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Recent Violence Targeted At Doctors In China Could Spell Trouble For Clinical Trials

Amid tense doctor-patient relations, high-profile adverse events in clinical trials have put strains on an already challenging environment for drug development in China.

Advanced Prenatal Therapeutics - Using Targeted Apheresis to Treat Preeclampsia

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Prenatal Therapeutics (APT), a privately held company, is developing a medical device that will help alleviate the high blood pressure and other symptoms associated with preeclampsia. APT's targeted apheresis cartridge is expected to be the first medical device specifically designed to treat preeclampsia, a leading cause of maternal and f...

NICE Rejects Avastin For Ovarian Cancer On Cost, Okays Lucentis

NICE has knocked back Avastin for ovarian cancer due to high cost, but Roche may have a plausible market strategy in place for the drug in the UK.

CT Lung Screens Catch Most Cancers (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- The National Lung Screening Trial found that CT scans were highly sensitive in detecting lung cancer in smokers but weren't very specific in ruling out the malignancy.

LABS, Inc. Announces Senior Management Promotion

Sara Dionne, Ph.D. Appointed Laboratory Director LABS, Inc., an FDA-registered laboratory nationally recognized for its expertise in providing donor eligibility testing for solid organ and bone marrow transplants, and regulated testing on human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products (HCT/Ps), announced today that Sara Dion

Systematic screening of med adherence will ID barriers

(HealthDay)—Implementation of systematic monitoring for medication adherence will allow for identification of barriers to adherence and tailoring of interventions, according to a viewpoint piece published in the May 22/29 issue of the Journal of th...

CT detects twice as many lung cancers as X-ray at initial screening exam

National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) investigators also conclude that the 20 percent reduction in lung cancer mortality with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) versus chest X-ray (CXR) screening previously reported in the NLST primary paper is achie...

CT detects twice as many lung cancers as X-ray

CT scans detected twice as many early-stage lung cancers as chest X-ray on initial screening exam, according to new results. Investigators say the 20 percent lung cancer mortality reduction previously reported in the NLST is achievable at screening c...

Global Obesity Epidemic Due To Love Affair With Junk Food

Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The world is apparently filled with “junk food junkies.” Those are the findings of new research presented today that suggests high-fructose corn syrup could cause behavioral reactions in rats. These reactions are reportedly similar to those produced by drugs of abuse such as cocaine, and could help explain, at least partly, the current glo...

The Retire Young Portfolio: Time To Add A High-Growth Medicine Company

By Jacob Steinberg:Since April 18, I have been introducing different companies to the `Retire Young` portfolio. We started out with Monster Beverages (MNST), followed by Statoil (STO), Wells Fargo (WFC), American Express (AXP), The Walt Disney Company (DIS), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Smith & Wesson (SWHC) and the Cheesecake Factory, and we will add three more companies to the portf

Discover the Secret of the 17-Year Cicada, But It Won t Get You Tenure

All the hoopla over the 17-year cicadas, set to emerge any day now in the Northeast, has so far missed one of the greatest facts about them. Sure, it's no surprise for grand gatherings of male animals to get together and sing their hearts out. Frog...

600-V Power Supply

Hoefer Inc. has introduced a 600-V power supply to its range of electrophoresis power supplies. This mid-range power supply unit is designed for electrophoresis and blotting techniques including large-format and high-throughput applications.Read more...

Korea4Health Offers World-Class Medical Services of Korea for Global Patients Seeking High-Quality, Cost-Effective Treatments

To learn more about Korea’s highly skilled medical professionals, state-of-the art medical equipment, and solid medical infrastructure visit www.korea4health.org Korea4Health, providing internationally renowned Korean healthcare services, announces today the launch of its new website and services, featuring the best medical procedures of selec...

Toddler Bed Rails from Two Hippos Keep Kids Safe, Now Available in New Colors

Toddler bed rails from Two Hippos are designed to be soft, fun, and keep children safe. Miami, FL (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Toddler bed rails from Two Hippos are designed to be soft, fun, and keep children safe. Two Hippos, an American family-owned business, is dedicated to producing products that help children lead happier and safer lives. Using natural materials that are soft and easy to clean, Two...

Detecting Prostate Cancer In Urine

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online University of California, Irvine researchers recently wrote in the Journal of the American Chemical Society that they have found a safe and inexpensive way to identify clinically usable markers for prostate cancer in urine. The team's new early screening method for prostate cancer could also potentially be used to detect bladder and multiple...

Author's reply to Cottrell

Cottrell cites a World Sugar Research Organisation report claiming that world consumption of caloric sweeteners (such as sucrose and high fructose corn syrup) has been static for decades.1 These data...

Lyrica Discount Cards Now Available From MedicationDiscountCard.com

Printable Discount Cards from MedicationDiscountCard.com for Lyrica Margate City, NJ (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 The health care crisis in the United States is far from solved. In some states, up to twenty-seven percent of all adults are without health insurance. Further, roughly half of all bankruptcies of private citizens in the U.S. are related to medical bills. The high price of medical care also...

IPOVIEW-Quiet U.S. biotech sector picks up steam in 2013

May 22 (Reuters) - The tide may have started to turn for initial public offerings from U.S. biotechnology companies, as a rising stock market, low interest rates and a lack of market volatility entice investors to take on the high risk inherent in th...

Corn syrup can act as an addictive drug

Research presented today shows that high-fructose corn syrup can cause behavioural reactions in rats similar to those produced by drugs of abuse such as cocaine. These results, presented by addiction...

Antibiotics

The term antibiotics was first used in 1942 by Selman Waksman and his collaborators in journal articles to describe any substance produced by a microorganism that is antagonistic to the growth of other microorganisms in high dilution. This definition excluded substances that kill bacteria, but are not produced by microorganisms (such as gastric juices and [...]The post Antibiotics appeared first o...

Chemists devise inexpensive, accurate way to detect prostate cancer

Early screening for prostate cancer could become as easy for men as personal pregnancy testing is for women, thanks to UC Irvine research published today in the Journal of the American Chemical...

First Results Of The JUPITER Registry On Long Term Performance And Safety Of The Transapical JenaValve TAVI System

WILMINGTON, Del. and MUNICH, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- JenaValve Technology, Inc., a privately-held, venture-backed developer, manufacturer and marketer of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) systems for the treatment of aortic valve disease, announced today its first interim results of the JenaValve EvalUation of Long Term Performance and Safety In PaTients with SEvere AoRtic Stenos...

Global Contraceptives Market - New Market Research Report Published by Transparency Market Research

According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Contraceptives Market (Drugs, Devices, Pills, Hormonal & Copper IUDs, Vaginal Rings, Subdermal Implants, Topical Contraceptives, Injectables, Diaphragms, Sponges, Male & Female Condoms) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," the global contraceptives market was valued...

Comment on Doctors' Stand Against Pricey Drugs: A Warning to Pharma? by Asons

It definitely makes sense to withdraw a drug if it had an additional benefit to the patient, yet costs half the price! As much as these companies want to make a tidy profit, there has to be some scope to consider whether or not it is fair to make a seriously ill person pay such a high cost for treatment?

Arizona Teens Combat Tobacco Use With Community Pledges and 'No-smoking' Art

PHOENIX, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arizona teens have united this month in the global fight to end tobacco use. As members of the statewide anti-tobacco youth coalition STAND (Students Taking a New Direction), they are working to shed light on the dangers of tobacco use and will host a variety of events to mark World No Tobacco Day on May 31—led internationally by the World Health Organiz...