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News From Tuesday, February 09, 2010
11:23:08 PM FDA Unveils New Safety Plan for Medical Imaging
MedPage Today - Little Falls,NJ,USA

... to ionizing radiation that may increase lifetime cancer risk -- although there is debate within the medical community about the extent of the danger. ... [more]

11:20:54 PM Biomedical scientist awarded prize
Mediplacements

In existence since 1986, the prize is given to biomedical researchers in Europe and is worth £350000. Prof Smith, director of the Wellcome Trust Centre for ... [more]

11:00:51 PM FDA To Require Medical Imaging Firms To Redesign Equipment
Wall Street Journal - USA

The FDA said, for example, that the radiation dose associated with a CT abdomen scan is the same as the dose from approximately 400 chest X-rays. .... [more]

10:58:25 PM CareFusion quarterly earnings decline
Reuters - NY,USA

CHICAGO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Medical device maker CareFusion Corp (CFN.N), in its second quarter as a stand-alone company, on Tuesday reported lower quarterly ... [more]

9:32:37 PM Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Sanford-Burnham Medical Research
Trading Markets - Los Angeles,CA,USA

Trading Markets (press release) Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have signed a license agreement with Genentech, Inc. and Roche Holding, Ltd., ... [more]

7:52:16 PM Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" obesity campaign program elements
Chicago Sun-Times

The Administration, along with partners in the private sector and medical community, will: Empower Consumers: By the end of this year, the Food and Drug ... [more]

7:30:32 PM Iowa City couple recognized for philanthropy
Sioux City Journal - Sioux City,IA,USA

It was the single largest gift to the UI from individual Iowa donors, and it will help fund cutting edge biomedical research at the new center. ... [more]

7:15:11 PM A Formal Methods-based verification approach to medical device software
Embedded.com - San Francisco,Ca.,USA

Embedded.com Historically, medical device software has typically been verified using code reviews, static analysis, and dynamic testing. Code reviews rely solely on the ... [more]

7:03:20 PM Obama's stem cell stance draws support, criticism
Indiana Daily Student - USA

Just a few months into his term, Obama initiated some of these changes regarding stem-cell research. He signed an executive order March 9, 2009, .... [more]

6:26:30 PM Antidepressants may block breast cancer drug
Guardian - UK

The study was carried out by researchers in Canada, and published in the BMJ (British Medical Journal). It was funded by various Canadian research .... [more]

5:44:03 PM FDA Aims to Rein in Radiation-Based Medical Scans
ABC News - United States

Tuesday's announcement comes five months after FDA began looking into reports of problems with CT scanning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. ... [more]

5:07:03 PM Dr. Hoon Han Elected Chairman of the Board of Stem Cell Therapy
CNN/Money - USA

CNNMoney.com (press release) Stem Cell Therapy International, Inc. (OTCBB: SCII) announced that Dr. Hoon Han has been elected Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors effective .... [more]

4:07:58 PM Volcano Corporation Completes Acquisition of Lumen Biomedical's
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

PR Newswire (press release) Since being founded in July 2003, Lumen Biomedical's primary goal has been to create unique interventional devices that outperform existing technologies and ... [more]

3:53:48 PM Biodiversity misses the point
The MIT Tech

What unknown microbe will provide the next medical breakthrough? What nature-inspired technology will underpin the next Fortune 500 company? ... [more]

3:28:54 PM Medical device packaging updates focus on standards
Healthcare Packaging

And while delivering a safe, effective medical device package to a hospital or other end user will always be the top priority of medical device ... [more]

3:19:22 PM MLS WORKS Joins The First Lady Of The United States To Eliminate Childhood
OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA

OurSports Central (press release) ... in partnership with governors and mayors, the medical community, leading foundations and the sports and business communities, to support common sense, ... [more]

1:44:55 PM Busy Southwestern Orthopedic Practice Joins the NeoStem Stem Cell
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

PR Newswire (press release) "We are excited to add a premier spine & sports orthopaedics practice in Central Texas to our expanding stem cell collection network and look forward to ... [more]

12:57:05 PM Biogen Idec Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2009 Results
MarketWatch - USA

On November 18, 2009, Genentech and Biogen Idec announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a complete response on the companies' .... [more]

12:46:17 PM Group recognizes Pappajohns
Iowa City Press Citizen - Iowa City,IA,USA

The couple made a $26.4 million gift commitment to the University of Iowa Foundation for the Pappajohn Biomedical Institute and the John and Mary Pappajohn ... [more]

12:40:42 PM Feeling blue? You may have a case of the greys
Daily Mail - UK - UK

.... yellow to reflect how they felt but people classed as anxious or depressed were drawn to grey, the journal BMC Medical Research Methodology reports. ... [more]

11:20:57 AM ATW Companies Showcases Wide Range of Products at Medical Device ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA

It is well known in the medical device industry for rapid prototyping, engineering design assistance and long run production expertise. ... [more]

11:11:49 AM Czech, US scientists discovery eases stem cells production
Prague Daily Monitor

They said the successful and controlled production of stem cells would be applicable in the programmes of cell therapy, such as redressing haematogenesis ... [more]

10:47:34 AM New technology changes the euthanasia debate
UNLV The Rebel Yell - Las Vegas,NV,USA

At first glance, such technologies appear to be medical breakthroughs, allowing us to reach out to those who are literally trapped inside their own bodies. ... [more]

10:42:35 AM Scouting builds leaders with value
News-Leader.com

Many law enforcement agencies, fire departments and the medical community support these groups. This year the Boy Scouts of America (celebrated) their 100th ... [more]

8:24:02 AM Depressed people 'feel gray, not blue'
Times of India - India

In the open access journal BMC Medical Research Methodology, boffins have described the development of a color chart, The Manchester Color Wheel. ... [more]

8:07:45 AM Doctor says stem cell treatment for MS was 'worth a try' despite no
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK

Telegraph.co.uk A doctor alleged to have administered a stem cell therapy treatment in a ''wholly illegitimate, misleading and dishonest'' way to multiple sclerosis .... [more]

7:45:40 AM First lady Michelle Obama gets active in the fight against childhood obesity
Southeast Missourian

Market said she is working with others in the medical community to start a nutrition and exercise program for area children, and both Saint Francis Medical ... [more]

5:37:16 AM Man Sentenced For Selling Illegal Medical Device
10News.com - San Diego,CA,USA

He was convicted in federal court on 26 counts of selling "an unapproved medical device." "He's done something wrong, very defiant and bad," said Barrett. ... [more]

4:00:33 AM Wakefield's research: from The Lancet to Medical Veritas?
Left Brain/Right Brain (blog)

The Lancet is one of the medical community's premier journals. As such, tetting a paper into such a journal is a big accomplishment for any medical .... [more]

3:44:12 AM Bacow to Step Down from Tufts Presidency in 2011
Newswise (press release) - USA

The challenge has raised $2.4 million in direct fundraising by runners and has attracted two $5 million gifts in support of nutrition and medical research ... [more]

2:50:46 AM Tom Izzo Press Conference
The State News - East Lansing,MI,USA

Steven Suhr, a research associate in MSU's Cellular Reprogramming Laboratory, explains stem cells' potential use for replacing damaged or lost cells in the ... [more]

2:41:38 AM FDA Widens Crestor Approval
Wall Street Journal - USA

FDA's decision follows the December recommendation of an outside panel of medical experts, which voted 12 to 4 on the question of whether the drug's benefit ... [more]

1:34:21 AM Allergan acquires medical device firm
OCRegister (blog)

The dollar value of the deal wasn't disclosed. Serica shareholders received cash plus equity in a new company, Alacer Biomedical Inc., which holds exclusive ... [more]

12:28:35 AM Medical breakthroughs help amputees regain independence
WNDU-TV - South Bend,IN,USA

Now, three new breakthroughs are helping survivors regain their independence, one step at a time. Nineteen-year-old Jordan Wells and Ashley Younger were on ... [more]



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