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WellWorld Science officially launches Livea in the U.S.

After more than 30 years of research and an extensive open-label weight loss study, WellWorld Science® announces the official U.S. launch of Livea®, a doctor-developed, non-prescription, patent-pending appetite-control supplement that is unlike any other dietary supplement on the market.

27 Jan 2010

EU Clinical Trials Directive: ECCO supports proposals by its member organisations

In response to a European Commission consultation on the EU Clinical Trials Directive, ECCO - the European CanCer Organisation - has supported proposals by its member organisations for adapting the Directive's requirements to reflect practical necessities in cancer research and treatment.

27 Jan 2010

Treating septic shock patients with intensive insulin therapy does not reduce risk of in-hospital death

Treating adults with septic shock with intensive insulin therapy to counter elevated blood glucose levels associated with corticosteroid therapy did not result in a reduced risk of in-hospital death, compared to patients who received conventional insulin therapy, according to a study in the January 27 issue of JAMA.

27 Jan 2010

AcuMedSpa Holdings completes Authorized Share reduction

AcuMedSpa Holdings, Inc., in accordance with its vision to increase shareholder value and confidence, announces that it has completed its Authorized Share reduction from 375,000,000 to 175,000,000. The Outstanding Shares remain unchanged at 127,124,965. AcuMedSpa Holdings would like to reiterate its position that it intends to maintain and increase shareholder value.

27 Jan 2010

FedSources to host an InFocus Event on Healthcare Technology

FedSources, a Washington Management Group company, is hosting an InFocus Event on Healthcare Technology on Thursday, January 28, 2010.

27 Jan 2010

GenSpera commences treatment in G-202 Phase I trial for solid tumors

GenSpera, Inc. announced that the first patient was treated in the Phase I clinical study of its cancer chemotherapeutic agent, G-202, at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, Wisconsin. The trial is also being conducted at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland.

27 Jan 2010

TeleTracking Technologies' Bed Management Suite selected as leading patient flow solution

For the third straight year TeleTracking's Bed Management Suite™, with the trend-setting electronic bedboard® , was selected "Category Leader – Patient Flow" (formerly Bed Management) by healthcare providers who use automated patient flow solutions, according to healthcare market researcher KLAS.

27 Jan 2010

NIST researchers determine best practices for storing and monitoring refrigerated vaccines

Every year, billions of dollars worth of vaccines are shipped to thousands of medical providers across the country, and every year doctors must dispose of tens of millions of dollars worth of those vaccines because they became too warm or too cold while in storage.

27 Jan 2010

Indequate coverage and lack of legal accountability for insurers

Consumer Watchdog urged President Obama to watch Sunday's Dateline NBC documentary on patients who have insurance but not adequate coverage, then pledge in his State of the Union address tomorrow to deal with the lack of legal accountability for insurers and lack of adequate representation for consumers in the federal government.

27 Jan 2010

Social inequalities exist in diabetes care

People with lower socioeconomic status and those belonging to ethnic minority groups receive worse health care in the treatment of diabetes than the rest of patients in the world's most developed countries.

27 Jan 2010

Two new studies further the understanding of molecular steps in PLC cascade

Two new studies by researchers at the University of Washington further our understanding of the molecular steps in the PLC cascade, a G protein-coupled receptor signaling mechanism that underlies a wide variety of cellular processes, including egg fertilization, hormone secretion, and the regulation of certain potassium channels.

27 Jan 2010

Study could lead to better understanding of how certain birth defects occur in humans

Scientists have identified a gene family that plays a key role in one of the earliest stages of development in which an embryo distinguishes its left side from the right and determines how organs should be positioned within the body. The finding in mice likely will lead to a better understanding of how certain birth defects occur in humans.

27 Jan 2010

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals discontinues the development of ozarelix in BPH

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, a commercial-stage biotechnology company with a primary focus in oncology, today announced that it is discontinuing development of ozarelix in benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH).

27 Jan 2010

Blood sugar levels link decision making to metabolic cues

Would you choose to receive a small amount of money today or a larger sum next month? We know that it is worth it to wait longer for a larger reward, but sometimes the temptation for the smaller, immediate reward becomes too great and we simply cannot resist it. Selecting the immediate reward is known as "future discounting" and often suggests a lack of self-control.

27 Jan 2010

Hypothermic machine perfusion outperforms standard cold-storage liver preservation

Preserving organs on ice prior to transplantation, an approach known as cold storage or CS, has been the standard practice in liver transplant for 20 years. Now there is new evidence that a technique called hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) may offer an improvement, according to the first-ever study comparing the impact of the two techniques on transplant outcomes.

27 Jan 2010

Researchers challenge prevailing belief about role of protein in abnormal cell proliferation

In a study to be published this week, a research team is challenging a prevailing belief about the behavior of a human protein linked to the formation of cancer, possibly breathing new life into the search for therapies that will inhibit that protein from "turning on" genes involved in abnormal cell proliferation.

27 Jan 2010

AFib: NAVISTAR THERMOCOOL Catheter provides better outcomes compared to drug therapy

According to data appearing today in JAMA, patients with a common heart rhythm disorder, called Atrial Fibrillation, who were treated with catheter ablation using the NAVISTAR® THERMOCOOL® Catheter, demonstrated significantly better outcomes at one year compared to those receiving drug therapy. In addition, the patients treated with catheter ablation reported markedly fewer symptoms and substantially improved quality of life.

27 Jan 2010

Researchers join in a three-year project to pursue novel applications of HPC in radiotherapy

Researchers from the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego have joined forces with the Department of Radiation Oncology in the university's School of Medicine, its Department of Mathematics, and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in a three-year, $1.5 million project to pursue novel applications of high-performance computing (HPC) in radiotherapy.

27 Jan 2010

Labcyte introduces pre-calibrated liquid class packages for use with its Echo acoustic dispensers

Today Labcyte introduced two pre-calibrated liquid class packages for use with its award-winning Echo® acoustic dispensers and POD™ 810 plate assemblers, which move liquids with sound. This expanded capability will allow its high throughput screening customers to not only transfer compounds in DMSO, but enables the transfer of a wide range of liquids necessary to assemble miniaturized assays for biochemical and cell-based screening.

27 Jan 2010

Mayo Clinic achieves new levels of excellence in service to humanity

Mayo Clinic announced today that it raised $1.35 billion in its first comprehensive fundraising campaign, surpassing the goal of $1.25 billion.

27 Jan 2010

Medical News

WellWorld Science officially launches Livea in the U.S.

EU Clinical Trials Directive: ECCO supports proposals by its member organisations

Treating septic shock patients with intensive insulin therapy does not reduce risk of in-hospital death

AcuMedSpa Holdings completes Authorized Share reduction

FedSources to host an InFocus Event on Healthcare Technology

GenSpera commences treatment in G-202 Phase I trial for solid tumors

TeleTracking Technologies' Bed Management Suite selected as leading patient flow solution

NIST researchers determine best practices for storing and monitoring refrigerated vaccines

Indequate coverage and lack of legal accountability for insurers

Social inequalities exist in diabetes care

Two new studies further the understanding of molecular steps in PLC cascade

Study could lead to better understanding of how certain birth defects occur in humans

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals discontinues the development of ozarelix in BPH

Blood sugar levels link decision making to metabolic cues

Hypothermic machine perfusion outperforms standard cold-storage liver preservation

Researchers challenge prevailing belief about role of protein in abnormal cell proliferation

AFib: NAVISTAR THERMOCOOL Catheter provides better outcomes compared to drug therapy

Researchers join in a three-year project to pursue novel applications of HPC in radiotherapy

Labcyte introduces pre-calibrated liquid class packages for use with its Echo acoustic dispensers

Mayo Clinic achieves new levels of excellence in service to humanity

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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