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Vitamin D may help reduce incidence, severity of viral respiratory tract infections: Study

Vitamin D may help reduce the incidence and severity of viral respiratory tract infections including influenza, according to a new study conducted by investigators at Greenwich Hospital and Yale University School of Medicine.

16 Jun 2010

Washington Post examines trial in Africa of long-acting vaginal ring for HIV prevention

"The first test of a long-acting vaginal ring loaded with an HIV-preventing drug has begun enrolling women in southern Africa," the Washington Post reports. The study, according to the newspaper, marks the 15th trial led by the nonprofit group, International Partnership for Microbicides, which "has helped lead the search for a discreet, woman-controlled means of protection" against the virus.

16 Jun 2010

Most elite medical schools rank low on 'social mission'

Kaiser Health News staff writer Jenny Gold reports: "A new study is turning the traditional medical school ranking list on its head.

16 Jun 2010

Eating Mediterranean-style diet reduces heart disease risk: Research

A study of twins shows that even with genes that put them at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, eating a Mediterranean-style diet can improve heart function, according to research reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.

16 Jun 2010

Florida Advisory Council on Radiation Protection endorses ASTRO's Target Safely patient protection plan

Through a unanimous decision, the Florida Advisory Council on Radiation Protection has endorsed Target Safely, the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO) patient protection plan.

16 Jun 2010

Course on cancer rehabilitation for nurses and other health professionals

Nurses and other health professionals will soon be able to take a dedicated course on cancer rehabilitation at Swansea University. The master's module in cancer rehabilitation is being launched to help the training of health and social care staff.

16 Jun 2010

NIH awards Geisinger $1.8M grant for study of nuclear ErbB3 protein

A new five-year, $1.8 million National Institutes of Health grant awarded to staff scientist Nikolaos Tapinos, M.D., Ph.D., of Geisinger's Sigfried and Janet Weis Center for Research will be used to study the role of nuclear ErbB3 protein during development of the nervous system and in response to nerve injury.

16 Jun 2010

Sanofi-aventis signs definitive agreement to acquire assets of Canderm

Sanofi-aventis announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which an affiliate of sanofi-aventis Canada Inc. is to acquire the assets of Canderm Pharma Inc., a privately-held leading Canadian skin care company. This agreement is consistent with the sanofi-aventis Group's global strategy to expand its consumer health care growth platform and follows on the heels of the Group's acquisition of the North American CHC company Chattem Inc. in March 2010.

16 Jun 2010

Cancer overtreatment raises concern; Physicians tend to use new technology even before solid evidence backs it

The Associated Press/Arizona Republic: "It's an unthinkable notion for a generation raised on the message that early cancer detection saves lives, but specialists say more tumors actually are being found too early. That is raising uncomfortable questions about how aggressively to treat early growths -- in some cases, even how aggressively to test -- along with a push for more of the informed-choice programs.

16 Jun 2010

Reid takes steps toward final vote on 'extenders' package after turning down GOP alternative

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed a motion Monday to stop debate on a bill that includes $140 billion in spending on items such as extended unemployment benefits, enhanced Medicaid payments to states and a fix to keep Medicare reimbursements to doctors from being trimmed. The move suggests Reid thinks he is close to having the votes for passage.

16 Jun 2010

New cancer research centre launched in Edinburgh

Edinburgh today (Wednesday) becomes the next link in a unique chain of Cancer Research UK Centres that are being launched across the UK.

16 Jun 2010

Prostate cancer deaths are expected to jump 17%: 2010 statistics

Prostate cancer deaths are expected to jump 17 percent this year, according to estimates based on National Cancer Institute data. The alarming 2010 statistics, just prior to Father's Day, has ZERO – The Project to End Prostate Cancer urging families to encourage Dad to get tested for the disease this Father's Day because prostate cancer is the second leading cancer among American men.

16 Jun 2010

Final results from Visudyne Phase IIIb DENALI study presented at World Ophthalmology Congress

QLT Inc. today announced that final results from the Novartis-sponsored Phase IIIb DENALI study were presented on June 8, 2010 during the World Ophthalmology Congress in Berlin. DENALI was a 24-month randomized, double-masked, multicenter trial in patients with subfoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to wet age-related macular degeneration (all lesion types).

16 Jun 2010

Health insurance issues: State regulators wary of health law, Medicare Advantage star system

News outlets report on changes to the individual health insurance market and Medicare Advantage plans under the new health law.

16 Jun 2010

New combination appears to be effective against cancer stem cells in pancreatic cancer

The new cancer medication sorafenib looks promising. Sorafenib is used for advanced liver and kidney cancer and also appears to be effective against cancer stem cells in pancreatic cancer. The team led by Professor Dr. Ingrid Herr, Head of the Department of Molecular Oncosurgery, a group of the Department of Surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital, (Managing Director: Professor Dr. Markus W. B-chler) in cooperation with the German Cancer Research Center, tested the new substance in mice and pancreatic cancer cells.

16 Jun 2010

Immunomedics initiates dosing in milatuzumab-doxorubicin conjugate Phase I/II trial for relapsed multiple myeloma

Immunomedics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing monoclonal antibodies to treat cancer and other serious diseases, today announced the dosing of the first patient in a Phase I/II clinical trial of the doxorubicin conjugate of milatuzumab for the treatment of patients with relapsed multiple myeloma.

16 Jun 2010

Medicare will hold off processing payment claims until June 18

Congress is debating a bill that would eliminate a cut in Medicare reimbursements to physicians and other providers that officially went into effect June 1. Several news outlets report how the delay in congressional action has created confusion for doctors and Medicare billing procedures.

16 Jun 2010

ARBs may be linked with increased risk of developing cancer: US scientists

A common class of blood pressure drugs called angiotensin-receptor blockers may be linked with a slightly increased risk of developing cancer, US scientists have found.

16 Jun 2010

Hemispherx announces exclusive revenue sharing agreement with GP Pharm

Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc., announced that the Company executed an exclusive revenue sharing Sales, Marketing, Distribution and Supply Agreement for Argentina with GP Pharm Latinoamerica, an affiliate company of Spanish GP Pharm SA.

16 Jun 2010

Both sides try to score political points on health law

NPR: Both Democrats and Republicans are continuing efforts to use the health reform law to their advantage as the American public sorts outs its feelings on the subject. "The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is trying to get Republicans on the record about repeal. And Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, the head of the Democrats' House campaign committee, is happy to talk about his opponents' position.

16 Jun 2010

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Vitamin D may help reduce incidence, severity of viral respiratory tract infections: Study

Washington Post examines trial in Africa of long-acting vaginal ring for HIV prevention

Most elite medical schools rank low on 'social mission'

Eating Mediterranean-style diet reduces heart disease risk: Research

Florida Advisory Council on Radiation Protection endorses ASTRO's Target Safely patient protection plan

Course on cancer rehabilitation for nurses and other health professionals

NIH awards Geisinger $1.8M grant for study of nuclear ErbB3 protein

Sanofi-aventis signs definitive agreement to acquire assets of Canderm

Cancer overtreatment raises concern; Physicians tend to use new technology even before solid evidence backs it

Reid takes steps toward final vote on 'extenders' package after turning down GOP alternative

New cancer research centre launched in Edinburgh

Prostate cancer deaths are expected to jump 17%: 2010 statistics

Final results from Visudyne Phase IIIb DENALI study presented at World Ophthalmology Congress

Health insurance issues: State regulators wary of health law, Medicare Advantage star system

New combination appears to be effective against cancer stem cells in pancreatic cancer

Immunomedics initiates dosing in milatuzumab-doxorubicin conjugate Phase I/II trial for relapsed multiple myeloma

Medicare will hold off processing payment claims until June 18

ARBs may be linked with increased risk of developing cancer: US scientists

Hemispherx announces exclusive revenue sharing agreement with GP Pharm

Both sides try to score political points on health law

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Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

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