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Astute Medical, Fosun Long-March sign distribution agreement for NephroCheck Test on the Astute140 Meter

Astute Medical, Inc. today announced the signing of an agreement with Shanghai Fosun Long March Medicine Science Co. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co. Ltd., for distribution of Astute's NephroCheck Test on the Astute140 Meter in China. In addition to its planned launch of the NephroCheck Test in China, FOSUNPHARMA invested $20 million in Astute.

12 Oct 2015

MiNDERA closes $1 million Seed financing round

MiNDERA Corp., a leader in non-invasive molecular diagnostics for dermatology and skin-related cancers, announced today the close of its $1 million Seed financing round. Scientific Health Development and other individual investors are among MiNDERA's new investors. This financing round will enable MINDERA to further validate its proprietary micro-needle technology and prepare for the launch of its first research products.

12 Oct 2015

Survey: Only half of healthcare providers adequately equipped with information about cryptogenic stroke

Results from a new survey from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association found that only half of healthcare professionals consider themselves to be adequately equipped with information about cryptogenic stroke, a stroke in which the underlying cause is still unknown after extensive testing.

12 Oct 2015

Study opens new doors to research possible treatment for patients suffering from neuropathic pain

Chronic pain results from disease or trauma to the nervous system. Damaged nerve fibres with heightened responses to normal stimuli send incorrect messages to pain centres in the brain. This phenomenon, called "peripheral and central sensitization" is one of the key mechanisms involved in the condition which touches people with diabetes, cancer, and those suffering from multiple sclerosis, among others.

12 Oct 2015

Magnet hospitals have higher patient ratings of care than other hospitals

Patients' experience with healthcare has become the focal point for quality improvement among hospitals and care providers. The Affordable Care Act incentivizes hospitals to improve patient satisfaction by paying a financial incentive to hospitals that achieve high ratings from patients.

12 Oct 2015

Federal judge grants permanent injunction against South Dakota medical laser manufacturer

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota yesterday granted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration a permanent injunction against 2035 Inc. and Robert "Larry" Lytle, doing business as QLasers PMA and 2035 PMA.

12 Oct 2015

Suspicion of fetal size influences patient-provider decisions to perform certain perinatal interventions

Nearly one-third of women, without a prior cesarean, reported that they were told by their maternity care providers that their babies might be ''quite large," leading to higher rates of medically-induced labor or planned cesarean deliveries that may not be warranted, a new study co-authored by Boston University School of Public Health and Medicine researchers shows.

12 Oct 2015

Fraunhofer researchers developing new system for rapid analysis of urinary stones

Kidney stones rank among the most common illnesses. Their recurrence might be prevented with the right postoperative care. However, for this to be effective, composition of the stones should be known. Fraunhofer researchers are developing a system for rapid analysis of urinary stones immediately after the surgical procedure.

12 Oct 2015

FDA approves Opdivo to treat patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Opdivo (nivolumab) to treat patients with advanced (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer whose disease progressed during or after platinum-based chemotherapy.

11 Oct 2015

Research finding offers hope for more powerful aspirin-like drugs

Researchers have found that salicylic acid targets the activities of HMGB1, an inflammatory protein associated with a wide variety of diseases, offering hope that more powerful aspirin-like drugs may be developed.

11 Oct 2015

FDA awards research grants to boost product development for patients with rare diseases

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it has awarded 18 new research grants totaling more than $19 million to boost the development of products for patients with rare diseases, which affect the lives of nearly 30 million Americans.

11 Oct 2015

New test for heart attack may save NHS millions

A simple blood test could be used to rule out the possibility of heart attack in two-thirds of people who attend A&E with chest pains, report UK researchers.

9 Oct 2015

FDA approves Lonsurf drug for patients with advanced form of colorectal cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Lonsurf (a pill that combines two drugs, trifluridine and tipiracil) for patients with an advanced form of colorectal cancer who are no longer responding to other therapies.

9 Oct 2015

New partnership to deliver world-class healthcare through collaborative scientific research

A new partnership which harnesses world-class expertise will ensure patients benefit sooner from new treatments, diagnostics and prevention strategies.

9 Oct 2015

FDA approves Promacta to treat pediatric patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Promacta (eltrombopag) to treat low blood platelet count in pediatric patients – ages one year and older – with a rare blood disorder called chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Promacta can be used in these children when they have not achieved an appropriate response using other ITP medicines or surgery to remove the spleen.

9 Oct 2015

ASA: Epidural or spinal anesthesia preferred for most cesarean deliveries

New research could ease the minds of expectant mothers who may be nervous about epidurals or spinal anesthesia for childbirth. A study of New York state hospitals, published in the Online First edition of Anesthesiology, the official medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, found the rate of anesthesia-related complications in women who received epidural or spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery decreased 25 percent over the past decade.

9 Oct 2015

ED physicians make key changes in clinical decision-making after viewing CT scan results

A study from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Technology assessment finds that, after viewing CT scan results, physicians in the emergency departments of four major academic medical centers made key changes in clinical decision-making for patients with symptoms frequently seen in emergency rooms.

9 Oct 2015

Repatha (evolocumab) injection gets FDA approval for high cholesterol

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Repatha (evolocumab) injection for some patients who are unable to get their low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol under control with current treatment options.

9 Oct 2015

Study: Women less likely than men to have good relief of chronic pain with long-term opioid use

Women, and especially younger women, are much less likely than men to have good relief of chronic, non-cancer pain with long-term opioid use, with only one in five women reporting low levels of pain and high levels of function with chronic opioid therapy in a new study published in Journal of Women's Health, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

9 Oct 2015

$Anti-osteoporotic therapy can decrease subsequent fracture risks by 40%: Study$

Anti-osteoporotic therapy can decrease subsequent fracture risks by 40%: Study

Osteoporosis, a disease of progressive bone loss, affects 70 percent of the U.S. population older than age 50: one in two women--and one in five men. These individuals are at risk for fragility fractures, a break that results from a fall, or occurs in the absence of obvious trauma, and most commonly seen in the wrist, the upper arm, the hip, and the spine.

9 Oct 2015

Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

Astute Medical, Fosun Long-March sign distribution agreement for NephroCheck Test on the Astute140 Meter

MiNDERA closes $1 million Seed financing round

Survey: Only half of healthcare providers adequately equipped with information about cryptogenic stroke

Study opens new doors to research possible treatment for patients suffering from neuropathic pain

Magnet hospitals have higher patient ratings of care than other hospitals

Federal judge grants permanent injunction against South Dakota medical laser manufacturer

Suspicion of fetal size influences patient-provider decisions to perform certain perinatal interventions

Fraunhofer researchers developing new system for rapid analysis of urinary stones

FDA approves Opdivo to treat patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Research finding offers hope for more powerful aspirin-like drugs

FDA awards research grants to boost product development for patients with rare diseases

New test for heart attack may save NHS millions

FDA approves Lonsurf drug for patients with advanced form of colorectal cancer

New partnership to deliver world-class healthcare through collaborative scientific research

FDA approves Promacta to treat pediatric patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura

ASA: Epidural or spinal anesthesia preferred for most cesarean deliveries

ED physicians make key changes in clinical decision-making after viewing CT scan results

Repatha (evolocumab) injection gets FDA approval for high cholesterol

Study: Women less likely than men to have good relief of chronic pain with long-term opioid use

Anti-osteoporotic therapy can decrease subsequent fracture risks by 40%: Study

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