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National Guard soldiers more likely to develop alcohol-related problems after deployment

Soldiers in the National Guard with no history of alcohol abuse are at significant risk of developing alcohol-related problems during and after deployment, according to a new study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal.

16 Feb 2012

Researchers test nanoscale carbon clusters for cancer chemotherapy

A mixture of current drugs and carbon nanoparticles shows potential to enhance treatment for head-and-neck cancers, especially when combined with radiation therapy, according to new research by Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

16 Feb 2012

MDC researcher receives ERC grant for transposon study

Dr. Zsuzsanna Izsv-k, research group leader at the Max Delbr-ck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch, has been named recipient of a European Research Council (ERC Advanced) grant worth EUR 1.94 million for her research on "jumping genes."

16 Feb 2012

Pfizer, Mylan enter settlement agreement to resolve e-cue patent litigation

Mylan Inc. and Pfizer Inc. today announced that Meridian Medical Technologies, a Pfizer subsidiary, has entered into a settlement agreement with Intelliject and Sanofi-Aventis that will resolve pending patent litigation related to Intelliject's 505(b)(2) new drug application (NDA) for its epinephrine auto-injector known as e-cue, which will be manufactured and marketed by Sanofi-Aventis.

16 Feb 2012

FDA grants orphan drug designation to CSL Behring's rVIIa-FP

CSL Behring announced today that the company has been granted orphan drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its novel recombinant fusion protein linking coagulation factor VIIa with albumin.

16 Feb 2012

Hospital news: Colorado legislature considers limits on charges, Philly children's hospital apology, Mass. facility closure

Colorado's legislature is taking up a bill Thursday that would limit how much hospitals can charge people without insurance. ... The lawmaker who wrote it is trying to reduce the number of Coloradans bankrupted by medical bills.

16 Feb 2012

Injury Prevention in Active Youth

Over the past few decades there has been an increase in injury to youth participating in sport. The issue of youth sport injury has become a conundrum because if there is an increase in injury, then subsequently there is usually an increase in participation. With the insurgence of childhood obesity, youth participation in sporting activities has been encouraged.It has been proven that regularly scheduled physical activity is associated with health improvements and reduced incidence of disease.

16 Feb 2012

New devices could hold key to predicting premature births

Scientists and doctors in Sheffield are developing two novel devices that they say could lead to the improved prediction of premature births.

16 Feb 2012

Understanding the economic impact of the 'girl effect'

"The ability to choose if and when to have children is a huge piece of the puzzle to the 'Girl Effect,' but it is not the only piece. ... The 'Girl Effect' is an amalgamation of exactly these three components: security, health, and power."

16 Feb 2012

Acorda's fourth quarter GAAP net income increases to $12.7 million

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011.

16 Feb 2012

February marks GoodTherapy.org's 5-year anniversary

This month marks GoodTherapy.org's 5-year anniversary for advocating healthy therapy and connecting people with mental health therapists through their leading therapy directory. At the 5 year mark, GoodTherapy.org has succeeded in making a lasting impression on the web and in the mental health community.

16 Feb 2012

Drug companies forge joint ventures for smart pills

Imagine a "smart pill" containing a biodegradable electronic chip that monitors how your body responds to the medicine, broadcasts the information to your iPhone, which then emails the information to your physician.

16 Feb 2012

Delivery of particle accelerator marks key milestone for making medical isotopes with X-rays

A research project exploring the potential for making medical isotopes with X-rays from a particle accelerator instead of a nuclear reactor is about to move to the large scale.

16 Feb 2012

Examining CDC's role in Global HIV, TB research and development

In "the first in a series of conversations with officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discussing the CDC's role in global HIV and tuberculosis (TB) research and development," the Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog interviews Kayla Laserson, director of the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/CDC Field Research Station in Kisumu, Kenya.

16 Feb 2012

HeartWare revenues for fiscal 2011 increase to $82.8 million

HeartWare International, Inc., a leading innovator of less invasive, miniaturized circulatory support technologies that are revolutionizing the treatment of advanced heart failure, announced revenue of $23.1 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011, as compared to $20.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2010.

16 Feb 2012

NCQA tool doesn't adequately evaluate quality of diabetes care at health centers

On the health front, the poor often have at least two things going against them: a lack of insurance and chronic illnesses, of which diabetes is among the most common.

16 Feb 2012

First Edition: February 16,2012

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations include the latest reports on congressional efforts to block a cut in Medicare payments to doctors.

16 Feb 2012

Helping cancer patients tackle geographic challenges to access clinical trials

As oncologists already know and newly diagnosed lung cancer patients learn, the kind of treatment given to patients is increasingly becoming dependent on the specific gene mutation present in the cancer.

16 Feb 2012

DEA tries to stem prescription drug abuse by suspending pharmacies

Federal drug agents and one of the nation's biggest drug distributors are heading for a legal showdown that will test the government's strategy of going after larger corporations to fight rampant prescription drug abuse.

16 Feb 2012

All-female medical officers team leads Gottlieb Memorial Hospital

For the first time in its 50-year history, the physicians at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital will be led by an all-female team of medical officers. The 2012 physician executive team is Dulces Leon-Jauregui, MD, president, Janet Aganad, DO, president-elect and Laura Cozzi, MD, secretary/treasurer. Mary Uckerman, MD, is the first woman to serve as credentialing chairman at the Loyola University Health System hospital.

16 Feb 2012