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BUSM professor receives USDA grant to study children with SHCN in low-income homes

Ruth Rose-Jacobs, ScD, associate professor of pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and a research scientist at Boston Medical Center (BMC), has received funding for a two-year study to examine the association between the presence...

PROLOR Biotech To Present New Data On Its Long-Acting Human Growth Hormone And Long-Acting Oxyntomodulin At ENDO 2013

SAN FRANCISCO and NES-ZIONA, Israel, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PROLOR Biotech, Inc. (NYSE MKT: PBTH), today announced that the company will present new data on its long-acting human growth hormone (hGH-CTP) in Phase III development for the treatment of growth hormone deficiency and its long acting oxyntomodulin (MOD-6030) in preclinical development for the treatment of obesity and type 2...

Ben and Catherine Ivy Foundation Grants Over $9 Million for Brain Cancer Research

Largest privately funded brain cancer research foundation provides 2012 grant recap Scottsdale, Ariz. (PRWEB) June 13, 2013 The Ben & Catherine Ivy Foundation (Ivy Foundation) announced its 2012 grant recipients, which total more than $9 million in funding for brain cancer research. The Ivy Foundation is the largest privately funded brain cancer research foundation in North America. Catherine...

Kevin J. Lederer Center for IVF Honors Memory and Work of Beloved Physician

Fertility Centers of Illinois Announces the Kevin J. Lederer Center for IVF in Chicago. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 13, 2013 To honor the work and memory of a beloved colleague and physician, Fertility Centers of Illinois is proud to announce the Dr. Kevin J. Lederer Chicago IVF Center. Dr. Lederer dedicated his life to the pursuit of excellence in women’s health and reproductive medicine, and he...

University of Oxford researchers receive grant to study genes that contribute to ankylosing spondylitis

A team at the University of Oxford has received a grant of £160,000 from Arthritis Research UK to study the function of the genes which contribute to people developing a painful inflammatory back condition called ankylosing spondylitis.

Spectral MD Announces 510(k) Clearance by the FDA for DeepView™ Medical Imaging System

Dallas, TX, June 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Spectral MD™ (“Spectral MD” or “The Company”), a medical device imaging company, announces the DeepView™ Medical Imaging System has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for studies of blood flow in microcirculation. The DeepView™ system is suitable for a wide variety of clinical applic...

John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Earns Re-Designation of Highest Honor for Nursing Excellence

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association, has re-designated John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek with Magnet® recognition status for quality and excellence in nursing. The Magnet Recognition Program® recognizes health care organizations that demonstrate excellence and adherence to national standar...

Claudette Brown-Smythe Awarded Fellowship from NBCC and Affiliates

Claudette A. Brown-Smythe of Syracuse, New York, has been selected as an NBCC MFP Fellow. Greensboro, NC (PRWEB) June 12, 2013 The NBCC Foundation, an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), recently selected Claudette A. Brown-Smythe of Syracuse, New York, for the National Board for Certified Counselors Minority Fellowship Program (NBCC MFP). As an NBCC MFP Fellow, Ms. B...

Massachusetts Health Quality Partners Helps Physicians and Patients Talk About Health Care Decisions

Regional health collaborative receives grant to help reduce medical care overuse and improve health care value for Massachusetts patients Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP) has been awarded a two-year grant from the ABIM Foundation to advance the organization’s

‘2-Hour Patient Acceptance Guarantee’ Program from BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy Rolls Out to Enthusiastic Physician and Patient Response

BioPlus guarantees quick turn-around from patient referral to acceptance, with physicians, patients, and patient foundations all benefiting from the new program. Altamonte Springs, FL (PRWEB) June 12, 2013 The 2-Hour Patient Acceptance Guarantee program from BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy (BioPlus), one of the nation’s leading specialty pharmacies, streamlines the treatment process for both patient...

FDA publishes final rule clarifying 'orphan subset'

FDA published a final rule that clarifies language in Orphan Drug regulations, including when a compound may be eligible for Orphan Drug designation for a subset of patients with a non-rare disease. The final rule clarifies that a compound may be eli...

Biogen Idec slides on analyst downgrade

Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB) fell $16.46 to $206.57 on Wednesday after a Citi analyst downgraded his rating of the company to neutral from buy on the belief that EMA is "unlikely" to grant regulatory data protection to Biogen Idec's multiple sclero...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan continues providing funding for free clinics to help strengthen Michigan's health care safety net

DETROIT, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For the ninth consecutive year, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) will award up to one million dollars in grant funding as part of its Strengthening the Safety Net program, an ongoing effort the Blues have supported to help Michigan's most vulnerable populations get access to better health care. Applications are available now, and will...

Mississippi Mayors Kick off the First-Ever Let’s Play Challenge

Residents of 27 participating cities and towns to pledge to play for the chance to build a playground in their community with Dr Pepper Snapple Group and KaBOOM! Mayors of 27 cities and towns across Mississippi are rallying their residents to pledge to play for a chance to win a new playground for their community through the Mississippi Mayors’ Let�...

Genmab A/S: Grant of Warrants to an Employee in Genmab

Company Announcement Copenhagen, Denmark; June 12, 2013 - Genmab A/S (OMX: GEN) announced today that at a board meeting the board decided to issue 3,000 warrants to an employee of the company's sub...

Cardiovascular Systems to Release Late-Breaking Coronary Data at C3 Conference

CSI Also Provided Educational Grant for Conference Lunch Symposium Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI) (NASDAQ: CSII), will present data from its ORBIT II study of coronary artery disease in a late-breaking presentation at the 2013 Complex Cardiovascular Catheter Therapeutics (C3) conference in Orlando, Fla. Dr. Jeffrey Chambers, Metropolitan H...

Orion ISO Reports 96% of Consumers Satisfied with Overall Services

Minnesota fiscal agent cites impressive numbers in recent customer service survey “Orion does excellent work with their clients and families. If you have a question or problem, they will fix it right away.” – Survey Respondent “The staff are always so helpful, professional and polite, understanding and compassionate.” –...

Elbit Imaging Announces Update in its Court Proceeding With Bank Hapoalim

TEL AVIV, Israel, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Elbit Imaging Ltd. ("EI" or the "Company") (TASE, NASDAQ: EMITF) announced today, further to the Company's announcement dated June 6, 2013, regarding the acceleration notice received from Bank Hapoalim B.M. ("Bank"), demanding repayment within seven days of the outstanding balance of approximately $58.15 million (approximately NIS 213.47 million), t...

Texas Cancer Agency Resuscitated, But Fate of Pending Grants Unknown

Texas state leaders have approved legislation that would revive and reform the embattled Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, but have left one question unanswered: What about the companies with pending grant applications? CPRIT (pronou...

Bayer Supports 150 Volunteer Projects Across the Globe During 150th Anniversary Year

Bayer Cares Foundation Contributes to 150 Volunteer Projects Across the Globe During 150th Anniversary Year Research Triangle Park, NC (PRWEB) June 12, 2013 This week, Bayer CropScience announced that the Bayer Cares Foundation will support three employee volunteer projects in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park area as part of Bayer’s 150th anniversary celebration. All grants, totaling 1...

Survey: 1 In 5 Doctors, Nurses Aware They Are Often Dealing With Older Victims Of Investment Swindles

WASHINGTON, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Could America's doctors and nurses play a bigger role in learning the symptoms and recommended "treatments" for older patients suffering from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) that can leave them more susceptible to investment scams and other financial abuse? A new Investor Protection Trust (IPT) online survey of 603 U.S. doctors and the nur...

Twenty Patients Implanted in Functional Neuromodulation’s ADvance Study of Deep Brain Stimulation for Alzheimer’s Disease

Progress Accelerates as U.S. FDA Approves Expansion, New Sites Join Study and U.S. NIH Provides Funding Functional Neuromodulation Ltd.’s ADvance Study has implanted 20 mild Alzheimer’s patients with deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved ex

Noted Expert Endocrinologist Joins Medical Advisory Committee of 
Cenegenics Education and Research Foundation

Jon Masao Nakamoto, MD, PhD, Laboratory Medical Director for Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, is seated on a committee advising the nonprofit Cenegenics Education and Research Foundation board, dedicated to investigative research and physician education in age management and preventive medicine Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) June 12, 2013 Expert endocrinologist and Laboratory Medical Director for Ques...

Jeffrey Epstein, Science Financier, Changes the Course of Evolution at Harvard

NEW YORK, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten years ago the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics was founded at Harvard with a $30 million dollar grant from a financier called Jeffrey Epstein. Since then, the Program, under the direction of Martin Nowak, a professor of Mathematics and Biology at Harvard, has changed the way in which evolution is studied and utilized. The Program is the first...

NYC's Answer To Proton Therapy Controversy: One For All

During the recent debate in Washington, D.C. over whether to let to local competing hospital systems build rival proton therapy centers, an interesting question was raised: Why not work together? "I get asked one question that I've not been able to answer, and that is why don't the hospitals work together and invest together and have these types of services that would serve a lot of the hosp...