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Environment plays a key role in determining sexual over asexual reproduction

Evolutionary biologists at the University of Toronto (U of T) have found that environment plays a key role in determining whether a species opts for sexual over asexual reproduction.

18 Oct 2010

Women with normal bone mineral density at age 67 don't need osteoporosis screening again for 10 years

Since 2002, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended that women ages 65 and older be routinely screened for osteoporosis and has suggested that a 2-year screening interval might be appropriate. However, what length the screening interval should be is a topic that remains controversial and undecided, with no definitive scientific evidence to provide guidance.

18 Oct 2010

MSF calls for donor countries to improve food aid nutrition standards on eve of World Food Day

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) released a statement in advance of Saturday's World Food Day saying that the "world's biggest donors of food aid ... continued to supply and fund nutritionally 'substandard' food to developing countries, despite scientific evidence showing it was of little value in reducing child malnutrition," Reuters AlertNet reports.

18 Oct 2010

ACEP urges increased emergency medicine representation on National Commission on Children and Disasters

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) today expressed concerns about a new report delivered to the White House and Congress by the National Commission on Children and Disasters. The organization urged the Commission to include more representation from emergency physicians, the group of physicians considered the experts in disaster preparedness, and emergency nurses who care for these victims.

18 Oct 2010

New emergency care guidelines simplify CPR

New emergency care guidelines simplify performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and highlight the need for high quality CPR by addressing some of the barriers to performing CPR. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, co-author of the 2010 Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC), released the guidelines today.

18 Oct 2010

EPA grant helps MSU researchers to educate health care providers on fish consumption

The Environmental Protection Agency has reached out to Michigan State University to inform the state's fish consumers about the harmful impact of environmental chemicals and help them access appropriate guidelines on eating fish.

18 Oct 2010

IASP sponsors campaign for acute pain management

The Global Year Against Acute Pain launches today, focusing attention on a widely under-assessed and undertreated pain that affects most people throughout their lives. Sponsored by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), the 12-month campaign focuses on education for health care professional and government leaders as well as public awareness to help lessen the gap between existing knowledge and technology for acute pain control and current pain management practice.

18 Oct 2010

Tips to understand health benefits during open enrollment

Consumers spend an average of 10 hours researching a new car, but only one hour or less reviewing their health benefit options in open enrollment season which begins this fall for millions of Americans.

18 Oct 2010

Deductible-free screening encourages use of preventive care services

When they do not have to pay a health insurance deductible, people are more likely to undergo screening for conditions like cancer and high cholesterol. However, the increase is modest, and in high-deductible plans, it is quite small, according to a new study in the journal Health Services Research.

18 Oct 2010

South Florida physician publishes unique cookbook for weight loss

South Florida physician, author, and weight-loss expert Sanford Siegal, D.O., M.D., has published a unique cookbook that enables anyone who follows almost any calorie-controlled weight-loss or weight-maintenance diet to combine 120 recipes into a nearly unlimited number of calorie-specific meals.

18 Oct 2010

Fera Pharmaceuticals launches Garamycin Ophthalmic Ointment

Fera Pharmaceuticals announced the launch today of preservative free Garamycin (gentamicin sulfate) Ophthalmic Ointment USP.

18 Oct 2010

Sec. of State Clinton in Brussels to discuss Pakistan flood relief; Report estimates damage at $9.7 billion

Ahead of a European Union ministers meeting in Brussels, Belguim, on Friday to address flood-relief for Pakistan, "Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested European Union leaders should follow the U.S. and withhold further flood-relief funding from Pakistan until Islamabad shows it is doing more to fight corruption and collect tax revenue from its wealthiest citizens," the Wall Street Journal reports (Miller, 10/15).

18 Oct 2010

Alcon concludes 'proof of concept' clinical trial of NovaBay's Aganocide for viral conjunctivitis treatment

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that its development partner, Alcon Research, Ltd., has concluded its proof of concept clinical trial of NovaBay's patented lead Aganocide compound, NVC-422 for the treatment of viral conjunctivitis a highly contagious eye infection for which there are currently no marketed products.

18 Oct 2010

Solta Medical announces acquisition of CLRS Technology

Solta Medical, Inc., a global leader in the medical aesthetics market, today announced it has acquired privately-held CLRS Technology, a provider of personal care solutions based in Costa Mesa, California.

18 Oct 2010

Importance of handwashing highlighted through events in 80 countries

Noting that Friday is Global Handwashing Day, the Los Angeles Times writes, "Every year, diarrhea and acute respiratory infections cause the death of more than 3.5 million children under age 5. These figures could be cut dramatically if handwashing with soap were widely practiced, experts say."

18 Oct 2010

African-American children have higher risk of hypertension

Persistently high blood pressure, or hypertension, may spell worse heart trouble for black children under the age of 13 than for other children of the same ages, according to research led by scientists at Johns Hopkins Children's Center and published in the November issue of Pediatrics.

18 Oct 2010

Bend Research extends 3-year agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb

Bend Research Inc. a leading independent technology-based drug-formulation development and manufacturing organization, announced today it has extended its drug discovery enablement and development services agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, a global biopharmaceutical company.

18 Oct 2010

Intellipharmaceutics announces FDA acceptance to file ANDA for Protonix generic version

Intellipharmaceutics International Inc. today announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for a generic version of Protonix (delayed release pantoprazole sodium).

18 Oct 2010

OSU's Personalized Health Care National Conference focuses on P4 Medicine

Healthcare consumers took center stage at today's annual Ohio State University Medical Center Personalized Health Care National Conference. Speakers focused on ways that P4 Medicine – which is predictive, preventive, personalized and participatory – can revolutionize healthcare by engaging and empowering patients.

18 Oct 2010

Accellent expects net sales of $124.5 million to $125.5 million for fiscal third quarter 2010

Accellent Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Accellent Holdings Corp. today announced certain preliminary financial information for its fiscal third quarter ended September 30, 2010. Such information remains preliminary and subject to review by our independent public accountants.

18 Oct 2010

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Environment plays a key role in determining sexual over asexual reproduction

Women with normal bone mineral density at age 67 don't need osteoporosis screening again for 10 years

MSF calls for donor countries to improve food aid nutrition standards on eve of World Food Day

ACEP urges increased emergency medicine representation on National Commission on Children and Disasters

New emergency care guidelines simplify CPR

EPA grant helps MSU researchers to educate health care providers on fish consumption

IASP sponsors campaign for acute pain management

Tips to understand health benefits during open enrollment

Deductible-free screening encourages use of preventive care services

South Florida physician publishes unique cookbook for weight loss

Fera Pharmaceuticals launches Garamycin Ophthalmic Ointment

Sec. of State Clinton in Brussels to discuss Pakistan flood relief; Report estimates damage at $9.7 billion

Alcon concludes 'proof of concept' clinical trial of NovaBay's Aganocide for viral conjunctivitis treatment

Solta Medical announces acquisition of CLRS Technology

Importance of handwashing highlighted through events in 80 countries

African-American children have higher risk of hypertension

Bend Research extends 3-year agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb

Intellipharmaceutics announces FDA acceptance to file ANDA for Protonix generic version

OSU's Personalized Health Care National Conference focuses on P4 Medicine

Accellent expects net sales of $124.5 million to $125.5 million for fiscal third quarter 2010

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