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Only one in five young adults received a swine flu shot during 2009-2010 epidemic

Only about one in five young adults in their late 30s received a flu shot during the 2009-2010 swine flu epidemic, according to a University of Michigan report that details the behavior and attitudes of Generation X.

25 Jan 2012

Roundup: Calif. fights feds on mental hospital oversight; Art for health care swap in N.Y.

California officials Monday filed documents in U.S. District Court opposing extended federal oversight of two state mental hospitals, arguing that new leaders have already taken measures to improve patient care and safety. The state attorney general's filing came in response to a scathing U.S. Justice Department portrayal last month of Napa State Hospital and Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk.

25 Jan 2012

HHMI honors EMBL Monterotondo researcher with International Early Career Scientist award

Rocio Sotillo, a staff scientist at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Monterotondo, is one of 28 outstanding young biomedical scientists who have been honoured with a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) International Early Career Scientist award this year.

25 Jan 2012

Sofie to receive U.S. patent for novel PET probes

Sofie Biosciences, Inc., offering a comprehensive range of products from pre-clinical PET imaging systems to new PET molecular imaging probes to better understand human disease, has been told that a U.S. Patent (8,101,740) will be granted by the United States Patent Office on technology that has been exclusively licensed to Sofie. The patent covers a family of novel PET probes, known as [18F]FAC.

25 Jan 2012

Changes in endocannabinoid system may have important implications for psychiatric disorders

Changes in the endocannabinoid system may have important implications for psychiatric and addiction disorders. This brain system is responsible for making substances that have effects on brain function which resemble those of cannabis products, e.g., marijuana.

25 Jan 2012

Enrollment complete in Medtronic's CoreValve U.S. Trial for severe aortic stenosis

Medtronic, Inc. today announced it has completed patient enrollment in the extreme risk study in its CoreValve U.S. Pivotal Trial. The company also received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an extended investigation to continue enrolling extreme risk patients under a Continued Access Study protocol.

From Medtronic 25 Jan 2012

AIDS journal now available for the iPad

Wolters Kluwer Health announced today the release of AIDS app for the iPad® providing health care professionals with full mobile accessibility to the latest research into HIV and AIDS, the top-ranked journal in it field. AIDS is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

25 Jan 2012

Lansoprazole does not control asthma in children

Asthma and gastroesophageal reflux (GER) are both common illnesses in children. GER in children often occurs without the typical symptoms of heartburn, and physicians frequently prescribe the acid reflux drug lansoprazole to supplement the standard inhaled steroid treatment for children with uncontrolled asthma regardless of GER symptoms.

25 Jan 2012

OraQuick HIV1/2 test as accurate as traditional blood test

A saliva test used to diagnose the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is comparable in accuracy to the traditional blood test, according to a new study led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and McGill University.

25 Jan 2012

University of Hawaii's ORS to advance employment opportunities for people with disabilities

Kessler Foundation awarded a Signature Employment Grant in the amount of $425,000 to the Office of Research Services at the University of Hawaii, to advance employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The Signature Employment Grant supports the development of a virtual reality (VR) software application, EmployAble: A World Without Barriers, to help jobseekers with disabilities navigate the world of job hunting and adapt to the workplace.

25 Jan 2012

Cytori's ADRCs safe and feasible for patients with AMI

Cytori Therapeutics announced today the publication of previously reported six-month outcomes from APOLLO, the Company's European clinical trial evaluating adipose-derived stem and regenerative cells (ADRCs) in patients with acute myocardial infarction, as Research Correspondence in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

25 Jan 2012

Link between high fructose intake and cardiovascular risk in adolescents

Evidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk is present in the blood of adolescents who consume a lot of fructose, a scenario that worsens in the face of excess belly fat, researchers report.

25 Jan 2012

Some states' hesitancy on health law implementation could delay insurance exchange development

At issue is what some see as the law's uncertain future -- which many link to the outcome of the upcoming election and the Supreme Court's decision. The Minneapolis Star Tribune offers a case study.

25 Jan 2012

IHS experts develop new guidelines for migraine clinical trials

Experts from the International Headache Society (IHS) have developed new recommendations for conduct of acute and preventive migraine clinical trials. The third edition of Migraine Clinical Trials Guidelines is now available in the IHS journal Cephalalgia, which is published by SAGE.

25 Jan 2012

Echo commences Symphony tCGM System trials in critical care patients

Echo Therapeutics, Inc., a company developing the Symphony tCGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring (tCGM) system and the Prelude SkinPrep System for transdermal drug delivery, today announced that it is initiating clinical studies of its Symphony tCGM System in critical care patients.

25 Jan 2012

AstraZeneca donation to benefit poor and uninsured Americans

AstraZeneca, the global biopharmaceutical company, has donated $3.8 million worth of prescription medicines to AmeriCares for chronically ill Americans who rely on safety net clinics for their medical care. The donation is one of the largest AmeriCares received in the past year for its domestic aid deliveries.

25 Jan 2012

Low doses of DHEA may help relieve menopausal symptoms in women

Leading age management facility, Cenegenics Carolinas, located in Charleston and Charlotte is encouraged by a recent study suggesting low doses of the hormone DHEA may help sexual function and menopausal symptoms in women.

25 Jan 2012

Viewpoints: Obama and liberal Catholics; Growing 'charity care'; Cutting costs on physician referrals

A Health and Human Services mandate that forces every employer to provide employees with health coverage that not only covers birth control and sterilization, but makes them free ... has drawn fire from the Catholic bishops. Less predictable - and far more interesting - has been the heat from the Catholic left, including many who have in the past given the president vital cover. In a post for the left-leaning National Catholic Reporter, Michael Sean Winter minces few words. Under the headline "J'ACCUSE," he rightly takes the president to the woodshed for the politics of the decision.

25 Jan 2012

Cocoa can help prevent onset of colon carcinogenesis

A new study on living animals has shown for the first time that eating cocoa (the raw material in chocolate) can help to prevent intestinal complaints linked to oxidative stress, including colon carcinogenesis onset caused by chemical substances.

24 Jan 2012

Aphios receives NIH's Phase II SBIR grant to develop APH-0703 for AD

Aphios Corporation has received a Phase II SBIR grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) amounting to $2.4 million over two years. The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the NIH, awarded the grant to the Aphios Corporation to develop an "Alzheimer's Disease Therapeutic."

24 Jan 2012

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Only one in five young adults received a swine flu shot during 2009-2010 epidemic

Roundup: Calif. fights feds on mental hospital oversight; Art for health care swap in N.Y.

HHMI honors EMBL Monterotondo researcher with International Early Career Scientist award

Sofie to receive U.S. patent for novel PET probes

Changes in endocannabinoid system may have important implications for psychiatric disorders

Enrollment complete in Medtronic's CoreValve U.S. Trial for severe aortic stenosis

AIDS journal now available for the iPad

Lansoprazole does not control asthma in children

OraQuick HIV1/2 test as accurate as traditional blood test

University of Hawaii's ORS to advance employment opportunities for people with disabilities

Cytori's ADRCs safe and feasible for patients with AMI

Link between high fructose intake and cardiovascular risk in adolescents

Some states' hesitancy on health law implementation could delay insurance exchange development

IHS experts develop new guidelines for migraine clinical trials

Echo commences Symphony tCGM System trials in critical care patients

AstraZeneca donation to benefit poor and uninsured Americans

Low doses of DHEA may help relieve menopausal symptoms in women

Viewpoints: Obama and liberal Catholics; Growing 'charity care'; Cutting costs on physician referrals

Cocoa can help prevent onset of colon carcinogenesis

Aphios receives NIH's Phase II SBIR grant to develop APH-0703 for AD

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