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Loyola launches experimental immune system therapy clinical trial for melanoma in the Midwest

Loyola University Medical Center has launched the first clinical trial in the Midwest of an experimental melanoma treatment that genetically engineers a patient's immune system to fight the deadly cancer.

2 Oct 2012

European Drug Initiative on Channels and Transporters focuses on membrane proteins

The European Drug Initiative on Channels and Transporters (EDICT), which comes to an end this year, focused on membrane proteins. They make up a third of all proteins in every organism and play a key role in many human diseases.

2 Oct 2012

News outlets examine challenges to fighting polio in Pakistan, Nigeria

In Pakistan, one of only three nations worldwide where polio remains endemic, "rumors and conspiracy theories about the vaccine ... have helped the country maintain its unenviable status," recording 91 cases of the disease in 2011, Agence France-Presse reports.

2 Oct 2012

Statins may protect against glaucoma

People who take statins to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease are less likely to be diagnosed with the most common form of glaucoma, according to a nationwide study of more than 300,000 patients.

2 Oct 2012

Case stories describe technical support for Global Fund grant recipients

On its website, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance describes a new publication, titled "Of Spices and Silk: Sharing Stories of Technical Support to Global Fund Grants in Asia," which presents 11 case stories showing how the Alliance's regional Technical Support Hubs have provided assistance to Global Fund grant recipients.

2 Oct 2012

Toronto Rehab, Calgary Stroke Program receive Distinction status from Accreditation Canada

The Calgary Stroke Program continues to be one of the top stroke programs in Canada and today received a second "Stroke Services Distinction" award from Accreditation Canada. It remains the only comprehensive stroke program in the country with this status.

2 Oct 2012

Maternal deaths among marginalized women could be prevented with access to care, information

"While reports from the United Nations as well as the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) indicate that maternal deaths are declining around the world, far too many women continue to die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth," Ana Langer, director of the Women and Health Initiative at the Harvard School of Public Health, writes in the Huffington Post's "Global Motherhood" blog.

2 Oct 2012

New computerized approach for quantitative estimation of osteoporosis

A computerized approach to examining patient bone X-rays for diagnosis of osteoporosis could side-step the subjectivity associated with visual examination, according to a new research paper in the International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology published in October.

2 Oct 2012

Viewpoints: A need for sacrifice on health care; Health law's conservative heritage; HSAs foster competition

Private insurance companies should be leading the way in the struggle to control health care costs. They know about every contact a patient has with the health care system and can see how much is wasteful or redundant. By altering the way they pay doctors and hospitals, they can potentially push providers to reduce costs, improve quality and even transform the whole culture of American medicine.

2 Oct 2012

Anemia now confirmed as risk factor for illness and even death following cardiac surgery

Anemia is now confirmed as a risk factor for illness and even death following cardiac surgery, according to a study published in the October 2012 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

2 Oct 2012

OS data from ImmunoGen's trastuzumab emtansine Phase III trial on breast cancer

ImmunoGen, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that develops anticancer products using its Targeted Antibody Payload (TAP) technology and antibody expertise, today announced the presentation of overall survival (OS) data from the trastuzumab emtansine Phase III trial, EMILIA.

2 Oct 2012

Extended length pipette introduced by INTEGRA

INTEGRA has introduced a new extended length GripTip pipette tip available in non-sterile, sterile, filter and GREEN CHOICE configurations.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 2 Oct 2012

Roundup: Calif. bans gay 'cure' for minors; Pittsburgh health system merger falls apart; Ariz. seeks federal approval to continue Medicaid program

California has become the first state to ban the use for minors of disputed therapies to "overcome" homosexuality, a step hailed by gay rights groups across the country that say the therapies have caused dangerous emotional harm to gay and lesbian teenagers.

2 Oct 2012

Hip resurfacing prone to early failure

Hip resurfacing – an alternative to hip replacement often recommended to younger patients – is prone to early failure in many instances, and should not be used in women, according to an Article published Online First in The Lancet.

2 Oct 2012

Self-harming and premature death: an interview with Prof Keith Hawton, University of Oxford Centre for Suicide Research

“Self-harm” is the term used in the UK, much of Europe and elsewhere, to describe intentional self-poisoning or self-injury. Thus it includes overdoses, attempted hanging, self-cutting etc.

2 Oct 2012

Rotator cuff anchor launched by DePuy Mitek

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2 Oct 2012

Thermal imaging camera monitors pain processing in patients suffering from small fiber neuropathy

Early results from the NeuroSIPE* programme 'Beyond Pain' project, in research funded by the Dutch Technology Foundation STW, demonstrate how a FLIR SC5600 thermal imaging camera has been used as an effective, non-invasive tool for monitoring of pain processing in the central nervous system of patients suffering from small fiber neuropathy.

2 Oct 2012

Medical News

Loyola launches experimental immune system therapy clinical trial for melanoma in the Midwest

European Drug Initiative on Channels and Transporters focuses on membrane proteins

News outlets examine challenges to fighting polio in Pakistan, Nigeria

Statins may protect against glaucoma

Case stories describe technical support for Global Fund grant recipients

Toronto Rehab, Calgary Stroke Program receive Distinction status from Accreditation Canada

Maternal deaths among marginalized women could be prevented with access to care, information

New computerized approach for quantitative estimation of osteoporosis

Viewpoints: A need for sacrifice on health care; Health law's conservative heritage; HSAs foster competition

Anemia now confirmed as risk factor for illness and even death following cardiac surgery

OS data from ImmunoGen's trastuzumab emtansine Phase III trial on breast cancer

Extended length pipette introduced by INTEGRA

Roundup: Calif. bans gay 'cure' for minors; Pittsburgh health system merger falls apart; Ariz. seeks federal approval to continue Medicaid program

Hip resurfacing prone to early failure

Self-harming and premature death: an interview with Prof Keith Hawton, University of Oxford Centre for Suicide Research

Rotator cuff anchor launched by DePuy Mitek

Thermal imaging camera monitors pain processing in patients suffering from small fiber neuropathy

Trial evidence is mixed regarding digital nerve reconstruction

GnRH agonist may protect breast cancer patient fertility

Incidence of esophageal, stomach cancers increased in AIDS

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

The importance of ketones from a clinical and medical perspective

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