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Positive preclinical results from Inovio's novel DNA vaccine targeting HIV Clade C virus

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, a leader in the development of therapeutic and preventive vaccines against cancers and infectious diseases, announced today the publication of a scientific paper highlighting positive preclinical results from Inovio's novel DNA vaccine targeting HIV Clade C viruses in the journal Vaccine.

10 Jan 2011

U.N. announces members of independent panel to investigate source of Haiti's cholera epidemic

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the names of four experts to be part of an independent panel that will "investigate the source of Haiti's cholera epidemic, which some Haitians blame on U.N. peacekeepers," Reuters reports (Worsnip, 1/6). "The members of the panel have been selected based on their global stature, expertise and extensive experience working with cholera in all its aspects," according to a statement from Ban's spokesperson, U.N. News Centre reports (1/6).

10 Jan 2011

AMT enters agreement with Consortium for clinical development of novel gene therapy to treat Sanfilippo B

Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics, a leader in human gene therapy, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Institut Pasteur, Paris, France, and a group of French research institutes (together the "Consortium") to support clinical development of a novel gene therapy to treat Sanfilippo B.

10 Jan 2011

Endo Pharmaceuticals receives FDA complete response letter for OPANA ER

Endo Pharmaceuticals today announced that it received a complete response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding the New Drug Application for its new formulation of OPANA® ER designed to be crush resistant.

10 Jan 2011

Quality of life measures most useful for clinical decision-making in trials with QOL as primary outcome

Quality of life measures tend to be most useful for clinical decision-making in trials in which quality of life is the primary outcome, according to a recent study published online January 7 in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

10 Jan 2011

Miracor’s PICSO System may help advance heart failure treatment

Miracor Medical Systems GmbH announced today that its PICSO® (Pressure-controlled Intermittent Coronary Sinus Occlusion) System, designed to improve outcomes for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and heart failure patients, has been cited as a technology that "may advance heart failure (HF) treatment significantly".

10 Jan 2011

HHS grants $10 million fund for HCPG opportunity

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced up to $10 million in funding for a Health Center Planning Grant opportunity for organizations across the country that would like to become a Community Health Center.

10 Jan 2011

Resveratrol stimulates expression of adiponectin hormone: Study

Resveratrol, a compound in grapes, displays antioxidant and other positive properties. In a study published this week, researchers at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio describe a novel way in which resveratrol exerts these beneficial health effects.

10 Jan 2011

New mechanisms of resistance to chemotherapy among leukemia patients

The interplay between a major tumor-suppressing gene, a truncated chromosome and two sets of microRNAs provides a molecular basis for explaining the less aggressive form of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, an international team of researchers reports today in the Jan. 4 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

10 Jan 2011

AHRQ study shows 19 million U.S. adults received diabetes treatment in 2007

Approximately 19 million U.S. adults reported receiving treatment for diabetes in 2007, more than double the 9 million who said they received care in 1996, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

10 Jan 2011

HHS and EPA make new announcements on fluoride based on up to date scientific data

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today are announcing important steps to ensure that standards and guidelines on fluoride in drinking water continue to provide the maximum protection to the American people to support good dental health, especially in children.

10 Jan 2011

GOP sets stage for health reform law repeal vote; Dems fight back, citing CBO report

News outlets report that as House Republicans moved ahead to bring the repeal of the health law to a floor vote next week, political messaging wars about the law are continuing.

10 Jan 2011

Researchers demystify death of brain cells in Parkinson's patients

Just 5 percent of Parkinson's disease cases can be explained by genetic mutation, while the rest have no known cause. But a new discovery by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio may begin to explain why the vast majority of Parkinson's patients develop the progressive neurodegenerative disease.

10 Jan 2011

Male circumcision helps reduce rates of HPV transmission to women, study finds

"Among HIV-negative sexual partners, male circumcision helps prevent the transmission of human papillomavirus [HPV] from men to women," according to a study published online Thursday in the Lancet, HealthDay News/Bloomberg Businessweek reports.

10 Jan 2011

Air purifier helps reduce H1N1 swine flu virus on contact

Only one week into the new year swine flu has already claimed several lives. Healthmap.org believes that swine flu has resulted in hospitalization and even death not only in the UK, but also in other parts of Europe and America. Reports indicate that the virus is even more virulent than last year.

10 Jan 2011

Two signaling molecules communicate across nerve cells to regulate electrical, chemical activity: Study

In the Old West, camps sent smoke signals across distances to share key developments or strategy. Likewise, two important signaling molecules communicate across nerve cells to regulate electrical and chemical activity, neuroscientists from the UT Health Science Center San Antonio reported today.

10 Jan 2011

Receptos grants license to OMJPI for GPCR crystal structure determination technology

Receptos, a biopharmaceutical company, today announces grant of license and technology transfer to Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, for Receptos's breakthrough GPCR crystal structure determination technology.

10 Jan 2011

House approves rule for repeal vote; clears the way for Wednesday action

The Associated Press: "Confronting President Barack Obama, the new Republican-led House took a first step Friday toward a symbolic vote to repeal his landmark health care overhaul law." The 236-181 was a largely party line vote, is "unlikely to amount to more than a political message, since Democrats who still run the Senate have promised to block efforts to scrap the law and Obama has veto power."

10 Jan 2011

FDA warns public about extortion scam

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about criminals posing as FDA special agents and other law enforcement personnel as part of a continued international extortion scam.

10 Jan 2011

FDA warns retailers for illegal sale of tobacco products to minors

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it is issuing its first warning letters to retailers for the illegal sale of tobacco products to minors in violation of the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.

10 Jan 2011

Medical News

Positive preclinical results from Inovio's novel DNA vaccine targeting HIV Clade C virus

U.N. announces members of independent panel to investigate source of Haiti's cholera epidemic

AMT enters agreement with Consortium for clinical development of novel gene therapy to treat Sanfilippo B

Endo Pharmaceuticals receives FDA complete response letter for OPANA ER

Quality of life measures most useful for clinical decision-making in trials with QOL as primary outcome

Miracor’s PICSO System may help advance heart failure treatment

HHS grants $10 million fund for HCPG opportunity

Resveratrol stimulates expression of adiponectin hormone: Study

New mechanisms of resistance to chemotherapy among leukemia patients

AHRQ study shows 19 million U.S. adults received diabetes treatment in 2007

HHS and EPA make new announcements on fluoride based on up to date scientific data

GOP sets stage for health reform law repeal vote; Dems fight back, citing CBO report

Researchers demystify death of brain cells in Parkinson's patients

Male circumcision helps reduce rates of HPV transmission to women, study finds

Air purifier helps reduce H1N1 swine flu virus on contact

Two signaling molecules communicate across nerve cells to regulate electrical, chemical activity: Study

Receptos grants license to OMJPI for GPCR crystal structure determination technology

House approves rule for repeal vote; clears the way for Wednesday action

FDA warns public about extortion scam

FDA warns retailers for illegal sale of tobacco products to minors

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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