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IOM, HHS to host Health Data Initiative Forum on June 9

range of new "apps" and other technologies harnessing health data to improve people's and communities' well-being will be demonstrated at the Health Data Initiative Forum, hosted by the Institute of Medicine and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on Thursday, June 9.

4 Jun 2011

DFG to form new collaborative research centers as of 1 July 2011

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) will establish 21 new Collaborative Research Centres (CRCs) as of 1 July 2011. This was decided by the relevant Grants Committee at its spring meeting in Bonn.

4 Jun 2011

Sanofi's semuloparin Phase III study data against venous thromboembolism presented at ASCO 2011

Sanofi US announced today results of the pivotal SAVE-ONCO study which demonstrated that, in cancer patients initiating a chemotherapy regimen, investigational semuloparin significantly reduced the risk of the composite of symptomatic-deep vein thromboembolism (DVT), non-fatal pulmonary embolism (PE) or venous thromboembolism (VTE)-related death by 64%, meeting the study primary endpoint.

4 Jun 2011

Study links loss of PTEN gene with patient's response to melanoma therapy

Genetic analysis of the tumors from patients with advanced melanoma can clue researchers in to how well patients will respond to a therapy that targets the growth-promoting protein called BRAF, a researcher from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania will report on Monday, June 6 at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

4 Jun 2011

Impax announces results of IPX066 ADVANCE-PD and APEX-PD Phase III study against Parkinson's

Impax Pharmaceuticals, the branded products division of Impax Laboratories, Inc., today announced that IPX066 ADVANCE-PD and APEX-PD Phase III clinical study data will be presented in Poster Sessions at the 15th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Conference in Toronto, Canada, held from June 5 to June 9.

4 Jun 2011

Learning ZoneXpress designs USDA MyPlate nutritional products for young people

Yesterday First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled the federal government's new food icon, MyPlate, to serve as a reminder to help all of us make healthier food choices. In response, Learning ZoneXpress, Inc. immediately designed USDA MyPlate products using the new icon which inspire consumers to build a healthy plate at mealtime.

4 Jun 2011

U of A researchers try to combat heart disease in cancer patients

Researchers in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry are trying to reverse a devastating trend: cancer survivors developing cardiovascular disease, one of the top two killers in Canada.

4 Jun 2011

Scientists find way to protect kidney from cancer drug toxicity

Scientists may have a way to make the powerful cancer drug cisplatin less toxic to the kidneys and more effective against some cancers.

4 Jun 2011

GOP presidential hopefuls take aim at different health reform targets

Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney continues to aim criticism at the health law signed by President Barack Obama while former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who has not yet announced an intent to seek the GOP nomination, slammed the state law that Romney backed.

4 Jun 2011

FDA constantly takes steps to monitor E. coli O104 outbreak in U.S. food supply

The U.S. FDA has been in routine contact with the European Union and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to monitor the current outbreak of E. coli O104 and to track any illnesses in the U.S. that may be related to the outbreak.

4 Jun 2011

U.S. foreign aid recipients own billions in Treasury securities, CRS report says

"The Congressional Research Service released a report last month, a copy of which Fox News exclusively obtained, showing that in fiscal year 2010, the latest year that data was available, the U.S. handed out a total of $1.4 billion to 16 foreign countries that held at least $10 billion in Treasury securities," FoxNews.com reports.

4 Jun 2011

Study: Only one third of people in the UK always wash their hands after using the toilet

With E.coli once again in the headlines, research by global hygiene experts, Initial, shows that only one in three Brits wash their hands after a visit to the toilet. As E.coli bacteria can spread from person to person by what is known as the 'faecal-oral' route, the transference possibilities of bacteria are immense.

4 Jun 2011

Preliminary data from Ion PGM sequencer reveals German E. coli outbreak is a new hybrid strain

Life Technologies Corporation today announced that preliminary data from DNA sequencing performed in cooperation with the University Hospital Muenster, Germany, on the Ion Personal Genome Machine strongly suggests that the bacterium at the root of the deadly outbreak in Germany is a new hybrid type of pathogenic E. coli strains.

4 Jun 2011

Bionovo's Menerba Phase 2 trial data to be presented at Annual World Congress on Menopause

Bionovo, Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of safe and effective treatments for women's health and cancer, today announced it will be presenting data from the Phase 2 clinical trial of their lead drug candidate for postmenopausal symptoms, Menerba, to the international community at the 13th Annual World Congress on Menopause in Rome, Italy on June 11, 2011.

4 Jun 2011

Parties agree appeals court has jurisdiction in Va. health law legal challenge

A federal statute that generally bars lawsuits challenging taxes before they are paid does not prohibit a federal appeals court from deciding two Virginia suits seeking to dismantle the Obama administration's health care overhaul, attorneys for all parties in the cases say.

4 Jun 2011

British budget cuts preserve important spending and are a model for U.S. lawmakers

In his Washington Post column, Michael Gerson writes about British Prime Minister David Cameron's approach to budget cuts. "Cameronism is defined not only by austerity but by a few notable exceptions to austerity. The prime minister has protected some spending categories from reductions, erecting what's called a 'ring-fence' around health programs and foreign assistance".

4 Jun 2011

HRT reduces risk of breast cancer in women with BRCA mutations after ovary removal

Women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations, which are linked to a very high risk of breast and ovarian cancer, can safely take hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) to mitigate menopausal symptoms after surgical removal of their ovaries, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania which will be presented Monday, June 6 during the American Society for Clinical Oncology's annual meeting.

4 Jun 2011

USAID shares priorities with Pakistan

Writing about the relationship between USAID and Pakistan on the agency's "Impact blog", J. Alexander Their, assistant to the administrator and director of the USAID Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs, states, "Our shared priorities in energy, economic growth, stabilization, health, and education are directed to addressing both short and long-term challenges."

4 Jun 2011

Starving breast cancer cells of hedgehog significantly slows tumour growth and spread

While it is already known that breast cancer cells create the conditions for their own survival by communicating their needs to the healthy cells that surround them, Australian researchers have identified a new way of turning off that cellular cross talk.

4 Jun 2011

ACP strongly supports ACO proposed rule on primary care

The ACP strongly supports the intent of the proposed rule, and believes that an ACO model has the potential of supporting such important care delivery goals as enhancing quality, efficiency, integration, and patient-centeredness.

4 Jun 2011

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IOM, HHS to host Health Data Initiative Forum on June 9

DFG to form new collaborative research centers as of 1 July 2011

Sanofi's semuloparin Phase III study data against venous thromboembolism presented at ASCO 2011

Study links loss of PTEN gene with patient's response to melanoma therapy

Impax announces results of IPX066 ADVANCE-PD and APEX-PD Phase III study against Parkinson's

Learning ZoneXpress designs USDA MyPlate nutritional products for young people

U of A researchers try to combat heart disease in cancer patients

Scientists find way to protect kidney from cancer drug toxicity

GOP presidential hopefuls take aim at different health reform targets

FDA constantly takes steps to monitor E. coli O104 outbreak in U.S. food supply

U.S. foreign aid recipients own billions in Treasury securities, CRS report says

Study: Only one third of people in the UK always wash their hands after using the toilet

Preliminary data from Ion PGM sequencer reveals German E. coli outbreak is a new hybrid strain

Bionovo's Menerba Phase 2 trial data to be presented at Annual World Congress on Menopause

Parties agree appeals court has jurisdiction in Va. health law legal challenge

British budget cuts preserve important spending and are a model for U.S. lawmakers

HRT reduces risk of breast cancer in women with BRCA mutations after ovary removal

USAID shares priorities with Pakistan

Starving breast cancer cells of hedgehog significantly slows tumour growth and spread

ACP strongly supports ACO proposed rule on primary care

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