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Dynavax Technologies Corp. will start a 2,000-patient trial of its investigational adult hepatitis B vaccine, aiming for data in the first half of 2011. (DVAX) Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 6:16 pm CST
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Abbott Northwestern Hospital has received a $4.75 million grant from The Robina Foundation to expand a study on the use of “relatively inexpensive” employees, called care guides, to help manage chronic diseases. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 5:35 pm CST
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Christus Santa Rosa Health System has named Patrick B. Carrier as its new president and CEO. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 4:56 pm CST
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Medicare cuts took a bite out of Lincare Holdings Inc.’s operating statement for 2009. (LNCR) Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 4:19 pm CST
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Fourteen people had lined up by mid-afternoon Monday to submit applications for the City and County of Denver’s new medical-marijuana dispensary license on the first day applications were accepted, a city spokeswoman said. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 3:52 pm CST
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Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc., which expects the first Bay Area biotech IPO in more than two years to raise close to $70 million, said the Food and Drug Administration agreed to a plan for the late-stage study of its heart drug. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 3:35 pm CST
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Karen Pletz will not seek re-election to the Kansas City Southern board of directors, the company said Monday. (KSU) Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 2:33 pm CST
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Belmont Instrument Corp. on Monday said the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee asked the company to install its blood-infusion product at the mobile hospital at the upcoming Winter Games in Canada. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 1:45 pm CST
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The Charlotte-based Duke Endowment says it has awarded more than $56 million in new community grants to organizations across the Carolinas, including more than $5 million to the Raleigh-based North Carolina Hospital Foundation and $2 million to the Duke University Center for Child and Family Policy. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 1:41 pm CST
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Premier Purchasing Partners has awarded supply contracts to Busse Hospital Disposables of Hauppauge, N.Y., San-Diego-based CareFusion 2200 Inc. and Covidien of Mansfield, Mass. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 1:14 pm CST
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Stereotaxis said Monday it has installed its first Magnetic Navigation System in Taiwan at Cheng-Hsin General Hospital in Taipei. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 12:57 pm CST
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Florida’s Blood Centers has become the first blood center in the state to launch a Web site completely in Spanish as part of an initiative to reach out to the growing Hispanic population living in Florida and to new potential donors. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 12:56 pm CST
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Registration is open for the 2010 Quality New Mexico conference on Apr. 21-22 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Albuquerque. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 12:54 pm CST
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The J. David Gladstone Institutes wrapped up a $35 million fundraising campaign, which established five endowed faculty positions and is supporting research in stem cell biology, Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s diseases and HIV/AIDS. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 12:36 pm CST
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Robert Rogalski has been named CEO at Excela Health, a position he has held on an interim basis for three months, the Greensburg-based hospital network announced on Monday. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 11:47 am CST
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A decade-old medical technology startup called Disc Dynamics Inc. has closed its doors and is selling off its assets, according to reports. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 11:44 am CST
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Local hospitals have received grants from the Charlotte-based Duke Endowment to help them improve access to care. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 11:28 am CST
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The Joint Replacement Program at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center has been designated a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 11:14 am CST
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The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have agreed to sell the rights to antibodies designed to be used to protect against and fight influenza. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 11:08 am CST
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The Physician Assistant Foundation and Baylor College of Medicine have teamed up to provide health care and social services to Burmese refugees in Houston. (CVX) Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 10:57 am CST
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Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals of New Jersey has added Pivotal Research Centers’ Peoria facility to its phase one and two trials for a cancer drug dubbed CPI-613. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 10:52 am CST
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Active Biotech amended their marketing and distribution agreement for oral laquinimod, an investigational treatment for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. (TEVA) Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 10:35 am CST
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Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spaulding won a Starlight Fun Center from Colgate, and you can help the hospital win again. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 9:45 am CST
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HealthSpring Inc. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 9:40 am CST
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Another Maury County business is planning a round of mass layoffs. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 9:33 am CST
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Baptist Health Nursing & Rehabilitation Center will go before the Town of Glenville, N.Y. on Feb. 8, seeking a zoning change to let it begin construction on a $50 million assisted living facility. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 9:27 am CST
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The Adirondack Trust Co. has begun construction of a new office in Queensbury. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 9:16 am CST
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The storm that dumped more than two feet of snow on southwestern Pennsylvania Friday night and Saturday morning is continuing to create challenges for area businesses. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 9:16 am CST
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A goodwill impairment charge, and lower contract revenue, led Albany Molecular Research Inc. to a report net losses for the fourth quarter and all of 2009. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 8:36 am CST
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Shriners Hospitals for Children-Cincinnati said it has received a $5 million gift from an anonymous donor to upgrade its housing for parents and families. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 8:23 am CST
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Health care reform has dropped on President Barack Obama’s priority list after Democrats lost their Senate supermajority, but our panel of health care experts say too much is at stake to just walk away from the process. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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How happy is your doctor? Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Medical school prepares physicians to face some pretty difficult circumstances, but managing a business is not necessarily one of them. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Medical Acoustics LLC was thrilled to get a call last fall from Popular Science magazine, which wanted to feature its therapeutic lung flute product among the 100 Top Innovations for 2009 in the December issue. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is closing its business incubation center, ending a program that helped develop some of the area’s most successful pharmaceutical, software and video game companies. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, $2 billion was set aside to aid federally funded community health centers around the country. And Massachusetts has received more than its fair share of the funding. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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The federal government is about to send out letters to hospitals around the country, examining as much as 2 percent of each one’s revenue, to determine whether any of Medicare charges were ill-gotten. It’s expected to be a tremendous headache for local hospitals, which got a taste of the so-called RAC — Recovery Audit Contractor — in 2007 during a pilot project involving just a few states. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Almost overnight, Montgomery County’s biggest biotech became a London pharmaceutical company’s biggest bet. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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The Delaware Valley Innovation Network, backed by a $5.1 million federal grant, last week completed its three-year mission to expand the talent pool for life sciences companies in southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey and northern Delaware. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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The need for biotech workers hasn’t gone unnoticed by the region’s higher education institutions. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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The Maryland biotech sector has been battling tough economic currents, and many companies have shed jobs to stay healthy. The state created the Maryland Biotechnology Center this fall and tapped industry pro Judith Britz, former CEO of Cylex Inc., to help local bio entrepreneurs find success. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Montgomery County is taking a page from Maryland’s book on how to support young biotech companies in the perennial money hunt. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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These are interesting times for health care leaders across the U.S. who must deal with the uncertainties of potential national health reform, fiscal challenges compounded by a national recession and, in states such as Texas, a shortage of nurses and physicians. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Christ Hospital plans to expand both its physical plant and its reach as it rolls out its first strategic plan since becoming an independent hospital in 2008. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences is stepping into the clinical research realm by creating a network aimed at providing specialized services to pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Like most hospitals around the state, Saint Thomas Health Systems had been talking with TennCare representatives about what to expect from the state’s beleaguered Medicaid program in the tough economic year ahead. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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DURHAM – CoLucid Pharmaceuticals, which aims to start phase III clinical trials on its migraine drug candidate in the second half of this year, is now weighing which route to take to get there. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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TAMPA — Radiologists working the night shift have unlocked growth potential at SDI Diagnostic Imaging. (TMH) Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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While Haiti continues to receive countless donations of money and man-hours from corporations and individuals, two Houston companies are contributing something quite unique. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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ScanTech Sciences Inc. isn’t the only Houston company to recently rein in some state funding. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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The University of Colorado Hospital has started work on a $67 million information technology project that will create more than 165 high-paying jobs. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Akebia Therapeutics crossed a milestone recently when it completed a phase one trial of its anemia drug, AKB-6548, on 48 healthy humans. The trials demonstrated the drug can increase production of a hormone that promotes the growth of red blood cells in bone marrow. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Finding a new doctor can be frustrating, especially if, after all your research to find one who meets your needs, you learn he or she is not accepting new patients. The Lovelace Health System is trying to change that with a new telephone and Web site doctor referral service. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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San Francisco General Hospital’s new leadership team, led by CEO Sue Currin, is preparing to build a new $887 million inpatient tower and alter many ways the safety-net hospital does business, using new technology and initiatives. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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A spinout from Nektar Therapeutics will start a mid-stage trial in April to take its drug where few have succeeded — deep into the lungs. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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If anyone knows that Truman Medical Centers’ Lakewood hospital needs an upgraded labor and delivery area, it’s Judy Hendrix. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Delays in state deadlines for hospital seismic work, due to a new law and the regulations implementing it, could save California hospitals billions of dollars in coming years, experts say. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Increased demand for rehab services is prompting a $7 million expansion at Mount Carmel Senior Living in St. Charles. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Sereno, The Center for Snoring Solutions, late last month opened its first clinic at the Crocker Galleria shopping mall in downtown San Francisco. The upscale, 3,000-square-foot snoring clinic’s management company is owned by Wade Zander and Jason Godfrey; the clinic itself is run by Medical Director Matthew Mingrone, M.D., a board-certified ear, nose and throat specialist who specializes in snoring and sleep apnea. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Everyone wants a snip of Genentech’s DNA. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Among those who have stayed or been promoted within Roche or the restructured Genentech: Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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James Wilkins felt like an anomaly at Genentech by the time the pathbreaking biotechnology company was bought by Roche a year ago: he was a senior manager who still spent much time in the lab. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Stephen Kelsey left Genentech in 2009, just after the acquisition of the biotech by Roche, to run Geron’s oncology division, which is developing drugs and vaccines to fight cancer. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Crestwood Behavioral Health Inc. got the go-ahead Tuesday to open 12 acute-care psychiatric beds at its Carmichael facility to Sacramento County patients. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Richard Clarke, CEO Magellan Health Services of Arizona Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Since launching its wellness program four years ago, Murphy Co. has spent about $10,000 annually on the effort to help its more than 200 employees stay healthy. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Just northwest of Downtown is a 90-block area with disease so rampant and death tallies so high that even health officials are baffled. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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PSS World Medical Inc. surprised investors Feb. 3 with the announcement that David Smith was stepping down as CEO, stating only that he “terminated his employment with the company by mutual agreement.” Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Jean Huelsing helps kids battle obesity and transform their lives in the process. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Biomedical Systems is preparing to expand its heart-monitoring services, adding a new wireless device capable of tracking a patient’s every heart beat for a full month. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Allina Hospitals & Clinics is in negotiations with Kanabec Hospital to sell three clinics near the hospital, located between the Twin Cities and Duluth. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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A public-private partnership will announce later this year plans to build a $750 million research park near the University of Minnesota. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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The Swedish Medical Center Foundation raised a record $17.4 million in private donations in 2009, a year when national philanthropic giving to health care institutions largely failed to meet expectations. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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In a lean economy busy executives are either digging in to stay fit or giving up, executive fitness experts say. Others are just getting creative. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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A combined $3.9 million in federal stimulus funding is helping area community health centers renovate facilities, add technology and hire employees to help treat more patients in the down economy. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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While some executives are beginning to prepare for a full day, Jeff Lockwood already is sweating through a series of strenuous warm-up exercises and martial arts moves. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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After 40 years in business, a Honolulu nonprofit biomedical research organization will combine its operations with a research affiliate of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs April 1. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Local hospital systems lost millions of dollars in 2008 due to the Great Recession — but the combined profits of three of them soared by 285 percent last year, thanks to the recovering stock market, cost-cutting measures and an increase in patient volumes. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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Oregon Health & Science University has a bigger economic footprint in this state than Oregon State or Portland State universities, acording to a study scheduled for release today. Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:00 pm CST
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