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Routine PET/CT scan use in head and neck cancer patients can detect local recurrences

Routine use of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans in head and neck cancer patient follow-up can detect local recurrences before they become clinically apparent and may improve the outcome of subsequent salvage therapy, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM.

27 Jan 2012

Oramed receives Australian patent for core technology in oral delivery of peptides

Marking a major milestone for the Company, Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc., a developer of oral drug delivery systems, announced today that it has received approval for a key patent by the Australian Patent Office.

25 Jan 2012

UCSF team develops methods that may help predict brain tumor recurrence

After people with low-grade glioma, a type of brain cancer, undergo neurosurgery to remove the tumors, they face variable odds of survival - depending largely on how rapidly the cancer recurs. Even though their doctors monitor the tumor closely with sophisticated imaging, it is difficult to determine with certainty whether cancer has returned in a more malignant state that requires aggressive treatment.

25 Jan 2012

Thomson CompuMark announces launch of Global Pharmaceutical Search

Thomson CompuMark, the global leader in trademark searching and brand protection solutions and part of Thomson Reuters, today announced the launch of Global Pharmaceutical Search, a new service providing targeted, global trademark intelligence in a single online report.

25 Jan 2012

Preoperative MRI may help manage neurovascular bundles during RALP

Preoperative MRI helps surgeons make more informed decisions about nerve-sparing procedures in men with prostate cancer, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

25 Jan 2012

UH Case Medical Center initiates enrollment in Moxy Drug Coated Balloon trial for PAD

Physicians at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center enrolled their first patient in LEVANT 2, a global, multicenter, randomized clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of the Moxy™ Drug Coated Balloon for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease.

25 Jan 2012

BioTime obtains license from Wistar Institute for technology related to SP100 gene

BioTime, Inc. today announced that it has obtained an exclusive license from The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, PA for technology related to a gene designated as SP100.

25 Jan 2012

Cohera receives FDA IDE approval to initiate U.S. clinical study for TissuGlu

Cohera Medical, Inc., a leading innovator and developer of absorbable surgical adhesives and sealants, announced today that it has received Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") to begin a prospective, multicenter, randomized clinical trial for its lead product, TissuGlu Surgical Adhesive in the United States.

25 Jan 2012

Urological cancer experts to examine latest treatment, research findings at 27th Annual EAU Congress

International urological cancer experts will examine the latest treatment and research findings at the 27th Annual EAU Congress in Paris, France on 24-28 February 2012.

25 Jan 2012

One-year results from Covidien's EverFlex stent trial on P.A.D.

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that one-year results on the use of its EverFlex stent for superficial femoral artery stenting were presented here during the International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET) Conference.

25 Jan 2012

GUMC licenses worldwide rights of 'theranostic' to BioMetrx

Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) has licensed worldwide rights of a potential novel cancer therapy and diagnostic, or "theranostic," to BioMetrx, LLC. The agent was invented by two Georgetown researchers.

25 Jan 2012

Sofie to receive U.S. patent for novel PET probes

Sofie Biosciences, Inc., offering a comprehensive range of products from pre-clinical PET imaging systems to new PET molecular imaging probes to better understand human disease, has been told that a U.S. Patent (8,101,740) will be granted by the United States Patent Office on technology that has been exclusively licensed to Sofie. The patent covers a family of novel PET probes, known as [18F]FAC.

25 Jan 2012

Enrollment complete in Medtronic's CoreValve U.S. Trial for severe aortic stenosis

Medtronic, Inc. today announced it has completed patient enrollment in the extreme risk study in its CoreValve U.S. Pivotal Trial. The company also received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an extended investigation to continue enrolling extreme risk patients under a Continued Access Study protocol.

From Medtronic 25 Jan 2012

AIDS journal now available for the iPad

Wolters Kluwer Health announced today the release of AIDS app for the iPad® providing health care professionals with full mobile accessibility to the latest research into HIV and AIDS, the top-ranked journal in it field. AIDS is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

25 Jan 2012

OraQuick HIV1/2 test as accurate as traditional blood test

A saliva test used to diagnose the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is comparable in accuracy to the traditional blood test, according to a new study led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and McGill University.

25 Jan 2012

Echo commences Symphony tCGM System trials in critical care patients

Echo Therapeutics, Inc., a company developing the Symphony tCGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring (tCGM) system and the Prelude SkinPrep System for transdermal drug delivery, today announced that it is initiating clinical studies of its Symphony tCGM System in critical care patients.

25 Jan 2012

Aquilent awarded new IT contracts by the HHS

Aquilent, the recognized leading provider of Web-based solutions shaping the next generation of technology for the federal government, today announced it has been awarded more than a dozen new contracts within the past several months supporting numerous operating divisions and programs within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

24 Jan 2012

Researchers investigate winter activity protection headgear for young children

This time of year parents in northern regions bundle up their children in preparation for winter activities. In addition to layers of warm clothing, gloves, and boots, parents often use whatever athletic headgear is available to mitigate the potential hazards of winter sports and play.

24 Jan 2012

More efficient diagnostic tools are not always used for neuropathy patients

Researchers at the University of Michigan analyzed the tremendous cost of diagnosing peripheral neuropathy and found that less expensive, more effective tests are less likely to be used.

24 Jan 2012

EMR data mining reveals that women report more-intense pain than men

Women report more-intense pain than men in virtually every disease category, according to Stanford University School of Medicine investigators who mined a huge collection of electronic medical records to establish the broad gender difference to a high level of statistical significance.

24 Jan 2012