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Nu Skin Enterprises reports record revenue of $671.1M in first quarter 2014

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. today announced record first-quarter results with revenue of $671.1 million, a 24 percent improvement over the prior-year period. Revenue was negatively impacted 4 percent by foreign currency fluctuations.

6 May 2014

Nanoviricides develops new drug candidates against MERS infection

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6 May 2014

Family House to host first-ever crowdfunding campaign to build free, temporary accommodation

Family House will hold its first-ever crowdfunding campaign to raise $100,000 for the new Nancy and Stephen Grand Family House in Mission Bay.

6 May 2014

Concise analysis of global disposable gloves market

MRRBIZ includes new market research report "Disposable Gloves Market For Medical and Non-Medical (Food, Cleanroom, Industrial And Other) Applications - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast 2013 - 2019" to its large collection of research report.

6 May 2014

Bayer to purchase consumer care business of Merck & Co, signs co-development deal for sGC modulators

Bayer has agreed to acquire the consumer care business of U.S. pharmaceutical company Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA, for a purchase price of USD 14.2 billion (EUR 10.4 billion).

6 May 2014

ER treatments for baby gate-related injuries on the rise

If you are a parent, chances are you have used or will use a baby gate at some point. Baby gates are designed to help protect young children from stairs and other dangers around the home. If you use these in your home, take note. A new study from researchers in the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital has found gates can lead to injury if used incorrectly.

6 May 2014

GIRAFF+: A robot carer in home

Our life expectancy lengthens and members of the 'silver generation' make up an ever-larger proportion of the population. Can technologies help us in caring for ourselves, our older relatives and friends? Could we learn to live together with robots while being watched over by sensors? The people behind one EU research project certainly think so.

6 May 2014

New study explores how bacterial pathogen Yersinia tries to outsmart immune cell responses

A new study led by scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine has painted a clearer picture of the delicate arms race between the human immune system and a pathogen that seeks to infect and kill human cells.

6 May 2014

The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation supports Sunscreen Innovation Act to combat melanoma

Sunscreens are long overdue for a makeover: in fact active ingredients in US sunscreens haven't been updated for fifteen years, despite dermatologist and oncologist warnings that US sunscreens are not effective enough.

6 May 2014

Debiopharm signs new license and research agreement with Yale University

Debiopharm Group™ (Debiopharm), a Swiss-based global biopharmaceutical company developing prescription drugs that target unmet medical needs as well as companion diagnostics, announced it has signed a new license and research agreement with Yale University (Yale), a premier university with a long tradition of basic and clinical biomedical research, regarding the discovery of MIF inhibitors for treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

6 May 2014

Viewpoints: Battle for Medicaid; GOP's report on enrollment off base; need for kidney donations

The final battle of the war over the Affordable Care Act is being waged today over expanding Medicaid. ... The refusal of more than half the states to cover so many of their neediest citizens - the number who have fallen into the "coverage gap" is estimated at 5 million - amazes and frustrates health experts.

6 May 2014

Laparoscopic-assisted colonoscopy with polypectomy reduces hospital utilization

A surgical method combining two techniques for removing precancerous polyps during colonoscopies can substantially reduce the recovery time and the length of hospital stays, potentially saving the health-care system millions of dollars, according to research presented today at Digestive Disease Week- (DDW).

6 May 2014

Bristol-Myers Squibb to present new immunotherapy study data at ASCO Annual Meeting

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today announced that new data from studies investigating its immunotherapies in adjuvant and advanced melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) will be presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago from May 30-June 3.

6 May 2014

Highlights: High Colo. insurance rate changes; La. hospital plan rejected; VA delays in care

A selection of health policy stories from Colorado, Louisiana, Arizona, California, Florida and Michigan.

6 May 2014

Session at PAS Annual Meeting to focus on reducing violence in video games and media

Research has demonstrated a link between screen violence and real-world aggression, both in traditional media like violent movies and in newer media including first-person shooter games.

6 May 2014

Kinex receives FDA allowance for Oratecan anti-cancer drug irinotecan with enhanced oral absorption

Kinex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for Oratecan, an oral form of an approved anti-cancer drug irinotecan with enhanced oral absorption.

6 May 2014

Scientists identify benign bacterium that blocks Salmonella from colonizing raw tomatoes

Scientists from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have identified a benign bacterium that shows promise in blocking Salmonella from colonizing raw tomatoes.

6 May 2014

Calif. enrollment campaign focused on exchange at expense of Medicaid backlog

The California Health Report examines how the state's efforts prioritized the marketplace issues but fell short in handling Medicaid enrollment. In other Medicaid expansion news, the Arkansas director announces he's leaving and Maine's legislature cannot override the governor's veto.

6 May 2014

LUHS celebrates Nurses Week on May 2014

Loyola University Health System (LUHS) will celebrate Nurses Week on May 5-9. This event takes place each year just prior to May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. The theme for the week is "A Leading Force for Change."

6 May 2014

UCB announces results from PRECiSE clinical trial of Cimzia in patients with Crohn's disease

UCB announced today results from the PRECiSE 3 7-year open label extension clinical trial of Cimzia (certolizumab pegol), the longest continuous trial of an anti-TNF therapy evaluating long-term safety in Crohn's disease.

6 May 2014

Research News and Research

Nu Skin Enterprises reports record revenue of $671.1M in first quarter 2014

Nanoviricides develops new drug candidates against MERS infection

Family House to host first-ever crowdfunding campaign to build free, temporary accommodation

Concise analysis of global disposable gloves market

Bayer to purchase consumer care business of Merck & Co, signs co-development deal for sGC modulators

ER treatments for baby gate-related injuries on the rise

GIRAFF+: A robot carer in home

New study explores how bacterial pathogen Yersinia tries to outsmart immune cell responses

The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation supports Sunscreen Innovation Act to combat melanoma

Debiopharm signs new license and research agreement with Yale University

Viewpoints: Battle for Medicaid; GOP's report on enrollment off base; need for kidney donations

Laparoscopic-assisted colonoscopy with polypectomy reduces hospital utilization

Bristol-Myers Squibb to present new immunotherapy study data at ASCO Annual Meeting

Highlights: High Colo. insurance rate changes; La. hospital plan rejected; VA delays in care

Session at PAS Annual Meeting to focus on reducing violence in video games and media

Kinex receives FDA allowance for Oratecan anti-cancer drug irinotecan with enhanced oral absorption

Scientists identify benign bacterium that blocks Salmonella from colonizing raw tomatoes

Calif. enrollment campaign focused on exchange at expense of Medicaid backlog

LUHS celebrates Nurses Week on May 2014

UCB announces results from PRECiSE clinical trial of Cimzia in patients with Crohn's disease

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