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New study calls future parents to understand effects of perinatal events on child development

Approximately 5,000 families (pregnant women, fathers and newborns) are being asked to take part in a new study called Étude 3-D (Découvrir, Développer, Devenir) that is aimed at understanding the effects of perinatal events on child development. The study is directed by Dr. William Fraser, Associate Director of Clinical Research at the CHU Sainte-Justine and professor of Medicine at the University of Montreal.

23 Sep 2010

Novartis applauds declaration of CML Awareness Day in Canada

Today is a meaningful milestone for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) patients and their families.

23 Sep 2010

UB researchers to investigate influence of environmental factors on MS progression

A $634,000 grant from the Department of Defense is allowing researchers at the University at Buffalo to investigate a trio of environmental factors and their influence on the progression of multiple sclerosis.

23 Sep 2010

Texas grapples with medical malpractice reform while Illinois addresses employer health care costs

Texas Tribune: "As a federal judge considers the constitutionality of Texas' 2003 medical malpractice reform — and Gov. Rick Perry campaigns for more lawsuit restrictions — the Texas Supreme Court has narrowly ruled that hospital injuries seemingly unrelated to doctor error can still fall under the state's stringent medical malpractice caps.

23 Sep 2010

Phase II study: Fostamatinib improves outcomes in RA patients

AstraZeneca's new oral syk inhibitor, fostamatinib (R788), recently in-licensed from Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., significantly improved outcomes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis who responded inadequately to ongoing treatment with methotrexate, according to phase II study data published in The New England Journal of Medicine today.

23 Sep 2010

Genetic variation in taste pathway genes associated with dental caries risk

Dental caries is a highly prevalent disease that is disproportionately distributed in the population. Caries occurrence and progression is known to be influenced by a complex interplay of both environmental and genetic factors, with numerous contributing factors having been identified including bacterial flora, dietary habits, fluoride exposure, oral hygiene, salivary flow, salivary composition, and tooth structure. Previous reports have characterized the influence of the genetic variation on taste preferences and dietary habits.

23 Sep 2010

CGI opening day focuses on economic growth, natural disasters, women’s rights

The Clinton Global Initiative's (CGI) three-day annual summit began on Tuesday with a focus on economic growth, natural disaster preparation and the empowerment of women and girls, Reuters reports.

23 Sep 2010

NCI selects Caliper's Quantum FX microCT system to study tumor models in lung cancer

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc., a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery and life sciences research, today announced that the National Cancer Institute has purchased Caliper's Quantum FX, a stand-alone microCT system for pre-clinical imaging, to study spontaneous tumor models in lung cancer.

23 Sep 2010

Polls show continued confusion over health law as battle for public support continues

A new AP poll has found that more than half of Americans believe in error that the health law will raise their taxes this year. The law is also muddying up the minds of many struggling to figure out what the provisions mean to them.

23 Sep 2010

Implantation of new bioprosthetic-tissue valve in patients with severe aortic stenosis saves lives

Implantation of a new bioprosthetic-tissue valve into the hearts of patients who have severe aortic stenosis and are too sick or too old for open-heart surgery has been found to both save lives and improve the quality of those lives, according to a new multicenter study, to be published online at 2 p.m. Pacific time today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

23 Sep 2010

World leaders address country ownership, accountability, women at MDG summit

At the U.N. Summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on Tuesday African leaders said "they could do more to meet U.N. goals to slash extreme poverty and urged stronger leadership among developing countries to tackle hunger and disease and attract investment," Reuters reports in an article that examines the leaders' call for African nations to take greater ownership over their development.

23 Sep 2010

Wall Street Journal reports on building epidemiological capacity in developing countries

The Wall Street Journal examines programs funded partly by the U.S. government that are helping "Nigeria, Vietnam and dozens of other countries" to expand "efforts to respond to disease threats, as epidemics add to the burden on their health-care systems and new pathogens spread around the globe."

23 Sep 2010

University of Illinois at Chicago receives $12.4M grant to study smoking behaviors in young adults

The University of Illinois at Chicago has received a $12.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study the predictors of smoking patterns from adolescence through young adulthood.

23 Sep 2010

Chromium picolinate may cure inflammation associated with diabetic nephropathy: Research

Taking chromium picolinate may help lessen inflammation associated with diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease), say researchers at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta.

23 Sep 2010

Revolutionary technology 'cooks' brain tumor

University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center is offering new hope for patients with inoperable brain tumors or lesions previously diagnosed as untreatable through a revolutionary technology called AutoLITT which "cooks" brain tumors with an MRI-guided laser. UH becomes one of only three medical centers in the world offering AutoLITT as part of its arsenal in the fight against cancer. It is especially effective in treating glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat brain cancers.

23 Sep 2010

On health reform's 6-month anniversary, numerous provisions kick in

The Associated Press: The new health law "starts delivering protections and dollars-and-cents benefits that Americans can grasp. But it won't affect all consumers the same way, which may cause confusion." The AP walks consumers through some of the provisions in a question and answer format (Johnson, 9/22).

23 Sep 2010

FDA and EMA accept regulatory submissions of vandetanib for advanced medullary thyroid cancer

AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have accepted regulatory submissions for review of the investigational drug vandetanib in the treatment of patients with advanced medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). The FDA also granted priority review status for the new drug application and set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date of 7 January 2011.

23 Sep 2010

Doctors misuse antibiotics to treat patients with respiratory tract infections: Study

Doctors frequently misuse antibiotics when treating patients hospitalized with respiratory tract infections (RTIs), according to a study to be published in the November issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

23 Sep 2010

NeoStem to present VSEL Technology for Battlefield Wounds treatment at USU-HJF Symposium

NeoStem, Inc., an international biopharmaceutical company with operations in the U.S. and China, today announced that the Company will be presenting its Autologous Adult Stem Cell VSEL Technology for the Treatment of Battlefield Wounds at The USU-HJF Military Medicine Symposium in Washington DC, September 23rd, 2010.

23 Sep 2010

New analytical technique to improve personalized medicine

In the future, even before the start of the treatment, physicians will be able to establish how patient's blood binds a given medicine and what doze should be applied in order to obtain the concentration in the body that would be optimal for the treatment. A new simple method of analysis of chemical reactions proceeding in solutions has been developed in the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

23 Sep 2010

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New study calls future parents to understand effects of perinatal events on child development

Novartis applauds declaration of CML Awareness Day in Canada

UB researchers to investigate influence of environmental factors on MS progression

Texas grapples with medical malpractice reform while Illinois addresses employer health care costs

Phase II study: Fostamatinib improves outcomes in RA patients

Genetic variation in taste pathway genes associated with dental caries risk

CGI opening day focuses on economic growth, natural disasters, women’s rights

NCI selects Caliper's Quantum FX microCT system to study tumor models in lung cancer

Polls show continued confusion over health law as battle for public support continues

Implantation of new bioprosthetic-tissue valve in patients with severe aortic stenosis saves lives

World leaders address country ownership, accountability, women at MDG summit

Wall Street Journal reports on building epidemiological capacity in developing countries

University of Illinois at Chicago receives $12.4M grant to study smoking behaviors in young adults

Chromium picolinate may cure inflammation associated with diabetic nephropathy: Research

Revolutionary technology 'cooks' brain tumor

On health reform's 6-month anniversary, numerous provisions kick in

FDA and EMA accept regulatory submissions of vandetanib for advanced medullary thyroid cancer

Doctors misuse antibiotics to treat patients with respiratory tract infections: Study

NeoStem to present VSEL Technology for Battlefield Wounds treatment at USU-HJF Symposium

New analytical technique to improve personalized medicine

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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