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Researchers isolate 17 novel antibodies against HIV

A team of researchers at and associated with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), The Scripps Research Institute, the biotechnology company Theraclone Sciences and Monogram Biosciences Inc., a LabCorp company, report in the current issue of Nature the isolation of 17 novel antibodies capable of neutralizing a broad spectrum of variants of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

18 Aug 2011

Alcohol before bed hampers sleep: Study

A new small-scale study showed the impact of drinking before going to bed on heart rate and sleep.

18 Aug 2011

Scientists turn drug-disease match makers

In a new medical breakthrough American researchers have devised a drug-disease matchmaking program that mines databases for potentially useful new treatment combinations and have actually turned up two so far, said a study on Wednesday.

18 Aug 2011

UNHCR reports 10 children dying daily and women facing risk of rape in Ethiopian refugee camps

"Ten Somali children under the age of five are dying every day of hunger-related causes in a refugee camp in Ethiopia, according to the U.N. refugee agency," the Guardian reports.

18 Aug 2011

Human embryonic stem cell, iPS-derived progeny are similar and developmentally immature

Stem cell researchers at UCLA have discovered that three types of cells derived from human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells are similar to each other, but are much more developmentally immature than previously thought when compared to those same cell types taken directly from human tissue.

18 Aug 2011

FDA approves Zelboraf (vemurafenib) for advanced skin cancer

A new drug was approved for advanced skin cancer this Wednesday by U.S. regulators, offering the first new treatment for melanoma in 13 years.

18 Aug 2011

FDA approves Mayo Clinic's ovarian and breast cancer vaccines

Mayo Clinic has received investigational new drug approval from the Food and Drug Administration for two new cancer vaccines that mobilize the body's defense mechanisms to destroy malignant cells.

18 Aug 2011

Tobacco giants sue FDA over ‘shock tactic’ cigarette pack images

The FDA ruled that by Oct. 22, 2012, every pack of cigarettes sold in the United States will carry one of nine graphic, full color, graphic warnings reminding people of just how horrible smoking is for their health. The image might be a pair of healthy lungs next to a pair of blackened and diseased lungs or a man smoking out of a hole in his throat or a mouth with sores on the lips and teeth all yellowed and decayed.

18 Aug 2011

Abbott initiates ABSORB BVS device clinical trial in coronary artery disease

Abbott announced today that the first patient in Japan has been treated with the ABSORB bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) as part of the ABSORB EXTEND clinical trial.

18 Aug 2011

While most docs are sued few pay up: Study

A new study revealed that more than three in four US doctors will face a malpractice suit at some point in their careers, but cash is paid in only about 20 percent of cases. The analysis by researchers at several major US medical schools and the RAND Corporation, a non-profit research group, was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

18 Aug 2011

Researchers discover new mechanism that controls ageing in WBCs

Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have discovered a new mechanism controlling ageing in white blood cells.

18 Aug 2011

States move forward with creating health exchanges

In Minnesota, though, party-based challenges are emerging to Gov. Dayton's exchange plan. Also, Politico reports that, even though the health law allows for a federal exchange as a fallback plan if states don't develop their own, no funding exists for these federal activities. On the other hand, the law provides almost unlimited resources to support states' efforts.

18 Aug 2011

Patients with diabetes, hypertension more likely to develop open-angle glaucoma

Many Americans suffer from diabetes and hypertension and, according to a study by researchers at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, these individuals may have an increased risk of developing open-angle glaucoma.

18 Aug 2011

NCRM at Case Western Reserve to host stem cell conference in Cleveland

The National Center for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM) at Case Western Reserve University is proud to present "MSC 2011: Innovations in Cell-Based Regenerative Therapies," a three-day forum to highlight transformative breakthroughs in the area of adult stem cell medicine with a focus on how this research is being applied in patient care settings through innovative clinical trials.

18 Aug 2011

Clinical trials to evaluate and validate infrastructure of P-medicine consortium

Retrospective and prospective clinical trials will be run to evaluate and validate the infrastructure of the P-medicine consortium, announced a poster at the recent 3rd symposium of the Worldwide Innovative Networking in Personalized Cancer Medicine, held in Paris 6-8 July, 2011.

18 Aug 2011

Skin infection admissions are now the seventh-most-common reason for hospitalizations

The number of children hospitalized for skin and soft-tissue infections, most due to community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), has more than doubled since 2000, a study by researchers at UC Davis and elsewhere has found.

18 Aug 2011

GOP presidential hopefuls — at least the ones who were or are governors — have clear health care positions

ABC News examines the health policy records of three GOP presidential candidates — former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman and Texas Gov. Rick Perry.

18 Aug 2011

Lighter smokers with two high-risk gene variations more likely to develop lung cancer

Smokers with variations in two specific genes have a greater risk of smoking more cigarettes, becoming more dependent on nicotine and developing lung cancer, a new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows.

18 Aug 2011

Endo terminates collaboration and axomadol development program with Grunenthal

Endo Pharmaceuticals announced today that it is terminating its research program and collaboration related to the development of axomadol.

18 Aug 2011

Viewpoints: Perry's Texas 'miracle' or 'sad fact'?; Reich on Medicare for all; Orszag on health IT boom

Twenty-six percent of Texans have no health insurance — the highest percentage of medically uninsured residents of any state. It leads the nation in the percentage of children who lack medical insurance. Texas has an inordinate number of employers who provide no insurance to their workers, partly because insurance rates are high, thanks to an absence of regulations.

18 Aug 2011

Research News and Research

Researchers isolate 17 novel antibodies against HIV

Alcohol before bed hampers sleep: Study

Scientists turn drug-disease match makers

UNHCR reports 10 children dying daily and women facing risk of rape in Ethiopian refugee camps

Human embryonic stem cell, iPS-derived progeny are similar and developmentally immature

FDA approves Zelboraf (vemurafenib) for advanced skin cancer

FDA approves Mayo Clinic's ovarian and breast cancer vaccines

Tobacco giants sue FDA over ‘shock tactic’ cigarette pack images

Abbott initiates ABSORB BVS device clinical trial in coronary artery disease

While most docs are sued few pay up: Study

Researchers discover new mechanism that controls ageing in WBCs

States move forward with creating health exchanges

Patients with diabetes, hypertension more likely to develop open-angle glaucoma

NCRM at Case Western Reserve to host stem cell conference in Cleveland

Clinical trials to evaluate and validate infrastructure of P-medicine consortium

Skin infection admissions are now the seventh-most-common reason for hospitalizations

GOP presidential hopefuls — at least the ones who were or are governors — have clear health care positions

Lighter smokers with two high-risk gene variations more likely to develop lung cancer

Endo terminates collaboration and axomadol development program with Grunenthal

Viewpoints: Perry's Texas 'miracle' or 'sad fact'?; Reich on Medicare for all; Orszag on health IT boom

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