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Federal Register: Workshop on Optimizing Clinical Trial Design for the Development of Pediatric Cardiovascular Devices
August 9, 2010 5:30 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsThe topic to be discussed is pediatric cardiovascular device development. The purpose of the public workshop is to solicit information from clinicians, academia, professional societies, other government agencies, and industry on various efficient and...
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev professor awarded the 2010 Elkeles Prize for Cancer Research
August 8, 2010 8:41 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) The pioneering studies of Apte's group demonstrated the feasibility of intervening in malignant process by neutralizing inflammatory components in the "normal" microenvironment of a tumor. They also detailed the basic...
Connecting Electronic Medical Records
August 8, 2010 8:39 pm | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | CommentsThe power of search engines is applied to health-care data.
Alchimer Workshop at Semicon 2010
August 8, 2010 5:37 pm | by I-Micronews | CommentsAlchimer who recently received an investment from the Panasonic group held a workshop at Semicon West in San Francisco highlighting their "fully wet" 3D process.
Genome study identifies genetic variant linked to TB susceptibility in Africans
August 8, 2010 10:38 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Wellcome Trust) Scientists have identified a genetic variant which increases susceptibility to tuberculosis in African populations using a technique known as a genome-wide association study. This is the first novel disease variant to be identified using this technique in Africans...
Genetic differences that make some people susceptible to meningitis revealed in major new study
August 8, 2010 10:38 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Imperial College London) Genetic differences that make some people susceptible to developing meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia, and others naturally immune, are revealed in a new study of over 6,000 people, published today in Nature Genetics. The research, led by Imperial...
Health care using telephone and telemonitoring technology benefits heart failure patients
August 7, 2010 4:37 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(Wiley-Blackwell) Providing patients with chronic heart failure access to remote monitoring, for example by telephone or telemonitoring using wireless technology, reduces deaths and hospitalizations and may provide benefits on health care costs and quality of life. These are the...
Autism: Lack of evidence for antidepressants
August 7, 2010 4:37 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(Wiley-Blackwell) Antidepressants commonly prescribed to people with autistic spectrum disorders cannot be recommended based on current evidence, a new study by Cochrane Researchers concludes. Despite some evidence of benefits in adults diagnosed with autism, they say there is no...
Emeritus says purchase of Sunwest homes complete
August 6, 2010 3:45 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsEmeritus Corp. on Friday announced the near completion of a $1.2 billion acquisition of 144 assisted living homes from Sunwest Management Inc.The purchase was made through a joint venture that includes Emeritus, Blackstone Real Estate Advisors, an affiliate of The Blackstone Group and Columbia...
Izard Nobel LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Almost Family, Inc.
August 6, 2010 1:45 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsThe law firm of Izard Nobel LLP, which has significant experience representing investors in prosecuting claims of securities fraud, announces that a lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky on behalf of...
Problems Delay NRU Repairs, Extend Shortage of Isotope
August 6, 2010 1:37 pm | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsAfter some unforeseen delays, Canada’s National Research Universal (NRU) reactor may be able to resume production this month of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), which is used to generate a widely used diagnostic.
ARJ Takes Down Its Website Following Warning Letter
August 6, 2010 1:37 pm | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsAfter receiving a warning letter citing it for marketing unapproved pregnancy and drug screening tests on its website, ARJ Medical has pulled the site off the internet.
FDA rejects orphan status for DUSA drug
August 6, 2010 11:36 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsDUSA Pharmaceuticals Inc. has failed to receive orphan drug designation from the FDA for its Levulan Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) system for multiple medical indications, with a concentration on dermatology. As a result, the company will close out the its associated pilot clinical trial.
California Home Medical Providers Call on Congress to Preserve Homecare as an Option for Seniors and People with Disabilities Under Medicare
August 6, 2010 11:35 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSACRAMENTO, Calif. , Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Providers of home medical equipment and services across California are proposing a fiscally responsible alternative to the mislabeled "competitive" bidding scheme currently under way in Medicare that will actually discourage...
Michigan Home Medical Providers Call on Congress to Preserve Homecare as an Option for Seniors and People With Disabilities Under Medicare
August 6, 2010 11:35 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. , Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Providers of home medical equipment and services across Michigan are proposing a fiscally responsible alternative to the mislabeled "competitive" bidding scheme currently under way in Medicare that will actually discourage...
