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Study shows how deadly Candida albicans might be rendered harmless

Candida albicans is a double agent: In most of us, it lives peacefully, but for people whose immune systems are compromised by HIV or other severe illnesses, it is frequently deadly. Now a new study from Johns Hopkins and Harvard Medical School shows how targeting a specific fungal component might turn the fungus from a lion back into a kitten.

25 Sep 2013

Quartette tablets now available in U.S. for prevention of pregnancy

Teva Women's Health, a U.S. subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., today announced that the recently approved Quartette (levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl estradiol) tablets are now available via prescription in the U.S. for the prevention of pregnancy.

24 Sep 2013

NeoTract treats first patient in US with UroLift System

NeoTract, Inc., today announced that the first patient in the United States has been treated with its commercial UroLift System, the first permanent implant to treat symptoms due to urinary outflow obstruction secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia in men 50 years of age or older.

24 Sep 2013

First Edition: September 24, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about Senate action on the effort to defund the health law as well as a scheduled appearance by former President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama to kick off the roll out of a key part of the overhaul.

24 Sep 2013

Changes in national diets linked to dramatic rise in AD prevalence in Japan and developing countries

In a paper just published electronically in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, dramatic increases in Alzheimer's disease in Japan and significant increases in developing countries are linked to changes in national diets.

24 Sep 2013

Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly present post-hoc analysis data from linagliptin clinical trials at EASD 2013

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company today announced results from two post-hoc, pooled analyses of data from placebo-controlled clinical trials, which examined the safety of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor linagliptin in adults with type 2 diabetes.

24 Sep 2013

Communities may want to look beyond fast food outlets to greater retail environment

When it comes to addressing the obesity epidemic, fast food restaurants are a favorite target, with some communities, such as the city of Los Angeles, going so far as to ban the construction of new, standalone fast food restaurants in neighborhoods with a high density of fast food restaurants that are also plagued by a high obesity rate.

24 Sep 2013

Alefacept drug shows encouraging results in phase 2 trial for type 1 diabetes

A drug formerly used to treat the skin disorder psoriasis has shown encouraging results in a phase 2 trial to assess its effectiveness in treating type 1 diabetes, according to new research published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

24 Sep 2013

EcoHealth Alliance to study land use alteration in disease emergence, climate change in Asia

EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit organization that focuses on local conservation and global health issues, announced the award of a three-year, $2 million award to address land use alteration as a significant driver of both disease emergence and climate change in Asia.

24 Sep 2013

FDA approves revised labeling for Sapien Transcatheter Heart Valve

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved revised labeling for the Sapien Transcatheter Heart Valve, making the device available to an expanded group of patients who have inoperable aortic valve stenosis, a disease of the heart valves that causes narrowing of the aortic valve, restricting blood flow from the heart.

24 Sep 2013

Rice University researchers come up with touch-to-access security for implanted devices

Pacemakers, insulin pumps, defibrillators and other implantable medical devices often have wireless capabilities that allow emergency workers to monitor patients. But these devices have a potential downside: They can be hacked.

24 Sep 2013

FDA's final guidance outlines tailored approach to mobile medical apps

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued final guidance for developers of mobile medical applications, or apps, which are software programs that run on mobile communication devices and perform the same functions as traditional medical devices. The guidance outlines the FDA's tailored approach to mobile apps.

24 Sep 2013

Addition of walnuts to diet can protect against diabetes and heart disease in at-risk individuals

Medical researchers from the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center in Connecticut have found evidence suggestive that adding walnuts to one's diet can protect against diabetes and heart disease in at-risk individuals.

24 Sep 2013

Clean water and growth of children: an interview with Dr Alan Dangour

Growth in children is known to be directly affected by two critical factors: food intake and incidence of disease. It is known that access to good quality water, improved sanitation and enhanced hygiene (WASH) practices lead to decreased levels of infectious disease in children. We were interested to know whether this decline in disease would lead to improvements in child growth.

23 Sep 2013

FDA approves STELARA (Ustekinumab) for treatment of active psoriatic arthritis

Janssen Biotech, Inc., announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved STELARA® (ustekinumab) alone or in combination with methotrexate for the treatment of adult patients (18 years or older) with active psoriatic arthritis.

23 Sep 2013

Advamed 2013 conference to focus on global opportunities and challenges in medical technology industry

AdvaMed 2013: The MedTech Conference begins today at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. with a major emphasis on the opportunities and challenges facing the medical technology industry in an increasingly global marketplace.

23 Sep 2013

Apple impregnated with tangerine juice reduces risk of cardiovascular disease in obese children

Researchers at the Universitat de València, Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Doctor Peset University Hospital and the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology of CSIC have designed and tested the effectiveness of a new apple snack impregnated with tangerine juice that reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in obese children and improves their physiological well-being.

23 Sep 2013

Food News and Research

Study shows how deadly Candida albicans might be rendered harmless

Quartette tablets now available in U.S. for prevention of pregnancy

NeoTract treats first patient in US with UroLift System

First Edition: September 24, 2013

Changes in national diets linked to dramatic rise in AD prevalence in Japan and developing countries

Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly present post-hoc analysis data from linagliptin clinical trials at EASD 2013

Communities may want to look beyond fast food outlets to greater retail environment

Alefacept drug shows encouraging results in phase 2 trial for type 1 diabetes

EcoHealth Alliance to study land use alteration in disease emergence, climate change in Asia

FDA approves revised labeling for Sapien Transcatheter Heart Valve

Rice University researchers come up with touch-to-access security for implanted devices

FDA's final guidance outlines tailored approach to mobile medical apps

Addition of walnuts to diet can protect against diabetes and heart disease in at-risk individuals

Clean water and growth of children: an interview with Dr Alan Dangour

FDA approves STELARA (Ustekinumab) for treatment of active psoriatic arthritis

Advamed 2013 conference to focus on global opportunities and challenges in medical technology industry

Apple impregnated with tangerine juice reduces risk of cardiovascular disease in obese children

New research chair established to develop innovative strategies for Alzheimer's disease

Odour of newborns activates neural reward circuit in mothers, elicits maternal care functions

Research provides answers to issues related to human pathogens in mushroom growth substrate

Understanding cultivated meat and its global potential eBook

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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