| ONC Recognizes New Mexico as First State to Successfully Obtain HIE Implementation Funds (PR Newswire) New Mexico is the first state to meet all requirements for strategic and operational planning as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act state health information exchange cooperative agreement program, according to the United States Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology . us.rd.yahoo.com |
Some Blood-Pressure Drugs Tied to Cancer Risk A new study said that a popular class of blood-pressure drugs is associated with a modestly increased risk of cancer. online.wsj.com |
Alexza Financing Will Help Near-Term Milestones and Product Launch Sheff Station submits:Alexza Pharma (ALXA) is anxiously awaiting a date with the FDA for a pre-approval inspection of its manufacturing facility in the late summer / early fall time period. This will ultimately be the last controllable detail for the company before the FDA decides on approval of AZ-004 for the rapid treatment of agitation in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder on Oct 11th. Biovail (BVF) is anxiously awaiting this meeting as well, as they are the North American partner for Alexza’s AZ-004.Alexza just conducted a stock offering of $2.70, which is almost 10% above Friday’s closing price of $2.46. The offering will close on August 10th. The surprise share offering gave some investors reason for worry, but as you will soon see it was necessary in order to achieve a potentially successful product launch of the AZ-004 come October and to prepare for other 2010 milestones.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Court Backs Injunction Blocking Generic Versions of Lilly's Evista A federal appeals court affirmed a lower-court ruling that will block generic versions of Lilly's osteoporosis drug Evista from becoming available in the U.S. until 2014. online.wsj.com |
Sentara Wellness Payoff - Video Employee Healthcare Just Got Less Expensive: Sentara Healthcare Saves $3.4 Million & Improves Employee Health feedproxy.google.com |