HHS Workers Owe a Bundle in Back Taxes

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Employees at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) owed a total of $37.3 million in back taxes at the end of 2009, according to a report published online Thursday in the Washington Post.

FDA Adds Warning to Some Diagnostic Drugs

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA is requiring the makers of some gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) to add new warnings to the drug label to minimize the development of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) in some patients with kidney dysfunction.

Hospital Trauma Transfers Not Common, but Costly (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) — Transferring trauma patients from one hospital to another, only to discharge them that day or the next, is a relatively infrequent occurrence but is still a costly burden on the medical system, researchers said.

Money for ESC Research Flows Again, for Now

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — A federal appeals court has ruled that government funding of embryonic stem cell (ESC) research can resume while it mulls a federal district court judge’s ruling blocking the funds.

H1N1 School Closures ‘No Problem’ for Most Families

(MedPage Today) — School and day care closures due to the 2009 pandemic of H1N1 flu weren’t a big problem for most parents, researchers found.

E-Cigs Need Approval, FDA Says

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has sent letters to five manufacturers of electronic cigarettes warning that they are in violation of federal law by claiming their products help smokers quit.

FDA Adds Warning to Some Diagnostic Drugs

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA is requiring the makers of some gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) to add new warnings to the drug label to minimize the development of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) in some patients with kidney dysfunction.

E-Cigs Need Approval, FDA Says

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has sent letters to five manufacturers of electronic cigarettes warning that they are in violation of federal law by claiming their products help smokers quit.

Resverlogix announces key changes to Phase 2 ASSURE trial

Resverlogix Corp. announces that the Company’s Phase 2 clinical trial, called ASSURE (ApoA-1 Synthesis Stimulation in Acute Coronary Syndrome patients), has made important modifications to the design of the trial which have the potential to demonstrate a more powerful endpoint for the planning of future clinical trials for RVX-208.

Bioniche reduces net loss per share from $0.15 in fiscal 2009 to $0.02 in fiscal 2010

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc., a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, today announced financial results for its 2010 fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.