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CDC aims for improved efficiency, increased support of science

Changes "aimed at increasing the agency's efficiency and making it more user-friendly" include combining "the work of the malaria branch, the epidemiology program and HIV/AIDS efforts" under the newly formed Center for Global Health, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (Poole, 1/1).

4 Jan 2010

CBI signs definitive share purchase agreement to acquire GL Biochem

Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc. (“CBI”) is pleased to announced it has entered into a revised and binding definitive share purchase agreement to acquire the parent of Shanghai-based GL

4 Jan 2010

Obama administration focuses on data-driven results in health care

NPR reports the budget office's use of pedometers to encourage employees to do more physical activity exemplifies "the Obama administration [reliance] on intensive data-gathering to help mold behavior." Peter Orszag, director of the Office of Management and Budget, says "'[w]hen you measure something and have a competition surrounding it, it creates a strong incentive to do more of it.' … Whether it's health care, education or even the war in Afghanistan, the president and his team are big believers in the power of information."

4 Jan 2010

Sunlighten to unveil mPulse Series in April 2010

Sunlighten(TM) (www.sunlighten.com) is proud to unveil its mPulse(TM) Series, set to launch in April 2010, which is the world's first sauna with personalized biofeedback tracking as well as customizable full spectrum infrared heat that targets specific health concerns.

4 Jan 2010

FDA grants Priority Review designation for InterMune's NDA for pirfenidone

InterMune, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review and granted Priority Review designation for the company's New Drug Application (NDA) for pirfenidone for the treatment of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

4 Jan 2010

Cepheid granted EUA for Xpert Flu A Panel test

Cepheid today announced it has been granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Xpert® Flu A Panel test.

4 Jan 2010

Amedisys completes acquisition of home health operations of Hackensack University Medical Center

Amedisys, Inc., one of America's leading home health nursing companies, today announced that it has received the regulatory approvals from the state of New Jersey and that it has completed the acquisition of the home health operations of Hackensack University Medical Center.

4 Jan 2010

GeckoSystems to resume in home personal companion robot trials after Holidays

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (http://www.geckosystems.com/) announced today that they have resumed their in home personal companion robot trials for elder care after pausing during the Holidays.

4 Jan 2010

Dicerna Pharmaceuticals and Kyowa Hakko Kirin sign research collaboration and license agreement

Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (Dicerna) a second generation RNA interference (RNAi) company developing novel therapeutics utilizing its proprietary Dicer Substrate Technology™ and Dicer Substrate siRNA (DsiRNA) molecules, and Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (Kyowa Hakko Kirin), one of Japan's leading biopharmaceutical companies, announced today that the two companies have entered into a research collaboration and license agreement for the research, development and commercialization of drug delivery systems and DsiRNA pharmaceuticals for therapeutic targets in oncology.

4 Jan 2010

Parents and physicians should lookout for common GI symptoms in ASD patients, says landmark report

A causal relationship between gastrointestinal disorders and the behavioral features of children with autism spectrum disorder has been acknowledged for years by parents caring for those affected, yet dismissed by mainstream medicine.

4 Jan 2010

Judy Gelinas recommends parents to follow three health care practices for children in 2010

To kick-off the New Year in a healthy way, Judy Gelinas, director of the St. Christopher's Foundation for Children's Community Oral Health Initiative, recommends that local parents have their children adopt the following three practices in 2010 as part of their New Year's Resolution

4 Jan 2010

Novartis AG exercises option to purchase remaining shares in Alcon

Novartis AG announced today that it had exercised its option to purchase the remaining shares in Alcon, Inc. owned by Nestle S.A. at a weighted average price of US$180 per share in cash.

4 Jan 2010

ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals submits a NDA for its vinorelbine injectable emulsion

ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its product candidate ANX-530 (vinorelbine injectable emulsion).

4 Jan 2010

Continua Health Alliance to showcase new end-to-end connected health solution at 2010 Consumer Electronics Show

Continua Health Alliance today announced the first end-to-end connected health solution based on the Continua architecture. Continua, the non-profit, open industry alliance of more than 220 leading healthcare and technology organizations, heralded the development as a significant milestone in the group’s mission to establish an ecosystem of interoperable personal connected health solutions.

4 Jan 2010

Revance Therapeutics closes $35 million Series D financing

Revance Therapeutics, Inc. (“Revance”) today announced the first $25 million closing of a $35 million Series D financing. The round was led by Essex Woodlands Health Ventures Fund VIII.

4 Jan 2010

The Ensign Group acquires Paramount Health & Rehabilitation Center

The Ensign Group, Inc., announced today that it has acquired the underlying real estate and other operating assets of Paramount Health & Rehabilitation Center, an 85-bed skilled nursing facility in Salt Lake City. An Ensign subsidiary has been operating the facility since December of 2008 under a lease with an option to purchase. The acquisition was effective December 31, 2009.

4 Jan 2010

The Ensign Group acquires Emmett Care & Rehabilitation Center and Parke View Rehabilitation & Care Center

The Ensign Group, Inc., announced today that it has acquired Emmett Care & Rehabilitation Center, a 72-bed skilled nursing facility in Emmett, Idaho, and Parke View Rehabilitation & Care Center, an 86-bed skilled nursing facility in Burley, Idaho. The acquisitions were effective January 1, 2010.

4 Jan 2010

Cardima receives Shonin approval from the Japanese MHLW to market PATHFINDER catheters

Cardima, Inc., a medical device company focused on the diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), has received Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) to re-enter the Japanese market with its family of guidewire-based, multi-electrode PATHFINDER® diagnostic mapping catheters.

4 Jan 2010

Carbon nanotube: A viable alternative for rapid DNA sequencing

Faster sequencing of DNA holds enormous potential for biology and medicine, particularly for personalized diagnosis and customized treatment based on each individual's genomic makeup.

4 Jan 2010

Rally for passage of the Alcohol-Related Services Act

To advocate for the passage of AB 1019, the Alcohol-Related Services Act - Authored by Assembly Member Jim Beall (D-San Jose), the bill creates the Alcohol-Related Services Program within the California Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs.

4 Jan 2010

Medical News

CDC aims for improved efficiency, increased support of science

CBI signs definitive share purchase agreement to acquire GL Biochem

Obama administration focuses on data-driven results in health care

Sunlighten to unveil mPulse Series in April 2010

FDA grants Priority Review designation for InterMune's NDA for pirfenidone

Cepheid granted EUA for Xpert Flu A Panel test

Amedisys completes acquisition of home health operations of Hackensack University Medical Center

GeckoSystems to resume in home personal companion robot trials after Holidays

Dicerna Pharmaceuticals and Kyowa Hakko Kirin sign research collaboration and license agreement

Parents and physicians should lookout for common GI symptoms in ASD patients, says landmark report

Judy Gelinas recommends parents to follow three health care practices for children in 2010

Novartis AG exercises option to purchase remaining shares in Alcon

ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals submits a NDA for its vinorelbine injectable emulsion

Continua Health Alliance to showcase new end-to-end connected health solution at 2010 Consumer Electronics Show

Revance Therapeutics closes $35 million Series D financing

The Ensign Group acquires Paramount Health & Rehabilitation Center

The Ensign Group acquires Emmett Care & Rehabilitation Center and Parke View Rehabilitation & Care Center

Cardima receives Shonin approval from the Japanese MHLW to market PATHFINDER catheters

Carbon nanotube: A viable alternative for rapid DNA sequencing

Rally for passage of the Alcohol-Related Services Act

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Inside the Alzheimer's Association: Dr. Heather Snyder on Driving Research and Collaboration

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