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U.S. food aid policies must be streamlined to prevent a food security crisis

Feed the Future programs "will indeed address hunger at its core, offering farmers the tools and opportunity they need to feed their families. ... But on the other side of town we've deepened our investments in policies that increase food insecurity.

17 Jun 2011

TRIL Centre, Age Action Ireland announce falls awareness day on June 21

The TRIL Centre and Age Action Ireland announce a falls awareness day, Tuesday 21st June 2011, the longest day of the year.

17 Jun 2011

NASDAQ halts Regeneron's common stock

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that NASDAQ has halted trading of the company's common stock.

17 Jun 2011

Encouraging results from ReShape Duo Phase 1 study for treatment of obesity

ReShape Medical, Inc. today announces results of its U.S. Phase 1 investigational clinical study. This feasibility study of thirty subjects assessed the safety and effectiveness of the ReShape Duo in conjunction with lifestyle modification in patients with a body mass index of 30-40.

17 Jun 2011

Celgene, GELA to conduct REVLIMID/rituximab combination study on newly diagnosed FL

Groupe d'Etude des Lymphomes de l'Adulte (GELA) and Celgene International Sarl today announced a collaboration to conduct an international randomized study to evaluate the therapeutic potential of the REVLIMID/rituximab combination regimen (R2) in patients with newly diagnosed follicular lymphoma.

17 Jun 2011

CoreLab Partners' new technological solutions to be showcased at DIA 2011

CoreLab Partners, Inc, the global entity resulting from the merger between RadPharm, Inc and Medifacts International, will showcase several new technological solutions to coincide with the upcoming DIA meeting in Chicago, Illinois to be held from June 20 - 23, 2011.

17 Jun 2011

Careful, well-designed studies needed for evaluating patients with MS: SIRF panel

Evaluating patients with multiple sclerosis who have narrowed jugular and azygos veins-and the value of widening those veins with angioplasty-warrants careful, well-designed research, noted members of a Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation's Research Consensus Panel.

17 Jun 2011

Health care in the U.S. must focus primarily on disease prevention: Surgeon General

U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin said Monday that health care in the United States must shift its primary focus to disease prevention rather than the treatment of illness.

17 Jun 2011

Spanish version of MyPlate nutritional products now available at Learning ZoneXpress

A Spanish-language version of the popular MyPlate poster and handouts tablet is now available from Learning ZoneXpress.

17 Jun 2011

Women, young people more worried about EHEC bacteria outbreak in Europe

The news coverage of the deadly EHEC bacteria outbreak in Europe came as a bombshell. Ghent University (Belgium) examined 6132 reactions of Belgian newspaper readers after reading the first news reports.

17 Jun 2011

Precisely mapped allosteric binding site will facilitate design of drugs with minimal side effects

Structural biologists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have obtained a precise molecular map of the binding site for an allosteric inhibitor in a subtype of the NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptor, which is commonly expressed in brain cells.

17 Jun 2011

Physician payment, home health out-of-pocket costs grab headlines

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's latest report casts the challenges surrounding Medicare physician payment as an "opportunity" to hasten needed reform. Additionally, an analysis by Avalere Health measures the impact of a proposal for home health co-payments.

17 Jun 2011

Scientists reveal complex protein mechanism that regulates genes linked with cancer

Scientists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York and at IRB Barcelona reveal the mechanism of action of a protein that is essential for life and is associated with disease.

17 Jun 2011

Joint venture to manufacture and distribute tenofovir gel in Africa

CONRAD and the South African Government's Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) on Tuesday announced a license agreement that grants TIA the rights to manufacture and distribute tenofovir gel in Africa, according to a CONRAD statement.

17 Jun 2011

ECCHC, Kool Smiles open new dental office in East Chicago

East Chicago residents will soon have something new to smile about. Kool Smiles, a leading dental health provider dedicated to expanding access to quality dental care for children and families in underserved communities, is opening a new office in East Chicago in partnership with the East Chicago Community Health Center.

17 Jun 2011

Federal health law implementation drives state policy debates

Examples of implementation activity at the state level stem from preparations underway for health insurance exchanges.

17 Jun 2011

VIVUS Avanafil phase 3 trial on erectile dysfunction meets primary endpoints

VIVUS, Inc. today announced that the positive results from REVIVE-RP, a phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of the investigational drug avanafil for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED),will be presented this afternoon at the 2011 Cancer Survivorship and Sexual Health Symposium in Washington D.C.

17 Jun 2011

U.S. to provide additional $7.5M in humanitarian aid for Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia

The U.S. will provide an additional $7.5 million in humanitarian assistance for refugees and internally displaced persons in Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia, according to a statement from the State Department on Wednesday, RTTNews reports.

17 Jun 2011

CBAI acquires assets of NeoCells for $320,000

Cord Blood America, Inc., the umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company focused on bringing the life saving potential of stem cells to families nationwide and internationally, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the assets of NeoCells, a subsidiary of ViviCells International, Inc., Evanston, Illinois, through a foreclosure procedure at a purchase price of $320,000.

17 Jun 2011

Wall Street Journal examines business schools' focus on health care

The Wall Street Journal examines how some top business schools are tailoring their programs to students who are interested in the health care industry, "which promises to grow as populations age and those in developing countries demand access to the latest treatments."

17 Jun 2011