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Addictions RSS FeedsHealth Experts Express Concern About U.S. Funding For International AIDS Treatment - Health experts at last week's International AIDS Conference in Vienna expressed anger and concern about future U.S. funding for HIV treatment in developing nations and the knowledge that due to funding constraints, some African nations already are turning away patients who need treatment, the Washington Post reports. According to the Post, current funding levels barely cover the 5.2 million people in developing nations who already are receiving treatment and leave little left over for an additional five million people who still need treatment. The U.S ...Feed Source: feedproxy.google.com Videos Discuss Reproductive Coercion, Preventive Services - The following summarizes selected women's health related videos. GRITtv Explores Reproductive Coercion: GRITtv recently examined dating violence and reproductive coercion among teenagers. According to the video, reproductive coercion is an "underreported" issue compared with common assumptions that young women and teenagers are uneducated about or "forget" to use contraception with their sexual partners
... Ancient DNA Identifies Donkey Ancestors, People Who Domesticated Them - Genetic investigators say the partnership between people and the ancestors of today's donkeys was sealed not by monarchs trying to establish kingdoms, but by mobile, pastoral people who had to recruit animals to help them survive the harsh Saharan landscape in northern Africa more than 5,000 years ago. The findings, reported today by an international research team in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, paint a surprising picture of what small, isolated groups of people were able to accomplish when confronted with unpredictable storms and expanding desert
... Business Groups, GOP Prepare Anti-Health Law Campaigns For Midterm Elections - Politico reports that business groups are preparing ads for the November elections and some are targeting health reform. "The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has already vowed to invest $75 million in the mid-term elections. And health insurers are also planning to play big in November, although the specifics remain in flux. Both America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) and its Coalition for Medicare Choices are expected to play a major role in the messaging, along with individual companies
... Poll: Opposition To Health Reform Declines; Seniors View New Law More Negatively Than Adults Overall - The Washington Post: "Opposition to the landmark health care overhaul declined over the past month, to 35 percent from 41 percent, according to the latest results of a tracking poll, reported Thursday. Fifty percent of the public held a favorable view of the law, up slightly from 48 percent a month ago, while 14 percent expressed no opinion about the measure, according to the poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The approval level was the highest for the legislation since it was enacted in March, after a divisive year-long debate
... Republicans Take On Cost-Cutting Panel Backed By Budget Chief Orszag - Several Senate Republican leaders are now pushing a new, partial health-overhaul repeal bill that targets a Medicare cost-cutting panel, The Hill reports. The panel, the Independent Payment Advisory Board, would make cost-cutting recommendations whenever spending exceeds set benchmarks. Congress would have to adopt them, or come up with its own plan. "The Republican critics - Sens. John Cornyn (Texas), Jon Kyl (Ariz.), Orrin Hatch (Utah), Pat Roberts (Kan.) and Tom Coburn (Okla
... Study Finds Respiratory Symptoms More Reliable Indicator Of H1N1, Not Fever Alone - New research shows that individuals with mild H1N1 infection may go undetected using standard diagnostic criteria, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, (APIC). The study concludes that coughing or other respiratory symptoms are more accurate in determining influenza infection than presence of a fever. Currently, public health officials rely on body temperature (detecting fever) to screen individuals for potential infection with H1N1
... BMA Challenges NHS Pension Misconceptions, UK - The NHS pension scheme is sustainable and represents value for money for the public, the BMA says today (Friday 30 July, 2010) as it challenges some of the misconceptions about pensions for public sector workers. In its submission to the independent commission into public sector pensions, the BMA points out that the NHS scheme is financed by employees and employers rather than taxpayers, and in recent years has actually provided a surplus to the Treasury
... NICE Gives Green Light To MabThera(R) (Rituximab) For Wider Use In Patients With Most Common Chronic Leukaemia - The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) extended its recommendation for the use of targeted antibody MabThera® (rituximab) to include people with relapsed and difficult-to-treat (refractory) chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) except where patients have received the full therapeutic dose of MabThera in the first line setting or are refractory to fludarabine. CLL is the most common long-term form of leukaemia in the UK
... GOP Advising Republicans To Vote Against 9/11 Medical Coverage Bill - Politico's On Congress Blog: House Republicans are advising other Republicans to vote against a bill that would "bolster medical support to Sept. 11 victims. The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009, sponsored by New York City Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D), provides medical monitoring to those exposed to toxins at Ground Zero, bolsters treatment at specialized centers for those afflicted by toxins on 9/11 and reopens a compensation fund to provide economic loss to New Yorkers." The bill would pay for itself by closing a tax loophole on foreign companies with U.S
... Insurers Aetna, WellPoint Look For Their Place In Health Reform; WellPoint Profit Up - Aetna President Mark Bertolini said Wednesday that his company has seen much slower sales of national insurance accounts where large employers pay Aetna to administer plans for employees, The Associated Press reports. Under the new health overhaul, Bertolini said he expected less movement in that market because of the uncertainty in the law. "We think that's related to both the economy and to health care reform. However, we are seeing some consolidation as employers try to simplify their offerings, and so we expect to see some of that activity
... Economy Continues To Impact Finances Of Health Companies - Despite a sluggish year, health care investors can look forward to growing emerging markets and a possible change in the U.S. political climate, Forbes reports. "Health care has not had a banner year in 2010 as the sector's stocks have underperformed the market on account of reform in the United States and financial problems in Europe. But there's hope for investors in shares of companies that stand on their own fundamentals, particularly those that have been successful in growing sales to emerging markets
... Hospitals Accomodate Obese Patients By Purchasing New, Larger Equipment - Hospitals are accommodating the increasing number of obese patients by buying larger medical equipment, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The new purchases are "eating into capital budgets and driving growth in the plus-sized medical equipment market. More than six in 10 hospitals around the country have seen an uptick in the number of morbidly obese patients, defined as those with a body mass index of more than 40, according to a June survey of hospitals by the market research firm Novation.
... Funding For Electronic Medical Records Expected As Early As May, Already Stimulating Business - Modern Healthcare: Funding to help doctors and hospitals buy electronic medical records could begin to flow through the Medicare program as early as May 2011, a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services official said Wednesday. But, the final shape of the program remains unclear as CMS works to implement 800 pages of new regulations. "We're now working toward actually making all of this a reality, and we have less than six months to do it," the official said (Conn, 7/28). The Buffalo (N.Y
... Broadband Network Offers New And Improved Opportunities In Health Care, Australia - AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said that the National Broadband Network offers exciting new and improved opportunities in the provision of health care, especially in rural, regional, and remote areas of the country. Dr Pesce said that the availability of high speed, broadband internet access would allow rural and remote Australians to have access to medical services that they would otherwise have to travel hours to access. "Improved telemedicine would help local doctors and their patients consult specialists in another town or State," Dr Pesce said
... Aged Care Policies Must Include Medical Care, Australia - AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today that the AMA was pleased to hear Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, announce this morning that the Coalition's aged care policy would be released 'in the next few days'. Dr Pesce said that aged care has so far been ignored in this election campaign. "The AMA looks forward to the Coalition starting a bidding war on aged care policy," Dr Pesce said. "The AMA believes it is imperative that the major parties make a significant investment in aged care for the long term
... Pediatric Nurses Gather For Landmark Annual Conference - Celebrating the pediatric nurse at the bedside was the central theme of the 26th Annual Pediatric Nursing Conference, July 16-18, 2010, in Philadelphia, PA. More than 275 pediatric nurses from across the country and around the world attended this landmark annual event. Attendees networked with colleagues, enhanced leadership skills and explored the latest advances in care
... U.N. General Assembly Declares Access To Clean Water, Sanitation A Human Right - The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday declared access to safe, clean drinking water and sanitation to be a "'human right' in a resolution that more than 40 countries including the United States didn't support," the Associated Press reports (Lederer, 7/28). The non-binding text, presented to the assembly by Bolivia, "declares the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of the right to life," according to Agence France-Presse (7/28). Xinhua/People's Daily Online reports that "[e]very year 3
... AIDS 2010 Follow-Up Coverage: Global HIV/AIDS Funding; HIV/AIDS Studies, Releases - Media outlets continued to reflect on news from the International AIDS Conference-AIDS 2010, which attracted over 19,000 participants from 197 countries to Vienna last week, according to the conference blog. The Washington Post reports that "concerns about [the] costs" of global HIV treatment programs "dominated the talk" of the conference. The newspaper notes that some HIV/AIDS advocates used the conference as an opportunity to voice their criticisms of the Obama administration, which "many say is reneging on a commitment to continue big annual increases in global AIDS spending
... Dietitians Support Putting The Pinch On Salt, Canada - The release today of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada is welcomed by Dietitians of Canada (DC) as a roadmap for promoting the health of Canadians by focusing on a major public health issue in Canada - high sodium intake. DC supports the interim target recommended in the Strategy to reduce the population average sodium intake from 3400 mg to 2300 mg by 2016. The ultimate goal is to lower sodium intake for as many people as possible below 2300 mg per day
... IRIN Examines Global Humanitarian Assistance Report, Maps Percentage Of African Budgets Spent On Health - "[H]umanitarian watchdog Development Initiatives outlines some of the needs, responses and funding trends" in humanitarian aid over the past decade in its 2010 Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) report, IRIN writes in an article that examines the organization's findings. According to the report, private funding is the "rising star" in humanitarian aid, IRIN reports. "NGO Medecines Sans Frontieres received US$845 million of private funding in 2009, making it equivalent to the fourth largest donor country." Humanitarian assistance was "up US$3
... AdvanDx Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For 90 Minutes Protocol For Yeast Traffic Light® PNA FISH® - AdvanDx announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for a fast, 90 minutes protocol for its Yeast Traffic Light® PNA FISH® test. The faster protocol reduces the PNA FISH turn-around time from the original 2.5 hours to 90 minutes by reducing PNA probe hybridization from 90 minutes to 30 minutes
... Orexigen® Therapeutics Announces Publication Of COR-I Phase 3 Study Of Contrave In Lancet - Orexigen® Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX) announced that results from its COR-I trial of Contrave® were published online in the journal Lancet. COR-I was the largest of the four, 56-week, Phase 3 trials supporting the New Drug Application for Contrave, currently under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Results show that patients taking Contrave were two to three times more likely to lose at least 5% or 10% of their body weight compared to those taking placebo, on both an intent-to-treat (ITT) and completers basis
... CO-REC Ready To Assist Colorado Health Care Providers In Implementing Electronic Health Record Systems And Achieving 'Meaningful Use' - Recognizing that earlier in July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT released rules outlining which health care providers will get government funding to support their implementation of electronic health record systems (EHR), leaders at the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization say it's time for providers who don't have an EHR system to start the process of purchasing one
... FDA Advisory, Avoid Unintentional Exposure Of Children And Pets To Evamist - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that inadvertent exposure to Evamist through skin contact with patients using this product has the potential for adverse effects in children and pets. Evamist contains estradiol, an estrogen hormone, and is used in women to reduce hot flashes during menopause. The drug is sprayed on the skin between the elbow and wrist, on the inside of the forearm. The FDA currently is reviewing reports of adverse events in children and pets who were inadvertently exposed to this topical estrogen product
... Survey, 30 Percent On Gulf Coast Suffer From Mental Illness In Wake Of Oil Spill - The oil spill ravaging the Gulf of Mexico has inflicted widespread psychological distress among coastal residents of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, etching scars even deeper than those whipped by Hurricane Katrina, according to a survey by Ochsner Health System, a nonprofit, academic healthcare delivery system
... MediPurpose® Launches New BabyLance? Infant Heel Incision Device - MediPurpose® announced the launch of its latest safety medical product, the babyLance? heel incision device for infants. A complement to the company's vastly popular line of SurgiLance® safety lancets, babyLance? is a safe, easy and effective solution for newborn heel incisions. "We are very excited about this latest addition to our blood collection medical product portfolio," said MediPurpose founder and CEO Patrick Yi
... Dengue Fever And Insect-Borne Infections Emerging As Public Health Problem In Areas Of The United States - Several cases of dengue fever, a potentially fatal viral disease transmitted by the bite of urban dwelling Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, have recently been reported in the continental United States. Prevalent in Central America and the Caribbean, dengue fever's most common symptoms include fever, chills, headache, and body aches lasting several days. The disease's more threatening form, dengue hemorrhagic fever, can cause internal bleeding, loss of blood pressure, and death
... Infectious Disease Specialists See Increase In Babesiosis Cases In Lower Hudson Valley - Babesiosis, a rare and occasionally fatal tick-borne disease caused by microscopic parasites known as Babesia which infect red blood cells, is on the rise in the Lower Hudson Valley according to the NYS DOH, including the counties of Westchester, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan and Rockland. Babesiosis is a malaria-like disease most commonly transmitted by infected deer ticks. It is transmitted in the same way as Lyme disease and Ehrlichiosis and may occur in conjunction with these other diseases. It can also be transmitted by blood transfusions
... Just Drop It: The One-Size-Fits-All Approach To Blood Sugar Control, That Is - Aggressive blood sugar control does not improve survival in diabetic patients with kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The results suggest that physicians should individualize blood sugar targets for these patients and not rely on recommendations based on studies in the general population
... Kidney Injury Prevention May Be Possible: Watch For The Warning Signs - Reduced kidney function and protein in the urine place a person at risk for kidney injury, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The results suggest that improved recognition of these warning signs could help reduce preventable forms of acute kidney injury (AKI). Acute kidney injury, which occurs when a person's kidney function deteriorates over a short period of time, can have severe health consequences, including end stage kidney disease and even premature death
... Rice To Host Year Of Nano, Buckyball Discovery Conference - The biggest names in nanotechnology are preparing to gather this fall at Rice University, and everyone is welcome to join them. Registration is open for Year of Nano events to be held Oct. 10-13 in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the carbon 60 molecule, the buckminsterfullerene, at Rice. The Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, the world's first nanotechnology center when it opened in 1991, will bring top scientists to Rice for the Buckyball Discovery Conference, a three-day event that begins Oct
... Association For Molecular Pathology Responds To Genetic Test Registry Request For Information - The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) submitted written comments in response to the Request for Information made by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for its Genetic Test Registry (GTR). AMP conducted a survey of its membership to formulate a comprehensive response to the RFI. "With the vast majority of respondents working in a clinical laboratory setting, AMP is able to inform the NIH on the general reaction to the GTR, including insight to the community's concerns and guidance to ensure the GTR is a valued resource," said Dr. Karen Mann, President of AMP
... Computer Game Designed To Help Norwegian Nursing Students Pass A Vitally Important Exam - If you mention the words "drug calculation" to a nursing student, it is likely that you receive a sigh in return. Not only is it a difficult subject, the students also have to master it to perfection. A single mistake in the examination leads to fail, which again bars you from working as a nurse because wrong dosage of medication can be fatal. At the University of Stavanger the students have three goes at handing in an exam paper without mistakes. The last few years the percentage of fails has been between 36 and 39 both for the first and second attempt
... Health Service Workers Should Not Bear Responsibility For Failures In The Banking System, Warns BMA Scotland - Commenting on the publication of the Independent Budget Review, the BMA in Scotland welcomed calls for strong political leadership during times of financial pressure, but warned that any future changes to the NHS or pay and conditions must be planned and developed in partnership with the profession
... Plant Compound Resveratrol Shown To Suppress Inflammation, Free Radicals, In Humans - Resveratrol, a popular plant extract shown to prolong life in yeast and lower animals due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, appears also to suppress inflammation in humans, based on results from the first prospective human trial of the extract conducted by University at Buffalo endocrinologists. Results of the study appear as a rapid electronic publication on the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism website and will be published in an upcoming print issue of the journal
... Calcium Supplements May Increase Risk Of Heart Attacks - An international team of researchers that reviewed data from several trials found that taking calcium supplements was linked to a higher risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular events; the authors called for new research to re-assess the role of calcium supplements in the treatment of osteoporosis
... N.J. Family Planning Clinics Cut Services Following Christie's Budget Veto - New Jersey's family planning clinics are reducing hours and eliminating services after Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Friday vetoed a bill (S 2139) to restore $7.5 million in funding for women's health services that was cut from the state budget, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The clinics provide preventive and reproductive health care services including birth control, breast exams, Pap tests, sexually transmitted disease screenings and prenatal care. According to the Family Planning Association of New Jersey, the state's clinics served 126,903 women and 9,461 men in 2009
... Latest Trial Against Wyeth Hormone Drug Starts In Philadelphia - The latest court case exploring the link between Wyeth Pharmaceuticals' hormonal replacement drug Prempro and breast cancer started Tuesday in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. During his opening statement, attorney Rainey Booth said Prempro "promoted" breast cancer in the two women who are suing Wyeth by boosting rapid growth of healthy and abnormal cells, which was the root cause of their cancers
... Hayfever: Time We Moved Exams To The Winter? - Crucial exams take place during adolescence in most societies, which can have a major impact on an individual's career trajectory. In a Guest Editorial appearing in the August issue of Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, a team of UK experts review the evidence of the disease burden associated with hayfever and summarize recent evidence suggesting that poorly controlled hayfever can adversely impact on exam performance
... Researchers Report Developments In Breast, Ovarian Cancer Detection - Researchers recently identified several genetic variations associated with breast cancer, while a Belgian company announced the success of an experimental test to detect ovarian tumors. Summaries appear below. ~ Breast cancer: A team of British and French researchers recently identified "a suite of 14 genetic variations" that are related to breast cancer, Time reports. Although the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes account for as many as one-third of U.S. breast cancer cases, researchers are working to identify other genes to help determine what type of tumor patients may develop
... Study Finds Vaccination Strategies Could Help Slow Spread Of Infectious Disease In Rural Areas - The best way to prevent the spread of disease in rural areas may be by targeting select popular hangouts, according to a new study by the Kansas State University EpiCenter research team. The team published "Efficient Mitigation Strategies for Epidemics in Rural Regions" in the July edition of the journal PLoS ONE. The study looks at mitigation strategies based on a contact network model developed using information collected from residents in Clay County, Kan
... A Breakthrough In Tuberculosis Research: Researcher Discovers Existing Drugs Can Potentially Target The Disease's Ability To Spread - Often causing no symptoms in carriers of the disease, worldwide tuberculosis (TB) infects eight to ten million people every year, kills two million, and it is highly contagious as it is spread through coughing and sneezing. "It's a global health disaster waiting to happen, even here in Canada, but this new paradigm in TB research may offer an immediate opportunity to improve vaccination and treatment initiatives," explains Dr. Maziar Divangahi of McGill University and of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
... New Research Suggests That People With A Sleep Disorder Have A Higher Risk Of Developing Dementia - Alzheimer's Society Comment - People who experience rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) may go on to develop conditions such as dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson's disease, or multiple system atrophy. The researchers studied the medical records of 27 people with these three neurodegenerative conditions who had also experienced RBD earlier in life. Thestudy, published in the online issue of Neurology, found that 63% of people who experienced RBD developed dementia with Lewy bodies or Parkinson's disease in later life
... Terrence Higgins Trust Re-Launches Support Group For Gay Men With Hepatitis C And HIV, UK - On Thursday 12 August, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will be running another six week course for gay men who are living with HIV and Hepatitis C. The group will meet each week from 6.30 - 9.30pm in central London. The course looks at living with both HIV and Hepatitis C, but the primary focus will be on Hepatitis. Issues covered include dealing with the impact of diagnosis, the medical aspects of Hepatitis C, treatment, sex and disclosure and coping emotionally. The course will be run by someone with personal experience of HIV and Hepatitis C
... What Should Overweight People Be Called? - Public Health Minister for England, Anne Milton, told the BBC this week that doctors and healthcare professionals should tell people they are 'fat' rather than 'obese' as the term 'fat', in her view, may better motivate them to lose weight. She added that people should take 'personal responsibility' for their way of life. Greater 'personal responsibility' Reiterating that she was speaking from a personal viewpoint, Ms Milton said: "If I look in the mirror and think I am obese I think I am less worried [than] if I think I am fat
... New Pathway To Parkinson's And Alzheimer's Diseases - Although their genetic underpinnings differ, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease are all characterized by the untimely death of brain cells. What triggers cell death in the brain? According to a new study published by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) in the July 30 issue of Molecular Cell, the answer in some cases is the untimely transfer of a gaseous molecule (known as nitric oxide, or NO) from one protein to another
... Researchers Find New Translocation; Weak Spots In DNA Lead To Genetic Disease - A genetics research team based at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia continues to discover recurrent translocations-places in which two chromosomes exchange pieces of themselves. As many as 1 in 600 persons carry balanced chromosome translocations, which involve no loss or gain of DNA. Most such people appear healthy, but may have a child with abnormal chromosome composition and disabilities resulting from disrupted, extra or missing copies of genes
... Researchers Identify Key Enzyme In DNA Repair Pathway - Researchers have discovered an enzyme crucial to a type of DNA repair that also causes resistance to a class of cancer drugs most commonly used against ovarian cancer. Scientists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Life Sciences Institute of Zhejiang University in China report the discovery of the enzyme and its role in repairing DNA damage called cross-linking in the Science Express advance online publication of Science
... Scientists For The First Time Identify Cell-Of-Origin For Human Prostate Cancer - UCLA scientists have identified for the first time a cell-of-origin for human prostate cancer, a discovery that could result in better predictive and diagnostics tools and the development of new and more effective targeted treatments for the disease. The researchers, from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, proved that basal cells found in benign prostate tissue could become human prostate cancer in mice with suppressed immune systems, a finding that bucks conventional wisdom
... Belly Button Surgery For Kidney Cancer - Surgeons at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine continue to advance minimally-invasive surgery for cancer patients by reducing the number of abdominal incisions from approximately six to a single small incision. For the first time in medical literature, two recent reports from UCSD's Department of Surgery document that micro-incision or Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site Surgery (LESS) is safe and feasible for partial and total kidney removal and to excise life-threatening tumors and blood clots from the main kidney vein
... Important Information For Patients From Susan G. Komen For The Cure® And The College Of American Pathologists - Recent media reports of potential misdiagnosis of early-stage breast cancer may frighten women away from breast cancer screening that could save their lives. Rather than shying away from screening, women should know the questions to ask and be confident about weighing their options, according to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the world's largest breast cancer organization, and the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the world's largest association composed exclusively of board-certified pathologists
... CPR Without Mouth-To-Mouth Rescue Breathing May Be Better For Many Victims Of Cardiac Arrest - A leading expert in cardiopulmonary resuscitation says two new studies from U.S. and European researchers support the case for dropping mouth-to-mouth, or rescue breathing by bystanders and using "hands-only" chest compressions during the life-saving practice, better known as CPR
... DeCODE Shows How Genetic Risk Of Kidney Disease Frames Response To Environmental Risk Over Time - Scientists at deCODE genetics and colleagues at Radboud University in the Netherlands describe how the impact of a single letter variation in the sequence of the human genome (SNP) conferring risk of kidney disease varies with age and with the onset of other diseases. The study provides independent confirmation of the association made in an earlier study between a version of the the SNP, located on chromosome 16p12, and risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). It also confirmed the link between the SNP and concentrations of serum creatinine (SCr), a key indicator of kidney function
... Intra-Cellular Therapies Announces The Successful Completion Of A Phase Ib/II Study Of ITI-007 In Patients With Schizophrenia - Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. announced the results from a Phase Ib/II clinical trial in patients with schizophrenia with ITI-007, the Company's unique, investigational new drug for the treatment of schizophrenia. The trial met its primary endpoint demonstrating that ITI-007 was safe and well-tolerated in patients with stabilized schizophrenia. In addition, several exploratory endpoints were evaluated
... ANA598 Demonstrates SVR12 In 100% Of First Group Of HCV Patients Randomized To Stop All Treatment At Week 24 - Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANDS) announced that six of six patients (100%) in the ANA598 200 mg twice daily (bid) arm who were randomized to stop all treatment at Week 24 in an ongoing Phase II trial maintained undetectable levels of virus 12 weeks after stopping treatment, referred to as Sustained Virological Response 12, or SVR12
... Bionovo To Advance Menerba To Phase 3 Clinical Testing In Europe - Bionovo, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNVI) announced that it has received final guidance from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in order to advance Menerba, the company's lead drug candidate for menopausal symptoms, to Phase 3 clinical trials in Europe. The guidance defines the clinical and regulatory pathway to a European marketing authorization for Menerba. "We are pleased with the outcome of our Scientific Advice meetings with the European Medicines Agency. We are eager to put this guidance to use and to start our late stage pivotal studies for Menerba," said Isaac Cohen, O.M.D
... Boston Scientific Announces FDA Approval Of New Leads For The Precision Plus? Spinal Cord Stimulator System - Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of two spinal cord stimulation (SCS) leads for use with its Precision Plus? Spinal Cord Stimulator System, the world's first rechargeable SCS device for the management of chronic pain of the trunk and/or limbs. The Linear? 3-4 and Linear? 3-6 Percutaneous Leads offer wider contact spacing to expand the lead choices available to physicians. The Company plans to launch the products immediately in the U.S
... Shionogi Inc. Announces FDA Approval Of CUVPOSA? For The Treatment Of Chronic Severe Drooling In Pediatric Patients With Neurologic Conditions - Shionogi Inc., a U.S.-based group company of Shionogi & Co., Ltd., announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of CUVPOSA? (glycopyrrolate), the first liquid treatment for patients ages 3-16 who suffer from chronic severe drooling associated with neurologic conditions such as cerebral palsy. CUVPOSA? was designated an Orphan Drug by the FDA. "The FDA approval of CUVPOSA provides parents and caregivers the first liquid medication indicated to reduce chronic severe drooling," said Donald C. Manning, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer of Shionogi Inc
... Nanomaterials Poised For Big Impact In Construction - Bricks, blocks, and steel I-beams - step aside. A new genre of construction materials, made from stuff barely 1/50,000th the width of a human hair, is about to debut in the building of homes, offices, bridges, and other structures. And a new report is highlighting both the potential benefits of these nanomaterials in improving construction materials and the need for guidelines to regulate their use and disposal. The report appears in the monthly journal ACS Nano
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