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Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute to mark National Go Red for Women Day

Hundreds of health care professionals at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute will wear red on Friday, Feb. 3, to mark National Go Red for Women Day. The group will meet at 9 a.m. for a group photo to demonstrate support for increased research on heart disease, the No. 1 killer in the U.S. For the first time the annual gathering this year will include blood pressure checks and heart disease risk assessments.

31 Jan 2012

Researchers decipher genetic material of 48 pediatric glioblastomas

Glioblastomas grow extremely aggressively into healthy brain tissue and, moreover, are highly resistant to radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Therefore, they are regarded as the most malignant type of brain tumor. Currently available treatment methods are frequently not very effective against this type of cancer. Glioblastoma can affect people of all ages, but is less common in children than in adults.

31 Jan 2012

VPH's stroke center receives S. Mark Taper Foundation grant

The S. Mark Taper Foundation awarded a grant of $30,000 to Valley Presbyterian Hospital (VPH) for its Stroke Center, a state-of-the-art facility using the latest in telemedicine and diagnostic tools to ensure the best possible outcomes for its patients, Gustavo Valdespino, President and CEO of VPH, announced today.

31 Jan 2012

Alnylam receives U.S. patent allowance for LNP platform

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a Notice of Allowance for patent application number 12/813,448, covering the company's proprietary second generation lipid nanoparticle (LNP) platform, including the "MC3" lipid.

30 Jan 2012

Watson plans to establish Global R&D Technology Center in North Brunswick

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced plans to establish a Global R&D Technology Center in North Brunswick, New Jersey.

30 Jan 2012

ZocDoc launches in San Diego

Today ZocDoc, a free service for patients to find nearby doctors who accept their insurance and instantly book appointments online, launches in the greater San Diego area. Local primary care physicians, obstetrician-gynecologists, and dermatologists are now offering medical appointments through ZocDoc. Additional doctors, specialties, and appointment times are continually being added.

30 Jan 2012

Idaho Technology submits FilmArray Respiratory Panel for FDA 510(k) clearance

Technology, Inc. announced today that it has filed a submission with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for 510(k) clearance of five additional respiratory pathogens for its FilmArray Respiratory Panel, a user-friendly Multiplex PCR assay currently FDA cleared for 15 respiratory pathogens.

30 Jan 2012

McKesson third quarter revenues increase 9% to $30.8 billion

McKesson Corporation today reported that revenues for the third quarter ended December 31, 2011 were up 9% to $30.8 billion compared to $28.2 billion a year ago. On the basis of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, third-quarter earnings per diluted share was $1.20 compared to $0.60 a year ago.

30 Jan 2012

States roundup: 'Cost-conscious' coverage in Mass.; Health exchange planning to Gov. in Minn.; Kansas judges gave to anti-abortion PAC

In just three years, a new way of paying for medical care has spread rapidly across Massachusetts, and now more than 1.2 million people are covered by plans that put providers on a budget in an effort to restrain health spending.

30 Jan 2012

For stroke prevention, large medical centers may have the edge

Despite advances in the diagnosis and treatment of unruptured brain aneurysms, outcomes have remained stagnant over the last 10 years. This can be explained by the dramatic proliferation of minimally invasive endoscopic coiling procedures at lower-volume community hospitals, where outcomes are inferior.

30 Jan 2012

Andrew Lansley’s NHS reforms plans may be modified

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley could be modifying his plans for reforms this week in an attempt to prevent a cross-party revolt among critics who fear that the changes would lead to the fragmentation of the NHS.

30 Jan 2012

End alternative medicine degrees say scientists

A group of more than 400 doctors, medical researchers and scientists are urging universities to close down alternative medicine degrees.

30 Jan 2012

Too much social networking makes girls less happy: Study

Researchers have studied the effects of too much social networking among young girls and found that it is ruining their girlhood. The new Stanford University study looks at data from girls between the ages of 8 and 12 who spend “considerable” time using social media and finds that they are likely to be “less happy” than their unplugged peers.

30 Jan 2012

Bird flu detected in Victoria spurs action

A bird flu outbreak has been detected at two Victorian farms and at least 10,000 ducks will have to be destroyed. The two farms are about 25km apart in an area north of Melbourne, but officials are keeping the exact location private.

30 Jan 2012

Aged care needs an immediate boost

According to coalition of 28 groups, including health professionals, unions and charitable organisations the aged-care system needs to be overhauled and improved to avoid an imminent crisis. They warn that the aged-care system, designed in the 1960s needs to be revamped.

30 Jan 2012

Fewer getting screened for common cancers: CDC report

According to federal health officials last Thursday, the number of Americans being screened for colon, breast and cervical cancers still fall below national targets.

30 Jan 2012

Mystery teen neurological illness followed up by Erin Brockovich meets resistance

Famous environmental activist Erin Brockovich’s team faced resistance as they tried to test the area around an upstate New York school for clues to a case involving more than a dozen teens plagued by mysterious Tourette's-like symptoms and seizures. One neurologist who has seen most of the affected girls has diagnosed their illness as psychological in origin, but some parents and members of the community have disputed that diagnosis.

30 Jan 2012

In Florida, GOP presidential hopefuls wrestle with health policy issues

The candidates appear to be proceeding with caution regarding politically risky plans to overhaul Medicare while painting opponents in a harsh light.

30 Jan 2012

Research advances understanding of hypoxic response

A new family of proteins which regulate the human body's 'hypoxic response' to low levels of oxygen has been discovered by scientists at Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary, University of London and The University of Nottingham.

30 Jan 2012

President Obama addresses research and innovation in SOTU

In this post on the Global Health Technologies Coalition's (GHTC) "Breakthroughs" blog, "Ashley Bennett, senior policy associate at the GHTC, offered her take on President Obama's State of the Union address, including his emphasis on research and innovation."

30 Jan 2012