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STOA Panel schedules hearing on EU's health-related research infrastructures

On the 26 October 2010 the European Parliament's STOA (Science and Technology Options Assessment) Panel will hold a hearing entitled "Health-Related Research Infrastructures and their Contribution to the EU's Grand Challenges".

12 Oct 2010

Older people who do not get vaccinated rely on indigenous health practices

Eating steamed pears, having a soothing massage or bathing in a herbal mixture are just some of indigenous health practices used by older people to ward off or treat influenza, according to research published in the October issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing.

12 Oct 2010

$Photographic exhibition reveals devastating impact of spinal osteoporotic fractures$

Photographic exhibition reveals devastating impact of spinal osteoporotic fractures

At a press conference held in Brussels today, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), the Belgian Bone Club and the European Parliament Osteoporosis Interest Group called on health care professionals and health policy officials in Europe to take action to prevent spinal fractures. The call to action was made at the launch of a unique photographic essay, 'snap! the breaking spine', leading up to World Osteoporosis Day on October 20, 2010.

12 Oct 2010

Researchers investigate 'friendly bacteria' to kill bone cancer cells

Children and young people who are diagnosed with bone cancer could benefit from better treatment in the future thanks to new research at The University of Nottingham. The Bone Cancer Research Trust launches Bone Cancer Awareness Week today and has funded a new project at the University which is testing a theory that 'friendly bacteria' can be used to kill bone cancer cells.

12 Oct 2010

Global study finds new set of genes associated with body fat distribution and obesity

Two major international studies looking at data from a quarter of a million people around the globe have found a new set of genes associated with body fat distribution and obesity. Researchers at 280 institutions worldwide, including Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, conducted the studies. The research, published in the October 10 online edition of Nature Genetics, sheds light on the biological processes involved in body fat distribution, possibly leading to new ways of treating obesity.

12 Oct 2010

Racial disparities in breast cancer care persist despite health insurance and socioeconomic status

Racial disparities in the receipt of breast cancer care persist despite accounting for patients' insurance and social and economic status. That is the conclusion of a study published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The findings suggest that greater efforts are needed to better understand disparities in breast cancer care and to ensure that all affected women receive equal and effective treatments.

12 Oct 2010

An overview on Annual BioPartnering Europe 2010

TVG is pleased to welcome leading biotech and pharma executives at the 18th Annual BioPartnering Europe, held in London, UK. To open the conference, Dr. Anders Ekblom, Executive Vice President, Global Medicines Development at AstraZeneca, spoke about a commitment to innovation and AstraZeneca's unique approach to collaborations.

12 Oct 2010

Agilent introduces new microarray platform to study genetic basis of developmental disorders

Agilent Technologies Inc. today introduced the SurePrint G3 Human CGH+SNP microarray platform, an innovative system for simultaneous analysis of chromosomal copy number changes and copy-neutral aberrations. The system allows researchers to study the genetic basis of developmental disorders as well as many cancers.

12 Oct 2010

Role conflicts and high emotional demands increase risk of burnout in human service workers

For workers in human service settings, job factors like role conflicts and high emotional demands can increase the risk of burnout—leading to long-term sickness absence, reports a study in the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

12 Oct 2010

Abbott agrees to voluntarily withdraw obesity drug Meridia from U.S. market

Abbott Laboratories has agreed to voluntarily withdraw its obesity drug Meridia (sibutramine) from the U.S. market because of clinical trial data indicating an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today.

12 Oct 2010

World Bank, IMF discuss development funds at annual meeting

The World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) fund requires new resources from Western governments to adequately fight global poverty, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Saturday during the annual meetings of the bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C., the Guardian reports.

12 Oct 2010

New data-driven strategy helps to reduce healthcare costs

As rising health care costs continue to outpace inflation, some companies are trying a new data-driven strategy, reports the October Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

12 Oct 2010

First presentation of anti-HER2 antibody-drug conjugate as first-line therapy for advanced breast cancer

A new type of breast cancer treatment has shown encouraging activity as a first-line therapy in HER2-positive metastatic disease, researchers reported at the 35th Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) in Milan, Italy.

12 Oct 2010

Scripps Research study findings could transform drug development to produce more effective treatments

Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have uncovered new evidence that challenges the current theory about a process key to the way modern drugs are designed and how they work in the human body.

12 Oct 2010

Researchers develop new method to identify chemical histone modifications

Test system on Drosophila should provide the key to histone function. The genetic inherited material DNA was long viewed as the sole bearer of hereditary information. The function of its packaging proteins, the histones, was believed to be exclusively structural. Additional genetic information can be stored, however, and passed on to subsequent generations through chemical changes in the DNA or histones. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen have succeeded in creating an experimental system for testing the function of such chemical histone modifications and their influence on the organism.

12 Oct 2010

ImmunoGen announces updated fiscal 2011 guidance

ImmunoGen, Inc., a biotechnology company that develops targeted antibody-based anticancer products, today announced updated guidance for the Company's fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.

12 Oct 2010

Challenges in provision of high-quality health care at end of life

Health care in the last six months of life has become progressively more expensive for patients with heart failure both among Medicare beneficiaries in the United States and older adults in Canada, with a high rate of hospitalizations in the final six months of life in both countries, according to two reports posted online today that will be published in the February 14 print issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

12 Oct 2010

WHO Western Pacific meeting to address maternal health, rise in dengue

Maternal health and dengue fever are among the issues that will be discussed at the 61st session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific, Bernama reports.

12 Oct 2010

Behavioral management and preventive medication can combat migraine: Research

The combination of preventive medication and behavioral changes offered significant relief for 77 percent of the individuals enrolled in a study aimed at combating frequent, disabling migraine headaches, according to new Ohio University research published this week in the British Medical Journal.

12 Oct 2010

Albireo reports positive results from A3309 Phase IIb study in chronic idiopathic constipation

Albireo today announced positive top-line results from a Phase IIb study in chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) assessing efficacy and safety of three different dose levels (5, 10 and 15 mg orally once a day) of the investigational drug A3309 during an eight week trial. Analyses of the data show clinically meaningful and statistically significant improvement for patients treated with A3309 compared to placebo-treated patients.

12 Oct 2010

Medical News

STOA Panel schedules hearing on EU's health-related research infrastructures

Older people who do not get vaccinated rely on indigenous health practices

Photographic exhibition reveals devastating impact of spinal osteoporotic fractures

Researchers investigate 'friendly bacteria' to kill bone cancer cells

Global study finds new set of genes associated with body fat distribution and obesity

Racial disparities in breast cancer care persist despite health insurance and socioeconomic status

An overview on Annual BioPartnering Europe 2010

Agilent introduces new microarray platform to study genetic basis of developmental disorders

Role conflicts and high emotional demands increase risk of burnout in human service workers

Abbott agrees to voluntarily withdraw obesity drug Meridia from U.S. market

World Bank, IMF discuss development funds at annual meeting

New data-driven strategy helps to reduce healthcare costs

First presentation of anti-HER2 antibody-drug conjugate as first-line therapy for advanced breast cancer

Scripps Research study findings could transform drug development to produce more effective treatments

Researchers develop new method to identify chemical histone modifications

ImmunoGen announces updated fiscal 2011 guidance

Challenges in provision of high-quality health care at end of life

WHO Western Pacific meeting to address maternal health, rise in dengue

Behavioral management and preventive medication can combat migraine: Research

Albireo reports positive results from A3309 Phase IIb study in chronic idiopathic constipation

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