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Research shows how tubercle bacterium manages to survive inside body's macrophage cells

Tuberculosis kills two million people each year and is once again gaining ground also in Sweden and other Western countries. Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden are now presenting new findings that show how the tubercle bacterium manages to survive inside the body's macrophage cells in order eventually to blow them up and spread their infection.

9 Mar 2011

Innovative interprofessional training for students can improve healthcare for patients

The University of Leicester, De Montfort University and University of Northampton are celebrating a major milestone in innovative interprofessional training for health and social care students, which will lead to improved healthcare for patients.

9 Mar 2011

BIOTRONIK's new ablation catheter is now available in Europe

BIOTRONIK SE Co. & KG, a leading manufacturer of cardiac devices, has announced that its innovative new ablation catheter, AlCath Flux eXtra Gold, is now available throughout Europe after receiving CE mark and successfully completing the premarket evaluation in Germany, Italy, Switzerland and several other European countries.

9 Mar 2011

Oral magnesium oxide is a safe treatment for children with chronic constipation

Magnesium-containing cathartics are commonly used to treat chronic constipation. Although hypermagnesemia is a rare clinical condition, it can occur as a side effect of increased intake of magnesium salts.

9 Mar 2011

RainDance, 454 Life Sciences collaborate to launch core ADME gene screening research panel

RainDance Technologies, Inc., and 454 Life Sciences, a Roche Company, today announced a collaboration for the development and commercialization of a targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) solution for the simple and cost-effective investigation of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME).

9 Mar 2011

MabCure presents ovarian cancer diagnostic blood test study results at SGO meeting

Biotechnology company MabCure, Inc. is presenting the results of its recently completed study on the diagnosis of ovarian cancer utilizing its proprietary monoclonal antibodies at the annual meeting of the Society of Gynecological Oncologists.

9 Mar 2011

The American Journal of Medicine focuses on the continuing healthcare reform debate

As the debate about healthcare in the United States rages, four insightful articles in the March 2011 issue of The American Journal of Medicine strive to add reasoned arguments and empirical research findings to the dialog.

9 Mar 2011

Touro Infirmary implements Centricity Perinatal

Touro Infirmary implemented Centricity Perinatal in the NICU in December 2010, completing its roll out to all perinatal units, with the goal of providing the most up-to-date and innovative care available. The site chose the scalable system as a key to further customization and to enhance the ability to implement changes quickly as patient care situations evolve.

9 Mar 2011

Variation in exposure to sunlight may affect sensitivity of individuals to drugs

A study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet has shown that the body's ability to break down medicines may be closely related to exposure to sunlight, and thus may vary with the seasons.

9 Mar 2011

Study supports DNA mismatch repair test for bowel cancer

Bowel cancer patients whose tumors contain defects in specific DNA repair systems are much less likely to experience tumour recurrence post surgery, results from a major clinical study have demonstrated.

9 Mar 2011

Geospiza, NuGEN partner to develop seamless next-generation sequencing workflow

Geospiza, Inc., the market leading developer of genetic analysis software, and NuGEN Technologies, Inc., the leader in sample preparation solutions for clinical samples, today announced a co-marketing agreement to develop a seamless next-generation sequencing workflow to accelerate discoveries for large disease research studies.

9 Mar 2011

Wound Repair and Regeneration publishes positive findings from CXM's Matrix Phase 2b clinical study

Cardium Therapeutics today announced the publication of positive findings from the Company's Matrix Phase 2b clinical study.

9 Mar 2011

Collaborative care programs in hospitals reduce depression, anxiety in heart disease patients

Participants in the first hospital-initiated, low-intensity collaborative care program to treat depression in heart patients showed significant improvements in their depression, anxiety and emotional quality of life after 6 and 12 weeks, researchers report in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.

9 Mar 2011

CNSystems to present CNAP blood pressure measuring device data at International Symposium

This is a great success for CNSystems. The well-established Austrian high tech company will be presenting its CNAP blood pressure measuring device, as well as, for the first time, evaluation data at the International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine in Brussels.

9 Mar 2011

New study shows excess hospitalization costs for homeless people

Homeless patients cost about $2,500 more per hospital stay than the average patient, according to a new study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital.

9 Mar 2011

PIVI document examines endoscopic assessment of diminutive colorectal polyps

In recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month during March, GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has put out a special issue for March on colonoscopy and colorectal cancer.

9 Mar 2011

Right-handers biased to choosing their right hands

The vast majority of humans - over 90% - prefer to use their right hand for most skilled tasks. For decades, researchers have been trying to understand why this asymmetry exists. Why, with our two cerebral hemispheres and motor cortices, are we not equally skilled with both hands?

9 Mar 2011

Study finds reduction in pain favoring Mynx Vascular Closure Device to Angio-Seal Evolution Device

AccessClosure, Inc., the U.S. market segment leader in extravascular closure devices, announced today results from the first published study (Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery) comparing the pain associated with deployment of different vascular closure devices (VCD) as the primary endpoint.

9 Mar 2011

Merck to present VICTRELIS phase III study data against HCV at EASL annual meeting

Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced that several new data analyses from Phase III studies of VICTRELIS, its investigational oral hepatitis C protease inhibitor, will be presented at The International Liver CongressTM / 46th European Association for the Study of the Liver annual meeting.

9 Mar 2011

Department of VA selects Harris to partipicate in Mentor-Protege Program with 7 Delta

Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has been selected by the Department of Veterans Affairs to participate in the Mentor-Protege Program with 7 Delta, Inc., a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.

9 Mar 2011

Medical News

Research shows how tubercle bacterium manages to survive inside body's macrophage cells

Innovative interprofessional training for students can improve healthcare for patients

BIOTRONIK's new ablation catheter is now available in Europe

Oral magnesium oxide is a safe treatment for children with chronic constipation

RainDance, 454 Life Sciences collaborate to launch core ADME gene screening research panel

MabCure presents ovarian cancer diagnostic blood test study results at SGO meeting

The American Journal of Medicine focuses on the continuing healthcare reform debate

Touro Infirmary implements Centricity Perinatal

Variation in exposure to sunlight may affect sensitivity of individuals to drugs

Study supports DNA mismatch repair test for bowel cancer

Geospiza, NuGEN partner to develop seamless next-generation sequencing workflow

Wound Repair and Regeneration publishes positive findings from CXM's Matrix Phase 2b clinical study

Collaborative care programs in hospitals reduce depression, anxiety in heart disease patients

CNSystems to present CNAP blood pressure measuring device data at International Symposium

New study shows excess hospitalization costs for homeless people

PIVI document examines endoscopic assessment of diminutive colorectal polyps

Right-handers biased to choosing their right hands

Study finds reduction in pain favoring Mynx Vascular Closure Device to Angio-Seal Evolution Device

Merck to present VICTRELIS phase III study data against HCV at EASL annual meeting

Department of VA selects Harris to partipicate in Mentor-Protege Program with 7 Delta

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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