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PLOS ONE journal releases report on validation of Falcon Genomics' Cancer BioChip System

The online journal PLOS ONE released a scientific report on the validation of Falcon Genomics' Cancer BioChip System (CBCS) as a tool for identifying inhibitors of breast cancer.

29 Sep 2012

World leaders address climate change, water, food security at events on sidelines of U.N. General Assembly

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday at an event hosted by Qatar on the sidelines of the 67th General Assembly meeting "called again for urgent and concrete action on climate change, as high-level officials gathered at the United Nations to discuss the growing global concern over the impacts of the phenomenon on food and water security," the U.N. News Centre reports.

29 Sep 2012

New, precise definition of boredom based on mental processes

This gives new meaning to the complaint "I'm bored" - literally. Canadian researchers - including a professor from the University of Guelph - have come up with a new, precise definition of boredom based on the mental processes that underlie the condition.

29 Sep 2012

State highlights: Free Calif. health care clinic a big draw; New Calif. law could mean mammogram alternatives

Many of the 4,800 people seeking care at the annual massive free clinic this weekend will become eligible for health insurance in 2014 when the national law takes effect. Organizers said raising awareness about the health care changes is crucial.

29 Sep 2012

Cardiac Dimensions commences commercialization of CARILLON mitral contour system in Europe

Cardiac Dimensions, Inc. today announced that it has initiated its commercial efforts in Europe, treating the first patients with its CARILLON Mitral Contour System under its Conformite Europeenne (CE) Mark approval.

29 Sep 2012

Domestic health reform receiving more attention than global health in U.S. presidential campaigns, Lancet reports

The Lancet examines the domestic health positions of President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney before briefly outlining their positions on global health.

29 Sep 2012

FDA launches campaign to raise public awareness on prevalence of fraudulent Internet pharmacies

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today launched a national campaign to raise public awareness about the prevalence of fraudulent Internet pharmacies, which can be dangerous to patient health, and to help consumers make safe purchases.

29 Sep 2012

Intarcia announces results from ITCA 650 phase 2 study on type 2 diabetes

Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc. announced that an analysis of the results of a phase 2 clinical study of ITCA 650 (continuous subcutaneous delivery of exenatide) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes will be presented at the 48th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday, October 3, 2012.

29 Sep 2012

FDA approves Stiefel’s Sorilux Foam sNDA to treat for scalp psoriasis

Stiefel, a GSK company, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Sorilux (calcipotriene) Foam, 0.005%. The sNDA expands the indication for Sorilux Foam to include the topical treatment of plaque psoriasis of the scalp in patients aged 18 years and older.

29 Sep 2012

Rapamycin can alleviate frontotemporal lobar degeneration

A southern Taiwan-based National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) research team has discovered that rapamycin, a drug as a autophagy activator is a possible treatment to alleviating frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), one of the mainly causes of dementia, and so far no medication can be used.

29 Sep 2012

Hackensack University Medical Center announces joint venture with community physicians and USPI

Hackensack University Medical Center has announced a joint venture partnership with community physicians and United Surgical Partners International (USPI) in the acquisition and operation of two ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in Bergen County: Hackensack Endoscopy Center (HEC) and Endoscopy Center of Bergen County (ECBC).

29 Sep 2012

MicroDose completes third and final MDT-637 Phase 1 study on RSV infection

MicroDose Therapeutx, Inc., announced today the completion of its third and final Phase 1 clinical study for MDT-637 with its novel inhaled antiviral fusion inhibitor, MDT-637, for the treatment of RSV infection.

29 Sep 2012

Seattle conference to focus on trauma and addiction treatment

The incidence of trauma and abuse has truly reached epidemic proportions, and those who suffer trauma sometimes turn to alcohol or other drugs to manage post-traumatic stress symptoms like nightmares, anxiety, insomnia, and dissociation.

29 Sep 2012

Mount Sinai surgeon offers tips to prevent prostate cancer

World-renowned Mount Sinai robotic prostate surgeon, Dr. David Samadi, devotes much of his time to prostate cancer education domestically and internationally. "My SMART robotic prostate removal surgery saves lives, but what men really want to know is how to prevent prostate cancer in the first place," shares Dr. Samadi.

29 Sep 2012

FDA approves Boston Scientific’s S-ICD system to treat sudden cardiac arrest

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Boston Scientific Corporation regulatory approval for its S-ICD System, the world's first and only commercially available subcutaneous implantable defibrillator (S-ICD) for the treatment of patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).

29 Sep 2012

Health Employers Association of British Columbia, PAR-BC reach tentative agreement

A tentative agreement has been reached between the Professional Association of Residents of British Columbia (PAR-BC) and the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC).

29 Sep 2012

ConvaTec acquires 180 Medical

ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, announced today it has completed the acquisition of 180 Medical Holdings, Inc.

29 Sep 2012

GCE group, Dehaier partner to distribute EASE II products in China

Dehaier Medical Systems Ltd., an emerging leader in the development, assembly, marketing and sale of medical devices and homecare medical products in China, today announced that it has signed a two-year distribution agreement with GCE group, a leading global compressed gas-equipment company, to become the exclusive distributor for GCE's EASE II products in Mainland China.

29 Sep 2012

New research on addiction mutual-support groups

Mutual-help groups for addiction have proliferated, diversified, and adapted to emerging substance-related trends over the past 75 years. A new special, triple issue of the Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery - Broadening the Base of Addiction Mutual Support: Bringing Theory and Science to Contemporary Trends - reviews the history of mutual-support groups for addiction that have arisen as adjuncts or alternatives to Twelve Step Programs.

29 Sep 2012

AVEO submits tivozanib NDA with FDA for treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma

AVEO Oncology and Astellas Pharma Inc. today announced that AVEO has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval for tivozanib in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

29 Sep 2012

Medical News

PLOS ONE journal releases report on validation of Falcon Genomics' Cancer BioChip System

World leaders address climate change, water, food security at events on sidelines of U.N. General Assembly

New, precise definition of boredom based on mental processes

State highlights: Free Calif. health care clinic a big draw; New Calif. law could mean mammogram alternatives

Cardiac Dimensions commences commercialization of CARILLON mitral contour system in Europe

Domestic health reform receiving more attention than global health in U.S. presidential campaigns, Lancet reports

FDA launches campaign to raise public awareness on prevalence of fraudulent Internet pharmacies

Intarcia announces results from ITCA 650 phase 2 study on type 2 diabetes

FDA approves Stiefel’s Sorilux Foam sNDA to treat for scalp psoriasis

Rapamycin can alleviate frontotemporal lobar degeneration

Hackensack University Medical Center announces joint venture with community physicians and USPI

MicroDose completes third and final MDT-637 Phase 1 study on RSV infection

Seattle conference to focus on trauma and addiction treatment

Mount Sinai surgeon offers tips to prevent prostate cancer

FDA approves Boston Scientific’s S-ICD system to treat sudden cardiac arrest

Health Employers Association of British Columbia, PAR-BC reach tentative agreement

ConvaTec acquires 180 Medical

GCE group, Dehaier partner to distribute EASE II products in China

New research on addiction mutual-support groups

AVEO submits tivozanib NDA with FDA for treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma

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