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Public Health Law Network receives $95,000 grant to develop legal training curriculum for NACCHO

The Public Health Law Network Western Region at Arizona State University has been awarded a $95,000 grant to develop a public health legal training curriculum and exercises for the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).

17 Nov 2010

Treatment including surgery better for opening blocked arteries in patients with diabetes and heart disease

Treatment that included early surgical procedures to open blocked arteries resulted in better blood flow to the heart than aggressive medical treatment alone in patients with both diabetes and heart disease, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2010.

17 Nov 2010

China Medical second quarter revenue increases 21.5% to RMB201.8 million

China Medical Technologies, Inc., a leading China-based advanced in-vitro diagnostic company, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2010

17 Nov 2010

SESAME Stent effective for patients undergoing angioplasty of SVG

A new study revealed that the novel self-expanding super-elastic all-metal endoprosthesis stent (SESAME Stent) used in patients undergoing angioplasty of degenerated saphenous vein graft (SVG) lesions has 100% acute success, low 30 day major adverse cardiac events (MACE) rates, and 9-month patency comparable to balloon expandable stents without embolic protection.

17 Nov 2010

Depression linked to risky sexual behaviours among young South Africans

University of Alberta research has discovered a strong link between depression and risky sexual behaviours such as improper condom use, transactional sex and relationship violence among young people in South Africa.

17 Nov 2010

Infinity announces enrollment in IPI-926 Phase 1b/2 clinical trial for pancreatic cancer

Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that enrollment is ongoing locally for a Phase 1b/2 clinical trial of IPI-926, Infinity's oral molecule that inhibits Smoothened, a key component of the Hedgehog pathway, in combination with Gemzar (gemcitabine) in patients with previously untreated, metastatic pancreatic cancer.

17 Nov 2010

Canada recognizes Nov. 18 as Antibiotic Awareness Day

Antibiotic resistance is an issue health practitioners around the world face daily. Numerous health-related organizations have partnered to mark tomorrow as the first Canadian Antibiotic Awareness Day in an effort to promote prudent use of antibiotics and fight the threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

17 Nov 2010

New educational campaign provides information to Alzheimer's caregivers

More than five million people in the United States (U.S.) have Alzheimer's disease (AD), a progressive and devastating condition that also impacts millions of more people who love and care for these patients. Last year in the U.S., the 11 million unpaid caregivers for patients with Alzheimer's or another dementia provided 12.5 billion hours of care.

17 Nov 2010

Scientists uncover minute mechanism of nuclear pore complexes at molecular level

Dr. Joseph Glavy at Stevens Institute of Technology studies the smallest and most basic elements of life. The Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology runs the Glavy Lab, where advanced student scientists study the nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) in cells, observing the minutest mechanisms of life as they unfold during mitosis. The Glavy Lab's formal purpose is to study the NPC at the molecular level in the pursuit of the unknown or unexpected in the well-studied but not always well-understood nuclei of living cells.

17 Nov 2010

CQ Today examines prospects for foreign aid reform in 112th Congress

CQ Today looks at how changes in Congress after the November 2010 elections could affect efforts to overhaul the U.S. foreign aid system.

17 Nov 2010

New insights into communication problems like stuttering

New human and animal studies released today uncover the extensive brain wiring used in communication and provide new insights into how the brain processes and produces language, accents, and sounds. The research also explores the brain abnormalities in people with speech and language problems, such as stuttering, suggesting future treatment avenues. The new findings were presented at Neuroscience 2010, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world's largest source of emerging news on brain science and health.

17 Nov 2010

Pre-term births are leading cause of health problems in infants and cost the U.S. over $26 billion annually

The Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) based at the University of Michigan today released its Prematurity Issue Brief that shows pre-term births --- births at less than 37 weeks of gestation --- are the leading cause of health problems in infants and estimated to cost the U.S. more than $26 billion annually. In addition, the report shows that a black infant in Michigan is 70% more likely to be born prematurely than an infant of any other race.

17 Nov 2010

Garvan Institute professor receives 2010 Prime Minister's Prize for Science

Professor John Shine AO FAA, Executive Director of Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research, received the 2010 Prime Minister's Prize for Science, the nation's most highly respected award for scientific achievement, in Parliament House tonight.

17 Nov 2010

Wave patterns formed from complex biochemical reactions can help identify diseased organs

By examining the distinct wave patterns formed from complex biochemical reactions within the human body, diseased organs may be more effectively identified, says Zhengdong Cheng, associate professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, who has developed a model that simulates how these wave patterns are generated.

17 Nov 2010

Perivascular adipose tissue may lead to cardiovascular disease: Research

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that fat around the outside of arteries may lead to the development of cardiovascular disease and could be linked to its onset in individuals with diabetes.

17 Nov 2010

LRI pleased with FDA Advisory Committee's approval of Benlysta for lupus

The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) and its National Coalition of state and local lupus organizations are pleased with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Committee's vote to recommend approval of Benlysta® for active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), offering patients new found hope for the first approved treatment option in more than 50 years.

17 Nov 2010

Scientists determine ways to stop damage, promote neuronal growth in spinal cord injury

If researchers could determine how to send signals to cells responding to a spinal cord injury, they might be able to stop one type of cell from doing additional damage at the injury site and instead, coax it into helping nerve cells grow.

17 Nov 2010

NIH awards $10 million to advance technology for painless influenza vaccine delivery patch

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $10 million to the Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University and PATH, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization, to advance a technology for the painless, self-administration of flu vaccine using patches containing tiny microneedles that dissolve into the skin.

17 Nov 2010

Research on CBS protein may lead to new drug design for homocystinuria disorder

University of Michigan researchers have solved the structure of a protein that is integral to processes responsible for maintaining a healthy heart and nervous system.

17 Nov 2010

Annual EUROECHO Congress to showcase development in ultrasound diagnostics for cardiovascular disease

The European Association of Echocardiography expects to welcome over 3,000 international delegates to its annual EUROECHO Congress, to be held this year in Copenhagen between 8 and 11 December 2010.

17 Nov 2010

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Public Health Law Network receives $95,000 grant to develop legal training curriculum for NACCHO

Treatment including surgery better for opening blocked arteries in patients with diabetes and heart disease

China Medical second quarter revenue increases 21.5% to RMB201.8 million

SESAME Stent effective for patients undergoing angioplasty of SVG

Depression linked to risky sexual behaviours among young South Africans

Infinity announces enrollment in IPI-926 Phase 1b/2 clinical trial for pancreatic cancer

Canada recognizes Nov. 18 as Antibiotic Awareness Day

New educational campaign provides information to Alzheimer's caregivers

Scientists uncover minute mechanism of nuclear pore complexes at molecular level

CQ Today examines prospects for foreign aid reform in 112th Congress

New insights into communication problems like stuttering

Pre-term births are leading cause of health problems in infants and cost the U.S. over $26 billion annually

Garvan Institute professor receives 2010 Prime Minister's Prize for Science

Wave patterns formed from complex biochemical reactions can help identify diseased organs

Perivascular adipose tissue may lead to cardiovascular disease: Research

LRI pleased with FDA Advisory Committee's approval of Benlysta for lupus

Scientists determine ways to stop damage, promote neuronal growth in spinal cord injury

NIH awards $10 million to advance technology for painless influenza vaccine delivery patch

Research on CBS protein may lead to new drug design for homocystinuria disorder

Annual EUROECHO Congress to showcase development in ultrasound diagnostics for cardiovascular disease

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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