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Lemelson-MIT Collegiate Student Prizes awarded to inventive students nationwide

A scientific "Renaissance man" whose work spans the fields of mathematics, linguistics, biotechnology and polymer physics, Erez Lieberman-Aiden, graduate student at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, has been named the winner of the prestigious $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize. Lieberman-Aiden, one of four 2010 $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Collegiate Student Prize winners announced today, was selected for the breadth and depth of his innovations.

4 Mar 2010

Winner of 2010 Thomas Parran Award

University of Washington's Dr. H. Hunter Handsfield, a long-time trailblazer in sexually transmitted diseases (STD) research, will receive the nation's highest honor in the STD field during the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2010 National STD Prevention Conference in Atlanta, March 8-11.

3 Mar 2010

GHX unveils Procurement Suite spend management solution for healthcare providers

GHX today unveiled its Procurement Suite spend management solution for healthcare providers, designed to enable more strategic and cost-effective purchasing decisions. With Procurement Suite, hospitals can gain better control over non-file, off-contract spending. The new suite of products represents the first step to managing physician-preference items.

3 Mar 2010

ASGE and TV actor encourage African-Americans to undergo screening for colon cancer

CSI: New York actor Hill Harper has joined forces with the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), representing doctors who specialize in endoscopy and colon cancer screening, in a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) to encourage African-Americans to undergo screening for colon cancer

3 Mar 2010

Critical follow-up evaluations provide opportunity to help physicians best evaluate their HF patients

Heart failure is by far the most prevalent chronic cardiac condition. Around 30 million people in Europe have heart failure and its incidence is still increasing: more cases are being identified, more people are living to an old age, and more are surviving a heart attack but with damage to the heart muscle.

2 Mar 2010

Stress increases resistance to influenza infection

A new study using mice suggests that a repeated stressful situation that triggers the animals' natural "fight-or-flight" response may actually enhance their ability to fight disease when re-exposed to the same pathogen.

2 Mar 2010

Patients with HAE experience prodromal symptoms before acute HAE attacks: Survey

Patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE) experience prodromal or early warning symptoms before nearly three-quarters of their HAE attacks, according to survey findings presented today at the 2010 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

2 Mar 2010

MEDSEEK publishes eHealth patterns guide for healthcare organizations

MEDSEEK, the leading provider of healthcare enterprise portal connectivity solutions, today announced the publication of the first in a series of eHealth patterns guides, eHealth Patterns in the 21st Century: The Patient Experience.

2 Mar 2010

Getting pregnant the "traditional" way or by assisted reproduction does not affect birthing process or the baby

Whether a women gets pregnant the "traditional" way or by assisted reproduction has no effect on the birthing process itself or the baby, researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have found.

2 Mar 2010

Uroplasty's Urgent PC Neuromodulation System SUmiT Trial demonstrates effectiveness of PTNS

Uroplasty, Inc., a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets innovative proprietary products to treat voiding dysfunctions, today highlighted results of the SUmiT Trial of its Urgent® PC Neuromodulation System that will be published in the April 2010 print edition of THE JOURNAL OF UROLOGY® and is now available on line.

1 Mar 2010

Study evaluates possible diet associations with ovarian cancer survival

2009 estimates projected that in the United States alone 21,550 new cases of ovarian cancer would be diagnosed and 14,600 women would die of the disease. Often diagnosed in late stages, ovarian cancer has an asymptomatic onset and a relatively low 5-year survival rate of about 45%. Consequently investigation linked to survivorship is critical.

1 Mar 2010

Inadequate sleep may lead to increase in belly fat

A study in the March 1 issue of the journal SLEEP shows that African-American and Hispanic young adults with short or long sleep durations had greater increases in belly fat over a five-year period compared with those who reported sleeping six to seven hours a night.

1 Mar 2010

Obese children as young as 3 years old have elevated levels of C-reactive protein

A study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers found that obese children as young as 3 years old have elevated levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation that in adults is considered an early warning sign for possible future heart disease.

1 Mar 2010

Study associates frequent napping with elevated prevalence of type 2 diabetes in older Chinese population

A study in the March 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that frequent napping is associated with an elevated prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in an older Chinese population.

1 Mar 2010

For people who carry common gene variants, smoking increases risk of aneurysm

For people who carry common gene variants, cigarette smoking greatly increases the risk that a blood vessel in the brain will weaken and balloon out - called an aneurysm - which could be life-threatening if it ruptures, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010.

27 Feb 2010

Acculis' new device for destroying unwanted tissues receives European CE Mark clearance

Acculis Limited today announced the regulatory clearance of its revolutionary new device for destroying unwanted tissues, such as liver tumours. The clearance under the European CE Mark system allows the company to begin deliveries for treating patients throughout Europe and elsewhere where the CE Mark system is recognised. The device is a single high power high frequency 2.45GHz microwave needle that burns a 5cm sphere of tissue in just 5 minutes which is between 3 to 10 times faster than old school radiofrequency based systems or lower frequency 915MHz microwave systems.

27 Feb 2010

Shire receives marketing approval from FDA for VPRIV

Shire plc, the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted marketing approval for VPRIV, a human cell line derived enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for the long-term treatment of Type 1 Gaucher disease in pediatric and adult patients.

27 Feb 2010

Hypnosis may help reduce pain and suffering in metastatic breast cancer patients

Hypnosis can help alleviate the pain and suffering experienced by women being treated for breast cancer, according to a study by a University at Buffalo School of Social Work professor.

26 Feb 2010

Over 16% of pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes

Two to three times more pregnant women may soon be diagnosed and treated for gestational diabetes, based on new measurements for determining risky blood sugar levels for the mother and her unborn baby, according to a study that was coordinated by investigators at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

26 Feb 2010

Study confirms efficacy and tolerability of lacosamide for uncontrolled POS

A recent multi-center study has confirmed earlier study results that 400 mg/day of lacosamide provides a good balance of efficacy and tolerability for patients with uncontrolled partial-onset seizures (POS), and doses of 600mg/day may provide additional benefit for some patients.

26 Feb 2010

Frequency News and Research

Lemelson-MIT Collegiate Student Prizes awarded to inventive students nationwide

Winner of 2010 Thomas Parran Award

GHX unveils Procurement Suite spend management solution for healthcare providers

ASGE and TV actor encourage African-Americans to undergo screening for colon cancer

Critical follow-up evaluations provide opportunity to help physicians best evaluate their HF patients

Stress increases resistance to influenza infection

Patients with HAE experience prodromal symptoms before acute HAE attacks: Survey

MEDSEEK publishes eHealth patterns guide for healthcare organizations

Getting pregnant the "traditional" way or by assisted reproduction does not affect birthing process or the baby

Uroplasty's Urgent PC Neuromodulation System SUmiT Trial demonstrates effectiveness of PTNS

Study evaluates possible diet associations with ovarian cancer survival

Inadequate sleep may lead to increase in belly fat

Obese children as young as 3 years old have elevated levels of C-reactive protein

Study associates frequent napping with elevated prevalence of type 2 diabetes in older Chinese population

For people who carry common gene variants, smoking increases risk of aneurysm

Acculis' new device for destroying unwanted tissues receives European CE Mark clearance

Shire receives marketing approval from FDA for VPRIV

Hypnosis may help reduce pain and suffering in metastatic breast cancer patients

Over 16% of pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes

Study confirms efficacy and tolerability of lacosamide for uncontrolled POS

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

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