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New program designed to improve law enforcement responses to the mentally ill

The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs today announced the release of a publication designed to improve law enforcement responses to people with mental illnesses. The report shows there is no one-size-fits-all approach, but a growing number of communities are implementing Specialized Policing Responses that are designed to improve outcomes and encounters involving people with mental illnesses.

18 Mar 2010

Nanobotmodels Company offer vision of future DNA and cell-repair techniques

Developments in nanotechnology and nanorobotics are opening up the prospects for nanomedicine and regenerative medicine where informatics and DNA computing can become the catalysts enabling health care applications at sub-molecular or atomic scales. While nanomedicine promises a new exciting frontier for clinical practice and biomedical research, issues involving cost-effectiveness studies, clinical trials and toxicity assays, drug delivery methods, and the implementation of new personalized therapies still remain challenging.

18 Mar 2010

SciQuest introduces PBA methodology for Life Sciences to improve procurement operations

SciQuest, Inc., the global software leader empowering enterprises to realize the potential of strategic procurement, today unveiled a comprehensive methodology that provides leaders with a framework to build and execute a sound business plan to improve existing procurement processes, systems and protocol. This new service, the Procurement Business Assessment (PBA), enables life sciences companies to quickly uncover cost-saving opportunities in their procurement operations.

18 Mar 2010

BMA Scotland comment on the publication of the Patient Rights

“BMA Scotland supports the Scottish Government’s aim to encourage a stronger sense of public ownership of the NHS and the renewed commitment to provide a service which is publicly funded and owned, free at the point of delivery. As such, we welcome the commitment to articulate the rights and responsibilities of all those using and providing NHS services.

18 Mar 2010

Tissue micro-processing solutions at volumes <1mL

At Analytica 2010 in Munich, Germany, Seward Ltd will demonstrate its small tissue processing solutions in Hall B2, Stand 130. This range includes the Stomacher® 80 microbag, designed specifically for use in the Stomacher 80 microBiomaster to prepare and process biological samples at volumes as low as 250µL to 5 mL.

18 Mar 2010

Academic Inventors’ Bill of Rights unveiled in poster presentation at AUTM Annual Meeting

As technology transfer managers from around the country prepare today to debate the role of academic researchers in commercializing their own inventions, two experts – one from each side of the aisle – have come together to propose an Academic Inventors’ Bill of Rights.

18 Mar 2010

Bailout stenting successful treatment for infants with constricted aortas

Cardiac interventionalists and surgeons at University Clinic in Leuven, Belgium have achieved successful stent implantation and follow-up coarctectomy in premature infants suffering from aortic coarctation. Full findings are published in the March issue of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, the official journal of The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

18 Mar 2010

USPTO allows Regulus Therapeutics' claims covering methods of antagonizing miR-181a for regulating immune response

Regulus Therapeutics Inc. announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has allowed claims in U.S. Application Serial No. 11/977,506 covering methods of antagonizing miR-181a to regulate immune response. This patent is owned by Stanford University and licensed exclusively to Regulus. miR-181a has been shown to regulate the response of immune cells, such as T lymphocytes, to specific stimuli and modulation of miR-181a could lead to a novel treatment of inflammatory disease.

18 Mar 2010

French National Program finds significant decreases in the rates of HAIs since 2004

Researchers evaluating France's national infection control program for healthcare facilities found significant decreases in the rates of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) since 2004. The drop in HAIs, including MRSA and surgical site infections, could be attributed to important changes in the national infection control system.

18 Mar 2010

Risk of hereditary form of bowel cancer: New preparation of omega-3 holds hope

A new preparation of an omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid found naturally in fish, offers hope for thousands of patients at risk of developing an inherited form of bowel cancer, a new study shows.

18 Mar 2010

EndoChoice launches new CEU Video Program for reprocessing endoscopes

EndoChoice, Inc. strengthens its position as the leader in endoscopy industry with the launch of a new CEU program and a complete line of products focused on efficient and effective endoscope reprocessing.

18 Mar 2010

Haemonetics extends previously announced cash tender offer for Global Med Technologies

Haemonetics Corporation today announced that it is extending its previously announced cash tender offer, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Atlas Acquisition Corp., for all outstanding shares of common and preferred stock of Global Med Technologies, Inc., until 12:00 midnight, Boston, Massachusetts time, on Wednesday, March 24, 2010.

18 Mar 2010

MR-guided ablation therapy may hold promise for treatment of prostate cancer recurrences

The first known patient cases using magnetic resonance-guided heat (laser interstitial thermal therapy) or cold (cryoablation) to treat prostate cancer recurrence after surgical removal of the prostate gland were presented by physicians at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 35th Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa. Many of these patients have also failed salvage radiation treatment and are often presented with limited therapeutic options. MR-guided focal therapy offers a new treatment choice for patients because of the improved detection of early prostate cancer recurrences best seen with MR imaging.

18 Mar 2010

Forensic high-tech assistant Virtobot used to perform virtual autopsies

Virtobot is the name of the forensic high-tech helpmate used at the University of Bern's Institute of Forensic Medicine to perform virtual autopsies. Developed as part of the National Centre of Competence in Research, Co-Me the industrial robot provides forensic doctors with a high precision, three-dimensional image of cadavers.

18 Mar 2010

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries to acquire ratiopharm for €3.625 billion

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ratiopharm, Germany’s second largest generics producer and the sixth largest generic drug company worldwide, for an enterprise value of €3.625 billion. The transaction is subject to certain conditions including relevant regulatory approvals. On a pro forma basis, the combined company would have had 2009 revenues of $16.2 billion. Teva expects to complete the transaction by year-end 2010.

18 Mar 2010

Canadian Cancer Society launches daffodil pin campaign to fight back against cancer

The Canadian Cancer Society, BC and Yukon, is stepping up the fight by announcing today the launch of an inaugural daffodil pin - a badge of courage - as part of its annual Daffodil month campaign when canvassers go door-to-door.

18 Mar 2010

Concord Medical Services Holdings reports 24.3% increase in total net revenues for fourth-quarter 2009

Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited ("Concord Medical" or the "Company") (NYSE: CCM), the operator of the largest network of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China, today announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2009(1), and the appointment of Dr. Hongbin Cai as an independent board member.

18 Mar 2010

Evaluating functional significance of blockages in cardiac blood vessels with formulas from fluid mechanics

Improved care for cardiac patients and people with coronary artery disease is the goal of a new pilot study being led by engineering and medical researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and the Cincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center.

18 Mar 2010

Researchers find some similarities between SPN and PET

Solid-pseudopapillary neoplasm (SPN) of the pancreas is relatively rare. There are some similarities between SPN and pancreatic endocrine tumor (PET), especially the non-functioning ones, in clinical and pathological manifestations.

18 Mar 2010

First Edition: March 18, 2010

Today's headlines indicate that Democrats are inching closer to securing the votes necessary to pass their health bill while the GOP is planning steps to bottle neck the measure's progress.

18 Mar 2010

Medical News

New program designed to improve law enforcement responses to the mentally ill

Nanobotmodels Company offer vision of future DNA and cell-repair techniques

SciQuest introduces PBA methodology for Life Sciences to improve procurement operations

BMA Scotland comment on the publication of the Patient Rights

Tissue micro-processing solutions at volumes <1mL

Academic Inventors’ Bill of Rights unveiled in poster presentation at AUTM Annual Meeting

Bailout stenting successful treatment for infants with constricted aortas

USPTO allows Regulus Therapeutics' claims covering methods of antagonizing miR-181a for regulating immune response

French National Program finds significant decreases in the rates of HAIs since 2004

Risk of hereditary form of bowel cancer: New preparation of omega-3 holds hope

EndoChoice launches new CEU Video Program for reprocessing endoscopes

Haemonetics extends previously announced cash tender offer for Global Med Technologies

MR-guided ablation therapy may hold promise for treatment of prostate cancer recurrences

Forensic high-tech assistant Virtobot used to perform virtual autopsies

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries to acquire ratiopharm for €3.625 billion

Canadian Cancer Society launches daffodil pin campaign to fight back against cancer

Concord Medical Services Holdings reports 24.3% increase in total net revenues for fourth-quarter 2009

Evaluating functional significance of blockages in cardiac blood vessels with formulas from fluid mechanics

Researchers find some similarities between SPN and PET

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