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Middle-aged women could reduce risk of cardiovascular disease by lowering blood pressure

Large numbers of middle-aged women worldwide could reduce their risk of developing cardiovascular disease (stroke, heart attack and heart failure) and its complications by lowering their blood pressure, researchers report in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.

25 Jan 2011

Trust in business, government shows marked resilience: 2011 Edelman Trust Barometer

In a year marred by corporate crises and financial turmoil for European governments, trust in business and government showed marked resilience, according to the 2011 Edelman Trust Barometer. Trust in business saw a two-point global increase, surging in Brazil, rising in Germany, and holding steady in China and India. The United States was the outlier, as trust dropped across all institutions – business, government, NGOs, and media.

25 Jan 2011

Diamyd Medical reports first quarter group total net sales of MSEK 144.5

Diamyd completed screening for US Phase III study in type 1 diabetes. The screening of patients for the US Phase III study, DiaPrevent, was completed, ending the recruitment campaign. More than 310 recently diagnosed type 1 diabetes patients between 10 and 20 years of age had, at the completion of screening, been enrolled in the study and received their first injection of the antigen-based therapy Diamyd® or placebo.

25 Jan 2011

Majority of Americans unaware of law mandating equal coverage of mental health benefits

An overwhelming majority of Americans remain unaware of a law mandating equal coverage of mental health benefits by insurance companies, a cause for concern by psychologists at a time when one-quarter of Americans are reported to have a mental health disorder and only a minority are receiving treatment.

25 Jan 2011

UB's therapeutic program helps teens with ADHD to become better drivers

A University at Buffalo researcher's work with a state-of-the-art driving simulator is making better drivers among those considered to be the most risky motorists on the road: teens with ADHD.

25 Jan 2011

ASU Biodesign Institute hosts international research consortium on early detection of lung cancer

To address the latest issues on the early detection of lung cancer, the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University will host an international research consortium in Scottsdale, Ariz., Feb. 25-26.

25 Jan 2011

NPMA offers tips to recognize and avoid rodent infestations this winter

With the flu and common colds going around, it's hard enough already to stay healthy during the winter, but a rodent infestation could mean a host of other potential health concerns. Rodents can contaminate food sources with feces that can spread Salmonella and Hantavirus. With rodents invading an estimated 21 million homes every winter, the threat to consumers is very real.

25 Jan 2011

BD and Rady Children's announce innovative environmentally-friendly solution to dispose sharps wastes

BD, a leading global medical technology company, and Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego today announced that they have implemented an innovative pilot program at the Hospital that is designed to safely divert a significant percentage of BD sharps waste from landfills and utilize the recycled materials.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 25 Jan 2011

Researchers show shunt operation can help patients with dementia

Researchers from the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital are the first in the world to show that an operation can help patients with dementia caused by white matter changes and hydrocephalus.

25 Jan 2011

Wrigley launches school-based program to improve health, nutrition in school-age children

The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Foundation today announced the launch of a two-year, $3 million school health partnership with Save the Children. The initiative will be activated in six countries across the world, aimed at improving the health and nutrition of more than 273,000 school-age children in disadvantaged communities.

25 Jan 2011

Government's health care fraud prevention and enforcement efforts recover over $4 billion in FY 2010

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli today announced a new report showing that the government's health care fraud prevention and enforcement efforts recovered more than $4 billion in taxpayer dollars in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010.

25 Jan 2011

American Heart Association: Cost of medical care for heart disease to raise in US by 2030

The cost to treat heart disease in the United States will triple by 2030, according to a policy statement published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

25 Jan 2011

Study results of Pathwork Diagnostics's Tissue of Origin Test presented at ASCO 2011

Pathwork Diagnostics, Inc., a privately held molecular diagnostics company focused on oncology, announced today that results from a decision impact study of its Tissue of Origin Test were presented this weekend at the ASCO 2011 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco.

25 Jan 2011

Octapharma supports development of 'Diagnosis and Management of von Willebrand Disease' CE supplement

An unrestricted grant from Octapharma USA supported the development of a Continuing Education (CE) initiative entitled the "The Diagnosis and Management of von Willebrand Disease," a program of the National Home Infusion Association (NHIA).

25 Jan 2011

HHS releases $200M in emergency funding under Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today the release of $200 million in emergency contingency funding to help eligible low-income homeowners and renters meet home energy costs. These Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) contingency funds will provide states, territories, tribes and the District of Columbia with additional assistance to pay heating and other home energy costs.

25 Jan 2011

Sanofi-aventis acquires world-wide license for ADC products

Oxford BioTherapeutics today announces that sanofi-aventis has acquired an exclusive world-wide license to one of OBT's internal preclinical antibody programs.

25 Jan 2011

PharmaEngine presents PEP02 phase II studies in gastric and pancreatic cancers at ASCO 2011

PharmaEngine, Inc. announced today that two phase II studies of PEP02 (liposome irinotecan) in gastric and pancreatic cancer studies were presented at the 2011 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in San Francisco, CA, USA.

25 Jan 2011

Eisai to seek marketing authorization for perampanel in the U.S. and EU

Eisai announced today that it will submit Marketing Authorization Applications in the United States and the European Union for the investigational compound perampanel (E2007) based on the results of three Phase III pivotal studies. Perampanel is a first-in-class, highly selective non-competitive AMPA-type glutamate receptor antagonist, discovered and being developed by Eisai for adjunctive treatment of partial onset seizures in patients with epilepsy.

25 Jan 2011

Male celebrities admit to undergoing hair restoration surgery

An interesting statistic: more than half of hair loss sufferers would be more inclined to consider having a hair transplant if celebrities or public figures were more open about hair restoration surgery, and men are more likely to be influenced than women.

25 Jan 2011

New study on pain-relieving effect of transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation

The medical device company cerbomed cooperated with the Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the University of Regensburg 2010 on a randomized, controlled study into somatosensory pain processing. The study, lead by Prof. Dr. Peter Eichhammer and Dr. Volker Busch, aimed to judge the pain-relieving effect of transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (t-VNS).

25 Jan 2011

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Middle-aged women could reduce risk of cardiovascular disease by lowering blood pressure

Trust in business, government shows marked resilience: 2011 Edelman Trust Barometer

Diamyd Medical reports first quarter group total net sales of MSEK 144.5

Majority of Americans unaware of law mandating equal coverage of mental health benefits

UB's therapeutic program helps teens with ADHD to become better drivers

ASU Biodesign Institute hosts international research consortium on early detection of lung cancer

NPMA offers tips to recognize and avoid rodent infestations this winter

BD and Rady Children's announce innovative environmentally-friendly solution to dispose sharps wastes

Researchers show shunt operation can help patients with dementia

Wrigley launches school-based program to improve health, nutrition in school-age children

Government's health care fraud prevention and enforcement efforts recover over $4 billion in FY 2010

American Heart Association: Cost of medical care for heart disease to raise in US by 2030

Study results of Pathwork Diagnostics's Tissue of Origin Test presented at ASCO 2011

Octapharma supports development of 'Diagnosis and Management of von Willebrand Disease' CE supplement

HHS releases $200M in emergency funding under Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program

Sanofi-aventis acquires world-wide license for ADC products

PharmaEngine presents PEP02 phase II studies in gastric and pancreatic cancers at ASCO 2011

Eisai to seek marketing authorization for perampanel in the U.S. and EU

Male celebrities admit to undergoing hair restoration surgery

New study on pain-relieving effect of transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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