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Choose a page number: 1 2 Addictions RSS FeedsGlobal Research Leaders To Speak At UK's National Stem Cell Conference - Professor Robert Nerem and Dr Joseph Vacanti, world leading researchers in tissue engineering and organ transplantation respectively, have been confirmed to deliver keynote talks at the UK National Stem Cell Network (UKNSCN) Annual Conference in Oxford, 6-8 April 2009. They will join the already announced Professor....Feed Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com Alps Bio Cluster - Development Of The First European Transalpine Biotech And Medtech Network - Six transalpine regions, representing five European countries, have just formalized the creation of the Alps Bio Cluster, a European cluster initiative that aims to unite research, industrial and training resources in the biotech and medtech sectors over an extended transalpine area.... New HIV Infections Could End In United States In 30 Years - When the CDC announced this summer that new HIV infections in the U.S. have been 40 percent higher annually than previously had been estimated, a key part of the equation was left out of the story: No vaccine or cure is in sight and, yet, new HIV infections are down from 130,000 annually from the peak of the epidemic with HIV prevention efforts having played a critical role in this reduction.... New Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme Agreement Must Make Patients The Priority - The real test of the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) agreement announced by the Department of Health today will be whether it delivers improved access to new medicines and creates savings in the NHS that can be spent on patient care, according to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB).... Health Information Technology Issues Tackled By UT Trainees - Many health care providers are overloaded with information. And more is coming. At The University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences at Houston (SHIS), research trainees are learning how to address the many issues raised by the explosion in e-information. SHIS recently received a 5-year, $1.... Canada's Top Health Researchers To Be Recognized - Canada's top health researchers will be recognized tonight at the 7th annual Canadian Health Research Awards. These awards are among the Canadian research community's highest honours. The 2008 Health Researcher of the Year for Biomedical and Clinical Research will be awarded to Dr. Michael Hayden of the University of British Columbia. Dr.... Women Dominate Hospitalizations For Chest Pain With No Known Cause - Women are more likely than men to be hospitalized for chest pain for which doctors cannot find a cause, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. In 2006, there were 477,000 admissions of women to U.S. community hospitals for unspecified chest pain compared with 379,000 admissions for men.... National Community Pharmacists Association Encourages Member Pharmacists To Consider Refraining From Selling Tobacco Products - Recognizing November 20th as the 33rd Great American Smokeout sponsored by the American Cancer Society, the National Community Pharmacists Association House of Delegates has approved a resolution asking its pharmacist members consider refraining from selling tobacco products in their pharmacies.... AARP Statement On Former Senator Tom Daschle HHS Secretary Nomination - AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond released a statement following today's reports that former Senator Tom Daschle will be nominated to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services: "President-Elect Obama promised to make health care reform a priority during his campaign and we appl... Rise In Diabetes Among American Indian Youth Focus Of New National Education Program For Tribal Schools - To address the growing epidemic of type 2 diabetes affecting American Indian youth, researchers from UNLV were part of a national collaboration with three federal agencies and eight tribal colleges to develop "Health is Life in Balance" - an innovative K-12 diabetes curriculum for tribal schools and schools with large American Indian/Alaska Native populations.... Despite Warm Temperatures, Arizona Confirms First Flu Case Of The Season - Although Valley temperatures continue to loom into the mid 80's this week, the flu is right on schedule. Today, the Arizona Department of Health Services confirms the state's first case of influenza, officially kicking off the 2008-2009 flu season. The patient is an infant from Maricopa County who is now recovering at home.... AVMA Launches "Chew On This" Podcast Series On Food Safety - Have you ever asked yourself, "What in the world is raw milk?" Or perhaps you've debated whether or not it's safe to give your puppy a leftover turkey drumstick - or safe for you to eat food from a cloned animal.... Primary Care Provides Patients With Better Outcomes At Lower Cost, Urgent Need To Prevent Shortages Of Primary Care Physicians - A white paper , How is a Shortage of Primary Care Physicians Affecting the Quality and Cost of Medical Care?, released today by the American College of Physicians (ACP) documents the value of primary care by reviewing 20 years of research.... New Study Reaffirms Quick-Med's NIMBUS(R) Technology Poses No Threat Of Bacterial Resistance - Quick-Med Technologies, Inc. announced today that Dr. Albina Mikhaylova, Senior Scientist at Quick-Med, presented conclusive evidence at the Symposium on Skin and Wound Care that the Company's patented NIMBUSŪ antimicrobial technology poses no threat of bacterial resistance.... Study Published In Archives Of Surgery Demonstrated Benefit Of ENTEREG(R) (alvimopan) In Postoperative Ileus - Adolor Corporation (NASDAQ:ADLR) and GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) announced today that the Phase 3 Study 14CL314 of ENTEREGŪ (alvimopan) for the management of postoperative ileus (POI) has been published in the November issue of Archives of Surgery, the official publication of the New England Surgical Society, the Pacific Coast Surgical Association and the Western Surgical Association.... New Imaging Technique Tracks Cancer-Killing Cells Over Prolonged Period In First-Ever Stanford Case Study - Coaxing a patient's own cells to hunt down and tackle infected or diseased cells is a promising therapeutic approach for many disorders. But until now, efforts to follow these specially modified cells after their reintroduction to the body have relied on short-term monitoring techniques that don't give a complete picture of the cells' status.... Joint Biomarker Research Related To Insulin Resistance And Diabetes - Metabolon And Joslin Diabetes Center - Metabolon, Inc., the leader in metabolomics-driven biomarker discovery and development, and the Joslin Diabetes Center, the world's preeminent diabetes research and clinical care organization, today announced a collaboration to carry out human clinical and animal studies in the area of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.... Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections - Enrollment Begins In Exploratory Phase II Trial Of NovaBay's Lead Aganocide Compound, NVC-422 - NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX: NBY), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing non-antibiotic, anti-infective compounds for the treatment or prevention of a wide range of bacterial, fungal and viral infections, announced today that it has commenced patient enrollment in a Phase II Exploratory Study of hospitalized patients who are catheterized and have bacteriuria.... New Study Highlights Rising Number Of Type 2 Diabetes Patients In U.S., Increasing Complexity Of Treatments - An increasing number of type 2 diabetes patients in the U.S. are being treated by a progressively complex mix of therapies, according to a study featured in Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA/Archives journal. The report is the first to be published by members of the Health Services Research Network (HSRN), a consortium of leading U.S.... Genetic Testing For Diabetes Type 2 Still In Its Infancy - Genetic testing for type 2 diabetes is still in its infancy, said researchers who did a US study that compared risk assessment based on screening for gene variants with more traditional risk factors like weight, blood pressure and blood sugar.... American Teenager Survives 4 Months Without Heart - A 14-year old American girl was kept alive for 118 days without a heart while waiting for a second heart transplant at a hospital in Florida; surgeons fitted a custom-made artificial heart after removing the first transplanted heart in July this year.... Overuse Of Narcotics And Barbiturates May Make Migraine Worse - A team of researchers led by investigators at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has determined that certain commonly-prescribed medications may have the unintended consequence of increasing the frequency of migraine attacks. This important finding could alter the way doctors prescribe migraine medicines.... New Compounds Aimed At Muscular Dystrophy - Scientists have identified a promising set of new compounds in the fight against muscular dystrophy.... ADHD Medications Do Not Cause Genetic Damage In Children - In contrast to recent findings, two of the most common medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not appear to cause genetic damage in children who take them as prescribed, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Duke University Medical Center.... Cedars Sinai Researchers Present New Findings At Neuroscience Meetings - Researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are presenting findings during the 38th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. Neuroscience 2008 is at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Nov. 15 through 19, and is expected to draw more than 30,000 attendees from around the world.... Researchers Define Ideal Time For Stem Cell Collection For Parkinson's Disease Therapy - Researchers have identified a stage during dopamine neuron differentiation that may be an ideal time to collect human embryonic stem cells for transplantation to treat Parkinson's disease, according to data presented at Neuroscience 2008, the 38th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. Lorraine Iacovitti, Ph.D.... Scientists Are High On Idea That Marijuana Reduces Memory Impairment - The more research they do, the more evidence Ohio State University scientists find that specific elements of marijuana can be good for the aging brain by reducing inflammation there and possibly even stimulating the formation of new brain cells.... Common Virus Helps Quality Of Life For Sarcoma Patients Says Cancer Expert - New data shows that some sarcoma patients are benefiting from treatment with REOLYSIN, developed from a harmless virus called the reovirus that most people are exposed to at some point in their lives. Dr.... Neurons Derived From Embryonic Stem Cells Restore Muscle Function After Injury - Dalhousie Medical School researchers have discovered that embryonic stem cells may play a critical role in helping people with nerve damage and motor neuron diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), regain muscular strength. Motor neurons reside in the spinal cord and control limb movements by enabling muscles to contract.... Very Low Birth Weight Is A Risk Factor For One Cause Of CKD - Individuals who were underweight at birth are at increased risk of developing a condition called secondary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, according to a study appearing in the January 2009 issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN).... Kidney Injury Puts Elderly Individuals At High Risk For Developing Serious Kidney Disease - Acute kidney injury (AKI) which is often caused by trauma, illness, or surger predisposes elderly individuals to the most serious form of chronic kidney disease (CKD), known as end stage renal disease (ESRD), according to a study appearing in the January 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN).... Survival Of Head And Neck Cancer Patients Is Greatly Affected By Coexisting Ailments - Current estimates for head and neck cancer survival are largely inaccurate because they widely disregard many of the most common diseases such patients have in addition to their primary cancer, says Jay Piccirillo, M.D., a head and neck specialist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the Siteman Cancer Center and Barnes-Jewish Hospital.... Study Suggests Attending Religious Services Sharply Cuts Risk Of Death - A study published by researchers at Yeshiva University and its medical school, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, strongly suggests that regular attendance at religious services reduces the risk of death by approximately 20 percent. The findings, published in Psychology and Health, were based on data drawn from participants who spanned numerous religious denominations.... Study Suggests Need For More Aggressive Outpatient Monitoring Of Patients' Hearts When Cause Of Stroke Is Unclear - In nearly one third of all people who suffer from a stroke, the underlying cause of the injury is not readily evident to doctors. Atrial fibrillation (AF), or an irregular heartbeat, is believed to be a significant factor in many of these cases. Stroke researchers at Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) in Pittsburgh are reporting in the journal Neurology (http://www.neurology.... Mexican Department Of Public Health To Launch Screening For Papillomavirus, Cause Of Cervical Cancer - In a campaign to significantly reduce the most common cancer affecting Mexican women, the Mexican Public Health Agency (Secretaria de Salud) announced that it is launching the first phase of a program that will offer free testing for human papillomavirus (HPV), the primary cause of cervical cancer, to all low-income women age 35-65.... SyntheMed Announces FDA Clearance Of SinusShield(TM) - SyntheMed, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SYMD) announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market SinusShield(TM), a bioresorbable membrane intended to prevent post-operative adhesions in nasal and sinus surgical procedures. There are approximately two million nasal and sinus procedures performed annually in the United States. Robert P.... Sosei And NeuroSolutions Present Further Data On NSL-043/SD118 At The Society For Neuroscience 38th Annual Meeting - NeuroDiscovery Ltd (ASX: NDL), a specialty neuroscience service provider and drug development Company, and Sosei Group Corporation ("Sosei"; TSE Mothers Index: 4565), a leading international biopharmaceutical company, announce that NeuroSolutions is presenting further pivotal pre-clinical efficacy data for NSL-043/SD118.... Memory Pharmaceuticals Achieves Enrollment Goal For Phase 2 Study Of MEM 3454 In Cognitive Impairment Associated With Schizophrenia - Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: MEMY) announced that it has achieved the enrollment goal for its Phase 2 trial of R3487/MEM 3454, its lead alpha-7 nicotinic receptor agonist, in cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia (CIAS). The Company has randomized 212 patients in the Phase 2 trial, triggering a $5.0 million payment from its partner Roche.... GEN Reports On The Trend Toward Predictive Toxicogenomics - Biotech scientists increasingly are applying genomics technologies to toxicology research to better understand the effects of novel drug candidates on a variety of organ systems, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN).... New Insight Into The Controls On A Go To Enzyme - Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have gained new insights into regulation of one of the body's enzyme workhorses called calpains. As the cell's molecular overachievers, calpains function in many cellular processes, including the movement of cells in tissues, the death of damaged cells, insulin secretion, and brain cell and muscle function.... Pharmos Announces Clinical Results From Phase 2a Trial Of Topical Diclofenac NanoEmulsion Cream - Pharmos Corporation (Nasdaq: PARS) announced results from its Phase 2a clinical trial of its topical NanoEmulsion (NE) drug delivery technology formulated with 3% Diclofenac Diethanolamine.... Officials Say More Rwandan Children Receiving Access To HIV/AIDS Services; New Strategies To Be Discussed At Pediatric Conference - The Rwandan government is increasing efforts to provide HIV/AIDS testing and treatment to children who are living with or vulnerable to the disease in the country, Health Minister Richard Sezibera said recently, Rwanda's New Times reports.... Louisiana Gov. Jindal Unveils 'Louisiana Health First' Medicaid Overhaul Plan - Louisiana Gov.... Senate Democrats Introduce Economic Stimulus Package With Additional Federal Medicaid Funds For States - Senate Democrats on Monday introduced a $100.3 billion economic stimulus package (S 3689) that includes $37.8 billion in additional federal Medicaid funds for states and $1 billion in additional funds for NIH, CQ Today reports. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said that he hopes to hold a vote on the stimulus package on Wednesday.... Global HIV Testing Campaign Launched In Cambodia, Uganda - The AIDS Healthcare Foundation in Cambodia last week launched the first phase of a program that aims to test 10,000 people in the country for HIV, the Phnom Penh Post reports. The campaign is part of an AHF program to test one million people worldwide for HIV by World AIDS Day on Dec. 1.... Spending On Direct-To-Consumer Prescription Drug Ads Decreases, Study Finds - Spending on direct-to-consumer advertisements for medications has decreased for the second consecutive year, according to a study recently released by TNS Media Intelligence, the AP/Albany Times Union reports. According to the study, spending on such ads reached a high of $5.43 billion in 2006 and decreased by 3% to $5.26 billion in 2007.... Sen. Edward Kennedy Plans To Introduce Universal Health Care Bill - Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) on Monday returned to the Senate for the first time since July and reaffirmed his intentions to introduce universal health care legislation next year, the New York Times' "The Caucus" reports. Kennedy was diagnosed with brain cancer in May (Hulse/Stout, "The Caucus," New York Times, 11/18).... Indian Law Criminalizing Homosexuality Remains 'Major Obstacle' In Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Piot Says - UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot on Sunday said that an Indian law criminalizing sex between men is a "major obstacle" to the country's efforts to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS, News Track India reports. Piot called the law a "violation of human rights" and said that it should have been abolished a long time ago.... Diabetes Cost U.S. $218B In 2007, Report Finds - Diabetes in 2007 cost the U.S. $218 billion in direct medical care and indirect costs, such as lost productivity, according to a report released on Tuesday, the AP/Raleigh News & Observer reports.... Blogs Comment On Proposed HHS Conscience Rule, Evangelical Support For Obama, Midwife Care - The following is a summary of selected women's health-related blog entries.... UnitedHealth Group To Provide Immediate Resources For Those Affected By The Southern California Wildfires - Due to the recent event of ongoing wildfires in Southern California, UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) and its family of companies, including UnitedHealthcare, Ovations, OptumHealth and Prescription Solutions, are taking the following immediate actions to help those affected by the fires. Effective Nov. 16, 2008, through Nov.... California Dental Hygienists Urge Greater Awareness Of "Meth Mouth" As An Early Indicator Of Abuse - With methamphetamine addiction continuing to skyrocket, the California Dental Hygienists' Association (CDHA) today called on the public to understand that decaying teeth can be one of the first warning signs that a family member or loved one is abusing the drug.... California Diabetes & Family Medicine Experts Respond To Study Showing Diabetes-related Costs Are $218 Billion Annually - A nationally prominent expert at treating diabetes, a chronic illness with potentially serious complications including blindness, limb amputation and death, said today many complications of diabetes are preventable and family physicians play a key role in preventing and controlling the disease.... PAION Announces Successful Completion Of Phase I Study With The Sedative/Anaesthetic CNS 7056 - The biopharmaceutical company PAION AG (ISIN DE000A0B65S3; Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Prime Standard: PA8; London AIM: PAI) today announces that it has successfully completed a Phase I study with its intravenous sedative/anaesthetic CNS 7056.... First Retinal Prosthesis Study Of Its Kind Seeks To Partially Restore Vision To The Blind - Second SightŪ Medical Products, Inc., the leading developer of retinal prostheses for the blind, announced that it will increase patient enrollment for the ArgusTM II Retinal Implant study throughout clinical trials sites within Europe.... New U.S. Army Mosquito Control Technology Licensed For Deployment Against Dengue - A novel, patented mosquito-killing technology developed by U.S. Army researchers under a long-term, joint-development agreement between the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research , the United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, and the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine , and targeted at Dengue fever is headed for the field.... FDA Approves Lumen Biomedical's FiberNet Embolic Protection System For Carotid Artery Stenting - Lumen Biomedical, Inc. (Plymouth, MN) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its FiberNetŪ Embolic Protection System (EPS) for the treatment of patients receiving endovascular intervention for carotid artery disease.... PharmaMar Receives "Supporting A Cure In Our Time" Sarcoma Foundation Of America Award For Commitment With Research In Soft Tissue Sarcoma - PharmaMar has received the Award "Supporting A Cure In Our Time" from the Sarcoma Foundation of America (SFA) for its "support in the search for an effective cure for soft tissue sarcomas," goal of the foundation, during the congress of the Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS) held in London from 13-15 November.... Children's Hospital Boston Receives $25 Million Gift For World's First And Only Center For Study Of Rare Diseases - Children's Hospital Boston received a $25 million grant from The Manton Foundation to establish the world's first and only center for research on orphan diseases*.... ZIOPHARM Oncology Presents Positive Data From Studies Of Palifosfamide - ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIOP) announced today that it presented positive data from a Phase I study of palifosfamide (ZymafosTM) in combination with doxorubicin at the 14th Annual Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS) meeting held in London, UK, November 13 to 15.... Copyright © 2008, Internet Marketing. All Rights Reserved. |