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Fourth biennial BHGI Global Summit on International Breast Health

The Breast Health Global Initiative and the Latin American & Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology will convene the fourth biennial BHGI Global Summit on International Breast Health June 9-11, 2010 in Chicago, bringing together collaborating national and international organizations to address the optimization of breast health care delivery in limited-resource countries.

31 Mar 2010

Plant-based system could help improve lives of hemophilic patients

Hemophilia, a disease linked with legends of European monarchs, frail heirs and one flamboyant charlatan called Rasputin, still afflicts many people today.

31 Mar 2010

Weight training-related injuries on the rise

The popularity of weight training has grown over the past decade. A new study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital has found that the number of injuries from weight training has increased as well.

31 Mar 2010

TNS signs revenue sharing agreement to launch dietary supplement products in USA

Total Nutraceutical Solutions, Inc announced today that the company has entered into a revenue sharing agreement to undertake a direct mail marketing program of a proprietary private label compound developed and manufactured by the company for joint pain and inflammation.

31 Mar 2010

BioNanomatrix awarded patent covering nanochannel arrays for high-throughput macromolecular analysis

BioNanomatrix, Inc., a developer of breakthrough single-molecule genomic analysis technology, today announced the issuance of U.S. patent 7,670,770 for nanochannel arrays that enable high-throughput macromolecular analysis. Also disclosed are methods of preparing nanochannel array chips, methods of analyzing macromolecules such as entire strands of genomic DNA, and systems for implementing these methods.

31 Mar 2010

BIO pleased with Court's dismissal of claims over patenting gene-based inventions

“As explained in the ruling yesterday, the District Court's determination is only a preliminary step in the legal process that does not affect how the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) evaluates patent applications relating to DNA-based inventions.”

31 Mar 2010

MITA supports FDA's interest to reduce exposure to medical radiation, minimize medical errors

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance, the leading association representing the manufacturers, innovators and developers of medical imaging and radiation therapy systems, today said it is supportive of the Food and Drug Administration's ongoing interest to further reduce exposure to unnecessary medical radiation and minimize medical errors.

31 Mar 2010

Benefits outweigh risks associated with breast cancer screening

FOR EVERY woman overdiagnosed by breast screening, two deaths will be prevented, according to a study published today (Wednesday).

31 Mar 2010

DIS serves as marker for new methods to diagnose NERD

Gastroesophageal reflux disease is an important public health problem which is extremely common nowadays. Symptoms of GERD arise from the exposure of increased acid gastric contents into the lower part of the esophageal mucosa. Most patients with GERD have NERD with invisible mucosal damages under endoscopy.

31 Mar 2010

Study finds groundbreaking technology in TechniScan's Warm Bath Ultrasound promising

TechniScan, Inc.'s unique whole breast ultrasound technology, which provides a comfortable, radiation-free method for assessment of breast lesions was part of a scientific presentation at the National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC) conference in Las Vegas last week.

31 Mar 2010

HHMI awards 2010 Gilliam Fellowship to UT Southwestern student

Mariam El-Ashmawy, a student enrolled in UT Southwestern Medical Center's prestigious Medical Scientist Training Program, has been awarded a 2010 Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).

31 Mar 2010

Renewed set of national policy guidelines to control diarrhoeal disease in Kenya

Today the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, together with the Department of Family Health (Division of Child and Adolescent Health), unveiled a renewed set of national policy guidelines to redouble diarrhoeal disease management and control efforts by putting proven interventions to work within the country's health system.

31 Mar 2010

Researcher explores the use of Chinese wolfberries to improve vision deficiencies

A Kansas State University researcher is exploring the use of Chinese wolfberries to improve vision deficiencies that are common for type-2 diabetics.

31 Mar 2010

Novel oral anticoagulants to drive venous thromboembolism drug market to $5 billion in 2018

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that the launches and widespread uptake of novel oral anticoagulants will drive the venous thromboembolism drug market to nearly double from $2.9 billion in 2008 to more than $5 billion in 2018 in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan.

31 Mar 2010

$Notch pathway could aid treatment of osteoporosis, fractures and arthritis$

Notch pathway could aid treatment of osteoporosis, fractures and arthritis

Scientists seeking new ways to fight maladies ranging from arthritis and osteoporosis to broken bones that won't heal have cleared a formidable hurdle, pinpointing and controlling a key molecular player to keep stem cells in a sort of extended infancy.

31 Mar 2010

Patients who take decisions about their health care more likely to get better faster

Research shows that patients who take part in decisions about their own health care are more likely to get better faster. As a patient, you can make your hospital stay a better experience by being an active, involved and informed member of your health care team.

31 Mar 2010

AAN awards 2010 Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine researcher

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is awarding the 2010 Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award to Martin J. Gallagher MD, PhD, with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Gallagher will receive the award during the AAN's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto, held April 10 through April 17, 2010.

31 Mar 2010

AAN awards Cedars-Sinai researcher 2010 Sheila Essey Award for ALS research

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is awarding the 2010 Sheila Essey Award-An Award for ALS Research to Clive Svendsen, PhD, with the Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute in Los Angeles, CA. Svendsen will receive the award during the AAN's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto, held April 10 through April 17, 2010.

31 Mar 2010

Study finds rapid epidemiological shift in HAV infection in Korea

In Korea, there has been a rapid epidemiological shift in hepatitis A virus infection as a result of rapid economic development. The adult cases of acute hepatitis A have increased rapidly during the past 10 years due to the emergence of susceptible adults in Korea.

31 Mar 2010

2010 John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research awarded to Yale University researcher

The American Academy of Neurology is awarding the 2010 John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research to David A. Hafler, MD, with Yale University. Hafler will receive the award during the AAN's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto, held April 10 through April 17, 2010.

31 Mar 2010

Research News and Research

Fourth biennial BHGI Global Summit on International Breast Health

Plant-based system could help improve lives of hemophilic patients

Weight training-related injuries on the rise

TNS signs revenue sharing agreement to launch dietary supplement products in USA

BioNanomatrix awarded patent covering nanochannel arrays for high-throughput macromolecular analysis

BIO pleased with Court's dismissal of claims over patenting gene-based inventions

MITA supports FDA's interest to reduce exposure to medical radiation, minimize medical errors

Benefits outweigh risks associated with breast cancer screening

DIS serves as marker for new methods to diagnose NERD

Study finds groundbreaking technology in TechniScan's Warm Bath Ultrasound promising

HHMI awards 2010 Gilliam Fellowship to UT Southwestern student

Renewed set of national policy guidelines to control diarrhoeal disease in Kenya

Researcher explores the use of Chinese wolfberries to improve vision deficiencies

Novel oral anticoagulants to drive venous thromboembolism drug market to $5 billion in 2018

Notch pathway could aid treatment of osteoporosis, fractures and arthritis

Patients who take decisions about their health care more likely to get better faster

AAN awards 2010 Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine researcher

AAN awards Cedars-Sinai researcher 2010 Sheila Essey Award for ALS research

Study finds rapid epidemiological shift in HAV infection in Korea

2010 John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research awarded to Yale University researcher

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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