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Roundup: Calif. legislator's health bill comes under scrutiny; D.C. facing doctor shortage

A few hours earlier, using an obscure parliamentary procedure, the senator had carved the contents out of a bill about local gas taxes and "amended" it into a proposal to warn women about breast cancer risks. It was now speeding through the statehouse so fast, and with so little scrutiny, that Sen. Joe Simitian would later be on the defensive about one significant effect: a possible multimillion-dollar windfall for a medical business in his district.

29 Sep 2011

Salk Institute professor named 2011 recipient of NIH Director's T-R01 program

Dr. Fred Gage, a professor in the Salk Institute Laboratory of Genetics and holder of the Vi and John Adler Chair for Research on Age-Related Neurodegenerative Diseases, has been named a 2011 recipient of the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director's Transformative Research Projects (T-R01) program.

29 Sep 2011

TD2 wins AZBio's Fast Lane award for economic development of Arizona biosciences

TGen Drug Development (TD2) won a Fast Lane award from the Arizona BioIndustry Association (AZBio) for promoting the economic development of Arizona biosciences.

29 Sep 2011

Prototype drug shows promise against chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Pre-clinical research has generated some very promising findings about a prototype drug for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

29 Sep 2011

Johns Hopkins researchers discover oxaliplatin-based nerve damage

Oxaliplatin, a platinum-based anticancer drug that's made enormous headway in recent years against colorectal cancer, appears to cause nerve damage that may be permanent and worsens even months after treatment ends.

29 Sep 2011

Roche to sponsor 3rd Annual World MRSA Day

As part of its ongoing work in the prevention and control of serious infections in healthcare settings, Roche announced today its sponsorship of the 3rd Annual World MRSA Day.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 29 Sep 2011

Scientists discover effective target to kill late-stage metastatic prostate cancer cells

Purdue University scientists believe they have found an effective target for killing late-stage, metastatic prostate cancer cells.

29 Sep 2011

Enrollment complete in Rexahn's Archexin Phase II trial for metastatic pancreatic cancer

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company commercializing potential best in class oncology and CNS therapeutics, today announced that it has completed enrollment for its Phase II clinical trial of Archexin in metastatic pancreatic cancer.

29 Sep 2011

Halozyme commences HTI-501 clinical trial for cellulite in women

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products targeting the extracellular matrix for the diabetes, cancer, dermatology and drug delivery markets, today announced the commencement of a Phase 1/2 clinical trial with HTI-501 (rHuCAT-L) in women with moderate to severe edematous fibrosclerotic panniculopathy (also known as cellulite).

28 Sep 2011

First Edition: September 28, 2011

Today's headlines include reports about the costs of employer insurance plans and the final installment of KHN's "Building Ambitions" series about children's hospitals.

28 Sep 2011

XECAN's RFID Oncology Solution integrated with ThingMagic Astra UHF Reader

Trimble announced today that m, a leading provider of RFID patient safety solutions, has integrated the ThingMagic Astra UHF Reader into its RFID Oncology Solution. The XECAN solution enhances the patient experience and significantly assists in the goal of eliminating treatment errors allowing healthcare organizations to offer a safer and more inviting medical experience.

28 Sep 2011

Congress must not make cuts to crucial government-funded aging research

America's experts on aging are headed for meetings with their senators and representatives to underscore the needs of the country's senior population, spurred by the first-ever Take Action Week organized by The Gerontological Society of America - the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging.

28 Sep 2011

Top medical research organisations call EU for urgent clinical trial reforms

Top medical research organisations are calling on the European Union for urgent reforms to the way clinical trials are regulated across the continent.

28 Sep 2011

Yale researchers use AB SCIEX's QTRAP technology to synthesize phosphoproteins

AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced that Yale University researchers used QTRAP technology to prove the validity of a new approach to synthesize phosphoproteins.

28 Sep 2011

Long-term morbidity and mortality of NAFLD patients with advanced fibrosis, cirrhosis

Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis have a lower incidence of liver-related complications and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) than patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to the prospective study published in the October issue of Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

28 Sep 2011

dressbarn's month-long program aims to combat breast cancer

In support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, dressbarn announces a month-long program aimed at getting more than one-quarter million women to take its 'Pink Pledge' to combat breast cancer.

28 Sep 2011

Men need colon cancer screening earlier than women: Study

A new study finds that men are at a higher risk of colon cancer than women and should get their first colonoscopy to screen for the disease at age 45, five years earlier than the current recommendation.

28 Sep 2011

Vinegar may easily detect cervical cancer

Vinegar may be more useful than you realise. It has the ability to find precancerous lesions in the cervix and potentially save thousands of women’s lives say researchers.

28 Sep 2011

Lucky Strike to begin partnership with Breastcancer.org

Lucky Strike, the nation's premiere chain of upscale bowling and lounges, will begin its partnership with Breastcancer.org this month. Breastcancer.org is the leading online resource for breast health and breast cancer information and support.

28 Sep 2011

Honor Our Voices site presents information on child exposure to domestic violence

Over half of the residents of battered women's shelters in the United States are children (National Network to End Domestic Violence, 2010). Now, a new, innovative online training program aims to elevate children's voices, so that service providers may better hear, understand, and respond to the children and families they serve.

28 Sep 2011