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NIPTE to develop educational programs on leading edge pharmaceutical technology for FDA reviewers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology and Education, Inc. (NIPTE) a $652,000 two-year contract to develop and deliver a professional development program to help to ensure that FDA reviewers are current in state-of-the-art pharmaceutical manufacturing and technology.

25 Nov 2009

Tennessee Biotechnology Association to host workshop on biotechnology industry

The Tennessee Biotechnology Association and its Graduate Alliance are jointly hosting an afternoon of biotech, business, and law on December 7th, 2009. This event will be held at Belmont University with a reception at 5pm sponsored by i3 Research.

25 Nov 2009

Evidence-based clinical research should not be influenced by political considerations, says ACP

The American College of Physicians (ACP), representing 129,000 internal medicine physicians and medical student members, believes that it is essential that research on the effectiveness and comparative effectiveness of different medical treatments not be influenced by political considerations.

25 Nov 2009

Study may pave way for potential drug targets in lung cancer treatment

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the Boston University Biomedical Engineering Department have identified a number of proteins whose activation allows them to distinguish between cancer and normal cells with almost 97 percent accuracy.

25 Nov 2009

Exercise and education program reduces disability and improves physical function after back surgery

Patients who have undergone a single-level lumbar microdiskectomy for lumbar disk herniation experienced significant improvement in physical function following an intensive, progressive physical therapist guided exercise and education program, according to a research report published in the November issue of Physical Therapy (PTJ), the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).

25 Nov 2009

Pilot clinical study results of laser treatment for toenail fungus presented

PinPointe USA, Inc., a privately held emerging medical technology company which introduced the breakthrough PinPointe FootLaser treatment for toenail fungus in Europe, today announced that Dr. Brian McDowell presented the results of his pilot clinical study “Laser Treatment for Toenail Fungus” (Harris, McDowell and Strisower, Proc. SPIE 7161A, 2009) at the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists Annual Conference 2009 at Harrogate International Centre on November 19.

25 Nov 2009

Researchers uncover atomic-level action of ring-shaped protein motors

The atomic-level action of a remarkable class of ring-shaped protein motors has been uncovered by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) using a state-of-the-art protein crystallography beamline at the Advanced Light Source (ALS).

25 Nov 2009

Emerging cancer vaccines: Forecasts, new developments and pipeline analysis

The H1N1 vaccine has spurred media interest in vaccines, as well as predictions of vaccines for a host of new diseases. According to Kalorama Information, certain cancers may be added to the list of diseases for which vaccinations will be employed.

25 Nov 2009

Study provides first direct evidence of cigarette smoke's role in cardiac allograft rejection

A study conducted at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore provides the first direct evidence that cigarette smoke exposure prior to a heart transplant in either the donor, recipient, or both, accelerates the death of a transplanted heart.

25 Nov 2009

Myasthenia Gravis Alliance receives Global Pharmaceuticals grant to further research and awareness

Global Pharmaceuticals, the generic products division of Impax Laboratories, Inc., today announced their cooperation in awarding a modest grant to Myasthenia Gravis Alliance, also known as Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of Greater New York, Inc., a 501(3)(c) non profit membership corporation, incorporated in the State of New York.

25 Nov 2009

Congress brings oral health into conversation to improve nation's overall health

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation commends Congress for its recognition of the urgent need to comprehensively and substantially strengthen oral health care for our most vulnerable children.

25 Nov 2009

Study: GSTP gene protects against bowel cancer

CANCER RESEARCH UK scientists have shown that deleting a single gene can increase the average number of tumours in the bowel by 50-fold, according to research published in PNAS today.

25 Nov 2009

Alpha-fetoprotein, a well-tolerated agent for treatment and prevention of breast cancer

Researchers have found that hormones produced during pregnancy induce a protein that directly inhibits the growth of breast cancer. This protein, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), may serve as a viable, well-tolerated agent for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer, according to findings published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

25 Nov 2009

Pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies test medicines and vaccines to treat HIV/AIDS

America's pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies are testing 97 medicines and vaccines to treat or prevent HIV/AIDS and related conditions, according to a new report released today by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).

25 Nov 2009

IQWiG calls for mandatory registration and publication of all clinical trial results

Today the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) is calling for registration and publication of the results of all clinical trials to be made obligatory.

25 Nov 2009

Researchers develop new device to detect skin cancer

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev are developing a new device that detects cancerous skin tumors, including melanomas that aren't visible to the naked eye.

25 Nov 2009

Community-based program proves to be successful in reducing skin infections in Australian aboriginal children

A community-based program aimed at reducing the burden of skin disease across remote communities in Australia's Northern Territory has been successful according to a study published November 24 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.

25 Nov 2009

MedLink International announces its participation in Health Information Technology Extension Program

MedLink International, Inc. (OTCBB: MLKNA) announced today that it will participate in the Health Information Technology Extension Program. The extension program consists of Regional Extension Centers and a national Health Information Technology Research Center (HITRC).

25 Nov 2009

Springer and ACMT collaborate to publish ‘Journal of Medical Toxicology’

Springer and the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) have signed an agreement to collaborate on the publication of the Journal of Medical Toxicology (JMT), the official journal of the ACMT, beginning in March 2010. It was previously published by the University of Pennsylvania Press.

25 Nov 2009

Bioniche Life Sciences announces the issuance of MCC patents in Japan

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc., a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, today announced the issuance of a number of patents in Japan for its proprietary Mycobacterial Cell Wall-DNA Complex (MCC) composition.

25 Nov 2009

Research News and Research

NIPTE to develop educational programs on leading edge pharmaceutical technology for FDA reviewers

Tennessee Biotechnology Association to host workshop on biotechnology industry

Evidence-based clinical research should not be influenced by political considerations, says ACP

Study may pave way for potential drug targets in lung cancer treatment

Exercise and education program reduces disability and improves physical function after back surgery

Pilot clinical study results of laser treatment for toenail fungus presented

Researchers uncover atomic-level action of ring-shaped protein motors

Emerging cancer vaccines: Forecasts, new developments and pipeline analysis

Study provides first direct evidence of cigarette smoke's role in cardiac allograft rejection

Myasthenia Gravis Alliance receives Global Pharmaceuticals grant to further research and awareness

Congress brings oral health into conversation to improve nation's overall health

Study: GSTP gene protects against bowel cancer

Alpha-fetoprotein, a well-tolerated agent for treatment and prevention of breast cancer

Pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies test medicines and vaccines to treat HIV/AIDS

IQWiG calls for mandatory registration and publication of all clinical trial results

Researchers develop new device to detect skin cancer

Community-based program proves to be successful in reducing skin infections in Australian aboriginal children

MedLink International announces its participation in Health Information Technology Extension Program

Springer and ACMT collaborate to publish ‘Journal of Medical Toxicology’

Bioniche Life Sciences announces the issuance of MCC patents in Japan

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