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Dialysis patients can benefit from talking control support therapy

The constant health education that dialysis patients receive can lead to boredom and noncompliance. But a Loyola University Medical Center study has found that brief, casual chats can be a significant benefit to patients.

17 May 2012

CAP, SoftTech Health announce partnership

SoftTech Health LLC of New York announces a partnership with the College of American Pathologists (CAP) to bring state-of-the-art accreditation management tools to clinical laboratories worldwide. Laboratory test results are said to drive the majority of all patient care decision-making, meaning that rigorous quality management (QM) of laboratory services is essential to safe and timely patient care.

17 May 2012

Pfizer outlines vision for Systems-based Pharmaceutics

Leading pharmaceuticals company Pfizer outlined its vision for Systems-based Pharmaceutics, a revolutionary model-based approach linking drug process and product engineering to product quality and performance in the human body, at the recent Advanced Process Modelling Forum in London.

17 May 2012

May issue of NeuroPerspective assesses field of stroke therapeutics

NeuroPerspective, the independent, monthly review of the neurotherapeutics area, has released its May issue, which assesses the field of therapeutics for stroke.

17 May 2012

Inrad Optics first quarter revenues decrease 12.4% to $2.8M

Inrad Optics, Inc. has released its consolidated financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

17 May 2012

NanoString commences second clinical study of PAM50-based breast cancer assay

NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held provider of life science tools for translational research and developer of molecular diagnostics, today announced the initiation of the second clinical validation study of its PAM50-based breast cancer assay.

From NanoString Technologies 17 May 2012

Lecture discusses how negative emotions fuel cancer formation and metastasis

When it comes to cancer, there are obvious mind-body links. Stress, pessimism and other emotional factors have been proven to play a role, increasing the risk of cancer, metastasis and early mortality. This is a double-whammy for cancer patients, who must overcome anxiety from the moment they are diagnosed. In particular, stress has been shown to depress the immune system, increase inflammation and affect our bodies on the molecular level, even damaging DNA.

17 May 2012

Results from Boehringer Ingelheim’s LUX-Lung 3 Phase III trial on stage IIIB or IV NSCLC

Boehringer Ingelheim will present results from LUX-Lung 3, the company's pivotal Phase III clinical trial investigating afatinib in patients with stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation (EGFR M+), at the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago, June 1-5, 2012.

17 May 2012

CryoLife acquires Hemosphere

CryoLife, Inc., a leading medical device company focused on cardiac and vascular surgery, announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Hemosphere, Inc.

17 May 2012

U.N. appeals for more than $500M in emergency aid for South Sudan; WFP says $360M shortfall to address food insecurity in Sahel

The U.N. is calling for $505 million in emergency aid for the people of South Sudan, with the bulk of the funding going "toward providing food to tens of thousands of South Sudanese, many of whom are returning home from Sudan," VOA News reports.

17 May 2012

Linkam Scientific temperature controlled warm stages chosen for sperm motility in human fertility testing

Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, have been chosen by an NHS Fertility clinic as suppliers of a controlled warm stage to perform routine semen analysis at body temperature.

From Linkam Scientific Instruments 16 May 2012

NeuroSigma Subsidiary sees potential for Thin-Film Nitinol in next-generation flow-diverting stents for treating intracranial aneurysms

NeuroSigma, Inc., a Los Angeles-based medical device company, today announced that its majority-owned subsidiary, NSVascular, Inc. (NSV), acquired a portfolio of patents and related trade secrets covering the fabrication of Thin-Film Nitinol (TFN) from TiNi Alloy Company, including U.S. Patent No. 6,746,890 entitled “Three Dimensional Thin Film Devices and Methods of Fabrication,” an important piece of the portfolio covering the production of three-dimensional TFN constructs.

16 May 2012

Hitting the target: IntelliCap provides reliable and accurate regional drug delivery

Medimetrics, recently certified to ISO 13485, has successfully developed the IntelliCap system, specifically designed to target delivery of small molecule drugs and biologics to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The technology is capable of achieving controlled release of drugs to specific GI sites in a fast, cost-effective and convenient manner (Shimizu et al., 2008).

16 May 2012

Treatment in hospitals with medical fellowships improves outcome for prostate cancer radical surgery

Patients who undergo radical surgery for prostate cancer may expect better results, on average, if they're treated in accredited teaching hospitals with residency programs, and better still if the hospitals also have medical fellowships, according to a new study by Henry Ford Hospital.

16 May 2012

New directions and challenges in viral hepatitis care and research

The editors of Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute, are pleased to announce the publication of this year's highly anticipated special 13th issue. Published each May, the 13th issue is devoted to a particular gastroenterological topic of broad interest; this year's topic is viral hepatitis.

16 May 2012

Most depressed patients must make multiple attempts before finding an effective antidepressant

UT Southwestern Medical Center psychiatrists are leading a national clinical trial to find biomarkers that can better predict how people suffering from depression will respond to medications so physicians eventually can personalize treatments.

16 May 2012

Racial disparities found in results of surgery to remove diseased prostates

Black prostate cancer patients may not be getting the same quality of care as white patients, according to a first-of-its-kind study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital who found racial disparities in the results of surgery to remove diseased prostates.

16 May 2012

Older, high-risk prostate cancer patients get better results in larger hospitals

Older, sicker, high-risk patients who undergo one of the most common treatments for prostate cancer get better results in larger, busier hospitals, according to new research by Henry Ford Hospital.

16 May 2012

PN kidney cancer surgery not being used for older, sicker and poorer uninsured patients

An increasingly common and safer type of surgery for kidney cancer is not as likely to be used for older, sicker and poorer patients who are uninsured or rely on Medicare or Medicaid for their health care, according to a new study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital.

16 May 2012

Molecular biomarkers in the lungs may be an additional predictive technique for cancer screening

The most recent research released in June's Journal of Thoracic Oncology says molecular biomarkers in the tissue and fluid lining the lungs might be an additional predictive technique for lung cancer screening.

16 May 2012

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Dialysis patients can benefit from talking control support therapy

CAP, SoftTech Health announce partnership

Pfizer outlines vision for Systems-based Pharmaceutics

May issue of NeuroPerspective assesses field of stroke therapeutics

Inrad Optics first quarter revenues decrease 12.4% to $2.8M

NanoString commences second clinical study of PAM50-based breast cancer assay

Lecture discusses how negative emotions fuel cancer formation and metastasis

Results from Boehringer Ingelheim’s LUX-Lung 3 Phase III trial on stage IIIB or IV NSCLC

CryoLife acquires Hemosphere

U.N. appeals for more than $500M in emergency aid for South Sudan; WFP says $360M shortfall to address food insecurity in Sahel

Linkam Scientific temperature controlled warm stages chosen for sperm motility in human fertility testing

NeuroSigma Subsidiary sees potential for Thin-Film Nitinol in next-generation flow-diverting stents for treating intracranial aneurysms

Hitting the target: IntelliCap provides reliable and accurate regional drug delivery

Treatment in hospitals with medical fellowships improves outcome for prostate cancer radical surgery

New directions and challenges in viral hepatitis care and research

Most depressed patients must make multiple attempts before finding an effective antidepressant

Racial disparities found in results of surgery to remove diseased prostates

Older, high-risk prostate cancer patients get better results in larger hospitals

PN kidney cancer surgery not being used for older, sicker and poorer uninsured patients

Molecular biomarkers in the lungs may be an additional predictive technique for cancer screening

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