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Interventions are needed to make people exercise after cardiac event

Researchers from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University found that one year after 248 individuals completed a 12-week cardiac rehabilitation program following a heart attack, bypass surgery or angioplasty, only 37% exercised three times a week to keep their hearts healthy.

16 Jun 2010

Cartoon moms combat obesity

Two Latina mothers are heroes in the new comic book, Small Changes Big Results from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. Their quest is to create a healthier lifestyle for their children and families and combat obesity.

15 Jun 2010

Helix BioPharma third-quarter revenues increase 20.6%

Helix BioPharma Corp. today announced financial results for the third quarter ended April 30, 2010.

11 Jun 2010

Shenzhen Beike Biotechnology forms joint venture with SiriCell Technologies

Shenzhen Beike Biotechnology Co. Ltd., China's leading stem cell research and regenerative medicine company, announced the formation of Beike Holdings Limited a joint venture with Bangkok-based SiriCell Technologies, Inc. Beike Holdings, which is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, will focus primarily on the establishment of new international subsidiaries and the development of collaborative hospital partnerships with Southeast Asia's leading healthcare providers.

11 Jun 2010

Stress-reducing psychological intervention helps increase quality of life among women with breast cancer

Stress-reducing psychological intervention helps to increase survival and quality of life among women with recurrent breast cancer over the long-term, according to results of a Phase III study published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

9 Jun 2010

Clinical guidelines for UC emergency medicine physicians

Though guidelines for best treatment practices are common, they are only partially effective without standardized, routine exposure to them in clinical practice, according to a study conducted by University of Cincinnati emergency medicine researchers.

9 Jun 2010

New technology involving adipose stem cells may one day cure patients with severe wounds: Researchers

New technology developed by University of Virginia inventors involving adipose stem cells - adult stem cells found in fatty tissue - could one day be used to treat patients with severe wounds and other serious conditions.

8 Jun 2010

Fovea's initiation of Prednisporin Phase 2b clinical testing triggers milestone payment to CombinatoRx

CombinatoRx, Incorporated today announced that it has received a milestone payment from Fovea Pharmaceuticals, a division of Sanofi Aventis, relating to Fovea's initiation of Phase 2b clinical testing of PrednisporinTM (FOV1101) in subjects with persistent allergic conjunctivitis. Prednisporin™ is a CombinatoRx-derived combination drug candidate that was exclusively licensed to Fovea by CombinatoRx.

7 Jun 2010

USP, Ukrainian Centre sign agreement to improve quality of pharmaceuticals worldwide

With the mutual goal of improving the quality of pharmaceuticals worldwide, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention and the Ukraine Scientific Pharmacopoeial Centre for the Quality of Medicines have entered into an agreement to share standards for the quality, purity, strength and identity of medicines.

4 Jun 2010

Latest version of LOINC for electronic health information exchange to be released

As the practice, regulation and reimbursement of health care become more complicated, and as the demand for electronic medical records and health information exchange grows, a universal method of identifying test results and other clinical measurement is essential.

4 Jun 2010

Academic detailing technique may help doctors follow treatment guidelines

Researchers often get frustrated when doctors fail to adopt treatment guidelines backed by the best evidence-based research.

3 Jun 2010

Experts call on EU Parliament to ensure widespread benefits of nanomedicine

Experts from key EU projects united in Brussels at Nanomedicine in Europe today to deliver a strong message to the European Parliament that concerted and coordinated action is needed to ensure the widespread benefits offered by advances in nanomedicine are not squandered.

3 Jun 2010

U.S. Department of Defense OTT initiative to replace scars and defects with healthy, functional tissues

A two-year, $12 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense Office of Technology Transition (OTT) will jumpstart human trials of three innovative research programs that aim to replace scars and defects with healthy, functional tissues, announced officials of the University of Pittsburgh and the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine today at the Institute's Second Annual Open Session, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall, Oakland.

31 May 2010

Uroplasty reports strong sales growth for Macroplastique in fourth-quarter 2010

Uroplasty, Inc., a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets innovative proprietary products to treat voiding dysfunctions, today reported financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter and full year ended March 31, 2010. The results were highlighted by continued strong U.S. sales growth for Macroplastique and a reduction in operating and net loss compared to the prior year.

28 May 2010

G8 summit recommendations: Funding and resources for maternal, child health must be increased

Governments and other organizations must intensify efforts to improve the health of women and children, particularly in the developing world where the lion's share of deaths occur, says Dr. Philip Baker, an internationally renowned medical researcher in obstetrics & gynecology. Baker is the lead author on a G8 positioning paper that included consultations with 20 of the world's leading medical experts on women and children's health.

27 May 2010

Research work holds promise for biological substitute for dental implants

A technique pioneered in the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory of Dr. Jeremy Mao, the Edward V. Zegarelli Professor of Dental Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, can orchestrate stem cells to migrate to a three-dimensional scaffold infused with growth factor, holding the translational potential to yield an anatomically correct tooth in as soon as nine weeks once implanted.

24 May 2010

Promosome signs technology license and partnership agreement with Recopharma AB of Stockholm

Promosome LLC, a biotechnology company uniquely dedicated to the development of technologies related to the regulation of protein synthesis through translation initiation, today announced the signing of a technology license and partnership agreement with Recopharma AB of Stockholm, Sweden. Recopharma is a recognized leader in the research and development of therapeutic recombinant mucin-type fusion proteins.

19 May 2010

Exiqon first-quarter revenue increases 29% to record DKK 20.7M

Reported figures are for the full reporting period unless otherwise stated. Figures for the comparable reporting period last year are stated in parenthesis after realized figures. Comparative numbers in the statement of comprehensive income do not include numbers from discontinued operations. Comparative numbers in the statement of financial position include numbers from the discontinued operations.

19 May 2010

New test to detect HBV receives regulatory approval for use in the European Union

An inexpensive new test for the detection of Hepatitis B virus has been given regulatory approval for use in the European Union. The test, developed with support from the Wellcome Trust, delivers accurate results while-you-wait, enabling doctors to take immediate action on health decisions.

19 May 2010

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center launches REGID

A new nationwide registry will allow researchers to conduct larger, more effective studies of often misdiagnosed disorders that affect thousands of children in the United States.

19 May 2010

Translation News and Research

Interventions are needed to make people exercise after cardiac event

Cartoon moms combat obesity

Helix BioPharma third-quarter revenues increase 20.6%

Shenzhen Beike Biotechnology forms joint venture with SiriCell Technologies

Stress-reducing psychological intervention helps increase quality of life among women with breast cancer

Clinical guidelines for UC emergency medicine physicians

New technology involving adipose stem cells may one day cure patients with severe wounds: Researchers

Fovea's initiation of Prednisporin Phase 2b clinical testing triggers milestone payment to CombinatoRx

USP, Ukrainian Centre sign agreement to improve quality of pharmaceuticals worldwide

Latest version of LOINC for electronic health information exchange to be released

Academic detailing technique may help doctors follow treatment guidelines

Experts call on EU Parliament to ensure widespread benefits of nanomedicine

U.S. Department of Defense OTT initiative to replace scars and defects with healthy, functional tissues

Uroplasty reports strong sales growth for Macroplastique in fourth-quarter 2010

G8 summit recommendations: Funding and resources for maternal, child health must be increased

Research work holds promise for biological substitute for dental implants

Promosome signs technology license and partnership agreement with Recopharma AB of Stockholm

Exiqon first-quarter revenue increases 29% to record DKK 20.7M

New test to detect HBV receives regulatory approval for use in the European Union

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center launches REGID

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