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Variations among individual organisms attributed to differences in genes, environment or chance

Biologists attribute variations among individual organisms to differences in genes or environment, or both. But a new study of nematode worms with identical genes, raised in identical environments, has revealed another factor: chance.

19 Feb 2010

Traditional gauges of economic activity overstate standard of living, say researchers

Traditional gauges of economic activity severely overstate the standard of living as experienced on 'Main Street,' say University of Maryland researchers, who have worked with their state officials to apply a more accurate and greener index.

19 Feb 2010

Rib-X Pharmaceuticals co-founder discovers new ribosomal structures of antibiotics

Rib-X Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage antibiotics company with a broad product pipeline based on its innovative discovery platform, and Yale University today announced the discovery by Thomas Steitz, Ph.D., co-founder of Rib-X and Yale University professor, of important new ribosomal structures of antibiotics, enabling the potential creation of novel treatments for drug resistant infections, including resistant tuberculosis (TB).

19 Feb 2010

MDS intends to make Substantial Issuer Bid

MDS Inc., a leading provider of products and services to the global life sciences markets, today announced that the Company intends to make a Substantial Issuer Bid (the "offer"), pursuant to which the Company will offer to repurchase for cancellation up to between 40% and 46% of its outstanding Common Shares for an aggregate purchase price of up to US$450 million.

19 Feb 2010

LifePoint Hospitals reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 financial results

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. today announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.

19 Feb 2010

University of Missouri researchers visualize "terminals" inside proline degrading enzyme

If subway terminals didn't exist and people had to exit subway stations to switch subway lines, transit time would increase. People also may encounter distractions, such as grabbing a cup of coffee, instead of getting on the other line. Molecules also use "terminals" to save transit time during enzyme-catalyzed processes. Using advanced X-radiation techniques, University of Missouri researchers were able to visualize one of these terminals inside of an enzyme that degrades proline, which is an amino acid that has a central role in metabolism.

19 Feb 2010

Nuvo Research reports net income in fourth-quarter, driven by FDA approval of Pennsaid

Nuvo Research Inc., a Canadian drug development company focused on the research and development of drug products that are delivered into and through the skin using its topical and transdermal drug delivery technologies, and on the development of its immune modulating drug candidate WF10, today announced its financial and operational results for the year and the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009.

19 Feb 2010

Major challenge facing today's toxicologists: Developing test systems to predict toxicity of compounds

Attagene Inc., a leader in developing innovative technologies for analyzing gene regulatory pathways, announced today the online publication of a paper in Chemical Research in Toxicology, a journal of the American Chemical Society, that highlights results of their collaborative work with the Environmental Protection Agency's National Center for Computational Toxicology (NCCT).

19 Feb 2010

Cancer genomes: Distinguishing between 'driver' and 'passenger' mutations

A new study of mutations in cancer genomes shows how researchers can begin to distinguish the 'driver' mutations that push cells towards cancer from the 'passenger' mutations that are a by-product of cancer cell development. The study also shows that at least one in nine genes can be removed without killing human cells.

19 Feb 2010

CMAJ study summarizes risk factors for severe outcome among patients admitted to hospital with H1N1

A new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/doi/10.1503/cmaj.091823 of all patients in Canada admitted to hospital for H1N1 in the first five months of the outbreak summarizes the risk factors for a severe outcome (www.cmaj.ca). The H1N1 pandemic presents important learnings for clinicians and researchers and data on severe outcomes can help inform future treatment and prevention guidelines.

19 Feb 2010

Low-cost lab-on-a-chip diagnostic tests become attractive area of research

Scientists in Australia are reporting the first use of ordinary cotton thread and sewing needles to literally stitch together a microfluidic analytical device - microscopic technology that can transport fluids for medical tests and other purposes in a lab-on-a-chip.

19 Feb 2010

Mental health care for federally incarcerated offenders through telemedicine

A bold new initiative soon to be implemented in federal prisons in Ontario will help to address the treatment needs for federal offenders with mental health issues.

19 Feb 2010

EQ Labs enters into partnership with one of the world's largest private label tablet manufacturers

EQ Labs, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of the EQ Smart Energy Drink® effervescent tablets, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with one of the world's largest private label tablet manufacturers who has the capacity to produce one million EQ drink tablets per day.

19 Feb 2010

Ontario government should fund $6M deficit of North Bay General Hospital: OCHU/CUPE

The Ontario government should fund the $6 million deficit of the North Bay General Hospital, Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/CUPE requested today. OCHU represents 25,000 nurses, tradespersons, clerical, housekeeping, dietary and support and service staff at 65 Ontario hospitals, including employees represented by CUPE Local 139 at the North Bay General Hospital.

19 Feb 2010

First Edition: February 19, 2010

Today's headlines highlight a White House plan to "get specific" on health reform, an analysis showing a nationwide jump in Medicaid enrollment and more on the firestorm surrounding health insurance premium increases.

19 Feb 2010

Guiding Stars storewide nutrition navigation system influences healthier food purchasing decisions

Guiding Stars, the world’s first storewide nutrition navigation system, today announced that new research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows Guiding Stars had a positive influence on food purchasing decisions after the implementation of the zero-to-three star rating system and that these changes continue to be significant in achieving healthier food choices in the supermarket.

19 Feb 2010

Accessing out of hours care: Challenging for UK palliative care patients

Accessing out of hours care is still a challenge for UK palliative care patients, even several years after the introduction of phone help line services like NHS24 and NHS Direct. Scottish researchers have specific recommendations for a more detailed and regular communication strategy to improve patients' care, which are published by SAGE in the journal Palliative Medicine.

19 Feb 2010

Dicom Systems to unveil latest addition to DCMSYS product family at 2010 HIMSS Conference & Exhibition

Dicom Systems have revealed that they will be unveiling the latest addition to the DCMSYS product family at the upcoming 2010 Annual HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) Conference & Exhibition. This industry-driven conference is being held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA, between March 1-4.

19 Feb 2010

Data from Novavax's Pivotal 2009 A/H1N1 VLP pandemic influenza vaccine study presented at WHO meeting

Novavax, Inc. today presented to the world's leading pandemic influenza vaccine experts a summary of the recent preliminary safety and immunogenicity data from its Pivotal 2009 A/H1N1 VLP pandemic influenza vaccine study in Mexico.

19 Feb 2010

United Therapeutics announces withdrawal of Tyvaso European MAA for treatment of PAH

United Therapeutics Corporation announced today that it has withdrawn its Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for Tyvaso (treprostinil sodium) 0.6 mg/ml nebuliser solution for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in the European Union.

19 Feb 2010

Medical News

Variations among individual organisms attributed to differences in genes, environment or chance

Traditional gauges of economic activity overstate standard of living, say researchers

Rib-X Pharmaceuticals co-founder discovers new ribosomal structures of antibiotics

MDS intends to make Substantial Issuer Bid

LifePoint Hospitals reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 financial results

University of Missouri researchers visualize "terminals" inside proline degrading enzyme

Nuvo Research reports net income in fourth-quarter, driven by FDA approval of Pennsaid

Major challenge facing today's toxicologists: Developing test systems to predict toxicity of compounds

Cancer genomes: Distinguishing between 'driver' and 'passenger' mutations

CMAJ study summarizes risk factors for severe outcome among patients admitted to hospital with H1N1

Low-cost lab-on-a-chip diagnostic tests become attractive area of research

Mental health care for federally incarcerated offenders through telemedicine

EQ Labs enters into partnership with one of the world's largest private label tablet manufacturers

Ontario government should fund $6M deficit of North Bay General Hospital: OCHU/CUPE

First Edition: February 19, 2010

Guiding Stars storewide nutrition navigation system influences healthier food purchasing decisions

Accessing out of hours care: Challenging for UK palliative care patients

Dicom Systems to unveil latest addition to DCMSYS product family at 2010 HIMSS Conference & Exhibition

Data from Novavax's Pivotal 2009 A/H1N1 VLP pandemic influenza vaccine study presented at WHO meeting

United Therapeutics announces withdrawal of Tyvaso European MAA for treatment of PAH

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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