Biomarker - Biotech, Pharma and Life Science Channel
The NIH defines a biomarker as "a characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biologic processes, pathogenic processes, or pharmacologic responses to a therapeutic intervention."
They are important in new diagnostic tests, and are used in screening, research and genetic studies. As more and more sensitive methods allow us to identify more biomarkers, they help create a more detailed picture about a particular disease.
News Articles
ID Global Corporation Executes Letter of Intent With Jack Rockwell
HINSDALE, Ill., June 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ID Global Corporation (OTC:IDGC) a diversified holdings company with a focus on emerging and middle market investment opportunities in North America,...
HealthCare Volunteer Founder, Neilesh Patel, named National Jefferson Award winner in Washington DC
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Neilesh Patel DDS was among the awardees announced yesterday evening for the annual 2012 National Jefferson Awards. Patel along with Dolor...
bluebird bio Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering
bluebird bio, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on transforming the lives of patients with severe genetic and orphan diseases using gene therapy, today announce...
Valeant Pharmaceuticals Announces Launch Of Private Offering Of Senior Notes
LAVAL, Quebec, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX and TSX: VRX) (the "Company") announced today that VPII Escrow Corp., a newly formed wholly owned Ca...
Promising Research Presented on Yogurt's Effects on Weight Management and Chronic Disease
BETHESDA, Md., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- There is a growing body of evidence linking yogurt consumption to improved health, and additional research to identify the scientific link between yog...
WellCare Partners With The Results Companies To Bring Approximately 125 New Jobs To Illinois
TAMPA/DANIA, Fla. (June 18, 2013) - WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG), a leading provider of managed care services for government-sponsored health care programs, and The Results Companies, a pr...
Walgreens Third Quarter 2013 Earnings Release, Conference Call Scheduled for June 25
Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (Nasdaq: WAG) will release its fiscal 2013 third quarter earnings results at 7:30 a.m. Eastern time Tuesday, June 25, followed by a conference call with Walg...
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) applauds the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates for its action today to approve a resolution recogn...
UnitedHealthcare Opens New Health Benefits Store in Los Angeles' Koreatown
Fifth customer support center in California offers health education and other services to consumers with Medicare coverage, and benefit education to people enrolled in employer-sp...
ReachLocal Announces Dedicated Marketing Practice for Healthcare and Wellness Providers
Company Has Worked With Thousands of Healthcare and Wellness Organizations and Delivered Over Three Million Phone Calls ReachLocal, Inc. (NASDAQ:RLOC), a leader in loca...
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Companies
ReachLocal, Inc. (NASDAQ: RLOC) develops online marketing and transaction solutions that power local commerce for SMBs, from lead generation and lead conversion to booking...
Founded in 2011, Synergy Biomedical is a privately-held medical device company focused on bringing innovative biomaterial based products to the orthopaedic and spinal markets. The...
Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine
Formed in 1996 as a partnership between the State of Maryland, the City of Baltimore, the University System of Maryland and the University of Maryland Medical System, IHV is an in...
ClearBalance is the premier provider of patient-friendly loan programs. Since 1992, ClearBalance has helped its healthcare clients streamline the revenue cycle and efficiently res...
International Medica Foundation
The International Medica Foundation, which has the rights to RotaShield, is a nonprofit foundation that focuses on ensuring that a safe, effective and affordable rotavirus...
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a diversified health and well-being company, focused on improving peopleâs lives through meaningful innovation in the areas of Healthc...
Co-invented by Maurice Bourlion, Ph.D., and Ciaran Bolger, M.D., Ph.D., PediGuard is the worldâs first and only handheld device capable of alerting surgeons to potential pedi...
Clinical Trials
Oral Collagen for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by swelling and inflammation of the joints. In RA, the immune system attacks a person's own cells inside joints, eventually...
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy may kill more tumor ce...
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may...
SU5416 in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Locally Recurrent Colorectal Cancer
Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of SU5416 in treating patients who have metastatic or locally recurrent colorectal cancer. SU5416 may stop the growth of colorectal cancer by stop...
PNU-93914 in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancer of the Esophagus
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of PNU-93914 in...
Pyroxamide in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of pyroxamide in...
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells....
This phase II trial is studying how well giving erlotinib together with celecoxib works in treating patients with recurrent stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer. Erlotinib and...
S0230 Goserelin in Preventing Ovarian Failure in Women Receiving Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Goserelin blocks hormone production in the ovaries. It is not yet known whether ovarian suppression using goserelin will prevent ovarian failure (early menopause) in women recei...
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as amonafide, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effect...
PubMed Articles
Using administrative data healthcare databases from five Canadian provinces, we compared prevalence estimates of diagnosed osteoporosis and incidence rates for related fractures in Canada. The algorit...
Differences in the relationship between femur neck bone mineral density (FNBMD) and fracture risk were examined by age, sex, and race/ethnicity in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination S...
We examined the relationships between bone mineral density (BMD) and metabolic syndrome in 6,659 men and 7,826 women from South Korean. After adjusting for age, body mass index (BMI), tobacco and alco...
Incidence of hip fractures in Germany, 1995-2010.
We analyzed hip fracture incidence trends in Germany in 1995-2010, using national hospital discharge register. Overall, after age-sex-region adjustment, there was no significant trend. However, strati...
Incidence of hip fracture in Rohtak district, North India.
Hip fracture incidence is not known in India. This retrospective study was conducted to evaluate hip fracture incidence rates in Rohtak, a single district of North India. A total of 304 patients from...
Intrapartum sacral stress fracture due to pregnancy-related osteoporosis: a case report.
Low back pain (LBP) and hip pain frequently occur during pregnancy and postpartum period. Although pelvic and mechanic lesions of the soft tissues are most responsible for the etiology, sacral fractur...
INTRODUCTION: Nonunion of femoral neck fractures frequently occurs in elderly patients. In patients with rheumatoid arthritis, reoperation rates after internal fixation of a displaced femoral neck fra...
This retrospective analysis of hip fracture patients with and without muscle atrophy/weakness (MAW) revealed that those with MAW had significantly higher healthcare utilization and costs compared with...
A health economic analysis of osteoporotic fractures: who carries the burden?
This is a cost-of-illness study of osteoporotic fractures in Denmark estimating the incremental societal cost associated with osteoporotic fractures, with both direct cost and productivity cost. This...
Major aims of the 5th Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Summit on Osteoporosis held in Bratislava, Slovakia, on 2 and 3 December 2011, were to provide participants with state-of-the-art knowledge in th...
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Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Physalis
A plant genus of the family SOLANACEAE. Members contain physalin and withangulatin.
Solanum
A plant genus of the family SOLANACEAE. Members contain SOLANACEOUS ALKALOIDS. Some species in this genus are called deadly nightshade which is also a common name for ATROPA BELLADONNA.
Solanum Melongena
A plant species of the genus SOLANUM, family SOLANACEAE. The fruit is a large, egg-shaped berry, varying in color from dark purple to red, yellowish, or white. The leaves are large and ovate. The flowers are pendant, violet, and two inches across.
Solanum Nigrum
A plant species of the genus SOLANUM, family SOLANACEAE that contains steroidal glycosides.
Withania
A plant genus of the family SOLANACEAE. Members contain withanolides. Withania somnifera is the source of ashwagandha and aswal.
