Medical News

RSS

Report examines access to HIV prevention, care for MSM in Asia Pacific

As "HIV prevalence among gay and bisexual men has hit alarming levels in Asia," an estimated 90 percent of men who have sex with men in the Asia Pacific region lack access to HIV prevention and care, according to a report released Monday by the U.N. Development Programme, Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health and the University of Hong Kong's Center for Comparative and Public Law, Reuters reports.

18 May 2010

MOCPS develops program to reduce patient care errors in EMS

While much attention is devoted to reducing medical errors in hospitals, there's a lesser focus on rooting out patient care errors in emergency medical services. To address that gap, the Missouri Center for Patient Safety is developing a program to help medical professionals systematically improve quality and reduce errors during treatment and transport provided by ambulance service providers.

18 May 2010

Sagent Pharmaceuticals recalls metronidazole injection

Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the voluntary nationwide recall of all lots of metronidazole injection, USP 500mg / 100mL (NDC number 25021-131-82) manufactured by Claris Lifesciences and distributed by Sagent.

18 May 2010

UMPIRE trial of Red Heart Pill launched to combat cardiovascular problems

Researchers will be exploring whether a new, very low cost, one-a-day combined 'polypill' could reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular problems across the world, in a major new international trial that launches today.

18 May 2010

High-fat ketogenic diet effective in treating infantile spasms

The high-fat ketogenic diet can dramatically reduce or completely eliminate debilitating seizures in most children with infantile spasms, whose seizures persist despite medication, according to a Johns Hopkins Children's Center study published online April 30 in the journal Epilepsia.

18 May 2010

N-Viro International first-quarter net loss increases to $1.14M, or $0.22 per share

N-Viro International Corporation, a leading-edge environmental biotech company that markets an alternative fuel technology and advanced fertilizer products, including the renewable biofuel N-Viro Fuel™ and N-Viro Soil™, announced that on May 17, 2010 it filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

18 May 2010

MorphoSys AG (DE) - AbD Serotec enters new growth area

MorphoSys AG (FSE: MOR; Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX) announced today that its research and diagnostic antibody unit AbD Serotec is active in a new growth area.

18 May 2010

Woman with higher blood levels of IGF-I more likely to develop breast cancer: Study

Women who have high blood levels of a hormone called insulin-like growth factor-I are more likely to develop breast cancer, according to a Cancer Research UK study published in the Lancet Oncology today (Monday).

18 May 2010

Electrical muscle stimulation prevents critical illness polynueromyopathy

Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) can prevent critical illness polyneuromyopathy (CIPNM), according to Greek researchers. CIPNM is an acquired limb and respiratory muscle weakness that is a common and serious problem among intensive care unit patients, and can result in prolonged ICU and hospital stay. EMS can also shorten the duration of weaning from mechanical ventilation and the length of ICU stay.

18 May 2010

NMES may reduce muscle atrophy in patients with severe COPD: Researchers

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation may reduce muscle atrophy in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to Canadian researchers.

18 May 2010

Medicaid growth in Utah slows; Arizona sees drop in CHIP beneficiaries

"Utah's Medicaid rolls grew by 405 people in April, the smallest monthly increase since March 2008, the start of an unprecedented growth streak for the low-income health program. Unemployment has also slowed, which economists believe is an early sign of economic recovery" (Stewart, 5/17).

18 May 2010

Five-day World Health Assembly meeting kicks off in Geneva

The annual meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA) convened on Monday in Geneva, Switzerland, Deutsche Presse-Agentur/Monsters and Critics.com reports. According to the news service, influenza vaccines, the fight against tuberculosis, intellectual property and reducing counterfeit drugs will be discussed (4/17).

18 May 2010

Tests of kidney function, damage predict risk of death from cardiovascular diseases: Study

Common tests of kidney function and damage predict the risk of death from cardiovascular diseases and all causes, according to a paper from the Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium, established last year by Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes.

18 May 2010

Health Discovery receives MICO Award from MDB Capital at Bright Lights Conference

Health Discovery Corporation announced today it received the prestigious MICO Award presented by MDB Capital Group, San Francisco, Calif., at its invitation-only Bright Lights Conference held May 11-12, 2010. Health Discovery Corporation was chosen from among 1,600 publicly traded, small cap companies.

18 May 2010

Health Canada grants Response Biomedical Class 3 Medical Device license for RAMP RSV Assay

Response Biomedical Corporation today announced that it has been granted a Class 3 (near patient/point-of-care) Medical Device license by Health Canada to market its RAMP® Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Assay in Canada.

18 May 2010

Apnex HGNS System shows promising results in people suffering from OSA

Apnex Medical announced today that preliminary data from a first-in-man clinical study showed significant improvements in sleep for people suffering from obstructive sleep apnea. The Apnex HGNS™ System, developed by the St. Paul-based company, is a device designed to treat OSA, which is a serious life-threatening illness characterized by fragmented sleep and excessive day-time sleepiness.

18 May 2010

Insurance regulators wrestle with definition of 'unreasonable' rate increases

Kaiser Health News staff writer Julie Appleby writes about the challenge of defining terms like "unreasonable": "When WellPoint proposed up to a 39 percent premium increase for some of its California customers, it touched off a storm of criticism that helped boost passage of the new health care law" (Appleby, 5/17).

18 May 2010

Sonablate HIFU treatment now available in Bermuda for patients with prostate cancer

US HIFU, a worldwide leader in the development, distribution and use of minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound technologies, is pleased to announce that its HIFU treatment for prostate cancer is now available in Bermuda. King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Bermuda joins more than 100 centers in 30-plus countries to offer the innovative treatment with the Sonablate 500 medical device.

18 May 2010

Inovio Pharmaceuticals first-quarter net loss attributable to common stockholders decreases to $2.3M

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

18 May 2010

Dental care during pregnancy is essential for combating adverse effects of oral disease

It's no secret that pregnancy is an important time in a woman's life. While women often hear about how pregnancy causes physical changes that affect their hormone or appetite levels, these changes can have a great effect on their oral health as well. Despite the fact that good oral health is essential for the overall health of both mother and child, only 22 to 34 percent of women in the United States visit a dentist during pregnancy.

18 May 2010

Medical News

Report examines access to HIV prevention, care for MSM in Asia Pacific

MOCPS develops program to reduce patient care errors in EMS

Sagent Pharmaceuticals recalls metronidazole injection

UMPIRE trial of Red Heart Pill launched to combat cardiovascular problems

High-fat ketogenic diet effective in treating infantile spasms

N-Viro International first-quarter net loss increases to $1.14M, or $0.22 per share

MorphoSys AG (DE) - AbD Serotec enters new growth area

Woman with higher blood levels of IGF-I more likely to develop breast cancer: Study

Electrical muscle stimulation prevents critical illness polynueromyopathy

NMES may reduce muscle atrophy in patients with severe COPD: Researchers

Medicaid growth in Utah slows; Arizona sees drop in CHIP beneficiaries

Five-day World Health Assembly meeting kicks off in Geneva

Tests of kidney function, damage predict risk of death from cardiovascular diseases: Study

Health Discovery receives MICO Award from MDB Capital at Bright Lights Conference

Health Canada grants Response Biomedical Class 3 Medical Device license for RAMP RSV Assay

Apnex HGNS System shows promising results in people suffering from OSA

Insurance regulators wrestle with definition of 'unreasonable' rate increases

Sonablate HIFU treatment now available in Bermuda for patients with prostate cancer

Inovio Pharmaceuticals first-quarter net loss attributable to common stockholders decreases to $2.3M

Dental care during pregnancy is essential for combating adverse effects of oral disease

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

From street to lab: Advancing controlled substance testing with handheld Raman and FTIR

Latest News