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NCCN Guidelines provide treatment information for patients with melanoma, prostate and ovarian cancer

People with melanoma, ovarian cancer, or prostate cancer now have a new resource that provides them with the same credible information their physicians use when determining treatment options. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network announces three new additions to the library of NCCN Guidelines for Patients, patient-friendly translations of the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.

6 Jan 2011

NY Times: U.S. alters rule on paying for end-of-life planning

The Obama administration, reversing course, will revise a Medicare regulation to delete references to end-of-life planning as part of the annual physical examinations covered under the new health care law, administration officials said Tuesday (Robert Pear, 1/4).

6 Jan 2011

Study compares treatment cost of PID hospitalizations, ER care for teen girls

Hospitalizing teen girls with pelvic inflammatory disease costs six times as much as treating them in the emergency room, and up to 12 times more than treating them in an outpatient clinic, according to a small study conducted at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

6 Jan 2011

J&JPRD submits New Drug Application to FDA for rivaroxaban

Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. announced today that it has submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for rivaroxaban, an investigational, oral, once-daily anticoagulant, for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

6 Jan 2011

JAX, Tufts University unveil new mammalian genetics track for PhD students

The Jackson Laboratory, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts, and Tufts University School of Medicine have unveiled a new mammalian genetics track for PhD students. The joint track offers students in-depth research and training at both JAX and Tufts.

6 Jan 2011

MiMedx Group acquires Surgical Biologics

MiMedx Group, Inc., an integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of patent protected biomaterial-based products, announced today the completion of the purchase of Surgical Biologics, a leader in the development of tissue processing techniques for creating implants for a variety of surgical indications from amnion membranes.

6 Jan 2011

Punch card study reveals link between high-density lipoprotein particles and heart disease

A stack of punch cards from a landmark study published in 1966, and the legwork to track down the study's participants years later, has yielded the longest analysis of the effects of lipoproteins on coronary heart disease.

6 Jan 2011

Mayo Clinic uses Arctic Front Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter system for treating AF

Mayo Clinic is the first in the U.S. to use the first minimally invasive freezing balloon technology for the treatment of atrial fibrillation approved in December by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The first patient received the treatment Tuesday, Jan. 4.

6 Jan 2011

Studded tires can cause damage to public health and pavement

Scientists are reporting new evidence on how studded tires - wintertime fixtures in some areas but banned in others for causing damage to pavement - may also damage the health of motorists and people living near highways.

6 Jan 2011

Indian drugmaker seeks to make, sell generic version of Pfizer's HIV drug

The Indian drugmaker Natco Pharma "said Wednesday it has informed Pfizer Inc. that it wants to make and sell a low-cost generic version of the U.S. company's [drug] maraviroc for treating the HIV infection under a so-called 'compulsory license'," Dow Jones Newswires/Smart Money reports.

6 Jan 2011

Mutated TDP-43 can cause neurons to die: Study

Lou Gehrig's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and frontotemporal lobar degeneration are characterized by protein clumps in brain and spinal-cord cells that include an RNA-binding protein called TDP-43. This protein is the major building block of the lesions formed by these clumps.

6 Jan 2011

Sanofi-aventis announces publication of positive BSI-201 phase II results for breast cancer

Sanofi-aventis and its wholly-owned subsidiary, BiPar Sciences, today announced that The New England Journal of Medicine published the final phase II data for the investigational drug iniparib demonstrating significant clinical benefit in women with metastatic triple negative breast cancer when iniparib was administered in combination with chemotherapy agents gemcitabine/carboplatin.

6 Jan 2011

Scientists identify prognostic biomarker to treat patients with HCV

Scientists at Inserm and Institut Pasteur have performed biomarker discovery on patients being treated for chronic hepatitis C infection. Their work, published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, demonstrates that the plasma levels of the protein IP-10 predict, prior to treatment initiation, the efficacy of treatment with pegylated-interferon and ribavirin.

6 Jan 2011

Research says regular intake of green tea can prevent Alzheimer's disease

Regularly drinking green tea could protect the brain against developing Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, according to latest research by scientists at Newcastle University.

6 Jan 2011

Study sheds light on quantity of MRSA colonization, relationship between quantities at different sites

A new study from Rhode Island Hospital now sheds light on both the quantity of MRSA at different body sites and the relationship between the quantities at different sites.

6 Jan 2011

States continue implementation efforts; Some newly-elected AGs step up legal attacks

Even as health overhaul drama continues on Capitol Hill, news outlets continue to watch how developments at the state level will impact the law's implementation.

6 Jan 2011

Regular eye exams are critical to prevent glaucoma

Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness, may strike without symptoms, is not preventable, but it is treatable. During National Glaucoma Awareness Month, The Minnesota Optometric Association (MOA) urges regular eye exams because early detection and treatment is critical to maintain healthy vision and protect the eyes from the effects of glaucoma and other potentially blinding diseases.

6 Jan 2011

FDA awards supplemental approval to support efficacy of ACTEMRA in treating RA

Genentech, Inc., a member of the Roche Group, today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration has extended the ACTEMRA (tocilizumab, RoACTEMRA in the European Union) label to include inhibition and slowing of structural joint damage, improvement of physical function, and achievement of major clinical response in adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis, when given in combination with methotrexate.

6 Jan 2011

AOA says 3D viewing may help uncover vision disorders in children

The American Optometric Association, representing America's family eye doctors, says 3D in movies, TV and even 3D on Nintendo's 3DS isn't necessarily bad for adults or children.

6 Jan 2011

Columbia research team identifies bacteria may play a key role in atherosclerosis

Dr. Emil Kozarov and a team of researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have identified specific bacteria that may have a key role in vascular pathogenesis, specifically atherosclerosis, or what is commonly referred to as "hardening of the arteries" - the number one cause of death in the United States.

6 Jan 2011

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NCCN Guidelines provide treatment information for patients with melanoma, prostate and ovarian cancer

NY Times: U.S. alters rule on paying for end-of-life planning

Study compares treatment cost of PID hospitalizations, ER care for teen girls

J&JPRD submits New Drug Application to FDA for rivaroxaban

JAX, Tufts University unveil new mammalian genetics track for PhD students

MiMedx Group acquires Surgical Biologics

Punch card study reveals link between high-density lipoprotein particles and heart disease

Mayo Clinic uses Arctic Front Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter system for treating AF

Studded tires can cause damage to public health and pavement

Indian drugmaker seeks to make, sell generic version of Pfizer's HIV drug

Mutated TDP-43 can cause neurons to die: Study

Sanofi-aventis announces publication of positive BSI-201 phase II results for breast cancer

Scientists identify prognostic biomarker to treat patients with HCV

Research says regular intake of green tea can prevent Alzheimer's disease

Study sheds light on quantity of MRSA colonization, relationship between quantities at different sites

States continue implementation efforts; Some newly-elected AGs step up legal attacks

Regular eye exams are critical to prevent glaucoma

FDA awards supplemental approval to support efficacy of ACTEMRA in treating RA

AOA says 3D viewing may help uncover vision disorders in children

Columbia research team identifies bacteria may play a key role in atherosclerosis

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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