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Bowel cancer screening programme launched in Northern Ireland

The bowel cancer screening programme, which detects early signs of the disease, has been launched in Northern Ireland.

26 Apr 2010

Forterus first-quarter total revenue up 106%

Forterus Inc., announced results from the first quarter of its 2010 fiscal year.

26 Apr 2010

Odors classified into groups by discrete activity states of neuronal circuits: Scientists

Scientists at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI, part of the Novartis Research Foundation), are unraveling how odors are processed by the brain. As they report in Nature, odors in the olfactory brain are classified into groups represented by discrete activity states of neuronal circuits.

26 Apr 2010

U.S. DOE awards Verenium additional $4.9M for development of cellulosic ethanol biorefinery plants

Verenium Corporation, a pioneer in the development of next-generation cellulosic ethanol and high-performance specialty enzymes, today announced that it has been awarded an additional $4.9 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to fund ongoing activities at its demonstration-scale facility in Jennings, Louisiana.

26 Apr 2010

Federal allocation not adequately addressing needs of minority AIDS community

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Health Policy Institute will unveil a study "Following the Money: Tracking Federal AIDS Appropriations to Address Disparities in HIV and AIDS Treatment in the United States." The study looks at funds and resources provided under the Ryan White Act and concludes that the allocation does not adequately address the needs of the minority AIDS community and fails to reflect the rapid rise in AIDS infection rates in rural, Southern communities, which are primarily African American communities.

26 Apr 2010

Mimicking human nervous system for bionic applications can become a reality: Researchers

Mimicking the human nervous system for bionic applications could become a reality with the help of a method developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to process carbon nanotubes.

26 Apr 2010

Enhancing residence time improves drug effectivity: Study

Studies led by Stony Brook University professor of chemistry Peter J. Tonge indicate that modifications that enhance the time a drug remains bound to its target, or residence time, may lead to better diagnostic and therapeutic agents.

26 Apr 2010

Heritage Club Mountain View to host intense competition and educational event

A dynamic culinary competition among area professional senior living chefs highlights healthy cooking, wellness and quality of life for older adults. During the culinary cook-off, the culinary professionals from Brookdale Senior Living, industry-leading owners and operators of senior living communities, will entertain and showcase their culinary talents to compete for the chance to win the "Ultimate Chef America" title.

26 Apr 2010

Delaying puberty can give transgenders time to decide about gender identity

Complications from transgender procedures may be significantly minimized when treatment of a patient with severe gender identity disorder begins prior to puberty, according to expert opinion today at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 19th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress.

26 Apr 2010

New reprogramming strategies needed for production of iPSCs: Study

Scientists may be one step closer to being able to generate any type of cells and tissues from a patient's own cells. In a study that will appear in the journal Nature and is receiving early online release, investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Regenerative Medicine (MGH-CRM) and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI), describe finding that an important cluster of genes is inactivated in induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) that do not have the full development potential of embryonic stem cells.

26 Apr 2010

Feature: Patient coding and the ratings game

In this week's BMJ, Nigel Hawkes, freelance journalist and Director of Straight Statistics, a campaign for the better use of statistical data, investigates how the way that patients are allocated diagnostic codes by a hospital can have a big effect on a hospital's performance.

26 Apr 2010

Presentation entitled Environmental Sustainability in the Operating Room released

SRI/Surgical Express, Inc., a leading provider of reusable surgical products and reprocessing services supporting the healthcare industry, announced today the release of a presentation, Environmental Sustainability in the Operating Room.

26 Apr 2010

Mothers with preeclampsia at reduced risk of developing breast cancer

Preeclampsia is a high blood pressure syndrome in pregnant mothers that is caused when the blood supply in the placenta of the developing baby is restricted. The blood-deprived placenta releases factors that cause the raise in blood pressure in the mother. Doctors have to monitor these women closely and they may be forced to deliver the baby early to protect the mother and the baby. Most women's blood pressure returns to normal levels after they deliver the placenta.

26 Apr 2010

Negotiations break off between TUH and PASNAP

Negotiations broke off early Monday morning between Temple University Hospital and the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses & Allied Professionals after sessions on Saturday and an over 18-hour session Sunday into Monday.

26 Apr 2010

Anacor Pharmaceuticals, MMV partner to discover and develop promising new malaria therapeutics

Anacor Pharmaceuticals today announced that it has entered into a research agreement with not-for-profit Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) to explore Anacor's novel boron chemistry platform for developing new therapeutics for the treatment of malaria. Under the agreement, Anacor will be responsible for leading the research effort and MMV will contribute its extensive malaria drug research expertise as well as financial support.

26 Apr 2010

GE Healthcare commits to reduce average energy consumption of ultrasound products by 25%

GE Healthcare, a business unit of General Electric Company, announced today a commitment to reduce the average energy consumption of new ultrasound products by 25 percent by 2012.

26 Apr 2010

Driving evolution of antibiotic resistance backwards

The use of antibiotics to treat bacterial infections causes a continual and vicious cycle in which antibiotic treatment leads to the emergence and spread of resistant strains, forcing the use of additional drugs leading to further multi-drug resistance.

26 Apr 2010

Amlodipine benazepril capsules for treatment of hypertension launched in the US market

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories announced today that it launched amlodipine benazepril capsules (2.5mg/10mg, 5mg/10mg, 5mg/20mg, 10mg/20mg), a bioequivalent generic version of Lotrel Capsules, in the US market on April 23, 2010.

26 Apr 2010

Promising research on cryptosporidiosis could lead to effective treatment: Brandeis University biochemist

Discovered in 1976, cryptosporidium lurks worldwide in water, contaminating swimming pools, water parks, and drinking water supplies. Although it has even been featured on the comedy show The Colbert Report, it is no laughing matter-this microscopic pathogen is a leading cause of diarrhea and malnutrition and the most common source of infection in immune-weakened people such as AIDS patients.

26 Apr 2010

Delegates of 2010 CADTH Symposium select Sunnybrook poster as Best Overall Poster

A poster from Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre entitled "Innovative Technology Conserves Resources and Generates Savings: A Case Study from the Sunnybrook Regional Processing Centre" was voted Best Overall Poster by delegates attending the 2010 CADTH Symposium in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

26 Apr 2010

Medical News

Bowel cancer screening programme launched in Northern Ireland

Forterus first-quarter total revenue up 106%

Odors classified into groups by discrete activity states of neuronal circuits: Scientists

U.S. DOE awards Verenium additional $4.9M for development of cellulosic ethanol biorefinery plants

Federal allocation not adequately addressing needs of minority AIDS community

Mimicking human nervous system for bionic applications can become a reality: Researchers

Enhancing residence time improves drug effectivity: Study

Heritage Club Mountain View to host intense competition and educational event

Delaying puberty can give transgenders time to decide about gender identity

New reprogramming strategies needed for production of iPSCs: Study

Feature: Patient coding and the ratings game

Presentation entitled Environmental Sustainability in the Operating Room released

Mothers with preeclampsia at reduced risk of developing breast cancer

Negotiations break off between TUH and PASNAP

Anacor Pharmaceuticals, MMV partner to discover and develop promising new malaria therapeutics

GE Healthcare commits to reduce average energy consumption of ultrasound products by 25%

Driving evolution of antibiotic resistance backwards

Amlodipine benazepril capsules for treatment of hypertension launched in the US market

Promising research on cryptosporidiosis could lead to effective treatment: Brandeis University biochemist

Delegates of 2010 CADTH Symposium select Sunnybrook poster as Best Overall Poster

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

From Puberty to Menopause: Clue’s CEO, Audrey Tsang on the Power of Femtech

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