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Asthma linked to seven genetic variants: Study

In a new study seven genes linked to asthma have been discovered. For the research genetic variations of 10,365 people with asthma and 16,110 people without the condition was studied. The variants identified showed an association with childhood asthma and some were also associated with later-onset asthma.

24 Sep 2010

Breast cancer incidence drops, linked to decline in HRT use

A new Canadian study shows that a significant drop in breast cancer incidence among post-menopausal women from 2002 to 2004 coincided with a sharp drop in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use during the same period. This is the first study to show the link between HRT use and breast cancer among Canadian women.

24 Sep 2010

Advanced Targeting Systems receives NCI award to advance SP-SAP drug

Advanced Targeting Systems, the company that pioneered the targeting of specific cell types to manipulate them for the treatment of diseases and for research into the function of biological systems, has been awarded $3 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

24 Sep 2010

Researchers to develop vitamin D producing fluorescent lamp for fat malabsorption syndromes

Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers have been awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) phase 1 award to develop and test a newly designed fluorescent lamp that is capable of producing vitamin D in the skin.

24 Sep 2010

Research suggests race plays a factor in accident survival

African-American victims of motorcycle crashes were 1.5 times more likely to die from their injuries than similarly injured whites, even though many more of the African-American victims were wearing helmets at the time of injury, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers.

23 Sep 2010

Cardialysis and Sticares InterACT announce strategic collaboration

Cardialysis and Sticares InterACT, both Contract Research Organizations (CROs) headquartered in The Netherlands, announced today that they have entered into a strategic collaboration to provide drug development consulting services in the field of cardiovascular and metabolic medicine. Both organizations have substantial experience and success in the execution of clinical research projects for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.

23 Sep 2010

Type 1 diabetes, early recognition, telltale signs

Though they may present in a similar fashion, type 1 diabetes mellitus is vastly different from type 2, and Ralph Schmeltz, MD, incoming president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, says it’s important to recognize and diagnose it early.

23 Sep 2010

Study reveals elevated risk of type 2 diabetes in South Asians than other Asian immigrants

South Asians living in the United States are at much higher risk for type 2 diabetes than are whites and immigrants from other Asian countries, a new small study reveals.

23 Sep 2010

FDA grants ZIOPHARM's darinaparsin Orphan Drug Designation for peripheral T-cell Lymphoma treatment

ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. announced today that the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to darinaparsin (Zinapar™ or ZIO-101) for the treatment of peripheral T-cell Lymphoma (PTCL). The United States Orphan Drug Act of 1983 was created to provide incentives for companies to develop and market treatments for diseases or conditions affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the United States.

23 Sep 2010

Well designed and executed care management program cuts costs: Study

A study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that a carefully designed and executed care management program cuts costs.

23 Sep 2010

Linagliptin clinical trial data shows positive result for type 2 diabetes treatment

New data from the linagliptin late stage clinical trial programme were presented this week at the 46th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD).

23 Sep 2010

LSTM technique detects insecticide resistance in malaria-carrying mosquito

A new technique pioneered at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is improving the detection and monitoring of insecticide resistance in field populations of an important malaria-carrying mosquito.

23 Sep 2010

Gait disruption increases risk of falls in Parkinson's patients: Study

We've all heard the saying about people who can't walk and chew gum at the same time, but it turns out that walking and talking is difficult enough, especially for people with Parkinson's disease who are at increased risk for falls with injury.

23 Sep 2010

Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health draws more than $40 billion in resources

Culminating a global summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Heads of State and Government, along with the private sector, foundations, international organizations, civil society and research organizations, kicked off a concerted world-wide effort to save the lives of more than 16 million women and children.

23 Sep 2010

Two Elsevier books win first prize at BMA competition

Elsevier is pleased to announce that two of its medical titles won first prize in their respective categories at the annual BMA Medical Book Competition ceremony in London on the 14th September 2010. An additional 22 Elsevier books were highly commended.

23 Sep 2010

Physicians' health habits could affect their abilities to counsel patients on diet, exercise

Physician's confidence in their abilities to counsel patients on a healthy diet and exercise may be related to their own personal habits, according to a study by the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center.

23 Sep 2010

MDS Nordion, Isotope enter framework agreement

MDS Nordion, a leading provider of products and services to the global health science market, today announced it has entered into a framework agreement with The Open Joint Stock Company "Isotope" the authorized subsidiary of Rosatom State Corporation, to explore and define areas of collaboration in the field of supply, marketing and sale of isotopes produced in Russia.

23 Sep 2010

AFMC supports research to determine link between blood vessel anomalies and multiple sclerosis

The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC), along with other organizations in Canada including the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, is in strong support of rigorous scientific research to determine the possible link between blood vessel anomalies and multiple sclerosis and the potential benefits of surgical intervention to relieve its symptoms.

23 Sep 2010

Over one in three diabetics do not take insulin as prescribed

More than one in three diabetes patients skip doses or fail to take their insulin as prescribed, stating that they have done so on average three times in the last month, and 77 percent of physicians estimate that in reality this number could be as high as six doses, according to the Global Attitudes of Patients and Physicians in Insulin Therapy (GAPP™) survey, released today by Novo Nordisk.

23 Sep 2010

LWW and Ovid enter collaboration with Joanna Briggs Institute

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health and pharmacy, has announced an exclusive partnership with the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), a recognized global leader in evidence-based healthcare resources based at the University of Adelaide, Australia, as part of an expansion of the nursing, allied health, and medical content delivered to customers of products in the Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) journals and Ovid brands.

23 Sep 2010

Medicine News and Research

Asthma linked to seven genetic variants: Study

Breast cancer incidence drops, linked to decline in HRT use

Advanced Targeting Systems receives NCI award to advance SP-SAP drug

Researchers to develop vitamin D producing fluorescent lamp for fat malabsorption syndromes

Research suggests race plays a factor in accident survival

Cardialysis and Sticares InterACT announce strategic collaboration

Type 1 diabetes, early recognition, telltale signs

Study reveals elevated risk of type 2 diabetes in South Asians than other Asian immigrants

FDA grants ZIOPHARM's darinaparsin Orphan Drug Designation for peripheral T-cell Lymphoma treatment

Well designed and executed care management program cuts costs: Study

Linagliptin clinical trial data shows positive result for type 2 diabetes treatment

LSTM technique detects insecticide resistance in malaria-carrying mosquito

Gait disruption increases risk of falls in Parkinson's patients: Study

Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health draws more than $40 billion in resources

Two Elsevier books win first prize at BMA competition

Physicians' health habits could affect their abilities to counsel patients on diet, exercise

MDS Nordion, Isotope enter framework agreement

AFMC supports research to determine link between blood vessel anomalies and multiple sclerosis

Over one in three diabetics do not take insulin as prescribed

LWW and Ovid enter collaboration with Joanna Briggs Institute

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