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Team PHLY to play against 'Big 5' to raise money for American Cancer Society

Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) will kick-off basketball season by facing the city of Philadelphia's "Big 5" college basketball coaches on the court at the University of Pennsylvania's Palestra Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. Team PHLY will tip-off against Coaches Fran Dunphy (Temple), Phil Martelli (Saint Joseph's), Bruiser Flint (Drexel), John Giannini (La Salle), Glen Miller (University of Pennsylvania) and Jay Wright (Villanova) to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

8 Oct 2009

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center neurologist elected as ANA Honorary Member

Louis R. Caplan, MD, Senior Neurologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and a leader in the treatment and research of strokes, has been elected an Honorary Member of the American Neurological Association (ANA). As the organization's highest honor, Honorary Membership is reserved for select individuals who have made unique contributions to neurology and neurological science throughout their careers.

8 Oct 2009

Aeolus Pharmaceuticals’ AEOL 10150 effective against mustard gas exposure

Aeolus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported that researchers from National Jewish Health and Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute have completed a series of preliminary studies demonstrating that AEOL 10150 protects lungs from whole mustard gas exposure in rats. Data were presented at the Regional CounterACT Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats Conference in Albuquerque, NM.

8 Oct 2009

Elderly cancer patients need custom-made treatment to combat the disease

Elderly cancer patients need a combination of treatments tailor-made to their specific needs to successfully combat the disease. The challenge is to boost their immune response to cancer vaccines, because like the rest of our organs, our immune system ages and gradually becomes less efficient as we get older.

8 Oct 2009

Privately insured African-Americans HMO enrollees more likely to use emergency rooms

Health insurance, and the access it provides to a primary care physician, should reduce the use of a major driver of health care costs: the emergency room.

8 Oct 2009

Clinical and health status outcomes information repository of heart attack patients completed

An important observational registry evaluating processes of care and one-year outcomes of over 4300 heart attack patients is now being completed. Researchers at the Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, MO have led this observational research study in collaboration with 23 other hospitals throughout the U.S.

8 Oct 2009

Muscle Flex develops a strong portfolio of 'Water' related products to maintain healthy lifestyle

Muscle Flex Inc. (www.MuscleFlexInc.com) announced today that it is developing a strong portfolio of "Water" related products to market using its direct response, online ecommerce and traditional retail methods. Muscle Flex® regards "Water" as potentially the most important ingredient in maintaining a healthy lifestyle and it is estimated that as much as 75% of Americans do not drink enough good clean water.

8 Oct 2009

DoD funds Screening for Mental Health's awareness program for military personnel

Screening for Mental Health, Inc. (SMH) today announced that they have received funding from the Department of Defense (DoD) to continue their work with Military Pathways™, a mental health awareness and education program that offers free, anonymous mental health self-assessments to veterans and personnel from all branches of the military as well as their families.

8 Oct 2009

Quest Diagnostics' DNA testing for gene variants help improve outcomes for stent recipients

DNA testing for gene variants that can increase the risk of major coronary events in certain patients taking the anti-clotting drug Plavix® (clopidogrel bisulfate) is now being performed by Quest Diagnostics for Scripps Health patients electing to undergo coronary stent procedures.

From Quest Diagnostics 8 Oct 2009

CEL-SCI Corporation reports on its dendritic H1N1 treatment

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors, has issued a special editorial report about CEL-SCI Corporation's presentation of data about the company's dendritic H1N1 treatment, being developed as a treatment for H1N1 hospitalized patients.

8 Oct 2009

Proteins play vital role in transferring human genetic code from one cell to another

A Florida State University College of Medicine researcher has solved a century-old mystery about proteins that play a vital role in the transfer of the human genetic code from one cell to another. The discovery could lead to finding new ways to help the body fight a variety of diseases, including cancer.

8 Oct 2009

New results support rapid blood pressure treatment for patients with hemorrhagic stroke

New results support that treatment for hemorrhagic stroke can be improved by using medication to rapidly reduce blood pressure. Hemorrhagic stroke is a type of stroke that involves bleeding in the brain. About 35,000 patients a year in the United States have hemorrhagic stroke with corresponding high blood pressure.

8 Oct 2009

Researchers find link between obesity and common mental disorders

Doctors should pay more attention to the link between common mental illness and obesity in patients because the two health problems are closely linked, according to researchers at the University of Adelaide.

8 Oct 2009

Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research to study vision impairment and blindness

Real-time biomedical studies of factors leading to vision impairment are now possible through the world's largest ocular research center at Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research.

8 Oct 2009

The CE Marked HairDX Genetic Test for Hair Loss launched in Europe

The HairDX Genetic Test for Hair Loss, the world’s first genetic baldness (Androgenetic Alopecia) test, is now available as a CE Marked product under the European In Vitro Diagnostic Directive.

8 Oct 2009

Birth control pills may have an impact on choice of partners

There is no doubt that modern contraception has enabled women to have unprecedented control over their own fertility. However, is it possible that the use of oral contraceptives is interfering with a woman's ability to choose, compete for and retain her preferred mate?

8 Oct 2009

Kylin Therapeutics receives notice of allowance for its first U.S. patent application

Officials of Kylin Therapeutics Inc., a leading RNAi company, announced that they have received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its first U.S. patent application.

8 Oct 2009

Lifeline Vascular Access receives re-accreditation from Joint Commission

Lifeline Vascular AccessSM, the nation’s leading provider of vascular access management services, announced today that it has been re-accredited by the Joint Commission - demonstrating compliance with the Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety.

8 Oct 2009

Study discusses possible genetic effects of radiation and cancer drug exposures on future generations

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center are helping to lead a massive international study on the possible genetic effects of radiation and cancer drug exposures on future generations.

8 Oct 2009

Vitrolife and Cellartis extend collaboration in stem cell research

Vitrolife has entered into a new 3-year collaboration agreement with Cellartis AB regarding the development of new products for the culture, handling and differentiation of stem cells. The agreement extends the previous collaboration between the companies.

8 Oct 2009

Research News and Research

Team PHLY to play against 'Big 5' to raise money for American Cancer Society

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center neurologist elected as ANA Honorary Member

Aeolus Pharmaceuticals’ AEOL 10150 effective against mustard gas exposure

Elderly cancer patients need custom-made treatment to combat the disease

Privately insured African-Americans HMO enrollees more likely to use emergency rooms

Clinical and health status outcomes information repository of heart attack patients completed

Muscle Flex develops a strong portfolio of 'Water' related products to maintain healthy lifestyle

DoD funds Screening for Mental Health's awareness program for military personnel

Quest Diagnostics' DNA testing for gene variants help improve outcomes for stent recipients

CEL-SCI Corporation reports on its dendritic H1N1 treatment

Proteins play vital role in transferring human genetic code from one cell to another

New results support rapid blood pressure treatment for patients with hemorrhagic stroke

Researchers find link between obesity and common mental disorders

Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research to study vision impairment and blindness

The CE Marked HairDX Genetic Test for Hair Loss launched in Europe

Birth control pills may have an impact on choice of partners

Kylin Therapeutics receives notice of allowance for its first U.S. patent application

Lifeline Vascular Access receives re-accreditation from Joint Commission

Study discusses possible genetic effects of radiation and cancer drug exposures on future generations

Vitrolife and Cellartis extend collaboration in stem cell research

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