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Speaker and House Majority Leader hold press availability following Democratic leadership meeting

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn held a press availability this afternoon in the Capitol following a Democratic leadership meeting.

20 Jan 2010

$SIR supports use of vertebral augmentation for patients with spine fractures$

SIR supports use of vertebral augmentation for patients with spine fractures

Given the current controversy over vertebroplasty-a minimally invasive treatment performed by interventional radiologists in individuals with painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures that fail to respond to conventional medical therapy-what's a patient to do?

20 Jan 2010

Davis Vision's "Order Online to Win" promotion awarded to Dr. Candice Macri

Dr. Candice Macri, a Pittsburgh-area optometrist, has won Davis Vision's "Order Online to Win" promotion. On Wednesday, Jan. 20, Davis Vision representatives will visit Dr. Macri's office in New Castle, Pa. to present her prize, a trip to Miami for the Big Game on Sunday, Feb. 7.

20 Jan 2010

Zecotek Photonics' Real-Time 3D2D Display System exhibited in Zurich

Zecotek Photonics Inc., a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, today announced that its Real-Time 3D2D Display System is exhibited in Zurich, Switzerland to a select number of European display manufacturers.

20 Jan 2010

Cognitive fluctuations more likely to occur in older persons with Alzheimer's disease

Cognitive fluctuations, or episodes when train of thought temporarily is lost, are more likely to occur in older persons who are developing Alzheimer's disease than in their healthy peers, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

19 Jan 2010

Alcon to acquire U.S. rights to Sirion Therapeutics' Durezol and Zirgan

Alcon, the world’s leader in eye care, announced today that it will purchase the rights in the United States for two FDA-approved topical eye care products from Sirion Therapeutics, Inc. The two products purchased are Durezol™, a marketed ophthalmic corticosteroid approved for the treatment of inflammation and pain associated with eye surgery, and Zirgan™, a recently approved antiviral for the treatment of acute herpetic keratitis (corneal ulcers).

18 Jan 2010

NIH awards IU School of Optometry $2.35M for glaucoma research

An Indiana University School of Optometry researcher's ongoing work to improve testing for and treatment of one of the world's leading causes of blindness will advance with support from a $2.35 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

18 Jan 2010

This year's Aegean Cornea Conference to celebrate 20th Anniversary of LASIK Surgery

The Institute of Vision and Optics at the University of Crete announced today that this year’s Aegean Cornea Conference will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of LASIK surgery. The biennial event will feature world leaders in cornea, cataract and refractive surgery as well as presentations on medical and scientific breakthroughs in the field.

18 Jan 2010

Over-the-counter medications can help manage minor ailments

Nonprescription medications in the home medicine cabinet could save a trip to the doctor. The January issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter lists more than a dozen over-the-counter medications that can help manage minor ailments.

18 Jan 2010

Breakthrough discovery could lead to new treatments for a variety of CNS disorders

A breakthrough discovery by scientists at the University of Kentucky could someday lead to new treatments for a variety of diseases of the brain, spinal cord and the eye.

18 Jan 2010

UCL scientists: Simple eye test can help detect and diagnose major neurological diseases

A simple and inexpensive eye test could aid detection and diagnosis of major neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's at an earlier stage than is currently possible, according to new research by UCL scientists.

18 Jan 2010

New technique can restore facial movements in paralytic patients

Surgeons from UC Davis Medical Center have demonstrated that artificial muscles can restore the ability of patients with facial paralysis to blink, a development that could benefit the thousands of people each year who no longer are able to close their eyelids due to combat-related injuries, stroke, nerve injury or facial surgery.

18 Jan 2010

Dramatically enhanced image contrast could revolutionize diagnostics and therapeutics

A Northwestern University study shows that coupling a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent to a nanodiamond results in dramatically enhanced signal intensity and thus vivid image contrast.

18 Jan 2010

HHMI: Distinct cancer-causing mutations in neighboring cells can cooperate to produce tumors

According to modern biology textbooks, a single genetic mutation is rarely enough to cause cancer. It is generally thought that cells must accumulate a series of mutations that work together to trigger tumor development.

18 Jan 2010

Researchers discover potential treatment for blinding disease

The discovery of an inflammatory mediator key to the blinding effects of diabetic retinopathy is pointing toward a potential new treatment, Medical College of Georgia researchers said.

18 Jan 2010

MediSens Wireless to begin its wireless body-monitoring system clinical trials following FDA approval

MediSens Wireless, a startup company in UCLA's on-campus technology incubator at the California NanoSystems Institute, has obtained approval under federal Food and Drug Administration guidelines to begin clinical trials on its novel wireless body-monitoring system, which assesses muscle and neuromotor functions in the upper extremities.

18 Jan 2010

Scientists discover new links between inherited blindness and AHI1 gene

An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered new links between a common form of inherited blindness affecting children and a gene known as Abelson helper integration site-1 (AHI1).

18 Jan 2010

Medical Marijuana praises New Jersey State Assembly for removing state-wide penalties on marijuana use

Medical Marijuana Inc applauds the New Jersey State Assembly and Senate for having approved "The New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act" on Monday, January 11, 2010. A804/S119 removes state-wide penalties for possession of up to two ounces of marijuana when a New Jersey licensed Physician recommends it for one of the qualified medical conditions including Aids, Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis and Crohn's disease among others.

13 Jan 2010

American Fertility Association to educate gay and lesbian community on gestational surrogacy

The American Fertility Association's Manicures & Martinis Family Building Program returns to Los Angeles this month, with a focus on gestational surrogacy, an option often used by men in same sex relationships.

13 Jan 2010

New clinical study: CeNeRx BioPharma's CXB722 has potential as novel anxiolytic

CeNeRx BioPharma, Inc., a clinical stage company developing and commercializing innovative treatments for diseases of the central nervous system, today reported that a new clinical study shows that its investigational compound CXB722 has potential as a novel anxiolytic, demonstrating a significant effect on both endocrine and cardiovascular biomarkers associated with stress.

13 Jan 2010

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Speaker and House Majority Leader hold press availability following Democratic leadership meeting

SIR supports use of vertebral augmentation for patients with spine fractures

Davis Vision's "Order Online to Win" promotion awarded to Dr. Candice Macri

Zecotek Photonics' Real-Time 3D2D Display System exhibited in Zurich

Cognitive fluctuations more likely to occur in older persons with Alzheimer's disease

Alcon to acquire U.S. rights to Sirion Therapeutics' Durezol and Zirgan

NIH awards IU School of Optometry $2.35M for glaucoma research

This year's Aegean Cornea Conference to celebrate 20th Anniversary of LASIK Surgery

Over-the-counter medications can help manage minor ailments

Breakthrough discovery could lead to new treatments for a variety of CNS disorders

UCL scientists: Simple eye test can help detect and diagnose major neurological diseases

New technique can restore facial movements in paralytic patients

Dramatically enhanced image contrast could revolutionize diagnostics and therapeutics

HHMI: Distinct cancer-causing mutations in neighboring cells can cooperate to produce tumors

Researchers discover potential treatment for blinding disease

MediSens Wireless to begin its wireless body-monitoring system clinical trials following FDA approval

Scientists discover new links between inherited blindness and AHI1 gene

Medical Marijuana praises New Jersey State Assembly for removing state-wide penalties on marijuana use

American Fertility Association to educate gay and lesbian community on gestational surrogacy

New clinical study: CeNeRx BioPharma's CXB722 has potential as novel anxiolytic

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