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Patient personality can cause missed diagnoses of depression

Patient personality affects the accuracy of reports by friends and family members of mood history and symptoms and can cause missed diagnoses of depression, according to research published online by the journal International Psychogeriatrics.

8 Oct 2010

Novel peptide NX002 demonstrates efficacy in animal model of oral mucositis: Study

NephRx Corporation today announced that a new study has shown that its novel peptide NX002 demonstrated significant efficacy when tested in an animal model of oral mucositis. Mucositis is a debilitating and often dose-limiting side effect of many forms of cancer therapy that affects more than 400,000 patients who receive chemotherapy or radiation treatment in the U.S. each year. Current treatment options are very limited.

8 Oct 2010

New imaging technique may help in early detection of prostate cancer

Prostate cancer -- the most common cancer afflicting American men -- may be effectively diagnosed at an early stage without ionizing radiation, using a non-invasive imaging technique known as contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), according to a report announced late last week at the 25th Annual Advances in Contrast Ultrasound - ICUS Bubble Conference in Chicago.

8 Oct 2010

Increased global attention, research needs to be given to stroke prevention: UEA

Increased global attention and research needs to be given to stroke prevention and the social and economic effects of the condition in developing countries, according to an academic at the University of East Anglia.

8 Oct 2010

USPTO issues Patent Notice of Allowance for CIP-TRAMADOL ER drug

Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Patent Notice of Allowance for CIP-TRAMADOL ER, the Company's extended-release tramadol product for the treatment of moderate to moderately severe chronic pain in adults.

8 Oct 2010

Physicians should check fatty deposits around heart when evaluating heart problems: Researchers

Cardiac imaging researchers at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute are recommending that physicians not overlook fatty deposits around the heart when evaluating patients for risk of major heart problems.

8 Oct 2010

Speech impaired after stroke but can sing

A British professional singer and music and drama teacher, Ann Arscott who was left unable to speak after suffering a devastating stroke has discovered she can still sing. She is from Birmingham, central England and suffered a sudden stroke in April last year which left her speechless – a condition known as aphasia.

8 Oct 2010

Biomoda extends pilot clinical trial of CyPath assay for early-stage lung cancer detection

Cancer diagnostics company Biomoda, Inc. today announced in its new monthly President's Column, posted at www.biomoda.com, that it is extending the pilot clinical trial of its CyPath diagnostic assay for the detection of early-stage lung cancer to recruit additional participants for the positive control group, patients who have been diagnosed with lung cancer but have not yet begun treatment for the disease.

8 Oct 2010

Researchers develop new technique to detect lung cancer

Early detection is critical for improving cancer survival rates. Yet, one of the deadliest cancers in the United States, lung cancer, is notoriously difficult to detect in its early stages.

8 Oct 2010

Children who have asthma are less likely to smoke during teen years

Giuseppe Verlato, an epidemiologist at the University of Verona, asked participants to recall whether they smoked between the ages of 11 and 20 and if they had suffered from asthma as young children.

8 Oct 2010

Study finds relationship between bacterial infections, acute asthma attacks in children

"We found a significant relationship between bacterial infections and acute asthma attacks - above and beyond the expected relationship between viral infections and attacks," says Hans Bisgaard, a professor of paediatrics at the DPAC.

8 Oct 2010

ARCA receives European Patent for bucindolol based treatment for heart failure

ARCA biopharma, Inc. a biopharmaceutical company developing genetically-targeted therapies for heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases, today announced that the European Patent Office has issued a patent on methods of treating heart failure patients with bucindolol based on genetic targeting.

8 Oct 2010

Targacept announces top-line results from AZD1446 Phase 2 clinical trial for ADHD

Targacept, Inc. today announced top-line results from a Phase 2 clinical trial of AZD1446 conducted by AstraZeneca in adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

8 Oct 2010

Parkinson’s disease pathology breakthrough

Researchers have found that brain cells of people with early Parkinson's disease have damaged powerhouses. In a new study they have identified 10 groups of gene sets related to the energy production problems in the brain cells of these people.

8 Oct 2010

Study finds no association between gene variant and risk of coronary disease

A genetic marker touted as a predictor of coronary artery disease is no such thing, according to a study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

7 Oct 2010

AMIC signs world-wide license for brachytherapy seed with fast-dissolving matrix

Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation, a company engaged in the production and distribution of medical isotopes, is delighted to announce the execution of an exclusive world-wide license for patented technology for a proprietary brachytherapy seed with a fast-dissolving matrix for optimized delivery of radionuclides to cancer tissue.

7 Oct 2010

Cepheid collaborates with Novartis to commercialize BCR-ABL monitoring test

Cepheid today announced an exclusive collaboration with Novartis for the commercialization of a test for monitoring the BCR-ABL gene transcript in peripheral blood specimens from patients diagnosed with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia (Ph+ CML). Together with other lab tests, monitoring levels of BCR-ABL transcripts in Ph+ CML patients will aid in patient management.

7 Oct 2010

Bayer HealthCare, Onyx to present data on Nexavar tablets at ESMO Congress

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONXX) today announced that more than 20 studies evaluating the use of Nexavar® (sorafenib) tablets will be presented at the 35th European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress, October 8-12, 2010 in Milan, Italy.

7 Oct 2010

Cs-131 brachytherapy seed implant can treat metastasized cancer

IsoRay, Inc. announced today another milestone in the use of Cesium-131 (Cs-131) brachytherapy seeds (internal radiation therapy). Doctors at a world renowned medical facility have performed the world's first Cs-131 brachytherapy seed implant following a wedge resection of a lung tumor which originated from a form of malignant uterine cancer. Initially used to treat primary cancers, Cs-131 seeds are now being used to treat metastasized cancer.

7 Oct 2010

AnalizaDx SIA technology, Nanosphere Verisens assay effective for prostate cancer diagnosis

At the annual meeting of the North-Central American Urological Association, Mark Stovsky, MD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Case Medical Center, and principal investigator, presented positive data combining the AnalizaDx SIA technology with the Nanosphere Verisens ultra-sensitive PSA assay.

7 Oct 2010

Medical Condition News

Patient personality can cause missed diagnoses of depression

Novel peptide NX002 demonstrates efficacy in animal model of oral mucositis: Study

New imaging technique may help in early detection of prostate cancer

Increased global attention, research needs to be given to stroke prevention: UEA

USPTO issues Patent Notice of Allowance for CIP-TRAMADOL ER drug

Physicians should check fatty deposits around heart when evaluating heart problems: Researchers

Speech impaired after stroke but can sing

Biomoda extends pilot clinical trial of CyPath assay for early-stage lung cancer detection

Researchers develop new technique to detect lung cancer

Children who have asthma are less likely to smoke during teen years

Study finds relationship between bacterial infections, acute asthma attacks in children

ARCA receives European Patent for bucindolol based treatment for heart failure

Targacept announces top-line results from AZD1446 Phase 2 clinical trial for ADHD

Parkinson’s disease pathology breakthrough

Study finds no association between gene variant and risk of coronary disease

AMIC signs world-wide license for brachytherapy seed with fast-dissolving matrix

Cepheid collaborates with Novartis to commercialize BCR-ABL monitoring test

Bayer HealthCare, Onyx to present data on Nexavar tablets at ESMO Congress

Cs-131 brachytherapy seed implant can treat metastasized cancer

AnalizaDx SIA technology, Nanosphere Verisens assay effective for prostate cancer diagnosis

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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