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Morphologi G3 Raman chemical identification of contaminant particles

A new application note describing ‘Raman chemical identification of contaminant particles’ is now available on the Malvern Panalytical website. It highlights the ability of the company’s Morphologi G3 equipped with Raman microprobe accessory to target particulate impurities, an area of considerable interest to manufacturers of complex, high value products where control of particle size and shape is crucial.

From Malvern Panalytical 25 Mar 2011

Biognosys brings proteomic breakthroughs to mainstream users

Biognosys, a leading provider of targeted proteomics solutions, announces the software platform mProphet for large-scale applications in industrial and academic research. The software was recently published in «Nature Methods»: With the new tool researchers can analyze complex proteomics data and generate statistically validated results.

From Biognosys 25 Mar 2011

$Osteoporotic hip and vertebral fractures have most serious impact on quality of life$

Osteoporotic hip and vertebral fractures have most serious impact on quality of life

A study presented today at the European Congress on Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis currently taking place in Valencia, Spain has found that the initial quality of life loss following an osteoporotic fracture is substantial, especially with regard to hip and vertebral fractures. The study found differences in quality of life loss between countries after correcting for other explanatory variables.

25 Mar 2011

AACC and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society announce 2011 recipients of Frank Lanza Memorial Scholarships

The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, with the generous support of Medical Education Technologies, Inc. (METI) and L-3 Communications, Inc., are pleased to announce the 2011 recipients of the Frank Lanza Memorial Scholarships. The scholarships recognize the accomplishments of students enrolled in allied health programs offered by regionally accredited community colleges. Twenty-five students received scholarships of $1,000 each.

25 Mar 2011

AccentCare relocates corporate headquarters to Dallas

AccentCare, one of the nation's leaders in home healthcare, is relocating its corporate headquarters from Irvine, California, to Dallas, a move that will create more than 100 new jobs locally.

25 Mar 2011

CDC awards Duke University $2M to study prevention of HAIs using Tru-D disinfection system

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $2 million to Duke University Prevention Epicenter as part of its program to conduct innovative research in the science of preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections, or HAIs, with the goal of saving lives in healthcare settings.

25 Mar 2011

Elsevier announces free online medical information and clinical reference support for Japan earthquake relief efforts

Elsevier, a world leader in health care and medical publishing and online solutions, today announced that following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, the company is providing free access to its primary online clinical reference tools - MD Consult and First Consult - to all IPs originating from Japan. Free access will be available through April, 2011. This effort is part of a new initiative to provide easily accessible focused resources in response to world events that present difficult medical challenges.

25 Mar 2011

Mild decompression procedure for lumbar spinal stenosis leads to sustained improvements in pain

Patients treated for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) with the mild decompression procedure (an alternative to open spinal surgery for many patients), reported sustained improvements in pain and mobility at one year and had no serious adverse events occur, according to the first multi-center one-year post-study follow-up of this patient cohort.

25 Mar 2011

Simple workplace interventions can prevent employees from gaining weight

Some simple changes to promote healthy habits at work can help to prevent employees from gaining weight, reports a study in the March Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

25 Mar 2011

Bupa announces plans to improve quality of cancer cover

In an industry first, Bupa, the leading international healthcare group, has announced plans to improve the quality of its cancer cover by no longer selling corporate health insurance schemes which feature overall cost or time limits for cancer treatment.

25 Mar 2011

Ontario's doctors call for continued strategic investments in health care

With the provincial budget set to be delivered on March 29, 2011, Ontario's doctors are reminding the government that strategic investments must continue to be made in health care.

25 Mar 2011

HIV uses base excision repair pathway to insert DNA into host-cell genome

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of AIDS, makes use of the base excision repair pathway when inserting its DNA into the host-cell genome, according to a new study led by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute. Crippling the repair pathway prevents the virus from completing this critical step in the retrovirus's life cycle.

25 Mar 2011

German company steps up production of Radiogardase following Japan nuclear crisis

Heyltex Corporation is the exclusive U.S. distributor of Radiogardase® (Prussian Blue insoluble capsules), the only FDA-approved drug to treat people who have been internally contaminated with radioactive cesium (Cs-137), which is manufactured by Heyl chem. pharm. Fabrik Berlin GmbH in Germany.

25 Mar 2011

Best thing to do when grieving is to help others

We all know celebrities. We tend to think of stars as part of our families. So when a famous person dies, grief is inevitable.

25 Mar 2011

Smart Medical to customize NaviAid External Channel Device to suit Crospon's EndoFLIP imaging catheter

Medical device developers, Crospon, based in Ireland and Smart Medical Systems based in Ra'anana, Israel today announced that they have signed a collaborative agreement whereby Smart Medical will produce a custom version of their NaviAid™ external channel endoscope accessory for Crospon, to permit deployment and positioning of Crospon's EndoFLIP™ imaging catheter.

25 Mar 2011

Study identifies unique adult animal stem cells that can turn into neurons

A group of scientists at Marshall University is conducting research that may someday lead to new treatments for repair of the central nervous system.

25 Mar 2011

Study finds increased risk of VTE during first year of combination oral contraceptive usage

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that interim results from a large, prospective, observational cohort safety study offer insights into the increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood clots, which is a well-established risk in women who use combination oral contraceptives (COCs), also known as "the Pill".

25 Mar 2011

Research Roundup: Parents' knowledge of kids' coverage

Based on analyses of the Food Stamp Program and Oregon Health Plan (the state's combined Medicaid-CHIP program) databases and a statewide survey of families, the authors report that more than 20 percent of parents whose children were not enrolled reported that they were, while more than 11 percent who had children in the OHP program reported their kids were not covered:

25 Mar 2011

XTL announces MinoGuard acquisition

XTL announced on March 24, 2011, it entered into a term sheet to acquire the activity of MinoGuard Ltd. by obtaining an exclusive license to use MinoGuard's entire technology in return for royalties on sales and milestone payments throughout the clinical development process.

25 Mar 2011

$Obese postmenopausal women as likely to fracture as non-obese women$

Obese postmenopausal women as likely to fracture as non-obese women

Obesity is widely believed to be protective against fracture, although a recent study has documented a high prevalence of obesity in postmenopausal women with fragility fracture.

25 Mar 2011

Medical News

Morphologi G3 Raman chemical identification of contaminant particles

Biognosys brings proteomic breakthroughs to mainstream users

Osteoporotic hip and vertebral fractures have most serious impact on quality of life

AACC and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society announce 2011 recipients of Frank Lanza Memorial Scholarships

AccentCare relocates corporate headquarters to Dallas

CDC awards Duke University $2M to study prevention of HAIs using Tru-D disinfection system

Elsevier announces free online medical information and clinical reference support for Japan earthquake relief efforts

Mild decompression procedure for lumbar spinal stenosis leads to sustained improvements in pain

Simple workplace interventions can prevent employees from gaining weight

Bupa announces plans to improve quality of cancer cover

Ontario's doctors call for continued strategic investments in health care

HIV uses base excision repair pathway to insert DNA into host-cell genome

German company steps up production of Radiogardase following Japan nuclear crisis

Best thing to do when grieving is to help others

Smart Medical to customize NaviAid External Channel Device to suit Crospon's EndoFLIP imaging catheter

Study identifies unique adult animal stem cells that can turn into neurons

Study finds increased risk of VTE during first year of combination oral contraceptive usage

Research Roundup: Parents' knowledge of kids' coverage

XTL announces MinoGuard acquisition

Obese postmenopausal women as likely to fracture as non-obese women

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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