Recent news on Coagulation

GTC Biotherapeutics Reports Results of 2007 Annual Meeting  -  25 May 2007
Business Wire (press release),...including updating the estimated market in the acquired deficiency indication of disseminated intravascular coagulation, or DIC, in severe sepsis.

'Used as HIV guinea pigs but no-one even told us we had been infected'  -  25 May 2007
Scotsman,Mr Mackie said a series of articles for medical journals and research papers showed how Prof Ludlam, professor of haematology and coagulation medicine,

Early Trends May Point to Record Snakebite Season  -  May 23, 2007
Primenewswire (press release),Early use of CroFab(r) (within 6 hours of snakebite) is advised to prevent clinical deterioration and the occurrence of systemic coagulation abnormalities.

Communication failure led to war hero’s  -  May 10, 2007
Camden New Journal,When asked what he thought the hospital’s referral letter was referring to, Dr Chua said: “I would assume that was an anti-coagulation clinic at UCLH

Speakman - Carlson  -  May 18, 2007
The Register-Mail,...of science from Western Illinois University. He is a coagulation supervisor for CSL Behring, a global leader in the plasma protein biotherapeutics industry.

Another 13 new catalogue peptides  -  May 22, 2007
Laboratory Talk,APC regulates blood coagulation by proteolytic inactivation of the blood coagulation cofactors Va and VIIIa.

Hana Biosciences Announces Appointment of Steven R. Deitcher, MD ...  -  May 14, 2007
Primenewswire (press release),Dr. Deitcher was formerly the head of the section of hematology and coagulation medicine in the department of hematology/oncology and director of research

Rio Rancho beginning arsenic-removal project  -  May 14, 2007
KOB.com,The city plans to spend the next year implementing a coagulation-filtration process at two wells in phase one of an arsenic treatment schedule.

Roche Diagnostics Announces Successful Resolution Of Urgent ...  -  May 24, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...(1) Third quarter 2006 total market share of projected distributor unit sales of the Point of Care Testing Coagulation Reagents and Kits product class by

Halo 3: impressions of the beta version  -  May 12, 2007
Fragland.net,...like grass and water, really make it feel verdant and alive, and it holds the crowd well as the successor to Blood Gulch and Coagulation.

Cheney to Meet With Arab Leaders, Troops  -  May 3, 2007
Wyoming News,..."His risk is really quite low since he is on anti-coagulation" medication, said Dr. Cameron Akbari, a vascular surgeon at Washington Hospital Center.

Standing Stone, Inc. and PGXL Laboratories Announce Collaboration  -  Apr 26, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),..."Adding this critical diagnostic component to our popular anti-coagulation software, positions our company as a leader in the fight to improve patient

The Meaning of a Low Viscosity Reading  -  May 23, 2007
Practicing Oil Analysis Magazine,Such impurities can separate or stratify from the oil due to cold temperature insolvency, loss of dispersancy, chemical coagulation/agglomeration or water

Trinity Biotech Announces Agreement With the Clinton Foundation ...  -  May 23, 2007
WM Experts (press release),The broad line of test kits is used to detect infectious diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, blood coagulation disorders, and autoimmune diseases.

Sarcomas and Blood Clots  -  May 22, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Scientists suspect that cancer creates an environment that is conducive to thrombosis because of tumor cells' propensity to promote coagulation and to

Diabetes drug Avandia ups risk of heart attack  -  May 22, 2007
Livemint,...as a panacea as it impacted a lot of body parameters such as lipids, levels of inflammation, coagulation and fat levels in liver, besides blood sugar.

Momenta Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase I Clinical Study for M118 ...  -  May 15, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),M118 is designed to interact at multiple points in the coagulation cascade by selectively binding to anti-thrombin III and thrombin, two critical factors in

MedicalCV, Inc. Announces Completion of First Clinical Cases with ...  -  May 21, 2007
Medical Design Online,Inc., www.medcvinc.com, announced recently that the SOLAR Surgical Ablation System, cleared for use in the ablation or coagulation of soft tissue,

Novel respiratory antibiotic Cethromycin, shown to be effective ...  -  May 6, 2007
News-Medical.net,All ten control primates demonstrated a combination of clinical signs of anthrax, bacteremia, and alterations in hematologic and coagulation parameters

Life-supporting function of genetically modified swine lungs in ...  -  May 2, 2007
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryPlatelet activation (ß-thromboglobulin rise > 200) and appearance of capillary congestion and vessel thrombosis confirmed coagulation activation associated

uterine fibroid tumors  -  May 16, 2007
American Family PhysicianMyoma coagulation (myolysis). Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2000;27:421-30. 37. Rackow BW, Arici A. Options for medical treatment of myomas.

Cynosure's First Quarter Revenue Increases 52% to Record $26.1 Million  -  May 1, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),...anti-aging applications, including skin rejuvenation, treatments for wrinkles, discoloration and tissue tightening as a result of tissue coagulation.

GTC Biotherapeutics Reports First Quarter 2007 Financial Results  -  May 3, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...to find the optimum dose to use in a subsequent Phase III trial to treat disseminated intravascular coagulation, or DIC, associated with severe sepsis.

Standing Stone, Inc. and PGXL Laboratories Announce Collaboration  -  26 Apr 2007
Earthtimes.org..."Adding this critical diagnostic component to our popular anti-coagulation software, positions our company as a leader in the fight to improve patient

Dade Behring Reports Record Revenue in First Quarter  -  26 Apr 2007
Business Wire (press release),Researchers at the medical center anticipate an NHA test could become accepted for testing a broad range of coagulation disorders.

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer Announce Worldwide Collaboration ...  -  26 Apr 2007
Business Wire (press release),Factor Xa plays a pivotal role in the coagulation cascade and may represent a more targeted approach to anticoagulation therapy compared to current

How water gets to your home  -  26 Apr 2007
Daily Press,This helps to promote coagulation, the process of transforming a liquid into a semi-solid. Flocculation: Next, the water travels through a basin where very

A bloody upgrade for UNMH  -  26 Apr 2007
UNM Daily Lobo (subscription),...of each unit of blood, and it's connected through a computer network," said Dr. Kendall Crookston, director of transfusion medicine and coagulation.

Trinity Biotech Announces Quarter 1 Results  -  26 Apr 2007
Market Wire (press release)The broad line of test kits are used to detect infectious diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, blood coagulation disorders, and autoimmune diseases.

Laboratory Corporation of America(R) Holdings Announces 2007 First ...  -  26 Apr 2007
PR Newswire (press release),CT; US LABS based in Irvine, CA; and Esoterix and its Colorado Coagulation, Endocrine Sciences, and Cytometry Associates laboratories.

Bayer HealthCare Launches Living With Hemophilia Program To ...  -  26 Apr 2007
PR Web (press release),Hemophilia A, the most common type of hemophilia, is caused by deficient or defective blood coagulation proteins, known as factor VIII.

Celera and LabCorp(R) Announce Licensing Agreement to ...  -  26 Apr 2007
PR Newswire (press release),CT; US LABS based in Irvine, CA; and Esoterix and its Colorado Coagulation, Endocrine Sciences, and Cytometry Associates laboratories.

Beyond Biogenerics: The Real Threats for Therapeutic Proteins  -  26 Apr 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Apart from biogenerics, the US$ 42 bln market of the major therapeutic proteins (EPO, insulin, coagulation factors, interferons, G-CSF, hGH,

Pathophysiology of Sepsis  -  Apr 24, 2007
Am J Pathology (subscription)Septic patients have substantial, life-threatening alterations in their coagulation system, and currently, there is an approved therapy with a component of

Cook Medical Launches Full Line Of Resection Electrodes Enabling ...  -  Apr 19, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Coagulating Perforated Resector - The resector's patented design provides a 40 percent greater coagulation zone than standard cutting loops and performs

Human Study Shows Superiority of Vitamin K2 for Promoting Bone and ...  -  Apr 16, 2007
Nutrition horizon (press release),In addition, the study reveals MK-7 as having better blood coagulation cofactor activity and dramatically higher bioactivity.

Cepheid and Instrumentation Laboratory Enter Into Strategic ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),The investigation of genetic and acquired defects leading to thrombosis is performed with the aid of both classic coagulation assays and molecular tests.

Nucleic acid aids clotting  -  Apr 2, 2007
Chemistry World,It could also provide a means to trigger blood coagulation in wound healing or for people who bleed easily by using polyanionic analogues of the nucleic

Cepheid and Instrumentation Laboratory Enter Into Strategic ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),The investigation of genetic and acquired defects leading to thrombosis is performed with the aid of both classic coagulation assays and molecular tests.

Wyeth Receives FDA Approval for New BeneFIX Features That Provide ...  -  Mar 29, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),BeneFIX is a coagulation factor created using recombinant DNA technology to replace clotting factor IX to stop or prevent bleeding in people with hemophilia

Tietzs Applied Laboratory Medicine, 2nd Edition Book Is An ...  -  Apr 25, 2007
New Age Media Concepts (press release)Division of Laboratory Medicine and Hematology at Washington University and Medical Director, Hematology and Coagulation, Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

Celera and LabCorp(R) Announce Licensing Agreement to ...  -  Apr 25, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),CT; US LABS based in Irvine, CA; and Esoterix and its Colorado Coagulation, Endocrine Sciences, and Cytometry Associates laboratories.

Council knew water was at risk three years ago  -  Apr 25, 2007
Galway Independent,...treatment works monitoring of coagulation and filtration, rapid gravity and pressure filter works performance and treatment plant operation.

Breaking News: West Valley, St. Al’s alliance will bring expanded ...  -  Apr 25, 2007
Idaho Press-Tribune,Some of the first services will include inpatient pain management, rehabilitation an anti-coagulation clinic and cardiac protocols.

ECSTASY DEATHS by Paul Dillon  -  Apr 4, 2007
Sydney Star Observer,Death is caused by respiratory collapse resulting from disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). What seems to happen is that MDMA somehow reacts with

Search and Destroy  -  Apr 24, 2007
Ve3d.comNevermind that the scoundrels you’ve run afoul of are giggly playing a one flag CTF match with pistols only on Coagulation, but it will put you into a match

Sleep disruptions may spur heart disease  -  Mar 29, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,...higher levels of the von Willebrand Factor antigen and soluble tissue factor antigen, respectively, both of which are linked with blood coagulation.

US FDA approves Baxter drug Ceprotin for clotting  -  Mar 30, 2007
ReutersThe substance, known as Protein C, is important in controlling blood coagulation and prevents the formation and growth of blood clots.

Role of Intensive Insulin Therapy During ACS in Diabetic Patients  -  Apr 24, 2007
AEM (subscription)Improved coagulation environment (decrease in D-Dimer and fibrinogen) could be one of the mechanisms responsible for improved mortality and morbidity in the

AutoGenomics Closes Series C Private Placement Offering  -  Mar 28, 2007
Earthtimes.orgOur first tests for coagulation factors II and V and our analyzer were recently cleared by the FDA. Another test, 2C9/VKORC1 the genetic panel to assess

Baby born with heart out of chest dies of bleeding disorder  -  Mar 28, 2007
Nhan Dan,The girl baby born with her heart outside her chest died of a blood coagulation disorder on the night of March 26 after a multi-hour attempt at life-saving

CED’s 24th Venture Conference Gathers Biggest Field to Date  -  Apr 24, 2007
Local Tech Wire,NContact.us) NContact is a medical device company that developed a cardiac coagulation device for the treatment of arrhythmias of the heart.

Forensic expert: Child may have died after repeated falls  -  Apr 20, 2007
Tucson Citizen,He also said the child had appeared to have an underlying blood coagulation disorder that may have contributed to the extent of the bleeding in her brain,

HemoSense to Hold Fiscal 2007 Second Quarter Financial Results ...  -  Apr 24, 2007
Business Wire (press release),HemoSense is a point-of-care diagnostic healthcare company that develops, manufactures and markets easy-to-use, handheld blood coagulation systems for

Childhood Sarcoma Increases Risk Of Blood Clots, Researchers Find  -  Apr 24, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Cancer creates an environment that is conducive to thrombosis because of the propensity of tumor cells to promote coagulation as well the secretion of

New Guidelines for Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke  -  Apr 19, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Patients with acute stroke symptoms should receive testing for blood glucose, coagulation times, and complete blood count with platelets, along with 12-lead

SmartLipo™: Fat Melting, Skin Tightening Treatment Now Available ...  -  Apr 24, 2007
Emediawire (press release),SmartLipo™ is performed under local anesthesia and liquefies the fat, which promotes skin tightening through thermal heating and tissue coagulation allowing

Regional Medical Center laboratory professionals saluted  -  Apr 23, 2007
Orangeburg Times Democrat,...experienced medical laboratory professionals may work in chemistry hematology, cytology, microbiology, coagulation, histology or transfusion services.

How did software end up bloated with so many unused features? Here ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
ZDNetNot only did the coagulation of office suites take the problem to an entirely new level, the number of new features being rolled out while old bugs and

Venous Clots Common in Young Sarcoma Patients  -  Apr 23, 2007
MedPage Today,Sarcoma, like most cancer, is conducive to thrombosis because tumor cells promote coagulation and secrete cytokines that trigger inflammation,

Medical Laboratory Professionals Week under way at Brooks Hospital  -  Apr 23, 2007
Evening Observer,The testing categories held by the laboratory are: hematology/coagulation, HIV screening, bacteriology, oncofetal antigens, toxicology, immunohematology,

Interventional Bronchoscopy  -  Mar 30, 2007
EndoNurse,This therapy allows for a rapid coagulation of tissue with minimal manipulation to a large area quickly. Argon gas is emitted through a Teflon tube passed

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