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Orexo AB reports year-end 2009 financial results

Sales of Abstral continue to show robust growth, with royalty revenues rising sharply during the fourth quarter – up threefold from the preceding quarter. Our partner, ProStrakan, launched during 2009 Abstral in UK, Germany, France, Spain and Greece, and product launches in additional markets are imminent. Sales growth confirms that there is a substantial medical requirement in the case of cancer patients suffering from breakthrough pain.

17 Feb 2010

Covidien's Exalgo NDA: FDA sets new PDUFA action date

Covidien today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has set a new action date of March 1, 2010, under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) for the review of the New Drug Application (NDA) for Exalgo™ (hydromorphone HCl) Extended-Release Tablets, (CII).

17 Feb 2010

Osseon Therapeutics completes first Osseoplasty procedures in Europe

Osseon Therapeutics Inc. today announced it has completed its first Osseoplasty™ procedures in Europe. The procedures were performed in Milan, Italy.

17 Feb 2010

American Heart Association announces strategic goal to reduce stroke and cardiovascular diseases

Racial gaps exist in women's heart-health awareness, women's knowledge of heart attack warning signs requires attention and nearly half of women report they would not call 9-1-1 if they were having heart attack symptoms, according to new research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a journal of the American Heart Association.

16 Feb 2010

International Merchant Advisors signs LOI to purchase minority interest in Assured Pharmacy

International Merchant Advisors, Inc. www.imaiinc.com announced today that the company has signed a letter of intent to purchase a minority interest in Assured Pharmacy, Inc. www.assuredpharmacyinc.com, a retail pharmaceutical operation that is focused on selling prescription medications in the chronic pain management medical sector.

16 Feb 2010

Meda publishes 2009 year-end report

“The Meda Group expects to achieve sales of about SEK 13,000 million and an EBITDA of about SEK 4,200 million for full-year 2009.”

16 Feb 2010

BayCare Health System opens all-digital, state-of-the-art facility in North Tampa

St. Joseph's Hospital-North, part of BayCare Health System, offers emergency care, surgical services, imaging and diagnostic facilities, intensive care and more in a peaceful, healing and family-centered environment. Located just north of Tampa in Lutz, the all-digital, state-of-the-art facility is specially designed to make patients and visitors as comfortable as possible during their hospital experience.

16 Feb 2010

AstraZeneca, Rigel Pharmaceuticals announce exclusive worldwide license agreement for R788

AstraZeneca and Rigel Pharmaceuticals today announced an exclusive worldwide license agreement for the global development and commercialization of fostamatinib disodium (R788), Rigel's late-stage investigational product for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and additional indications.

16 Feb 2010

Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs not associated with risk of squamous cell skin cancer

Contrary to previous hypotheses, the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs does not appear associated with risk of squamous cell skin cancer, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the April print issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

16 Feb 2010

Progressive walking reduces arthritic pain, improves physical function

"Progressive walking" combined with glucosamine sulphate supplementation has been shown to improve the symptoms of osteoarthritis. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open-access journal Arthritis Research and Therapy found that patients who walked at least two bouts of 1500 steps each on three days of the week reported significantly less arthritis pain, and significantly improved physical function.

16 Feb 2010

Botulinum injection used for cosmetic purposes may reduce migraine headaches

A preliminary study suggests the same type of botulinum injection used for cosmetic purposes may be associated with reduced frequency of migraine headaches that are described as crushing, vicelike or eye-popping (ocular), but not pain that is experienced as a buildup of pressure inside the head, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

15 Feb 2010

Members of interventional cardiology community wish former President Bill Clinton a quick recovery

Members of the interventional cardiology community wish former President Bill Clinton a quick recovery following his recent hospitalization for angioplasty and stenting.

15 Feb 2010

Any new pressure in upper body can signal heart attack

Not everyone who suffers a heart attack clutches their chest and falls to the floor. "I woke up and felt like a pill was stuck in my throat," says Betsy, a 68-year-old patient from Upper Providence. "I was taking antibiotics at the time and really didn't think much of it," she adds. "So I tried drinking water and when the "stuck" feeling didn't go away after 45 minutes, I thought something might be wrong."

15 Feb 2010

IMAI formally offered to purchase equity position in pharmaceutical operation

International Merchant Advisors, Inc. announced today that the company has formally offered to purchase an equity position in a pharmaceutical operation that is focused on selling in the chronic pain management medical sector.

15 Feb 2010

Adult stem cell transplant therapy may help prevent amputations from PAD

Grant Medical Center recently completed the nation's first published study of a new procedure that may give hope to millions of patients facing lower limb amputations from peripheral arterial disease (PAD). PAD is a painful circulatory problem in the legs that affects 10 million Americans. If left untreated, it can lead to serious complications such as stroke, amputation and death.

12 Feb 2010

President Bill Clinton undergoes stent insertion procedure: American Heart Association comments

Volunteers and staff of the American Heart Association extend their thoughts and well wishes to former President Bill Clinton upon the reports that he has undergone a procedure to insert stents to widen narrowed coronary arteries. President Clinton, who underwent quadruple coronary bypass surgery in 2004, partnered with the Association through his Foundation to jointly form the Alliance for a Healthier Generation to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity in the United States.

12 Feb 2010

Humans are economical walkers, but not efficient runners

Humans, other great apes and bears are among the few animals that step first on the heel when walking, and then roll onto the ball of the foot and toes. Now, a University of Utah study shows the advantage: Compared with heel-first walking, it takes 53 percent more energy to walk on the balls of your feet, and 83 percent more energy to walk on your toes.

12 Feb 2010

New pain management options for patients undergoing knee or hip replacements

Patients undergoing knee or hip replacements recover more quickly when treated with targeted pain-blocking medications that may eliminate the need for general anesthesia during surgery and intravenous narcotics drugs after surgery.

12 Feb 2010

Mayo Clinic Health Letter features comprehensive coverage of the liver

The liver, the largest internal organ, is the body's ultimate multitasker. While the liver is not glamorous or sentimental -- there are no love songs about a broken liver -- it simultaneously plays a key role in the body's metabolic, digestive and regulatory systems.

12 Feb 2010

Better and standardized animal models needed for musculoskeletal regenerative medicine

Clinical testing and development of novel therapies based on advances in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine that will one day enable the repair and replacement of diseased or damaged human muscle, bone, tendons, and ligaments depends on the availability of good animal models.

12 Feb 2010

Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

Orexo AB reports year-end 2009 financial results

Covidien's Exalgo NDA: FDA sets new PDUFA action date

Osseon Therapeutics completes first Osseoplasty procedures in Europe

American Heart Association announces strategic goal to reduce stroke and cardiovascular diseases

International Merchant Advisors signs LOI to purchase minority interest in Assured Pharmacy

Meda publishes 2009 year-end report

BayCare Health System opens all-digital, state-of-the-art facility in North Tampa

AstraZeneca, Rigel Pharmaceuticals announce exclusive worldwide license agreement for R788

Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs not associated with risk of squamous cell skin cancer

Progressive walking reduces arthritic pain, improves physical function

Botulinum injection used for cosmetic purposes may reduce migraine headaches

Members of interventional cardiology community wish former President Bill Clinton a quick recovery

Any new pressure in upper body can signal heart attack

IMAI formally offered to purchase equity position in pharmaceutical operation

Adult stem cell transplant therapy may help prevent amputations from PAD

President Bill Clinton undergoes stent insertion procedure: American Heart Association comments

Humans are economical walkers, but not efficient runners

New pain management options for patients undergoing knee or hip replacements

Mayo Clinic Health Letter features comprehensive coverage of the liver

Better and standardized animal models needed for musculoskeletal regenerative medicine

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

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