Monthly Archives: June 2010

Cardio3 BioSciences reports positive data from C-Cure stem cell therapy clinical trial for heart failure

Cardio3 BioSciences, a leading Belgian biotechnology company specialising in regenerative therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, today announces positive safety data and preliminary efficacy results from its clinical trial of C-Cure(R), a breakthrough stem cell therapy for heart failure.

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Amylin presents improved indices of beta-cell function after three years of BYETTA(R) therapy

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company today announced results from a study comparing the effect of long-term treatment with either BYETTA® (exenatide) injection or Lantus® (insulin glargine) on overall beta-cell function. (Beta cells are cells in the pancreas … Continue reading →

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AMP submits comments on SACGHS report

( Association for Molecular Pathology ) Yesterday, the Association for Molecular Pathology submitted comments on the Draft Report of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society on Genetics Education and Training of Health Care Professionals, Public Health Providers, … Continue reading →

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AMP commends Advisory Committee for addressing genetic education, training needs

The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) commends the Secretary’s Advisory Committee for recognizing the importance of professional and public education and training in genetics and addressing the needs in this area. AMP offers a number of continuing education programs for … Continue reading →

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Defensive Medicine – Still a Concern for Doctors

Defensive Medicine Protects Doctors? LEARN MORE Archives of Internal Medicine Physicians Views on Defensive Medicine survey Congressional Budget Office Background Paper Medical Malpractice Tort Limits and Health Care Spending April 2006 IB News How You Drive Up Health Costs October … Continue reading →

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Vast majority of physicians practice ‘defensive medicine,’ according to physician survey

( The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine ) A survey by Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers has found that 91 percent of physicians believe concerns over malpractice lawsuits result in “defensive medicine,” ordering more tests … Continue reading →

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Most U.S. Physicians Practicing ‘Defensive Medicine’

Title: Most U.S. Physicians Practicing ‘Defensive Medicine’ Category: Health News Created: 6/28/2010 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 6/29/2010

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Medical technology company signs Spanish deal

Enztec has secured a contract with a Spanish distributor for the design, manufacture and supply of instruments for knee replacement surgery. Designed and manufactured in Christchurch, the instruments will be distributed across Europe by Spanish company MBA, which has an … Continue reading →

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Medical technology prolongs lives. But is that a good thing?

Two recent stories in the New York Times caught my attention because they seem to represent the opposite sides of the same coin. Or as we like to call it, the American healthcare system. In a moving piece in the … Continue reading →

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U.S. concern buys Canadian medical technology firm VisualSonics for $71M

BOTHELL, Wash. – Toronto-based medical imaging technology company VisualSonics is being taken over by SonoSite Inc. (Nasdaq:SONO), in a

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Medical Simulation Corporation Partners with Hutchinson Technology in Training of Healthcare Professionals on …

Medical Simulation Corporation has partnered with biomeasurement technology leader Hutchinson Technology to develop and deliver simulation-based education around the InSpectra⢠StO2 Tissue Oxygenation Monitor.

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Toronto’s VisualSonics bought by U.S. firm

Toronto-based medical technology company VisualSonics is being taken over by SonoSite Inc., based in Bothell, Wash., in a $71-million deal, the companies announced Tuesday.

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University of Michigan medical school to drop funding from drug, device companies

Starting next year, the University of Michigan’s medical school will become the first to refuse funding for its continuing education courses for doctors from drug and device makers, the New York Times reported. The move was made to reduce bias……

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Fresenius Medical Care Signs Deal To Buy Russia’s KNC

Fresenius Medical Care Signs Deal To Buy Russia’s KNC

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Medical marijuana user sues over Walmart firing

A man who uses medical marijuana to treat symptoms of an inoperable brain tumor and cancer claims in a lawsuit filed Tuesday he was wrongfully fired from a Walmart store in Michigan after testing positive for the drug. Joseph Casias … Continue reading →

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Inquest told woman who died in car fire was ‘devastated’ over failed IVF

THE HUSBAND of a woman who died after setting herself on fire in a car has told an inquest that his wife was devastated when in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment wasnt successful, and wanted to try again immediately.

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Reportlinker Adds Stem Cells – The Hype and the Hope 2010-2025

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

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Genetic Code 2.0: Novel artificial proteins for industry and science

(PhysOrg.com) — The creation of synthetic proteins plays an important role for economy and science. By the integration of artificial amino acids in proteins (genetic code engineering), their already existing qualities can be systematically improved, allowing new biological features to … Continue reading →

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Genetic Code 2.0 – Novel Artificial Proteins for Industry and Science

The creation of synthetic proteins plays an important role for economy and science. By the integration of artificial amino acids in proteins (genetic code engineering), their already existing qualities can be systematically improved. Even new biological features can arise.

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Supreme Court denies anti-GE lobbys appeal

A lobby group opposed to genetic engineering has lost a court battle against an application to import genetically engineered material and develop genetically-modified livestock. GE Free NZ in Food and Environment applied for a judicial review, claiming the Environmental Risk … Continue reading →

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