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MSRG researchers develop ColoREctal Wellbeing study

Researchers from the Macmillan Survivorship Research Group (MSRG), at the University of Southampton, have developed the first study of its kind looking at the experiences and needs of people after primary treatment of colorectal cancer.

18 May 2012

A Senate panel contemplates innovations for the health care system

At a Wednesday hearing, members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee considered various strategies to make the health system more efficient.

18 May 2012

Effectiveness of 'quorum sensing' directly depends on density of bacterial populations

Scientists at The University of Nottingham have opened the way for more accurate research into new ways to fight dangerous bacterial infections by proving a long-held theory about how bacteria communicate with each other.

18 May 2012

Abbott announces inaugural funding for nutrition and cognition research

The Center for Nutrition, Learning, and Memory, a collaboration between Abbott’s nutrition businesses and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), announced today the inaugural funding recipients of the Center’s annual research challenge.

18 May 2012

A decision in N.Y. case on access to abortion pills could impact presidential politics

Politico looks at how a court decision to open Plan B prescriptions to women under the age of 17 could put both President Barack Obama and GOP candidate Mitt Romney on the spot.

18 May 2012

Northwestern University SCS now offers MSRC program

To help professionals succeed in the growing field of regulatory compliance, Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies now offers the Master of Science in Regulatory Compliance (MSRC) program.

18 May 2012

Obama administration announces Nov. 16 deadline for state proposals on health exchanges

The Department for Health and Human Services released guidelines detailing the requirements states must meet in their proposals if they want to gain federal approval to operate these insurance markets.

18 May 2012

Potential public-private partnership aims to bring TB vaccine trials to mines of Southern Africa

GlobalPost's "Global Pulse" blog reports on a potential public-private partnership that aims to bring tuberculosis (TB) vaccine trials to the gold mines of Southern Africa, where, "for every 100,000 workers ..., 3,000 have tuberculosis, and many have often-fatal, drug-resistant strains of TB."

18 May 2012

ScreenCell, Affymetrix partner to distribute CTC platform

Affymetrix, Inc. and ScreenCell, a privately-held company, today announced the signing of a worldwide distribution agreement for ScreenCell's isolation devices and dilution buffers, designed for the collection of Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) in peripheral blood.

18 May 2012

Doctors trade prescription pads for electronic options

Doctors increasingly are ditching the prescription pad. The latest count shows more than a third of the nation's prescriptions now are electronic... Surescripts, the largest network for paperless prescribing, found 390,000 doctors were e-prescribing at least some last year, and more are signing up fast. Some 36 percent of all prescriptions were electronic in 2011.

18 May 2012

Janssen’s NUCYNTA ER tablets more effective in providing pain management in adults with DPN

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the results of an investigational Phase 3 study suggesting NUCYNTA ER (tapentadol) extended-release tablets were significantly more effective than placebo in providing pain management among adults with chronic moderate to severe, painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

18 May 2012

House GOP formulates strategies to pursue after the Supreme Court issues health law decision

If the law is upheld, Republicans plan to take to the floor to "tear out" the law's most controversial provisions, Politico reports. Meanwhile, in related news, Reuters reports on the questionable fate of lesser known, but still controversial, aspects of the health law -- billions of dollars in new taxes.

18 May 2012

Researchers create prosthetic retina for patients with AMD

A device which could restore sight to patients with one of the most common causes of blindness in the developed world is being developed in an international partnership.

18 May 2012

Examining key findings of Policy Innovation Memorandum on safety of world drug, vaccine supply

In her blog, "The Garrett Update," Laurie Garrett, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), provides a detailed overview of the key findings from the council's Policy Innovation Memorandum No. 21, a six-point policy recommendation for the G8/20 that she authored, titled "Ensuring the Safety and Integrity of the World's Drug, Vaccine, and Medicines Supply."

18 May 2012

Prostate Cancer Risk Calculator offers men ‘individual risk assessment’

Men worried about prostate cancer have a new online resource, freely available, to help them assess their risk. The multi-step Prostate Cancer Risk Calculator, www.prostatecancer-riskcalculator.com*, has been created by the founders of the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC).

18 May 2012

Avraham initiates ladostigil Phase 2 trial in MCI

Avraham Pharmaceuticals Ltd. announced today the commencement of a Phase 2 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ladostigil in patients diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment.

18 May 2012

House Appropriations Committee releases draft report on FY13 State, Foreign Operations spending bill

The House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to mark up the FY 2013 State and Foreign Operations appropriations bill on Thursday, The Hill's "Global Affairs" blog reports.

18 May 2012

Strong link between the amygdala and a baseline level of distrust

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on my parahippocampal gyrus. Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have found that suspicion resides in two distinct regions of the brain: the amygdala, which plays a central role in processing fear and emotional memories, and the parahippocampal gyrus, which is associated with declarative memory and the recognition of scenes.

18 May 2012

More research needed into how transgender persons in Asia, Pacific affected by HIV, stigma, report says

A report released Thursday in Bangkok by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN) says more research needs to be conducted to determine the extent to which transgender persons in Asia and the Pacific are affected by HIV, are socially ostracized, and lack fundamental rights, including access to basic health care, a UNDP press release reports.

18 May 2012

Tiny filter could fight against tuberculosis

A tiny filter could have a big impact around the world in the fight against tuberculosis. Using the traditional microscope-based diagnosis method as a starting point, a University of Florida lung disease specialist and colleagues in Brazil have devised a way to detect more cases of the bacterial infection.

18 May 2012

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MSRG researchers develop ColoREctal Wellbeing study

A Senate panel contemplates innovations for the health care system

Effectiveness of 'quorum sensing' directly depends on density of bacterial populations

Abbott announces inaugural funding for nutrition and cognition research

A decision in N.Y. case on access to abortion pills could impact presidential politics

Northwestern University SCS now offers MSRC program

Obama administration announces Nov. 16 deadline for state proposals on health exchanges

Potential public-private partnership aims to bring TB vaccine trials to mines of Southern Africa

ScreenCell, Affymetrix partner to distribute CTC platform

Doctors trade prescription pads for electronic options

Janssen’s NUCYNTA ER tablets more effective in providing pain management in adults with DPN

House GOP formulates strategies to pursue after the Supreme Court issues health law decision

Researchers create prosthetic retina for patients with AMD

Examining key findings of Policy Innovation Memorandum on safety of world drug, vaccine supply

Prostate Cancer Risk Calculator offers men ‘individual risk assessment’

Avraham initiates ladostigil Phase 2 trial in MCI

House Appropriations Committee releases draft report on FY13 State, Foreign Operations spending bill

Strong link between the amygdala and a baseline level of distrust

More research needed into how transgender persons in Asia, Pacific affected by HIV, stigma, report says

Tiny filter could fight against tuberculosis

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