43:20 PM Doctors Heart Adult Stem Cells
Family Research Council (blog)

The clinical trial, conducted at 17 centers in Germany and Switzerland, found that after two years, no patients treated with adult stem cells had suffered a ... [more]

9:18:36 PM Jude Law's REPO MEN Trailer Debuts
IESB.NET - Ontario,CA,USA

The dark side of these medical breakthroughs is that if you don't pay your bill, The Union sends its highly skilled repo men to take back its ... [more]

8:39:37 PM FDA Slams Nestle Over Juicy Juice, BOOST Claims
NPR - Washington,D.C.,USA

FDA claims Nestle is promoting the drink as a medical food, that treats "failure to thrive" as well as provides a medical benefit for children "pre/post ... [more]

8:38:36 PM 2009: A Year of Many Firsts in Efforts to Overcome Lupus
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

Congress also continued to support lupus research through the Department of Defense's Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program, which last year provided an ... [more]

8:27:50 PM ERG is required for the differentiation of embryonic stem cells along
7thSpace Interactive (press release) - New York,NY,USA

7thSpace Interactive (press release) The molecular mechanisms that govern stem cell differentiation along the endothelial lineage remain largely unknown. Ets related gene (ERG) has recently ... [more]

8:09:30 PM J&J spent nearly $1.7M lobbying government in 3Q
The Associated Press

The company also lobbied on a bill to make drug and medical device makers report payments to doctors such as consulting fees, a hot issue as critics claim ... [more]

6:31:19 PM What is an endobarrier?
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

Yesterday, GI Dynamics, a Lexington, MA medical device company, announced that it won approval in Europe for a gastrointestinal device that is used to treat ... [more]

6:13:40 PM New Stem-Cell Research Course at BU
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

Binghamton University is opening a class to study stem-cell research. Stem-cell research is a touchy issue for people, but BU is taking the opportunity on ... [more]

5:51:52 PM Stem Cell Therapy Announces That Merger Is Progressing on Schedule
CNN/Money - USA

Stem Cell Therapy International, Inc. (OTCBB: SCII) announced that its pre-closing conditions for its merger with Histostem Co. ... [more]

5:45:29 PM BiomedReports: News and FDA Updates for Santarus (NASDAQ:SNTS), WuXi
Trading Markets - Los Angeles,CA,USA

Trading Markets (press release) On 12/22/09, WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE:WX), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical-device research and development outsourcing company, ... [more]

5:33:43 PM Breakthrough stem cell treatment gives man his sight back
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India

Scientists and eye surgeons at the North East England Stem Cell Institute restored light to the eyes of eight patients including Turnbull using their own ... [more]

5:24:08 PM Clarian Hospitals Purchase Indiana Developed Tumor Removal Device
Inside INdiana Business (press release) - Indianapolis,IN,USA

The purchase of The Myriad™—invented and produced by Indiana-based medical device maker and supplier NICO Corporation—makes Riley the first pediatric ... [more]

4:54:06 PM Plentiful Stem Cells from Umbilical Cord
Family Research Council (blog)

by David Prentice Pittsburgh researchers have published more evidence that the solid part of the umbilical cord is a rich source of adult stem cells (tissue ... [more]

4:33:04 PM Stem Cell Treatment Allows The Blind to See Again
Benzinga

Pioneering stem cell treatment by British scientists has restored the sight of those threatened with permanent blindness. According to The Daily Mail, .... [more]

4:08:44 PM Celebrities Crossing the Line on Medical Advice
eMaxHealth.com - Hickory,NC,USA

Still the medical community is concerned about misinformation and trying to correct that misinformation. “Even with a mountain of evidence it can be a ... [more]

3:17:18 PM Society short cuts
Guardian - UK

Professor Tom Kirkwood, lead academic in the Medical Research Council-funded study, said his team was surprised to discover how many "healthy, active, ... [more]

3:14:43 PM Market Report -- In Play (BVX)
MSN Money

Bovie Medical announces FDA 510(k) clearance to market Resistick II coated electrodes Co announces it has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug ... [more]

3:05:39 PM 3D Printer Builds Artificial Blood Vessels
Information Week Weblog - Manhasset,NY,USA

The particles used in the construction are made up of stem cells, formed into tiny spheres and cylinders. The stem cells are available for research purposes ... [more]

2:23:22 PM President Obama given the swine flu shot: Obama now vaccinated for H1N1, so
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

Examiner.com As much as the medical community and the government firmly stand behind their motto, that everyone should get the swine flu shot, the public may be better ... [more]

2:23:08 PM Proposed tax worries medical device makers
Post-Bulletin - Rochester,MN,USA

By Heather J. Carlson Local medical device makers are warning that a proposed tax in the health care reform bills will just end up costing hospitals and ... [more]

2:21:04 PM Bovie Medical Corporation Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance to Market
2K Play and Nickelodeon Announce Dora the Explorer Debut for Wii™

Business Wire (press release) Current applications still pending at the FDA include the BOSS soft tissue coagulation device, the Seal-N-Cut vessel sealing instrument line and the ICON VS ... [more]

2:17:39 PM Hiru Corporation (HIRU) to Acquire Medical Research Co.
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

This is a promising start for HIRU, and we intend to pursue our goal to penetrate the international medical community. The research company has great ... [more]

1:22:16 PM Rigel Receives Milestone Payment from Daiichi Sankyo for Cancer Ligase
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

PR Newswire (press release) "We believe that ubiquitin ligases represent a promising area of medical research, particularly in the field of novel therapeutics for the treatment of ... [more]

12:19:12 PM Medical-Device Maker SurgiVision Plans $30 Mln IPO
Wall Street Journal - USA

The medical-device maker focuses on technology that allows physicians to see inside the brain and heart with minimally invasive procedures. ... [more]

9:37:01 AM George A. Kirchner -- No action on tort reform is a slap to medical
Allentown Morning Call - Allentown,PA,USA

Allentown Morning Call It is amazing that the legislators can dance around this issue when it is convenient for them to do so, only to stab the medical community in the back when ... [more]

9:21:44 AM BioMedSearch.com Launches
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA

BioMedSearch is focused on making Health and Biomedical information accessible to the public with advanced search, alerts, and collaboration tools. [more]

9:02:13 AM Dr. Raghavan M. Nair Recognized for Excellence in Medical Research
24-7PressRelease.com (press release) - USA

His medical research in the area of Brain Hormones with Prof. Dr. Schally has been recognized by the Nobel prize award 91977). Dr. Nair has taught in Indian ... [more]

8:02:15 AM Rwanda: Senate Passes Biomedical Centre Bill
AllAfrica.com - Africa

Kigali — Senators yesterday unanimously passed the bill establishing the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) which merges several entities within the health ... [more]

7:23:12 AM FDA: Nestle claims about Boost Kid violate laws
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA

The product — Nestle's Boost Kid Essentials Nutritionally Complete Drink — doesn't meet the strict statutory definition for a medical food, FDA officials ... [more]

6:17:13 AM Doctors No One Needs
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

By SHANNON BROWNLEE and DAVID GOODMAN FOR anyone who has had to wait a long time to schedule a medical appointment, it might seem as if the world needs more ... [more]

5:46:00 AM Intestinal liner wins OK in Europe
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA

By Robert Weisman A Lexington medical device company, GI Dynamics, said it has won approval in Europe for a gastrointestinal liner it hopes to eventually ... [more]

5:10:31 AM Building a Better Community
KFYR-TV - Bismarck,ND,USA

The third target focuses on the medical community. This involves things like working with suppliers of medical equipment. The priority is finding out how to ... [more]

3:29:24 AM Weighing the Medical Costs of End-of-Life Care
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

Indeed, UCLA and five other big California medical centers recently published their own research results with a striking conclusion: for heart failure ... [more]

3:18:15 AM Protein Link May Be Key to New Treatment for Aggressive Brain Tumor
Science Daily (press release) - USA

21, 2009) — Biomedical researchers at the University of Central Florida have found a protein that could hold the key to treating one of the most common and ... [more]

1:38:02 AM Doctors' Spat Exposes FDA Loophole
Wall Street Journal - USA

William Maisel, director of the Medical Device Safety Institute at Harvard Medical School, said the current FDA procedures represent a "giant loophole" that ... [more]

1:26:56 AM Social services survive Conn. budget axe — for now
Nashua Telegraph - Nashua,NH,USA

(AP) — School-based health clinics, daycare programs for the needy and stem cell research programs are all getting a reprieve in the deficit-cutting plan ... [more]

1:06:04 AM AMJA Offers $10001 Donation to MedEvac Foundation InternationalTM
Helicopter Association International - Alexandria,VA,USA

“The education, research and evidence-based practice initiatives funded by the MedEvac Foundation are vital to the air medical community's future. ... [more]

12:33:27 AM Injecting Cells Into Brains Means Test for ReNeuron Investors
Bloomberg

The patient is the first of 12 men disabled by strokes who expect to receive from 2 million to 20 million stem cells grown from the brain of an aborted ... [more]



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