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PAREXEL, Bristol-Myers Squibb establish strategic partnership in clinical development

PAREXEL International Corporation, a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, today announced that Bristol-Myers Squibb, a global biopharmaceutical company, has established a strategic partnership with PAREXEL to enable greater effectiveness in clinical development.

From Parexel 14 Jun 2010

UCB announces availability of Vimpat oral solution formulation

UCB today announced the availability of an oral solution formulation of Vimpat- (lacosamide) C-V, an antiepileptic drug (AED) for add-on treatment of partial-onset seizures in people with epilepsy age 17 years and older. Vimpat 10 mg/mL solution is now available in U.S. pharmacies.

14 Jun 2010

Ingen Technologies' new SMART Nasal Cannula unveiled at Alpha-1 19th National Education Conference

Ingen Technologies, Inc., a medical device manufacturer with an emerging new medical product line for the respiratory market worth an estimated $4 billion in the U.S. and $8 billion globally, unveiled their new SMART Nasal Cannula in Orlando-Florida last week at the Alpha-1 19th Annual National Education Conference.

14 Jun 2010

Healthcore Media launches dynamic, educational and community-oriented health website

Healthcore Media, LLC has launched http://www.onehealth.com, a dynamic, educational and community-oriented health website that is quickly taking center stage among health portals. Chronic illnesses are at an all-time high, and unbiased medical information and supportive connections with others are taking top priority across the world. One Health has answered the call.

14 Jun 2010

New research evaluating substantial disease burden of PNH presented at European Hematology Association

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced new research evaluating the substantial disease burden of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, an ultra-rare blood disorder, in patients worldwide. The International PNH Registry, involving 580 patients from 99 sites in 14 countries as of May 2010, found that the debilitating symptoms and life-threatening complications of PNH are similar across patient populations around the world.

14 Jun 2010

Parents are little aware of concussion risks and support school policies to minimize them: Poll

With growing media attention to concussions among athletes young and old, and recent actions of the National Football League to reduce dangers from multiple concussions among its players, the spotlight is now on what schools are doing to protect their student-athletes. Do parents feel that their kids are safe, and do parents agree with school policies?

14 Jun 2010

IMF concludes first-of-its-kind inaugural Myeloma Summit

The International Myeloma Foundation, the oldest and largest foundation dedicated to improving the life and care of myeloma patients, has concluded the first-of-its-kind inaugural Myeloma Summit meeting - nearly 70 of the world's leading experts in myeloma and related blood cancers charting the future of myeloma treatment and care.

14 Jun 2010

McDermott's Health Industry Advisory Practice Group recognized as Health Team of the Year

McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the Firm's Health Industry Advisory Practice Group was honored as the "Health Team of the Year" during the Chambers USA Awards in New York on June 10, 2010. This is the first time an award in this category has been given on a national basis by Chambers, and McDermott was selected over four other finalist firms.

14 Jun 2010

New book provides perspective on contributions made by nurses

The quiet actions of unsung heroes from the rainforest of Guatemala to the city streets of Harlem will be celebrated during the 2010 International Year of the Nurse in the new book, Giving through Teaching: How Nurse Educators are Changing the World (Springer Publishing).

14 Jun 2010

Evidence-based review of TBI in sport

Experts from Johns Hopkins Medicine hosted a press conference following a continuing medical education program on the epidemiology of head injury in professional football. The program was an evidence-based review of traumatic brain injury in the sport.

14 Jun 2010

Study finds survival disparities among patients with colorectal cancer

Disparities in cancer stage and treatment are the main reasons why Medicaid-insured and uninsured rectal cancer patients are twice as likely to die within five years as privately insured patients. That is the conclusion of a new study published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. Because poorer survival among rectal cancer patients without private insurance is largely attributable to later cancer stage at diagnosis and inadequate treatment, disparities may be lessened through health care reform.

14 Jun 2010

Consortium formed to improve community disaster readiness and recovery through research programs

Leading Gulf Coast medical centers, universities and public health institutions from Miami to Houston have united to form a consortium to improve community disaster readiness and recovery through research programs targeting health disparities, disaster preparedness and environmental health.

14 Jun 2010

JHUSON's Applied Health Informatics Program now opened for healthcare professionals

A Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing post-baccalaureate Applied Health Informatics Program now open to applicants provides career-enhancing technology education to all healthcare professionals.

14 Jun 2010

Medicare, uninsured, elderly and critically ill patients use ambulances for transport to ER: Study

Patients with Medicare or Medicaid, the uninsured, the elderly and the critically ill are the heaviest users of ambulances for transport to the emergency department, making them most vulnerable during periods of ambulance diversion. The results of a study of more than 30,000 patients taken to emergency departments by ambulance were published online Friday in Annals of Emergency Medicine ("At-Risk Populations and the Critically Ill Rely Disproportionately on Ambulance Transport to Emergency Departments").

14 Jun 2010

National MS Society commits over $2.4M to support 7 CCSVI research projects

Over $2.4 million has been committed by the National MS Society (USA) and the MS Society of Canada to support 7 new research projects focusing on the role of CCSVI in MS.

14 Jun 2010

Internal Medicine board sanctions doctors for cheating on certification tests; APA to issue conflict-of-interest guidelines

The American Board of Internal Medicine has sanctioned 139 doctors for cheating on exams it uses for board certifications, CQ HealthBeat reports. "The board also sued a test prep firm, as well as a handful of doctors viewed as the worst offenders, in federal court." The board alleges that the company encouraged doctors to memorize questions on the board exams and then to e-mail them to the test prep firm after (Norman, 6/10).

14 Jun 2010

Ontario Shores creates new public website to better serve needs of users

Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) is creating a new public website intended to better serve the needs of users and provide opportunities to engage in online dialogue with a variety of stakeholders.

14 Jun 2010

New SACS Instrument launched to assess and classify peristomal skin lesions

A new evidence-based instrument to assess and classify peristomal skin lesions was launched at the 2010 Joint Conference of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society and World Council of Enterostomal Therapists. The instrument, known as the SACS Instrument, represents the first content-validated instrument to objectively assess and classify peristomal lesions by type and location in relation to an individual's stoma.

14 Jun 2010

Blood flow interruption during renal surgery can increase risk of chronic kidney disease

Interrupting the blood flow for more than 20 to 25 minutes during kidney cancer (http://www.mayoclinic.org/kidney-cancer/research.html) surgery leads to a greater risk for patients developing chronic kidney disease, a Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic collaborative research team has found. The study was published today in the journal, European Urology.

14 Jun 2010

TWI launches new educational module to understand role of biofilms in chronic wound infections

The Wound Institute today announced the launch of a new educational module "Exploring Biofilms," an accredited, online course designed to help practicing wound care specialists better understand the role that biofilms play in chronic wound infections.

14 Jun 2010

Education News and Research

PAREXEL, Bristol-Myers Squibb establish strategic partnership in clinical development

UCB announces availability of Vimpat oral solution formulation

Ingen Technologies' new SMART Nasal Cannula unveiled at Alpha-1 19th National Education Conference

Healthcore Media launches dynamic, educational and community-oriented health website

New research evaluating substantial disease burden of PNH presented at European Hematology Association

Parents are little aware of concussion risks and support school policies to minimize them: Poll

IMF concludes first-of-its-kind inaugural Myeloma Summit

McDermott's Health Industry Advisory Practice Group recognized as Health Team of the Year

New book provides perspective on contributions made by nurses

Evidence-based review of TBI in sport

Study finds survival disparities among patients with colorectal cancer

Consortium formed to improve community disaster readiness and recovery through research programs

JHUSON's Applied Health Informatics Program now opened for healthcare professionals

Medicare, uninsured, elderly and critically ill patients use ambulances for transport to ER: Study

National MS Society commits over $2.4M to support 7 CCSVI research projects

Internal Medicine board sanctions doctors for cheating on certification tests; APA to issue conflict-of-interest guidelines

Ontario Shores creates new public website to better serve needs of users

New SACS Instrument launched to assess and classify peristomal skin lesions

Blood flow interruption during renal surgery can increase risk of chronic kidney disease

TWI launches new educational module to understand role of biofilms in chronic wound infections

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