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Loyola to honor its nurses for their commitment in clinical care, research and education

Loyola University Health System will celebrate Nurses Week from May 2 - 6. 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, "Nurses Trusted to Care," reflects the confidence patients place in the hands of nurses.

22 Apr 2011

Thought leaders gather to examine challenges facing patients with primary immunodeficiencies

Thought leaders from the medical, scientific and patient advocacy communities gathered in New York and London for CSL Behring's Key Issues Dialogue–Immunoglobulin to examine challenges facing patients with primary immunodeficiencies.

21 Apr 2011

Repligen anticipates 30% increase in total revenues for 2011

Repligen Corporation today announced preliminary financial results for fiscal year 2011 which ended March 31, 2011. Total revenue for the year is expected to be $27.3 million compared to $21.0 million in the prior fiscal year, an increase of 30%.

21 Apr 2011

Stealth Peptides launches mitochondrion targeting compound Bendavia at Experimental Biology 2011

Stealth Peptides Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing innovative mitochondrial therapies, introduced its lead clinical candidate, Bendavia™, a novel compound that targets the mitochondrion, during multiple scientific sessions of the Experimental Biology 2011 meeting.

20 Apr 2011

AHF commends U.S. Congress for strong bipartisan commitment to AIDS

AIDS Healthcare Foundation today commended the United States Congress for showing a strong bipartisan commitment to AIDS in passing the fiscal year 2011 budget earlier this afternoon, a budget that despite severe cost-cutting mentality in Washington, included a $48 million overall increase in the $883 million allocated for the nation's AIDS Drug Assistance Program, a network of federal and state funded programs that provide life-saving HIV treatments to low income, uninsured, and underinsured individuals living with HIV/AIDS nationwide.

16 Apr 2011

Major pharmaceutical company, Access sign deal for RNAi therapeutics

ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a biopharmaceutical company leveraging its proprietary drug-delivery platforms to develop treatments in areas of oncology, cancer supportive care and diabetes, announced it has entered into an agreement with a major pharmaceutical company to exploit its CobaCyte and CobOral technology for the targeted delivery of RNAi therapeutics.

15 Apr 2011

BSD Medical second quarter net loss decreases 19% to $1,554,000

BSD Medical Corporation, a leading provider of medical systems that treat cancer and benign diseases using heat therapy, today reported financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2011.

8 Apr 2011

Protecting skin from sun's ultraviolet radiation is best way to avoid potential skin problems

Summertime means plenty of fun in the sun for many. "I would burn on Saturday and Sunday, peel by Wednesday and be back on the water by the next Saturday doing the same thing," says Thomas Randall, a man in his 70s who spent much of his youth at a lake or a beach trying to tan a pale complexion. But countless hours of sun exposure have taken a toll on his skin, and he now needs regular examinations to search for pre-cancerous moles.

7 Apr 2011

Scientists uncover SREBP-2 role in autophagy and cholesterol generation

Not all cholesterol is bad. Every cell requires it for growth - they either have to get cholesterol somewhere or they die. In a new study published April 6 in the journal Cell Metabolism, researchers from Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and their collaborators found that a protein sensor known to balance cholesterol sources can also access a previously underappreciated cellular fat storage depot.

6 Apr 2011

More than 900 young Britons diagnosed with the deadliest form of skin cancer each year

Each day more than two people under 35 in Britain are diagnosed with malignant melanoma - the deadliest form of skin cancer - according to new figures from Cancer Research UK.

6 Apr 2011

Diets may cause loss of lean muscle mass

According to boomer-generation brother and sister authors Dian Griesel, Ph.D. and Tom Griesel, every well-known diet to date is destined to deliver loss of lean muscle mass, moodiness, disappointment and failure.

5 Apr 2011

Coronary computed tomographic angiography to evaluate acute chest pain reduces hospital admissions

Hospital admissions at Stony Brook University Medical Center on Long Island were significantly reduced when using coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) to evaluate patients presenting in the emergency department (ED) with acute chest pain (ACP), according to research results presented during a scientific session at the American College of Cardiology's 60th Annual Scientific Session and Expo in New Orleans on April 3.

4 Apr 2011

Study findings about immune systems of smoke-inhalation patients released

An award-winning Loyola University Health System study includes some unexpected findings about the immune systems of smoke-inhalation patients.

1 Apr 2011

Pacira reports net loss of $7.0 million for quarter ended December 31, 2010

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2010, provided an update on the execution of its pre-commercial and launch strategies for EXPAREL and established 2011 financial guidance.

31 Mar 2011

Natural disasters can produce major lung problems

A comprehensive new review published in the journal Respirology indicates that lung problems are major causes of morbidity and mortality following natural disasters.

29 Mar 2011

Study: No increase in abnormal mammogram results after breast 'lipomodeling'

Lipomodeling—a relatively new approach to breast augmentation in which fat is transferred to the breasts from other parts of the body—doesn't interfere with routine screening mammograms, reports a study in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

29 Mar 2011

People with arthritis can benefit from exercise

An estimated 50 million adults in the United States suffer from arthritis. According to the Centers for Disease Control, one of the best ways to combat the onset of arthritis as well as to control pain and improve function is through exercise.

29 Mar 2011

Burger that needs an hour of exercise to burn off

Fast food chain KFC is set to launch its latest fat-and-sodium laden creation that has done away with the most basic of burger ingredients - the bun. The ‘Double Down’ instead has bacon, sauce and two slices of melted cheese between two pieces of deep fried chicken. The figures stand thus;

28 Mar 2011

Medicaid realities: More harm than good (Op-ed)

On January 7, 2011, 33 governors and governors- elect sent a letter to the White House and Congressional leaders detailing how new federal Medicaid mandates will drown their states in more debt.

28 Mar 2011

Review questions diagnostic value of MRI scans to detect rupture of silicone breast implants

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration currently recommends regular follow-up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans for women with silicone breast implants. But a new review shows significant flaws in the evidence supporting this recommendation, reports the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

28 Mar 2011

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Loyola to honor its nurses for their commitment in clinical care, research and education

Thought leaders gather to examine challenges facing patients with primary immunodeficiencies

Repligen anticipates 30% increase in total revenues for 2011

Stealth Peptides launches mitochondrion targeting compound Bendavia at Experimental Biology 2011

AHF commends U.S. Congress for strong bipartisan commitment to AIDS

Major pharmaceutical company, Access sign deal for RNAi therapeutics

BSD Medical second quarter net loss decreases 19% to $1,554,000

Protecting skin from sun's ultraviolet radiation is best way to avoid potential skin problems

Scientists uncover SREBP-2 role in autophagy and cholesterol generation

More than 900 young Britons diagnosed with the deadliest form of skin cancer each year

Diets may cause loss of lean muscle mass

Coronary computed tomographic angiography to evaluate acute chest pain reduces hospital admissions

Study findings about immune systems of smoke-inhalation patients released

Pacira reports net loss of $7.0 million for quarter ended December 31, 2010

Natural disasters can produce major lung problems

Study: No increase in abnormal mammogram results after breast 'lipomodeling'

People with arthritis can benefit from exercise

Burger that needs an hour of exercise to burn off

Medicaid realities: More harm than good (Op-ed)

Review questions diagnostic value of MRI scans to detect rupture of silicone breast implants

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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