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Researchers discover new pathway for treating allergic diseases

A collaboration among researchers in Israel and the United States has resulted in the discovery of a new pathway that has broad implications for treating allergic diseases - particularly eosinophil-associated disorders.

12 Nov 2013

Issa issues another subpoena about health law website -- his target: Top White House tech officer

So far, the White House has resisted congressional Republican efforts to speak with chief technology officer Todd Park about the roll-out of healthcare.gov.

12 Nov 2013

'Crunch time' for Obama on health law; the problems with that apology; young people feeling the sting of higher prices

But today, it's Obama in the spotlight. A president famous for his unflappability, he is now struggling to square assurances that he is on top of the problems confronting his administration with assertions that he was unaware of the problems as they were developing.

12 Nov 2013

Broom offers tips to help children cope with parent's deployment

While in the Navy, Broom regularly saw children of deployed parents in military pediatric offices. His biggest take away message from that experience is that families who are most successful at navigating deployment are those who plan and communicate.

12 Nov 2013

Case Western researchers develop robotic catheter to improve treatment of arterial fibrillation

In a matter of years, a doctor may see real-time images of a patient's beating heart and steer a robotic catheter through its chambers using the push and pull of magnetic fields while the patient lies inside a magnetic resonance imager.

11 Nov 2013

New biosensor could help doctors devise new ways to minimize brain damage during heart surgery

Johns Hopkins engineers and cardiology experts have teamed up to develop a fingernail-sized biosensor that could alert doctors when serious brain injury occurs during heart surgery. By doing so, the device could help doctors devise new ways to minimize brain damage or begin treatment more quickly.

11 Nov 2013

School-year bedtimes impact teens’ academic, social and emotional development

Teenagers who go to bed late during the school year are more prone to academic and emotional difficulties in the long run, compared to their earlier-to-bed counterparts, according to a new study from the University of California, Berkeley.

11 Nov 2013

INTEGRA launches new PIPETBOY acu 2 serological pipettor

Building upon over 30 years of unmatched quality and hundreds of thousands of instruments in use worldwide - INTEGRA announces the launch of the new PIPETBOY acu 2 serological pipettor.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 11 Nov 2013

Cardioinsight completes long-term strategic financing to conclude multi-center clinical studies in Europe

CardioInsight Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of non-invasive electrocardiographic mapping technology, announced today that it has completed a long-term strategic financing that provides the Company with an initial investment of $15 million.

11 Nov 2013

Generating an alternative to IVIG therapy: an interview with Professor Richard Pleass, LSTM

IVIG is a hugely successful biological with FDA approval for treating idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), Kawasaki disease, Guillain-Barré syndrome, Graves ophthalmopathy and numerous polyneuropathies.

11 Nov 2013

First Edition: November 11, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about how Republicans are positioning themselves to capitalize on the health law's implementation difficulties in the upcoming election season.

11 Nov 2013

Experts join forces to address the future of stem cell research in Australia

Australian stem cell experts are joining forces to address the future of stem cell research in Australia and the critical gap in taking innovative stem cell therapies to patients.

11 Nov 2013

Cycling champion Cadel Evans takes part in cutting edge cardiopulmonary research

As the first Australian to win the Tour de France, cycling champion Cadel Evans has already pedalled his way into our hearts. Now he is taking part in world-leading cardiopulmonary research – by pedalling inside an MRI scanner.

11 Nov 2013

UAB surgical team performs first surgery using VIPAAR and Google Glass

A University of Alabama at Birmingham surgical team has performed the first surgery using a virtual augmented reality technology called VIPAAR in conjunction with Google Glass, a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display. The combination of the two technologies could be an important step toward the development of useful, practical telemedicine.

11 Nov 2013

Viewpoints: Campaigning won't help solve health care problems; health law sought 'sturdier safety net;' court's decision on contraception benefit 'goes wrong way'

The Obamacare Web site doesn't work. Hundreds of thousands of insured Americans are seeing their plans summarily terminated. Millions more face the same prospect next year. Confronted with a crisis of governance, how does President Obama respond? He campaigns (Charles Krauthammer, 11/7).

11 Nov 2013

BioInvent International receives US patent for drug discovery technology F.I.R.S.T.

BioInvent International AB today announces that it has been granted a US patent for its antibody and concomitant target discovery technology F.I.R.S.T.

11 Nov 2013

Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute buys first Renaissance system

Mazor Robotics Ltd., the developer of Renaissance, an innovative surgical guidance system and its complementary products, announced today that Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute, located in Ft. Pierce, FL, has purchased its first Renaissance system.

11 Nov 2013

ChinaSoft inks agreement with CITIC 21CN on Pharmaceutical Information Sharing Program

ChinaSoft International Limited, announced that it has signed a strategic agreement with CITIC 21CN Company Limited on the Pharmaceutical Information Sharing Program.

11 Nov 2013

Teens with late bedtimes may have lower academic performance, risk for later emotional distress

Teens with late bedtimes during the school year and schooldays that start early have lower academic performance and are at risk for later emotional distress. A new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health provides further evidence for a growing body of research that supports a movement to delay school start times for adolescents.

11 Nov 2013

ReShape Duo Intragastric Balloon treatment for weight loss meets primary efficacy endpoints

ReShape Medical, Inc. today announced that its REDUCE Trial for the ReShape Duo Intragastric Balloon, a non-surgical treatment for weight loss, has met its primary efficacy endpoints.

11 Nov 2013

Technology News and Research

Researchers discover new pathway for treating allergic diseases

Issa issues another subpoena about health law website -- his target: Top White House tech officer

'Crunch time' for Obama on health law; the problems with that apology; young people feeling the sting of higher prices

Broom offers tips to help children cope with parent's deployment

Case Western researchers develop robotic catheter to improve treatment of arterial fibrillation

New biosensor could help doctors devise new ways to minimize brain damage during heart surgery

School-year bedtimes impact teens’ academic, social and emotional development

INTEGRA launches new PIPETBOY acu 2 serological pipettor

Cardioinsight completes long-term strategic financing to conclude multi-center clinical studies in Europe

Generating an alternative to IVIG therapy: an interview with Professor Richard Pleass, LSTM

First Edition: November 11, 2013

Experts join forces to address the future of stem cell research in Australia

Cycling champion Cadel Evans takes part in cutting edge cardiopulmonary research

UAB surgical team performs first surgery using VIPAAR and Google Glass

Viewpoints: Campaigning won't help solve health care problems; health law sought 'sturdier safety net;' court's decision on contraception benefit 'goes wrong way'

BioInvent International receives US patent for drug discovery technology F.I.R.S.T.

Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute buys first Renaissance system

ChinaSoft inks agreement with CITIC 21CN on Pharmaceutical Information Sharing Program

Teens with late bedtimes may have lower academic performance, risk for later emotional distress

ReShape Duo Intragastric Balloon treatment for weight loss meets primary efficacy endpoints

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