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Tibet Pharmaceuticals launches new corporate website

Tibet Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the development, manufacturing and marketing of traditional Tibetan medicine in China, today announces the launch of a new corporate website.

9 Feb 2011

International AIDS Society urges donors and governments to continue funding

Following the publication of several media reports which seriously distort the extent of fraud discovered in grants financed by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, the International AIDS Society (IAS) urges all donors and governments to continue their funding.

9 Feb 2011

Minor damage to heart muscle during coronary artery bypass grafting associated with increased risk of death

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that even small amounts of damage to heart muscle during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with an increased risk of death, even among patients who initially do well following surgery. The study is published in the February 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

9 Feb 2011

Kaiser Permanente Southern California selected for 10-center Mental Health Research Network

The Kaiser Permanente Southern California Department of Research & Evaluation has been selected for inclusion in the 10-center Mental Health Research Network (MHRN) recently funded with a $10.5 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. The five other Kaiser Permanente research centers included in the MHRN are located in Northern California, Oregon, Colorado, Georgia, and Hawaii.

9 Feb 2011

Karo Bio fourth quarter net loss increases to MSEK 50.1

The January - December period and fourth quarter 2010 in brief

9 Feb 2011

Topical cream used to treat skin diseases activates two distinct neuronal signaling pathways

Scratching deep beneath the surface, a team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and three South Korean institutions have identified two distinct neuronal signaling pathways activated by a topical cream used to treat a variety of skin diseases. One pathway produces the therapeutic benefit; the other induces severe itching as a side effect.

9 Feb 2011

Sermo discussion poll finds 37% of physicians concerned with current state of healthcare

Sermo, the world's largest online community for physicians, today announced the results of its most popular discussion poll in the web site's 5-year history. Physicians from all 50 states and representing more than 50 medical specialties offered their insights and opinions to this fundamental question.

9 Feb 2011

Drugs against protective action of bacteria's antitoxin molecules

Bacteria often attack with toxins designed to hijack or even kill host cells. To avoid self-destruction, bacteria have ways of protecting themselves from their own toxins.

9 Feb 2011

Gates Foundation awards USF $5.45M for malaria research

The University of South Florida received $5.45 million in grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The first grant is to create advanced devices that mimic the human liver to better study the life cycle of the malaria parasite - particularly the elusive liver stage where the disease may be most vulnerable to attack.

9 Feb 2011

BeneChill, Physio-Control to launch RhinoChill IntraNasal Cooling System in Europe

Physio-Control, a global leader in emergency medical solutions and wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic, and BeneChill, a pioneer in portable therapeutic cooling systems, today announced a strategic partnership to launch the RhinoChill IntraNasal Cooling System in Europe.

9 Feb 2011

New You Magazine about anti-aging management to re-launch in March

New You, the premier American consumer magazine about cosmetic surgery, will re-launch in March as the voice of the anti-aging industry in a strategic partnership with the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.

9 Feb 2011

Aushon BioSystems enters diagnostic development collaboration with Peking University Cancer Hospital

Aushon BioSystems, Inc., a leading provider of multiplex immunoassay products and services announced that it has signed a letter of intent to enter into a diagnostic development collaboration with Peking University Cancer Hospital ("PUCH"), Beijing, China.

9 Feb 2011

Improved awareness of AIDS deaths, fear of infection lead to huge decline in Zimbabwe's HIV rates

The big drop in the numbers of people infected with HIV in Zimbabwe is because of mass social change, driven by fear of infection, according to an international study reported today in the journal PLoS Medicine. The scientists unravelling the reasons behind this unexpected downturn now reveal what they hope are the most important lessons in the fight against the disease for the rest of Africa.

9 Feb 2011

Medicine News and Research

Tibet Pharmaceuticals launches new corporate website

International AIDS Society urges donors and governments to continue funding

Minor damage to heart muscle during coronary artery bypass grafting associated with increased risk of death

Kaiser Permanente Southern California selected for 10-center Mental Health Research Network

Karo Bio fourth quarter net loss increases to MSEK 50.1

Topical cream used to treat skin diseases activates two distinct neuronal signaling pathways

Sermo discussion poll finds 37% of physicians concerned with current state of healthcare

Drugs against protective action of bacteria's antitoxin molecules

Gates Foundation awards USF $5.45M for malaria research

BeneChill, Physio-Control to launch RhinoChill IntraNasal Cooling System in Europe

New You Magazine about anti-aging management to re-launch in March

Aushon BioSystems enters diagnostic development collaboration with Peking University Cancer Hospital

Improved awareness of AIDS deaths, fear of infection lead to huge decline in Zimbabwe's HIV rates

Scientists monitor frequencies of brain activity to unleash new insights into how it works

Researchers to estimate air pollution using GPS-equipped smart phone

Tulane surgeon performs new robotic-assisted surgery to treat head, neck cancers

UMMC researchers develop MOPAT tool to assess acute pain in non-communicative patients

bcl3 gene limits lung injury during acute stress from illness, trauma, transplant

Vical announces issuance of US patent for HSV-2 vaccine

BUSPH: Electronic cigarettes are promising tool to help smokers quit

Everything there is to know about biosimilars 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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