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Previously unknown E. coli strain affects more than 1,500 in Europe; source remains unknown

The WHO on Thursday said "that an unusually lethal strain of E. coli, which has infected more than 1,500 people in Germany, mystified public health officials and threatened to touch off panic in Europe, was a previously unknown variant of the bacteria, raising new concerns about the extent and severity of the contagion," the New York Times reports.

3 Jun 2011

Angiotensin receptor blockers do not increase risk of cancer: FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that a group of medications used to control high blood pressure, called angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), do not increase the risk of developing cancer in patients using the medications.

3 Jun 2011

Climate change can harm indigenous peoples' health

The Canadian Arctic. The Amazonian jungle. The fringes of an African rainforest. These lands are home to some of the most isolated and vulnerable people in the world - the indigenous populations of Canada, Peru and Uganda. Because of their dependence on the land for food and water, indigenous peoples' health is particularly affected by climatic changes. Indeed, they are already seeing dramatic effects due to changing temperatures.

3 Jun 2011

Bruker to showcase record performance achievements of maXis 4G system at ASMS 2011

Bruker, the pioneer of ultrahigh-resolution quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry, today announced a major extension of the successful maXis UHR Qq-TOF technology range, which Bruker will showcase at the ASMS 2011 conference in Denver, Colorado, starting this Sunday, June 5.

3 Jun 2011

Editorial: Food security should be a priority

"Any system that produces enough food for the entire world and yet fails to feed one in seven people, which is subject to rampant speculation and land-grabbing, and where crops and land that could be used to feed people are instead turned into fuel for Hummers, is patently not working," a Guardian editorial says.

3 Jun 2011

Green tea consumption increases number of 'regulatory T cells', prevents autoimmune disease

One of the beneficial compounds found in green tea has a powerful ability to increase the number of "regulatory T cells" that play a key role in immune function and suppression of autoimmune disease, according to new research in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University.

3 Jun 2011

Scientists discover new compound that inhibits bitterness

Although bitterness can sometimes be desirable - such as in the taste of coffee or chocolate - more often bitter taste causes rejection that can interfere with food selection, nutrition and therapeutic compliance. This is especially true for children. Now, scientists from the Monell Center and Integral Molecular describe the discovery of a compound that inhibits bitterness by acting directly on a subset of bitter taste receptors.

3 Jun 2011

Geophagy protects stomach against toxins, parasites and pathogens

Most of us never considered eating the mud pies we made as kids, but for many people all over the world, dining on dirt is nothing out of the ordinary. Now an extensive meta-analysis forthcoming in the June issue of The Quarterly Review of Biology helps explain why.

3 Jun 2011

FDA approves Mylan's ANDA for Venlafaxine HCl ER Capsules to treat depressive, anxiety disorder

Mylan Inc. today announced that its subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Abbreviated New Drug Application for Venlafaxine Hydrochloride Extended-release Capsules, 37.5 mg (base), 75 mg (base) and 150 mg (base), the generic version of Wyeth's Effexor XR Capsules, which are used in the treatment of major depressive disorder and social anxiety disorder.

3 Jun 2011

First Edition: June 2, 2011

Today's health policy headlines cover a gamut of develoments, including reports about the latest Medicare dust up in the ongoing budget negotiations and about oral arguments in the latest round of appellate court action related to health law legal challenges.

2 Jun 2011

Protox reports net and comprehensive loss of $2.2 million for first quarter 2011

Protox Therapeutics Inc., a leader in the development of receptor targeted therapeutic fusion proteins, today announced financial results and achievements for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

2 Jun 2011

Repligen announces completion of RG1068 pre-New Drug Application meeting with U.S. FDA

Repligen Corporation today announced that the Company has concluded a pre-New Drug Application (NDA) meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration related to its lead product candidate, RG1068 for improvement of magnetic resonance imaging of the pancreas.

2 Jun 2011

Teva receives FDA approval to market Eisai's Alzheimer's treatment Aricept Tablets in the U.S.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application to market a generic version of Eisai's Alzheimer's treatment Aricept Tablets, 5 mg and 10 mg. Shipment of this product has commenced.

2 Jun 2011

Exposure to phthalates can cause children's allergy and asthma

Recent controversy over the discovery of clouding agents containing the banned chemical DEHP in beverages has caused public concerns.

2 Jun 2011

Covidien's PCOx mesh receives U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance and European CE Mark approval

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance and the European regulatory authorities have granted the CE Mark to Parietex Optimized Composite mesh.

2 Jun 2011

Daily fruit consumption helps prevent diabetes

Before people develop type 2 diabetes, they almost always have "prediabetes," defined as blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. There are 79 million people in the United States who have prediabetes. Recent research has shown that even during prediabetes both heart and circulatory long-term damage to the body may already be occurring.

2 Jun 2011

E. coli bacterial research articles now available for free on SpringerLink

Springer Science+Business Media is offering all journal articles and book chapters which deal with the E. coli bacteria free of charge on its online information platform.

2 Jun 2011

XTL receives FDA Orphan-drug designation for rHuEPO drug to treat Multiple Myeloma

On May 29, 2011 XTL has announced that its rHuEPO drug which is currently in preparations for phase 2 clinical trial, has been granted an Orphan-drug designation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of Multiple Myeloma blood cancer.

2 Jun 2011

China's SFDA grants production license to TPI anti-diabetic drug Gliclazide

Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co., Inc., a pharmaceutical company that specializes in patented biopharmaceutical medicine, modernized traditional Chinese medicine, branded generics and other pharmaceuticals today announced TPI has received the production license for its anti-diabetic drug Gliclazide Tablets from China's State Food and Drug Administration.

1 Jun 2011

New study: Low-carb, higher-fat diets do not harm vascular health

Overweight and obese people looking to drop some pounds and considering one of the popular low-carbohydrate diets, along with moderate exercise, need not worry that the higher proportion of fat in such a program compared to a low-fat, high-carb diet may harm their arteries, suggests a pair of new studies by heart and vascular researchers at Johns Hopkins.

1 Jun 2011

Food News and Research

Previously unknown E. coli strain affects more than 1,500 in Europe; source remains unknown

Angiotensin receptor blockers do not increase risk of cancer: FDA

Climate change can harm indigenous peoples' health

Bruker to showcase record performance achievements of maXis 4G system at ASMS 2011

Editorial: Food security should be a priority

Green tea consumption increases number of 'regulatory T cells', prevents autoimmune disease

Scientists discover new compound that inhibits bitterness

Geophagy protects stomach against toxins, parasites and pathogens

FDA approves Mylan's ANDA for Venlafaxine HCl ER Capsules to treat depressive, anxiety disorder

First Edition: June 2, 2011

Protox reports net and comprehensive loss of $2.2 million for first quarter 2011

Repligen announces completion of RG1068 pre-New Drug Application meeting with U.S. FDA

Teva receives FDA approval to market Eisai's Alzheimer's treatment Aricept Tablets in the U.S.

Exposure to phthalates can cause children's allergy and asthma

Covidien's PCOx mesh receives U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance and European CE Mark approval

Daily fruit consumption helps prevent diabetes

E. coli bacterial research articles now available for free on SpringerLink

XTL receives FDA Orphan-drug designation for rHuEPO drug to treat Multiple Myeloma

China's SFDA grants production license to TPI anti-diabetic drug Gliclazide

New study: Low-carb, higher-fat diets do not harm vascular health

Enhancing confidence in chemical ionization spectrometry data eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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