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CIBMTR renews Stem Cell Therapeutics Outcomes Database contract with HRSA

The Medical College of Wisconsin Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research successfully competed for, and was awarded, renewal of the Stem Cell Therapeutics Outcomes Database contract with the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.

3 Nov 2012

Genkyotex announces positive results from GKT137831 Phase I studies on healthy subjects

Genkyotex, the leading developer of NOX inhibitors to treat oxygen-radical mediated diseases, announced today that Phase I studies have demonstrated excellent safety and tolerability following single and multiple oral doses of GKT137831, the first in class NOX 1 and 4 inhibitor. In addition, GKT137831 demonstrated a favourable pharmacokinetic profile in these subjects.

3 Nov 2012

Improving health can be as easy as opening freezer door, says Loyola physician

Improving health can be as easy as opening the freezer door. "Save time, save money, boost nutrition and control portions by eating low-calorie, frozen foods," advises Jessica Bartfield, MD, internal medicine who specializes in nutrition and weight management at Loyola University Health System.

3 Nov 2012

New partnership to make advancements in personalized breast cancer treatment and care

The Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation and The Scripps Research Institute today announced the formation of a dynamic partnership that will lay the groundwork for lifesaving advancements in personalized breast cancer treatment and care.

3 Nov 2012

New edition of AACN Scope and Standards for Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practice now available

A new edition of "AACN Scope and Standards for Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practice" is now available from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses in downloadable PDF, mobile-friendly and print versions.

3 Nov 2012

Mich. hospital systems announce large-scale merger plan

The two large hospital systems' merger plan would create a 10-hospital system that company officials say would be better suited to face health law implementation challenges.

3 Nov 2012

Study shows anxiety-promoting parental behaviors affect children

Parents with social anxiety disorder are more likely than parents with other forms of anxiety to engage in behaviors that put their children at high risk for developing angst of their own, according to a small study of parent-child pairs conducted at Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

3 Nov 2012

Study results show ongoing comparison of prescription drug costs between US and UK

In the United States, the cost paid for statins (drugs to lower cholesterol) in people under the age of 65 who have private insurance continues to exceed comparable costs paid by the government in the United Kingdom by more than three fold.

3 Nov 2012

First edition of HIE Ready Buyers' Guide to facilitate health information exchange released

The UC Davis Health System's Institute for Population Health Improvement today released the first edition of its "HIE Ready Buyers' Guide" to facilitate health information exchange, especially in California.

3 Nov 2012

Scientists find new way to unlock cells' destinies

Scientists have discovered that breaking a biological signaling system in an embryo allows them to change the destiny of a cell.

3 Nov 2012

Studies provide new information on diet and blood pressure in kidney disease patients

Three studies presented during the American Society of Nephrology's Annual Kidney Week provide new information on diet and blood pressure in kidney disease patients.

3 Nov 2012

NICE decides to recommend Bristol-Myers Squibb’s YERVOY for treatment of advanced melanoma

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company is pleased to announce that today the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has decided to recommend YERVOY (ipilimumab), which is approved in the European Union for the treatment of previously-treated metastatic (advanced) melanoma, within the Final Appraisal Determination (FAD).

3 Nov 2012

Adding angiogenesis inhibitor to anti-HER2 drugs extends survival in mice with breast cancer

Adding an angiogenesis inhibitor to treatment with a HER2-inhibiting drug could improve outcomes for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer who develop brain metastases. In their report published online in PNAS Plus, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators report the first preclinical study combining antiangiogenic and anti-HER2 drugs in an animal model of brain metastatic breast cancer.

3 Nov 2012

NCAR launches study into impact of open-fire cooking on regional air quality and disease

Expanding its focus on the link between the atmosphere and human health, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is launching a three-year, international study into the impact of open-fire cooking on regional air quality and disease.

3 Nov 2012

Scientists sequence and analyze human genomes to discover many variants

Thanks to powerful computational tools developed at Simon Fraser University, more than 100 scientists from around the world have genetically mapped the largest and most varied number of human genomes to date.

3 Nov 2012

Intensified antibiotic treatment can improve prognosis of patients with TB meningitis

Researchers from the Radboud UMC have conducted the first study globally to show that intensified antibiotic treatment can improve the prognosis of patients with tuberculous (TB) meningitis, the most severe form of TB which carries a mortality of up to 50%.

3 Nov 2012

Baylor University receives two new federal grants for research on Gulf War illness

Baylor University has been awarded two new federal grants for research on Gulf War illness, the complex medical condition that affects veterans of the 1991 war. The grants, from the Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs of the U.S. Department of Defense, total nearly $1.6 million, and bring current federal funding for Baylor's Gulf War research program to over $2.3 million.

3 Nov 2012

Forecasting health policy for the post-election landscape

Various news stories examine how the outcome of the presidential election could lead to very different courses for the health law's implementation and approaches to Medicare reform.

3 Nov 2012

AeriSeal System appears to be effective in treating emphysema

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham injected a foam sealant into the lungs of a former smoker on Oct. 29, 2012, to treat his worsening emphysema. He was the first patient in the United States treated in a late-stage clinical trial of the AeriSeal System.

3 Nov 2012

Mass spectrometry can help visualize how drugs work inside living cells to kill infectious microbes

Weill Cornell Medical College researchers report that mass spectrometry, a tool currently used to detect and measure proteins and lipids, can also now allow biologists to "see" for the first time exactly how drugs work inside living cells to kill infectious microbes.

3 Nov 2012

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CIBMTR renews Stem Cell Therapeutics Outcomes Database contract with HRSA

Genkyotex announces positive results from GKT137831 Phase I studies on healthy subjects

Improving health can be as easy as opening freezer door, says Loyola physician

New partnership to make advancements in personalized breast cancer treatment and care

New edition of AACN Scope and Standards for Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practice now available

Mich. hospital systems announce large-scale merger plan

Study shows anxiety-promoting parental behaviors affect children

Study results show ongoing comparison of prescription drug costs between US and UK

First edition of HIE Ready Buyers' Guide to facilitate health information exchange released

Scientists find new way to unlock cells' destinies

Studies provide new information on diet and blood pressure in kidney disease patients

NICE decides to recommend Bristol-Myers Squibb’s YERVOY for treatment of advanced melanoma

Adding angiogenesis inhibitor to anti-HER2 drugs extends survival in mice with breast cancer

NCAR launches study into impact of open-fire cooking on regional air quality and disease

Scientists sequence and analyze human genomes to discover many variants

Intensified antibiotic treatment can improve prognosis of patients with TB meningitis

Baylor University receives two new federal grants for research on Gulf War illness

Forecasting health policy for the post-election landscape

AeriSeal System appears to be effective in treating emphysema

Mass spectrometry can help visualize how drugs work inside living cells to kill infectious microbes

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

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