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Kryptonite adhesive can improve quality of heart patients recovering from open-chest surgery

New research shows that a surgical procedure using a cutting-edge super glue pioneered a year ago by Calgary researchers can improve the recovery of heart patients recovering from open-chest surgery, Dr. Paul Fedak today told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2010, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.

25 Oct 2010

Aortic stiffness seen in obese children

The blood vessels of obese children have stiffness normally seen in much older adults with cardiovascular disease, Dr. Kevin Harris today told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2010, co-hosted by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society and the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The clock is ticking and the shape of the 13 year-old-heart is changing - for the worse.

25 Oct 2010

Daschle says GOP might defund health plan, and other overhaul news

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, a South Dakota Democrat, tells Kaiser Health News that a Republican strategy to defund the health law may be an effective way for the plan's opponents to unravel it.

25 Oct 2010

Targeting c-Met protein may be effective for patients with metastatic liver cancer

A more personalized treatment for people with a type of metastatic liver cancer hepatocellular carcinoma may be possible by targeting the protein c-Met, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

25 Oct 2010

Two researchers receive European Research Council Starting Grants

Two European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants worth almost one and a half million euros each over the next five years have been awarded to two researchers from the Max Delbr-ck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch and the Charit Universit-tsmedizin, Berlin in Germany.

25 Oct 2010

Vote set on contentious health law provision

Kaiser Health News staff writer Julie Appleby reports: "Regulators are set to vote Thursday on controversial rules governing how much insurers must spend on patients' medical care - a key provision of the new health overhaul law" (Appleby, 10/20).

25 Oct 2010

Childhood cancer survivors at increased risk of gastrointestinal problems

People treated for cancer when they were children have a higher-than-average risk of gastrointestinal problems - some mild, some quite severe - in the years following treatment, according to a study to be presented at the 42nd Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) in Boston on Sunday, Oct. 24.

25 Oct 2010

Diabetes and peripheral artery disease are costly; PAD may spur growth in medical device industry

Diabetes cases in the U.S. are expected to double or triple by 2050, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

25 Oct 2010

Ventas to acquire Atria's portfolio of senior living communities

Atria Senior Living Group today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to merge its real estate with Ventas, Inc.. As part of this transaction, Ventas will purchase Atria's portfolio of senior living communities in exchange for an estimated $3.1 billion, including $1.35 billion in Ventas stock, $150 million in cash and $1.6 billion in debt either to be assumed or repaid.

25 Oct 2010

State Watch: N.Y. approves rate hikes; Arizona referendum on health insurance mandate; Md. insurer cuts broker fees

The Sacramento Bee: "A Sacramento federal judge has ordered the state to keep providing adult dental, podiatric and chiropractic services to poor people in underserved rural areas until it gets permission from federal health authorities to discontinue the benefits. U.S. District Judge Frank C. Damrell Jr. ruled Wednesday that, while the services are not mandatory under the federal Medicaid program (Medi-Cal in California), the Legislature's decision to end them last year as a cost-saving measure was unlawful without federal approval.

25 Oct 2010

Kanto Chemical to distribute NanoIntegris' carbon nanotubes in Japan

NanoIntegris, Inc. announced today that it entered into a distribution contract with Kanto Chemical Co., Inc. NanoIntegris is the world's only supplier of 99% enriched metallic and semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes. Research companies and universities are currently using NanoIntegris' carbon nanotubes to develop emerging technologies such as printable transistors, chemical sensors, and biomedical applications such as imaging and drug delivery.

25 Oct 2010

Novartis informs Emisphere on First Interpretable Results of two-year Phase III Study 2301 in osteoarthritis

Emisphere Technologies, Inc. announced today that Novartis Pharma AG provided Emisphere with information regarding the First Interpretable Results of the two-year Phase III Study 2301 in osteoarthritis conducted by its license partner Nordic Bioscience with oral calcitonin (SMC021).

25 Oct 2010

Vancomycin beneficial for managing patients hospitalized with cellulits

Patients admitted to the hospital for the common bacterial skin infection cellulitis should be treated as a first line of defense with the potent antibiotic drug vancomycin rather than other antibiotics such as penicillin, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.

25 Oct 2010

Daschle on health law: Defunding is 'a serious threat'

Tom Daschle, the former Senate Majority Leader and a senior, informal, advisor to President Obama during the health debate has been writing and talking about how the law got passed.

25 Oct 2010

Taste receptors in lungs can revolutionize treatment option for asthma

Taste receptors in the lungs. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore have discovered that bitter taste receptors are not just located in the mouth but also in human lungs. What they learned about the role of the receptors could revolutionize the treatment of asthma and other obstructive lung diseases.

25 Oct 2010

Sinovac Biotech receives Drug Registration Certificate for seasonal influenza vaccine

Sinovac Biotech Ltd., a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, announced today that Sinovac Biotech (Hong Kong) Ltd., its wholly owned subsidiary company in Hong Kong, has received the Certificate of Drug/Product Registration from the Hong Kong Department of Health for its seasonal influenza vaccine Anflu.

25 Oct 2010

Researchers discover microglia cells originates prior to birth during embryonic life

Mount Sinai researchers have discovered that microglia, the immune cells that reside in the brain, have a unique origin and are formed shortly after conception. It was previously thought that microglia originated at the same time as macrophages, which are other immune cells that are thought to develop at birth. This groundbreaking discovery has the potential to lead to future treatments of degenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. The study is published online October 21 in Science Express.

25 Oct 2010

Botox beneficial for cosmetic dental treatment

A significant majority of dental implant patients are older with facial aging and their dentists may need to consider the benefits of rejuvenation techniques, such as Botox, for maximizing the cosmetic outcomes of the procedure, according to a leading cosmetic surgeon speaking at the American Academy of Implant Dentistry annual meeting.

25 Oct 2010

Maven Semantic updates Antiviral research database

Maven Semantic announces updates to their Antiviral research database. The new database is now available to marketing, business development, competitor intelligence, KOL, medical affairs and related departments in the life sciences sector.

25 Oct 2010

WallFlex Biliary RX Stent receives CE Mark approval for benign biliary strictures

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that its WallFlex Biliary RX Fully Covered Stent has received CE Mark approval for the treatment of benign biliary strictures.

25 Oct 2010

Medical News

Kryptonite adhesive can improve quality of heart patients recovering from open-chest surgery

Aortic stiffness seen in obese children

Daschle says GOP might defund health plan, and other overhaul news

Targeting c-Met protein may be effective for patients with metastatic liver cancer

Two researchers receive European Research Council Starting Grants

Vote set on contentious health law provision

Childhood cancer survivors at increased risk of gastrointestinal problems

Diabetes and peripheral artery disease are costly; PAD may spur growth in medical device industry

Ventas to acquire Atria's portfolio of senior living communities

State Watch: N.Y. approves rate hikes; Arizona referendum on health insurance mandate; Md. insurer cuts broker fees

Kanto Chemical to distribute NanoIntegris' carbon nanotubes in Japan

Novartis informs Emisphere on First Interpretable Results of two-year Phase III Study 2301 in osteoarthritis

Vancomycin beneficial for managing patients hospitalized with cellulits

Daschle on health law: Defunding is 'a serious threat'

Taste receptors in lungs can revolutionize treatment option for asthma

Sinovac Biotech receives Drug Registration Certificate for seasonal influenza vaccine

Researchers discover microglia cells originates prior to birth during embryonic life

Botox beneficial for cosmetic dental treatment

Maven Semantic updates Antiviral research database

WallFlex Biliary RX Stent receives CE Mark approval for benign biliary strictures

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