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NUS, Washington University jointly open new research institute to address social challenges

The National University of Singapore Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has partnered the Washington University in St. Louis to set up a dedicated research institute - the Next Age Institute (NAI) - to study, design and test social innovations to address complex social issues surrounding families, communities and societies in Singapore and around the world.

23 Feb 2015

Beneficial effects of statin treatment exaggerated, say researchers

Hailed as miracle drugs when they hit the market two decades ago, statins, the cholesterol-lowering drugs prescribed to prevent heart attacks, are not as effective nor as safe as we have been led to believe, say Dr. David M. Diamond, a professor of psychology, molecular pharmacology and physiology at the University of South Florida, and Dr. Uffe Ravnskov, an independent health researcher and an expert in cholesterol and cardiovascular disease.

23 Feb 2015

EPSRC reveals new super-powerful electron microscope that can identify position of single atoms

A new super powerful electron microscope that can pinpoint the position of single atoms, and will help scientists push boundaries even further, in fields such as advanced materials, healthcare and power generation, will be unveiled today, Thursday February 19th, by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

23 Feb 2015

VagiCap improves quality of life, satisfaction for postmenopausal women with vulvar and vaginal atrophy

Newly released patient satisfaction survey results from a study of a novel investigational vaginal estrogen treatment show promise for improving quality of life and satisfaction for postmenopausal women who experience pain during sex and other symptoms associated with vulvar and vaginal atrophy (VVA).

23 Feb 2015

Clinical data demonstrates safety, efficacy of vedolizumab for treatment of adults with UC and CD

Takeda Pharmaceuticals International GmbH today announced the presentation of data further demonstrating the efficacy and safety of vedolizumab for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD).

23 Feb 2015

Tillotts Pharma announces results of new survey in UC, introduces UCandME toolbox at ECCO 2015

Tillotts Pharma announced today results from a new European survey that revealed more than 9 out of 10 people with ulcerative colitis (UC) have low to medium adherence to their medication, putting them at five times greater risk of relapse.

23 Feb 2015

MedSpring Urgent Care plans to expand operations into Washington D.C.

MedSpring Urgent Care today announced its plans to expand operations into the Washington D.C. area in late 2015. MedSpring currently operates nineteen centers in Austin, Chicago, Dallas, and Houston with additional locations under construction.

23 Feb 2015

Valeant Pharmaceuticals agrees to acquire Salix Pharmaceuticals

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. and Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Valeant will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Salix for $158.00 per share in cash, or a total enterprise value of approximately $14.5 billion.

23 Feb 2015

New Duke-NUS-led study identifies super-potent antibody that can neutralize dengue virus

A new Duke-NUS-led study has identified a super-potent antibody which requires a minute amount to neutralize the dengue virus.

21 Feb 2015

Physiotherapy Associates, Performance Health partner to deliver TheraBand Active Care System

Physiotherapy Associates, a leading provider of outpatient physical rehabilitation, today announced a partnership with Performance Health to deliver the TheraBand Active Care System. Performance Health manufactures TheraBand, Biofreeze and other market leading rehabilitation and wellness brands.

21 Feb 2015

Tandem Diabetes Care announces release of t:simulator App

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc., a medical device company and manufacturer of the t:slim and t:flex Insulin Pumps, today announced the release of the t:simulator App, which mimics the touchscreen interface and features of the t:slim Insulin Pump.

21 Feb 2015

Actavis obtains final approval from FDA for generic Subutex

Actavis plc today announced that it has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on its Abbreviated New Drug Application for a generic version of Reckitt Benckiser's Subutex (Buprenorphine 2 mg and 8 mg sublingual tablets).

21 Feb 2015

Eli Lilly accepts committee recommendation to extend evacetrapib Phase 3 trial

Eli Lilly and Company has accepted the recommendation of the ACCELERATE study academic executive committee, based on emerging science in the cardiovascular field, to extend the Phase 3 trial of the investigational medicine evacetrapib by approximately six months.

20 Feb 2015

Research findings lay groundwork for improving treatment assessment for men with prostate cancer

UCLA researchers have found that radiation therapy is the most common treatment for men with prostate cancer regardless of the aggressiveness of the tumor, risk to the patient and overall patient prognosis. These findings lay the groundwork for improved treatment assessment by physicians and to better inform men fighting the disease.

20 Feb 2015

Study compares two different methods of blood transfusion in trauma care

The University of Maryland School of Medicine is part of a new nationwide, multi-site study that may help save hundreds of lives among trauma patients with major bleeding. The study, which was published earlier this month in JAMA, compared two different methods of blood transfusion, and found that one approach gave patients a significantly better chance of survival within the first 24 hours.

20 Feb 2015

VirMedica acquires assets of TransEngen

VirMedica, a leading provider of technology solutions designed to optimize the commercialization of specialty pharmaceutical products, announced today that VirMedica, Inc. has acquired the assets of TransEngen, Inc. The $15 million dollar financing was led by Nashville-based Petra Capital Partners along with Menlo Park-based HealthQuest Capital.

19 Feb 2015

Adeptus Health's net revenue increases 108.0% to $70.1 million in fourth quarter 2014

Adeptus Health Inc., the largest operator of freestanding emergency rooms in the U.S., announced its results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2014.

19 Feb 2015

Targeted nanomedicines could help prevent heart attacks caused by atherosclerosis

Nanometer-sized "drones" that deliver a special type of healing molecule to fat deposits in arteries could become a new way to prevent heart attacks caused by atherosclerosis, according to a study in pre-clinical models by scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center.

19 Feb 2015

HIV Prevention Trials Network launches two phase 2 studies to evaluate new HIV drugs

The HIV Prevention Trials Network has launched two new phase 2 studies, HPTN 076 and HPTN 077, which are designed to evaluate new drugs to protect people from getting infected with HIV.

19 Feb 2015

Researchers report development of first 3D tissue-engineered system

A team led by researchers at Tufts University School of Engineering and the University of Pavia has reported development of the first three-dimensional tissue system that reproduces the complex structure and physiology of human bone marrow and successfully generates functional human platelets.

19 Feb 2015

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

NUS, Washington University jointly open new research institute to address social challenges

Beneficial effects of statin treatment exaggerated, say researchers

EPSRC reveals new super-powerful electron microscope that can identify position of single atoms

VagiCap improves quality of life, satisfaction for postmenopausal women with vulvar and vaginal atrophy

Clinical data demonstrates safety, efficacy of vedolizumab for treatment of adults with UC and CD

Tillotts Pharma announces results of new survey in UC, introduces UCandME toolbox at ECCO 2015

MedSpring Urgent Care plans to expand operations into Washington D.C.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals agrees to acquire Salix Pharmaceuticals

New Duke-NUS-led study identifies super-potent antibody that can neutralize dengue virus

Physiotherapy Associates, Performance Health partner to deliver TheraBand Active Care System

Tandem Diabetes Care announces release of t:simulator App

Actavis obtains final approval from FDA for generic Subutex

Eli Lilly accepts committee recommendation to extend evacetrapib Phase 3 trial

Research findings lay groundwork for improving treatment assessment for men with prostate cancer

Study compares two different methods of blood transfusion in trauma care

VirMedica acquires assets of TransEngen

Adeptus Health's net revenue increases 108.0% to $70.1 million in fourth quarter 2014

Targeted nanomedicines could help prevent heart attacks caused by atherosclerosis

HIV Prevention Trials Network launches two phase 2 studies to evaluate new HIV drugs

Researchers report development of first 3D tissue-engineered system

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