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Accreditation Canada releases 2010 Report on ROPs to improve quality and patient safety in health services

In celebration of Canadian Patient Safety Week, Accreditation Canada has released its 2010 Report on Required Organizational Practices, which presents accreditation results from Canadian health organizations that underwent accreditation in 2009. The report focuses on national results for Accreditation Canada's Required Organizational Practices (ROPs), which are evidence-based practices that minimize risk and contribute to improving quality and patient safety in health services.

3 Nov 2010

Immense potential for digitized personal health records in chronic disease management

Faster and more widely available internet access has improved our lives in many ways but healthcare is lagging behind, according to researchers writing in the International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics.

3 Nov 2010

U.S. models of primary care improves quality of life in older patients with multiple chronic conditions

In a review of comprehensive primary care programs for older adults with multiple chronic conditions, authors identified three models that appear to have the greatest potential for improving quality of care and life for these patients, while reducing or not increasing the costs of their health care, according to an article in the November 3 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on aging.

3 Nov 2010

LVI in breast tissue predicts recurrence of breast cancer in regional lymph nodes

Breast cancer, one of the most prevalent cancers in women, afflicts an additional 200,000 women each year and causes about 40,000 deaths annually. The disease often extends to neighboring lymph nodes, in part, through lymphovascular invasion (LVI)-a process in which cancer cells invade blood vessels or the lymphatic system-and can often translate into a poor prognosis for patients.

3 Nov 2010

GlobalNet Services receives $53 million contract from FDA for web support and hosting services

GlobalNet Services, Inc., a premier information technology provider for businesses and the Federal government, today announced that the company was awarded a $53 million contract by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Web Support and Hosting Services.

3 Nov 2010

Study finds infertility treatment does not increase risk of cerebral palsy in IVF/ICSI children

Doctors have known for some time that children born after fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) are at increased risk of cerebral palsy. However, it was not known whether this risk was due to the treatment itself, the higher frequency of preterm or multiple births, or a mechanism associated with couples' underlying infertility.

3 Nov 2010

GenVec receives $244,479 grant under QTDP program

GenVec, Inc. announced today that it was awarded a cash grant of approximately $244,479 under the U.S. Government's Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project program.

3 Nov 2010

New technique could help scientists to predict how living prostate tissues respond to therapy

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, University of Helsinki and Stanford University have developed a technique to keep normal and cancerous prostate tissue removed during surgery alive and functioning normally in the laboratory for up to a week.

3 Nov 2010

Dementia patients should receive high-quality palliative care

The system for hospice admissions for patients with advanced dementia, which is a terminal illness, should be guided by patient and family preference for comfort, not estimated life expectancy, says a new study published in the Nov. 3 Journal of the American Medical Association by the Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

3 Nov 2010

Exact Sciences awarded $244,500 federal grant to develop Cologuard sDNA screening test

Exact Sciences Corp. today announced it has been awarded a $244,500 therapeutic discovery grant from the Internal Revenue Service to aid the company in its development of CologuardTM, an sDNA screening test aimed at detecting both colorectal cancers and pre-cancers.

3 Nov 2010

DARA awarded $0.5M grant under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for advancing KRN5500 and DB959

DARA BioSciences announced today grant approvals by the Internal Revenue Service under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 for KRN5500 and DB959 in the amount of approximately $500,000 for the calendar year 2009.

3 Nov 2010

Study finds risk of toxicity in Phase I radiation oncology clinical trials

Risks to patients enrolled in Phase I radiation oncology clinical trials are higher than previously appreciated, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson. The findings will be presented at the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in San Diego.

3 Nov 2010

Scientists recommend research on bacterial vaccine to prevent influenza

Secondary infections with bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia, were a major cause of death during the 1918 flu pandemic and may be important in modern pandemics as well, according to a new article in the Journal of Infectious Diseases co-authored by David M. Morens, M.D., senior advisor to the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

3 Nov 2010

Visual attention diminishes with age

A University of Toronto study shows that visual attention -- the brain's ability to selectively filter unattended or unwanted information from reaching awareness -- diminishes with age, leaving older adults less capable of filtering out distracting or irrelevant information.

3 Nov 2010

Pharma companies in Asia Pacific shift to high-risk, high-return research and development

Pharmaceutical companies in the Asia Pacific region are increasingly adapting their business models from the production of generic drugs towards more high-risk, high-return research and development, according to a new report released today by CMR International, a Thomson Reuters business.

3 Nov 2010

New global map shows distribution of sickle cell gene

At a global scale, the sickle cell gene is most commonly found in areas with historically high levels of malaria, adding geographical support to the hypothesis that the gene, whilst potentially deadly, avoids disappearing through natural selection by providing protection against malaria.

3 Nov 2010

Curemark awarded QTDP grant to advance development of CM-AT for autism

Curemark LLC, a drug research and development company focused on the treatment of neurological diseases, announced today that it has been awarded a grant by the United States government under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (QTDP) Program to advance the development of its lead product CM-AT for autism. CM-AT is presently in Phase III clinical trials at 18 sites around the US.

3 Nov 2010

Celsion receives $244,000 grant under QTDP program

Celsion Corporation today announced that the company has been awarded a $244,000 grant under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (QTDP) program under The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA).

3 Nov 2010

CR4354 antibody uses crosslinking mechanism to neutralize West Nile virus

Researchers have learned the structure that results when an antibody binds to the West Nile virus, neutralizing the virus by locking up its infection mechanism. The information could help scientists develop a vaccine against the mosquito-borne disease.

3 Nov 2010

Cardiovascular Systems enters settlement agreement with ev3

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with ev3, Inc., now part of Covidien plc. The agreement dismisses all claims and counterclaims in the employment lawsuit between the two companies. The litigation stems from a suit ev3 originally filed against CSI in 2007 related to employees who joined CSI from ev3.

3 Nov 2010

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Accreditation Canada releases 2010 Report on ROPs to improve quality and patient safety in health services

Immense potential for digitized personal health records in chronic disease management

U.S. models of primary care improves quality of life in older patients with multiple chronic conditions

LVI in breast tissue predicts recurrence of breast cancer in regional lymph nodes

GlobalNet Services receives $53 million contract from FDA for web support and hosting services

Study finds infertility treatment does not increase risk of cerebral palsy in IVF/ICSI children

GenVec receives $244,479 grant under QTDP program

New technique could help scientists to predict how living prostate tissues respond to therapy

Dementia patients should receive high-quality palliative care

Exact Sciences awarded $244,500 federal grant to develop Cologuard sDNA screening test

DARA awarded $0.5M grant under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for advancing KRN5500 and DB959

Study finds risk of toxicity in Phase I radiation oncology clinical trials

Scientists recommend research on bacterial vaccine to prevent influenza

Visual attention diminishes with age

Pharma companies in Asia Pacific shift to high-risk, high-return research and development

New global map shows distribution of sickle cell gene

Curemark awarded QTDP grant to advance development of CM-AT for autism

Celsion receives $244,000 grant under QTDP program

CR4354 antibody uses crosslinking mechanism to neutralize West Nile virus

Cardiovascular Systems enters settlement agreement with ev3

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