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| Abortion News | |
| Study Finds That Increased Federal Aid For Low-Income Women Can Lower Abortion Rates Increased federal assistance for low-income women can significantly reduce abortion rates, according to a new study from Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, the 18 Sept 2008 | |
| New York Times Examines Divide On Abortion Rights Among Roman Catholic Voters The New York Times on Wednesday examined the divide among Roman Catholic voters in swing states over the issue of abortion rights. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Kansas Abortion Provider Tiller Files For Dismissal Of Charges Attorneys for Wichita, Kan., abortion provider George Tiller filed papers Monday in an effort to have criminal charges against Tiller dismissed or to suppress evidence because of misconduct by prosecutors, citing the "personal animosity" former state Attorney General Phill Kline (R) showed toward "abortion providers in general and Dr. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Acid Reflux / GERD News |
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| ADHD News |
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| Aid / Disasters News |
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| Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News |
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| Allergy News |
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| Alzheimer's / Dementia News | |
| Inflammatory Response To Infection And Injury May Worsen Dementia Inflammation in the brain resulting from infection or injury may accelerate the progress of dementia, research funded by the Wellcome Trust suggests. The findings, published this week in the journal Biological Psychiatry, may have implications for the treatment and care of those living with dementia. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Anxiety / Stress News |
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| Arthritis / Rheumatology News |
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| Autism News | |
| Curemark CEO Presents Autism Findings At Prestigious Neurobiology Conference At Oxford Curemark, LLC announced that Founder and CEO Dr. Joan Fallon has presented Curemark's most recent findings on autism at the Gordon Conference on Neurobiology and Brain Disorders which took place August 24-29 at Magdalene College in Oxford. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Jools Holland Duets With Derek Paravacini In London West End Autism Benefit Concert The king of boogie woogie, Jools Holland, will be performing improvised duets of the great classic songs of 20th century blues and soul - duetting with a man who has been totally blind from birth and who has severe autism. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Autism Conference At Florida Tech, Oct. 3-4, 2008 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the prevalence of children diagnosed with autism is rising, creating concern and greater interest in the disorder. Addressing this need for information, the Florida Institute of Technology School of Psychology will host the second annual Autism Conference, "The Many Faces of Autism," on Oct. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Bio-terrorism / Terrorism News |
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| Biology / Biochemistry News | |
| Novel Small RNAs Discovered, Contribute To Significant miRBase Update Non-coding (ncRNAs) are a large class of RNAs which do not encode proteins but possess regulatory functions at the level of translation in cells of various species. There are an increasing amount of data suggesting that there are likely many more ncRNAs that exist, yet to be discovered. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Collaboration To Unravel Molecular Structure Of The Protein Components In Some Of Our Most Common Foods A team of Australian scientists has joined forces in a world first collaboration that will utilise state-of-the-art technology and materials science to determine the molecular structure of the protein components in some of our most common foods. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| News From The Journal Of Neuroscience 1. Macrophages Can Promote RegenerationBenoit Barrette, Marc-André Hébert, Mohammed Filali, Kathleen Lafortune, Nicolas Vallières, Geneviève Gowing, Jean-Pierre Julien, and Steve LacroixThe role of macrophages in recovery from nerve injury is controversial. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Following Spinal Cord Injury, Sole Use Of Impaired Limb Improves Recovery A new study finds that following minor spinal cord injury, rats that had to use impaired limbs showed full recovery due to increased growth of healthy nerve fibers and the formation of new nerve cell connections. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Looking Vs. Seeing The superior colliculus has long been thought of as a rapid orienting center of the brain that allows the eyes and head to turn swiftly either toward or away from the sights and sounds in our environment. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Video Game Technology Borrowed To Model Human Biology At Michigan Tech A team of researchers at Michigan Technological University is harnessing the computing muscle behind the leading video games to understand the most intricate of real-life systems.Led by Roshan D'Souza, the group has supercharged agent-based modeling, a powerful but computationally massive forecasting technique, by using graphic processing units (GPUs), which drive the spectacular imagery beloved of video gamers. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Pledge By Fraternal Order Of Eagles To Raise $25 Million For UI Diabetes Research Leaders of The Fraternal Order of Eagles, the University of Iowa and the University of Iowa Foundation has announced a $25 million gift commitment from the Eagles that will fund diabetes research at the UI. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| We Know That The Wasps 'know": Cryptic Successors To The Queen In Ropalidia Marginata Raghavendra Gadagkar and his students have long investigated the social life of the rather unique primitively social wasp Ropalidia marginata in southern India. One aspect of the uniqueness of this species is that, unlike in other species, the queen's successor cannot be identified by the human observer, until the death of the previous queen. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Hitting The Buffers: Conspecific Aggression Undermines Benefits Of Colonial Breeding Under Adverse Conditions A new study has documented large-scale infanticide at a major seabird colony. In common guillemots one parent normally stays with the chick to protect it while the mate goes out to collect food. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Fossil Quality And Naming Dinosaurs New dinosaurs are found every week or so - but are all these new species valid or not? This is part of a wider question that is critical to all work on biodiversity and conservation as well - can we be sure we know what the species are that we must conserve? A new study shows that the quality of specimens used by palaeontologists in naming new species of dinosaurs has improved steadily since the first dinosaur was named in 1824; in 1960, there was a cross-over from the use of mainly incomplete to mainly substantial to complete specimens. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Bipolar News | |
| AstraZeneca's Seroquel XL, Once Daily Formula, Now Available For UK Patients Seroquel XL (quetiapine prolonged release) a new, once daily formulation for schizophrenia and manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder, has today become available in the UK.[1] The new formulation was developed to address the needs of patients who require effective control of symptoms in a once daily rather than twice daily tablet. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Bird Flu / Avian Flu News | |
| New Data For GlaxoSmithKline's Pre-pandemic H5N1 Influenza Vaccine, Prepandrix™, Show Administration Flexibility For Pandemic Planning Results from two new clinical studies announced at the Third European Influenza Conference (ESWI) demonstrate that Prepandrix™, GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) H5N1 adjuvanted pre-pandemic influenza vaccine, confers broad cross-clade immunity that is maintained when the second dose is given many months after the first dose, and even if the second dose is formulated from a different H5N1 strain. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Blood / Hematology News | |
| American Society Of Hematology Launches New Campaign To Educate Consumers On Vital Connection Between Blood And Personal Health In conjunction with its 50th anniversary, the American Society of Hematology (ASH), the world's largest professional society of blood specialists, today launched a new public education campaign, 18 Sept 2008 | |
| Xarelto(R) Approved In Canada - Venous Blood Clot Prevention After Elective Total Knee And Hip Replacement Surgery Health Canada has granted Bayer HealthCare marketing authorization for the anticoagulant Xarelto® (rivaroxaban), taken as one tablet, once-daily, for the prevention of venous thromboembolic events (VTE) in patients who have undergone elective total hip or total knee replacement surgery. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Body Aches News |
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| Bones / Orthopaedics News | |
| PharmaPros Dataflow ManagerT Solution Benefits Study At Paradigm Spine PharmaPros, a technical consulting and solutions provider specialising in data and workflow management for clinical trials, announced that it has entered into an agreement with Paradigm Spine, a worldwide provider of non-fusion and fusion spinal implant solutions with headquarters in New York and Wurmlingen, Germany, implementing the company's automated trial management solution, Dataflow ManagerT. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Javelin Pharmaceuticals Completes Patient Enrollment For Second Of Two Pivotal Phase 3 Studies Of Dyloject(TM) Javelin Pharmaceuticals (AMEX: JAV) announced that it has completed patient enrollment in the second of two US pivotal Phase 3 studies for its injectable pain drug, Dyloject(TM) (diclofenac sodium). | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Odanacatib, An Investigational Cathepsin K Inhibitor, Increased Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Over Two Years At Key Fracture Sites In Phase IIB Study Two-year data from a Phase IIB study of odanacatib (formerly MK-0822), an investigational, selective cathepsin-K inhibitor in development for the treatment of osteoporosis by Merck & Co., Inc. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Orthovita Files Response To FDA's Initial Review Of The CORTOSS(R) 510(k) Application Orthovita, Inc. (NASDAQ:VITA), a spine and orthopedic biosurgery company, announced that it recently submitted its response to the initial set of comments received from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to its 510(k) application for the use of CORTOSS Bone Augmentation Material in vertebral augmentation. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Vivendy's Treatment For Morbus Morquio (MPS IVA) Granted Orphan Drug Designation By FDA Vivendy Therapeutics Ltd. today announced that its enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for Mucopolysaccharidosis IVA, (MPS IVA-Morbus Morquio) has been granted Orphan Drug designation by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Patients Transitioned From Fosamax(R) To Denosumab Achieved Greater Gains In Bone Mineral Density Vs Those Continuing On Alendronate Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) announced full data results from a non-pivotal Phase 3 head-to-head, double-blind trial comparing bone mineral density (BMD) gains in postmenopausal women with low bone mass who transitioned from weekly oral alendronate (Fosamax®) to denosumab versus those who continued alendronate therapy. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Minimally Invasive Surgery Cures Pain Caused By Hip Impingement The pain due to injury caused by an impingement within the hip joint can be alleviated by means of two surgical techniques in a minimally invasive manner. Arthroscopy is the technique preferred for those cases where the injury is less serious while the femoroacetabular osteoplastica after a small incision is for more serious injuries, according to doctors Juan Ramón Valentà and Pablo DÃaz de Rada, director and consultant, respectively, at the Department Of Orthopaedic and Bone Surgery at the University Hospital of Navarra. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Xarelto(R) Approved In Canada - Venous Blood Clot Prevention After Elective Total Knee And Hip Replacement Surgery Health Canada has granted Bayer HealthCare marketing authorization for the anticoagulant Xarelto® (rivaroxaban), taken as one tablet, once-daily, for the prevention of venous thromboembolic events (VTE) in patients who have undergone elective total hip or total knee replacement surgery. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Breast Cancer News | |
| Comment From Breakthrough Breast Cancer On Possible New Genetic Testing Technique Dr Sarah Rawlings, Head of Policy & Involvement at Breakthrough Breast Cancer, says: "Only around 5% of all breast cancer cases are due to inherited faults in known breast cancer genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| New Approach To Detect Rare Genetic Variants Aims To Help Women Evaluate Hormone Replacement Therapy And Breast Cancer Risk Perlegen, a leader in discovering clinically important genetic variations that affect patients' drug response and predisposition to disease, announced today that it has launched a new, proprietary approach to discovering rare genetic variations. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| New Tool For Early Diagnosis Of Breast Cancer Scientists from Finland, Germany and the ESRF have developed a new X-ray technique for the early detection of breast cancer. This allows a 3D visualization of the breast with a high spatial resolution and is extremely sensitive to alterations in the tissue, such as those generated by cancer. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| ZenBio, Inc. Awarded Grant To Provide Human Breast Cancer Cell System ZenBio, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company, announced that it has been awarded a Phase I SBIR grant to provide a unique human primary cell system for breast cancer research. The $200,000 award from the National Institutes of Health will fund the isolation and culturing of primary human basal and luminal mammary ductal cells for the development of a donor-matched cell system. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Stem Cells May Solve Mystery Of Early Pregnancy Breast Cancer Protection The answer to why an early pregnancy seems to protect against breast cancer could rest with a decrease in stem cells found after animals have given birth, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears in the current issue of the journal Stem Cell. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Cancer / Oncology News | |
| RAD001 Combined With Sandostatin(R) LAR(R) And As Monotherapy Controls Growth Of Rare Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumours New data show that combination treatment with RAD001 (everolimus) and Sandostatin® LAR® (octreotide IM) and RAD001 given alone control tumour growth in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (NET), a rare and difficult-to-treat form of cancer. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Compugen Discovers Peptide Drug Candidate For Treatment Of Solid Tumor Cancers And Announces Positive In Vivo Results Compugen Ltd. (NASDAQ:CGEN) announced that its proprietary DAC Blockers Discovery Platform has led to the discovery of CGEN-25008, a novel peptide antagonist of the Clusterin protein. Compugen also announced that recently analyzed in vitro and initial in vivo results from cell-based assays and a lung cancer mouse model indicate that CGEN-25008 reduces the growth rate of several cancer cell lines and significantly enhances the anti-cancer activity of Taxol™, a frequently used cancer chemotherapeutic drug. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Latest RAD001 Study Results Show Further Increase In Time Without Tumor Growth In Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer New data continue to demonstrate the potential benefit of RAD001 (everolimus) for patients with advanced kidney cancer who have failed standard therapies. Updated study findings from the RECORD-1 (REnal Cell cancer treatment with Oral RAD001 given Daily) study show that patients receiving RAD001 had no tumor growth for nearly 5 months vs. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Tyverb® Demonstrates Encouraging Results In Phase II Study In Advanced Head And Neck Cancer GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) oral targeted agent Tyverb® (lapatinib) demonstrated single agent activity and improvement in clinical response to the subsequent standard chemoradiation compared to placebo in a Phase II study of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Teva Receives EU Marketing Authorization For TevaGrastim(R) Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA) announced that the European Commission's Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry granted Teva a Marketing Authorization for its human granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) product. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| ADAO Applauds Introduction Of Landmark Bill To Ban Asbestos In America And Protect Public Health The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), the largest organization in the United States dedicated to serving as the voice of asbestos victims, today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials for introducing H. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| ZenBio, Inc. Awarded Grant To Provide Human Breast Cancer Cell System ZenBio, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company, announced that it has been awarded a Phase I SBIR grant to provide a unique human primary cell system for breast cancer research. The $200,000 award from the National Institutes of Health will fund the isolation and culturing of primary human basal and luminal mammary ductal cells for the development of a donor-matched cell system. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Clinical Experts Detail How They Use Varian's RapidArc™ Technology To Improve The Precision And Speed Of Cancer Treatments Cancer treatment experts reported today about how they are using RapidArc™ technology from Varian Medical Systems to target tumors more precisely and to speed the delivery of image-guided intensity-modulated arc therapy treatments. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Treatment With New Drug Might Make Tumor Cells More Sensitive To Therapy Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have shown that it might be possible to make tumor cells more sensitive to irradiation and some types of chemotherapy by treating them with a drug that cripples their ability to repair DNA damage caused by these therapies. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| With Help Of New Compound Viral 'Magic Bullet' Targets Cancer Cells Researchers at McGill University and the affiliated Lady Davis Research Institute of the Jewish General Hospital - along with colleagues at the University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI) - report a significant breakthrough in the use of viruses to target and destroy cancer cells, a field known as oncolytic virotherapy. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Three Phase II Ipilimumab Studies Showed Almost Half Of Previously Treated Metastatic Melanoma Patients Alive Beyond One Year Bristol-Myers Squibb announced updated survival data from three Phase II studies of ipilimumab in patients with advanced metastatic melanoma (Stage III or IV), which showed that approximately half of previously-treated patients who received ipilimumab (10 mg/kg) remained alive beyond one year. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Global Lung Cancer Coalition Presents The 3rd Annual Lung Cancer Journalism Awards Competition The Lung Cancer Journalism Awards' mission: to raise global awareness of the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide.Winners receive: -- Global showcase recognising their prize-winning work -- GBP2,000 research grant Enter to win in 3 different categories: -- Best Medical Article -- Best Consumer Article-- Best Broadcast ReportRequirements: The entry must have been published or broadcast between 1 September 2007 and 1 September 2008. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Cardiovascular / Cardiology News | |
| PVD Treatment Milestone Announced At Cardiovascular And Interventional Radiology Society Of Europe (CIRSE) Cordis Corporation, a leader in peripheral vascular disease (PVD) clinical research and treatment options, announced during the annual Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE) Congress the placement of the one-millionth Cordis S. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Interim Results For The European Pilot Study Of CardioFit For Congestive Heart Failure - BioControl Medical BioControl Medical announced the publication of six month data for eight of the more than 30 patients who participated in the overall European pilot study of CardioFit for Congestive Heart Failure. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| First-Ever National Ranking Of "Hot Spots" For Peripheral Artery Disease (P.A.D.) Identifies Cities With Higher Risk According to research conducted by the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF), Detroit tops the list of P.A.D. "Hot Spots" as the city with the highest rate of Peripheral Artery Disease (P.A. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Blood Clot Drug May Be Less Effective When Taken With Commonly Used Acid-Reducer Clopidogrel, a drug used in treating coronary artery disease and marketed as Plavix®, may be less effective when it interacts with acid reducing proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) (e.g., Prilosec®, Nexium®) according to an Aetna (NYSE:AET) analysis published in the September 16th issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| 3-D MRI Technique Helps Radiologists Detect High-risk Carotid Disease Canadian researchers have used three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (3-D MRI) to accurately detect bleeding within the walls of diseased carotid arteries, a condition that may lead to a stroke. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Physical Exams Just As Good For Assessing Heart Failure: UT Southwestern Cardiologists Patient history and physical examination, traditionally the cornerstone diagnostic tool for medical care, may still be among the most accurate and cost-efficient methods to assess patients with congestive heart failure, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Larry King Cardiac Foundation Partners With Rush University Medical Center To Provide Heart Care For The Underserved The Larry King Cardiac Foundation and Rush University Medical Center have joined forces to provide life-saving cardiac care for patients who have no insurance or limited means. The goal is to bring critical care to people who have run out of options. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Caregivers / Homecare News |
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| Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine News |
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| Cholesterol News |
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| CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease News |
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| Cleft Palate News |
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| Clinical Trials / Drug Trials News | |
| Drug Information Association Conference To Present Latest Strategies In Clinical Trial Disclosure Compliance Experts from government, the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, and medical device companies will discuss best practices to ensure compliance with clinical trial disclosure laws and regulations, the Clinical Trials. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| PharmaPros Dataflow ManagerT Solution Benefits Study At Paradigm Spine PharmaPros, a technical consulting and solutions provider specialising in data and workflow management for clinical trials, announced that it has entered into an agreement with Paradigm Spine, a worldwide provider of non-fusion and fusion spinal implant solutions with headquarters in New York and Wurmlingen, Germany, implementing the company's automated trial management solution, Dataflow ManagerT. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Interim Results For The European Pilot Study Of CardioFit For Congestive Heart Failure - BioControl Medical BioControl Medical announced the publication of six month data for eight of the more than 30 patients who participated in the overall European pilot study of CardioFit for Congestive Heart Failure. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| First-Ever National Ranking Of "Hot Spots" For Peripheral Artery Disease (P.A.D.) Identifies Cities With Higher Risk According to research conducted by the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF), Detroit tops the list of P.A.D. "Hot Spots" as the city with the highest rate of Peripheral Artery Disease (P.A. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Pazopanib Shrinks Lung Cancers Before Surgery Pazopanib, a new oral angiogenesis inhibitor, has demonstrated interesting activity in difficult to treat non-small-cell lung cancer, US researchers report.In a phase II trial, 30 out of 35 patients treated with preoperative pazopanib for a minimum of two weeks saw their tumor size shrink by up to 85%. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Canada's Top Cold Fighter In Vaccinated Seniors Shows Colds And Flu Cut By One-Third A winter free from colds and flu? Not yet. But a new study offers new evidence that Canada's top cold and flu-fighting product provides significant help. The three-year study showed that trial participants who took COLD-FX were about one-third less likely to get a "Jackson" cold or flu. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| ORMD 0901 Is Being Developed As An Oral Dosage Form Of A GLP1-Analog Aimed At Improving Glycemic Control In Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: ORMP.OB), a developer of oral drug delivery systems, announced that it has launched pre-clinical trials of ORMD 0901, a GLP1-analog. ORMD 0901 belongs to the Incretin family of drugs which helps to manage diabetes, including reduction in blood glucose levels and inhibiting glucagon secretion. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Colorectal Cancer News | |
| Virtual Colonoscopy Finds 90 Per Cent Of Large Growths A new study found that virtual colonoscopy using non invasive X-ray based computed tomography (CT scanning) was 90 per cent effective at finding large pre-cancerous and cancerous growths, but not very effective at finding much smaller growths. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine News |
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| Compliance News | |
| Pharmacy Benefits Managers Promote Low-Cost Generics, Adherence To Drug Plans Pharmacy benefits managers have begun offering tools to help consumers find low-cost generic drugs, adhere to drug regimens and increase consumer choice, all of which can help increase profit margins, the Wall Street Journal reports. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Conferences News | |
| ENT Doctors Showcase New Research In Chicago, Sept. 21-24 The 2008 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) will convene September 21 - 24, 2008 in Chicago. The meeting is the world's largest gathering of otolaryngologists and a forum for renowned guests. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News |
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| Crohn's News |
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| Cystic Fibrosis News | |
| Gilead Receives Complete Response Letter From U.S. FDA For Aztreonam Lysine For Inhalation, Investigational Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) announced that the company has received a complete response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its New Drug Application (NDA) for aztreonam lysine for inhalation, an investigational therapy in development for people with cystic fibrosis who have Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Dentistry News | |
| 93% Of Brits Are Scared Of Going To The Dentist, UK Men are worst offenders behind nation's criminal dental recordA shocking 93 per cent of people in the UK are scared of going to the dentist, with men worse worriers than women. That's according to a new survey of more than 1,500 dental patients carried out by the Cosmetic Dentistry Guide - the leading website that offers guidance and advice for anyone considering dental treatment. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Earnings Figures Don't Paint Full Picture, Says British Dental Association Figures for dentists' earnings and expenses for 2006/07 published fail to paint the whole picture, according to the British Dental Association (BDA). Responding to the publication of the | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Depression News | |
| New American Media Examines Postpartum Depression Among Asian-Indian Women Research has shown that one in 10 women in the U.S. experience postpartum depression, and "South Asian women -- particularly newer immigrants -- may be at a higher risk for [postpartum depression], because of difficulties adjusting to a new culture, loneliness, isolation and the lack of a traditional Indian support system," 18 Sept 2008 | |
| Depression Common In Sarcoidosis Patients, Small Study Finds New Italian research adds to evidence that people with the immune condition called sarcoidosis often suffer from mental health problems, especially depression.In the new study, researchers led by Arianna Goracci, M. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Coating Improves Electrical Stimulation Therapy Used For Parkinson's, Depression, Chronic Pain Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have designed a way to improve electrical stimulation of nerves by outfitting electrodes with the latest in chemically engineered fashion: a coating of basic black, formed from carbon nanotubes. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Dermatology News | |
| Abbott's HUMIRA(R) Significantly Reduces Key Marker Of Inflammation In Patients With Moderate To Severe Psoriasis Abbott's HUMIRA® (adalimumab) significantly reduces levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) in adult patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, according to a post-hoc analysis presented today at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress in Paris. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Three Phase II Ipilimumab Studies Showed Almost Half Of Previously Treated Metastatic Melanoma Patients Alive Beyond One Year Bristol-Myers Squibb announced updated survival data from three Phase II studies of ipilimumab in patients with advanced metastatic melanoma (Stage III or IV), which showed that approximately half of previously-treated patients who received ipilimumab (10 mg/kg) remained alive beyond one year. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Diabetes News | |
| Mixed Results For Personal Health Record System An online personal health record system that allowed people with diabetes to check their lab results and get guidance about medication proved to be of only limited use in improving their health outcomes, researchers found. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| ORMD 0901 Is Being Developed As An Oral Dosage Form Of A GLP1-Analog Aimed At Improving Glycemic Control In Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: ORMP.OB), a developer of oral drug delivery systems, announced that it has launched pre-clinical trials of ORMD 0901, a GLP1-analog. ORMD 0901 belongs to the Incretin family of drugs which helps to manage diabetes, including reduction in blood glucose levels and inhibiting glucagon secretion. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Pledge By Fraternal Order Of Eagles To Raise $25 Million For UI Diabetes Research Leaders of The Fraternal Order of Eagles, the University of Iowa and the University of Iowa Foundation has announced a $25 million gift commitment from the Eagles that will fund diabetes research at the UI. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Dyslexia News |
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| Ear, Nose and Throat News | |
| Pitt Researchers Identify An Underlying Cause Of Pneumonia Common In Parkinson's Disease Patients Impaired coordination between breathing and swallowing may be the underlying cause of aspiration pneumonia in patients with Parkinson's disease, report researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in a recent issue of the journal Dysphagia. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| ENT Doctors Showcase New Research In Chicago, Sept. 21-24 The 2008 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) will convene September 21 - 24, 2008 in Chicago. The meeting is the world's largest gathering of otolaryngologists and a forum for renowned guests. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Tyverb® Demonstrates Encouraging Results In Phase II Study In Advanced Head And Neck Cancer GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) oral targeted agent Tyverb® (lapatinib) demonstrated single agent activity and improvement in clinical response to the subsequent standard chemoradiation compared to placebo in a Phase II study of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Eating Disorders News |
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| Endocrinology News |
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| Epilepsy News |
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| Erectile Dysfunction / Premature Ejaculation News |
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| Eye Health / Blindness News |
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| Fertility News | |
| Newsweek Examines Fertility Issues Among Women Older Than 40, Women In Developing Countries Newsweek on Monday published two stories on fertility-related issues. Summaries appear below. ~ "Modern Maternity": The story examines the increasing number of women who are giving birth after age 40 and the medical issues and decisions confronting them. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Flu / Cold / SARS News | |
| Mother's Flu Shot Protects Newborns Newborns can be protected from seasonal flu when their mothers are vaccinated during pregnancy, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Canada's Top Cold Fighter In Vaccinated Seniors Shows Colds And Flu Cut By One-Third A winter free from colds and flu? Not yet. But a new study offers new evidence that Canada's top cold and flu-fighting product provides significant help. The three-year study showed that trial participants who took COLD-FX were about one-third less likely to get a "Jackson" cold or flu. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology News | |
| 'Hunger Hormone' Suppressed By Johns Hopkins Researchers Johns Hopkins scientists report success in significantly suppressing levels of the "hunger hormone" ghrelin in pigs using a minimally invasive means of chemically vaporizing the main vessel carrying blood to the top section, or fundus, of the stomach. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Genetics News | |
| Novel Small RNAs Discovered, Contribute To Significant miRBase Update Non-coding (ncRNAs) are a large class of RNAs which do not encode proteins but possess regulatory functions at the level of translation in cells of various species. There are an increasing amount of data suggesting that there are likely many more ncRNAs that exist, yet to be discovered. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Enigma Diagnostics Announces An Award Of GBP 1.8 Million From UK Government Enigma Diagnostics, the decentralised and point-of-care molecular diagnostics Company, announces that it has been awarded a grant of GBP1.8M from the UK Government's Technology Strategy Board under the "Technologies for Health" programme. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Comment From Breakthrough Breast Cancer On Possible New Genetic Testing Technique Dr Sarah Rawlings, Head of Policy & Involvement at Breakthrough Breast Cancer, says: "Only around 5% of all breast cancer cases are due to inherited faults in known breast cancer genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| University Student Designs Innovative Tool A new tool will help researchers in labs around the world improve the precision of their findings. The Chromosome Dropper Tool eases challenges of today's chromosomal analysis, which involves research using genes, embryo, clone and stem cells to help diagnose medical conditions, said Yunyan Qu, a physician assistant student at Central Michigan University who invented the tool. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Gene Therapy Enters New Success Story Online - Scattered Gene Therapy Information Collected On Comprehensive Website Gene therapy was born with the successful treatment of a four-year old patient suffering from severe combined immunodeficiency in 1990. Thirteen years later the first commercial gene therapy medicine was available on the market in China. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| ESF Study Helps Stop Drugs Slipping Through Safety Net Recent advances in genetic screening will lead to safer pharmaceutical drugs, with reduced adverse side effects, if the methods are incorporated in clinical development. A rallying call to bring key scientists into this growing field of pharmacogenics, the application of genetics to drug development and safety, was made recently at a major conference organized by the European Science Foundation (ESF) in collaboration with the University of Barcelona. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Testosterone Activates Similar Genes In Prostate Development And Prostate Cancer Gene activity in prostate cancer is reminiscent of that in the developing fetal prostate, providing further evidence that all cancers are not equal, Johns Hopkins researchers report. The finding could help scientists investigate how to manipulate the genetic program to fight a disease whose biology remains poorly understood despite more than half a century of investigation. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Gout News |
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| Headache / Migraine News |
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| Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News | |
| Farmers, Ranchers Have Higher Premiums, Personal Expenses For Health Care, Survey Finds Farmers and ranchers on average spend about twice as much on health care than non-farmers, according to a report released on Tuesday by The Access Project, the 18 Sept 2008 | |
| Elizabeth Edwards Discusses Need For Major Changes To U.S. Health Care System Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate and former Sen. John Edwards (N.C.), on Tuesday at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia discussed the need for changes to the U. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| New Tesco Child Health Plan Aims To Help Little Ones, UK Parents can now get affordable, quality health care cover helping to protect what is precious to them with Tesco Child Health Plan. And as an introductory offer, Tesco is offering customers 25% off in the first year, lowering premiums to just £7. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Hearing / Deafness News | |
| Drug Related Hearing Loss And Deafness As part of an ongoing consumer education and hearing health awareness campaign, which includes informational videos, an "Ask An Expert" forum, and the recently released "Hearing And Balance Report," AuDNet, Inc. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| HIV / AIDS News | |
| Article Examines Infectiousness Of TB Patients Living With HIV "The Infectiousness of Tuberculosis Patients Coinfected With HIV," PLoS Medicine: Roderick Escombe of 18 Sept 2008 | |
| Tanzanian President Kikwete Calls For Increased Efforts To Fight HIV/AIDS Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete on Saturday said that increased efforts to fight HIV/AIDS in the country need to be taken, the Citizen/AllAfrica. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Female Condoms Promoted Through Beauty Salon Initiative In Malawi The United Nations Population Fund and Population Services International have introduced a program to distribute female condoms in Malawian beauty salons in an effort to encourage their use and curb the spread of HIV, 18 Sept 2008 | |
| Inaugural Meeting Of African HIV/AIDS Campaign Examines Components Of Successful Fight Against Disease The most crucial elements in the fight against HIV/AIDS are the building of institutions, structures and leadership, Christopher Molomo, national coordinator of Botswana's National AIDS Coordinating Agency, said at this week's inaugural meeting of the Champions for an AIDS-Free Generation, 18 Sept 2008 | |
| U.S. News & World Report Examines HIV/AIDS Rate Among Black Women U.S. News & World Report recently looked at how "black women continue to be struck particularly hard" by HIV/AIDS (Payne, U. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Survey Shows 'Grey's Anatomy' Viewers Gained HIV Knowledge Many viewers of an episode of ABC's prime-time medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" that included a story about mother-to-child HIV transmission gained awareness of the issue, according to a survey released on Tuesday by the 18 Sept 2008 | |
| Citing Safety Concerns, FDA Bans Imports Of Ranbaxy Drugs Made In Two Indian Plants, Including Antiretrovirals FDA on Tuesday announced that it has banned imports of more than 30 generic drugs, including antiretrovirals, manufactured by Indian generic drugmaker 18 Sept 2008 | |
| CDC Needs Additional $4.8B To Reduce Annual Number Of New Infections, Officials Say CDC officials on Tuesday at a House Government Reform and Oversight Committee hearing said they would need an additional $4. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| HIV Support Centre To Pilot Rapid Testing Service, UK The HIV Support Centre is to offer a confidential Rapid HIV Testing Service from this October as part of their programme to promote and encourage a healthy and responsible approach to sexual health. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Abbott Uses NAFTA To Charge Mexico Significantly Higher Than Middle-income Country Rate As part of its ongoing campaign to lower drug prices and improve access to lifesaving AIDS treatments globally, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), which operates three free treatment clinics in Mexico (Puerto Vallarta, Cancun and Tuxtla Gutierrez) today unveiled a new print advertisement criticizing Abbott Laboratories, Inc. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Why Some Primates, But Not Humans, Can Live With Immunodeficiency Viruses And Not Progress To AIDS Key differences in immune system signaling and the production of specific immune regulatory molecules may explain why some primates are able to live with an immunodeficiency virus infection without progressing to AIDS-like illness, unlike other primate species, including rhesus macaques and humans, that succumb to disease. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Huntingtons Disease News |
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| Hypertension News |
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| Immune System / Vaccines News | |
| New Data For GlaxoSmithKline's Pre-pandemic H5N1 Influenza Vaccine, Prepandrix™, Show Administration Flexibility For Pandemic Planning Results from two new clinical studies announced at the Third European Influenza Conference (ESWI) demonstrate that Prepandrix™, GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) H5N1 adjuvanted pre-pandemic influenza vaccine, confers broad cross-clade immunity that is maintained when the second dose is given many months after the first dose, and even if the second dose is formulated from a different H5N1 strain. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Mother's Flu Shot Protects Newborns Newborns can be protected from seasonal flu when their mothers are vaccinated during pregnancy, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Why Some Primates, But Not Humans, Can Live With Immunodeficiency Viruses And Not Progress To AIDS Key differences in immune system signaling and the production of specific immune regulatory molecules may explain why some primates are able to live with an immunodeficiency virus infection without progressing to AIDS-like illness, unlike other primate species, including rhesus macaques and humans, that succumb to disease. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Inflammatory Response To Infection And Injury May Worsen Dementia Inflammation in the brain resulting from infection or injury may accelerate the progress of dementia, research funded by the Wellcome Trust suggests. The findings, published this week in the journal Biological Psychiatry, may have implications for the treatment and care of those living with dementia. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News | |
| Article Examines Infectiousness Of TB Patients Living With HIV "The Infectiousness of Tuberculosis Patients Coinfected With HIV," PLoS Medicine: Roderick Escombe of 18 Sept 2008 | |
| Bovine Mastitis Could A Vaccine Be On The Way? It is the most common infectious disease in farmed animals. Around one million cases occur each year in the UK. It is painful, occasionally life threatening, and costs the dairy industry £200m every year in lost production and treatments. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Electrodiagnostic Testing May Be The Key To Early Identification Of West Niles Virus A case report from the University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine shows that in patients with weakened immune systems, electrodiagnostic testing may be the key to early identification of West Nile virus (WNV). | 18 Sept 2008 |
| With Help Of New Compound Viral 'Magic Bullet' Targets Cancer Cells Researchers at McGill University and the affiliated Lady Davis Research Institute of the Jewish General Hospital - along with colleagues at the University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI) - report a significant breakthrough in the use of viruses to target and destroy cancer cells, a field known as oncolytic virotherapy. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News |
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| IT / Internet / E-mail News | |
| Researcher On Virtual Patient Simulator Wins International Computing Prize A pioneer in computational medical image analysis has won one of the largest international prizes in science, the Royal Society and Académie des Sciences Microsoft Award, it was announced recently. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Kansas Health Institute News Examines Telemedicine Kansas Health Institute News on Monday published a series of articles about telemedicine. Summaries appear below. | |
| Medical Advertising Agency Healthcare Success Strategies Wins Two Gold Awards Medical advertising agency Healthcare Success Strategies recently won two Gold Awards for a 60-second medical commercial the firm recently produced. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| NHS Tendering Website No Substitute For Dialogue, UK The National Pharmacy Association welcomes the announcement of an imminent launch of the NHS Supply2health website which will advertise health and social care service tenders. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Mixed Results For Personal Health Record System An online personal health record system that allowed people with diabetes to check their lab results and get guidance about medication proved to be of only limited use in improving their health outcomes, researchers found. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Novel Drug Discovery Leverages SIMDAT Grid Technology Step change in life sciences. Within the European SIMDAT project, at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) a substantial progress in pharmaceutical analysis has been achieved. It enables pharmaceutical companies to Virtualise and Globalise their Research and Development (R&D) chain, lowering costs as well as considerably improving knowledge exchange between industrial and academic partners. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Looking Inside Molecules Using New Technique It's not easy to see a single molecule inside a living cell.Nevertheless, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are helping to develop a new technique that will enable them to create detailed high-resolution images, giving scientists an unprecedented look at the atomic structure of cellular molecules. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Explaining Fast Water Transport In Nanotubes With The Help Of Simulations By discovering the physical mechanism behind the rapid transport of water in carbon nanotubes, scientists at the University of Illinois have moved a step closer to ultra-efficient, next-generation nanofluidic devices for drug delivery, water purification and nano-manufacturing. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Video Game Technology Borrowed To Model Human Biology At Michigan Tech A team of researchers at Michigan Technological University is harnessing the computing muscle behind the leading video games to understand the most intricate of real-life systems.Led by Roshan D'Souza, the group has supercharged agent-based modeling, a powerful but computationally massive forecasting technique, by using graphic processing units (GPUs), which drive the spectacular imagery beloved of video gamers. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| British Veterinary Association Launches New Website Today sees the long awaited launch of the new BVA website, http://www.bva.co.uk, redeveloped following the results of a members' research survey carried out in 2007. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Liver Disease / Hepatitis News |
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| Lung Cancer News | |
| ADAO Applauds Introduction Of Landmark Bill To Ban Asbestos In America And Protect Public Health The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), the largest organization in the United States dedicated to serving as the voice of asbestos victims, today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials for introducing H. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Pazopanib Shrinks Lung Cancers Before Surgery Pazopanib, a new oral angiogenesis inhibitor, has demonstrated interesting activity in difficult to treat non-small-cell lung cancer, US researchers report.In a phase II trial, 30 out of 35 patients treated with preoperative pazopanib for a minimum of two weeks saw their tumor size shrink by up to 85%. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Global Lung Cancer Coalition Presents The 3rd Annual Lung Cancer Journalism Awards Competition The Lung Cancer Journalism Awards' mission: to raise global awareness of the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide.Winners receive: -- Global showcase recognising their prize-winning work -- GBP2,000 research grant Enter to win in 3 different categories: -- Best Medical Article -- Best Consumer Article-- Best Broadcast ReportRequirements: The entry must have been published or broadcast between 1 September 2007 and 1 September 2008. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Lupus News |
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| Lymphoma / Leukemia News |
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| Medical Devices / Diagnostics News | |
| Enigma Diagnostics Announces An Award Of GBP 1.8 Million From UK Government Enigma Diagnostics, the decentralised and point-of-care molecular diagnostics Company, announces that it has been awarded a grant of GBP1.8M from the UK Government's Technology Strategy Board under the "Technologies for Health" programme. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Senate Panel To Hold Hearing On Direct-To-Consumer Ads For Medical Devices The Senate Special Committee on Aging on Wednesday plans to hold a hearing to discuss recommendations by lawmakers, medical groups and others for restrictions on direct-to-consumer advertising for medical devices because of concerns that the ads can mislead patients, the 18 Sept 2008 | |
| PVD Treatment Milestone Announced At Cardiovascular And Interventional Radiology Society Of Europe (CIRSE) Cordis Corporation, a leader in peripheral vascular disease (PVD) clinical research and treatment options, announced during the annual Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE) Congress the placement of the one-millionth Cordis S. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Virtual Colonoscopy Finds 90 Per Cent Of Large Growths A new study found that virtual colonoscopy using non invasive X-ray based computed tomography (CT scanning) was 90 per cent effective at finding large pre-cancerous and cancerous growths, but not very effective at finding much smaller growths. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Limbless Association P & O Awards 2008 Nomination Forms "Please find attached this year's nomination forms for the Limbless Association's Prosthetic and Orthotic Awards 2008. We have changed the format of the forms, which we hope will facilitate and simplify the nomination process. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Former U.S. Army Parachutist Becomes First Person Implanted With The World's Smallest Neurostimulator To Treat Chronic Pain St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) announced the first patient implant of an Eon Mini™, the world's smallest, longest-lasting, rechargeable neurostimulator to treat chronic pain of the trunk or limbs and pain from failed back surgery. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| 'Match.com' Which Will Hook Up NHS Providers With Healthcare Suppliers Launched An online advertising service that will help 'hook up' NHS providers with healthcare suppliers was announced today by Health Minister Ben Bradshaw. Speaking at the Laing and Buisson Independent Healthcare Convention, he set out how the new website, NHS Supply2Health will make it easier for Primary Care Trust (PCT) commissioners to advertise health and social care services they require and for suppliers to identify business opportunities within the NHS. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Coating Improves Electrical Stimulation Therapy Used For Parkinson's, Depression, Chronic Pain Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have designed a way to improve electrical stimulation of nerves by outfitting electrodes with the latest in chemically engineered fashion: a coating of basic black, formed from carbon nanotubes. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Looking Inside Molecules Using New Technique It's not easy to see a single molecule inside a living cell.Nevertheless, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are helping to develop a new technique that will enable them to create detailed high-resolution images, giving scientists an unprecedented look at the atomic structure of cellular molecules. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Explaining Fast Water Transport In Nanotubes With The Help Of Simulations By discovering the physical mechanism behind the rapid transport of water in carbon nanotubes, scientists at the University of Illinois have moved a step closer to ultra-efficient, next-generation nanofluidic devices for drug delivery, water purification and nano-manufacturing. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Medical Malpractice / Litigation News | |
| Kansas Abortion Provider Tiller Files For Dismissal Of Charges Attorneys for Wichita, Kan., abortion provider George Tiller filed papers Monday in an effort to have criminal charges against Tiller dismissed or to suppress evidence because of misconduct by prosecutors, citing the "personal animosity" former state Attorney General Phill Kline (R) showed toward "abortion providers in general and Dr. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Abbott Uses NAFTA To Charge Mexico Significantly Higher Than Middle-income Country Rate As part of its ongoing campaign to lower drug prices and improve access to lifesaving AIDS treatments globally, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), which operates three free treatment clinics in Mexico (Puerto Vallarta, Cancun and Tuxtla Gutierrez) today unveiled a new print advertisement criticizing Abbott Laboratories, Inc. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Medical Defence Union Continues 'Doctors For Doctors' Tradition With New Chief Executive, UK The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK's first and largest medical defence organisation for doctors, today announced that it has appointed Dr Christine Tomkins* as its new Chief Executive. She will take over from present Chief Executive Dr Michael Saunders** after his planned retirement from the MDU Board at the end of April 2009. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Medical Students / Training News | |
| Online Education Boosts Immunisation Skills For Practice Nurses, Australia The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), in association with the Australian Practice Nurses Association (APNA) and the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA), has launched six new online learning activities aimed at practice nurses and other members of practice teams to boost their immunisation knowledge. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Debt Relief System For Medical Graduates Welcomed By New Zealand Medical Association A debt relief system for medical graduates could go a long way to help retain these young doctors in New Zealand, says the New Zealand Medical Association. National Leader John Key unveiled his party's plan for voluntary bonding of health professionals, to help improve graduate retention, as part of a comprehensive health workforce plan. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Medical Students' Association Applauds National's Voluntary Bonding Scheme For Medical Graduates, New Zealand The New Zealand Medical Students' Association (NZMSA) welcomed the announcement by John Key of the National party's Voluntary Bonding Scheme for medical graduates and other health professionals. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| US Medical Students Call For Expansion Of Access To Preventive Health Care Services And Comprehensive Education Programs The American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the nation's largest, independent medical student association, is engaging in a nationwide event to ensure increases to family planning services and comprehensive sexual education for all Americans. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News | |
| Lawmakers Raise Concern About Rhode Island Global Waiver Several lawmakers have raised concern with the "closed-door negotiations" being conducted between Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri's (R) administration and CMS officials about the state's request for "global Medicaid waiver," which would allow Rhode Island to make broad changes to its Medicaid program, the 18 Sept 2008 | |
| Increasing Medicare Physician Payments, Testing 'Medical Home' Model Could Improve Quality Of Care, Experts Say At Senate Finance Committee Hearing An increase in Medicare reimbursements for primary care, revisions to the current payment system and a pilot program to test the use of medical homes for beneficiaries could lead to major changes in the U. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Men's health News |
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| Mental Health News | |
| Ecominds Offers Pots Of Cash To Local Environmental Projects, UK Mental health charity Mind will celebrate the launch of Ecominds, its new multi-million pound grant giving scheme, by holding a garden party at Meanwhile Wildlife Gardens in London today (Thursday 18 September). | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Asian-Americans Less Likely Than Others To Seek Treatment For Mental Health Illnesses, Study Finds Compared with the overall population, few Asian-Americans seek treatment for mental health illnesses, according to a preliminary study by researchers from the 18 Sept 2008 | |
| Mental Health Parity Bill To Be Included In Tax Legislation Scheduled For Vote This Week Lawmakers will try to move mental health parity legislation by attaching it to a tax bill that will be addressed by the Senate this week, CongressDaily reports (Edney, CongressDaily, 9/17). | 18 Sept 2008 |
| MRI / PET / Ultrasound News | |
| New Tool For Early Diagnosis Of Breast Cancer Scientists from Finland, Germany and the ESRF have developed a new X-ray technique for the early detection of breast cancer. This allows a 3D visualization of the breast with a high spatial resolution and is extremely sensitive to alterations in the tissue, such as those generated by cancer. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| MRSA / Drug Resistance News |
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| Multiple Sclerosis News | |
| Major Study Shows MS Is A Global Disease The results of the largest global study ever undertaken on multiple sclerosis that investigated the spread, cost and resources to treat the disease in 112 countries covering 88 per cent of the world's population were presented on Wednesday 17th September in MOntreal, Canada at the World Congress on Treatment and Research in MS. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Muscular Dystrophy / ALS News |
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| Neurology / Neuroscience News | |
| Curemark CEO Presents Autism Findings At Prestigious Neurobiology Conference At Oxford Curemark, LLC announced that Founder and CEO Dr. Joan Fallon has presented Curemark's most recent findings on autism at the Gordon Conference on Neurobiology and Brain Disorders which took place August 24-29 at Magdalene College in Oxford. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Alteplase OK 3 To 4.5 Hours After Stroke A study published early online and in an upcoming edition of TheLancet found that the stroke drug alteplase is safe andeffective even if administered 1 to 1.5 hours after the conventional3-hour treatment window. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| GSK And Xenoport Announce Submission Of New Drug Application Requesting FDA Approval Of Solzira™ For Restless Legs Syndrome GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) and XenoPort, Inc. (Nasdaq: XNPT) announced that a New Drug Application (NDA) has been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting approval of Solzira™ (gabapentin enacarbil) Extended Release Tablets for the treatment of moderate-to-severe primary Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Sciele Completes Pivotal Phase III Program For Glycopyrrolate In Pediatric Patients With Chronic, Moderate-to-Severe Drooling Sciele Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCRX) announced the completion of a pivotal Phase III program to support an NDA filing for glycopyrrolate liquid. Glycopyrrolate is being studied for use by pediatric patients with chronic, moderate-to-severe drooling as a result of cerebral palsy, mental retardation, or any other neurological condition associated with drooling. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Teva Receives EU Marketing Authorization For TevaGrastim(R) Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA) announced that the European Commission's Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry granted Teva a Marketing Authorization for its human granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) product. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Electrodiagnostic Testing May Be The Key To Early Identification Of West Niles Virus A case report from the University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine shows that in patients with weakened immune systems, electrodiagnostic testing may be the key to early identification of West Nile virus (WNV). | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Nerve Activity Can Predict Life Or Death For Comatose Patients Even when patients are unable to respond, physicians can get valuable information from nerves that can assist in determining whether the patient will live or die in nontraumatic comatose patients. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Knowing When To Refer For Testing Is As Easy As 1, 2, 3 Does your physician know when it is appropriate to refer you to a specialist to diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)? Due to a high prevalence of CTS, and the number of other conditions that mimic symptoms of CTS, a team of researchers set out to develop an easy screening questionnaire to help physicians determine when it is appropriate to refer a patient for nerve conduction studies and needle electromyography (EMG) - the two electrodiagnostic tests, most commonly used to diagnose CTS. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| US And Netherlands Doctors Using Fast RapidArc Radiotherapy Technology To Treat Tumors Of The Head And Neck Doctors at cancer treatment centers in the United States and the Netherlands are now treating head and neck cancer using RapidArc™ radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR). | 18 Sept 2008 |
| News From The Journal Of Neuroscience 1. Macrophages Can Promote RegenerationBenoit Barrette, Marc-André Hébert, Mohammed Filali, Kathleen Lafortune, Nicolas Vallières, Geneviève Gowing, Jean-Pierre Julien, and Steve LacroixThe role of macrophages in recovery from nerve injury is controversial. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Following Spinal Cord Injury, Sole Use Of Impaired Limb Improves Recovery A new study finds that following minor spinal cord injury, rats that had to use impaired limbs showed full recovery due to increased growth of healthy nerve fibers and the formation of new nerve cell connections. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Looking Vs. Seeing The superior colliculus has long been thought of as a rapid orienting center of the brain that allows the eyes and head to turn swiftly either toward or away from the sights and sounds in our environment. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Nursing / Midwifery News | |
| Guidelines Seek To Prevent Abuse Of Foreign-Trained Nurses A coalition of health care industry groups and unions recently released voluntary ethics guidelines to protect foreign-trained nurses from abusive employment practices at U.S. medical facilities, the 18 Sept 2008 | |
| Online Education Boosts Immunisation Skills For Practice Nurses, Australia The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), in association with the Australian Practice Nurses Association (APNA) and the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA), has launched six new online learning activities aimed at practice nurses and other members of practice teams to boost their immunisation knowledge. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Nutrition / Diet News | |
| Grocery Manufacturers Association Reaction To FDA Advisory Committee Meeting On Bisphenol A (BPA) Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) would like reporters and editors covering today's FDA Advisory Committee meeting on bisphenol A (BPA) that Dr. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Open Alternative To WeightWatchers Launched Lack of access to effective dieting programs is likely one reason why the obesity epidemic hits lower income families hardest. Many can not afford effective weight loss programs such as WeightWatchers. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Collaboration To Unravel Molecular Structure Of The Protein Components In Some Of Our Most Common Foods A team of Australian scientists has joined forces in a world first collaboration that will utilise state-of-the-art technology and materials science to determine the molecular structure of the protein components in some of our most common foods. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News | |
| Kids With Obese Friends And Family More Likely To Misperceive Weight Kids and teens surrounded by overweight peers or parents are more likely to be oblivious to their own extra pounds than kids from thin entourages, according to a new study by researchers from the Université de Montréal, McGill University, Concordia University and the Ste. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Open Alternative To WeightWatchers Launched Lack of access to effective dieting programs is likely one reason why the obesity epidemic hits lower income families hardest. Many can not afford effective weight loss programs such as WeightWatchers. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Older People Who Diet Without Exercising Lose Valuable Muscle Mass A group of sedentary and overweight older people placed on a four-month exercise program not only became more fit, but burned off more fat, compared to older sedentary people who were placed on a diet but did not exercise. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| New Study Assesses Patients' Opinion Of Paying People To Quit Smoking, Lose Weight Or Control Their Blood Pressure And Diabetes When it comes to deciding whether paying people to make healthier lifestyle changes is a good thing, it seems patient opinion is split right down the middle. Unsurprisingly perhaps, those who smoke and are overweight are its greatest advocates. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| 'Hunger Hormone' Suppressed By Johns Hopkins Researchers Johns Hopkins scientists report success in significantly suppressing levels of the "hunger hormone" ghrelin in pigs using a minimally invasive means of chemically vaporizing the main vessel carrying blood to the top section, or fundus, of the stomach. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Pain / Anesthetics News | |
| Javelin Pharmaceuticals Completes Patient Enrollment For Second Of Two Pivotal Phase 3 Studies Of Dyloject(TM) Javelin Pharmaceuticals (AMEX: JAV) announced that it has completed patient enrollment in the second of two US pivotal Phase 3 studies for its injectable pain drug, Dyloject(TM) (diclofenac sodium). | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Britain And America Join Forces To Celebrate 150th Anniversary Of Leading Royal Anaesthetist Anaesthetists working in research face difficult challenges, including conflicts of interest and legal issues, according to Professor Ronald D Miller, who will present this year's John Snow Memorial Lecture to mark the 150th anniversary of the pioneering Royal physician's death. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Former U.S. Army Parachutist Becomes First Person Implanted With The World's Smallest Neurostimulator To Treat Chronic Pain St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) announced the first patient implant of an Eon Mini™, the world's smallest, longest-lasting, rechargeable neurostimulator to treat chronic pain of the trunk or limbs and pain from failed back surgery. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Minimally Invasive Surgery Cures Pain Caused By Hip Impingement The pain due to injury caused by an impingement within the hip joint can be alleviated by means of two surgical techniques in a minimally invasive manner. Arthroscopy is the technique preferred for those cases where the injury is less serious while the femoroacetabular osteoplastica after a small incision is for more serious injuries, according to doctors Juan Ramón Valentà and Pablo DÃaz de Rada, director and consultant, respectively, at the Department Of Orthopaedic and Bone Surgery at the University Hospital of Navarra. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Parkinson's Disease News | |
| Pitt Researchers Identify An Underlying Cause Of Pneumonia Common In Parkinson's Disease Patients Impaired coordination between breathing and swallowing may be the underlying cause of aspiration pneumonia in patients with Parkinson's disease, report researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in a recent issue of the journal Dysphagia. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Pediatrics / Children's Health News | |
| Kids With Obese Friends And Family More Likely To Misperceive Weight Kids and teens surrounded by overweight peers or parents are more likely to be oblivious to their own extra pounds than kids from thin entourages, according to a new study by researchers from the Université de Montréal, McGill University, Concordia University and the Ste. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Health Visitors Fear 'Another Victoria Climbie' In Their NHS Trust, UK A quarter of health visitors in England fear that 'another Victoria Climbie' could happen in their NHS trust, new research from Unite, the country's largest trade union, revealed today (Thursday, 18 September). | 18 Sept 2008 |
| New Tesco Child Health Plan Aims To Help Little Ones, UK Parents can now get affordable, quality health care cover helping to protect what is precious to them with Tesco Child Health Plan. And as an introductory offer, Tesco is offering customers 25% off in the first year, lowering premiums to just £7. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Sciele Completes Pivotal Phase III Program For Glycopyrrolate In Pediatric Patients With Chronic, Moderate-to-Severe Drooling Sciele Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCRX) announced the completion of a pivotal Phase III program to support an NDA filing for glycopyrrolate liquid. Glycopyrrolate is being studied for use by pediatric patients with chronic, moderate-to-severe drooling as a result of cerebral palsy, mental retardation, or any other neurological condition associated with drooling. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| BioMed SA Honors Three Texas Pediatric Surgeons For Groundbreaking Work Impacting Children Worldwide Three internationally known pediatric surgeons from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and its academic children's hospital, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital, are this year's recipients of the prestigious 18 Sept 2008 | |
| Few Drops Of Sucrose Can Relieve The Pain Of Young Babies Being Given Routine Jabs And Blood Tests The clinical director responsible for children's services at Yeovil District Hospital (UK) is launching a campaign aimed at GPs and community midwives to raise awareness of how a few drops of sucrose can relieve the pain of young babies being given routine jabs and blood tests. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Exposure To Family Violence Especially Harmful To Previously Abused Children Millions of American children are exposed to violence in their homes each year, putting them at risk for a variety of emotional and behavioral problems. According to a new study in the September/October 2008 issue of the journal Child Development, children who are maltreated tend to have a lot of re-exposure to family violence, and this re-exposure often leads to increased psychological problems. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| School Problems More Likely In Children Who Are Concerned About Their Parents Arguing Children who worry about how their parents get along with each other are more likely than other children to have psychological problems. Now a new study says that children who worry a lot about conflicts between their parents are more likely to have problems in school because they have more difficulty paying attention to the tasks before them. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Analysis Of Social Aggression In Children Society holds that when it comes to aggression, boys hit and punch, while girls spread rumors, gossip, and intentionally exclude others, a type of aggression that's called indirect, relational, or social. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Toddlers' Problem Behavior Reduced By Parenting Program For Low-Income Families Low-income families who participated in a brief, tailored intervention program designed to improve parenting saw less problem behavior in their toddlers than families who did not take part. That's the finding of a new study published in the September/October 2008 issue of the journal Child Development. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Public Health Experts Question Accuracy, Efficacy And Ethics Of Abstinence-Only Programs Studies published in a special issue of the online journal Sexuality Research and Social Policy by the University of California Press reveal that abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education programs fail to change sexual behavior in teenagers, provide inaccurate information about condoms, and violate human rights principles. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Baby Eyes Are Taking In The World, Applying Self-Experience To Other People Those wide-eyed babies are taking in and using more information than previously believed. In fact, new research by psychologists at the University of Washington's Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences indicates 12- and 18-month-old babies not only are observing what is going on around them but also are using their own visual self-experience to judge what other people can and cannot see. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| More People With Down Syndrome Are Being Born, Achieving More And Living Longer Than Ever Before A new analysis shows that many more babies are being born with Down syndrome today than 15 years ago in England, despite universally available genetic screening. More people are living with Down syndrome today than ever before. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| fpa Launches New Comic For 6-7 Year Olds, UK National sexual health charity fpa is launching a new booklet on growing-up for 6-7 year old boys and girls. 'Let's Grow with Nisha and Joe'[i] introduces the idea of identity, physical and emotional development. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Troubled Girls From Poor Neighborhoods More Likely To Have Sex In Early Adolescence Young girls from poor neighbourhoods need to review more than the birds and bees with their parents - they need to hear about contraception and potential dangers of hanging out with older boys. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry News | |
| Citing Safety Concerns, FDA Bans Imports Of Ranbaxy Drugs Made In Two Indian Plants, Including Antiretrovirals FDA on Tuesday announced that it has banned imports of more than 30 generic drugs, including antiretrovirals, manufactured by Indian generic drugmaker 18 Sept 2008 | |
| WellDoc And AstraZeneca Collaborate To Develop Asthma Management Solution WellDoc Communications, Inc., a healthcare company that develops technology solutions to help improve chronic 18 Sept 2008 | |
| Novel Drug Discovery Leverages SIMDAT Grid Technology Step change in life sciences. Within the European SIMDAT project, at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) a substantial progress in pharmaceutical analysis has been achieved. It enables pharmaceutical companies to Virtualise and Globalise their Research and Development (R&D) chain, lowering costs as well as considerably improving knowledge exchange between industrial and academic partners. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| ESF Study Helps Stop Drugs Slipping Through Safety Net Recent advances in genetic screening will lead to safer pharmaceutical drugs, with reduced adverse side effects, if the methods are incorporated in clinical development. A rallying call to bring key scientists into this growing field of pharmacogenics, the application of genetics to drug development and safety, was made recently at a major conference organized by the European Science Foundation (ESF) in collaboration with the University of Barcelona. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Pharmacy / Pharmacist News | |
| Pharmacy Benefits Managers Promote Low-Cost Generics, Adherence To Drug Plans Pharmacy benefits managers have begun offering tools to help consumers find low-cost generic drugs, adhere to drug regimens and increase consumer choice, all of which can help increase profit margins, the Wall Street Journal reports. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| NHS Tendering Website No Substitute For Dialogue, UK The National Pharmacy Association welcomes the announcement of an imminent launch of the NHS Supply2health website which will advertise health and social care service tenders. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Pregnancy / Obstetrics News | |
| Stem Cells May Solve Mystery Of Early Pregnancy Breast Cancer Protection The answer to why an early pregnancy seems to protect against breast cancer could rest with a decrease in stem cells found after animals have given birth, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears in the current issue of the journal Stem Cell. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Primary Care / General Practice News | |
| Hospitalists Could Be One Solution To Physician-Hospital Conflicts, According To Commentary "Many hospitals ... are seeking to eliminate conflicts" between physicians and hospital administrators "by hiring or contracting with hospitalists, physicians who see patients only in the hospital setting," Manoj Jain, an infectious disease physician and a medical director for Medicare's quality improvement organization in Tennessee, writes in a 18 Sept 2008 | |
| Kansas Health Institute News Examines Telemedicine Kansas Health Institute News on Monday published a series of articles about telemedicine. Summaries appear below. | |
| Increasing Medicare Physician Payments, Testing 'Medical Home' Model Could Improve Quality Of Care, Experts Say At Senate Finance Committee Hearing An increase in Medicare reimbursements for primary care, revisions to the current payment system and a pilot program to test the use of medical homes for beneficiaries could lead to major changes in the U. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Medical Defence Union Continues 'Doctors For Doctors' Tradition With New Chief Executive, UK The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK's first and largest medical defence organisation for doctors, today announced that it has appointed Dr Christine Tomkins* as its new Chief Executive. She will take over from present Chief Executive Dr Michael Saunders** after his planned retirement from the MDU Board at the end of April 2009. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Physical Exams Just As Good For Assessing Heart Failure: UT Southwestern Cardiologists Patient history and physical examination, traditionally the cornerstone diagnostic tool for medical care, may still be among the most accurate and cost-efficient methods to assess patients with congestive heart failure, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Prostate / Prostate Cancer News | |
| Indiana University Melvin And Bren Simon Cancer Center Advances Prostate Cancer Research With PROGRESS Although men may not like to talk about it, prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death among men. September - National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month - is a good time to remind men to talk with their physicians about their risks and screening options. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Nymox's NX-1207 Treatment For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Enters Phase 3 Development Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (NASDAQ: NYMX) is pleased to announce that a presentation of clinical trial data from the most recently completed clinical studies of NX-1207, the Company's drug in development for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) will be made by Dr. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| GTx Presents Bone Turnover Marker Data And Additional PSA Progression Safety Analysis For Toremifene 80 Mg Phase III ADT Clinical Trial GTx, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTXI) presented a safety analysis demonstrating that fewer men treated with toremifene 80 mg had PSA progression over time compared to placebo in the Phase III clinical trial evaluating toremifene 80 mg for the treatment of multiple serious side effects of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for advanced prostate cancer. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Testosterone Activates Similar Genes In Prostate Development And Prostate Cancer Gene activity in prostate cancer is reminiscent of that in the developing fetal prostate, providing further evidence that all cancers are not equal, Johns Hopkins researchers report. The finding could help scientists investigate how to manipulate the genetic program to fight a disease whose biology remains poorly understood despite more than half a century of investigation. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Psychology / Psychiatry News | |
| Asian-Americans Less Likely Than Others To Seek Treatment For Mental Health Illnesses, Study Finds Compared with the overall population, few Asian-Americans seek treatment for mental health illnesses, according to a preliminary study by researchers from the 18 Sept 2008 | |
| One In Five ICU Survivors Experiences PTSD Symptoms Thanks to advances in critical care medicine, patients admitted to the intensive care unit are more likely than ever to survive their stay. Yet outliving the physical trauma or illness that required ICU treatment often leaves long-lasting psychological scars, a new review finds. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Exposure To Family Violence Especially Harmful To Previously Abused Children Millions of American children are exposed to violence in their homes each year, putting them at risk for a variety of emotional and behavioral problems. According to a new study in the September/October 2008 issue of the journal Child Development, children who are maltreated tend to have a lot of re-exposure to family violence, and this re-exposure often leads to increased psychological problems. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| School Problems More Likely In Children Who Are Concerned About Their Parents Arguing Children who worry about how their parents get along with each other are more likely than other children to have psychological problems. Now a new study says that children who worry a lot about conflicts between their parents are more likely to have problems in school because they have more difficulty paying attention to the tasks before them. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Analysis Of Social Aggression In Children Society holds that when it comes to aggression, boys hit and punch, while girls spread rumors, gossip, and intentionally exclude others, a type of aggression that's called indirect, relational, or social. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Toddlers' Problem Behavior Reduced By Parenting Program For Low-Income Families Low-income families who participated in a brief, tailored intervention program designed to improve parenting saw less problem behavior in their toddlers than families who did not take part. That's the finding of a new study published in the September/October 2008 issue of the journal Child Development. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Baby Eyes Are Taking In The World, Applying Self-Experience To Other People Those wide-eyed babies are taking in and using more information than previously believed. In fact, new research by psychologists at the University of Washington's Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences indicates 12- and 18-month-old babies not only are observing what is going on around them but also are using their own visual self-experience to judge what other people can and cannot see. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Autism Conference At Florida Tech, Oct. 3-4, 2008 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the prevalence of children diagnosed with autism is rising, creating concern and greater interest in the disorder. Addressing this need for information, the Florida Institute of Technology School of Psychology will host the second annual Autism Conference, "The Many Faces of Autism," on Oct. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Public Health News | |
| Major Study Shows MS Is A Global Disease The results of the largest global study ever undertaken on multiple sclerosis that investigated the spread, cost and resources to treat the disease in 112 countries covering 88 per cent of the world's population were presented on Wednesday 17th September in MOntreal, Canada at the World Congress on Treatment and Research in MS. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Survey Shows 'Grey's Anatomy' Viewers Gained HIV Knowledge Many viewers of an episode of ABC's prime-time medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" that included a story about mother-to-child HIV transmission gained awareness of the issue, according to a survey released on Tuesday by the 18 Sept 2008 | |
| Hospitalists Could Be One Solution To Physician-Hospital Conflicts, According To Commentary "Many hospitals ... are seeking to eliminate conflicts" between physicians and hospital administrators "by hiring or contracting with hospitalists, physicians who see patients only in the hospital setting," Manoj Jain, an infectious disease physician and a medical director for Medicare's quality improvement organization in Tennessee, writes in a 18 Sept 2008 | |
| Elizabeth Edwards Discusses Need For Major Changes To U.S. Health Care System Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate and former Sen. John Edwards (N.C.), on Tuesday at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia discussed the need for changes to the U. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Senate Panel To Hold Hearing On Direct-To-Consumer Ads For Medical Devices The Senate Special Committee on Aging on Wednesday plans to hold a hearing to discuss recommendations by lawmakers, medical groups and others for restrictions on direct-to-consumer advertising for medical devices because of concerns that the ads can mislead patients, the 18 Sept 2008 | |
| Study Finds That Increased Federal Aid For Low-Income Women Can Lower Abortion Rates Increased federal assistance for low-income women can significantly reduce abortion rates, according to a new study from Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, the 18 Sept 2008 | |
| Medical Advertising Agency Healthcare Success Strategies Wins Two Gold Awards Medical advertising agency Healthcare Success Strategies recently won two Gold Awards for a 60-second medical commercial the firm recently produced. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Health Visitors Fear 'Another Victoria Climbie' In Their NHS Trust, UK A quarter of health visitors in England fear that 'another Victoria Climbie' could happen in their NHS trust, new research from Unite, the country's largest trade union, revealed today (Thursday, 18 September). | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Patients' Hospital Bills Jumped $70 Billion In Just One Year, USA Hospital charges - what patients are billed for their rooms, nursing care, diagnostic tests and other services - jumped from $873 billion in 2005 to $943 billion in 2006, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| 'Match.com' Which Will Hook Up NHS Providers With Healthcare Suppliers Launched An online advertising service that will help 'hook up' NHS providers with healthcare suppliers was announced today by Health Minister Ben Bradshaw. Speaking at the Laing and Buisson Independent Healthcare Convention, he set out how the new website, NHS Supply2Health will make it easier for Primary Care Trust (PCT) commissioners to advertise health and social care services they require and for suppliers to identify business opportunities within the NHS. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Inflation Hike Fuels NHS PAY Anger, Says Unite, UK The latest hike in inflation will further fuel the anger that NHS staff feel about the 'derisory' three-year pay deal, Unite, the country's largest union, said recently. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped to 4. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| More People With Down Syndrome Are Being Born, Achieving More And Living Longer Than Ever Before A new analysis shows that many more babies are being born with Down syndrome today than 15 years ago in England, despite universally available genetic screening. More people are living with Down syndrome today than ever before. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Canada Less Prepared For Epidemics: Government Policies May Be Hazardous To Canadians' Health Canada may be less prepared than in the past for epidemics, such as an influenza pandemic and food-borne illnesses like the recent Listeria outbreak, state a CMAJ news article and an editorial being released recently. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Radiology / Nuclear Medicine News | |
| Clinical Experts Detail How They Use Varian's RapidArc™ Technology To Improve The Precision And Speed Of Cancer Treatments Cancer treatment experts reported today about how they are using RapidArc™ technology from Varian Medical Systems to target tumors more precisely and to speed the delivery of image-guided intensity-modulated arc therapy treatments. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| US And Netherlands Doctors Using Fast RapidArc Radiotherapy Technology To Treat Tumors Of The Head And Neck Doctors at cancer treatment centers in the United States and the Netherlands are now treating head and neck cancer using RapidArc™ radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR). | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Treatment With New Drug Might Make Tumor Cells More Sensitive To Therapy Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have shown that it might be possible to make tumor cells more sensitive to irradiation and some types of chemotherapy by treating them with a drug that cripples their ability to repair DNA damage caused by these therapies. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals News | |
| Urodynamix Submits 510(k) Filing To FDA For Second Generation Bladder Monitor Urodynamix Technologies Ltd. (TSX-V:URO) announced that it has submitted a 510(k) filing to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its second-generation UroNIRS 2000 Bladder Monitor System - a non-invasive medical device that uses near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to diagnose lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in the urology office setting. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Drug Information Association Conference To Present Latest Strategies In Clinical Trial Disclosure Compliance Experts from government, the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, and medical device companies will discuss best practices to ensure compliance with clinical trial disclosure laws and regulations, the Clinical Trials. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Orthovita Files Response To FDA's Initial Review Of The CORTOSS(R) 510(k) Application Orthovita, Inc. (NASDAQ:VITA), a spine and orthopedic biosurgery company, announced that it recently submitted its response to the initial set of comments received from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to its 510(k) application for the use of CORTOSS Bone Augmentation Material in vertebral augmentation. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy News | |
| Limbless Association P & O Awards 2008 Nomination Forms "Please find attached this year's nomination forms for the Limbless Association's Prosthetic and Orthotic Awards 2008. We have changed the format of the forms, which we hope will facilitate and simplify the nomination process. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Respiratory / Asthma News | |
| WellDoc And AstraZeneca Collaborate To Develop Asthma Management Solution WellDoc Communications, Inc., a healthcare company that develops technology solutions to help improve chronic 18 Sept 2008 | |
| Gilead Receives Complete Response Letter From U.S. FDA For Aztreonam Lysine For Inhalation, Investigational Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) announced that the company has received a complete response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its New Drug Application (NDA) for aztreonam lysine for inhalation, an investigational therapy in development for people with cystic fibrosis who have Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Schizophrenia News | |
| AstraZeneca's Seroquel XL, Once Daily Formula, Now Available For UK Patients Seroquel XL (quetiapine prolonged release) a new, once daily formulation for schizophrenia and manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder, has today become available in the UK.[1] The new formulation was developed to address the needs of patients who require effective control of symptoms in a once daily rather than twice daily tablet. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Seniors / Aging News | |
| Older People Who Diet Without Exercising Lose Valuable Muscle Mass A group of sedentary and overweight older people placed on a four-month exercise program not only became more fit, but burned off more fat, compared to older sedentary people who were placed on a diet but did not exercise. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Sexual Health / STDs News | |
| Public Health Experts Question Accuracy, Efficacy And Ethics Of Abstinence-Only Programs Studies published in a special issue of the online journal Sexuality Research and Social Policy by the University of California Press reveal that abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education programs fail to change sexual behavior in teenagers, provide inaccurate information about condoms, and violate human rights principles. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| fpa Launches New Comic For 6-7 Year Olds, UK National sexual health charity fpa is launching a new booklet on growing-up for 6-7 year old boys and girls. 'Let's Grow with Nisha and Joe'[i] introduces the idea of identity, physical and emotional development. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Troubled Girls From Poor Neighborhoods More Likely To Have Sex In Early Adolescence Young girls from poor neighbourhoods need to review more than the birds and bees with their parents - they need to hear about contraception and potential dangers of hanging out with older boys. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News | |
| GSK And Xenoport Announce Submission Of New Drug Application Requesting FDA Approval Of Solzira™ For Restless Legs Syndrome GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) and XenoPort, Inc. (Nasdaq: XNPT) announced that a New Drug Application (NDA) has been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting approval of Solzira™ (gabapentin enacarbil) Extended Release Tablets for the treatment of moderate-to-severe primary Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Smoking / Quit Smoking News | |
| New Study Assesses Patients' Opinion Of Paying People To Quit Smoking, Lose Weight Or Control Their Blood Pressure And Diabetes When it comes to deciding whether paying people to make healthier lifestyle changes is a good thing, it seems patient opinion is split right down the middle. Unsurprisingly perhaps, those who smoke and are overweight are its greatest advocates. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Sports Medicine / Fitness News |
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| Statins News |
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| Stem Cell Research News | |
| Geron Announces Issuance Of U.S. Patent For Cardiomyocytes From Human Embryonic Stem Cells Geron Corporation (Nasdaq:GERN) today announced the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 7,425,448, with broad claims to cardiomyocytes derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). The patent runs until at least April 2025 (subject to any patent term extension that may be available). | 18 Sept 2008 |
| New Stem Cell Centre Gives Hope For Stroke Damage Researchers within the University of Adelaide's new Centre for Stem Cell Research are aiming by the end of this year to show repair in stroke-damaged brains using stem cells taken from adult teeth. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Stroke News | |
| Alteplase OK 3 To 4.5 Hours After Stroke A study published early online and in an upcoming edition of TheLancet found that the stroke drug alteplase is safe andeffective even if administered 1 to 1.5 hours after the conventional3-hour treatment window. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Triple Cocktail To Tackle Stroke Risk Scientists at The University of Nottingham are to investigate whether giving recovering stroke patients a triple cocktail of medicines could reduce their chances of a further attack.Pioneering research has already shown that giving patients two medicines aspirin and dipyridamole can lower the risk of further stroke by thinning the blood to prevent the clots that can block blood flow to the brain. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| New Stem Cell Centre Gives Hope For Stroke Damage Researchers within the University of Adelaide's new Centre for Stem Cell Research are aiming by the end of this year to show repair in stroke-damaged brains using stem cells taken from adult teeth. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Revealing The Extent Of Stroke Damage A Hunter stroke researcher has received national recognition for his research exploring changes in brain circulation in the first few hours after stroke.Dr Ferdinand Miteff, a Stroke Fellow with the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) Stroke Research Group and a Hunter New England Health Neurologist, has been awarded the New Investigator Peter Bladin Award from the Australasian Stroke Society. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| 3-D MRI Technique Helps Radiologists Detect High-risk Carotid Disease Canadian researchers have used three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (3-D MRI) to accurately detect bleeding within the walls of diseased carotid arteries, a condition that may lead to a stroke. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Transplants / Organ Donations News |
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| Tropical Diseases News |
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| Urology / Nephrology News | |
| Indiana University Melvin And Bren Simon Cancer Center Advances Prostate Cancer Research With PROGRESS Although men may not like to talk about it, prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death among men. September - National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month - is a good time to remind men to talk with their physicians about their risks and screening options. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Urodynamix Submits 510(k) Filing To FDA For Second Generation Bladder Monitor Urodynamix Technologies Ltd. (TSX-V:URO) announced that it has submitted a 510(k) filing to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its second-generation UroNIRS 2000 Bladder Monitor System - a non-invasive medical device that uses near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to diagnose lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in the urology office setting. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| RAD001 Combined With Sandostatin(R) LAR(R) And As Monotherapy Controls Growth Of Rare Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumours New data show that combination treatment with RAD001 (everolimus) and Sandostatin® LAR® (octreotide IM) and RAD001 given alone control tumour growth in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (NET), a rare and difficult-to-treat form of cancer. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Latest RAD001 Study Results Show Further Increase In Time Without Tumor Growth In Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer New data continue to demonstrate the potential benefit of RAD001 (everolimus) for patients with advanced kidney cancer who have failed standard therapies. Updated study findings from the RECORD-1 (REnal Cell cancer treatment with Oral RAD001 given Daily) study show that patients receiving RAD001 had no tumor growth for nearly 5 months vs. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Nymox's NX-1207 Treatment For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Enters Phase 3 Development Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (NASDAQ: NYMX) is pleased to announce that a presentation of clinical trial data from the most recently completed clinical studies of NX-1207, the Company's drug in development for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) will be made by Dr. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| GTx Presents Bone Turnover Marker Data And Additional PSA Progression Safety Analysis For Toremifene 80 Mg Phase III ADT Clinical Trial GTx, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTXI) presented a safety analysis demonstrating that fewer men treated with toremifene 80 mg had PSA progression over time compared to placebo in the Phase III clinical trial evaluating toremifene 80 mg for the treatment of multiple serious side effects of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for advanced prostate cancer. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Veterinary News | |
| Bovine Mastitis Could A Vaccine Be On The Way? It is the most common infectious disease in farmed animals. Around one million cases occur each year in the UK. It is painful, occasionally life threatening, and costs the dairy industry £200m every year in lost production and treatments. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| British Veterinary Association Launches New Website Today sees the long awaited launch of the new BVA website, http://www.bva.co.uk, redeveloped following the results of a members' research survey carried out in 2007. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| We Know That The Wasps 'know": Cryptic Successors To The Queen In Ropalidia Marginata Raghavendra Gadagkar and his students have long investigated the social life of the rather unique primitively social wasp Ropalidia marginata in southern India. One aspect of the uniqueness of this species is that, unlike in other species, the queen's successor cannot be identified by the human observer, until the death of the previous queen. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Hitting The Buffers: Conspecific Aggression Undermines Benefits Of Colonial Breeding Under Adverse Conditions A new study has documented large-scale infanticide at a major seabird colony. In common guillemots one parent normally stays with the chick to protect it while the mate goes out to collect food. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News |
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| Women's Health / Gynecology News | |
| New American Media Examines Postpartum Depression Among Asian-Indian Women Research has shown that one in 10 women in the U.S. experience postpartum depression, and "South Asian women -- particularly newer immigrants -- may be at a higher risk for [postpartum depression], because of difficulties adjusting to a new culture, loneliness, isolation and the lack of a traditional Indian support system," 18 Sept 2008 | |
| Female Condoms Promoted Through Beauty Salon Initiative In Malawi The United Nations Population Fund and Population Services International have introduced a program to distribute female condoms in Malawian beauty salons in an effort to encourage their use and curb the spread of HIV, 18 Sept 2008 | |
| U.S. News & World Report Examines HIV/AIDS Rate Among Black Women U.S. News & World Report recently looked at how "black women continue to be struck particularly hard" by HIV/AIDS (Payne, U. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Newsweek Examines Fertility Issues Among Women Older Than 40, Women In Developing Countries Newsweek on Monday published two stories on fertility-related issues. Summaries appear below. ~ "Modern Maternity": The story examines the increasing number of women who are giving birth after age 40 and the medical issues and decisions confronting them. | 18 Sept 2008 |
| Women's Rights Groups Endorse Obama Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) received the endorsement of six women's rights organizations on Tuesday, the 18 Sept 2008 | |
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A simple exercise program can help to reduce the chance of an ACL tear. The study did not use expensive equipment or difficult techniques, but rather a simple program designed to increase strength and flexibility.
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