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Phase 3 study: Tapentadol ER lowers incidence of gastrointestinal adverse events

A Phase 3 open-label study, recently published online by Pain Practice, has compared tapentadol extended release tablets, an investigational pain medication, to an existing prescription pain medication, oxycodone controlled release tablets.

20 Jul 2010

Responding to access-to-care challenges: Ideas from a rural doctor, a Washington, D.C. hospital

Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press reports on the struggles rural physicians face in providing care by focusing on Dr. Lloyd "Pat" McGinnis, a family medicine and geriatrics specialist who was "one of only five doctors in Spencer County, a rural area of Southwestern Indiana. … Doctors throughout the country are struggling with the same issues of providing quality care to patients with limited incomes in an environment of uncertainly as major provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are phased in over the next five years.

20 Jul 2010

AIDS 2010 studies, releases: Treating HIV-positive patients with ARVs drove down number of new HIV infections, study finds

"Treating HIV patients with cocktails of AIDS drugs helps to stop them spreading the infection further and more than halved the number of new HIV diagnoses in a study in Canada, scientists said on Sunday," Reuters reports.

20 Jul 2010

Mayo Clinic's July issue offers tips on ophthalmology, Alzheimer's and CKD

Here are highlights from the July issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource. You may cite this publication as often as you wish. Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource attribution is required.

20 Jul 2010

Abortion fight again heats up over high-risk pools, other health reform news

Anti-abortion activists have "scored a victory" after a decision last week by the Obama administration to not allow the new high-risk pools in America to cover most abortions, The Associated Press reports.

20 Jul 2010

Robotic therapies reduce blood vessel trauma during minimally invasive procedures

Research conducted by surgeons from the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center shows that using robotics reduces blood vessel trauma during minimally invasive procedures to repair diseased arteries. Research results were presented at the Society for Vascular Surgery's 2010 Vascular Annual Meeting in Boston.

19 Jul 2010

GE Capital serves as sole lender to Mitralign for $5 million senior secured credit facility

GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services announced today that it served as agent and sole lender to Mitralign, Inc. for a $5 million senior secured credit facility. Mitralign will use the credit facility for working capital as the company advances development of its mitral valve repair device.

19 Jul 2010

Amira achieves two clinical development milestones in FLAP program for asthma

"Amira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that its FLAP (5-lipoxygenase-activating protein) program, which is partnered with GlaxoSmithKline, has achieved two clinical development milestones."

19 Jul 2010

Geron commences enrollment in imetelstat Phase 2 clinical trial for NSCLC

Geron Corporation today announced enrollment of the first patient in a randomized Phase 2 clinical trial of its telomerase inhibitor drug, imetelstat (GRN163L), as maintenance therapy following platinum-based induction therapy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

19 Jul 2010

First Edition: July 19, 2010

Today's headlines include the latest news regarding the politics of implementing health reform as well as developments from the international AIDS conference now underway in Vienna.

19 Jul 2010

U.S. District Court upholds validity of Nycomed's Protonix patent

Nycomed announced today that Judge Jose L. Linares of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has confirmed the jury verdict in favor of Nycomed and Pfizer Inc. The decision upholds the jury verdict issued on April 23, 2010, confirming that the patent is valid and rejecting allegations by the defendants that the patent was invalid as obvious and invalid for double patenting. Against KUDCo, the US generic drug business of the Schwarz Pharma Group, which did not at-risk launch, final Judgment was entered as a result of Judge Jose L. Linares' rulings.

19 Jul 2010

Over-expression of CIB1 protein triggers biochemical processes that lead to cardiac hypertrophy: Study

Scientists have identified a key molecular regulator of cardiac hypertrophy (enlargement of the heart) that may provide a therapeutic target for a major risk factor of heart failure and early death.

19 Jul 2010

Low-dose method of performing CT heart scans developed at Porter Adventist Hospital

As warnings and concern increase over the health risks of commonly used scanning tests involving high doses of radiation, radiologists and scientists are seeking ways to improve the safety of the tools they use in diagnosing disease.

17 Jul 2010

Ingen files patent to produce new drug insulin thermos product

Ingen Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets:IGNT), an emerging medical device manufacturer developing innovative solutions for the respiratory market, with a new patented and proprietary medical product line targeting the $8B respiratory market, announced today that the company has also filed a U.S patent and will begin the required manufacturing processes to produce the new drug insulin thermos product.

17 Jul 2010

Christiana Care ranked among top 50 of America's best hospitals in 2 specialties

In its annual Best Hospitals edition, US News & World Report places Christiana Care among the top 50 listings in 2 specialties – Gastroenterology and Urology.

17 Jul 2010

Cleveland Clinic to provide heart care in Chicago; Johns Hopkins increases primary care in D.C. area

Chicago Tribune: "In a move likely to shake up the market for heart care in the Chicago area, the Cleveland Clinic's cardiac surgery program has signed an affiliation agreement with Central DuPage Hospital in west suburban Winfield. The deal, announced Thursday, is designed to enhance the heart care provided at the 313-bed hospital and potentially bring Cleveland Clinic patient referrals at a time when fewer heart surgeries are needed than were a decade ago.

17 Jul 2010

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center ranks first: U.S. News & World Report survey

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center ranks as one of the top five American hospitals -- and the best hospital in the western United States for the 21st consecutive year -- according to a U.S. News & World Report survey that reviewed patient-outcomes data, reputation among physicians and other care-

17 Jul 2010

Hospitals fight for primary care docs as bad nurses allowed to continue work

Orlando Sentinel: For primary care specialties, residency programs fight to capture the attention of potential residents who are in high demand.

17 Jul 2010

CDC director gives health system failing grade on prevention

Memphis Commercial Appeal: "The American health care system gets an 'F' when it comes to acting on a handful of prevention methods that have the potential to save the most lives. That failing grade came from Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a Wednesday speech to members of the National Association of County and City Health Officials gathered here for their annual conference at Cook Convention Center."

17 Jul 2010

Impact of circadian dysregulation on mental, physical health

Circadian (daily) rhythms are found in all functions - e.g. performance, mood, endocrine rhythms, behaviour, sleep timing. The biological clocks that control circadian rhythms are based on a genetic programme of interacting molecules in cells throughout the body, coordinated by a ´master clock´ in the brain and synchronised by external cues, mainly light.

16 Jul 2010

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Phase 3 study: Tapentadol ER lowers incidence of gastrointestinal adverse events

Responding to access-to-care challenges: Ideas from a rural doctor, a Washington, D.C. hospital

AIDS 2010 studies, releases: Treating HIV-positive patients with ARVs drove down number of new HIV infections, study finds

Mayo Clinic's July issue offers tips on ophthalmology, Alzheimer's and CKD

Abortion fight again heats up over high-risk pools, other health reform news

Robotic therapies reduce blood vessel trauma during minimally invasive procedures

GE Capital serves as sole lender to Mitralign for $5 million senior secured credit facility

Amira achieves two clinical development milestones in FLAP program for asthma

Geron commences enrollment in imetelstat Phase 2 clinical trial for NSCLC

First Edition: July 19, 2010

U.S. District Court upholds validity of Nycomed's Protonix patent

Over-expression of CIB1 protein triggers biochemical processes that lead to cardiac hypertrophy: Study

Low-dose method of performing CT heart scans developed at Porter Adventist Hospital

Ingen files patent to produce new drug insulin thermos product

Christiana Care ranked among top 50 of America's best hospitals in 2 specialties

Cleveland Clinic to provide heart care in Chicago; Johns Hopkins increases primary care in D.C. area

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center ranks first: U.S. News & World Report survey

Hospitals fight for primary care docs as bad nurses allowed to continue work

CDC director gives health system failing grade on prevention

Impact of circadian dysregulation on mental, physical health

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