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Teva initiates enrollment in AZILECT Phase IV clinical study for PD-MCI

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced today enrollment of the first patient in the MODERATO study - a Phase IV clinical study designed to evaluate the effect of AZILECT (rasagiline tablets) on cognitive function in adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in Parkinson's disease (PD-MCI).

6 Feb 2013

Gates Foundation blog interviews director of aid effectiveness at Oxfam about new campaign

In a post in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog, Tom Scott, director of global brand and innovation at the foundation, and Gregory Adams, director of aid effectiveness at Oxfam, examine "why a new vision of aid is critical."

6 Feb 2013

Acute alcohol intoxication increases risk of suicide in American Indians

American Indians are at much greater risk of suicide after acute alcohol intoxication, according to a study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

6 Feb 2013

Capella University to fully align with NCHL's Health Leadership Competency Model

Capella University, an accredited online university that has built its reputation by providing high-quality online degree programs for working adults, partnered with the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) to be the first online university to fully align with the NCHL's Health Leadership Competency Model.

6 Feb 2013

Wiley, The Cochrane Collaboration renew and redefine publishing partnership

The Cochrane Collaboration, the international not-for-profit organization that produces systematic reviews of healthcare evidence and the largest database of randomized controlled trials; and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., a global provider of content and workflow solutions in the areas of scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly research, professional development, and education, today announced that they have renewed and redefined their partnership to publish The Cochrane Library from February 2013.

6 Feb 2013

Verastem commences VS-6063 plus paclitaxel Phase 1/1b trial in advanced ovarian cancer

Verastem, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing drugs to treat cancer by the targeted killing of cancer stem cells, announced the initiation of a Phase 1/1b trial of VS-6063 in combination with paclitaxel for the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer.

5 Feb 2013

Insurance exchange 'navigators,' new payment models claim roles in health law implementation

The Washington Post reports on the challenges involved in fielding a team of health exchange navigators to help people work through their choices and the process. Meanwhile, MedPage Today reports on comments made by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius regarding the "obligation" providers have to try new payment models.

5 Feb 2013

Thoratec fourth quarter revenues increase 17% to $128.5 million

Thoratec Corporation, a world leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2012.

5 Feb 2013

Patients with preinfarction angina have smaller heart attacks, improved cardiac function

Patients who experience chest pain in the 24 hours preceding a heart attack, also called preinfarction angina, have smaller heart attacks and improved cardiac function in the contemporary cardiac stenting era, researchers found in a study published Jan. 22 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions.

5 Feb 2013

U.S. should issue formal ban on using vaccination campaigns as cover for intelligence operations

In an opinion piece in Bloomberg Businessweek's "Small World" blog, Charles Kenny, a fellow at the Center for Global Development and the New America Foundation, examines the effects of "a fake polio vaccination drive organized by the CIA in an effort to collect DNA from [Osama] bin Laden's family" on polio immunization efforts in Pakistan.

5 Feb 2013

Previously poorly investigated signalling pathway crucial for proliferation of prostate cancer cells

A previously poorly investigated signalling pathway is crucial for the growth and proliferation of prostate cancer cells. An international research team discovered this when studying the enzyme "soluble adenylyl cyclase" that produces the second messenger molecule cAMP.

5 Feb 2013

Viewpoints: Sen. Hatch's prescription for safeguarding entitlements; Medicare crackdown on CVS drug program; JFK's mental health vision failing

American families are used to working with dollar amounts starting with hundreds and thousands. But the fiscal situation of our country requires us to act in terms of billions and trillions. ... Unfortunately, waiting until the last minute to stop a crisis has become standard operating procedure in Washington. But that isn't how we should be tackling our debt or safeguarding Medicare and Medicaid.

5 Feb 2013

Mental health risk increased in problem gamblers

Individuals with a gambling problem are at increased risk for developing Axis I psychiatric disorders, results from a US study show.

5 Feb 2013

Second trimester HG demands vigilance

Women who experience hyperemesis gravidarum during the second trimester have an increased risk for certain birth complications associated with placental abruption, study results show.

5 Feb 2013

Caution on COX inhibitor use in preterm infants

Very-low-birthweight preterm infants with thrombocytopenia treated with cyclooxygenase inhibitors are at an increased risk for intracerebral hemorrhage, particularly if they have decreased platelet levels, research shows.

5 Feb 2013

Restricting gifts in medical school influences future prescribing behavior

US physicians who attended a medical school with a policy restricting acceptance of gifts from pharmaceutical companies are less likely to prescribe newly marketed drugs than physicians who were not exposed to such restrictions during training, according to research published in the BMJ.

5 Feb 2013

Seven factors rule out CT for children with abdominal injury

Research shows that children presenting with abdominal injury at an emergency department who lack seven key factors are extremely unlikely to have an injury requiring acute intervention and therefore do not require computed tomography scanning.

5 Feb 2013

Subclinical hypothyroidism not prognostic in thyroid carcinoma

Subclinical hypothyroidism is not an independent predictor for clinical outcomes in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma, research shows.

5 Feb 2013

‘Urgent need’ for primary care pneumonia diagnosis tools

While family doctors can exclude pneumonia with a high level of accuracy, they can only identify around a third of radiographically confirmed cases, research shows.

5 Feb 2013

UCSD receives $3.4M NIMH grant to study successful aging in HIV-infected adults

The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded a $3.4 million grant to a team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine to study successful aging in HIV-infected adults. HIV is a serious, chronic, medical disease that affects the lives of more than one million Americans.

5 Feb 2013

Research News and Research

Teva initiates enrollment in AZILECT Phase IV clinical study for PD-MCI

Gates Foundation blog interviews director of aid effectiveness at Oxfam about new campaign

Acute alcohol intoxication increases risk of suicide in American Indians

Capella University to fully align with NCHL's Health Leadership Competency Model

Wiley, The Cochrane Collaboration renew and redefine publishing partnership

Verastem commences VS-6063 plus paclitaxel Phase 1/1b trial in advanced ovarian cancer

Insurance exchange 'navigators,' new payment models claim roles in health law implementation

Thoratec fourth quarter revenues increase 17% to $128.5 million

Patients with preinfarction angina have smaller heart attacks, improved cardiac function

U.S. should issue formal ban on using vaccination campaigns as cover for intelligence operations

Previously poorly investigated signalling pathway crucial for proliferation of prostate cancer cells

Viewpoints: Sen. Hatch's prescription for safeguarding entitlements; Medicare crackdown on CVS drug program; JFK's mental health vision failing

Mental health risk increased in problem gamblers

Second trimester HG demands vigilance

Caution on COX inhibitor use in preterm infants

Restricting gifts in medical school influences future prescribing behavior

Seven factors rule out CT for children with abdominal injury

Subclinical hypothyroidism not prognostic in thyroid carcinoma

‘Urgent need’ for primary care pneumonia diagnosis tools

UCSD receives $3.4M NIMH grant to study successful aging in HIV-infected adults

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