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Boston Scientific reports fourth quarter and full year 2009 results

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009, as well as guidance for net sales and earnings per share (EPS) for the first quarter and full year 2010.

10 Feb 2010

European Urology Forum to be held in Switzerland

The Urology Forum stands out from other meetings because it not only deals with pertinent academic topics but also takes place in a relaxed environment where people can thoroughly examine the information that is presented.

9 Feb 2010

Three in ten overweight teenagers think they are underweight

Three in ten overweight teens believe they are actually underweight or "about right," according to a study of more than 65,000 high school students.

9 Feb 2010

Respite for overactive bladder: Powder Room lists public restrooms along the Sea-to-Sky Highway

The Powder Room, a national education program for people with overactive bladder, has compiled a list of public restrooms along the Sea-to-Sky Highway (Highway 99).

4 Feb 2010

Apple Valley Medical Center to hold free Heart Failure Community Education Evening

A free Heart Failure Community Education Evening will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, at the Apple Valley Medical Center.

3 Feb 2010

Study could provide potential therapeutic strategies for treating prostate cancer

Prostate cancer cells are more likely to spread to other parts of the body if a specific gene quits functioning normally, according to new data from researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

3 Feb 2010

Mary Ann Liebert launches Videourology journal for urologists

Videourology- is the first and only videojournal for urologists, publishing fully peer-reviewed surgical and micro-invasive video demonstrations of the latest techniques and technologies used to optimize surgical patient care.

2 Feb 2010

FDA approves INNOPHARMA's ibutilide fumarate injection ANDA

INNOPHARMA LLC announced today FDA approval of the Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for ibutilide fumarate injection (the generic equivalent of Corvert® from Pfizer Inc).

2 Feb 2010

Adventist Medical Center augments surgical practice with newest model of the da Vinci surgical robot

Adventist Medical Center is now home to the newest model of the da Vinci surgical robot. The da Vinci robot enables complex surgeries to be completed using a minimally invasive approach. The approach minimizes the physical and emotional impact of surgery on patients resulting in increased quality outcomes. The Portland, Ore., based hospital is one of few hospitals in the Northwest to use the latest model of the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System.

2 Feb 2010

Merge Healthcare deploys etrials eDiary 5.0 platform for global urology clinical trial

Merge Healthcare has successfully deployed its etrials eDiary 5.0 platform to conduct a global Phase II urology clinical trial involving 750 patients for one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Merge was awarded the project because of its eDiary technology, experience in global ePRO (electronic patient reported outcomes) trials and ability to manage the complex logic required by this study. Underway in 22 countries on 3 continents and in 34 languages, the trial also utilizes Merge’s new eDiary Inventory Module to track shipping and supply of study devices in real-time.

29 Jan 2010

RTI Biologics donates Matrix HD to treat eight-year-old with recessive dystrophic EB

RTI Biologics Inc. (RTI), the Florida-based processor of orthopedic, dental, hernia and other biologic implants, has donated a sterilized dermis allograft, Matrix HD™, to treat an eight-year old patient with a rare skin disease called recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (EB).

29 Jan 2010

Watson Pharmaceuticals acquires Eden Biopharm Group for approximately $15M

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Eden Biopharm Group Limited for approximately $15 million. Eden is a biopharmaceutical development and contract manufacturing company located in Liverpool, UK. As a result of the acquisition of the Arrow Group in December 2009, Watson had previously acquired approximately 36 percent of Eden.

29 Jan 2010

GI practices team up with NeuIsys to bring advanced imaging technologies for patients

NeuIsys Imaging System Solutions, LLC, a leader in providing state-of-the-art CT and MR imaging systems to physician practices, announced today that three gastroenterology (GI) practices have entered into agreements with NeuIsys to plan, install, and service the recently FDA approved NeuViz 16 Multi-Slice Computed Tomography (CT) System.

28 Jan 2010

Warner Chilcott receives complete response letter from FDA for low dose oral contraceptive

Warner Chilcott plc announced today that it has received a complete response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to its New Drug Application submitted in March 2009 for its "low dose" oral contraceptive (also referred to as WC 3016).

27 Jan 2010

Study: PROSTVAC-VF vaccine effective in treating patients with metastatic prostate cancer

In a newly published clinical trial, patients with metastatic prostate cancer who received a vaccine of harmless poxviruses engineered to spur an immune system attack on prostate tumor cells lived substantially longer than patients who received a placebo vaccine, report researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and affiliated organizations.

27 Jan 2010

Watson Pharmaceuticals provides detailed overview of its global operations at Investor Day meeting in NY

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today provided a detailed overview of its expanded global operations, enhanced supply chain capabilities and commercial and pipeline developments in its Brand and Generics businesses during an Investor Day meeting held in New York, NY.

22 Jan 2010

Doctor offers tips for parents on how to speak with children about disasters

David Schonfeld, MD, Director, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Director, National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement, gives parents the following tips on how to speak with their children after disasters have occurred.

22 Jan 2010

Ethicon acquires Acclarent

Ethicon, Inc., announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Acclarent, Inc., following clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act. Acclarent is a privately held medical technology company dedicated to designing, developing and commercializing devices that address conditions affecting the ear, nose and throat (ENT).

20 Jan 2010

Hydraulic erectile prosthesis implantation in gender reassignment therapy: Study

The final step in the multidisciplinary approach of gender reassignment therapy in female-to-male transsexuals consists of the construction of a neophallus to allow the patient to void while standing and to have sexual experience after he is accustomed to his new voiding abilities. The main limiting factor is that there is no good substitute for the unique erectile tissue of the penis. The largest retrospective study by Hoebeke et al. evaluates the outcome in 129 female-to-male transsexuals after implantation of a hydraulic erectile prosthesis.

20 Jan 2010

Gently rocking embryos during IVF may improve success rates

Gently rocking embryos while they grow during in vitro fertilization (IVF) improves pregnancy rates in mice by 22 percent, new University of Michigan research shows. The procedure could one day lead to significantly higher IVF success rates in humans.

20 Jan 2010

Urology News and Research

Latest Urology News and Research

Boston Scientific reports fourth quarter and full year 2009 results

European Urology Forum to be held in Switzerland

Three in ten overweight teenagers think they are underweight

Respite for overactive bladder: Powder Room lists public restrooms along the Sea-to-Sky Highway

Apple Valley Medical Center to hold free Heart Failure Community Education Evening

Study could provide potential therapeutic strategies for treating prostate cancer

Mary Ann Liebert launches Videourology journal for urologists

FDA approves INNOPHARMA's ibutilide fumarate injection ANDA

Adventist Medical Center augments surgical practice with newest model of the da Vinci surgical robot

Merge Healthcare deploys etrials eDiary 5.0 platform for global urology clinical trial

RTI Biologics donates Matrix HD to treat eight-year-old with recessive dystrophic EB

Watson Pharmaceuticals acquires Eden Biopharm Group for approximately $15M

GI practices team up with NeuIsys to bring advanced imaging technologies for patients

Warner Chilcott receives complete response letter from FDA for low dose oral contraceptive

Study: PROSTVAC-VF vaccine effective in treating patients with metastatic prostate cancer

Watson Pharmaceuticals provides detailed overview of its global operations at Investor Day meeting in NY

Doctor offers tips for parents on how to speak with children about disasters

Ethicon acquires Acclarent

Hydraulic erectile prosthesis implantation in gender reassignment therapy: Study

Gently rocking embryos during IVF may improve success rates

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