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Diopsys launches new Vision Testing System to detect optic nerve disease

Diopsys, Inc. has launched the new Diopsys NOVA-DN VEP Vision Testing System to help optometrists and ophthalmologists detect optic nerve disease, including glaucoma and other neuro-visual disorders.

29 Mar 2011

AstraZeneca, AmeriCares partner to deliver medicines for people with chronic conditions

AmeriCares and AstraZeneca have teamed to deliver critical medicines to help people living with chronic diseases throughout the United States. AstraZeneca has donated $5 million in cardiovascular and gastrointestinal medications to AmeriCares in support of its Domestic Medical Assistance Program.

29 Mar 2011

Onyx plans to expand carfilzomib Phase 3 European trial in patients with myeloma

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced its plans to expand the Phase 3 European clinical trial FOCUS, which is evaluating the efficacy and tolerability of carfilzomib, a selective next-generation proteasome inhibitor.

29 Mar 2011

Study: No increase in abnormal mammogram results after breast 'lipomodeling'

Lipomodeling—a relatively new approach to breast augmentation in which fat is transferred to the breasts from other parts of the body—doesn't interfere with routine screening mammograms, reports a study in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

29 Mar 2011

International Phase II trial to study LY2181308 efficacy in patients with lung cancer

Cancer Research UK scientists in Oxford are trialling an experimental drug to treat lung cancer patients who have stopped responding to initial chemotherapy treatment. The trial will take place at the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust.

29 Mar 2011

Backscatter airport scanners may not increase lifetime risk of cancer in travelers

Calculations by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and the University of California, Berkeley estimate that the cancer risk associated with one type of airport security scanners is low based on the amount of radiation these devices emit, as long as they are operated and function correctly.

29 Mar 2011

Altitude Research Center receives Department of Defense grant to prevent AMS in soldiers

As the American military rushes to confront adversaries in some of the world's highest mountain ranges, the Department of Defense is giving $4 million to the Altitude Research Center at the University of Colorado School of Medicine to develop revolutionary ways to combat high altitude sickness in soldiers, sailors and marines.

29 Mar 2011

Nycomed submits teduglutide MAA to EMA for SBS treatment

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a specialty pharmaceutical company developing innovative therapeutics for rare gastrointestinal and endocrine disorders, today reported that Nycomed, a global pharmaceutical company, headquartered in Switzerland, has submitted a Marketing Authorization Application to the European Medicines Agency for clearance to market teduglutide as a once-daily subcutaneous treatment for short bowel syndrome.

29 Mar 2011

CytRx to present bafetinib preclinical study results at AACR Annual Meeting

CytRx Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in oncology, today announced that results from a series of preclinical studies demonstrating that its oncology drug candidate bafetinib inhibits bone destruction in model systems is being presented on April 2, 2011 at the American Academy for Cancer Research 102nd Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.

29 Mar 2011

Carl Zeiss Meditec’s MEL 80 Excimer Laser receives PMA from FDA to treat hyperopia

Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. announced today that the MEL 80 Excimer Laser has received premarket approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of hyperopia.

29 Mar 2011

Study finds 'white coat' hypertension in patients during 24-hour ambulatory monitoring

A third of patients thought to have resistant hypertension had "white coat" hypertension during 24-hour ambulatory monitoring, in a large study reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.

29 Mar 2011

Viewpoints: 'Lesson' from R.I. on waivers; Wis. infant mortality rate disparities; diabetes and seniors

Medicaid is the major cost driver in state budgets these days, so several Governors have proposed a deal to the White House and Congress: They'll take less money in return for the flexibility to run the program with fewer federal strings. A case study in the potential benefits is coming from liberal Rhode Island.

29 Mar 2011

Atypical antipsychotics is a safe mental health medication for nursing home residents

Conventional antipsychotics, antidepressants and benzodiazepines often administered to nursing home residents are no safer than atypical antipsychotics and may carry increased risks, according to an article in CMAJ.

29 Mar 2011

Nordion presents TheraSphere Phase II trial results against liver metastases at SIR meeting

Nordion Inc., a leading provider of products and services to the global health science market, today shared results from the first multi-site, Phase II clinical trial to evaluate TheraSphere® for treatment of metastatic liver cancer.

29 Mar 2011

CINJ scientist receives University of Texas award for cancer therapeutic research

In recognition of efforts made in cancer therapeutic research, Joseph R. Bertino, MD, chief scientific officer at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, has been honored with The Jeffrey A. Gottlieb Memorial Award sponsored by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. CINJ is a Center of Excellence of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

29 Mar 2011

People with arthritis can benefit from exercise

An estimated 50 million adults in the United States suffer from arthritis. According to the Centers for Disease Control, one of the best ways to combat the onset of arthritis as well as to control pain and improve function is through exercise.

29 Mar 2011

Medtronic's Resolute drug-eluting stent pivotal U.S. data to be presented at ACC.11

Medtronic, Inc., today announced the imminent release of the pivotal U.S. data on its Resolute drug-eluting stent at ACC.11, the 60th Annual Scientific Session & Expo of the American College of Cardiology, which takes place April 2-5 in New Orleans.

29 Mar 2011

FDA approves Medtronic's Protecta implantable defibrillators

Medtronic, Inc. today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the Protecta portfolio of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillators.

29 Mar 2011

CPRIT awards $36.7 million grant to UT Southwestern for cancer research

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas has awarded more than $36.7 million in new grants to investigators at UT Southwestern Medical Center to support cancer-related projects and to recruit pre-eminent cancer investigators.

29 Mar 2011

Study: Marijuana use may affect cognitive skills in patients with MS

Any possible pain relief that marijuana has for people with multiple sclerosis may be outweighed by the drug's apparent negative effect on thinking skills, according to research published in the March 29, 2011, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

29 Mar 2011

Medical Condition News

Diopsys launches new Vision Testing System to detect optic nerve disease

AstraZeneca, AmeriCares partner to deliver medicines for people with chronic conditions

Onyx plans to expand carfilzomib Phase 3 European trial in patients with myeloma

Study: No increase in abnormal mammogram results after breast 'lipomodeling'

International Phase II trial to study LY2181308 efficacy in patients with lung cancer

Backscatter airport scanners may not increase lifetime risk of cancer in travelers

Altitude Research Center receives Department of Defense grant to prevent AMS in soldiers

Nycomed submits teduglutide MAA to EMA for SBS treatment

CytRx to present bafetinib preclinical study results at AACR Annual Meeting

Carl Zeiss Meditec’s MEL 80 Excimer Laser receives PMA from FDA to treat hyperopia

Study finds 'white coat' hypertension in patients during 24-hour ambulatory monitoring

Viewpoints: 'Lesson' from R.I. on waivers; Wis. infant mortality rate disparities; diabetes and seniors

Atypical antipsychotics is a safe mental health medication for nursing home residents

Nordion presents TheraSphere Phase II trial results against liver metastases at SIR meeting

CINJ scientist receives University of Texas award for cancer therapeutic research

People with arthritis can benefit from exercise

Medtronic's Resolute drug-eluting stent pivotal U.S. data to be presented at ACC.11

FDA approves Medtronic's Protecta implantable defibrillators

CPRIT awards $36.7 million grant to UT Southwestern for cancer research

Study: Marijuana use may affect cognitive skills in patients with MS

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Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

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