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Multifunctional balloon catheter can improve cardiac ablation therapy

In an improvement over open-heart surgery, cardiologists now use catheters to eliminate damaged heart tissue in certain patients, such as those with arrhythmias. But this, too, can be a long and painful procedure as many catheters, with different functions, need to be inserted sequentially.

6 Mar 2011

Researchers explore ways to improve human-computer interaction

Lijun Yin wants computers to understand inputs from humans that go beyond the traditional keyboard and mouse.

5 Mar 2011

IASLC to grant awards for five different advocacy groups on 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer

Lung and thoracic cancer advocacy organizations are invited to apply for travel awards to send their representatives to the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer, to be held July 3-7, 2011 in Amsterdam.

5 Mar 2011

Dr Russell Wallis, Reader and RCUK Academic Fellow to give Frank May Prize Lecture 2010

The Frank May Prize Lecture 2010, entitled 'Fishing for Complement: innate targeting of microbial pathogens', will be given by Dr Russell Wallis, Reader and RCUK Academic Fellow in the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, and Department of Biochemistry.

5 Mar 2011

DIR's 'Carnival for a Cure' program to discuss about life with diabetes

Hundreds of families have come to expect a whirlwind of surprises at the always-entertaining Carnival for a Cure, benefiting the Diabetes Research Institute. At this year's 6th annual affair, to be held on Sunday, March 13, 2011 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Metropolitan Pavilion located at 125 W. 18th St., guests will enjoy a special appearance by Nick Jonas, who will talk about life with diabetes during the program.

5 Mar 2011

Members of Congress receive messages from lupus advocates during Lupus Advocacy Day

Members of Congress received more than 2500 emails, messages, and stories from lupus advocates across the country during the Lupus Foundation of America's Thirteenth Annual Advocacy Day held February 28-March 1, 2011. More than 200 individuals met in person with their Congressional Representatives and staff on Capitol Hill, and countless others called, wrote letters, or helped spread the word online through Facebook and Twitter, to raise awareness about the need for increased federal funding for lupus research, education, and awareness programs.

5 Mar 2011

Pennsylvanians to observe Problem Gambling Awareness Week

The state departments of Health, Revenue and Agriculture – along with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board – are working together to highlight "Problem Gambling Awareness Week," March 6-12, to ensure that Pennsylvanians with gambling addiction problems know that help is available.

5 Mar 2011

Efficient medical treatments to be showcased at SIR's 36th Annual Scientific Meeting

The Society of Interventional Radiology will feature minimally invasive scientific advances and new discoveries in treating a host of diseases at its 36th Annual Scientific Meeting March 26–31 at McCormick Place (West) in Chicago, Ill. The theme of the meeting is "IR Rising: Leading Image-guided Medicine," chosen to reflect interventional radiology's continued revolutionizing of modern medicine.

5 Mar 2011

FDA approves change to prescribing information for Gilead Sciences' Letairis

Gilead Sciences, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a change to the prescribing information for Letairis (ambrisentan 5 mg and 10 mg tablets), the company's once-daily treatment to improve exercise ability and delay clinical worsening in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, WHO Group 1) patients with predominantly WHO Functional Class II-III symptoms.

5 Mar 2011

Study examines effectiveness of active video games for improving health, fitness

A multidisciplinary team from the Universitat Politècnica de València, Universitat de València, Universitat Jaume I, University General Hospital from Valencia and the Biomedical Research Network Centre on Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn) is developing a study on the effectiveness of active video games in children and teenagers (know as "exergaming platforms") for exercising and improving their health and fitness.

5 Mar 2011

FDA accepts Lundbeck's clobazam NDA for review

Lundbeck Inc. today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted for review a New Drug Application for the investigational compound clobazam as adjunctive therapy in treating seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome in patients two years and older.

5 Mar 2011

First Lady to discuss Let's Move! initiative on childhood obesity during NLC Conference

Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States of America, will address city leaders during the National League of Cities' 2011 Congressional City Conference on March 15th in Washington, DC. The conference sessions will focus on federal policy issues and an economic growth agenda for America's hometowns and the country.

5 Mar 2011

Prestige Assisted Living at Sierra Vista to host educational speaker series that explores memory care issues

How can caregivers recognize the difference between normal age-related memory lapses and memory loss related to dementia? Prestige Assisted Living at Sierra Vista will host an educational speaker series that offers insight into memory care issues, beginning in March.

5 Mar 2011

Experts to discuss cause of sudden death on athletic playing fields

While the cause of death of the Fennville, Mich. high school basketball player is unknown, an inherited heart condition makes the top of the list for possible causes.

5 Mar 2011

Grifols receives FDA approval for Alphanate to treat vCJD

Grifols, a global healthcare company and biopharmaceutical manufacturer based in Barcelona, Spain today announced that it received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for revised labeling for Alphanate Antihemophilic Factor/von Willebrand Factor Complex indicating that certain manufacturing steps have been shown to reduce the infectivity of a experimental TSE agent that is a model for variant Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease.

5 Mar 2011

Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease becomes official journal of COPD Foundation

COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, the first journal dedicated to publishing a range of research on the impact of COPD, has become the official journal of the COPD Foundation.

5 Mar 2011

Scientific symposium to examine new approaches to schizophrenia drug development

Despite significant investment in research and development by pharmaceutical companies, the last decade has seen a marked decline in the number of drugs developed and approved for schizophrenia. A multi-day symposium at the New York Academy of Sciences on Wednesday, March 9 - Friday, March 11 will convene world-leading experts in clinical, translational, and basic neuroscience to address this problem by examining novel, state-of-the-art approaches to schizophrenia drug development.

5 Mar 2011

NCI renews Ariadne's license for Pathway Studio Enterprise system

Ariadne, a leader in bioinformatics software and knowledge integration, announced that National Cancer Institute has renewed their license for Pathway Studio Enterprise system that includes the ResNet Mammalian database and Ariadne MedScan text processing technology for site-wide use.

5 Mar 2011

Medical oncology included in Directive for the sake of better cancer care in Europe: ESMO

The European Society for Medical Oncology, the leading professional organization for medical oncology in Europe, proudly announced that medical oncology has been included among the medical specialties covered by Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications, as announced yesterday by the Commission.

5 Mar 2011

New HQ of David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research officially dedicated

The new seven-story headquarters of the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, where scientists and engineers are working together to pursue new ways to treat, detect and prevent cancer, will be officially dedicated today at 4 p.m.

5 Mar 2011

Medical Condition News

Multifunctional balloon catheter can improve cardiac ablation therapy

Researchers explore ways to improve human-computer interaction

IASLC to grant awards for five different advocacy groups on 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer

Dr Russell Wallis, Reader and RCUK Academic Fellow to give Frank May Prize Lecture 2010

DIR's 'Carnival for a Cure' program to discuss about life with diabetes

Members of Congress receive messages from lupus advocates during Lupus Advocacy Day

Pennsylvanians to observe Problem Gambling Awareness Week

Efficient medical treatments to be showcased at SIR's 36th Annual Scientific Meeting

FDA approves change to prescribing information for Gilead Sciences' Letairis

Study examines effectiveness of active video games for improving health, fitness

FDA accepts Lundbeck's clobazam NDA for review

First Lady to discuss Let's Move! initiative on childhood obesity during NLC Conference

Prestige Assisted Living at Sierra Vista to host educational speaker series that explores memory care issues

Experts to discuss cause of sudden death on athletic playing fields

Grifols receives FDA approval for Alphanate to treat vCJD

Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease becomes official journal of COPD Foundation

Scientific symposium to examine new approaches to schizophrenia drug development

NCI renews Ariadne's license for Pathway Studio Enterprise system

Medical oncology included in Directive for the sake of better cancer care in Europe: ESMO

New HQ of David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research officially dedicated

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