Monthly Archives: February 2012

Organovo, Inc. to Webcast, Live, at RetailInvestorConferences.com on March 1st

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StemCells, Inc. to Participate in Qatar International Conference on Stem Cell Science and Policy 2012

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‘Scope for innovation in genetic medicine’

There is a tremendous opportunity in genetic medicine for innovation and for new players to make significant contributions, because it is still experimental, noted biologist and Nobel Laureate Dr David Baltimore said yesterday. “Today, it is mainly the province of biotechnology companies and universities, not big pharmaceutical companies,” he observed in a keynote presentation at the Qatar International Conference on Stem Cell Science and Policy 2012. There are new genetic tools available – though they are still experimental – to treat diseases which involve adding, subtracting or modifying genes in the cells of the body. Continue reading

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Bioheart Announces University of Miami as Clinical Site for ANGEL Trial of LipiCell(TM)

SUNRISE, Fla., Feb. 28, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bioheart, Inc Continue reading

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Harvard Bioscience, Inc. Schedules Fourth Quarter 2011 Conference Call for March 1, 2012

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What is naturopathic medicine?

TAHOE/TRUCKEE — Naturopathic medicine operates on the premise “when the root cause of disease is properly understood and treated, symptoms disappear and health is restored.” Naturopathic doctors are clinically trained in both natural and conventional medicine through four years of post-graduate medical school. Naturopathic medicine recognizes your body has an ability to heal itself when all of your body’s natural defenses are strong and fully supported. While conventional medicine is limited to treating mostly with pharmaceuticals and surgery, naturopathy examines the whole body and the individual symptoms you experience beyond a strict diagnosis, and uses a wide variety of non-drug therapies (sometimes in conjunction with conventional medicines) to support your whole body. Continue reading

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Birth control is basic, preventative health care

February 28, 2012 2:00 AM To the Editor: What is going on? I honestly didn’t think that in 2012 contraceptives would be an issue. Continue reading

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Popular sleep medications associated with increased risk of death

People taking certain prescription sleeping pills are four times more likely to die than people who do not—even if they are only taking low doses of the medication, according to researchers. Continue reading

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'The Medical Entrepreneur' Educational Symposium for Physicians Draws Biggest Names in Technology, Health Records …

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – The Medical Entrepreneur Symposium, a unique educational business meeting for physicians and executives in healthcare, has drawn some of the biggest names in healthcare, technology and wealth management as initial sponsors. The first in a growing list of symposium sponsors include Citrix GoToMeeting, ADP AdvancedMD, Bernstein Wealth Management, Allergan Cosmetic, Obagi , Merz Aesthetics and BTL Exilis Continue reading

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Global Gene Therapy Market to Reach US$794 Million by 2017, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Gene Therapy markets. The global market for Gene Therapy is forecast to reach US$794 million by 2017 Continue reading

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Cancer Treatments Evolve – Exelixis and Seattle Genetics Look to Lead

NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire -02/27/12)- Advances in cancer screening and treatment has caused the death rate from cancer to drop dramatically in recent years. Cancer death rates dropped by 1.8 percent per year in men and 1.6 percent per year in women between 2004 and 2008, according to the American Cancer Society’s annual report on cancer statistics. Continue reading

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The Genetics of Luck

At the 2010 Comic-Con in San Diego, a number of people were asked what they thought to be the greatest superpower. Stan Lee, the creator of Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four (among many others), said it was “good luck,” because nothing can go wrong if you have good luck Continue reading

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Viral Genetics Inc. Adds Nathan Tinker to Corporate Development Advisory Board

SAN MARINO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Viral Genetics, Inc. Continue reading

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Baxter Initiates Phase III Adult Stem Cell Clinical Trial for Chronic Cardiac Condition

DEERFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX – News) announced today that it has initiated a phase III pivotal clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of adult autologous (an individual’s own) CD34+ stem cells to increase exercise capacity in patients with chronic myocardial ischemia (CMI) Continue reading

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Nature: BrainStorm's NurOwn™ Stem Cell Technology Offers Hope for Treating Huntington Disease

NEW YORK & PETACH TIKVAH–(BUSINESS WIRE)– BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (OTCBB: BCLI.OB – News), a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies and therapeutics, announced today that the prestigious Nature Reviews Neurology, a Nature Publishing Group Journal, highlighted recently published preclinical research results indicating that stem cells, generated with Brainstorm’s NurOwn™ technology, provide hope for Huntington disease’s patients. In the preclinical studies conducted by leading scientists including Professors Melamed and Offen of Tel Aviv University and originally reported in Experimental Neurology, patients’ bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells secreting neurotrophic factors (MSC-NTF) that were transplanted into an animal model of Huntington disease showed therapeutic benefits Continue reading

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Seminar to focus on stem cell research development

The latest discoveries and promises of stem cell research and the development of new therapeutic approaches for a variety of diseases will be in focus at the Qatar International Conference on Stem Cell Science and Policy 2012 which begins today. The four-day event, being held at Qatar National Convention Centre, is a milestone in Qatar Foundation’s ongoing collaboration with the James A Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University, Houston, Texas, US. Continue reading

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Massachusetts General researchers discover stem cell that makes eggs

By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe Staff Massachusetts General Hospital researchers reported today they have discovered a rare stem cell in women’s ovaries that they hope one day might be used to make eggs, a claim already generating vigorous debate among scientists familiar with the research. Continue reading

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Stem Cell Finding Could Expand Women's Lifetime Supply of Eggs

SUNDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) — Researchers report that they’ve isolated stem cells from adult human ovaries that can mature into eggs that may be capable of fertilization. The lab findings, which upend longstanding scientific theory, could potentially lead to new reproductive technologies and possibly extend the years of a woman’s fertility Continue reading

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Ogden family at center of ethics debate in genetics research

Ogden • By the time Camilla Black Grondahl became pregnant with her second child in 2010, she had already watched two older sisters bury sons who were born with a congenital affliction that gave them the appearance of “little old men.” Various health problems made their survival impossible. The young mother did not know whether she, too, could pass the condition to her unborn son. But a Utah researcher, who had been sequencing her family’s genes, did know. Continue reading

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Ovarian Stem Cells Produce Eggs in Method That May Aid Fertility Therapy

By Ryan Flinn – Mon Feb 27 05:00:01 GMT 2012 Stem cells taken from human ovaries were used to produce early-stage eggs by scientists in Boston who may have created a new method to help infertile women. Females have a fixed number of eggs from birth that are depleted by the time of menopause. The finding, published today in the journal Nature Medicine, challenges the belief that their ovaries can’t make more Continue reading

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