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HPV DNA testing for precancer, cervical cancer is more sensitive than cytology testing: Study

HPV DNA testing for precancers and cervical cancers is over 50 per cent more sensitive than cytology testing for the same conditions a community-based study in Mexico has revealed. Results of the largest HPV DNA primary screening study ever to be performed in a Latin American country point to the readiness of HPV DNA testing for large-scale implementation in Mexico and are published online today (8 July 2010) in Cancer, Causes and Controls.

9 Jul 2010

Screening for HPV genotypes 16 and 18 helps detect cervical pre-cancer missed by Pap test

Roche today announced that data from the ATHENA (Addressing THE Need for Advanced HPV Diagnostics) U.S. registration trial of over 47,000 women demonstrate that two human papillomavirus genotypes, HPV 16 and HPV 18, can identify those women with cervical pre-cancer missed by cytologic examination with a Papanicolau (Pap) test.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 9 Jul 2010

Women with serious form of angina have higher risk of developing CAD: Researchers

Women who have the most serious form of angina are three times as likely to develop severe coronary artery disease as men with the same condition, according to the July issue of the Journal of Internal Medicine.

9 Jul 2010

Study identifies a region in human genome that is linked to FSGS

An in-depth study of a family with multiple generations affected by kidney disease has identified a previously unknown location for a gene abnormality causing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

9 Jul 2010

Biologists discover new way to limit formation of teratomas

One of the characteristics of embryonic stem cells is their ability to form unusual tumors called teratomas. These tumors, which contain a mixture of cells from a variety of tissues and organs of the body, are typically benign. But they present a major obstacle to the development of human embryonic stem cell therapies that seek to treat a variety of human ailments such as Parkinson's, diabetes, genetic blood disorders and spinal cord injuries.

9 Jul 2010

Student-led team awarded top honor in 2010 CIMIT Prize in Primary Healthcare competition

Imagine finding out before you leave the pediatrician's office if your child has strep throat, or even something more serious requiring a different treatment. A novel application for applying DNA "nanobarcodes" in a clinical assay could help primary-care physicians quickly and more accurately determine what's causing a patient's acute pharyngitis from an easy throat swab.

9 Jul 2010

IBC offers more personalized online information about PHR to its members

Independence Blue Cross now offers its members more personalized online information about their health – as the amazon.com experience is to the savvy shopper, the ibxpress.com experience is to the smart health care consumer. Personal health information began to flow into members' electronic health records this month – available through ibxpress.com, the company's member website.

9 Jul 2010

Australian, Vietnamese researchers develop simple tool for identifying individuals at high risk of Type 2 diabetes

Australian and Vietnamese researchers have estimated the current prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in Vietnam, and have developed a simple tool for identifying individuals at high risk.

9 Jul 2010

Bayer HealthCare to present BAY86-6150 rFVIIa Phase I clinical data at XXIX WFH International Congress

Phase I clinical data for BAY86-6150, a novel recombinant factor VIIa protein (rFVIIa) being developed by Bayer HealthCare, will be presented at the XXIX International Congress of the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from Saturday, July 10-Wednesday, July 14.

9 Jul 2010

Roche Molecular Systems receives FDA clearance for new LightCycler MRSA Advanced Test

Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) cleared its new LightCycler® MRSA Advanced Test for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) for clinical use in the United States.

9 Jul 2010

Alimera Sciences submits MAA for Iluvien to MHRA

Alimera Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, development and commercialization of prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals has submitted a Marketing Authorization Application to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the United Kingdom for Iluvien (fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal insert).

8 Jul 2010

Profil Institute for Clinical Research to support ADA's Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes

Profil Institute for Clinical Research, Inc., a company specializing in early phase clinical trials for diabetes and obesity, announced today that Dr. Marcus Hompesch, the company's President and CEO, will serve as San Diego's 2010 Corporate Chairman for Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes, the American Diabetes Association's largest fund-raising event.

8 Jul 2010

Vitamin D receptor emerges as key player amid gut bacteria, scientists find

Within the human digestive tract is a teeming mass of hundreds of types of bacteria, a potpourri of microbes numbering in the trillions that help us digest food and keep bad bacteria in check.

8 Jul 2010

Scientists shrink distant sarcomas with genetically reprogrammed herpes virus and anti-vascular drug

Scientists have used a genetically reprogrammed herpes virus and an anti-vascular drug to shrink spreading distant sarcomas designed to model metastatic disease in mice – still an elusive goal when treating humans with cancer, according to a study in the July 8 Gene Therapy.

8 Jul 2010

Patients with hyperglycaemia during acute illness have increased risk of developing diabetes: Researchers

Hyperglycemia during critical illness may be used as a warning of future diabetes. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care have found a significant association between acute illness complicated with hyperglycaemia and the future development of type II diabetes or glucose intolerance.

8 Jul 2010

Children of unemployed Americans experience avoidable loss of healthcare coverage: Research

Not only are the children of the 15.3 million unemployed Americans feeling the impact of financial hardship brought on by the economic recession, many of their children may be experiencing an avoidable loss of healthcare coverage, according to new research by the Child Policy Research Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center published in the July issue of Health Affairs.

8 Jul 2010

Health information technology improves quality of care, study shows

Secure patient-physician e-mail messaging improves the effectiveness of care for patients with diabetes and hypertension, according to new research by Kaiser Permanente. The study, published in the July issue of Health Affairs, shows that health information technology improves quality of care scores.

8 Jul 2010

HHS awards $10M to support public health efforts for reducing tobacco use and obesity

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced awards of $10 million to 10 national non-profit organizations to support public health efforts to reduce tobacco use and reduce obesity through increased physical activity and improved nutrition.

8 Jul 2010

Scientists use genetically reprogrammed herpes virus to shrink distant sarcomas

Scientists have used a genetically reprogrammed herpes virus and an anti-vascular drug to shrink spreading distant sarcomas designed to model metastatic disease in mice - still an elusive goal when treating humans with cancer, according to a study in the July 8 Gene Therapy.

8 Jul 2010

Oramed Pharmaceuticals signs MSA with sanofi-aventis

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc., a developer of oral delivery systems, today announced that Oramed entered into a Manufacturing Supply Agreement with sanofi-aventis. According to the MSA, sanofi-aventis will supply Oramed with specified quantities of recombinant human insulin to be used by Oramed for its clinical trials in the USA.

8 Jul 2010

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

HPV DNA testing for precancer, cervical cancer is more sensitive than cytology testing: Study

Screening for HPV genotypes 16 and 18 helps detect cervical pre-cancer missed by Pap test

Women with serious form of angina have higher risk of developing CAD: Researchers

Study identifies a region in human genome that is linked to FSGS

Biologists discover new way to limit formation of teratomas

Student-led team awarded top honor in 2010 CIMIT Prize in Primary Healthcare competition

IBC offers more personalized online information about PHR to its members

Australian, Vietnamese researchers develop simple tool for identifying individuals at high risk of Type 2 diabetes

Bayer HealthCare to present BAY86-6150 rFVIIa Phase I clinical data at XXIX WFH International Congress

Roche Molecular Systems receives FDA clearance for new LightCycler MRSA Advanced Test

Alimera Sciences submits MAA for Iluvien to MHRA

Profil Institute for Clinical Research to support ADA's Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes

Vitamin D receptor emerges as key player amid gut bacteria, scientists find

Scientists shrink distant sarcomas with genetically reprogrammed herpes virus and anti-vascular drug

Patients with hyperglycaemia during acute illness have increased risk of developing diabetes: Researchers

Children of unemployed Americans experience avoidable loss of healthcare coverage: Research

Health information technology improves quality of care, study shows

HHS awards $10M to support public health efforts for reducing tobacco use and obesity

Scientists use genetically reprogrammed herpes virus to shrink distant sarcomas

Oramed Pharmaceuticals signs MSA with sanofi-aventis

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