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Experts to present stem cell therapies for neurological disorders at Cedars-Sinai conference

Experts from stem cell programs at respected research centers around the country will present information at an April 30 conference on stem cell therapy for neurological disorders, hosted by the Department of Neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in collaboration with the Genetics Policy Institute of Wellington, Fla.

29 Apr 2011

Study explores link between alexithymia and auto-immune disease

This paper, which explores the link between the inability to express emotions and an auto-immune disease, failed to find any statistical significant associations.

29 Apr 2011

New PET imaging clinical trial to improve early esophageal, lung cancer detection

Can a simple imaging test help predict the success of cancer treatment, even before the treatment is complete? To begin to answer this question, a new National Cancer Institute-funded clinical trial is using a novel PET imaging technique that could improve the early detection of tumor growth during treatment for esophageal and lung cancer.

29 Apr 2011

New innovative pilot project to combat surgical infections

Roughly one out of every 24 patients undergoing surgery acquires a surgical site infection. With 40 million operations performed in the U.S. each year, between 800,000 and 2 million individuals contract these infections annually.

29 Apr 2011

State roundup: Mass. House votes to limit collective bargaining rights

A week after lawmakers reached a compromise that leaves SustiNet backers short of their goals, leaders of the push for the proposed state-run health plan told supporters that the fight isn't over. House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan, one party to the compromise, told the crowd that their goals would be achieved.

29 Apr 2011

ZOLL Medical second quarter revenues increase 14% to $122.5 million

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, today announced that revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 increased 14% to $122.5 million, compared to revenues in the second quarter of last year of $107.1 million.

28 Apr 2011

CEL-SCI initiates Multikine Phase III trial in head and neck cancer

CEL-SCI Corporation announced today that it has commenced its global Phase III clinical trial for Multikine, the Company's flagship immunotherapy, at the Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, the first clinical site in India.

28 Apr 2011

Terason releases new Breast Ultrasound system

Terason, the innovator and leader in laptop ultrasound technology today announced the release of the Terason t3200 Ultrasound System - Breast Series. This fully-functional, portable ultrasound system is the first of its kind designed specifically for the Breast Surgeon.

28 Apr 2011

Study shows direct link between cotton swab use and ruptured eardrum

A study by Henry Ford Hospital shows a direct association between cotton swab use and ruptured eardrum. The study also shows that in most cases the rupture heals on its own and surgery is only necessary for the most severe cases.

28 Apr 2011

Adolor first quarter net loss decreases to $7.3 million

Adolor Corporation today reported net sales of ENTEREG® (alvimopan) were $7.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, a 42% increase compared to net sales of $5.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

28 Apr 2011

Nautic Partners announces acquisition of Omnicare Clinical Research

Nautic Partners LLC, a private equity firm with more than $2.5 billion of capital under management, today announced that it has acquired Omnicare Clinical Research from Omnicare, Inc. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Omnicare CR is a full-service, global clinical research organization.

28 Apr 2011

First Edition: April 28, 2011

Today's headlines feature reports about the varying public responses to plans for the budget and Medicare as well as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's intent to bring the House-passed Ryan budget up for a vote.

28 Apr 2011

MGH's telestroke program selects Vidyo healthcare solution for video conferencing

Vidyo, Inc., the first company to deliver personal telepresence, today announced that the Partners Healthcare Telestroke Program at Massachusetts General Hospital - supporting 27 hospitals throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine -- has deployed a revolutionary telemedicine communication and collaboration solution based on the company's award-winning platform.

28 Apr 2011

Simple blood test can diagnose early Parkinson's disease

In Parkinson's disease, the human body generates antibodies to combat the amyloid-producing protein alpha synuclein early in the course of the disease. A simple blood test that measures these antibodies can facilitate early diagnosis of the disorder, writes Ludmilla Morozova-Roche and her associates at Umeå University in Sweden in the latest issue of the journal PLoS One.

28 Apr 2011

Collaborative approach can help improve Appalachian's health

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, residents of many Appalachian counties are three times more likely to die from diabetes than someone living in other counties in the same state, or in most other parts of the United States.

28 Apr 2011

New microchip sensor can detect individual's respiratory rate

Researchers at Tyndall National Institute, UCC, Cork, have developed a microchip sensor that can detect a person's respiratory rate without any contact with the person under observation.

28 Apr 2011

Heart attacks in the morning are more serious

People who have a heart attack are likely to be more seriously affected if the attack happens in the morning, reveals research published ahead of print in Heart journal.

28 Apr 2011

Guided Therapeutics' cervical detection technology design, branding to be presented at ACOG

Guided Therapeutics, Inc., announced that it will present the new design and branding of its non-invasive and painless test for the early detection of cervical precancer at two upcoming international gynecology conferences.

28 Apr 2011

Study finds increase in implementation of evidence-based therapies for myocardial infarction

In an analysis of data from a coronary care registry in Sweden, between 1996-2007 there was an increase in the prevalence of use of evidence-based invasive procedures and pharmacological therapies for treatment of a certain type of heart attack, and a decrease in the rate of death at 30 days and one year after a heart attack for these patients, according to a study in the April 27 issue of JAMA.

28 Apr 2011

UCLA's Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program improves patients' survival rate

Patients who received kidney transplants through the UCLA Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program had the highest three-year transplant survival rate among patients who underwent the procedure at U.S. centers that perform 80 or more transplants a year, according to new government data.

28 Apr 2011