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New understanding of cell in immune system may guide creation of effective flu vaccines: Study

A new understanding of a certain cell in the immune system may help guide scientists in creating better flu vaccines, report researchers from the Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine and the Immune Disease Institute at Children's Hospital Boston.

23 Mar 2010

BCBSGA, OneSight bring regional clinic to Georgia to provide free vision care for school children

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia and OneSight®, a Luxottica Group Foundation have teamed to bring a regional clinic to Georgia from today, Monday, March 22, through Friday, March 26. Clayton County, Henry County and Spalding County Schools pre-selected approximately 600 students from kindergarten through high school based on their financial and vision needs to receive free vision care, including full vision exams and new eyewear.

23 Mar 2010

Omnyx launches Global Collaborators Program to advance Digital Pathology products

Omnyx, a joint venture of GE Healthcare and The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, today announced the launch of a Global Collaborators Program to advance Digital Pathology products, technology, and use for clinical applications.

23 Mar 2010

Nodality raises $15.5M to support launch of acute myelogenous leukemia test

Nodality, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on the development of next generation personalized medicine tests in cancer and autoimmune disease, today announced it completed financing in which the company raised $15.5 million.

23 Mar 2010

Life Beyond Cancer Foundation launches new Web site to help cancer patients

The Life Beyond Cancer Foundation, formerly known as the US Oncology Foundation, announced today that it has launched its new Web site at www.lifebeyondcancer.org. Touting an array of resources for cancer patients throughout the United States, the foundation's mission is to help cancer patients and their families connect with financial assistance, support programs and other necessary resources that can help them on their cancer journey.

23 Mar 2010

GUMC scientists awarded five-year $7.5M grant to perfect treatment of breast cancer

Scientists at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center were awarded a five-year $7.5 million grant to tease apart - in the most comprehensive way ever devised -the role of a single protein receptor in breast cells in cancer development and treatment.

22 Mar 2010

Today's opinions and editorials: Some see house voting in the interest of the majority while others decry bipartisan, costly effort

I know, I know, Democracy's dead, the Union's crumbling and "big guvment" is knocking down your door to deliver forced proctology exams — without latex gloves. ... Well, my friends, get a grip. What really happened, finally, is a House elected by a majority decided to act in the majority's interest. What happened is the start of an effort to fix a problem that sooner or later touches everyone.

22 Mar 2010

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals forms Parkinson’s Disease SAB to develop strategy for Serdaxin

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company commercializing potential best in class oncology and CNS therapeutics, today announced the formation of its Parkinson’s Disease Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), featuring some of the leading medical researchers in neurology.

22 Mar 2010

PharmAthene to provide update on contract modification suspension

PharmAthene, Inc., a biodefense company developing medical countermeasures against biological and chemical threats, announced today that in addition to its year end results, it will provide an update on the contract modification suspension it received on Friday, March 19, 2010.

22 Mar 2010

Sports Injuries: Story ideas from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

NCAA BASKETABLL TOURNAMENT COACHES, REFEREES, PLAYERS AND FANS: IT'S YOUR VOICE! From the first tip-off of March Madness to the championship's final buzzer, thousands of people will relentlessly scream and shout, placing tremendous strain on the voice. While no one is recommending silence, the constant pressure on the vocal chords can cause great damage.

22 Mar 2010

USW members, retirees urge Congressman Altmire to vote for health insurance reform

Dozens of local United Steelworkers members and retirees are sitting in the Aliquippa office of Pennsylvania Rep. Jason Altmire today to urge the Congressman to change his vote for health insurance reform.

22 Mar 2010

Surgeon General to outline priorities at PCPCC Stakeholder's Summit

Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, MD, knows first-hand the connection doctors and patients need in order to address tough chronic health threats. Benjamin will discuss her priorities as Surgeon General in a keynote address at the Stakeholder's Summit of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) at 10 a.m. on March 30 in Washington, DC.

22 Mar 2010

AngioDynamics welcomes book on “Irreversible Electroporation”

AngioDynamics today welcomed the publication of the book “Irreversible Electroporation,” published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

22 Mar 2010

Calando Pharmaceuticals demonstrates first targeted siRNA-containing nanoparticle delivery to tumors

Arrowhead Research Corporation today announced that the clinical trial being conducted by majority-owned subsidiary, Calando Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has demonstrated systemic delivery of siRNA and the successful “silencing” of a widely recognized cancer gene via RNA interference (RNAi) in humans.

22 Mar 2010

Vical awarded contract to conduct Phase 1 clinical trial of Vaxfectin-formulated DNA vaccine against A/H1N1

Vical Incorporated announced today that the U.S. Navy, through the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., has awarded Vical a contract to conduct a Phase 1 clinical trial of the company's Vaxfectin®-formulated DNA vaccine against A/H1N1 pandemic influenza (swine flu).

22 Mar 2010

FDA convenes Advisory Committee meeting to discuss safety of LABA's

On Wednesday, March 10 and Thursday, March 11, the FDA is convening an Advisory Committee meeting on the clinical trial design for long acting beta-2 adrenergic agonists.

22 Mar 2010

Aston University scientists receive grants to develop new forms of drug delivery

Before you swallow a tablet, or put it into a glass of water to dissolve, do you ever stop and think about how it actually works in your body and how quickly and effectively it can deliver the drug to where it is needed?

22 Mar 2010

Cancer radiotherapy can increase risk of cardiovascular disease later in life

For an as yet unknown reason, cancer radiotherapy can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease later in life, a problem that is growing as more and more people survive their cancer diagnosis. New research from Karolinska Institutet now suggests that sustained inflammation induced by post-radiotherapy changes in the gene expression in the arteries could be the cause.

22 Mar 2010

Tricking TB into suicidal self-poisoning

Scientists have identified a new class of drug target that tricks tuberculosis bacteria into suicidal self-poisoning. New therapies are urgently required to control the tuberculosis pandemic. Even in the UK cases are on the rise.

22 Mar 2010

Primary care physicians agree on responsibility in addressing obesity, but lack right weight management resources

Primary care physicians agree they have a role in addressing obesity, but say they do not have the right weight management resources. Obese or heavier adults take responsibility for weight loss, but adults who need to lose weight may lack information about effective weight loss methods and strategies. These findings and others come from new research commissioned and released today by the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance, a project operating out of the Department of Health Policy at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services.

22 Mar 2010

Medicine News and Research

New understanding of cell in immune system may guide creation of effective flu vaccines: Study

BCBSGA, OneSight bring regional clinic to Georgia to provide free vision care for school children

Omnyx launches Global Collaborators Program to advance Digital Pathology products

Nodality raises $15.5M to support launch of acute myelogenous leukemia test

Life Beyond Cancer Foundation launches new Web site to help cancer patients

GUMC scientists awarded five-year $7.5M grant to perfect treatment of breast cancer

Today's opinions and editorials: Some see house voting in the interest of the majority while others decry bipartisan, costly effort

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals forms Parkinson’s Disease SAB to develop strategy for Serdaxin

PharmAthene to provide update on contract modification suspension

Sports Injuries: Story ideas from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

USW members, retirees urge Congressman Altmire to vote for health insurance reform

Surgeon General to outline priorities at PCPCC Stakeholder's Summit

AngioDynamics welcomes book on “Irreversible Electroporation”

Calando Pharmaceuticals demonstrates first targeted siRNA-containing nanoparticle delivery to tumors

Vical awarded contract to conduct Phase 1 clinical trial of Vaxfectin-formulated DNA vaccine against A/H1N1

FDA convenes Advisory Committee meeting to discuss safety of LABA's

Aston University scientists receive grants to develop new forms of drug delivery

Cancer radiotherapy can increase risk of cardiovascular disease later in life

Tricking TB into suicidal self-poisoning

Primary care physicians agree on responsibility in addressing obesity, but lack right weight management resources

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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