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Actavis files ANDA with FDA to market Colchicine Tablets USP

Actavis plc (NYSE: ACT) today confirmed that it has filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval to market Colchicine Tablets USP, 0.6 mg.

3 Mar 2014

NAFC designates Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center as Center of Excellence

The National Association For Continence has designated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center as a Center of Excellence: Continence Care. Anurag K. Das, MD; Roger Lefevre, MD; Janet Li, MD; and Deborah A. Nagle, MD are the principle physicians for this COE.

27 Feb 2014

Survival rates for bladder cancer in UK are falling, confirms new study

Of the top 10 cancers in the UK, bladder cancer is only one where survival rates have been shown to be getting worse. New figures published this month in the Journal of Clinical Urology confirm in a study of cases of bladder cancer in England over a 19 year period (from 1990 until 2009) that survival rates here in the UK are falling and are worse than in than in other European countries with similar incidence rates.

27 Feb 2014

Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy shows better outcomes in cancer removal

An observational study from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer comparing robotic-assisted prostate surgery to open surgery for prostate cancer found that patients who had robotic surgery had fewer instances of cancer cells at the edge of the surgical specimen, or fewer positive margins, and less need of additional cancer treatments, such as hormone therapy or radiation, than patients who had open surgery.

26 Feb 2014

Detrusor muscle function declines with age

Detrusor muscle function and efficiency decline with increasing age, a urodynamic study of women with stress urinary incontinence indicates.

25 Feb 2014

Research could lead to early diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer

Prostate cancer patients could get better diagnosis and treatment for the disease in the future thanks to a successful research project at the University of Essex.

25 Feb 2014

Hu-Friedy, EMS partner to deliver clinically advanced prophylaxis protocol to U.S. and Canadian markets

Hu-Friedy, a global leader in the manufacturing of dental instruments and products, and Switzerland-based Electro Medical Systems today announced a strategic alliance to deliver the most clinically advanced prophylaxis protocol to the U.S. and Canadian markets by leveraging Hu-Friedy's heritage in high-quality hand instrumentation, coupled with best-in-class EMS offerings in Piezo power scaling and air polishing.

20 Feb 2014

Syneron Medical enters into agreement to acquire New Star Lasers

Syneron Medical Ltd., the leading global aesthetic device company, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire New Star Lasers, Inc., which conducts business as CoolTouch, Inc., for approximately $11 million in cash and earn out based on certain milestones of up to $4 million until end of 2015.

20 Feb 2014

Mauna Kea installs flagship Cellvizio system at Apollo Gleneagles Hospital in Kolkata

Mauna Kea Technologies (Paris:MKEA) (Euronext: MKEA, FR0010609263), leader in the optical biopsy market, announced today it has installed its flagship Cellvizio system at the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital in Kolkata, a leading center of excellence in Gastroenterology in India, part of the Apollo Hospitals Group.

20 Feb 2014

NIH-funded session in Bethesda to heighten awareness of underactive bladder

Underactive bladder, estimated to affect more than 20 percent of the elderly population, is an unrecognized disease that has a major influence on the health and independence of seniors.

20 Feb 2014

Sanford Health opens new clinic in Dickinson, ND

The new Sanford Health Dickinson Clinic, which is replacing the existing Sanford Health Dickinson Clinic, is now open. The new clinic, located at 2615 Fairway St., is more than six times the size of the current clinic at 938 Second Ave. W. and can house more than 20 physicians, providing better patient access than ever before.

18 Feb 2014

New score ‘reliable and valid’ for neurogenic bladder dysfunction

The Neurogenic Bladder Symptom Score is both valid and reliable for assessing urinary dysfunction in people with acquired or congenital neurogenic bladder, according to a study published online in the Journal of Urology.

17 Feb 2014

Study: Urgency incontinence is the most troubling urinary symptom in men and women

Urgency incontinence is considered the most troubling urinary symptom in both men and women, according to a recent study published in the leading urology journal, European Urology.

11 Feb 2014

Pitt’s CMI funds 6 research groups for Early Stage Medical Technology Research and Development

The University of Pittsburgh's Center for Medical Innovation (CMI) awarded a total of $82,000 to six research groups through its 2013 Round-2 Pilot Funding Program for Early Stage Medical Technology Research and Development.

11 Feb 2014

Mayo Clinic researchers shed light on new mechanism by which prostate cancer develops in men

Mayo Clinic researchers have shed light on a new mechanism by which prostate cancer develops in men. Central to development of nearly all prostate cancer cases are malfunctions in the androgen receptor - the cellular component that binds to male hormones.

11 Feb 2014

Chesapeake Urology for Kids introduced for pediatric care

Chesapeake Urology Associates, PA, the premier urology practice in Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region, introduces Chesapeake Urology for Kids, a comprehensive program to treat urologic conditions in children from pre-natal to 18 years of age. This new division is being led by Robert Mevorach, MD, a fellowship trained pediatric urologist. An office exclusively for pediatric patients is now open at 25 Crossroads Drive in Owings Mills, Maryland.

31 Jan 2014