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Press conference highlights emerging treatments in pancreatic cancer

As part of the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, Thompson will moderate a press conference on emerging treatments in pancreatic cancer on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, in Room 202 of the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Mass., from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET.

18 Nov 2009

Tips to control food intake

If you feel like you're in a losing battle with a triple-chocolate cake, a "mental budget" can help, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

18 Nov 2009

Almost half of the women in the UK suffer from lack of vitamin A, find scientists

Almost half of UK women could be suffering from a lack of vitamin A due to a previously undiscovered genetic variation, scientists at Newcastle University have found.

18 Nov 2009

New encapsulated system may enable doctors to deliver anti-cancer drugs directly to tumors

An encapsulation breakthrough by researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology may enable doctors to deliver anti-cancer drugs directly to tumors over extended periods of time, while preventing the systemic side effects of chemotherapy and other current cancer treatments.

18 Nov 2009

Majority of Canadians' diets have high salt content

Canadians know that too much salt isn't good for their diets, but half still continue to shake it on, according to a new study by University of Alberta researchers.

18 Nov 2009

Novel device may reduce ischemic stroke damage

Stroke researchers at the Methodist Neurological Institute in Houston are the only ones in Texas to offer a novel device that might extend the acute stroke treatment window from three hours to 24.

18 Nov 2009

FDA approves Qutenza, a pain relief product for patients who suffer from PHN

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the approval of Qutenza (capsaicin) 8% patch, a medicated skin patch that relieves the pain of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), a serious complication that can occur after a bout with shingles.

18 Nov 2009

FDA approval to market KRYPTONITE Bone Cement received

Doctors Research Group, Inc. announced today that it has received 510(k) approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market KRYPTONITE(TM) Bone Cement for cranioplasty applications.

18 Nov 2009

FDA, Everyday Health expand public health information initiative

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Everyday Health today announced a collaboration that will expand the delivery of the agency's vital consumer health information to the 30 million unique users who visit Everyday Health each month. This joint effort reflects FDA's emphasis on using innovative, technology-based strategies to carry out its mission of protecting and promoting the public health.

18 Nov 2009

Tips on how to prevent household members from getting sick during flu season

someone at home who has H1N1 (swine) flu, it is important for you to prevent other people in the house from getting sick, according to Gary Kalkut, MD, MPH, Senior Vice-President, Chief Medical Officer of Montefiore Medical Center.

18 Nov 2009

Health, policy experts gather for 3-day conference on family planning

By offering family planning services to people seeking HIV/AIDS information and treatment, Africa's population growth rate could be curbed by 2.5 percent, health experts said Monday during an international family health conference in Kampala, Uganda, Agence France-Presse reports (11/16).

18 Nov 2009

FAO head 'not satisfied' with omission of hunger eradication deadline from summit declaration

Jacques Diouf, head of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), "is not satisfied" that the World Summit on Food Security's final declaration excludes "exact targets to reduce hunger," the BBC reports.

17 Nov 2009

Oncolytics Biotech's REOLYSIN combined with paclitaxel and carboplatin well tolerated for advanced cancers

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. today announced updated results from a Phase I/II U.K. trial (REO 011) of REOLYSIN(R) combined with paclitaxel/carboplatin for patients with advanced cancers in a poster presentation at the 2009 AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics conference being held in Boston, Massachusetts.

17 Nov 2009

Neuralstem provides financial and business updates for third-quarter 2009

Neuralstem, Inc. today provided a financial and business update for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

17 Nov 2009

China Sky One Medical reports financial results for third-quarter 2009

China Sky One Medical, Inc., a leading fully integrated pharmaceutical company in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced record financial results for the third quarter of 2009.

17 Nov 2009

American Biotech Labs' ASAP Antibacterial Silver Gel receives FDA 510(k) medical device clearance

American Biotech Labs, LLC (ABL), developer of a new class of products based on the company's patented nano-catalytic SilverSol Technology(R), today announced that the company has obtained clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its ASAP Antibacterial Silver Wound Dressing Gel as a prescription 510(k) medical device throughout the United States. Clifton Mining Company is a major shareholder in American Biotech Labs.

17 Nov 2009

AAPHP: E-cigarettes are not wildly dangerous alternatives as they have been portrayed

In July of this year, the Food and Drug Administration released a study that condemned electronic cigarettes as an unsafe alternative for smokers, but not all physicians are convinced that the study was accurate or even completely transparent to the tax payers that fund them.

17 Nov 2009

Perceptual Control Theory may soon revolutionize psychological and social sciences

Just as 400 years ago a correct explanation of the solar system set the stage for major progress in the physical sciences, so today a correct explanation of control is setting the stage for major progress in the life sciences.

17 Nov 2009

Power of prevention in women's hands: NYC scales up access to the second-generation female condom

African Services Committee is praising New York City's Department of Health, for showing national leadership in putting the second-generation female condom into the hands of women living with or at risk of HIV/AIDS infection.

17 Nov 2009

WHO urged to establish a schedule to phase out the use of dental mercury fillings as soon as possible

Today, at an expert meeting on the future use of dental fillings, a letter signed by over 70 non-governmental organisations from around the world was presented, calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to establish a schedule to phase out the use of dental mercury fillings as soon as possible.

17 Nov 2009

Food News and Research

Press conference highlights emerging treatments in pancreatic cancer

Tips to control food intake

Almost half of the women in the UK suffer from lack of vitamin A, find scientists

New encapsulated system may enable doctors to deliver anti-cancer drugs directly to tumors

Majority of Canadians' diets have high salt content

Novel device may reduce ischemic stroke damage

FDA approves Qutenza, a pain relief product for patients who suffer from PHN

FDA approval to market KRYPTONITE Bone Cement received

FDA, Everyday Health expand public health information initiative

Tips on how to prevent household members from getting sick during flu season

Health, policy experts gather for 3-day conference on family planning

FAO head 'not satisfied' with omission of hunger eradication deadline from summit declaration

Oncolytics Biotech's REOLYSIN combined with paclitaxel and carboplatin well tolerated for advanced cancers

Neuralstem provides financial and business updates for third-quarter 2009

China Sky One Medical reports financial results for third-quarter 2009

American Biotech Labs' ASAP Antibacterial Silver Gel receives FDA 510(k) medical device clearance

AAPHP: E-cigarettes are not wildly dangerous alternatives as they have been portrayed

Perceptual Control Theory may soon revolutionize psychological and social sciences

Power of prevention in women's hands: NYC scales up access to the second-generation female condom

WHO urged to establish a schedule to phase out the use of dental mercury fillings as soon as possible

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