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Santaris Pharma to discover and develop new RNA-based medicines for treating rare genetic disorders

Santaris Pharma A/S, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company focused on developing RNA-based drugs targeted to disease-related mRNAs and microRNAs, today announced a multi-year worldwide strategic alliance with Shire plc to discover and develop new RNA-based medicines to treat rare genetic disorders.

24 Aug 2009

Ad Audit: Allies of Obama try to ease jitters about health care changes

Kaiser Health News reports on a new ad by a coalition that includes "the drug industry, physicians' lobby and some backers of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul argue that the changes Congress is considering will make the health care system more stable and affordable." The analysis finds that "the ad promises more certainty about the future than Congress is likely to be able to ensure" (Rau, 8/24).

24 Aug 2009

$10 billion provision may aid retired autoworkers; NFIB opposes house plan

A $10 billion proposal may help retired autoworkers, steelworkers and schoolteachers afford coverage. Meanwhile, the largest small business association has turned against health reform plans.

24 Aug 2009

Aflac releases eighth new television commercial of 2009

Aflac today unveiled its eighth new television commercial of 2009, titled "Soccer." This commercial showcases the Aflac Duck as the web-footed star of the team, who helps provide a solid defense against unexpected medical bills. "Soccer" will debut on August 24, running nationally on CBS, ABC, FOX, NBC, CNN, CNBC, Discover Channel, USA, Headline News and the History Channel.

24 Aug 2009

Emergency contraceptive tablet to help prevent an unintended pregnancy

There is good news for college students as they head back to campus this fall. A new emergency contraceptive, Plan B® One-Step (levonorgestrel) tablet, 1.5 mg, is now available at the local pharmacy for all students 17 and older.

24 Aug 2009

After vacation, Obama could shift health reform tactics

News organizations are analyzing the health reform challenges ahead for the President.

24 Aug 2009

Complete Genomics raises $45 million in private equity financing

Complete Genomics Inc., a third-generation human genome sequencing company, announced that it has raised $45 million in private equity financing and closed its Series D funding round with two new investors — Essex Woodlands Health Ventures and OrbiMed Advisors, LLC.

24 Aug 2009

Obama tops ranking of the 100 most powerful people in healthcare

President Barack Obama was voted the most powerful person in healthcare by readers of Modern Healthcare, the nation's leading weekly healthcare business news magazine. Obama, whose name has become inextricably linked with healthcare reform, topped the magazine's annual ranking of the 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare.

24 Aug 2009

Bioelectronics to sponsor clinical study comparing the effects of ActiPatch to Tylenol for the treatment of muscle pain and soreness

BioElectronics Corp. (PINKSHEETS: BIEL), the maker of inexpensive, disposable drug-free anti-inflammatory devices, today announced it will sponsor a clinical study comparing the effects of ActiPatch® Therapy to Tylenol® for the treatment of muscle pain and soreness.

24 Aug 2009

The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame scholarship award announced for 2009

Four 18-year olds with stellar high school careers are heading off to university with some extra change in their pockets. The students have been named the 2009 recipients of The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame / Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life Scholarship Award.

24 Aug 2009

Fresenius Medical Care's Patient Travel Service to provide free dialysis scheduling assistance to travelling patients

As thousands of people plan getaways for the fall and winter travel seasons, easy access to healthcare is a concern for many travelers with chronic health conditions who require life-sustaining treatments. Twenty-six million Americans suffer from chronic kidney disease, and more than 355,000 of them require dialysis every few days to stay alive.

24 Aug 2009

Medical students experience life inside nursing home

A novel program in New York gives medical students the chance to experience life as nursing home patients and learn about geriatrics, a field in desperate need of more professionals.

24 Aug 2009

Researchers identify causative gene for features of 2q32q33 microdeletion syndrome

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24 Aug 2009

Claims Auditor Solution from Compliance 360 provides total control of medical claims audits and appeals

Compliance 360, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for enterprise governance, risk management and compliance (eGRC) announced today that the Compliance 360 Claims Auditor has been licensed for use in over 200 hospitals since it was launched just 8 months ago.

24 Aug 2009

Second-quarter results enable Meridian achieve a 3-year compound annual growth rate of 72.8 percent

Meridian announced today strong results for the second quarter of 2009, with this being the second consecutive quarter of exceptional revenue and earnings. These results will undoubtedly help Meridian and its parent company, Visionary Integration Professionals (VIP), end 2009 with an exceptional three-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR). Between 2008 and 2005, Meridian and VIP posted a CAGR of 72.8 percent.

24 Aug 2009

Capital Earnings & Research to launch prostate cancer awareness campaign

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24 Aug 2009

Israeli government and a private investment fund Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics to complete pre-clinical studies in ALS

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (OTCBB: BCLI), a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies and therapeutics, announced today that the company has secured the funding required to complete pre-clinical trials underway for the treatment of ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). The company expects to begin Phase I clinical studies in 2010.

24 Aug 2009

Economic professors at Baylor suggest that insurance reform must expand coverage to the uninsured 37 million Americans

Two professors at Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business lay out a universal health care plan in their new book Health Care for Us All: Getting More for Our Investment, published by Cambridge University Press, that does not create a government entitlement program or threaten in any way the insurance coverage or health care of Americans who currently have coverage.

24 Aug 2009

Merck to hold conference call on its third-quarter 2009 results with institutional investors and analysts

Merck & Co., Inc. will hold its third-quarter 2009 sales and earnings conference call with institutional investors and analysts beginning at 9:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 22. During the call, Richard T. Clark, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Peter N. Kellogg, executive vice president and chief financial officer, and Kenneth C. Frazier, executive vice president and president, Global Human Health, will provide an overview of Merck’s financial performance for the quarter.

24 Aug 2009

CSL Biotherapies initiates clinical trials of Influenza A/H1N1 2009 vaccine in the US

CSL Biotherapies has announced the initiation of the company’s first U.S. clinical trials of its candidate Influenza A/H1N1 2009 vaccine. Study investigators will administer vaccinations to the first U.S. study volunteers today, August 24. The studies will determine the safety of CSL’s candidate vaccine and its ability to elicit an immune response (also referred to as immunogenicity) in adults and children.

24 Aug 2009

Medical News

Santaris Pharma to discover and develop new RNA-based medicines for treating rare genetic disorders

Ad Audit: Allies of Obama try to ease jitters about health care changes

$10 billion provision may aid retired autoworkers; NFIB opposes house plan

Aflac releases eighth new television commercial of 2009

Emergency contraceptive tablet to help prevent an unintended pregnancy

After vacation, Obama could shift health reform tactics

Complete Genomics raises $45 million in private equity financing

Obama tops ranking of the 100 most powerful people in healthcare

Bioelectronics to sponsor clinical study comparing the effects of ActiPatch to Tylenol for the treatment of muscle pain and soreness

The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame scholarship award announced for 2009

Fresenius Medical Care's Patient Travel Service to provide free dialysis scheduling assistance to travelling patients

Medical students experience life inside nursing home

Researchers identify causative gene for features of 2q32q33 microdeletion syndrome

Claims Auditor Solution from Compliance 360 provides total control of medical claims audits and appeals

Second-quarter results enable Meridian achieve a 3-year compound annual growth rate of 72.8 percent

Capital Earnings & Research to launch prostate cancer awareness campaign

Israeli government and a private investment fund Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics to complete pre-clinical studies in ALS

Economic professors at Baylor suggest that insurance reform must expand coverage to the uninsured 37 million Americans

Merck to hold conference call on its third-quarter 2009 results with institutional investors and analysts

CSL Biotherapies initiates clinical trials of Influenza A/H1N1 2009 vaccine in the US

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