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Some Veterans' health jeopardized due to poor infection control

Herman Williams came home safely after fighting in the jungles of Vietnam as a Marine. He was shocked to learn four decades later that his military service had again placed him in jeopardy — this time, because he got a tooth pulled. Williams is among 13,000 U.S. veterans who have been warned in the last two years that their blood should be tested for potentially fatal infections after possible exposures by improper hygiene practices at five VA hospitals in Ohio, Florida, Georgia, Missouri and Tennessee.

31 May 2011

Mouse Phylogeny Viewer

Laboratory research has always been limited in terms of what conclusions scientists can safely extrapolate from animal experiments to the human population as a whole. Many promising findings in mice have not held up under further experimentation, in part because laboratory animals, bred from a limited genetic foundation, don't provide a good representation of how genetic diversity manifests in the broader human population.

30 May 2011

Improvements to Medicare prescription drug program benefit MS patients in the 'donut hole'

As the average cost of MS in the United States is nearly $70,000 a year, with the overall annual economic cost of MS being an estimated $28 billion, people living with MS face high out-of-pocket costs even when covered by health insurance.

30 May 2011

Positive results from DavosLife Natural e3 phase I clinical trial in resectable pancreatic cancer

Davos Life Science has today announced preliminary results of a phase I clinical trial of its Natural e3 delta-tocotrienol (Natural e3) in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer. Tocotrienols are highly potent members of the Vitamin E family that have been found by researchers to inhibit the growth and survival of various types of cancer cells.

30 May 2011

Canadian women more aware of ovarian cancer now, but misconceptions remain

Canadian women know more about ovarian cancer than they did six years ago, but misconceptions remain that could lead to late diagnosis of the country's most fatal gynecologic cancer - a disease that claims the lives of 70% of those diagnosed.

30 May 2011

Complementary technologies for rapid EHEC identification and detection

With the recent outbreak in Europe of Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), Roche Applied Science and TIB Molbiol are providing scientists with complementary technologies that can be used for the rapid identification and detection of EHEC.

30 May 2011

Study on entire Swedish population affirms significance of hereditary factors for venous thromboembolism

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the third most common type of cardiovascular disease after coronary heart disease and stroke. Researchers at the Centre for Primary Health Care Research in Malmö have mapped the significance of hereditary factors for venous thromboembolism in the entire Swedish population by studying the risk of VTE in children of parents with VTE compared with the children of parents who have not had VTE.

30 May 2011

'Ultra-bad' cholesterol increases risk of heart disease in people with type 2 diabetes

Scientists from the University of Warwick have discovered why a newly found form of cholesterol seems to be 'ultra-bad', leading to increased risk of heart disease. The discovery could lead to new treatments to prevent heart disease particularly in people with type 2 diabetes and the elderly.

30 May 2011

Novartis employees to do volunteer work for non-profit groups during 15th annual Community Partnership Day

Some 200 employees of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. will again this year be helping out with cleaning, painting and various other chores and activities at 15 Montreal-area organizations as part of their 15th annual Community Partnership Day, during which they leave their offices for the day to do volunteer work for non-profit groups. It is part of a global effort by Novartis employees that involves 20,000 employees in 55 countries.

30 May 2011

SQI Diagnostics reports net loss of $1,874,000 for second quarter 2011

SQI Diagnostics Inc., a life sciences company that develops and commercializes proprietary multiplexing technologies and products for advanced microarray diagnostics, today announced its financial and operational results for the second quarter ended March 31, 2011.

30 May 2011

ExpeData, Nightingale partner to launch 'Clinipen' technology within North American EMR market

Nightingale Informatix Corporation, an application service provider of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software and related services today announced it has partnered with ExpeData, LLC, an innovative software company and global leader in digital writing, to launch "Clinipen", a potentially game-changing technology within the North American EMR market.

30 May 2011

Boston Scientific voluntarily recalls all Cross Coronary Imaging Catheters used in IVUS procedure

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that it is voluntarily recalling all of its iCross Coronary Imaging Catheters used in intravascular ultrasound imaging in patients who are candidates for transluminal coronary interventional procedures.

30 May 2011

Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis can avoid mother to child transmission of mtDNA disorders

Dutch researchers have developed a test which predicts which mothers at risk of passing on mitochondrial genetic disease to their children are likely to have a healthy baby.

30 May 2011

Obesity and insulin resistance are a greater risk for fatty liver than previously thought

Being overweight and resistant to insulin constitute a greater risk for fatty liver than was previously thought, according to a study from Linköping University in Sweden that is now being published in the journal Annals of Medicine.

30 May 2011

HHS uses new devices to meet growing need of joint replacements among baby boomers

"The number of patients in their 50s coming into my office asking for joint replacement is higher than ever," says Dr. Steven B. Haas, a knee surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.

30 May 2011

CPS, AAP release joint statement on early childhood caries

Early childhood caries is a serious health problem in North American Indigenous communities that needs immediate attention, say the Canadian Paediatric Society and the American Academy of Pediatrics in a joint statement released today.

30 May 2011

New American Red Cross survey reinforces need for water safety this summer

More than a third of people planning to swim, boat or fish this summer cannot swim well, according to a new national survey by the American Red Cross.

30 May 2011

New method can precisely measure quality of life in older age

Maintaining social relationships and mobility in old age are so important for general well-being that some elderly people will go to extreme lengths to keep active, according to research funded by the United Kingdom's Economic and Social Research Council.

30 May 2011

Fraunhofer MEVIS' novel brain procedure helps minimize patient-specific surgical risks

To increase patient safety in clinical practice and minimize risks and damage that may arise during surgery, computer support and digital medical imaging are key technologies. Before brain operations, neurosurgeons can now evaluate patient-specific surgical risks, achieve increased safety, and avoid unacceptable risks.

30 May 2011

JRC report shows how molecular technologies can help combat illegal fishing, support traceability

Low-cost catfish fillets sold as expensive sole fillets or cod caught in the North Sea but declared as originating from the Baltic Sea are both examples of types of fraud in the fisheries sector. A European Commission report published today shows how molecular technologies - based on genetics, genomics, chemistry and forensics - can provide clear answers to questions such as "what species does this fish product come from….where was this fish caught….is it wild or farmed?".

30 May 2011

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Some Veterans' health jeopardized due to poor infection control

Mouse Phylogeny Viewer

Improvements to Medicare prescription drug program benefit MS patients in the 'donut hole'

Positive results from DavosLife Natural e3 phase I clinical trial in resectable pancreatic cancer

Canadian women more aware of ovarian cancer now, but misconceptions remain

Complementary technologies for rapid EHEC identification and detection

Study on entire Swedish population affirms significance of hereditary factors for venous thromboembolism

'Ultra-bad' cholesterol increases risk of heart disease in people with type 2 diabetes

Novartis employees to do volunteer work for non-profit groups during 15th annual Community Partnership Day

SQI Diagnostics reports net loss of $1,874,000 for second quarter 2011

ExpeData, Nightingale partner to launch 'Clinipen' technology within North American EMR market

Boston Scientific voluntarily recalls all Cross Coronary Imaging Catheters used in IVUS procedure

Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis can avoid mother to child transmission of mtDNA disorders

Obesity and insulin resistance are a greater risk for fatty liver than previously thought

HHS uses new devices to meet growing need of joint replacements among baby boomers

CPS, AAP release joint statement on early childhood caries

New American Red Cross survey reinforces need for water safety this summer

New method can precisely measure quality of life in older age

Fraunhofer MEVIS' novel brain procedure helps minimize patient-specific surgical risks

JRC report shows how molecular technologies can help combat illegal fishing, support traceability

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

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