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Recovery from single-site laparoscopy is less painful for kidney cancer patients

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that recovery from an emerging, minimally invasive surgical technique called Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site Surgery (LESS) was less painful for kidney cancer patients than traditional laparoscopic surgery.

28 Sep 2012

Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, YMCA Alliance announce 2.25M expansion grant for Healthy U

The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey and the New Jersey YMCA State Alliance announced today a $2.25 million expansion grant for Healthy U - a collaborative initiative to combat the obesity epidemic among New Jersey children.

28 Sep 2012

Efavirenz drug may play a key role in brain damage

The way the body metabolizes a commonly prescribed anti-retroviral drug that is used long term by patients infected with HIV may contribute to cognitive impairment by damaging nerve cells, a new Johns Hopkins research suggests.

28 Sep 2012

Inspector general: Medicare wrongly paid millions for refills on restricted prescriptions

Medicare routinely refilled pain pills and other restricted medications that are barred by federal law from renewal without a fresh prescription, government inspectors said in a report Thursday.

28 Sep 2012

UCSD receives NCI grant to continue research into chronic lymphocytic leukemia

An international consortium of scientists studying chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), based at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has been awarded a 5-year, $20 million grant by the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.

28 Sep 2012

Incarcerated patients with chronic HCV likely to achieve sustained viral response

Incarcerated patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are just as likely to respond to treatment for the disease as patients in the community, according to findings published in the October issue of Hepatology, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

28 Sep 2012

Japanese MHLW approves Sosei’s Seebri inhalation capsules to treat COPD

Sosei Group Corporation confirms the information released today by Novartis that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Seebri (glycopyrronium bromide) Inhalation Capsules 50 mcg administered through the Breezhaler device, as a once-daily, long-term, inhaled maintenance bronchodilator treatment for the relief of various symptoms due to airway obstructive disease in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

28 Sep 2012

Physicians Endoscopy announces acquisition of minority interest in DHA

Physicians Endoscopy, LLC (PE), the leading GI ASC development and management company in the ASC industry, is pleased to announce the acquisition of a minority interest in the Digestive Health Associates Endoscopy Center, LLC (DHA) located in Stoneham, MA.

28 Sep 2012

Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mozambique join new alliance for food security and nutrition

Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Mozambique have joined the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, which, launched earlier this year by the G8, is aimed at boosting food security and addressing malnutrition in Africa, VOA News reports.

28 Sep 2012

MiR-214 plays a critical role in regulating ovarian cancer stem cell properties

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have discovered that the micro ribonucleic acid miR-214 plays a critical role in regulating ovarian cancer stem cell properties. This knowledge, said the researchers, could pave the way for a therapeutic target for ovarian cancer.

28 Sep 2012

Teva concludes Asset Transfer Agreement with NeuroSearch

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd announced today that it has concluded an Asset Transfer Agreement with NeuroSearch A/S of Denmark to purchase all rights, assets and obligations relating to Huntexil (pridopidine / ACR16), a drug candidate being developed for the symptomatic treatment of hand movement, balance and gait disturbances in Huntington disease (HD).

28 Sep 2012

Study explores effects of immunotherapy on malignant gliomas

In what could be a breakthrough in the treatment of deadly brain tumors, a team of researchers from Barrow Neurological Institute and Arizona State University has discovered that the immune system reacts differently to different types of brain tissue, shedding light on why cancerous brain tumors are so difficult to treat.

28 Sep 2012

Janssen, Health 2.0 announce partnership

Today Janssen Healthcare Innovation (JHI), a team within Janssen Research & Development, LLC. (Janssen), announced the Janssen Connected Health Challenge Europe 2012 in partnership with Health 2.0.

28 Sep 2012

Longer looks: In-depth in the ER; Brains are saved as high school football season begins

Eric Morgan, in his 20s and planning to get married, arrives at Highland Hospital's emergency room, shaken that he has been diagnosed with a testicular tumor that is likely cancer. Surgeons at a private hospital have turned him away for lack of insurance but tell him it's "urgent" he get care.

28 Sep 2012

Two-part ACR guidelines on gout

Gout is one of the most common forms of inflammatory arthritis, affecting nearly 4% of adult Americans. Newly approved guidelines that educate patients in effective methods to prevent gout attacks and provide physicians with recommended therapies for long-term management of this painful disease are published in Arthritis Care & Research, a peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).

28 Sep 2012

Paper provides overview on preventing invasive cervical cancer

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of South Florida and The Ohio State University have published a paper in the September issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention that provides an overview on preventing invasive cervical cancer.

28 Sep 2012

Study finds new regulator for heart formation

A new regulator for heart formation has been discovered by studying how embryonic stem cells adjust the packaging of their DNA. This approach to finding genetic regulators, the scientists say, may have the power to provide insight into the development of any tissue in the body - liver, brain, blood and so on.

28 Sep 2012

Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health receives $20 billion in new money

The Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health has received about $20 billion in new money, according to a new report from The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH).

28 Sep 2012

U.N. presents plan to improve access to contraception, releases report on maternal, child health

The U.N. on Wednesday "presented a plan to make life-saving health supplies more accessible, while a new report found that, despite impressive reductions in maternal and child mortality in the past decade in some countries, millions of women and children still die every year from preventable causes," the U.N. News Centre reports.

28 Sep 2012

FDA, American Society of Nephrology announce Kidney Health Initiative

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are pleased to announce a new partnership: the Kidney Health Initiative (KHI).

28 Sep 2012

Medical News

Recovery from single-site laparoscopy is less painful for kidney cancer patients

Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, YMCA Alliance announce 2.25M expansion grant for Healthy U

Efavirenz drug may play a key role in brain damage

Inspector general: Medicare wrongly paid millions for refills on restricted prescriptions

UCSD receives NCI grant to continue research into chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Incarcerated patients with chronic HCV likely to achieve sustained viral response

Japanese MHLW approves Sosei’s Seebri inhalation capsules to treat COPD

Physicians Endoscopy announces acquisition of minority interest in DHA

Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mozambique join new alliance for food security and nutrition

MiR-214 plays a critical role in regulating ovarian cancer stem cell properties

Teva concludes Asset Transfer Agreement with NeuroSearch

Study explores effects of immunotherapy on malignant gliomas

Janssen, Health 2.0 announce partnership

Longer looks: In-depth in the ER; Brains are saved as high school football season begins

Two-part ACR guidelines on gout

Paper provides overview on preventing invasive cervical cancer

Study finds new regulator for heart formation

Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health receives $20 billion in new money

U.N. presents plan to improve access to contraception, releases report on maternal, child health

FDA, American Society of Nephrology announce Kidney Health Initiative

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