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St. Jude Medical completes second interoperability testing process for Merlin.net Patient Care Network

St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced it has successfully completed its second interoperability testing process for the company’s Merlin.net™ Patient Care Network, an Internet-based repository of patient and implantable device data.

20 Jan 2010

Officials debate merits of medical marijuana as coping tool in pain fight

As access to medical marijuana becomes more widespread, officials are debating its use as a pain-coping treatment and are easing rules for the sick to use the drug, The Wall Street Journal reports. "The U.S. Department of Justice has said it will not generally prosecute ill people under doctors' care whose use of the drug complies with state rules. New Jersey will become the 14th state to allow therapeutic use of marijuana, and the number is likely to grow. Illinois and New York, among others, are considering new laws."

20 Jan 2010

Researchers show how gliomas can evade drugs aimed at blocking EGFR

Researchers at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores UCSD Cancer Center have shown one way in which gliomas, a deadly type of brain tumor, can evade drugs aimed at blocking a key cell signaling protein, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR),that is crucial for tumor growth.

20 Jan 2010

Perception of discrimination influences smoking in minority teen boys

The perception of discrimination increases the amount teenage minority boys smoke but does not increase the amount teenage minority girls smoke, according to a new study from the Indiana University School of Medicine.

20 Jan 2010

European Patent Office grants a patent for Rexahn Pharmaceuticals' RX-3117

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company commercializing potential best in class oncology and CNS therapeutics, today announced that the European Patent Office has granted a patent for its novel anti-cancer compound, RX-3117.

20 Jan 2010

Radiology Regional Center initiates participation in SOMO•INSIGHT Clinical Study

U-Systems announced today that Radiology Regional Center has initiated participation in the SOMO•INSIGHT Clinical Study. The first breast center in Southwest Florida to participate, Radiology Regional Center is recruiting participants for the national clinical research study designed to evaluate whether digital mammography in combination with the somo•v™ Automated Breast Ultrasound System (ABUS) from U-Systems is more sensitive to detecting breast lesions when compared to Mammography alone in women with dense breasts.

20 Jan 2010

PTC Therapeutics initiates additional clinical trial of ataluren in boys and young men with nmDBMD

PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (PTC) today announced the initiation of an additional clinical trial of ataluren (PTC124®) in boys and young men with nonsense mutation Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy (nmDBMD) who have permanently lost the ability to walk independently.

20 Jan 2010

Prenatal exposure to PBDEs associated with neurodevelopmental effects in young children

Prenatal exposure to ambient levels of flame retardant compounds called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) is associated with adverse neurodevelopmental effects in young children, according to researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

20 Jan 2010

Zeshaan A. Rasheed receives the 2010 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Pathway to Leadership Grant

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and the American Association for Cancer Research have awarded Zeshaan A. Rasheed, M.D., Ph.D., the 2010 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Pathway to Leadership Grant.

20 Jan 2010

Antibiotics can reduce infections post-Caesarean section

Having a baby by Caesarean section is becoming increasingly common, despite the higher risks associated with the surgery compared to a vaginal birth. One important concern is the risk of infection, which is between five and 20 times greater for women who undergo scheduled or emergency Caesarean section.

20 Jan 2010

NSBA releases its 2009 Year-End Economic Report

NSBA today released its 2009 Year-End Economic Report which shows small businesses continue to struggle under the lagging economy and the ongoing credit crunch. The number of small businesses citing decreases in revenue over the past 12 months rose to its highest point since 1993, and 39 percent report they are unable to get adequate financing for their business.

20 Jan 2010

Cardiac RSR test can quickly and accurately detect the presence of S-CAD

Testing a patient's cardiac respiratory stress response (RSR) can quickly and accurately detect the presence of significant coronary artery disease (S-CAD), according to new research published in the current issue of Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine.

20 Jan 2010

Motivational interviewing may help people to quit smoking

Addressing tobacco use without judging the user appears to help people quit, especially if a primary care physician uses a form of supportive counseling called "motivational interviewing," according to a new review of studies.

20 Jan 2010

Medstrat completes 'Field-Based Digital Templating' pilot program

Medstrat partners with major orthopedic company and is pleased to announce the successful completion of a Field-Based Digital Templating pilot program.

20 Jan 2010

Navigating Cancer announces the launch of new, free website for cancer patients

Navigating Cancer announced today the public beta launch of its new, free website specifically for cancer patients, www.navigatingcancer.com. Navigating Cancer provides essential cancer-related information from authoritative sources to help patients learn about their options once diagnosed, and tools for patients to partner with their physicians, allowing them to be more in control of their cancer treatment and care.

20 Jan 2010

ConjuChem Biotechnologies establishes special committee to explore strategic alternatives

ConjuChem Biotechnologies, Inc. (TSX: CJB) announced today that it has established a Special Committee of independent Board members to explore and evaluate all strategic alternatives including, but not limited to, a sale of the Company or the sale of all or a substantial part of its assets.

20 Jan 2010

Health IT roundup: Sharing data, tracking medical errors and revealing costs

The Wall Street Journal: The Journal's Informed Patient column reports that the "non-profit Institute for Safe Medication Practices, which is certified by the federal government to collect error reports and other information about quality breaches, and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists are launching a new National Alert Network for Serious Medication Errors."

20 Jan 2010

ConvaTec offers medical supplies for Haiti's relief efforts

ConvaTec, a world-leading provider of medical technologies for community and hospital care, today announced that it has made an initial donation of more than $400,000 in medical supplies to rescue and relief efforts in Haiti, following the devastating earthquake that hit that nation last week.

20 Jan 2010

Endo Pharmaceuticals' partners receive Paragraph IV Certification Notice regarding LIDODERM

Endo Pharmaceuticals announced today that its partners, Teikoku Seiyaku Co., Ltd. and Teikoku Pharma USA, Inc. have received a Paragraph IV Certification Notice from Watson Laboratories, Inc. advising of the filing of an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for a generic version of LIDODERM® (lidocaine topical patch 5%).

20 Jan 2010

Children from low SES environment may be at risk for numerous health problems in future

It's no surprise that children from low socioeconomic backgrounds may be at risk for numerous health problems in the future. Scientists speculate that these health problems, including increased risk for depression, anxiety and substance abuse, arise from the physiological toll that the environment has on the children's bodies.

20 Jan 2010

Medical News

St. Jude Medical completes second interoperability testing process for Merlin.net Patient Care Network

Officials debate merits of medical marijuana as coping tool in pain fight

Researchers show how gliomas can evade drugs aimed at blocking EGFR

Perception of discrimination influences smoking in minority teen boys

European Patent Office grants a patent for Rexahn Pharmaceuticals' RX-3117

Radiology Regional Center initiates participation in SOMO•INSIGHT Clinical Study

PTC Therapeutics initiates additional clinical trial of ataluren in boys and young men with nmDBMD

Prenatal exposure to PBDEs associated with neurodevelopmental effects in young children

Zeshaan A. Rasheed receives the 2010 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Pathway to Leadership Grant

Antibiotics can reduce infections post-Caesarean section

NSBA releases its 2009 Year-End Economic Report

Cardiac RSR test can quickly and accurately detect the presence of S-CAD

Motivational interviewing may help people to quit smoking

Medstrat completes 'Field-Based Digital Templating' pilot program

Navigating Cancer announces the launch of new, free website for cancer patients

ConjuChem Biotechnologies establishes special committee to explore strategic alternatives

Health IT roundup: Sharing data, tracking medical errors and revealing costs

ConvaTec offers medical supplies for Haiti's relief efforts

Endo Pharmaceuticals' partners receive Paragraph IV Certification Notice regarding LIDODERM

Children from low SES environment may be at risk for numerous health problems in future

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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