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Talecris announces publication of PROLASTIN-C study results for AAT deficiency in BML journal

Talecris Biotherapeutics today announced the publication of results from a study showing that PROLASTIN-C (Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor [Human]) (A1PI) is as effective as PROLASTIN (Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor [Human]) in raising levels of alpha-1 protein in patients with alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency.

22 Oct 2010

Paragon Bioservices awarded contract to assist USAMRIID in vaccine development efforts

Paragon Bioservices, a Baltimore-based CMO focused on the contract research, process development and manufacturing of biologics, announced today that it has been awarded a $4.99 million contract to assist the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases in its vaccine development efforts.

22 Oct 2010

Disparities in breast cancer mortality continues to be high in Chicago: Data

Disparities in breast cancer mortality continued to be unacceptably high in Chicago and significantly larger than the national average according to new data released today at a rally sponsored by the Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force. The Task Force also announced results of the first year of data collection by the Chicago Breast Cancer Quality Consortium, which found many hospitals in Chicago are not meeting accepted quality standards.

22 Oct 2010

Social networks important for maintaining dialysis patients' health: Study

Dialysis patients with little social support from friends and family are more likely to ignore doctors' orders, experience a poorer quality of life, and die prematurely, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology. The results suggest strong social networks are important for maintaining dialysis patients' health.

22 Oct 2010

Six government drug control laboratories in MENA to join USP to improve quality of drugs

Six government drug control laboratories in the Middle East and North Africa will join together with the United States Pharmacopeial Convention in an effort to improve their capabilities to test the quality of drugs. The MENA Regional Laboratory Network aims to promote communication and exchange of information among participating countries, strengthen the performance and technical skill of the laboratories and their personnel, harmonize methods that facilitate approval of drugs across countries in the region, and help eliminate substandard and counterfeit drugs.

22 Oct 2010

Patients are under-informed about treatments; Home-based care gains popularity

A survey of more than 3,000 patients age 40 and older reveals that physicians often leave information out when they present treatment plans to patients, who "hear far more from doctors about the pros than cons of medications, tests and surgeries." Often, "physicians tend to offer opinions, not options, the researchers found, and rarely mention to patients that they can decide not to do anything," according to the study, which was funded by the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making.

22 Oct 2010

Cephalon signs convertible note subscription agreement with ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals

Today, Cephalon, Inc. announced the signing of a convertible note subscription agreement with ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals Limited, an Australian-based oncology focused biopharmaceutical company.

22 Oct 2010

Scientists discover new cell that may limit inflammation in CNS

Scientists at Barrow Neurological Institute have recently made discoveries about a type of cell that may limit inflammation in the central nervous system - a finding that could have important implications in the treatment of brain disorders such as multiple sclerosis. The research, led by Barrow's Fu-Dong Shi, MD, PhD, was published in the August 2010 issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine, and simultaneously highlighted in Nature.

22 Oct 2010

FDA announces new label for HIV antiviral drug Invirase

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that new safety information has been added to the label for the HIV antiviral drug Invirase (saquinavir), describing potentially life-threatening side effects on the heart when used with Norvir (ritonavir), another HIV antiviral medication.

22 Oct 2010

Participants explore role of pediatric oncology nurses at APHON 34th Annual Convention

"While this is a topic most people - even nurses - avoid, it was a most informative presentation for me," said a participant in the session on "The Art of Pediatric Palliative Care Nursing" at the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses 34th Annual Convention, October 14-16, 2010, in Minneapolis, MN.

22 Oct 2010

Gilead announces results from Phase III clinical trial of Cayston, TIS in cystic fibrosis patients

Gilead Sciences, Inc. today announced that its head-to-head Phase III clinical trial of Cayston (aztreonam for inhalation solution) versus tobramycin inhalation solution (TIS) in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) achieved its co-primary endpoint of superiority of Cayston for mean actual change in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1, a measure of lung function) percent predicted across three treatment cycles (six months).

22 Oct 2010

New review outlines Bionovo's platform of estrogen receptor modulators for menopausal conditions

Bionovo, Inc. today announced the publication of a review of results from studies discussing new classes of estrogen receptor modulating drugs with distinct mechanism for pharmacological effect. The review is published in the most recent edition of Current Opinion in Pharmacology.

22 Oct 2010

TOBI reduces mortality in patients with cystic fibrosis, Pa lung infection

A new analysis of data from more than 12,000 people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) lung infection in the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Patient Registry shows that use of TOBI (Tobramycin Inhalation Solution, USP) was associated with a 21% reduction in mortality in the following year.

22 Oct 2010

ACOG joins Jay Monahan Center to develop new chapter on Female Cancers resource guide

The New York State Chapter of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, District II (ACOG) has partnered with the Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center to develop the fifth and final chapter to the Focus on Female Cancers resource guide.

22 Oct 2010

American Academy takes measures to attract women to become orthopaedic surgeons

Only 3.9 percent of orthopaedic surgeons and 13.8 percent of orthopaedic residents are women, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. The academy is working to attract more women to the specialty by placing advertisements in medical student publications and sponsoring booths at medical student meetings.

22 Oct 2010

Hospira announces launch of piperacillin and tazobactam injection in the US

Hospira, Inc., the world leader in generic injectable pharmaceuticals, today announced the launch of piperacillin and tazobactam for injection in the United States. The medication is a generic version of Zosyn, the world's leading injectable antibiotic, from Pfizer. Piperacillin and tazobactam injection posted 2009 U.S. sales of more than $855 million.

22 Oct 2010

KHN column: Yeah, those emergency rooms are crowded

"Almost everyone understands that our emergency medical care system has real problems. Yet a surprising number of people, on many sides of the policy debate, wrongly view reducing emergency department use as a key measure of health reform's success" (10/21).

22 Oct 2010

Indian, S. African leaders call for developing countries to work together, invest more in science

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday during the launch of the Third World Academy of Sciences meeting (TWAS) in Hyderabad, India, called for developing countries to place greater emphasis on scientific research and application, the Economic Times reports.

22 Oct 2010

Mount Sinai School of Medicine launches inner-city mental health program for children

Research has shown that nearly 40 percent of youth in low-income communities exhibit significant mental health needs - needs which remain largely unaddressed due to a myriad of barriers, including system-level obstacles, such as waiting lists, stigma related to seeking mental health care, poverty, family stress and competing priorities.

22 Oct 2010

Researchers find new evolution of malaria-transmitting mosquito species

Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have found that the major malaria-transmitting mosquito species, Anopheles gambiae, is evolving into two separate species with different traits, a development that could both complicate malaria control efforts and potentially require new disease prevention methods. Their findings were published in back-to-back articles in the October 22 issue of the journal Science.

22 Oct 2010

Medical News

Talecris announces publication of PROLASTIN-C study results for AAT deficiency in BML journal

Paragon Bioservices awarded contract to assist USAMRIID in vaccine development efforts

Disparities in breast cancer mortality continues to be high in Chicago: Data

Social networks important for maintaining dialysis patients' health: Study

Six government drug control laboratories in MENA to join USP to improve quality of drugs

Patients are under-informed about treatments; Home-based care gains popularity

Cephalon signs convertible note subscription agreement with ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals

Scientists discover new cell that may limit inflammation in CNS

FDA announces new label for HIV antiviral drug Invirase

Participants explore role of pediatric oncology nurses at APHON 34th Annual Convention

Gilead announces results from Phase III clinical trial of Cayston, TIS in cystic fibrosis patients

New review outlines Bionovo's platform of estrogen receptor modulators for menopausal conditions

TOBI reduces mortality in patients with cystic fibrosis, Pa lung infection

ACOG joins Jay Monahan Center to develop new chapter on Female Cancers resource guide

American Academy takes measures to attract women to become orthopaedic surgeons

Hospira announces launch of piperacillin and tazobactam injection in the US

KHN column: Yeah, those emergency rooms are crowded

Indian, S. African leaders call for developing countries to work together, invest more in science

Mount Sinai School of Medicine launches inner-city mental health program for children

Researchers find new evolution of malaria-transmitting mosquito species

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