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New nutrition product to address effects of Glycation

After an extensive on going research program, Mineral BioSciences LLC a division of Global Organics Group is proud to announce the introduction of TOTALA® Nutrients, an ingredient that promises to have a profound effect on the nutrition industry.

8 Mar 2010

NICE rejects azacitidine for treatment of MDS in patients ineligible for stem cell transplants

A drug for treating a group of conditions that affect the bone marrow is unlikely to be made available on the NHS in England and Wales after the body which provides independent advice on treatments said that it is unlikely to be cost-effective.

8 Mar 2010

Global Genes Project: World Rare Disease Day 2010, a tremendous success

The Global Genes Project, a worldwide rare disease awareness initiative, today announced the success from its World Rare Disease Day 2010 efforts and laid out plans for future rare disease awareness campaigns.

8 Mar 2010

First Edition: March 8, 2010

Today's headlines highlight how the health reform battle lines continue to take shape as President Obama takes his plan on the road, looking for public support.

8 Mar 2010

Quintiles opens expanded research facility in London

Quintiles today announced the opening of its expanded research facility in London, UK, increasing its Phase I capacity and extending its ability to drive progress in translational medicine.

8 Mar 2010

Evaluating asymptomatic diabetics for CHD: Speckle Tracking by Echo ultrasound substudy sponsored

Cardiovascular death is the most common cause of mortality among Type 2 diabetics and claims the lives of millions each year, with many diabetics experiencing their first “symptom” as a heart attack or sudden death. Understanding that diabetics are at high risk for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and that many with the disease are asymptomatic, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., has sponsored Speckle Tracking by Echo, a faCTor64 substudy using Toshiba’s Wall Motion Tracking ultrasound technology.

8 Mar 2010

DaVita's presentations at ADC: New developments in the field of CKD, Vascular Access and Home Modalities

DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), in conjunction with DaVita Clinical Research®, today announced that company representatives will present 20 presentations at the 30th Annual Dialysis Conference scheduled for March 6 – 9 in Seattle.

8 Mar 2010

DiagnoCure: Global studies confirm clinical utility of PROGENSA PCA3 test

DiagnoCure, Inc., a life sciences company commercializing high-value cancer diagnostic tests and delivering laboratory services, announced that the clinical utility of the PROGENSA(R) PCA3 test, developed and commercialized by its partner Gen-Probe, was confirmed in two large worldwide studies, conducted in a subset of patients in GlaxoSmithKline's REDUCE trial of dutasteride. The results demonstrate that PCA3 can help determine whether men suspected of having prostate cancer should undergo a repeat biopsy and can predict the risk of having an aggressive cancer.

8 Mar 2010

MS Awareness Week: Time for nation to go orange and move it to end MS

MS Awareness Week March 8-14 is the time for the nation to go orange and move it to end multiple sclerosis, a disease where someone is newly diagnosed every hour of every day. Supported by a Congressional resolution, this year MS Awareness Week and the state of MS research aptly coincide. Move it to create a world free of MS!

8 Mar 2010

UTSA celebrates grand opening of NVI facility in the greater San Antonio region

The University of Texas at San Antonio celebrates the grand opening of its New Venture Incubator, a facility with laboratory, office and meeting spaces to support technology start-ups in the greater San Antonio region. The incubator, housed on UTSA’s Main Campus, will serve as a bridge between San Antonio entrepreneurs and the region’s research and development community.

8 Mar 2010

Survey challenges long-held assumption: Having health insurance is synonymous with having access to health care

A survey released today by the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation challenges the long-held assumption that having health insurance is synonymous with having access to health care.

8 Mar 2010

Entelos, RegeneMed release iToxFX to screen novel compounds for potential toxicity issues

Entelos, Inc., a simulation and modeling company focused on human health, and RegeneMed, Inc., a tissue-based drug discovery and regenerative medicine company, announced today the release of iToxFX™.

8 Mar 2010

Necessity of repeat biopsy in suspected prostate cancer: Gen-Probe's PROGENSA PCA3 assay can help determine

Gen-Probe's PROGENSA® PCA3 assay can help determine whether men suspected of having prostate cancer should undergo a repeat biopsy, according to data from the two largest studies to date of the molecular urine test. The studies were presented last week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) Genitourinary (GU) Cancers Symposium in San Francisco.

8 Mar 2010

Pioneering 'brain-washing' treatment helps reduce disability in babies with haemorrhage

The research, led by Andrew Whitelaw, Professor of Neonatal Medicine at the University of Bristol, and Ian Pople, paediatric neurosurgeon at North Bristol NHS Trust, has shown that, after a haemorrhage, the fluid inside the ventricles contains substances potentially toxic to the immature brain.

8 Mar 2010

Engineers develop Active Handrest device to help people perform precision tasks with hands

University of Utah engineers developed a computer-controlled, motorized hand and arm support that will let doctors, artists and others precisely control scalpels, brushes and tools over a wider area than otherwise possible, and with less fatigue.

8 Mar 2010

Men employed in occupations with potential exposure to sunlight have reduced risk of kidney cancer

According to a new study, men employed in occupations with potential exposure to high levels of sunlight have a reduced risk of kidney cancer compared with men who were less likely to be exposed to sunlight at work.

8 Mar 2010

Study examines how farm-to-school programs have potential to improve children's diets

During the school day, children eat roughly one-third of their nutritional needs while at school. Besides lunch, breakfast and snacks may be served, providing ample opportunities for obesity-prevention strategies by offering more nutritious food.

8 Mar 2010

NSF's Sleep in America poll finds differences in sleep habits and attitudes among ethnic groups

The 2010 Sleep in America poll released today by the National Sleep Foundation reveals significant differences in the sleep habits and attitudes of Asians, Blacks/African-Americans, Hispanics and Whites. It is the first poll to examine sleep among these four ethnic groups.

8 Mar 2010

Apolo Anton Ohno partners with The Century Council to bring the Ask, Listen, Learn program to schools

The most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian in history and star of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Apolo Anton Ohno has partnered with The Century Council and its Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don’t Mix program.

8 Mar 2010

Scientists devise software algorithm to detect medically useful information from whole-blood samples

Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a software algorithm that could enable a common laboratory device to virtually separate a whole-blood sample into its different cell types and detect medically important gene-activity changes specific to any one of those cell types.

8 Mar 2010

Research News and Research

New nutrition product to address effects of Glycation

NICE rejects azacitidine for treatment of MDS in patients ineligible for stem cell transplants

Global Genes Project: World Rare Disease Day 2010, a tremendous success

First Edition: March 8, 2010

Quintiles opens expanded research facility in London

Evaluating asymptomatic diabetics for CHD: Speckle Tracking by Echo ultrasound substudy sponsored

DaVita's presentations at ADC: New developments in the field of CKD, Vascular Access and Home Modalities

DiagnoCure: Global studies confirm clinical utility of PROGENSA PCA3 test

MS Awareness Week: Time for nation to go orange and move it to end MS

UTSA celebrates grand opening of NVI facility in the greater San Antonio region

Survey challenges long-held assumption: Having health insurance is synonymous with having access to health care

Entelos, RegeneMed release iToxFX to screen novel compounds for potential toxicity issues

Necessity of repeat biopsy in suspected prostate cancer: Gen-Probe's PROGENSA PCA3 assay can help determine

Pioneering 'brain-washing' treatment helps reduce disability in babies with haemorrhage

Engineers develop Active Handrest device to help people perform precision tasks with hands

Men employed in occupations with potential exposure to sunlight have reduced risk of kidney cancer

Study examines how farm-to-school programs have potential to improve children's diets

NSF's Sleep in America poll finds differences in sleep habits and attitudes among ethnic groups

Apolo Anton Ohno partners with The Century Council to bring the Ask, Listen, Learn program to schools

Scientists devise software algorithm to detect medically useful information from whole-blood samples

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