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Prenatal exposure to PBDEs associated with neurodevelopmental effects in young children

Prenatal exposure to ambient levels of flame retardant compounds called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) is associated with adverse neurodevelopmental effects in young children, according to researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

20 Jan 2010

Cardiac RSR test can quickly and accurately detect the presence of S-CAD

Testing a patient's cardiac respiratory stress response (RSR) can quickly and accurately detect the presence of significant coronary artery disease (S-CAD), according to new research published in the current issue of Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine.

20 Jan 2010

Access Pharmaceuticals provides update on its Cobalamin insulin development program

ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. provided an update today on its Cobalamin™ oral drug delivery product development programs. The proprietary Cobalamin™ technology utilizes the body's natural vitamin B12 oral uptake mechanism to facilitate oral absorption of pharmaceuticals by a "Trojan horse" mechanism.

20 Jan 2010

UCI finding could complicate quest to eradicate deadly disease in humans

Chimpanzees were known to carry the parasite Plasmodium reichenowi, but most scientists assumed the two parasites had existed separately in humans and chimpanzees for the last 5 million years.

20 Jan 2010

Cook Medical presents latest advancements at ISET 2010 International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy

Signaling its continued commitment to addressing the anatomy of the entire peripheral vasculature and combating disease with targeted diagnostic and interventional devices, Cook Medical is presenting its latest advancements at the ISET 2010 International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy.

20 Jan 2010

Gene variant predisposes humans to develop acute myeloid leukemia, says study

A large international research group led by Dr. Tarik M-r-y, a researcher at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montr-al (IRCM), has discovered that a variant of the gene "Growth Factor Independence 1" (GFI1) predisposes humans to develop acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a certain subtype of blood cancer.

20 Jan 2010

Statins may protect SCD children from pneumococcal infection

New research suggests a family of widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs might help protect individuals from serious illness following bacterial infection, including the pneumococcal infections that pose a deadly threat to those with sickle cell disease.

20 Jan 2010

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals presents data on multiple therapeutic programs at RNAi Symposium

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading RNAi therapeutics company, today announced that it presented data from multiple pre-clinical and clinical programs at the “RNA Silencing: Mechanism, Biology, and Application” Keystone Symposium held January 14-19, 2010 in Keystone, Colorado. Alnylam and its collaborators presented data from Alnylam’s therapeutic programs including transthyretin (TTR)-mediated amyloidosis and Huntington’s disease, as well as new data on delivery approaches for the systemic delivery of RNAi therapeutics.

20 Jan 2010

iWorx launches a family of cardiovascular research products

iWorx, a developer of advanced physiology research and teaching tools, has launched a family of cardiovascular research products used to assess cardiac performance and hemodynamics, both in vivo and in vitro.

20 Jan 2010

JDRF and BD join to develop novel insulin delivery products for treatment of type 1 diabetes

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announced today an innovative program aimed at improving the treatment of type 1 diabetes by developing novel insulin delivery products to enhance the use of insulin pumps.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 20 Jan 2010

Erectile dysfunction can be strongly related to the development of CVD

In the first study of its kind, New England Research Institutes, Inc. (NERI) in collaboration with the Division of Cardiology, San Francisco General Hospital and the University of California, San Francisco tested whether erectile dysfunction (ED) can be used to reclassify patients according to their future risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) beyond traditional risk factors (such as smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc).

20 Jan 2010

Media outlets examine efforts to develop malaria vaccines

Scientists have identified a group of proteins they say could form the basis of a malaria vaccine, Australia's ABC News reports. "However, they say more laboratory work and clinical trials need to be done, with a vaccine at least 10 years away," the news service reports (Macey, 1/19).

20 Jan 2010

HTDS announces possible merger with EU-based, stem-cell research company

Hard to Treat Diseases (HTDS; http://www.htdsmedical.com/) and its operating subsidiary Slavica BioChem want to point the shareholders back to the press release from Oct 29, 2009, where the company announced news about a possible merger with a EU based, stem-cell research company.

20 Jan 2010

CBAI collaborates with Center for Stem Cell Awareness to re-sell its stem cell collection and storage services

Cord Blood America, Inc., the umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company (http://www.cordblood-america.com) focused on bringing the life saving potential of stem cells, a biological insurance policy, to families nationwide and internationally, announced today that it has contracted with The Center for Stem Cell Awareness to re-sell its stem cell collection and storage services.

19 Jan 2010

Medpro Safety Products purchases product development rights from Visual Connections

MedPro Safety Products, Inc., a leading developer of transformational technologies that enable safer medication delivery and blood collection systems, has purchased product development rights for a unique, fully passive Insulin Guard self-injector from Visual Connections, owned by Hooman Asbaghi. Mr. Asbaghi is the inventor of MedPro’s fully passive phlebotomy collection devices, which include two versions of a safety blood collection holder, a passive IV catheter, and a safety blood collection set.

19 Jan 2010

Kessler Institute offers tips to avoid injury during snow shoveling

Snow shoveling doesn't have to be a pain in the neck, back or elsewhere. In fact, shoveling snow can actually be considered good exercise if done safely and correctly.

19 Jan 2010

New issue from Annals of Internal Medicine

Prescriptions of some opioids, such as oxycodone, have increased significantly over the past decade. As long-term opioid therapy for chronic noncancer pain becomes more common, the deaths associated with opioids increase.

19 Jan 2010

Open heart surgery without any blood transfusion on a 2-year-old with complex blue baby syndrome

A team of cardiac experts led by Dr. N S Devananda, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Wockhardt Hospitals, Bangalore (Now a Network Hospital of Fortis) has performed a major open heart surgery on a 2-year-old baby from Nigeria. Baby Brendan was suffering from congenital heart defect called - Tetralogy of Fallot or complex blue baby syndrome.

19 Jan 2010

Eating strategies can reduce cell damage and enhance sports performance

For a week Ms Gravina evaluated players from the first two Athletic teams (Superleague and National League), in order to observe their eating habits and where they could improve.

19 Jan 2010

HDL launches new preventative model to help physicians manage chronic diseases

Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc. (HDL), www.hdlabinc.com, announced today the launch of its new preventative model to chronic disease management based off a monumental shift in the way physicians test for life threatening conditions.

19 Jan 2010

Blood News and Research

Prenatal exposure to PBDEs associated with neurodevelopmental effects in young children

Cardiac RSR test can quickly and accurately detect the presence of S-CAD

Access Pharmaceuticals provides update on its Cobalamin insulin development program

UCI finding could complicate quest to eradicate deadly disease in humans

Cook Medical presents latest advancements at ISET 2010 International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy

Gene variant predisposes humans to develop acute myeloid leukemia, says study

Statins may protect SCD children from pneumococcal infection

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals presents data on multiple therapeutic programs at RNAi Symposium

iWorx launches a family of cardiovascular research products

JDRF and BD join to develop novel insulin delivery products for treatment of type 1 diabetes

Erectile dysfunction can be strongly related to the development of CVD

Media outlets examine efforts to develop malaria vaccines

HTDS announces possible merger with EU-based, stem-cell research company

CBAI collaborates with Center for Stem Cell Awareness to re-sell its stem cell collection and storage services

Medpro Safety Products purchases product development rights from Visual Connections

Kessler Institute offers tips to avoid injury during snow shoveling

New issue from Annals of Internal Medicine

Open heart surgery without any blood transfusion on a 2-year-old with complex blue baby syndrome

Eating strategies can reduce cell damage and enhance sports performance

HDL launches new preventative model to help physicians manage chronic diseases

Industry Focus eBook - Forensics & toxicology (2nd edition) eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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