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Alkermes completes merger with Elan Drug Technologies

Alkermes plc and Elan Corporation, plc today announced the completion of the merger between Alkermes, Inc. and Elan Drug Technologies (EDT), the drug formulation and manufacturing business unit of Elan, following the approval of the merger by Alkermes, Inc. shareholders on Sept. 8, 2011.

17 Sep 2011

President's signing of America Invents Act a huge win for innovators

Today's historic signing of the America Invents Act represents a huge win for innovators and improves U.S. competiveness globally by aligning new patent laws more closely with those from other countries, said John Lechleiter, Ph.D., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Eli Lilly and Company.

17 Sep 2011

House members launch first-ever bipartisan Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus

Democratic and Republican House members at a press briefing on Thursday formally introduced the first-ever bipartisan Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus, along with its funding proposals, the Washington Independent reports.

17 Sep 2011

Good absorption of calcium linked to prostate cancer

A study by epidemiologists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and colleagues suggests that a high intake of calcium causes prostate cancer among African-American men who are genetically good absorbers of the mineral.

17 Sep 2011

Multiple abstracts on QNEXA presented at 47th EASD

VIVUS, Inc. today announced that multiple abstracts were presented at the 47th European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Annual Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal. The presentations highlighted the long-term beneficial effects of QNEXA treatment in metabolically-impaired patients with prediabetes, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome.

17 Sep 2011

Arthrosurface releases Glenoid resurfacing product line

Arthrosurface, Inc., the developer of less-invasive joint resurfacing systems, recently announced the release of its Glenoid resurfacing product line.

17 Sep 2011

Funding for international family planning programs critical for reproductive health efforts

In an opinion piece in Population Service International's "Impact" magazine, Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) writes, "Unfortunately, the Republican majority in the House of Representatives has empowered extremists with zeal for both broad, haphazard budget cuts and a commitment to rolling back women's health rights,"

17 Sep 2011

DestinationRx is now DRX

DestinationRx, Inc., a leading provider of healthcare comparison tools, technology and data, today announced a strategic decision to rename the company DRX. The change in branding is a response to the company's significant growth in the healthcare industry—from its origins in prescription drug pricing and purchasing technology to its expansion into broader drug and health plan comparison technology and data services.

17 Sep 2011

Study reveals altered digestive genes in children with autism and gastrointestinal disturbances

Researchers at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and at the Harvard Medical School report that children with autism and gastrointestinal disturbances have altered expression of genes involved in digestion. These variations may contribute to changes in the types of bacteria in their intestines.

17 Sep 2011

DARA's KRN5500 meets primary end-points in Phase II study for chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain

Thanks to greater awareness, earlier detection and improving therapeutic agents, people with cancer are living longer than ever before. One of the consequences of living longer is the symptom burden of cancer survivorship, which may have a substantial impact on quality of life for many survivors. One such burden is the pain syndromes resulting from cancer treatments.

17 Sep 2011

Viewpoints: Support for HPV vaccinations; Compassion and GOP debates

Imagine that scientists invented a vaccine that was proved to safely prevent cancer. Imagine that it was licensed and recommended in the U.S. for all preadolescent girls and available to boys as well, yet five years later only 11 percent of children were receiving the full course of shots.

17 Sep 2011

BARDA awards Vaxin $21.7M contract to accelerate development of novel anthrax vaccine

Vaxin Inc., a clinical stage vaccine development company, today announced that it has been awarded a contract valued at up to $21.7 million by the Office of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) for pre-clinical assessment, final manufacturing process development and the supply of clinical materials to support an IND filing and first-in-man dose ranging study of the company's proprietary anthrax vaccine, AdVAV.

17 Sep 2011

Venus Williams withdraws from US Open due to Sjogren syndrome

Sjogren syndrome was in the news recently when tennis player, Venus Williams, was forced to withdraw form the US Open tennis tournament due to symptoms from the disease.

17 Sep 2011

Vesicular stomatitis virus kills cancer cells

In a new project, researchers from LIFE - the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Copenhagen - document that the vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) plays a previously unknown dual role in the prevention of a number of cancers. The new findings show that the virus both kills cancer cells and stops the expression of the molecules which certain types of cancer cells produce to hide from the immune system.

17 Sep 2011

New diabetes drugs linked to increased risk of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer

Two newer drugs used to treat Type 2 diabetes could be linked to a significantly increased risk of developing pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, and one could also be linked to an increased risk of thyroid cancer, according to a new UCLA study.

17 Sep 2011

The 4th annual National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day takes place on September 18

The AIDS Institute (TAI) is proud to announce that the 4th annual National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (NHAAAD) will take place on September 18th. The campaign theme is "Aging is a part of life; HIV doesn't have to be."

17 Sep 2011

Adult stem cells hold hope for treatment of lupus

With a patient's own adult stem cells, there is new hope for the intractable autoimmune disease lupus - systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) - which is difficult to cure.

17 Sep 2011

Nanion’s automated patch clamp platforms show unparalleled results using stem cell derived cardiomyocytes

The Patchliner and the SyncroPatch 96 have successfully been used for compound analysis under current- and voltage clamp recording conditions using different stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. The exceptional cell-platform-compatibility and the unique experimental possibilities offered by Nanion’s platforms open up whole new avenues for compound safety testing.

16 Sep 2011

Harvard’s own ‘Healthy Eating Plate’ as an improvement upon USDA’s MyPlate

A few months earlier the United States Department of Agriculture unveiled ‘MyPlate’, the replacement for the food pyramid. Now the Harvard School of Public Health says that MyPlate doesn't offer enough about good nutrition, and they have offered their own version.

16 Sep 2011

NHS hospitals in their current form are failing and need to “change or disappear completely”: Report

In a report published by Reform, Professor Paul Corrigan, who was a health special advisor to Tony Blair, argues that “the old model and concept of the hospital are failing”, leading to poor standards of care in far too many bankrupt institutions. “Hospitals will have to change or disappear completely” to “provide better, safer healthcare”.

16 Sep 2011

Medical News

Alkermes completes merger with Elan Drug Technologies

President's signing of America Invents Act a huge win for innovators

House members launch first-ever bipartisan Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus

Good absorption of calcium linked to prostate cancer

Multiple abstracts on QNEXA presented at 47th EASD

Arthrosurface releases Glenoid resurfacing product line

Funding for international family planning programs critical for reproductive health efforts

DestinationRx is now DRX

Study reveals altered digestive genes in children with autism and gastrointestinal disturbances

DARA's KRN5500 meets primary end-points in Phase II study for chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain

Viewpoints: Support for HPV vaccinations; Compassion and GOP debates

BARDA awards Vaxin $21.7M contract to accelerate development of novel anthrax vaccine

Venus Williams withdraws from US Open due to Sjogren syndrome

Vesicular stomatitis virus kills cancer cells

New diabetes drugs linked to increased risk of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer

The 4th annual National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day takes place on September 18

Adult stem cells hold hope for treatment of lupus

Nanion’s automated patch clamp platforms show unparalleled results using stem cell derived cardiomyocytes

Harvard’s own ‘Healthy Eating Plate’ as an improvement upon USDA’s MyPlate

NHS hospitals in their current form are failing and need to “change or disappear completely”: Report

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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