Roundup, deals, Life Sciences Bruce V. Bigelow wrote: It’s hard for any company to raise capital in this recession, but several San Diego life sciences startups disclosed last week they had done just that. A few bright spots also appeared during a local seminar on mergers and acquisitionsR...

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association Healthcare Equality Index - “a joint project of GLMA and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. The HEI provides a quality indicator for healthcare related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, beginning with the hospital industry. The survey foc...

Biotech, Hepatitis C, Life Sciences Luke Timmerman wrote: An early peek at data from Anadys Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ANDS) suggests the company may have a promising new drug in the works for hepatitis C. The San Diego-based biotech is announcing results today from the first eight patients with the c...

Biotech, people, Hepatitis C Luke Timmerman wrote: ZymoGenetics is enduring one of the ugliest stretches in its 28-year history. Now the Seattle-based biotech company is hoping that Doug Williams, an executive who lived through both the darkest days and finest moments at Immunex in the 1990s, will b...

Biotech, people, startups Luke Timmerman wrote: It’s cold outside, so I was a little bummed there was no actual fire at an event last night billed as a “fireside chat.” This get-together actually took some time to warm up (pun intended). But once it got rolling, three of the most e...

Over the years, I have been to my fair share of barbers. My old man, a military sort of guy that grew up in the 50’s and 60’s was a “no fuckin’ around” kind of guy when it comes to getting his hair cut. Break out the scissors, the hedge clippers, the straight razor and ...

Biotech, Cash, Life Sciences Luke Timmerman wrote: Boston is the biggest center of life sciences in the Xconomy network, and by our analysis, the Bay State’s biotech sector is also the best equipped to survive the economic crisis. I reached this conclusion by combing through public company fil...

A person with Hepatitis C can slow their liver's cycle of inflammation by making a few, healthy lifestyle changes, including abstaining from alcohol. Although these known risk factors for liver disease may be hard habits to break, eliminating them can......

Of the many books about autism published this year, Louder Than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism by Jenny McCarthy must have sold the most copies. McCarthy appeared on every major TV talk show from Oprah to Good Morning America to Larry King and the book was on the New York Times be...