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Janssen files abiraterone acetate NDS with Health Canada for metastatic, advanced prostate cancer

Janssen Inc. has filed a New Drug Submission (NDS) to Health Canada for the investigational drug abiraterone acetate administered with prednisone for the treatment of metastatic, advanced prostate cancer in patients who have received prior chemotherapy containing a taxane. Submissions for abiraterone acetate have also been filed with health authorities in the United States and Europe.

23 Dec 2010

First Edition: December 23, 2010

Today's headlines include stories that look back and examine the role of the health overhaul in creating the 2010 political climate, as well as reports that look forward to what changes are in store for 2011.

23 Dec 2010

Ventrus closes public offering of common stock

Ventrus Biosciences Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing gastrointestinal products, today announced that it closed its previously announced public offering of 2,900,000 shares of common stock.

23 Dec 2010

Over 36,000 people visit interactive infection research exhibition in 2010

The travelling exhibition organised by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) and the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), "Humans and Microbes - Robert Koch's Legacy and Modern Infection Research", has already proved to be a visitor magnet during its very first year. In total, the interactive exhibition attracted more than 36,000 visitors at its three ports of call (Berlin, Bonn and Würzburg), including 400 school classes.

23 Dec 2010

Brawn and stealth beat colorful and refined in evolutionary mating game

When prowling for a hook up, it's not always the good-looker who gets the girl. In fact, in a certain species of South American fish, brawn and stealth beat out colorful and refined almost every time.

23 Dec 2010

Baylor Sammons Cancer Center, Sarah Cannon, and Virginia Cancer join Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium

The Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC) today announced that it has expanded its clinical research network to include Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center (Dallas, TX), Sarah Cannon /Research Institute (SCRI, Nashville, TN) and Virginia Cancer Specialists (Fairfax, VA). These new centers join the 13 existing MMRC Member Institutions in promoting and facilitating collaborative research and accelerating drug development in multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer.

23 Dec 2010

Delayed sex among couples leads to better marriages

While there are still couples who wait for a deep level of commitment before having sex, today it's far more common for two people to explore their sexual compatibility before making long-term plans together.

23 Dec 2010

Scientists pinpoint brain site where leptin hormone may trigger onset of puberty

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have pinpointed a tiny site in the brain where the hormone leptin may help trigger the onset of puberty.

23 Dec 2010

Power, anthropomorphism, and risk perception

People who feel powerful are more likely to believe they can beat cancer if it's described in human terms, according to new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

23 Dec 2010

Angiotech executes supplement to Subordinated Note Indenture

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor trustee under the Company's subordinated note indenture, dated as of March 23, 2006, at the direction of a majority of the holders of the Company's 7.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014, have executed a supplement to the Subordinated Note Indenture.

23 Dec 2010

Mobile trends, FDA regulations to be explored at Digital Health Summit 2011

Mobile technology has changed the way we live our lives. Going beyond business productivity, mobile devices have become the preferred way for consumers to manage everything from their finances to personal health, with the latter being the fastest growing corner of the category.

23 Dec 2010

When will runners and swimmers reach their physical limit?

Running and swimming records are broken again and again at almost every international athletics event. But, can human performance continue to improve indefinitely? Will runners continue to accelerate off the starting blocks and reach the finish line in faster and faster times? Will swimmers always be able to dive into the record books with a quicker kick?

23 Dec 2010

Preoperative cerebral oxygen saturation could be a risk marker for adverse cardiac surgery outcome

A study published in the January 2011 issue of Anesthesiology is one of the first to show that low preoperative cerebral oxygen saturation (ScO2) could be an important physiological risk marker for adverse outcome in cardiac surgery patients.

23 Dec 2010

UMMC improves delivery turnaround time, enhances nurse satisfaction with MedEx system

Using MedEx, Aethon's comprehensive medication tracking system, the University of Maryland Medical Center has improved delivery turnaround time, reduced personnel costs and enhanced nurse satisfaction. This was the overriding theme of a presentation by UMMC at the American Society of Health System Pharmacists midyear conference in Anaheim.

23 Dec 2010

Most Australians don't approve of IVF or abortion for sex-selection

Most Australians do not approve of IVF or abortion for sex-selection purposes, and most do not think a hypothetical blue or pink pill to select the sex of a child should be legal, a new study has found.

23 Dec 2010

Dec. 31st healthcare reform deadline limits patient choice and encourages business as usual

In 10 days, thousands of workers will put down their tools and halt construction at 45 hospitals across the country, simply because the hospitals have physician owners.

23 Dec 2010

TFAH applauds Congress for final passage of FDA Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010

Trust for America's Health applauded Congress today for final passage of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010. Because of the bill, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will have the authority it needs to help prevent foodborne illnesses for the first time ever.

23 Dec 2010

MCP-1 protein may contribute to failure of AV fistulas created for vascular access in dialysis patients

A protein implicated in the development of vascular diseases may also contribute to the failure of arteriovenous (AV) fistulas created for vascular access in dialysis patients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

23 Dec 2010

Renal Advantage, Liberty Dialysis announce deal closure

Renal Advantage and Liberty Dialysis, which last month agreed to combine to form the third largest provider of dialysis services in the U.S., today announced that they have closed their deal. The transaction – terms of which were not disclosed – was completed on December 17, 2010. The combined organization has 5,300 employees serving more than 19,000 patients in 260 locations in 32 states.

23 Dec 2010

2010 'a watershed year' for lung cancer

Today, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) called 2010 "a watershed year" for lung cancer that included increased research funding, additional Congressional support, a new national coalition of key policy organizations, and the validation of CT screening - a convergence of forces that can reverse the historic underfunding and neglect of lung cancer.

23 Dec 2010

Medical News

Janssen files abiraterone acetate NDS with Health Canada for metastatic, advanced prostate cancer

First Edition: December 23, 2010

Ventrus closes public offering of common stock

Over 36,000 people visit interactive infection research exhibition in 2010

Brawn and stealth beat colorful and refined in evolutionary mating game

Baylor Sammons Cancer Center, Sarah Cannon, and Virginia Cancer join Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium

Delayed sex among couples leads to better marriages

Scientists pinpoint brain site where leptin hormone may trigger onset of puberty

Power, anthropomorphism, and risk perception

Angiotech executes supplement to Subordinated Note Indenture

Mobile trends, FDA regulations to be explored at Digital Health Summit 2011

When will runners and swimmers reach their physical limit?

Preoperative cerebral oxygen saturation could be a risk marker for adverse cardiac surgery outcome

UMMC improves delivery turnaround time, enhances nurse satisfaction with MedEx system

Most Australians don't approve of IVF or abortion for sex-selection

Dec. 31st healthcare reform deadline limits patient choice and encourages business as usual

TFAH applauds Congress for final passage of FDA Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010

MCP-1 protein may contribute to failure of AV fistulas created for vascular access in dialysis patients

Renal Advantage, Liberty Dialysis announce deal closure

2010 'a watershed year' for lung cancer

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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