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Wisconsin's benefit backlash spreads to other states

The public employee reaction is occurring in other states, too, as newly elected conservative governors attempt to roll-back health and pension benefits.

24 Feb 2011

Study finds link between fasting serum glucose levels and in-hospital mortality in elderly non-diabetic patients

A two-country hospital study of 808 elderly patients found a strong association between high, undiagnosed blood glucose in non-diabetic patients and increased hospital death rates, according to the March issue of IJCP, the International Journal of Clinical Practice.

24 Feb 2011

Supreme Court raises the bar for suits against vaccine producers

The decision, announced Tuesday, will make it harder for parents who maintain that their children were injured by vaccines to file lawsuits against drug makers. Public health advocates say the ruling will help maintain the nation's vaccine supply levels.

24 Feb 2011

Shock Doctor signs three-year endorsement contract with NFL

Minneapolis-based Shock Doctor – the authentic market leader and creators of innovative, unique performance-driven sports protection and the undisputed leader in mouthguard technology – announced today it has signed a three-year endorsement contract with NFL San Diego Chargers running back Ryan Mathews.

24 Feb 2011

Onyx, Bayer initiate patient enrollment in Nexavar Phase 3 trial for breast cancer treatment

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the companies have begun enrolling patients in a Phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluating Nexavar tablets in combination with the oral chemotherapeutic agent, capecitabine, versus placebo plus capecitabine for the treatment of patients with advanced breast cancer.

24 Feb 2011

Integra LifeSciences fourth quarter revenues increase 6% to $10.6 million

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ending December 31, 2010. Total revenues for the fourth quarter were $194.1 million, reflecting an increase of $10.6 million, or 6%, over the fourth quarter of 2009.

24 Feb 2011

FDA's tobacco advisory committee continues to ignore CRE statements

FDA's tobacco advisory committee continues to ignore statements by the Center for Regulatory Effectiveness that its organic statute requires it to address the negative health impacts of contraband cigarettes.

24 Feb 2011

MRG projects growth standouts in European surgical procedures for next five years

According to Millennium Research Group, the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, growth standouts in European surgical procedures over the next five years will be in percutaneous heart valve procedures, arthroscopy and single-port laparoscopy.

24 Feb 2011

State roundup: Budget cuts to affect health care for state workers, disabled, elderly

A year after making a name for himself by slashing spending, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie presented a $29.4 billion budget on Tuesday that makes nips and tucks to programs—notably Medicaid—but puts much of the state in a holding pattern.

24 Feb 2011

Scientists confirm presence of infectious life forms in waste, drinking water treatment plants

"The presence of two resistent forms of protozoons, the oocysts from the Cryptosporidium genus and cysts of the Giardia genus, is one of the greatest public health problems in water supply, because these parasites can easily survive our water treatment systems", Jos- Antonio Castro Hermida, a scientist at the Galician Institute for Food Quality in the Xunta de Galicia, tells SINC.

24 Feb 2011

Steroid administration may impact immune system in children with asthma

Children experiencing an asthma attack who are treated with a short burst of oral steroids may have a transient depression of immune response according to a new study led by Universit- de Montr-al.

24 Feb 2011

The GOP strategy to defund the health law

With a shutdown looming, the cuts included in the continuing resolution that would fund the federal government for the current fiscal year offer insights into what Republicans view as the measure's soft spots. Still, Dems are holding the line.

24 Feb 2011

Roche receives DOD approval to provide remote service and support for its lab analyzers

Roche announced today that it has received approval from the U.S. Department of Defense to provide remote service and support for its lab analyzers at Womack Army Medical Center through the DOD's secure B2B gateway. Roche is the first in-vitro diagnostics manufacturer to be approved by the DOD for this remote access.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 24 Feb 2011

Positive results from Vertex VX-770 Phase 3 STRIVE study in patients with CF

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today announced positive results from the Phase 3 STRIVE study of VX-770, an oral medicine in development that targets the defective protein that causes cystic fibrosis.

24 Feb 2011

Scientists suggest that lateral habenula can be a prime locus of human depression

A team of neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory and UC San Diego has collected evidence suggesting that a previously overlooked portion of the brain could be a prime locus of human depression.

24 Feb 2011

HHS issues home health grants to states

In other Medicaid news, the Obama administration has dispatched experts to go into the field to help budget-strapped states find ways to save money on the health insurance program for the poor.

24 Feb 2011

Aetna introduces new IHP for employees to adopt healthy behaviours

Aetna, a leading global diversified health care benefits company, today announced the launch of a new suite of International Healthcare Plans for employers with globally mobile employees.

24 Feb 2011

Research: Gene mutation linked to schizophrenia may aid in new drug development

In a major advance for schizophrenia research, an international team of scientists led by the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and involving Trinity College Dublin researchers has identified a gene mutation strongly linked to schizophrenia that may be an important new target for the development of drug therapies.

24 Feb 2011

Researchers develop new inexpensive way of filtering water with silver nanoparticles

Disasters such as floods, tsunamis, and earthquakes often result in the spread of diseases like gastroenteritis, giardiasis and even cholera because of an immediate shortage of clean drinking water. Now, chemistry researchers at McGill University have taken a key step towards making a cheap, portable, paper-based filter coated with silver nanoparticles to be used in these emergency settings.

24 Feb 2011

Stereotaxis reports first-ever use of Niobe Magnetic Navigation System to treat hypertension

Stereotaxis, Inc. announced today the first-ever use of its Niobe® Magnetic Navigation System in a renal artery ablation procedure for the treatment of chronic hypertension that was not treatable with medication.

24 Feb 2011

Medical News

Wisconsin's benefit backlash spreads to other states

Study finds link between fasting serum glucose levels and in-hospital mortality in elderly non-diabetic patients

Supreme Court raises the bar for suits against vaccine producers

Shock Doctor signs three-year endorsement contract with NFL

Onyx, Bayer initiate patient enrollment in Nexavar Phase 3 trial for breast cancer treatment

Integra LifeSciences fourth quarter revenues increase 6% to $10.6 million

FDA's tobacco advisory committee continues to ignore CRE statements

MRG projects growth standouts in European surgical procedures for next five years

State roundup: Budget cuts to affect health care for state workers, disabled, elderly

Scientists confirm presence of infectious life forms in waste, drinking water treatment plants

Steroid administration may impact immune system in children with asthma

The GOP strategy to defund the health law

Roche receives DOD approval to provide remote service and support for its lab analyzers

Positive results from Vertex VX-770 Phase 3 STRIVE study in patients with CF

Scientists suggest that lateral habenula can be a prime locus of human depression

HHS issues home health grants to states

Aetna introduces new IHP for employees to adopt healthy behaviours

Research: Gene mutation linked to schizophrenia may aid in new drug development

Researchers develop new inexpensive way of filtering water with silver nanoparticles

Stereotaxis reports first-ever use of Niobe Magnetic Navigation System to treat hypertension

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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