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Golden Helix releases new Sequence Analysis Module for SNP & Variation Suite

Golden Helix, Inc. today announced the release of a new Sequence Analysis Module for its SNP & Variation Suite software. The new module introduces innovative tertiary analysis methods for next-generation DNA sequencing studies.

27 Jan 2011

Study finds surgery greatly reduces daytime sleepiness in sleep apnea patients

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea who undergo surgery to improve their breathing get a better night's sleep and therefore are less drowsy during the day, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

27 Jan 2011

Scrutiny about New York State's Medicaid program continues

The Wall Street Journal reports on the program's fraud unit while KHN explores the plans for New York's plans to revamp the entire program.

27 Jan 2011

FDA accepts Pain Therapeutics NDA resubmission for REMOXY

Pain Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a New Drug Application (NDA) resubmission for REMOXY (controlled-release oxycodone) and has classified it as a Class 2 resubmission.

27 Jan 2011

Provectus announces completion of PV-10 Phase 1 trial in patients with liver cancer

Provectus Pharmaceuticals, a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, has completed patient accrual and treatment of all subjects in its Phase 1 clinical trial of PV-10 for liver cancer.

27 Jan 2011

H3 Biomedicine introduces cancer research and development operations in Cambridge

H3 Biomedicine today announced that it has launched research and development operations in Cambridge, Massachusetts. H3 Biomedicine will undertake a comprehensive approach to breakthrough oncology treatments based on two primary principles: 1) the genetics of patients' cancers can reveal drug targets tailored to their cancers and 2) the advances in modern chemistry enable the discovery of new classes of safe and effective drugs against these targets.

27 Jan 2011

Disabled and elderly people can benefit from new hand-held computer

Disabled and elderly people could find it easier to navigate around town and city centres with a new hand-held computer being developed by a geographical information systems professor at Kingston University in South West London.

27 Jan 2011

Medtronic releases CD HORIZON SOLERA Spinal System in the U.S.

Continuing a stream of recent advancements for stabilization of the spine, Medtronic, today announced both the release of its CD HORIZON SOLERA Spinal System in the U.S. and a limited market release in Japan.

27 Jan 2011

Plexxikon begins PLX5622 Phase 1 trial in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Plexxikon today announced that dosing began in the first of two Phase 1 clinical trials with PLX5622, a novel, oral and highly selective Fms inhibitor, targeted for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

27 Jan 2011

NHS reforms & proposed spending questioned

According to John Appleby, Chief Economist at the King’s Fund, deaths from heart attacks and cancer in the UK are falling despite lower spending on health than in countries such as France. This, he said calls attention to the Government’s claim that poor outcomes justify a £1.4 billion restructuring of the NHS that will pass control of budgets from managers to GPs. He said, “Comparing health outcomes across countries is complex and not simply down to healthcare spending, but these trends must challenge one of the government’s key justifications for reforming the NHS.”

27 Jan 2011

Showman surgeon in an ethical tangle

Dr. Charlie Teo had stirred the hornet’s nest of ethical issues by offering to allow a person to spend a day in his company, including the possibility of watching his intricate excision of brain tumors, as a prize in a charity auction held at the Concord Function Centre to raise funds for childhood cancer research. The prize fetched about $1,500.

27 Jan 2011

HIV drug used by drug abusers in a deadly concoction

In a sad and rather ironic situation in South Africa, where many are fighting a battle against HIV/AIDS with shortage of Anti-retrovital drugs, there is a new drug craze. South Africa has the world’s largest population of HIV infected citizens - nearly 6 million.

27 Jan 2011

Flood-borne diseases make their appearance

In the wake of Queensland’s devastating floods there are warnings to residents, volunteers and others regarding protection against diseases. Australian Medical Association Queensland president-elect Dr Richard Kidd said he expected a number of diseases to appear as a result of people coming in contact with floodwaters and especially the mud left behind.

27 Jan 2011

Appalling report on Victoria’s mental healthcare services

In a new revealing report, a Victorian Government official – from the Office of the Public Advocate (OPA), spoke about the declining level of care and protection provided to those with a mental disability. The OPA report entitled “Violence against People with Cognitive Impairments” analyzed 86 cases of abuse in government-funded and private support facilities over four years and reported mistreatment including instances of physical, sexual, psychological, and emotional abuse - sometimes by carers themselves. The report said police often believe the perpetrator of the abuse, rather than the mentally impaired victim.

27 Jan 2011

Gestational diabetes raises risk of diabetes and weight problems in babies: Study

The latest Australian research suggests that women who have diabetes during pregnancy – also known as gestational diabetes, are more likely to have children who will battle diabetes and weight problems through their lives. The research is published in the journal Diabetologia, now online.

27 Jan 2011

Interferon-alpha associated with increased risk of atherosclerosis in patients with SLE

Researchers in China have demonstrated interferon-alpha (IFN-α) is associated with increased risk of atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). For the first time, IFN-α priming was shown to promote lipid uptake and foam cell formation—a crucial step in plaque build-up. This activation of the IFN signaling pathway may be linked to the premature atherosclerosis risk in SLE.

27 Jan 2011

Zimmer fourth quarter net sales increase 2.5% to $1.13 billion

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. today reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2010. The Company reported fourth quarter net sales of $1.13 billion, an increase of 2.5% reported and 3.0% constant currency over the fourth quarter of 2009.

27 Jan 2011

FDA grants 510(k) clearance to Sonitus Medical's SoundBite Hearing System

Sonitus Medical, Inc., a medical device company that manufactures the world's first non-surgical and removable hearing prosthetic to transmit sound via the teeth, today announced that it has received FDA clearance for its SoundBite Hearing System. The FDA 510(k) clearance is the first for the company and the product.

27 Jan 2011

Fresenius Medical Care prices US$ senior notes

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, the world's largest provider of dialysis products and services, today announced the pricing of US$-denominated and €-denominated senior unsecured notes in the principal amounts of US$650 million and €300 million, respectively, both due 2021.

27 Jan 2011

Anaphylaxis through the eyes of the food-allergic child

New research shows young people who have experienced life-threatening anaphylactic shock from specific food exposures have significantly different views of the risks associated with their allergies based on their age and can benefit from discussing their perceptions of the safety of their school environment in improving their ability to cope.

27 Jan 2011