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The Melting Pot joins St. Jude in seventh annual Thanks and Giving campaign

The Melting Pot Restaurants join St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the seventh annual Thanks and Giving campaign from Nov. 1 - Dec. 4, to give thanks for the healthy kids in your life, and give to those who are not by donating to cancer research.

30 Oct 2010

OptiNose presents sumatriptan Phase II trial results at 2nd European Headache and Migraine Trust International

OptiNose Inc. announced the results from an analysis comparing the Phase II clinical trial obtained with its novel delivery technology to that of other formulations. The analysis suggests rapid absorption rate alone may not explain the efficacy in migraines treated with sumatriptan delivered with the Company's novel bi-directional technology. The results will be presented at the 2nd European Headache and Migraine Trust International on 28th of October 2010.

30 Oct 2010

New Specialist Library offers treatment for eating disorders

Eating Disorder Hope, a respected independent resource for individuals suffering from anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and other body image and eating disorders, has expanded its Eating Disorder Specialist Library to further help sufferers of anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder find treatment options.

30 Oct 2010

National Conference to educate breast cancer patients about personal health

Leading breast cancer experts and survivors will present at this weekend's Body, Mind, Spirit 2010: National Conference for Young Women Living with Breast Cancer. Presented by the Canadian Breast Cancer Network and co-presenter the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, this conference hosts young women with breast cancer to educate them in all aspects of their cancer journey.

30 Oct 2010

UK HealthCare transplant recipient wins at 2010 U.S. Transplant Games

One transplant recipient from UK HealthCare, Dan Gutenson of Stanford, Ky., joined the 36 other members of "Team Kentucky" in Madison, Wisconsin for the 2010 U.S. Transplant Games this past summer. Gutenson, who received his kidney transplant in Sept. 2009, suffered from polycystic disease and received a kidney from a living donor in the church he pastors in Lincoln County, Ky.

30 Oct 2010

Researchers enforce to review current regulation on food advertisements

The researchers, in partnership with the Cancer Council, Australia, studied 12,618 food advertisements from 11 countries and found that 67 per cent endorsed unhealthy food. The research builds on a previous study at Liverpool which revealed that children would consume twice as many calories from snacks after watching food adverts compared to after viewing advertising for toys and games.

30 Oct 2010

Health Canada approves PRADAX for preventing stroke in AF patients

Health Canada, the Canadian health authority, has approved PRADAX™ (dabigatran etexilate), Boehringer Ingelheim's novel, oral direct thrombin inhibitor for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) in whom anticoagulation is appropriate, marking the second approval of this new oral anticoagulant following the recent marketing authorisation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

30 Oct 2010

Former Member of Congress joins Lung Cancer Alliance

Today, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) proudly announced that The Honorable Michael G. Oxley has agreed to join its Board of Directors. Oxley, a former Member of Congress, joins LCA, the only national organization dedicated solely to all those either living with or at risk for lung cancer, as it prepares to begin its sixth year of patient support and advocacy headquartered in Washington, DC.

30 Oct 2010

Brigham and Women's, and UI Hospitals and Clinics begin certification for SynCardia artificial heart implantation

SynCardia Systems, Inc. announced today that Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and University of Iowa (UI) Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa, have begun certification to implant the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart. Brigham and Women's will complete Phase I of certification on Nov. 1 & 2, and UI Hospitals and Clinics completed Phase I on Oct. 21 & 22.

30 Oct 2010

Enzon data on LNA technology platform accepted for presentation at EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium

Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that data from preclinical studies of three investigational messenger RNA (mRNA) antagonists based on the locked nucleic acid (LNA) technology platform have been accepted for poster presentation at the EORTC-NCI-AACR International Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, which is being held November 16-19 in Berlin, Germany.

30 Oct 2010

Saving soldier's life takes precedence over treating traumatic urologic injury on battlefield

Saving a soldier's life takes precedence over treating traumatic urologic injuries on the battlefield, a Medical College of Georgia researcher says.

30 Oct 2010

SAVE hosts Suicide Survivor and Bereavement Leadership Summit

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE) hosted a Suicide Survivor and Bereavement Leadership Summit, which brought together 20 of the nation's leading caregivers, researchers, and pioneers in the field of suicide grief support to discuss how to better help people bereaved by suicide in communities across the United States.

30 Oct 2010

Target joins American Cancer Society in 2010 Great American Smokeout

In connection with the American Cancer Society's 2010 Great American Smokeout®, Target is launching a month-long Celebrate Smoke-free campaign designed to support guests and team members in their efforts to quit smoking.

30 Oct 2010

Researchers discover agouti family gene regulates pigmentation, body weight

Researchers led by Vanderbilt's Roger Cone, Ph.D., have discovered a new member of a gene family that has powerful influences on pigmentation and the regulation of body weight.

30 Oct 2010

NYBC calls for blood donations during Pancreatic and Lung Cancer Awareness Month

November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month and Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and New York Blood Center (NYBC) serving more than 20 million people in New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, New Jersey, and parts of Connecticut and Pennsylvania, calls upon our communities to please join the fight against cancer by donating blood. Healthy people of all blood types and ethnicities are encouraged to donate and help save lives. Blood donations are particularly needed from O-negative, B-negative and A-negative types.

30 Oct 2010

Experts at XXXIII World Congress present new clinical challenges about thrombotic disorders

Pharmaceutical Strategic Initiatives announced today that some of the leading experts in the field of thrombosis and anticoagulation provided their perspective and assessment of new clinical challenges at a recent symposium held at the XXXIII World Congress of the International Society of Hematology held in Jerusalem, Israel on October 12, 2010.

30 Oct 2010

New sculpture to commemorate Sir Frederick Banting

One of the greatest gifts Canada has given the world will be celebrated this Sunday at Banting House National Historic Site of Canada located in London, Ont. with the unveiling of a three-metre high sculpture to commemorate the birth of Sir Frederick Banting's brilliant idea that led to the discovery of insulin. Banting House National Historic Site of Canada is a public site dedicated to the historic significance of Sir Frederick Banting.

30 Oct 2010

Annual meeting of INFORMS to take place at Austin Convention Center

When 4,000 experts in everything from laws about using your cell phone while driving to using math to decide whether to punt or pass on fourth down come to Austin on November 7, the city will find itself deluged not only by smart people who use math for a living but also problem solvers who tackle America's greatest threats.

30 Oct 2010

Joslin announces fundraisers to benefit diabetes research

The importance of the research and clinical care work at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston has been affirmed by a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicting that one-third of all U.S. adults will have diabetes by 2050 if current trends continue.

30 Oct 2010

Effective smoking cessation interventions for Latino smokers needed

Latinos who live the United States are more likely to quit smoking when they take part in an intervention program, finds a systematic review of studies conducted by Monica Webb Hooper, Ph.D., and colleagues at the University of Miami.

30 Oct 2010