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U.S. 'among the lowest' in aid quality and effectiveness, report finds

The U.S. "ranks among the lowest in terms of the quality and effectiveness of its aid," according to a new Center for Global Development/Brookings Institution report, Foreign Policy's "The Cable" blog writes.

7 Oct 2010

Core Dynamics receives USD grant to develop Freeze Dried blood unit

CORE DYNAMICS announced today that it has recently received a 2 Million USD grant from the US Army. The US Army Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), has selected Core Dynamics to lead its effort on the development of a Freeze Dried blood unit for future use in the battle field.

7 Oct 2010

Vaccine improves survival of glioblastoma patients in phase II clinical trial: Researchers

A vaccine that turns the immune system against brain tumor cells bearing a genetic mutation that drives the most aggressive form of glioblastoma multiforme improved survival of patients in a phase II clinical trial, researchers at Duke University and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

7 Oct 2010

Caris Target Now molecular tumor profiling increases PFS in cancer patients

Caris Life Sciences, Inc., a leading biosciences company focused on enabling precise and personalized healthcare through the highest quality anatomic pathology, molecular profiling, and blood-based diagnostic services, today announced highlights from a multi-center, prospective, pilot study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

7 Oct 2010

Louise A. Villejo recognized with 2010 Julie and Ben Rogers Award for Excellence in Education

Louise A. Villejo, executive director of the Patient Education Office at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, is the recipient of the 2010 Julie and Ben Rogers Award for Excellence in Education.

7 Oct 2010

Cortex secures patent rights for combined use of AMPAKINE and mGluR5 compounds for Fragile X syndrome treatment

Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the rights to a published patent application entitled, "Pharmacological Modulation of Positive AMPA Receptor Modulator Effects on Neurotrophin Expression", has been licensed exclusively to Cortex from the University of California.

7 Oct 2010

Twenty-two countries face 'protracted crises,' increased likelihood of food insecurity, U.N. report says

Twenty-two countries "are facing enormous challenges like repeated food crises and an extremely high prevalence of hunger due to a combination of natural disasters, conflict and weak institutions," the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's and the World Food Program said in the State of Food Insecurity in the World 2010 report on Wedensday, Xinhua News reports.

7 Oct 2010

CytoGenix to conduct financial audits to secure NASDAQ listing

CYTOGENIX, INC. announced today that it has engaged the Hall Group, P.C. of Dallas, Texas, to conduct the necessary financial audits to bring CytoGenix, Inc. current on all of its required SEC filings and enable it to move onto the NASDAQ.

7 Oct 2010

ANDA approved for Losartan Potassium Tablets USP, Losartan Potassium and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets

Roxane Laboratories, Inc. announced today the approval of its Abbreviated New Drug Application for Losartan Potassium Tablets USP, 25mg, 50mg and 100mg as well as Losartan Potassium and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets, 50mg/12.5mg and 100mg/25mg by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Both products are available for immediate shipment to wholesalers and pharmacies nationwide.

7 Oct 2010

PharmMD STAR Solution introduced to help health, drug plans increase their Medicare CMS Star Ratings

PharmMD, the nation's leader in quality Medication Therapy Management, announced today a new product, PharmMD STAR Solution, to help health and drug plans increase their Medicare CMS Star Ratings.

7 Oct 2010

Top research papers on venous disease receive VDC Research Awards

The Venous Disease Coalition (VDC) presented the Coalition's second annual Research Awards to the top three research papers on venous disease published in 2009 at the organization's Seventh Annual Meeting in Alexandria, VA.

7 Oct 2010

Health law rhetoric increases in races across country

In races around the U.S., the health care law is proving to be a main factor in deciding who gets elected, with Republicans promising repeal and Democrats defending the tenets of the law. Fox News/The Wall Street Journal has video of debate between Connecticut Senate candidates Dick Blumenthal, a Democrat, and Linda McMahon, a Republican, on the health law (10/5).

7 Oct 2010

Quintiles, SNUH announce clinical research partnership

Quintiles, the only fully integrated biopharmaceutical services company offering clinical, commercial, consulting and capital solutions worldwide, today celebrated its 10th year anniversary in South Korea by announcing a strategic alliance with the Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) as part of its unique Prime Site program. SNUH is Quintiles' second Prime Site in Asia, adding to six other existing sites located in the United States, Europe and Africa.

7 Oct 2010

Surgeons create novel matrix to control insulin dependent diabetes

Surgeons from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, are reporting on a whole new strategy for controlling insulin dependent diabetes without daily injections of insulin. The surgeons have bio-engineered a novel matrix that serves as a scaffold for seeding supportive stem cells as well as pancreatic islets (the cells that produce insulin in the pancreas).

7 Oct 2010

Study on B-cell receptors may help develop new treatment strategies for leukaemia

In order to track down pathogens and render them harmless, the immune system must be able to recognize myriad different foreign substances and react to them. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and the Centre for Biological Signalling Studies BIOSS at the University of Freiburg have discovered how the immune system's B-cells can be activated by numerous substances from our environment.

7 Oct 2010

Donors pledge nearly $12b for Global Fund, missing lowest funding target

Donors at a replenishment meeting in New York on Tuesday pledged $11.7 billion over three years for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, "higher than past support but below the lowest target set by the agency in its efforts to combat disease in the developing world," the Financial Times reports.

7 Oct 2010

VAP bundle helps eliminate hospital-acquired infection

Critically ill patients on a breathing tube are at risk not only from their injuries or diseases, but also from infections they can contract in the hospital. One of the most common infections is pneumonia from breathing tubes. A study of a new multidisciplinary protocol that has all but eliminated such infections at one hospital was reported on today at the 2010 Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.

7 Oct 2010

Medical News

U.S. 'among the lowest' in aid quality and effectiveness, report finds

Core Dynamics receives USD grant to develop Freeze Dried blood unit

Vaccine improves survival of glioblastoma patients in phase II clinical trial: Researchers

Caris Target Now molecular tumor profiling increases PFS in cancer patients

Louise A. Villejo recognized with 2010 Julie and Ben Rogers Award for Excellence in Education

Cortex secures patent rights for combined use of AMPAKINE and mGluR5 compounds for Fragile X syndrome treatment

Twenty-two countries face 'protracted crises,' increased likelihood of food insecurity, U.N. report says

CytoGenix to conduct financial audits to secure NASDAQ listing

ANDA approved for Losartan Potassium Tablets USP, Losartan Potassium and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets

PharmMD STAR Solution introduced to help health, drug plans increase their Medicare CMS Star Ratings

Top research papers on venous disease receive VDC Research Awards

Health law rhetoric increases in races across country

Quintiles, SNUH announce clinical research partnership

Surgeons create novel matrix to control insulin dependent diabetes

Study on B-cell receptors may help develop new treatment strategies for leukaemia

Donors pledge nearly $12b for Global Fund, missing lowest funding target

VAP bundle helps eliminate hospital-acquired infection

Mothers' stress can aggravate children's asthma symptoms

Roche receives development and commercialization rights for danoprevir drug

Medical device industry, advocates weigh in on proposed expedited approval process

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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