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Existing scientific evidence indicates no risk to human health from BPA exposure

The North American Metal Packaging Alliance, Inc. urges policymakers and media to take heed of a decisive analysis by independent toxicologists that concludes bisphenol A (BPA) poses no risk to human health.

20 Apr 2011

Forest acquires worldwide rights to novel antiarrhythmic agent azimilide

Forest Laboratories, Inc. today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Forest Laboratories Holdings Limited and Blue Ash Therapeutics, LLC have entered into an asset purchase agreement, pursuant to which Forest has acquired worldwide rights to azimilide, a novel antiarrhythmic agent originally developed by Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals.

20 Apr 2011

Study shows possibility of women living with AIDS to breastfeed with lower risk

In low-income countries, 1.4 million women are living with the Aids virus. If no prevention measures are taken, the risk for future mothers of transmitting HIV to their child in utero, during delivery or when breastfeeding is 35%.

20 Apr 2011

Minimizing neurological side effects in high-grade glioma patients may improve survival

Minimizing neurological side effects in patients with high-grade glioma from chemoradiation may result in improved patient survival, a new study from radiation oncologists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson suggests. These findings were reported in the April issue of the British Journal of Cancer.

20 Apr 2011

Supreme Court stays quiet on fast-tracking review of health law

The court released a list of cases it has decided to take up or decline and Virginia's lawsuit regarding the health law was not included. Because the Court releases "a regular list of orders" every Monday it is in session, there was speculation that the justices would act on this issue yesterday.

20 Apr 2011

New method allows single microchip to screen tens of thousands of genes simultaneously

RNA interference technology, which is used in cell biology, has revolutionised functional research of the gene products in the last ten years. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a method which allows a single microchip to be used to screen the functions of tens of thousands of genes simultaneously by means of RNA interference.

20 Apr 2011

Rothman Healthcare, Methodist Hospital System enter strategic partnership

Rothman Healthcare Corporation announced a strategic partnership today with The Methodist Hospital System in Houston. Methodist will use the Rothman Index to improve patient care.

20 Apr 2011

Sialix announces blood test results for early detection and treatment of breast cancer

Sialix, Inc. a pioneer in glycobiology, today announced the results of a study it participated in with researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine that could have significant impact in the prediction, early detection and treatment of cancer in humans.

20 Apr 2011

Study demonstrates clinical effectiveness of Systagenix ADAPTIC TOUCH as a primary wound contact layer

Systagenix announced on 20 April 2011 that a recent product evaluation published in the journal Wounds UK, Vol 7, No 1, demonstrates the clinical effectiveness of ADAPTIC TOUCH® as a primary wound contact layer that addresses the needs of both patients and healthcare professionals.

20 Apr 2011

Spanish tool measures infant pain rapidly and simply

It turns out to be difficult to find out exactly how much a child who cannot yet speak suffers after a surgical operation. Researchers at the University Hospital of La Paz, in Madrid, have validated the 'Llanto' scale, the first, and only, tool in Spanish which measures infant pain rapidly and simply.

20 Apr 2011

North American legal injection drug site helps decrease overdose deaths, study shows

North America's only authorized facility for injecting illegal drugs has helped cut drug overdose deaths significantly in the Vancouver community where it is located and "should be used as a model in other cities," according to a study published on Monday in the Lancet, Reuters reports (Dowd, 4/18).

20 Apr 2011

Medtronic launches MARROWMAX Bone Marrow Aspiration Needle Kit in the U.S.

Expanding its leading bone grafting portfolio, Medtronic, Inc. today announced the U.S. launch of the MARROWMAX™ Bone Marrow Aspiration Needle Kit.

20 Apr 2011

Cigarettes leave toxins on surfaces that can endanger prenatal and postnatal infants

Stepping outside to smoke a cigarette may not be enough to protect the lungs and life of a pregnant woman's unborn child, according to a new study in the American Journal of Physiology.

20 Apr 2011

Sartorius first-quarter sales revenue increases 14.4% to 172.1 million euros

Sartorius started off fiscal 2011 with double-digit growth rates in order intake, sales revenue and profit. "We are currently seeing dynamic growth fueled by both divisions and all business regions. Compared with the year-earlier quarter, though also slightly below average, we have achieved highly encouraging rates of increase in revenue and profit," said CEO Dr. Joachim Kreuzburg.

From Sartorius 20 Apr 2011

Furiex acquires full rights to JNJ-Q2, a novel broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotic

Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has acquired full exclusive license rights to develop and commercialize the compound JNJ-Q2 under its existing development and license agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.. Furiex acquired these rights as a result of Janssen's decision not to exercise its option under the agreement that gave Janssen the opportunity to continue development of JNJ-Q2.

20 Apr 2011

Durata commences dalbavancin Phase 3 study in acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections

Durata Therapeutics today announced the Company initiated a global, pivotal, Phase 3 study (DISCOVER-1) of its lead product, dalbavancin, a long-acting, intravenous (IV) lipoglycopeptide for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (abSSSI). The pivotal study is being conducted under a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) agreed upon with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

20 Apr 2011

Squamous cell cancers can originate from hair follicle stem cells, finds study

Squamous cell cancers, which can occur in multiple organs in the body, can originate from hair follicle stem cells, a finding that could result in new strategies to treat and potentially prevent the disease, according to a study by researchers with UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA.

20 Apr 2011

New research: Food intake increases on seeing overweight individuals

Consumers will choose and eat more indulgent food after they see someone who is overweight-unless they consciously think about their health goals, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

20 Apr 2011

Researchers to wind down HIV prevention trial in women after interim results find drug not offering protection from HIV

Researchers on Monday announced they were calling off a trial to test whether taking an oral HIV drug reduces the risk of HIV infection in women after interim analysis of the study showed women taking the medication were no less likely to become infected with HIV than those who were not taking the medicine, the Associated Press reports.

20 Apr 2011

RCSI conducts study to examine psychiatric disorders in people with epilepsy

Researchers from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, have conducted the first study of its kind to examine in detail, the basis of psychiatric disorders which occur in people with epilepsy.

20 Apr 2011

Medical News

Existing scientific evidence indicates no risk to human health from BPA exposure

Forest acquires worldwide rights to novel antiarrhythmic agent azimilide

Study shows possibility of women living with AIDS to breastfeed with lower risk

Minimizing neurological side effects in high-grade glioma patients may improve survival

Supreme Court stays quiet on fast-tracking review of health law

New method allows single microchip to screen tens of thousands of genes simultaneously

Rothman Healthcare, Methodist Hospital System enter strategic partnership

Sialix announces blood test results for early detection and treatment of breast cancer

Study demonstrates clinical effectiveness of Systagenix ADAPTIC TOUCH as a primary wound contact layer

Spanish tool measures infant pain rapidly and simply

North American legal injection drug site helps decrease overdose deaths, study shows

Medtronic launches MARROWMAX Bone Marrow Aspiration Needle Kit in the U.S.

Cigarettes leave toxins on surfaces that can endanger prenatal and postnatal infants

Sartorius first-quarter sales revenue increases 14.4% to 172.1 million euros

Furiex acquires full rights to JNJ-Q2, a novel broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotic

Durata commences dalbavancin Phase 3 study in acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections

Squamous cell cancers can originate from hair follicle stem cells, finds study

New research: Food intake increases on seeing overweight individuals

Researchers to wind down HIV prevention trial in women after interim results find drug not offering protection from HIV

RCSI conducts study to examine psychiatric disorders in people with epilepsy

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