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MicroPhage receives FDA clearance for KeyPath MRSA/MSSA Blood Culture Test

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today cleared the first test for Staphylococcus aureus infections that is able to quickly identify whether the bacteria are methicillin resistant or methicillin susceptible.

7 May 2011

Roundup: Fla. lawmakers to vote today on Medicaid changes; Calif. court expands deadline for tobacco suits

With a sponsor calling it the "most significant transformational change" since Florida's Medicaid program started, lawmakers will vote Friday on a long-awaited proposal to shift almost all beneficiaries into managed-care plans.

7 May 2011

FDA approves Afinitor for treatment of progressive neuroendocrine tumors in the pancreas

On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Afinitor (everolimus) to treat patients with progressive neuroendocrine tumors located in the pancreas (PNET) that cannot be removed by surgery or that have spread to other parts of the body (metastatic).

7 May 2011

Burning mouth syndrome affects menopausal women seven times more often than men

Most people can relate to the uncomfortable feeling that occurs after scalding their mouth on hot soup or coffee. It's a relief when that burnt feeling subsides after several days. But imagine experiencing that burning sensation all day, every day.

7 May 2011

First Edition: May 6, 2011

Today's headlines indicate that the GOP may be rethinking its plans to revamp Medicare -- especially as a new round of debt accord talks begin between Vice President Joe Biden and congressional leaders.

6 May 2011

$Bone building drugs bisphosphonates lead to only a marginally higher risk of fractures: Study$

Bone building drugs bisphosphonates lead to only a marginally higher risk of fractures: Study

According to a new study, nearly 78% of all Swedish women aged 55 years and older who sustained a thigh bone or femur fracture in 2008 had taken bisphosphonates for their osteoporosis. However the authors of the study published in the May 5 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) write that the absolute risk for such breaks is small enough to justify prescribing the drugs.

5 May 2011

FDA releases final guidance to firms that market OTC drug products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released its final guidance to firms that manufacture, market, or distribute over-the-counter liquid drug products packaged with cups, droppers, syringes, and spoons to measure and dispense the doses of medication.

5 May 2011

UCF to develop safe, inexpensive and effective polio vaccine

An innovative way of making vaccines at the University of Central Florida has attracted the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for its potential to make vaccines lessexpensive, more effective and needle free.

5 May 2011

Cocaine and nicotine employ similar mechanisms to induce synaptic plasticity in brain

The effects of nicotine upon brain regions involved in addiction mirror those of cocaine, according to new neuroscience research.

4 May 2011

New CDC data on World Asthma Day highlights importance of air quality standards

The simple act of taking a breath is a challenge for three million Hispanics with asthma," said Dr. Jane L. Delgado, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, the nation's leading Hispanic health advocacy group.

4 May 2011

New nano-vault delivery system can fight cancer

UCLA scientists have discovered a way to wake up the immune system to fight cancer by delivering an immune system-stimulating protein in a nanoscale container called a vault directly into lung cancer tumors, harnessing the body's natural defenses to fight disease growth.

4 May 2011

FTC, FDA take action on unproven STD drug products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission today announced a joint effort to remove products from the market that make unproven claims to treat, cure, and prevent sexually transmitted diseases.

4 May 2011

Study shows how secondhand smoke may increase vulnerability to nicotine addiction

Exposure to secondhand smoke, such as a person can get by riding in an enclosed car while someone else smokes, has a direct, measurable impact on the brain-and the effect is similar to what happens in the brain of the person doing the smoking.

3 May 2011

Smoking-related illnesses could kill up to 1b people this century, U.N. official says

As many as one billion people could die of smoking-related illnesses this century if efforts to curb the practice are not implemented, a senior U.N. health official warned on Friday, the U.N. News Centre reports.

3 May 2011

Secondhand smoke is hazardous for children hospitalized with flu

Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to need intensive care and intubation when hospitalized with influenza, according to new research by the University of Rochester Medical Center presented today at the Pediatric Academic Society meeting in Denver. The children also had longer hospital stays.

3 May 2011

Assessment tool may help identify newborn exposure to methamphetamine

A scale used to assess the behavior of newborns exposed to methamphetamine before birth might be able to identify those children who will develop problems later on, according to a study that will be presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Denver.

2 May 2011

Tobacco News and Research

MicroPhage receives FDA clearance for KeyPath MRSA/MSSA Blood Culture Test

Roundup: Fla. lawmakers to vote today on Medicaid changes; Calif. court expands deadline for tobacco suits

FDA approves Afinitor for treatment of progressive neuroendocrine tumors in the pancreas

Burning mouth syndrome affects menopausal women seven times more often than men

First Edition: May 6, 2011

Bone building drugs bisphosphonates lead to only a marginally higher risk of fractures: Study

FDA releases final guidance to firms that market OTC drug products

UCF to develop safe, inexpensive and effective polio vaccine

Cocaine and nicotine employ similar mechanisms to induce synaptic plasticity in brain

New CDC data on World Asthma Day highlights importance of air quality standards

New nano-vault delivery system can fight cancer

FTC, FDA take action on unproven STD drug products

Study shows how secondhand smoke may increase vulnerability to nicotine addiction

Smoking-related illnesses could kill up to 1b people this century, U.N. official says

Secondhand smoke is hazardous for children hospitalized with flu

Assessment tool may help identify newborn exposure to methamphetamine

Research highlights need for smoke-free car laws to protect children from toxins

Secondhand smoke exposure linked to high blood pressure in boys

China smoking ban in place

Ontario Lung Association to launch new asthma education book to mark World Asthma Day

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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