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Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Helicos BioSciences Corporation (NASDAQ: HLCS) today announced the publication of a landmark study by Dr. Bradley Bernstein of the Massachusetts General Hospital describing the use of Helicos’ single molecule sequencing technology for the performance of genome-wide, epigenomic experiments using minute amounts of nucleic acid. The paper entitled...
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Eurekalert (Free subscription) | yesterday
Performing surgical operations without leaving scars has ceased to be a chimera and has become a reality. This is demonstrated by the recent surgical advances made using NOTES (Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopy Surgery), an innovative surgical approach that allows surgical access using the body's natural orifices.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday
... body's natural orifices. The results are all advantageous for the patient: lack of scars, shorter hospital stay and faster recovery. Currently, this type of minimally-invasive surgery is still in the research and development stage. Surgery through the mouth and vagina has been successfully used, but the transanal route (through the anus) is less utilized.On November 9 2009, a team of surgeons...
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Biosingularity (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nanoparticles that deliver two or more drugs simultaneously can significantly shrink pancreatic cancer tumors and also reduce its spread, say researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital. Tayyaba Hasan, who is also a professor of dermatology at Harvard Medical School, led the development and testing of two “nanocells.” These nanocells combine light-based therapy with...
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Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
The directors of the hospital cafeterias with the best health inspection records in recent years say the secrets of their success are preparation and employee training. ...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
VANCOUVER, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - QLT Inc. (NASDAQ: QLTI; TSX: QLT) ("QLT" or the "Company") today announced the settlement of its litigation with the General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital ("MGH"). Under the terms of the settlement agreement, QLT will pay US$20.0 million to MGH as payment...
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Rocky Mount Telegram - Business (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
QLT to pay $20 million to settle Visudyne lawsuitHARTFORD, Conn. — Canadian biotechnology company QLT Inc. said Wednesday it will pay Massachusetts General Hospital $20 million to settle a lawsuit over product royalties.The Vancouver company said the payment is for "all past and future royalty obligations" related to Visudyne, a treatment for macular degeneration, a cause of blindness.In...
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The Boston Business Journal (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Massachusetts General Hospital has reached a settlement with Vancouver, Canada-based QLT Inc. over royalties from a drug the two co-developed.
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... life expectancy beginning at age 33 is an additional 43 years," first author Dr. Elena Losina, of Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, told Reuters Health."High risk behavior, such as substance abuse, on average, accounts for an 8 year reduction in life expectancy," Losina added.HIV infection itself reduces life expectancy by an additional 12 years and a late start or premature...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
The swine flu epidemic appears to be waning in Massachusetts, doctors and hospitals said yesterday, though state health officials are not yet ready to declare that the worst is over and specialists warned that the flu often comes in waves.
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Canadian biotechnology company QLT Inc. said Wednesday it will pay Massachusetts General Hospital $20 million to settle a lawsuit over product royalties. The Vancouver company said the payment is for "all past and future royalty obligations" related to... Canada - Vancouver - Massachusetts - Health - Medicine
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
A convicted sex offender charged with attempting to rape a woman in a bathroom at Massachusetts General Hospital has been ordered held without bail.
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Canadian biotechnology company QLT Inc. said Wednesday it will pay Massachusetts General Hospital $20 million to settle a lawsuit over product royalties.
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Canadian biotechnology company QLT Inc. said Wednesday it will pay Massachusetts General Hospital $20 million to settle a lawsuit over product royalties.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Canadian biotechnology company QLT Inc. said Wednesday it will pay Massachusetts General Hospital $20 million to settle a lawsuit over product royalties.
