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Planned Parenthood, abortion issues cause new political skirmishes, policy actions

Among the recent news developments are reports that a House panel will vote on a plan to prevent use of the health law's tax credits to provide or pay for insurance that covers abortion. Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood continues to be embroiled in a funding debate.

1 Apr 2011

Tibotec presents TMC435 phase 2b study interim results against HCV at EASL meeting

Medivir AB, the emerging research-based specialty pharmaceutical company focused on infectious diseases, announces that their partner, Tibotec has presented the results of a planned Week 24 interim analysis of the phase 2b ASPIRE study for TMC435 in treatment experienced hepatitis C patients in a late-breaker session at the 46th Annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver, Berlin, Germany.

1 Apr 2011

HHS secretary Sebelius testifies before Senate appropriations panel

During her testimony, the Health and Human Services secretary took questions on the health law and pointed out — according to Modern Healthcare — funding concerns related to rural critical access hospitals and anti-fraud and abuse efforts.

1 Apr 2011

IOVS journal publishes first global consensus report on MGD

The first global consensus report on meibomian gland dysfunction - a major cause of lid disease and evaporative dry eye - has been published in a special issue of the Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science journal.

1 Apr 2011

Sleep apnea along with excessive daytime sleepiness elevates risk of death in older adults

A study in the April 1 issue of the journal SLEEP suggests that the risk of death is more than two times higher in older adults who have sleep apnea and report struggling with excessive daytime sleepiness.

1 Apr 2011

GSK to implement Medidata Designer for its Clinical Research and Development organization

Medidata Solutions, a leading global provider of SaaS-based clinical technology solutions, today announced that GlaxoSmithKline has decided to implement Medidata Designer, an innovative study design optimization solution, for its Clinical Research and Development organization.

1 Apr 2011

VBL's VB-111 preclinical data against metastatic cancer to be presented at AACR meeting

VBL Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company committed to the development of novel treatments for immune-inflammatory diseases and cancer, today announced two upcoming presentations of preclinical data from the company's VB-111 program at the American Association for Cancer Research 102nd Annual Meeting.

1 Apr 2011

Health law opponents optimistic in efforts to block implementation

Politico reports that the tea party movement is finding "surprising success." Meanwhile, KHN reports that Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli gives his state's health challenge good odds of winning in court.

1 Apr 2011

AARP under attack in GOP efforts against health law

House Republicans issued a report Wednesday and plan to hold a hearing Friday to investigate AARP's support for the health law as well as the organization's business interests.

1 Apr 2011

Glenmark initiates IND enabling studies of GBR 401 anti-CD19 monoclonal antibody in B cell lymphomas

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals announces the discovery and initiation of IND enabling studies of a Novel Biological Entity (NBE) lead candidate, GBR 401, an anti-CD19 monoclonal antibody. GBR 401 is developed completely in-house by Glenmark's Biologics Research Centre located in Switzerland.

1 Apr 2011

Study confirms D-penicillamine and trientine effective against Wilson disease

Results from the first ever European-wide retrospective analysis presented today at the International Liver CongressTM have shown both D-penicillamine and trientine continue to be effective treatments, providing positive survival rates in patients with Wilson disease free from a liver transplant.

1 Apr 2011

Merck's VICTRELIS phase III study results against HCV presented at EASL annual meeting

Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced results from several new data analyses from the pivotal Phase III studies evaluating the addition of its investigational oral protease inhibitor VICTRELIS to peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin in adult patients with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection.

1 Apr 2011

DNA damage can lead to regulation of inflammatory responses

Researchers offer the first evidence that DNA damage can lead to the regulation of inflammatory responses, the body's reaction to injury. The proteins involved in the regulation help protect the body from infection.

1 Apr 2011

ESRC funded project reveals how teens view their mums

Just in time for Mother's Day teens have spoken out on what they consider makes a good mother. The project Young Lives and Times, part of the Timescapes study and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, reveals how teens view their mums.

1 Apr 2011

Progressive resistance training can help minimize loss of muscle mass and strength as we age

Getting older doesn't mean giving up muscle strength.

1 Apr 2011

Opinions: Foreign aid; Congressman's global war on abortion

The idea that wealthy countries have a moral obligation to provide aid to poor nations "persists in the face of overwhelming evidence that such 'aid' does the world's poor more harm than good," Marian Tupy, a senior fellow at the Legatum Institute in London, writes in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece.

1 Apr 2011

Seat of emotion in the brain critical for creating long-term memories

When we suddenly get the answer to a riddle or understand the solution to a problem, we can practically feel the light bulb click on in our head. But what happens after the 'Aha!' moment? Why do the things we learn through sudden insight tend to stick in our memory?

1 Apr 2011

Research News and Research

Planned Parenthood, abortion issues cause new political skirmishes, policy actions

Tibotec presents TMC435 phase 2b study interim results against HCV at EASL meeting

HHS secretary Sebelius testifies before Senate appropriations panel

IOVS journal publishes first global consensus report on MGD

Sleep apnea along with excessive daytime sleepiness elevates risk of death in older adults

GSK to implement Medidata Designer for its Clinical Research and Development organization

VBL's VB-111 preclinical data against metastatic cancer to be presented at AACR meeting

Health law opponents optimistic in efforts to block implementation

AARP under attack in GOP efforts against health law

Glenmark initiates IND enabling studies of GBR 401 anti-CD19 monoclonal antibody in B cell lymphomas

Study confirms D-penicillamine and trientine effective against Wilson disease

Merck's VICTRELIS phase III study results against HCV presented at EASL annual meeting

DNA damage can lead to regulation of inflammatory responses

ESRC funded project reveals how teens view their mums

Progressive resistance training can help minimize loss of muscle mass and strength as we age

Opinions: Foreign aid; Congressman's global war on abortion

Seat of emotion in the brain critical for creating long-term memories

Middle-aged adults with diabetes more likely to develop age-related ailments

New research sheds light on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Biota Scientific receives BARDA contract to develop single-dose antiviral drug

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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