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Ambit Biosciences presents data from Phase 2 ACE study of quizartinib for treatment of AML

Ambit Biosciences Corporation announced today data from the Phase 2 ACE study of quizartinib (AC220), a FLT3 inhibitor, were featured in multiple presentations at the 18th Congress of the European Hematology Association in Stockholm, Sweden.

27 Jun 2013

AAHC develops online toolkit to address non-medical issues that impact health and well-being

The Association of Academic Health Centers has developed wherehealthbegins.org, an online toolkit of best practices and resources for academic health centers and their community partners to use in addressing the broad range of non-medical issues that impact health and well-being.

27 Jun 2013

Sprout Pharmaceuticals resubmits flibanserin NDA for treating HSDD in pre-menopausal women

Sprout Pharmaceuticals, the Raleigh-based pharmaceutical company developing flibanserin, a treatment being evaluated for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in pre-menopausal women, confirmed today that the company has resubmitted the New Drug Application for flibanserin earlier this year and expects US Food and Drug Agency action before the end of 2013.

27 Jun 2013

Anesthesia & Analgesia journal of IARS achieves another increase in its "Impact Factor"

The International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) is pleased to announce that Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the IARS, has achieved yet another increase in its "Impact Factor"—a key indicator of the influence and scientific value of medical journals.

26 Jun 2013

Johns Hopkins students design device to reduce need for repeated breast cancer surgeries

When a breast tumor is detected, many women opt to have a lumpectomy, which is surgery designed to remove the diseased tissue while preserving the breast. But during this procedure, doctors cannot learn right away whether all of the cancerous tissue has been removed, with no microscopic signs that cancer cells were left behind.

26 Jun 2013

Combination of evidence-based medicine and personalized medicine can result in optimal healthcare

There are two popular models when it comes to delivering the best healthcare - using evidence-based guidelines or applying personalized medicine. Each method has its own merits and drawbacks, but according to one Northwestern Medicine- cardiologist, when the two theories are integrated the result is an optimal healthcare delivery model that is both less expensive and better for the patient.

26 Jun 2013

Researchers use neuroimaging abnormalities to detect timing of abusive head trauma in infants

Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (Hershey, Pennsylvania) have categorized the appearance and evolution of abnormalities on neuroimages that represent abusive head trauma (AHT) in infants.

26 Jun 2013

Improving care for depression in low-income communities provides greater benefits: Study

Improving care for depression in low-income communities -- places where such help is frequently unavailable or hard to find -- provides greater benefits to those in need when community groups such as churches and even barber shops help lead the planning process, according to a new study.

26 Jun 2013

Controlled drug release using novel excipients: an interview with Dr Laura Waters, University of Huddersfield

When you take a medicine you may want the drug to all be released immediately or perhaps more slowly over a longer period of time. If we can make a medicine where we control the release then we can tailor our medicines to release at the exact rate we choose that is best for the patient.

26 Jun 2013

Scientists examine molecular similarities in human and canine B-cell lymphoma

Humans and their pet dogs are close, so close that they both develop a type of cancer called diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. In humans it's the most common lymphoma subtype while in dogs, it's one of the most common cancers in veterinary oncology.

26 Jun 2013

Study: Active surveillance does not appear to be good idea for black men with prostate cancer

A Johns Hopkins study of more than 1,800 men ages 52 to 62 suggests that African-Americans diagnosed with very-low-risk prostate cancers are much more likely than white men to actually have aggressive disease that goes unrecognized with current diagnostic approaches.

26 Jun 2013

Primary care physicians prefer to prescribe NSAIDS for chronic pain, report shows

For treating the estimated 100 million Americans with chronic pain -- a population larger than those with heart disease, cancer and diabetes combined -- researched reported in The Journal of Pain shows that primary care physicians overwhelmingly prefer to prescribe non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications, in accordance with published clinical practice guidelines.

26 Jun 2013

Researchers develop breakthrough approach to reduce harmful effects from blood transfusions

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have developed an unprecedented approach to restore nitric oxide to donated blood, a breakthrough that could dramatically reduce harmful effects from transfusions.

26 Jun 2013

Weill Cornell researchers discover high burden of hypertension in sub-Saharan African country

Based on the experience of a large hospital in Tanzania, Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have discovered a "startlingly" high burden of hypertension in this sub-Saharan African country.

26 Jun 2013

New streamlined method harnesses tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes to improve outcomes

Jamie K. Teer, Ph.D., assistant member of the Cancer Biology and Evolution Program at Moffitt Cancer Center, and colleagues have developed a new streamlined method to rapidly identify the genetic changes in small protein fragments unique to melanoma cancer cells.

26 Jun 2013

Reason for large increase in hospitalizations of children with IBD unclear, researchers report

The largest investigation to date has found a dramatic increase in the number of hospitalizations for children with inflammatory bowel disease during the past decade in the United States.

26 Jun 2013

Researchers discover promising new way to treat HIV-related blood cancer

Researchers at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a promising new way to treat a rare and aggressive blood cancer most commonly found in people infected with HIV.

26 Jun 2013

Study finds PTSD as risk factor for heart disease among Vietnam vets

Male twin Vietnam veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder were more than twice as likely as those without PTSD to develop heart disease during a 13-year period, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

26 Jun 2013

HHS inspector general details prescription-writing abuses

The new report finds that health providers such as massage therapists, chiropractors and athletic trainers often wrote prescriptions -- and Medicare paid for them.

25 Jun 2013

Seattle Genetics collaborates with Bayer HealthCare for new antibody-drug conjugate

Seattle Genetics, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a new antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) collaboration with Bayer HealthCare (Bayer). Under the latest relationship, Bayer will pay upfront and option exercise fees of up to $20 million for worldwide rights to utilize Seattle Genetics' auristatin-based ADC technology with antibodies to several oncology targets.

25 Jun 2013

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Ambit Biosciences presents data from Phase 2 ACE study of quizartinib for treatment of AML

AAHC develops online toolkit to address non-medical issues that impact health and well-being

Sprout Pharmaceuticals resubmits flibanserin NDA for treating HSDD in pre-menopausal women

Anesthesia & Analgesia journal of IARS achieves another increase in its "Impact Factor"

Johns Hopkins students design device to reduce need for repeated breast cancer surgeries

Combination of evidence-based medicine and personalized medicine can result in optimal healthcare

Researchers use neuroimaging abnormalities to detect timing of abusive head trauma in infants

Improving care for depression in low-income communities provides greater benefits: Study

Controlled drug release using novel excipients: an interview with Dr Laura Waters, University of Huddersfield

Scientists examine molecular similarities in human and canine B-cell lymphoma

Study: Active surveillance does not appear to be good idea for black men with prostate cancer

Primary care physicians prefer to prescribe NSAIDS for chronic pain, report shows

Researchers develop breakthrough approach to reduce harmful effects from blood transfusions

Weill Cornell researchers discover high burden of hypertension in sub-Saharan African country

New streamlined method harnesses tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes to improve outcomes

Reason for large increase in hospitalizations of children with IBD unclear, researchers report

Researchers discover promising new way to treat HIV-related blood cancer

Study finds PTSD as risk factor for heart disease among Vietnam vets

HHS inspector general details prescription-writing abuses

Seattle Genetics collaborates with Bayer HealthCare for new antibody-drug conjugate

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