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ADVTX Announces New Treatment For Bleeding After Nuclear Exposure
Advanced Therapeutics & Co. (ADVTX) announced that Fibrinoplate-S™ has shown efficacy in reducing the bleeding in animals exposed to extreme doses of radiation. Survivors of a nuclear event or a dirty bomb explosion will have similar damage from the ionizing radiation of such bombs.

U.S. Naval Medical Research Center Proposed 'RESUS' Clinical Trial In Trauma Patients Remains On FDA Hold
Biopure Corporation (Nasdaq: BPUR) announced that the Food and Drug Administration has advised the U.S. Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) by letter that it may not initiate a clinical trial of Biopure"s oxygen therapeutic Hemopure(R) [hemoglobin glutamer -- 250 (bovine)] under a proposed protocol submitted to the FDA in March 2009. As previously announced, the study, "Restore Effective Survival in Shock" (RESUS) was first proposed and submitted to the FDA in 2005. The proposed trial was placed on clinical hold at that time. It has been resubmitted repeatedly in response to FDA comments and to address comments made by the FDA Blood Products Advisory Committee at an open meeting held in December 2006. Each subsequent submission, including the most recent, was placed on clinical hold.
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Secretary Sebelius Makes Recovery Act Funding Available To Bolster Health Care In Needy Communities, Relieve Providers' Student Debt
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the availability of nearly $200 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support student loan repayments for primary care medical, dental and mental health clinicians who want to work at National Health Service Corps (NHSC) sites. In exchange for the loan repayments, clinicians serve for two years with the Corps. The new funds are expected to double the number of Corps clinicians and make 3,300 awards to clinicians that serve in health centers, rural health clinics and other health care facilities that care for uninsured and underserved people. Secretary Sebelius made the announcement prior to touring the Tufts Floating Children"s Hospital in Boston, Mass., where she was joined by members of the National Health Service Corps. Following the tour, Sebelius held a discussion with health care experts and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick on the importance of health reform.
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Keeping Diabetes Under Control Still Difficult For Many Americans

Only slightly more than half of the 18 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes had their blood sugar, cholesterol, and blood pressure under optimum control in 2006, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The federal agency"s analysis found that about 55 percent of American adults with diabetes had their blood sugar and total cholesterol levels under control, and about 59 percent had their blood pressure under control. Failure to properly manage diabetes can increase the risk of complications such as heart attack and stroke. Diabetes is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States, with $116 billion spent on medical care for people with the disease, according to AHRQ"s recently released 2008 National Healthcare Disparities Report. The report also indicates that another 6 million Americans may have diabetes but don"t know it. In addition, the report shows that: o In 2006, just 43 percent of blacks and 38 percent of Mexican-Americans with diabetes had their blood sugar levels under control, compared with 61 percent of non-Hispanic whites with diabetes. o From 2002 to 2006, the percentage of people with diabetes who had their blood pressure under control improved for blacks, from 39 percent to 58 percent, and for Mexican-Americans, from 49 percent to 67 percent. By 2006, there were no significant differences in blood pressure control among blacks, Mexican-Americans, and non-Hispanic whites with diabetes. AHRQ


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