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Survey underscores need for continued efforts to combat substance abuse among teens

New survey data released today by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America and MetLife Foundation point to the need for continued efforts to combat substance abuse among teens. While there was no significant increase in the abuse of over-the-counter (OTC) cough medicines containing dextromethorphan, the 21st annual Partnership/MetLife Foundation Attitude Tracking Survey (PATS) found an overall waning in teens' negative perceptions about many drugs along with increases in abuse rates for alcohol, ecstasy, and marijuana.

3 Mar 2010

Gene 'addiction' of leukaemia cells

An international team of scientists studying acute forms of Leukaemia have identified a new drug target to inhibit the genes which are vital for the growth of diseased cells. The research, reported in EMBO Molecular Medicine, reveals how leukaemia cells become 'addicted' to genes, which if targeted could prevent diseased cells from developing.

3 Mar 2010

UPMC develops its first EHR application for BlackBerry smartphones

In an effort to put critical patient information in the hands of physicians at the bedside, UPMC announced today that it has developed its first electronic health record (EHR) application for BlackBerry® smartphones. The pilot project gives physicians access to such information as a patient’s allergies, current medications and recently completed lab tests.

3 Mar 2010

"Stem cells in drug discovery and development" workshop to be held during toxicology annual meeting

Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. (Roche) today announced a workshop to be held during the Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT, on March 7 - 11.

3 Mar 2010

New QUANTEC guidelines for safe treatment of cancer with radiation therapy

The culmination of a two-year effort to review available studies and establish new guidelines for the safe treatment of cancer with radiation therapy was published today in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics.

3 Mar 2010

Step-up treatments may benefit children with asthma on low-dose inhaled corticosteroids

Children with asthma who continue to have symptoms while using low-dose inhaled corticosteroids could benefit from increasing the dosage or adding one of two asthma drugs, a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and other institutions finds.

3 Mar 2010

Accenture: 58% of U.S. physicians intend to purchase EMR system within next two years

Fifty-eight percent of U.S. physicians who don’t use electronic medical records (EMRs) intend to purchase an EMR system within the next two years, according to a new report from Accenture.

3 Mar 2010

Study: LABA can be effective step-up treatment for children whose asthma is not well controlled

For children whose asthma is not well controlled and on low doses of inhaled corticosteroids, a long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) may be the most effective of three possible step-up treatments. National Jewish clinician-scientists Stanley Szefler, Joseph Spahn, Ronina Covar Gary Larsen and Lynn Taussig, and colleagues in the NIH-funded Childhood Asthma Research and Education Network published their findings March 2, 2010, online in the New England Journal of Medicine.

3 Mar 2010

RMR can non-invasively, quickly and accurately detect presence of sCAD

Newly published data shows using a Respiratory Modulation Response (RMR) is a novel, non-invasive measure to quickly and accurately detect the presence of significant coronary artery disease (sCAD). Patients in the study with sCAD had a lower RMR compared to patients without, regardless of their risk factors or clinical history of angina, previous myocardial infarction (MI), or angioplasty.

3 Mar 2010

Toxins in K2: Saint Louis University professor warns parents to lookout for warning signs

In the last month, Anthony Scalzo, M.D., professor of toxicology at Saint Louis University, has seen nearly 30 cases involving teenagers who were experiencing hallucinations, severe agitation, elevated heart rate and blood pressure, vomiting and, in some cases, tremors and seizures. All of these teens had smoked a dangerous, yet legal substance known as K2 or "fake weed."

3 Mar 2010

Aggressive treatment of anemia with ESAs may lower risk of death for dialysis patients: Study

Aggressive treatment of anemia with intravenous iron and drugs known as erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) may lower the risk of death for dialysis patients with severe anemia - but also may increase the risk of death among patients with milder anemia, a new study led by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill epidemiologist suggests.

3 Mar 2010

PINC trial to test anti-malarial drug in women with DCIS

Can a drug that has been used to treat malaria for years possibly be used to treat breast cancer before it becomes invasive? That's what researchers at George Mason University's Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine (CAPMM) and Inova Breast Care Institute (IBCI) are trying to prove.

3 Mar 2010

Harvard Professor urges medical community to use ultrasound for diagnosing acute female pelvic conditions

In a bold, eye-opening editorial in the March 2010 issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Harvard Professor, Beryl Benacerraf, MD, urges the medical community to use ultrasound instead of Computed Tomography (CT) as the first-line imaging test for better diagnosis capability in the evaluation of acute female pelvic and lower abdominal conditions.

3 Mar 2010

Lotus Pharmaceuticals adds five new prescription drugs to its products

Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a growing developer and producer of prescription drugs and licensed national seller of pharmaceutical products in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today reported that it had added five new prescription drugs to its products delivered through its national sales channels.

3 Mar 2010

FASEB President describes critical role biomedical research plays in improving public health

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) President Mark O. Lively, Ph.D., addressed a Capitol Hill audience, including congressional staff, and members of the Coalition for Health Funding today to describe the critical role biomedical research plays in improving public health.

3 Mar 2010

Data demonstrating effectiveness of KALBITOR to treat acute HAE presented at AAAAI 2010 Annual Meeting

Data demonstrating the effectiveness of KALBITOR (ecallantide) to treat hereditary angioedema (HAE) acute attacks by primary attack location were provided in an oral presentation yesterday at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2010 Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

3 Mar 2010

Benefits of aspirin therapy for patients with peripheral artery disease remain unproven

Individuals who were identified as being at increased risk of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events based on screening for low ankle brachial index, a type of pressure measurement used in the diagnosis of peripheral artery disease, did not significantly reduce their risk of these events with the use of aspirin, according to a study in the March 3 issue of JAMA.

3 Mar 2010

Pioneering stem cell research could revolutionize treatments for diabetes and Alzheimer's disease

A heart patient's own skin cells soon could be used to repair damaged cardiac tissue thanks to pioneering stem cell research of the University of Houston's newest biomedical scientist, Robert Schwartz.

3 Mar 2010

Findings could lead to new cancer-fighting drugs

A new study is providing insight into how estrogen fuels many breast cancers, and researchers say the findings could lead to new cancer-fighting drugs.

3 Mar 2010

BGU study: Healthy, long-term weight loss diets can significantly reverse carotid atherosclerosis

A two-year study led by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) found that healthy, long-term weight loss diets can significantly reverse carotid (main brain artery) atherosclerosis, a direct risk factor for strokes and heart attacks. The study is one of the first to prove the potential of moderate weight loss as a strategy to reverse atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) in overweight and mildly obese people.

3 Mar 2010

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Survey underscores need for continued efforts to combat substance abuse among teens

Gene 'addiction' of leukaemia cells

UPMC develops its first EHR application for BlackBerry smartphones

"Stem cells in drug discovery and development" workshop to be held during toxicology annual meeting

New QUANTEC guidelines for safe treatment of cancer with radiation therapy

Step-up treatments may benefit children with asthma on low-dose inhaled corticosteroids

Accenture: 58% of U.S. physicians intend to purchase EMR system within next two years

Study: LABA can be effective step-up treatment for children whose asthma is not well controlled

RMR can non-invasively, quickly and accurately detect presence of sCAD

Toxins in K2: Saint Louis University professor warns parents to lookout for warning signs

Aggressive treatment of anemia with ESAs may lower risk of death for dialysis patients: Study

PINC trial to test anti-malarial drug in women with DCIS

Harvard Professor urges medical community to use ultrasound for diagnosing acute female pelvic conditions

Lotus Pharmaceuticals adds five new prescription drugs to its products

FASEB President describes critical role biomedical research plays in improving public health

Data demonstrating effectiveness of KALBITOR to treat acute HAE presented at AAAAI 2010 Annual Meeting

Benefits of aspirin therapy for patients with peripheral artery disease remain unproven

Pioneering stem cell research could revolutionize treatments for diabetes and Alzheimer's disease

Findings could lead to new cancer-fighting drugs

BGU study: Healthy, long-term weight loss diets can significantly reverse carotid atherosclerosis

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