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START Center for Cancer Care
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San Antonio Orthopaedic Group
Cancer Therapy & Research Center
San Antonio Life Sciences Institute
San Antonio Life Sciences Institute Stem Cell Conference
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October 12, 2010
Melba RomeroDear S.A. HC+B Friends, 

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Start Center For Cancer Care To Offer Routine, Comprehensive Genomic Profiling Of Patients' Tumors
STARTCancerCenter
The START Center for Cancer Care, San Antonio, TX - September 24, 2010

The START Center for Cancer Care recently announced that they have begun offering cancer patients routine comprehensive genomic profiling of their tumors using a unique combination of technologies that includes chromosome profiling by array CGH (comparative genomic hybridization) and oncogene mutation analysis. START is the only center in South Texas to make this comprehensive testing of tumor tissue routinely available to its patients, and to make it available as a clinical test to any oncology patient being treated anywhere in the world. Patients do not need to be in treatment at START to have their tumors tested. More...  


ENTrigue Surgical, Inc. Announces Initial Clinical Experience with Ventera™ Sinus Dilation Systems and the Commercial Launch of Synaero™ Hemostasis Product
ENTrigue Surgical, Inc.
ENTrigue Surgical Inc., San Antonio, TX - September 23, 2010

ENTrigue Surgical, Inc. ("ENTrigue"), a San Antonio, Texas-based company that designs, develops, manufactures and distributes medical devices used for Ear, Nose and Throat surgical procedures, recently announced the first clinical experience with its Ventera™ sinus dilation systems.  The Company also announced that it officially launched its Synaero™ Hemostatic Gel at the American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual Symposium and Exhibition ("AAO Meeting") in Boston, Massachusetts, September 26-29, 2010 attended by ENT surgeons from around the world. More... 

Dr. Mauli Agrawal Accepts BioMed SA's 2010 Julio Palmaz Award
BioMedSA
BioMed SA, San Antonio, TX - September 20, 2010

C. Mauli Agrawal, Dean of Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), recently received BioMed SA's prestigious Julio Palmaz Award for Innovation in Healthcare and the Biosciences for 2010 at a gala event held in September. More... 

Health Science Center Lands $11.6 Million to Study Cardiac Proteins
UTHealth Science Ctr.University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio - September 3, 2010

A blood test to diagnose which heart attack survivors will suffer heart failure is the goal of a new five-year, $11.6 million contract to the UT Health Science Center San Antonio from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). More... 

San Antonio Orthopaedic Group Adds Second Foot and Ankle Specialist
TSAOG smlSan Antonio Orthopaedic Group (TSAOG), San Antonio, TX - September 15, 2010

Dr. Randall C. Marx has joined the San Antonio Orthopaedic Group (TSAOG) and will treat orthopaedic conditions of the foot, ankle, and lower leg. He will see patients aged 16 years and up. More... 

2010 San Antonio Express-News Book & Author Luncheon Benefits Cancer Research
CTRCThe Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio - October 4, 2010

The 19th Annual San Antonio Express-News Book & Author Luncheon benefits the Cancer Therapy & Research Center at the UT Health Science Center

WHEN: Oct. 18, 2010 - Book sales open at 10 a.m. in Salon E, where authors will be available to sign their work. Lunch is in the Grand Ballroom from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. After that, the book sales room reopens until 2:30 p.m.

WHERE: The Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 200 E. Market St., San Antonio

WHO:  Six authors will speak at the luncheon, which raises money for the CTRC's Phase I Clinical Research Program. San Antonio writer and longtime Trinity English professor Coleen Grissom will lead the program, and Ian M. Thompson, Jr., M.D.,  will give an update on the Cancer Therapy & Research Center with an overview of the Phase I Clinical Research Program. More... 

San Antonio Life Sciences Institute Showcases Ongoing Projects
UTHealth Science Ctr.The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio with The University of San Antonio - October 7, 2010

The San Antonio Life Sciences Institute (SALSI), a collaboration of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and The University of Texas at San Antonio, generated a 172 percent return on investment in its first five years, officials said on [Thursday, Oct. 7] at a meeting at UTSA. More... 
Stem Cell conference set for Oct. 18th, 2010
UTHealth Science Ctr.The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio with The University of San Antonio - October 7, 2010

In a collaborative effort through the San Antonio Life Sciences Institute (SALSI), researchers are organizing a conference on stem cell science. SALSI is a joint program of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and The University of Texas at San Antonio. More... 
Stanbio β-Hydroxybutyrate Assay Available for Siemens Dimension Vista® 1500 Chemistry Analyzer
UTHealth Science Ctr.Stanbio Laboratory, L.P., Boerne, TX - October 8, 2010

Stanbio Laboratory, L.P., a leader in medical testing and diagnostic devices, is pleased to announce the immediate availability of a user defined application on the Simens Dimension Vista® 1500 for their ß-Hydroxybutyrate assay. More... 
National Council on Aging Taps WellMed VP For Board
WellMed LogoWellMed Medical Management, San Antonio, TX - October 7, 2010

Carol Zernial, Vice President of Community Relations for WellMed Medical Management and Executive Director of the WellMed Charitable Foundation, has been named to the National Council on Aging (NCOA) Board of Directors, the non-profit organization recently announced. More... 

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