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Evaluating true toxicity of drugs: Changes in collecting and reporting adverse symptom information needed

A Perspective piece in the New England Journal of Medicine calls for change in the way researchers and pharmaceutical companies collect and report adverse symptom information in clinical trials submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and how the FDA represents this information on drug labels.

11 Mar 2010

Whole genome sequencing of entire family beneficial

The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) has analyzed the first whole genome sequences of a human family of four. The findings of a project funded through a partnership between ISB and the University of Luxembourg was published online today by Science on its Science Express website. It demonstrates the benefit of sequencing entire families, including lowering error rates, identifying rare genetic variants and identifying disease-linked genes.

11 Mar 2010

WHO FCTC celebrates fifth anniversary

A ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) was held today in the Geneva headquarters of the World Health Organization.

11 Mar 2010

InvestorSoup.com announces investment report featuring Exact Sciences

InvestorSoup.com announces an investment report featuring Exact Sciences Corp. The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and pertinent industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.

11 Mar 2010

Safeguard Scientifics' aggregate partner company revenue rises 46% in 2009

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., a holding company that builds value in growth-stage life sciences and technology companies, today announced that aggregate revenue of its partner companies for the year was $262 million, up 46% from $179 million in 2008, exceeding the company’s 2009 guidance of $223 million to $243 million, as adjusted to reflect the inclusion of two new partner companies.

11 Mar 2010

Senetek closes Security Purchase Agreement with DMRJ

Senetek PLC today announced the closing of a Security Purchase Agreement, a Note and a Warrant Purchase Agreement DMRJ Group, LLC on March 4, 2010. DMRJ Group, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company affiliated with Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund L.P., an accredited institutional investor with its investment manager headquartered in New York, New York.

11 Mar 2010

ADI’s 20-bit DAC enables superior image clarity, resolution, and contrast in medical imaging systems

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans provide extraordinarily clear images of the human body and are commonly used to diagnose a wide range of illnesses and injuries, such as Alzheimer’s disease, cancerous tumors, and torn ligaments. Analog Devices, Inc., the leading provider of data conversion technology and longtime collaborator with the medical imaging industry, today introduced a breakthrough in data conversion that gives clinicians and radiologists the superior image clarity they need to see smaller anatomical structures and abnormalities, such as breast cancer cells, than ever before.

11 Mar 2010

Fewer injections to treat neutropenia in childhood cancer patients

For patients like 10-year-old Sabrina Jo Spence, new research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators meant fewer injections to combat the drop in white blood cells following her recent chemotherapy.

11 Mar 2010

Investigators develop new mathematical approach to analyze molecular data

Investigators have developed a new mathematical approach to analyze molecular data derived from complex mixtures of immune cells. This approach, when combined with well-established techniques, readily identifies changes in small samples of human whole blood, and has the potential to distinguish between health and disease states.

11 Mar 2010

Data from novel Hedgehog pathway inhibitor program to be presented at upcoming conferences

Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an innovative drug discovery and development company, today announced that members of its senior leadership and scientific teams will be leading discussions and presenting data from its novel Hedgehog pathway inhibitor program – an emerging area of cancer research – at several upcoming conferences.

11 Mar 2010

Harvard School of Public Health launches Firearms Research Digest database

A new firearms research database launched by the Harvard School of Public Health makes scholarly articles more accessible to reporters, law enforcement, public health officials, policymakers, and the general public.

11 Mar 2010

Genomatix systems utilized to analyze cis and epigenetic elements that control reproductive events

The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, in collaboration with the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, the Karmanos Cancer Institute and the Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, installed a Genomatix Mining Station and a Genomatix Genome Analyzer last year at their labs in Detroit, MI in order to support the analysis of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data.

11 Mar 2010

Platelet dosage can be lowered in transfusions for cancer and bone-marrow transplant patients

Physicians may be able to safely lower the platelet dosage in transfusions for cancer and bone-marrow transplant patients without risking increased bleeding, according to new research involving UT Southwestern Medical Center and 28 other medical institutions.

11 Mar 2010

New Maryland legislation protects minors from cancer risks caused by UV-radiation of indoor tanning

New Maryland legislation to protect youth from melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is based on significant scientific evidence that indoor tanning before the age of 30 is undeniably linked to increased risk of developing the disease. Senator James N. Robey and Delegate William A. Bronrott represent a broad-based coalition of 20 legislators in the Senate and House co-sponsoring cross-filed bills SB 718 and HB 1039 to prohibit minors' use of tanning devices in tanning facilities and prevent any marketing offers of these services to minors.

11 Mar 2010

Great Point and Deerfield invest in BioSante Pharmaceuticals

BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the closing of the sale, directly to funds affiliated with two institutional investors, of an aggregate of approximately 10.4 million shares of BioSante’s common stock and warrants to purchase up to approximately 5.2 million shares of its common stock, resulting in gross cash proceeds to BioSante of $18 million.

11 Mar 2010

BioInvent International, HGS announce collaboration to develop therapeutic monoclonal antibodies

BioInvent International AB and Human Genome Sciences, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a collaboration to discover, develop and commercialize therapeutic monoclonal antibodies which specifically target antigens discovered by HGS.

11 Mar 2010

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics' dendritic cell-based vaccination with CSCs demonstrates survival benefits

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. announced today that its dendritic cell-based vaccination with cancer stem cells demonstrated a statistically significant survival benefit in a preclinical animal model of glioblastoma.

11 Mar 2010

HGS, BioInvent International AB to discover, develop and commercialize therapeutic monoclonal antibodies

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. and BioInvent International AB today announced that they have entered into a collaboration to discover, develop and commercialize therapeutic monoclonal antibodies that specifically target antigens discovered by HGS.

11 Mar 2010

Key stakeholder groups convene to address noncommunicable diseases at Global Forum

The first Global Forum of the Noncommunicable Disease Network (NCDnet) marks the first time WHO has convened key stakeholder groups to address the large-scale and increasing global health and development burden posed by noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).

11 Mar 2010

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Music Downloads store launched

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and Universal Music Canada, the country's leading music company, are pleased to announce the launch of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Music Downloads store: where every download makes a difference.

11 Mar 2010

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Evaluating true toxicity of drugs: Changes in collecting and reporting adverse symptom information needed

Whole genome sequencing of entire family beneficial

WHO FCTC celebrates fifth anniversary

InvestorSoup.com announces investment report featuring Exact Sciences

Safeguard Scientifics' aggregate partner company revenue rises 46% in 2009

Senetek closes Security Purchase Agreement with DMRJ

ADI’s 20-bit DAC enables superior image clarity, resolution, and contrast in medical imaging systems

Fewer injections to treat neutropenia in childhood cancer patients

Investigators develop new mathematical approach to analyze molecular data

Data from novel Hedgehog pathway inhibitor program to be presented at upcoming conferences

Harvard School of Public Health launches Firearms Research Digest database

Genomatix systems utilized to analyze cis and epigenetic elements that control reproductive events

Platelet dosage can be lowered in transfusions for cancer and bone-marrow transplant patients

New Maryland legislation protects minors from cancer risks caused by UV-radiation of indoor tanning

Great Point and Deerfield invest in BioSante Pharmaceuticals

BioInvent International, HGS announce collaboration to develop therapeutic monoclonal antibodies

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics' dendritic cell-based vaccination with CSCs demonstrates survival benefits

HGS, BioInvent International AB to discover, develop and commercialize therapeutic monoclonal antibodies

Key stakeholder groups convene to address noncommunicable diseases at Global Forum

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Music Downloads store launched

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Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

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Cancer News and Research

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