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New glycoconjugate vaccine prototype more effective than traditional vaccines

Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) researchers have created a vaccine that is more potent than traditional vaccines available today. The glycoconjugate vaccine prototype is 100 times more effective than traditional glycoconjugate vaccines. Their work is published in the December 2011 issue of Nature Medicine.

29 Nov 2011

Washington must lead search for additional financing, more cost-effective strategies in fight against AIDS

This New York Times editorial responds to the latest UNAIDS report (.pdf), which it says "reveals substantial success by some measures and stagnation by others," writing, "The challenge, in tough times, that must be met is to find enough resources to capitalize on scientific breakthroughs and keep the campaign moving forward."

29 Nov 2011

Most heart attack patients not transported quickly enough for angioplasty

Most heart attack patients transferred between hospitals for the emergency artery-opening procedure called angioplasty are not transported as quickly as they should be, Yale School of medicine researchers report in the first national study of "door-in door-out" time for transfer patients.

29 Nov 2011

Pediatricians frequently asked to provide alternative childhood vaccine schedules

Seventy-seven percent of Washington state pediatricians report that they are sometimes or frequently asked to provide alternative childhood vaccine schedules for their patients, according to a new study from Seattle Children's Research Institute.

29 Nov 2011

Testing of vaginal gel for HIV prevention halted after interim results showed no difference from placebo

Researchers involved with a multi-armed clinical trial designed to evaluate different antiretroviral (ARV) interventions for HIV prevention on Friday announced the arm testing a vaginal gel had been stopped because it was not working, the New York Times reports.

29 Nov 2011

UIC recruiting volunteers for study on effectiveness of vitamin D in addition to asthma medication

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago are recruiting volunteers with asthma for a study of whether taking vitamin D can make asthma medication more effective.

29 Nov 2011

Avita Medical announces acquisition of intellectual property from McComb Foundation

Avita Medical Ltd., the regenerative medicine company, is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed the transfer and acquisition of intellectual property currently licensed through the McComb Foundation of Western Australia.

29 Nov 2011

Toshiba introduces Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction 3D technology at RSNA 2011

To make today's CT examinations even safer, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., unveils next generation dose reduction technology, Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction 3D, at this year's Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago.

29 Nov 2011

Blood stem cells engineered to create cancer-killing T-cells

Researchers from UCLA's cancer and stem cell centers have demonstrated for the first time that blood stem cells can be engineered to create cancer-killing T-cells that seek out and attack a human melanoma. The researchers believe this approach could be useful in 40 percent of Caucasians with this malignancy.

29 Nov 2011

Despite limitations of global fund programs, dangers of cutting funding are worse

In this Financial Times opinion piece, journalist Andrew Jack examines how, "[a]fter a period of fast expansion, and strong progress in tackling AIDS, [tuberculosis (TB)] and malaria alike," the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria "has become a target in the era of austerity.

29 Nov 2011

New research institute at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Academic and government leaders announced today the establishment of a major new research institute at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center that will blend the best attributes of academic and industrial research to identify and validate new cancer targets, convert such scientific knowledge into new cancer drugs, and advance these novel agents into innovative clinical trials.

29 Nov 2011

Growth hormone replacement increases bone formation in abdominally obese women

In a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), growth hormone replacement for six months was found to increase bone formation in abdominally obese women.

29 Nov 2011

HealthWarehouse.com launches pre-order program for generic Lipitor

HealthWarehouse.com, Inc., a leading VIPPS-accredited, retail mail-order pharmacy, announced today the launch of its pre-order program to enable consumers immediate access to Atorvastatin (Generic Lipitor®) on Dec. 5. HealthWarehouse will offer the medication at up to 50 percent less than the branded versions from retail pharmacies.

29 Nov 2011

CMS chief announces resignation, Obama administration taps his deputy as successor

Marilyn Tavenner was named last week by the White House to succeed Donald Berwick as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, but it is unclear how her nomination will be received by Congress.

29 Nov 2011

URMC earns Gold Seal of Approval for Palliative Care Program

In the latest development in its decades-long leadership in the area of palliative care, the University of Rochester Medical Center's Palliative Care Program is one of the first nationwide to earn advanced certification from the Joint Commission, the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.

29 Nov 2011

Ferrer introduces citicoline oral solution medical food

Ferrer Therapeutics, the U.S. subsidiary of the international pharmaceutical group, Ferrer Grupo, is introducing CerAxon- Oral Solution to the U.S. market, the first and only oral solution medical food containing citicoline, a nutrient naturally produced by the body and found in the brain.

29 Nov 2011

Second biopsy for suspected recurrent breast cancer can alter treatment

A second, larger clinical research study led by breast cancer specialists at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) has again proven that comparing a new biopsy of progressing or recurring cancer with that of the original cancer can dictate a change in treatment.

29 Nov 2011

Seizure drug slows spread of uveal melanoma

A drug commonly used to treat seizures appears to make eye tumors less likely to grow if they spread to other parts of the body, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

29 Nov 2011

African countries lose billions of dollars training doctors who then leave for developed nations, study says

Nine African countries -- Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe – "have lost approximately $2 billion in their investment in doctors who have subsequently migrated abroad," with South Africa and Zimbabwe suffering "the greatest economic losses," according to a study published Friday in BMJ, VOA's "Breaking News" blog reports (11/25).

29 Nov 2011

Study reveals underlying molecular mechanism contributing to development of lymphomagenesis

Researchers from the NYU Cancer Institute, an NCI-designated cancer center at NYU Langone Medical Center, have discovered a new potential therapeutic target for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL), the most aggressive and common type of lymphoma in adults.

29 Nov 2011

Medical News

New glycoconjugate vaccine prototype more effective than traditional vaccines

Washington must lead search for additional financing, more cost-effective strategies in fight against AIDS

Most heart attack patients not transported quickly enough for angioplasty

Pediatricians frequently asked to provide alternative childhood vaccine schedules

Testing of vaginal gel for HIV prevention halted after interim results showed no difference from placebo

UIC recruiting volunteers for study on effectiveness of vitamin D in addition to asthma medication

Avita Medical announces acquisition of intellectual property from McComb Foundation

Toshiba introduces Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction 3D technology at RSNA 2011

Blood stem cells engineered to create cancer-killing T-cells

Despite limitations of global fund programs, dangers of cutting funding are worse

New research institute at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Growth hormone replacement increases bone formation in abdominally obese women

HealthWarehouse.com launches pre-order program for generic Lipitor

CMS chief announces resignation, Obama administration taps his deputy as successor

URMC earns Gold Seal of Approval for Palliative Care Program

Ferrer introduces citicoline oral solution medical food

Second biopsy for suspected recurrent breast cancer can alter treatment

Seizure drug slows spread of uveal melanoma

African countries lose billions of dollars training doctors who then leave for developed nations, study says

Study reveals underlying molecular mechanism contributing to development of lymphomagenesis

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

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