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Surgeons use MarginProbe System to cut out breast cancer cells missed during initial lumpectomy

Any breast cancer surgeon who regularly performs lumpectomies confronts the question "Did I get it all?" Thirty to 60 percent of the time in the U.S., the answer is "no," requiring the patient to undergo a second surgery to remove the remaining tumor.

1 Jun 2013

New avatar system could provide quick and effective therapy for schizophrenia

An avatar system that enables people with schizophrenia to control the voice of their hallucinations is being developed by researchers at UCL with support from the Wellcome Trust.

31 May 2013

Discovery opens doors to new therapies for sepsis

Despite numerous advances in treating infections and disease, effective treatments for sepsis remain elusive. A new discovery published in the June 2013 issue of The FASEB Journal not only could help health care providers predict who is more and less likely to develop sepsis, but it also opens the doors to new therapies that actually address the root cause of the problem, rather than just managing the symptoms.

31 May 2013

Tibial nerve stimulation reduces symptoms of overactive bladder, research finds

Beaumont Health System research finds that symptoms of overactive bladder, or OAB, were reduced in those who received tibial nerve stimulation. The three-year results published in the June issue of The Journal of Urology show participants with urinary frequency, urgency and involuntary loss of urine maintained significant improvement in their symptoms.

31 May 2013

Targacept initiates TC-5214 Phase 2b clinical study in patients with OAB

Targacept, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel NNR Therapeutics, today announced the initiation of a Phase 2b clinical study of TC-5214 as a treatment for overactive bladder.

29 May 2013

Perrigo receives final approval for generic Sanctura XR

Perrigo Company today announced that it has received final approval for the generic version of Sanctura XR. Perrigo had previously prevailed in litigation at both the district and appellate levels. The product has begun shipping immediately.

29 May 2013

FDA approves iTrace for Blood Centers to assist in enhancing blood safety

iTrace for Blood Centers, (Version 1.0.924.0), the first application to use Radio Frequency Identification technology in blood establishments to assist in enhancing blood safety by preventing the release of unsuitable blood components, was cleared today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

29 May 2013

Medical researchers identify genetic marker associated with sporadic breast cancer

Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have pinpointed a genetic marker for sporadic breast cancer - one of a handful identified to date in Caucasians.

29 May 2013

Physicists develop novel technique that can detect molecular variants

Harvard physicists have developed a novel technique that can detect molecular variants in chemical mixtures - greatly simplifying a process that is one of the most important, though time-consuming, processes in analytical chemistry.

23 May 2013

$Upsher-Smith completes USL255 Phase III clinical trial in patients with refractory POS$

Upsher-Smith completes USL255 Phase III clinical trial in patients with refractory POS

Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. today announced the successful completion of its global Phase III clinical trial for USL255 (extended-release topiramate), an internally developed program for the management of epilepsy in adults, using the company's proprietary formulation technology.

23 May 2013

MemorialCare Health System receives 2013 Crimson Physician Partnership Award

MemorialCare Health System is one of two organizations chosen from more than 1,000 hospitals nationwide to receive the prestigious 2013 Crimson Physician Partnership Award presented by The Advisory Board at its Scottsdale, Arizona Summit.

22 May 2013

AIR2 trial: Alair BT System shows therapy benefits in adults with severe uncontrolled asthma

Five-year data from the Asthma Intervention Research 2 clinical trial presented today demonstrated that the Boston Scientific Corporation Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty System continues to show therapy benefits in adult patients with severe uncontrolled asthma.

22 May 2013

COPD patients are more oliley to suffre from depression

Patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) typically suffer from depression more frequently than those without COPD, resulting in higher levels of disability and illness and increasing the overall healthcare burden for the COPD population.

21 May 2013

Research: Frequency of candy consumption is not associated with adverse health risks

At a time when the spotlight is focused on obesity more than ever, new research suggests that frequency of candy consumption is not associated with weight or certain adverse health risks.

21 May 2013

New research suggests that listening to music lowers anxiety, sedation in ventilated patients

New research suggests that for some hospitalized ICU patients on mechanical ventilators, using headphones to listen to their favorite types of music could lower anxiety and reduce their need for sedative medications.

21 May 2013

Blind people have potential to use echolocation to locate objects, new research shows

New research from the University of Southampton has shown that blind and visually impaired people have the potential to use echolocation, similar to that used by bats and dolphins, to determine the location of an object.

21 May 2013

People exposed to wood and tobacco smoke are at greater risk for developing COPD

People who are consistently exposed to both wood smoke and tobacco smoke are at a greater risk for developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and for experiencing more frequent and severe symptoms of the disease, as well as more severe airflow obstruction, than those who are exposed to only one type of smoke, according to the results of a new population-based study conducted by researchers in Colombia.

21 May 2013

Frequency News and Research

Surgeons use MarginProbe System to cut out breast cancer cells missed during initial lumpectomy

New avatar system could provide quick and effective therapy for schizophrenia

Discovery opens doors to new therapies for sepsis

Tibial nerve stimulation reduces symptoms of overactive bladder, research finds

Targacept initiates TC-5214 Phase 2b clinical study in patients with OAB

Perrigo receives final approval for generic Sanctura XR

FDA approves iTrace for Blood Centers to assist in enhancing blood safety

Medical researchers identify genetic marker associated with sporadic breast cancer

Physicists develop novel technique that can detect molecular variants

Upsher-Smith completes USL255 Phase III clinical trial in patients with refractory POS

MemorialCare Health System receives 2013 Crimson Physician Partnership Award

AIR2 trial: Alair BT System shows therapy benefits in adults with severe uncontrolled asthma

COPD patients are more oliley to suffre from depression

Research: Frequency of candy consumption is not associated with adverse health risks

New research suggests that listening to music lowers anxiety, sedation in ventilated patients

Blind people have potential to use echolocation to locate objects, new research shows

People exposed to wood and tobacco smoke are at greater risk for developing COPD

Peripherally inserted central catheters increase risk of dangerous blood clots

Research highlights benefits of vitamin D, diet changes in patients with Crohn's disease

Research reveals that US children experience gastrointestinal issues

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 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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