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State of the Union address includes brief, but clear, defense of health law

President Barack Obama made clear that he is willing to tinker around the edges of the sweeping reform, but not return to the days before the measure became law. Media outlets analyzed the specifics of his comments and offered a big picture view of the impact of the entire speech, including fact-checking some of his related policy ideas and budget recommendations.

27 Jan 2011

Triggering CD45 molecule blocks early development of AD

A new target for the prevention of adverse immune responses identified as factors in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been discovered by researchers at the University of South Florida's Department of Psychiatry and the Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair.

27 Jan 2011

Pfenex receives $3.1 million SAIC sub-contract to develop malaria antigen

Pfenex today announced that Science Applications International Corporation has awarded Pfenex a sub-contract valued at $3.1 million to help develop a robust, scalable, cGMP ready production process for large scale production of full length Circumsporozoite protein from Plasmodium falciparum.

27 Jan 2011

QIAGEN announces formation of subsidiary in India

QIAGEN today announced the formation of its India subsidiary, QIAGEN India Pvt. Ltd., and the beginning of direct sales in the country. Until now, QIAGEN products have been sold in India through distributor partnerships.

From QIAGEN Manchester Limited 27 Jan 2011

Mount Sinai's Cardiac Catheterization Lab wins New York State's highest 'two-star' safety rating

Mount Sinai's Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory has been awarded New York State's highest "two-star" safety rating in every category of case the state tracks for percutaneous coronary intervention, according to new data released this month that examine patient discharges from 2006 - 2008.

27 Jan 2011

Researchers discover new sensory neurons that mediate BP and metabolism regulation in liver

For 60 years, scientists have puzzled over the possibility of a hepatic osmoreceptor that influences blood pressure regulation. Now, researchers of the Max Delbr-ck Center for Molecular Medicine Berlin-Buch, the Experimental and Clinical Research Center of the MDC and Charit- and the Hannover Medical School appear to have made a breakthrough discovery.

27 Jan 2011

New Center for Precision Joint Replacement opens at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center

Salt Lake Regional Medical Center today announced the grand opening of the hospital's Center for Precision Joint Replacement, which specializes in the practice of complex knee, hip and shoulder joint replacements in Utah.

27 Jan 2011

Lancet series examines health issues facing populations in Southeast Asia

"Southeast Asia's 600 million people are facing a raft of new health challenges as the disaster-prone region undergoes some of the world's fastest social change," according to a series of papers and commentary pieces, published Tuesday in the Lancet, Agence France-Presse reports (O'Brien, 1/25).

27 Jan 2011

Teen brains react with erratic excitement during reward-driven tasks

University of Pittsburgh researchers have recorded neuron activity in adolescent rat brains that could reveal the biological root of the teenage propensity to consider rewards over consequences and explain why adolescents are more vulnerable to drug addiction, behavioral disorders, and other psychological ills.

27 Jan 2011

Canadian PM, Tanzanian President open meeting to develop framework for $40b maternal and child health initiative

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete were in Geneva on Wednesday to open a meeting aimed at "developing a framework" to monitor the implementation of a $40 billion U.N. maternal and child health initiative, according to CBC News. Harper and Kikwete are co-chairs of a commission that is charged with ensuring accountability for the pledges.

27 Jan 2011

Targeting UROD enzyme boosts effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy in head, neck tumors

Cancer researchers at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) have discovered that targeting an enzyme called Uroporphyrinogen Decarboxylase (UROD) can sensitize diseased tissue to radiation and chemotherapy, which could mean fewer side effects for individuals with head and neck cancer.

27 Jan 2011

FDA, Simulations Plus sign RCA to develop QSAR toxicity models

Simulations Plus, a leading provider of software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Simulations Plus have signed a five-year research collaboration agreement to work together to develop Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship toxicity models for FDA regulatory and research applications.

27 Jan 2011

Study finds incentives for physicians don't improve patient care

Paying doctors financial rewards to meet targets for improving the care of patients made no discernible difference to the health or treatment of people with high blood pressure, a study has found.

27 Jan 2011

FDA Advisory Committee recommends expanded indication for Abbott's RX ACCULINK Carotid Stent System

Abbott today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee voted that, for symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid artery disease patients at standard surgical risk, there is reasonable assurance that the benefits of the RX ACCULINK® Carotid Stent System outweigh its risks (Yes: 7, No: 3, Abstain: 1).

27 Jan 2011

Avantra begins shipment of new Q400 Biomarker Workstation and Angio Qx BioChip Immunoassay

Avantra® Biosciences, a leading innovator in protein diagnostics, announced today their first shipments of the new Q400 Biomarker Workstation and the innovative Angio Qx™ BioChip Immunoassay.

27 Jan 2011

The Wall Street Journal takes legal action to open Medicare database

The publisher of The Wall Street Journal filed suit Tuesday to overturn a decades-long court order barring public access to a confidential Medicare database it says is essential to rooting out fraud and abuse in the government health-care program.

27 Jan 2011

MGH investigators develop novel system to deliver growth factors to chronic wounds

Massachusetts General Hospital investigators have developed a novel system for delivery of growth factors to chronic wounds such as pressure sores and diabetic foot ulcers.

27 Jan 2011

Tryton initiates enrollment in Side Branch Stent System study

Tryton Medical, Inc., the leading developer of stents designed to definitively treat bifurcation lesions, today announced that the first U.S. patient has been enrolled in the pivotal trial to evaluate the Tryton Side Branch Stent System™ for the treatment of coronary artery disease.

27 Jan 2011

FDA issues Complete Response letter for Avodart sNDA for reduction of prostate cancer risk

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) today announced that the Company has received a Complete Response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Avodart® (dutasteride) for reducing the risk of prostate cancer in men at increased risk for the disease, defined as those who have had a prior negative biopsy due to clinical concern and have an elevated serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA).

27 Jan 2011

Researchers invent paper microfluidic device for rapid medical diagnostics, chemical analysis

Researchers have invented a technique that uses inexpensive paper to make "microfluidic" devices for rapid medical diagnostics and chemical analysis.

27 Jan 2011

Medical News

State of the Union address includes brief, but clear, defense of health law

Triggering CD45 molecule blocks early development of AD

Pfenex receives $3.1 million SAIC sub-contract to develop malaria antigen

QIAGEN announces formation of subsidiary in India

Mount Sinai's Cardiac Catheterization Lab wins New York State's highest 'two-star' safety rating

Researchers discover new sensory neurons that mediate BP and metabolism regulation in liver

New Center for Precision Joint Replacement opens at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center

Lancet series examines health issues facing populations in Southeast Asia

Teen brains react with erratic excitement during reward-driven tasks

Canadian PM, Tanzanian President open meeting to develop framework for $40b maternal and child health initiative

Targeting UROD enzyme boosts effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy in head, neck tumors

FDA, Simulations Plus sign RCA to develop QSAR toxicity models

Study finds incentives for physicians don't improve patient care

FDA Advisory Committee recommends expanded indication for Abbott's RX ACCULINK Carotid Stent System

Avantra begins shipment of new Q400 Biomarker Workstation and Angio Qx BioChip Immunoassay

The Wall Street Journal takes legal action to open Medicare database

MGH investigators develop novel system to deliver growth factors to chronic wounds

Tryton initiates enrollment in Side Branch Stent System study

FDA issues Complete Response letter for Avodart sNDA for reduction of prostate cancer risk

Researchers invent paper microfluidic device for rapid medical diagnostics, chemical analysis

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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