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Preventive task force panel will urge men to skip prostate screening, reports say

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is scheduled to issue this recommendation on Tuesday, but advance press reports indicate the expert panel will urge the federal government to change its current position to recommend that men under age 75 forgo this widely used test.

7 Oct 2011

First Edition: October 7, 2011

In today's headlines, reports about what the Institute of Medicine recommends in terms of the criteria and methods the Department of Health and Human Services should follow in developing the health law's essential benefits package.

7 Oct 2011

Virginia Bioinformatics Institute releases upgraded ENISI software

Researchers with the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have released an upgrade to the institute's ENteric Immunity SImulator (ENISI) software, which models immune responses to beneficial and harmful bacteria that enter the gastrointestinal tract of mice, pigs, and humans.

7 Oct 2011

Longer looks: A new life for Bart Stupak; The Komen Foundation and BPA; moving primary care out of the ER

Former Democratic congressman Bart Stupak is relishing the good life. After nine terms in the House of Representatives, the once obscure, pro-life, conservative legislator who became the flash point in last year's historic health care debate gave up his seat to become a gilded Washington operative - a partner in the Government and Legislative Affairs Group of Venable LLP. … Even before he negotiated a last-minute deal with President Obama to ban federal funding for abortion and provided the defining vote, he called his life "a living hell." "I was the face of health care. Whatever you thought about it, I was it," he says calmly. "I'm surprised I never got shot."

7 Oct 2011

Council On Foreign Relations examines maternal health in Afghanistan

Isobel Coleman, senior fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy and director of the Civil Society, Markets and Democracy Initiative at the Council On Foreign Relations, reports on the council's website on maternal health in Afghanistan, writing that one out of 11 Afghan women is likely to die in childbirth during her lifetime; Afghan women are 200 times more likely to die giving birth than by a bomb or bullet. Not surprisingly, Save the Children this year ranked Afghanistan the worst country in the world to be a mother. Yet, there are some positive signs.

4 Oct 2011

Santaris Pharma to report new clinical data from miravirsen Phase 2a study on HCV

Santaris Pharma A/S, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of microRNA and mRNA-targeted therapies, today announced the Company will report new clinical data results from the miravirsen Phase 2a proof-of-concept study to treat patients infected with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a late-breaking oral presentation session at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) 2011 annual meeting.

4 Oct 2011

IMRIS unveils VISIUS Surgical Theatre

IMRIS Inc. today officially launched VISIUS Surgical Theatre, its new global product branding at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) being held in Washington DC.

3 Oct 2011

EntreMed announces data from ENMD-2076 Phase 2 study in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer

EntreMed, Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for the treatment of cancer today announced the final data for the primary endpoint of progression free survival rate at 6 months for its Phase 2 study with ENMD-2076 in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer patients.

3 Oct 2011

FDA releases new PSA on safe medication use

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Women's Health today released a new public service announcement (PSA) titled, "Use Medicines Wisely," to help raise awareness about safe medication use.

3 Oct 2011

Marken introduces new global brand and advertising campaign

Marken, a global leader in supporting clinical research logistics, announced the launch of a new global brand and advertising campaign to reflect the unique position that it holds in the pharmaceutical industry.

3 Oct 2011

Palmetto establishes formal coverage policy for all Medicare patients

Genomic Health, Inc. today announced that Palmetto GBA, the designated national contractor for its Oncotype DX colon cancer test, has established a formal coverage policy for all Medicare patients.

1 Oct 2011

Dade Medical College to Go Pink once again in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Once again this October, Dade Medical College will "Go Pink" in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In an effort to increase awareness and preventative care for this disease, the college will be donating 500 mammography screenings to benefit low-income and uninsured women in the community, a private investment of more than $50,000.00.

1 Oct 2011

State highlights: Many states moving workers' children to CHIP plans

After a nine-year court battle, a landmark class-action settlement was preliminarily approved this week that would require the state to provide more effective mental health services for the children in or about to enter foster care. Its reach is expected to be significant. California has 61,000 children in the foster care system, and it runs the nation's largest child welfare system at a cost of about $4.7 billion per year.

1 Oct 2011

AxoGen mergers with LecTec

AxoGen, Inc., the parent company of AxoGen Corporation, has announced completion of the merger between LecTec Corporation and AxoGen Corporation.

1 Oct 2011

New analyses from Phase III studies of VICTRELIS to be presented at AASLD 2011

Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that several new analyses from Phase III studies of VICTRELIS (boceprevir), the company's first-in-class, oral hepatitis C virus NS3/4A protease inhibitor will be presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

1 Oct 2011

Galectin posts new corporate video on galectin-inhibiting therapeutics to treat fibrosis and cancer

Galectin Therapeutics Inc. today announced that it posted a new corporate presentation video to its website, www.galectintherapeutics.com, that highlights the Company's leadership position in developing galectin-inhibiting therapeutics to treat fibrosis and cancer.

30 Sep 2011

BioSpace launches 2011-2012 Biotech Beach Hotbed Campaign

Today BioSpace, the leading life sciences employment and news website, launched the 2011-2012 Biotech Beach Hotbed Campaign, marking the 14th edition.

30 Sep 2011

GSA, NAM select 16 reporters for MetLife Foundation Journalists in Aging Fellows Program

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and New America Media (NAM) have selected 16 reporters for the MetLife Foundation Journalists in Aging Fellows Program, now in its second year.

30 Sep 2011

New study recommends colorectal cancer screening from age of 45 for men

Each year, around 5,000 people die from colorectal cancer in Austria, with the mortality rate being just under 50 per cent. A screening colonoscopy (bowel imaging) is recommended in Austria for people who turn 50, regardless of their gender.

29 Sep 2011

AASLD publishes updated practice guidelines on hepatitis C

On Monday, September 26, 2011, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases published online at its journal Hepatology's website an update to its practice guidelines for hepatitis C – "An Update on Treatment of Genotype 1 Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: 2011 Practice Guideline by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases."

29 Sep 2011

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Preventive task force panel will urge men to skip prostate screening, reports say

First Edition: October 7, 2011

Virginia Bioinformatics Institute releases upgraded ENISI software

Longer looks: A new life for Bart Stupak; The Komen Foundation and BPA; moving primary care out of the ER

Council On Foreign Relations examines maternal health in Afghanistan

Santaris Pharma to report new clinical data from miravirsen Phase 2a study on HCV

IMRIS unveils VISIUS Surgical Theatre

EntreMed announces data from ENMD-2076 Phase 2 study in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer

FDA releases new PSA on safe medication use

Marken introduces new global brand and advertising campaign

Palmetto establishes formal coverage policy for all Medicare patients

Dade Medical College to Go Pink once again in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

State highlights: Many states moving workers' children to CHIP plans

AxoGen mergers with LecTec

New analyses from Phase III studies of VICTRELIS to be presented at AASLD 2011

Galectin posts new corporate video on galectin-inhibiting therapeutics to treat fibrosis and cancer

BioSpace launches 2011-2012 Biotech Beach Hotbed Campaign

GSA, NAM select 16 reporters for MetLife Foundation Journalists in Aging Fellows Program

New study recommends colorectal cancer screening from age of 45 for men

AASLD publishes updated practice guidelines on hepatitis C

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