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Q-Med Has Obtained Registration Approval For Restylane(R) In China

Q-Med (STO:QMED) has obtained registration approval for Restylane® in China. An application for sales approval will be submitted shortly and it is estimated that sales of the product will begin at the end of the second quarter in 2009. "There is a large appetite for new things in China and great respect for products from the West.

08.01.2009 17:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

Nomir Medical Announces Second FDA 510(k) Clearance Of Its Noveon(R) Dual-Wavelength Device

Nomir Medical Technologies, a leader in the development of optical energy technologies for medical applications, announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a second clearance of the Company's advanced Noveon® system.

08.01.2009 17:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Awarded Grant From The Michael J. Fox Foundation For The Development Of Novel ER-beta Agonists For The Treatment Of Parkinson

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:ACAD), a biopharmaceutical company utilizing innovative technology to fuel drug discovery and clinical development of novel treatments for central nervous system disorders, today announced that it has been awarded a grant from The Michael J.

08.01.2009 17:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

Adhezion Biomedical Receives FDA Marketing Clearance For SurgiSeal™ Topical Skin Adhesive New Topical Skin Adhesive Is Cleared For U.S. Launch

Adhezion Biomedical LLC, a medical device manufacturer, announced that the FDA has provided marketing clearance for its SurgiSeal (2-octyl cyanoacrylate) topical skin adhesive. SurgiSeal is the first and only 2-octyl cyanoacrylate that does not require an activator. It is indicated for use in surgical and emergency applications.

08.01.2009 17:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

Health And Social Care Expected To Boost Apprenticeship Awards Entries, UK

The search is on to find the nation's top Apprenticeship employers as the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) launches its prestigious sixth annual Apprenticeship Awards. Employers of all sizes and from all sectors including health and social care are encouraged to enter.

08.01.2009 17:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

The Life Channel Becomes The Change4Life Channel

For the whole month of January, The Life Channel will be transforming its entire network branding in support of cross-government campaign, Change4Life. Aiming to help every family in England eat well, move more and live longer, Change4Life is a new movement supported by the Department of Health which primarily focuses on the issue of obesity in children.

08.01.2009 17:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

The incredible vanishing Satyam boss

Profits evaporate, chairman disappears

Satyam's founder and chairman B Ramalinga Raju has disappeared, a day after he admitted to years of false accounting at the outsourcing giant.…

08.01.2009 16:52:05 - The Register

Stocks Fall on Retail Sales Reports

Stocks headed down today as retailers reported poor sales last month and even titan Wal-Mart failed to meet expectations.

08.01.2009 16:32:59 - washingtonpost.com - Business

Powermat cuts ties with cabled power

Wireless charging for phones and laptops

CES Power sockets clogged with gadget chargers and swamped by a cable spaghetti will soon be just a memory, if Powermat has its way.…

08.01.2009 16:17:36 - The Register

Virus peddlers set up shop on Google code project

Skin-flick codec scams follow MSN Spaces abuse

Internet scoundrels have begun abusing Google code hosting projects to distribute malware and promote smut. The assault follows a bout of the same kind of abuse against Microsoft's comparable MSN Spaces beta site dating back a year, net security firm McAfee reports.…

08.01.2009 16:13:39 - The Register