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Hebrew University of Jerusalem receives $5 million grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases has received a $5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for research into visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia.

17 Dec 2009

Hebrew University of Jerusalem granted $5M for research into visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia

17 Dec 2009

RTI Biologics donates spinal allografts to AIC-CURE International Children’s Hospital, Kenya

RTI Biologics Inc., the Florida-based processor of orthopedic, dental, hernia and other biologic implants, donated nearly 500 spinal allografts to AIC-CURE International Children’s Hospital in Kijabe, Kenya this week.

17 Dec 2009

Professional treatment can benefit first responders to cope with emotional challenges

Professional first responders are prepared, equipped and trained to handle various emergency situations, from car accidents to terrorist attacks and other major disasters. Today, however, this great responsibility can be particularly burdensome on one's emotions.

17 Dec 2009

ARNMD meeting examines psychological and neurological aspects of PTSDs and traumatic brain injuries

War is hell, as the old saying goes -- with loss of life and limb, destruction of infrastructure and the environment, and devastating costs. Recent biomedical research has shed light on another pernicious consequence of military conflict: psychological and neurological conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. At the same time, researchers have worked to uncover some of the motives and meanings of war.

17 Dec 2009

HFU increases mortality among diabetics, says report

Cardium Therapeutics today reported on recent clinical findings published in the December issue of Diabetes Care showing an increase in mortality in diabetic patients with a history of foot ulcer (HFU) compared with diabetic patients without HFU and with non-diabetic patients.

17 Dec 2009

National medical societies launch multi-state advertising campaign to oppose current health care bill

Today, a group of national medical societies launched a multi-state advertising campaign in opposition to H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, currently under consideration by the U.S. Senate and making its way towards a final vote in the coming days.

17 Dec 2009

EIS Action-Units to collate and disseminate life-saving information to disaster-hit populations

Thomson Reuters Foundation today announces the launch of a pioneering, first-of-its-kind service - The Emergency Information Service (EIS). Developed to respond to major natural disasters around the world, the new EIS will deploy expert Action-Units of journalists to scenes of major catastrophe where they will seek out, collate and disseminate life-saving information to disaster-struck populations, filling a critical gap in the chain of crisis information.

16 Dec 2009

Pancreas removal, and successful isolation and transplantation of insulin producing cells

A 21-year old Airman severely wounded in Afghanistan is recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after several surgeries and an unprecedented transplant.

16 Dec 2009

New method to improve accuracy of estimated blood loss

Determining blood loss at the scene of trauma can be critical to successful patient treatment. Health care workers such as emergency medical technicians have used visual estimation, which can be highly inaccurate, as their only means of determining volumes of blood loss. A new, simple method developed by UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School may drastically improve their accuracy.

16 Dec 2009

Psychologist offer tips to raise healthy and happy children

Holiday dysfunction took a fatal turn this past Thanksgiving when a Florida man shot and killed four family members. According to the police sergeant in charge of the investigation, there had been "ongoing resentment" in the family.

16 Dec 2009

SBi announces new joint venture with Khazanah Nasional Berhad and MTDC

Small Bone Innovations, Inc. (SBi), a leading, privately held orthopedics company focused exclusively on technologies and treatments for the small bones & joints, announced the formation of a joint venture with Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah) and Malaysian Technology Development Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (MTDC). The joint venture, SBi Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd. (SBi APAC), is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

16 Dec 2009

FDA grants approval to market InterSol platelet additive solution

Fenwal Inc., a global medical technology company focused on improving blood collection, separation, safety and availability, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fenwal approval to market InterSol® platelet additive solution.

15 Dec 2009

Jazz Pharmaceuticals announces submission of JZP-6 NDA for treatment of fibromyalgia

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for JZP-6 (sodium oxybate oral solution) for the treatment of fibromyalgia.

15 Dec 2009

RORalpha protein revealed as an essential regulator of inflammatory factors

How do the brain cells called astrocytes ensure the protection of neurons? By studying the protagonists in the protection and satisfactory functioning of neurons, scientists at the Laboratoire Neurobiologie des Processus Adaptatifs (CNRS/UPMC) have found a mechanism that clarifies the role of astrocytes.

15 Dec 2009

Majority of dialysis patients face readmission to acute care facilities, says study

A new study by University of Cincinnati (UC) nephrologists shows that most dialysis patients admitted to long-term care hospitals face readmission to acute care facilities, and those with acute kidney failure don't often recover full kidney function.

15 Dec 2009

SBi secures $30mm credit facility to fund business expansion

Small Bone Innovations, Inc. (SBi), a leading, privately held orthopedics company focused exclusively on technologies and treatments for the small bones & joints, has closed on a $30mm credit facility to fund accelerated business expansion and refinance existing indebtedness.

15 Dec 2009

Trauma News and Research

Hebrew University of Jerusalem receives $5 million grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Hebrew University of Jerusalem granted $5M for research into visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia

RTI Biologics donates spinal allografts to AIC-CURE International Children’s Hospital, Kenya

Professional treatment can benefit first responders to cope with emotional challenges

ARNMD meeting examines psychological and neurological aspects of PTSDs and traumatic brain injuries

HFU increases mortality among diabetics, says report

National medical societies launch multi-state advertising campaign to oppose current health care bill

EIS Action-Units to collate and disseminate life-saving information to disaster-hit populations

Pancreas removal, and successful isolation and transplantation of insulin producing cells

New method to improve accuracy of estimated blood loss

Psychologist offer tips to raise healthy and happy children

SBi announces new joint venture with Khazanah Nasional Berhad and MTDC

FDA grants approval to market InterSol platelet additive solution

Jazz Pharmaceuticals announces submission of JZP-6 NDA for treatment of fibromyalgia

RORalpha protein revealed as an essential regulator of inflammatory factors

Majority of dialysis patients face readmission to acute care facilities, says study

SBi secures $30mm credit facility to fund business expansion

Ted and Jane Von Voigtlander Foundation gifts $15 million to University of Michigan Health System

NICE guidelines limit options for low cost osteoporosis drugs

CAMH offers tips for holiday-related stress

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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