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Teva, Lonza decide to discontinue biosimilars collaboration

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Lonza Group today announced that following a strategic review of the Teva-Lonza Joint Venture (TL-JV), the companies have decided to discontinue their collaboration for the development, manufacturing and marketing of biosimilars.

25 Jul 2013

Rate of inappropriate cancer scans for low-risk prostate cancer patients reduces in Sweden

The rate of inappropriate cancer scans for low-risk prostate cancer patients in Sweden plummeted in the decade following a joint campaign to curtail such tests by Swedish County Councils and the National Prostate Cancer Register (NPCR) of Sweden, a professional association of Swedish urologists.

25 Jul 2013

Medicare spending variation across geographic areas driven by differences in use of post-acute care

A "geographic value index" that would tie Medicare payment rates to the health benefits and costs of health services in particular regions of the country should not be adopted by Congress, says a new congressionally mandated report from the Institute of Medicine.

25 Jul 2013

Research findings provide insight into safety of central line uses outside hospital

Pediatric cancer patients whose central lines are used to treat them at home develop three times as many dangerous bloodstream infections from their devices than their hospitalized counterparts, according to the results of a new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study.

25 Jul 2013

Study finds that higher-frequency electric current stimulation of the spinal cord reduces pain faster

An animal study in the August issue of Anesthesiology suggests that higher-frequency electric current stimulation of the spinal cord reduced pain quicker and better reached nerves not affected by traditionally used frequencies. A higher frequency and intensity controlled pain faster and more effectively, the study found.

25 Jul 2013

Michelle Obama seeks Latino activists' assistance with insurance enrollment

Speaking Tuesday to the National Council of La Raza, the first lady urged the organization's members to encourage their friends and families to enroll in new coverage options.

25 Jul 2013

Study may lead to personalized treatments for mitochondrial energy disorders

Researchers have identified a master network of signaling molecules that acts like a "fuse box" to regulate the cellular effects of defective energy flow in mitochondrial respiratory chain diseases—a diverse set of difficult-to-treat genetic-based energy disorders.

25 Jul 2013

Study shows 90% of dementia cases in China go undetected; high level in rural areas

An international team of researchers has found that over 90 percent of dementia cases in China go undetected, with a high level of undiagnosed dementia in rural areas. The team of public health experts led by Dr Ruoling Chen at King's College London argues that more mental health education targeting high-risk populations is now needed to improve diagnosis rates, and increase support for sufferers and their families.

25 Jul 2013

Forced-air patient warming systems may affect airflows in OR; increase exposure to airborne contaminants

Forced-air systems used to keep patients warm during surgery may affect the performance of operating room (OR) ventilation systems-potentially increasing exposure to airborne contaminants, reports a study in the August issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).

25 Jul 2013

Acos trigger activity by consumers, providers

As Reuters reports, consumers will actively have to seek out providers who are participating in this new delivery system model, and the Miami Herald checks in on how the idea is working in Florida.

25 Jul 2013

Stem cell-based epilepsy approach may help in search for better medicines to treat seizure disorders

A new stem cell-based approach to studying epilepsy has yielded a surprising discovery about what causes one form of the disease, and may help in the search for better medicines to treat all kinds of seizure disorders.

25 Jul 2013

Study reveals that black women with breast cancer continue to have lower survival rate

In an analysis of 5-year survival rates among black and white women diagnosed with breast cancer between 1991 and 2005, black women continued to have a lower rate of survival, with most of the difference related to factors including poorer health of black patients at diagnosis and more advanced disease, rather than treatment differences, according to a study in the July 24/31 issue of JAMA.

25 Jul 2013

NIAID researchers discover monoclonal antibody can neutralize human norovirus

Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) provide the first proof of concept data showing that a monoclonal antibody can neutralize human norovirus. This research, which could one day lead to effective therapies against the virus, was published online ahead of print in the Journal of Virology.

25 Jul 2013

Study: Heart disease emerges as number one killer among Indians

Heart disease has emerged as the number one killer among Indians, according to a recent study by the Registrar General of India ( RGI) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

25 Jul 2013

Nearly 1/2 of older adults undergoing surgery with general anesthesia have delirium in PACU

Close to half of older adults undergoing surgery with general anesthesia are found to have delirium in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU), according to a study in the August issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).

25 Jul 2013

State highlights: Medicaid pilot project costs $32B more than expected

A selection of health policy stories from the District of Columbia, New York, Georgia, Minnesota, Illinois, North Carolina, Colorado and California.

24 Jul 2013

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Ethicor Pharma sign license agreement for lasofoxifene

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announces the signing of a license agreement with Ethicor Pharma Ltd. for the manufacture and distribution of the oral formulation of lasofoxifene in the European Economic Area, Switzerland and the Indian Subcontinent.

24 Jul 2013

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Teva, Lonza decide to discontinue biosimilars collaboration

Rate of inappropriate cancer scans for low-risk prostate cancer patients reduces in Sweden

Medicare spending variation across geographic areas driven by differences in use of post-acute care

Research findings provide insight into safety of central line uses outside hospital

Study finds that higher-frequency electric current stimulation of the spinal cord reduces pain faster

Michelle Obama seeks Latino activists' assistance with insurance enrollment

Study may lead to personalized treatments for mitochondrial energy disorders

Study shows 90% of dementia cases in China go undetected; high level in rural areas

Forced-air patient warming systems may affect airflows in OR; increase exposure to airborne contaminants

Acos trigger activity by consumers, providers

Stem cell-based epilepsy approach may help in search for better medicines to treat seizure disorders

Study reveals that black women with breast cancer continue to have lower survival rate

NIAID researchers discover monoclonal antibody can neutralize human norovirus

Study: Heart disease emerges as number one killer among Indians

Nearly 1/2 of older adults undergoing surgery with general anesthesia have delirium in PACU

State highlights: Medicaid pilot project costs $32B more than expected

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Ethicor Pharma sign license agreement for lasofoxifene

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