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IMF to stage presentation on multiple myeloma at ASH annual meeting

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF)—supporting research and providing education, advocacy and support for myeloma patients, families, researchers and physicians—today said presentations at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) will cover all stages of multiple myeloma, a major milestone in treating this and related cancers.

4 Dec 2009

New Center for Digestive Care to care for all aspects of digestive disease

The Center for Digestive Care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has been established with a mission to provide high-quality patient care, research and education for all aspects of digestive disease.

4 Dec 2009

Study reveals that majority of all vaccine preventable deaths occur in those 65 and older

Ninety percent of all vaccine preventable deaths occur in those 65 and older, including residents in nursing homes, according to highlighted studies in the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority's 2009 December Patient Safety Advisory.

4 Dec 2009

Study examines trends in long-term health care and utilization of associated support services

American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance and Homewatch CareGivers, the largest, most experienced international provider of home care for people of all ages, teamed up to conduct a study examining trends in long-term health care and the utilization of associated support services.

4 Dec 2009

FDA approves St. Jude Medical's MultiSteering Technology software for optimizing neurostimulation therapy

St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its next-generation MultiSteering Technology software for Rapid Programmer™, a programming platform used to optimize neurostimulation therapy for chronic pain patients.

4 Dec 2009

Santaris Pharma's LNA technology based microRNA-targeted therapy holds promise for HCV

A study published online in this week's Science shows that SPC3649, a breakthrough microRNA-targeted therapy developed by Santaris Pharma A/S using its proprietary Locked Nucleic Acid (LNA) technology, holds promise as a novel treatment for patients infected with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV).

4 Dec 2009

Climate change can cause major impact on global mental health

Leading mental health researchers are warning that some of the most important health consequences of climate change will be on mental health, yet this issue is unlikely to be given much attention at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen next week.

4 Dec 2009

Geisinger Medical Center opens new ‘Vestibular and Balance Center’

Geisinger Medical Center recently opened a new Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery - Vestibular and Balance Center to help patients who are affected by vertigo, dizziness or balance problems.

4 Dec 2009

Opinions: Media coverage of HIV/AIDS; WTO and global health; G8, HIV/AIDS; stopping syringe reuse

In a New Republic/NPR opinion piece, Harold Pollack, an associate professor at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, looks at the media's coverage of World AIDS Day. "Almost six thousand people died of AIDS [Tuesday]. ... That it happened to be World AIDS Day was almost incidental. AIDS was certainly incidental to much of the mainstream media.

4 Dec 2009

Initial positive data from Amira Pharmaceuticals' Phase 1 clinical study of AM461 DP2 antagonist

Amira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today initial positive data from a Phase 1 clinical study of AM461, the Company's second oral selective antagonist of the DP2 (also known as CRTH2) receptor.

3 Dec 2009

NIMS’ Exer-Rest acceleration therapeutic platform granted Canadian Patent

Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems, Inc. announced that the Canadian Patent Office issued Patent number 2,534,302 to NIMS on October 20, 2009. The patent, entitled “Reciprocating Movement Platform for the External Addition of Pulses to the Fluid Channels of a Subject”, relates to the comprehensively researched technology underlying NIMS’ Exer-Rest acceleration therapeutic platform.

3 Dec 2009

GTSI named value-added reseller of the Intel Health Guide RPM solution

GTSI Corp. an enterprise technology solutions and services provider was recently named a value-added reseller to deliver the Intel® Health Guide, a comprehensive, next-generation remote patient monitoring (RPM) solution that combines an in-home patient device, the Intel Health Guide PHS6000, with the Intel® Care Management Suite, an online interface that allows clinicians to monitor patients and remotely manage care.

3 Dec 2009

UK DFID awards CNTD £10M in elimination of elephantiasis initiative

The Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases (CNTD) at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has been awarded £10 million by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) to support endemic countries in tackling lymphatic filariasis (LF) - a crippling disease more commonly known as elephantiasis.

3 Dec 2009

Smoking cessation efforts attracted mixed results in Ohio's Appalachian region

In the Appalachian region of the country — where smoking rates are high, tobacco is often a cash crop and income and education levels are low — a smoking cessation effort led by non-medical professionals was successful in the short term, but quit rates trailed off in the long term.

3 Dec 2009

Lung disease linked to the use of contaminated well water in a CPAP machine

Many people rely on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines as a safe and effective treatment for sleep apnea. But a new case report describes a rare complication—a lingering inflammatory disease of the lungs, apparently related to the use of contaminated well water in a CPAP machine. The report appears in the December Southern Medical Journal, official journal of the Southern Medical Association.

3 Dec 2009

Lunasin may have important health benefits, two new studies report

Two new University of Illinois studies report that lunasin, a soy peptide often discarded in the waste streams of soy-processing plants, may have important health benefits that include fighting leukemia and blocking the inflammation that accompanies such chronic health conditions as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.

3 Dec 2009

More than 80 abstracts highlighting Bristol-Myers Squibb's oncology compound to be presented

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today announced that more than 80 abstracts highlighting compounds from the company’s oncology portfolio will be presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) to be held December 5-8 in New Orleans.

3 Dec 2009

LSI collaborates with United Healthcare to meet the growing demand for spinal procedures

Laser Spine Institute (LSI), the leader in minimally invasive spinal surgery, is pleased to announce a partnership with United Healthcare and affiliates after an extensive six-month negotiation and clinical review process.

3 Dec 2009

SJH and Pharos Innovations team up to enhance care and reduce healthcare costs

According to Stephen F. Jencks, MD, MPH, in a recent New England Journal of Medicine article, America's healthcare crisis is fueled by unnecessary and costly hospitalizations, including re-admissions -- 90% of which are unplanned and at a price-tag of $17.4 billion. To enhance care and combat readmissions, South Jersey Healthcare (SJH), a leading regional healthcare provider in southern New Jersey, has entered a partnership with Pharos Innovations that aims to reduce healthcare costs while improving quality of life for patients.

3 Dec 2009

Research study compares genetic make-up of humans and primates

In spite of their genetic similarity to humans, chimpanzees and great apes have maximum lifespans that rarely exceed 50 years. The difference, explains USC Davis School of Gerontology Professor Caleb Finch, is that as humans evolved genes that enabled them to better adjust to levels of infection and inflammation and to the high cholesterol levels of their meat rich diets.

3 Dec 2009

Chronic News and Research

IMF to stage presentation on multiple myeloma at ASH annual meeting

New Center for Digestive Care to care for all aspects of digestive disease

Study reveals that majority of all vaccine preventable deaths occur in those 65 and older

Study examines trends in long-term health care and utilization of associated support services

FDA approves St. Jude Medical's MultiSteering Technology software for optimizing neurostimulation therapy

Santaris Pharma's LNA technology based microRNA-targeted therapy holds promise for HCV

Climate change can cause major impact on global mental health

Geisinger Medical Center opens new ‘Vestibular and Balance Center’

Opinions: Media coverage of HIV/AIDS; WTO and global health; G8, HIV/AIDS; stopping syringe reuse

Initial positive data from Amira Pharmaceuticals' Phase 1 clinical study of AM461 DP2 antagonist

NIMS’ Exer-Rest acceleration therapeutic platform granted Canadian Patent

GTSI named value-added reseller of the Intel Health Guide RPM solution

UK DFID awards CNTD £10M in elimination of elephantiasis initiative

Smoking cessation efforts attracted mixed results in Ohio's Appalachian region

Lung disease linked to the use of contaminated well water in a CPAP machine

Lunasin may have important health benefits, two new studies report

More than 80 abstracts highlighting Bristol-Myers Squibb's oncology compound to be presented

LSI collaborates with United Healthcare to meet the growing demand for spinal procedures

SJH and Pharos Innovations team up to enhance care and reduce healthcare costs

Research study compares genetic make-up of humans and primates

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