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Deep brain stimulation: New treatment option for people with severe Tourette syndrome

Deep brain stimulation may be a safe and effective treatment for Tourette syndrome, according to research published in the October 27, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

27 Oct 2009

Princeton University scientists and researchers team up to explore cancer evolution

Princeton University physical scientists will partner with researchers at four other institutions to explore the driving forces behind the evolution of cancer under a five-year, $15.2 million award from the National Cancer Institute.

27 Oct 2009

Stomach infection on the rise in outpatient settings; symptoms can range from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that a sometimes deadly stomach bug, Clostridium difficile, (http://www.mayoclinic.org/c-difficile/) is on the rise in outpatient settings.

27 Oct 2009

Implantation of blue light-filtering intraocular lens increases nutritional component of the eye

Results of an important new study show that implantation of blue light-filtering intraocular lens (IOLs) at the time of cataract surgery increases a nutritional component of the eye, which may afford protection against the development and/or progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

27 Oct 2009

Lack of optimal pain care delivery system costs more than $100 billion each year

A new Pain Medicine Position Paper published by leaders of the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM), reveals businesses lose $61 billion annually due to ineffective pain care and the lack of optimal pain care delivery.

27 Oct 2009

Humana Medicare Advantage plans for Senior Citizens Bureau members

Humana and The Senior Citizens Bureau (SCB) are collaborating to offer Humana Medicare Advantage plans to more than 500,000 SCB members.

27 Oct 2009

Diabetes decreases cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer's disease

New research published in the October 27, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, suggests that those with both diseases actually have a slower rate of memory loss than people who had only Alzheimer's disease.

27 Oct 2009

Senate health bill could come this week, 'compromise' public option now seems likely

Senate Democrats will need to move quickly if they want to pass some version of health overhaul legislation by the end of the year.

27 Oct 2009

BioMarin Pharmaceutical announces the acquisition of Huxley Pharmaceuticals

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. announced today that it has acquired Huxley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Huxley), which has rights to a proprietary form of 3,4-diaminopyridine (3,4-DAP), amifampridine phosphate, for the rare autoimmune disease Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS).

27 Oct 2009

Opinions: Africa Food Aid; International Violence Against Women Act; brain drain

While the drought and starvation in the Horn of Africa are "ghastly to be sure," when "you see children on TV with distended bellies keening over their dying parents ... do them a favour. Sit on your hands," Sam Kiley, a former Africa bureau chief with the London Times, writes in a newspaper opinion piece.

27 Oct 2009

Cantor Fitzgerald teams up with Healthcare Interactive to introduce new healthcare software management tool

Cantor Insurance Group, a unit of Cantor Fitzgerald LP, has joined with Healthcare Interactive to introduce Cantor Health Interactive, a new healthcare software management tool to help businesses monitor and reduce their healthcare costs.

26 Oct 2009

Initiative from BankAtlantic and Tenet South Florida Hospitals to meet healthcare needs of local community

BankAtlantic, Florida’s Most Convenient Bank, announced today that it has partnered with Tenet South Florida Hospitals to provide outreach events designed to improve the health of the local community. The partnership involves branches and hospitals from Miami-Dade to Martin County, and includes events such as screenings and lectures.

26 Oct 2009

Study links abnormalities in the white matter of the brain with schizophrenia

A new study by researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP), King's College London has discovered abnormalities in the white matter of the brain that seem to be critical for the timing of schizophrenia. The study, led by Professor Phillip McGuire and Dr Sophia Frangou, has been published in this month's edition of the British Journal of Psychiatry.

26 Oct 2009

CIVET, RFID TagSource collaborate to launch Rutgers University RFID Research Center

The Rutgers Center for Innovative Ventures of Emerging Technologies (CIVET), together with RFID TagSource, announce the launch of the Rutgers University RFID Research Center located on the Busch Campus in Piscataway, New Jersey.

26 Oct 2009

Thermo Fisher Scientific announces the availability of its Copeptin assay in Europe

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the availability in Europe of its new Copeptin assay, which helps medical personnel quickly and accurately diagnose acute myocardial infarction (AMI), commonly known as a heart attack.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 26 Oct 2009

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics to present Phase I clinical trial data of ICT-107 vaccine in New Orleans

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. (OTCBB: IMUC), a clinical-stage biotechnology company that is developing immune-based therapies for the treatment of brain and other cancers, today announced that it will be presenting today, at the Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons in New Orleans, Louisiana at 3:15pm central time, data from its Phase I clinical trial investigating the role that its ICT-107 vaccine may play in increasing patient survival and inhibiting tumor progression in patients with glioblastoma, the most common and most aggressive type of primary brain tumor.

26 Oct 2009

CMSC analyses patient self-management in Multiple Sclerosis

The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) released a white paper, written by a panel chaired by CMSC member Robert T. Fraser, Ph.D., of the University of Washington Rehabilitation Research and Training Center in Seattle, Washington, analyzing patient self-management in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) to develop recommendations for best practices aimed at improving patients' lives.

26 Oct 2009

American Heart Association joins international organizations to fight the global threat of stroke

During this year's observance of "World Stroke Day," Thursday, October 29, the American Heart Association and its division, the American Stroke Association, will join international organizations with a unified message about the global threat of stroke.

26 Oct 2009

London residents are one of the most unhygienic in Britain: Poll results

London residents have today been revealed as one of the most unhygienic in Britain, according to a poll of 4,000 adults by Wet Ones to launch National Hand Hygiene Awareness Week.

26 Oct 2009

Novel protein responsible for changing DNA structure and silencing the expression of genes identified

A study published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) by a team of scientists headed by Professors Hélène Bierne and Pascale Cossart from the Pasteur Institute, in collaboration with colleagues form the CNRS and the French Agricultural Research Institute (INRA), identified a novel protein, BAHD1, which is responsible for changing DNA structure and silencing the expression of genes.

26 Oct 2009

Education News and Research

Deep brain stimulation: New treatment option for people with severe Tourette syndrome

Princeton University scientists and researchers team up to explore cancer evolution

Stomach infection on the rise in outpatient settings; symptoms can range from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation

Implantation of blue light-filtering intraocular lens increases nutritional component of the eye

Lack of optimal pain care delivery system costs more than $100 billion each year

Humana Medicare Advantage plans for Senior Citizens Bureau members

Diabetes decreases cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer's disease

Senate health bill could come this week, 'compromise' public option now seems likely

BioMarin Pharmaceutical announces the acquisition of Huxley Pharmaceuticals

Opinions: Africa Food Aid; International Violence Against Women Act; brain drain

Cantor Fitzgerald teams up with Healthcare Interactive to introduce new healthcare software management tool

Initiative from BankAtlantic and Tenet South Florida Hospitals to meet healthcare needs of local community

Study links abnormalities in the white matter of the brain with schizophrenia

CIVET, RFID TagSource collaborate to launch Rutgers University RFID Research Center

Thermo Fisher Scientific announces the availability of its Copeptin assay in Europe

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics to present Phase I clinical trial data of ICT-107 vaccine in New Orleans

CMSC analyses patient self-management in Multiple Sclerosis

American Heart Association joins international organizations to fight the global threat of stroke

London residents are one of the most unhygienic in Britain: Poll results

Novel protein responsible for changing DNA structure and silencing the expression of genes identified

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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