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Law enforcement and community activists join hands to support anti-marijuana cause

With President Obama leading the charge against legalization of marijuana in what he calls a "new era of responsibility," a cultural change is taking place in California as more and more community activists join law enforcement officers, former drug addicts and faith-based leaders in support of the anti-marijuana cause.

13 Jan 2010

Radon gas responsible for approximately 20,000 deaths in the U.S.

The Environmental Protection Agency has designated January as National Radon Action Month. According to recent reports from the World Health Organization, radon gas is responsible for approximately 20,000 deaths in the U.S. and 100,000 deaths worldwide each year.

13 Jan 2010

LFA seeks applications for 2010 Fellowship Program to advance science and medical research

The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. (LFA) is seeking applications for its 2010 Gina M. Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship Program. The purpose of these awards is to foster an interest among young investigators in lupus research under the supervision of an established investigator.

13 Jan 2010

Webinar to assist pharmaceutical companies on how to measure effectiveness of Medication Guides

More than 80 Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) plans have been approved by the Food & Drug Administration since their inception in March 2008. Now, pharmaceutical companies must formally assess and report on how well these plans have actually been working in reducing drug risks, a mandated step in the REMS process.

13 Jan 2010

Red Cross responds to a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Haiti

The Red Cross is responding to a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010. The earthquake has caused buildings to collapse and wide-spread damage throughout Port au Prince.

13 Jan 2010

Study finds Achilles tendon ruptures can become career-altering injuries

Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (January 12, 2010) More than a third of National Football League (NFL) players who sustained an Achilles tendon injury were never able to return to professional play according to research in the current issue of Foot & Ankle Specialist (published by SAGE). The injured players who did return to active play averaged a 50% reduction in their power ratings.

13 Jan 2010

Era of rapid expansion in biomedical research funding began in 1990's ends

After a decade of remarkable growth, total annual funding for biomedical research in the U.S. has decelerated and may have even fallen when adjusted for inflation. That is the conclusion of a study today published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

13 Jan 2010

NCCN to present recommendations on REMS in cancer care at Oncology Summit

Risk evaluation and mitigation strategies (REMS), which can be required by the FDA for drugs or biologics with significant toxicity and/or risks, are emerging as a priority topic for a variety of individuals. The goal of REMS to mitigate known or potential drug risks must be balanced with concerns that such programs may be overly complex and burdensome to physicians and other healthcare providers.

13 Jan 2010

Spectros expands T-Stat product line with new Continuum Cerebral Sensor

Spectros announced today that the T-Stat® Tissue Oximeter sensor line will be expanded to include the new Continuum™ Cerebral Sensor line upon receipt of FDA marketing approval anticipated in 2010.

13 Jan 2010

UTEK announces new pricing model for its Pharmalicensing online service

UTEK Corporation, a leading IP licensing and innovation services company, is pleased to announce a new pricing model for its Pharmalicensing online service; the pricing will be effective starting January 13th.

13 Jan 2010

Sudden deaths attributed to cocaine use; drug remains a growing health problem in Europe

Forensic pathologists have shown that over three per cent of all sudden deaths in south-west Spain are related to the use of cocaine. They believe their findings can be extrapolated to much of the rest of Europe, indicating that cocaine use is a growing public health problem in Europe and that there is no such thing as "safe" recreational use of small amounts of the drug.

13 Jan 2010

Telecare Corporation, Eisenhower Medical Center partner to manage a new inpatient geropyschiatric program

Telecare Corporation announced today that it has partnered with Eisenhower Medical Center to manage a new inpatient geropyschiatric program. Eisenhower is a 313-bed hospital serving the Palm Springs/Rancho Mirage and greater Coachella Valley area of California.

13 Jan 2010

Trimega Laboratories to stay on investing in South Africa, confirms Avi Lasarow

UK-based businessman Avi Lasarow has confirmed that he and his company Trimega Laboratories will remain invested in South Africa after his victory at the Cape High Court against local business partner Ashely Uys.

13 Jan 2010

PositiveID Corporation to add complementary non-invasive glucose-level testing technologies to Healthid division

PositiveID Corporation announced today that it plans to expand its HealthID division by adding products and tools for the daily management of diabetes. In addition to the continued development of its in vivo glucose-sensing RFID microchip to detect glucose levels in the human body, the Company is planning to broaden its technology platform by adding complementary non-invasive glucose-level testing technologies.

13 Jan 2010

Genomic and Personalized Medicine Conference in USA

Elsevier announced today the Genomic and Personalized Medicine Conference in Arlington, VA, USA from May 16-18, 2010, which is, supported by The Lancet and organized in association with the book 'Genomic and Personalized Medicine.

13 Jan 2010

Zassi Medical Evolutions forms new company to develop electrical stimulation technology

Zassi Medical Evolutions, a privately held organization that innovates, designs and develops high technology medical devices and software announced today that it has successfully spun out and formed a new company with Tucson, Arizona based Research Corporation Technologies (RCT) to pursue the continued development of a novel electrical stimulation technology for the gastrointestinal continence control market.

13 Jan 2010

Healthcare executives explain how manual processes can bleed billions of dollars in fraud and duplicative costs

In an exclusive PYMNTS.com Briefing Room on Healthcare Payments sponsored by TSYS, this leading global provider of outsourced payment services, examines how the design and implementation of a healthcare payments network will save billions by reducing the fraud and the waste that are endemic to the current system.

13 Jan 2010

Scripps Research scientists produce chemically complex compound

In 1993 researchers discovered a chemical compound in a sponge off Palau, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, that has shown anticancer, antibacterial, and antifungal pharmaceutical promise. But that wasn't its greatest allure, at least not for chemists.

13 Jan 2010

SOC announces ongoing expansion of emergency neurology on-call services throughout Georgia

Specialists On Call, Inc. (SOC), the nation's leading private teleneurology company, announced today that its ongoing expansion will include increasing access to emergency neurology on-call services throughout the state of Georgia.

13 Jan 2010

Whitley urges public to get vaccinated against H1N1 influenza virus

With several months left in the influenza season and growing supplies of vaccine, now is an opportune time to get vaccinated against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, says Richard Whitley, M.D., director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and current president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).

13 Jan 2010

Medical News

Law enforcement and community activists join hands to support anti-marijuana cause

Radon gas responsible for approximately 20,000 deaths in the U.S.

LFA seeks applications for 2010 Fellowship Program to advance science and medical research

Webinar to assist pharmaceutical companies on how to measure effectiveness of Medication Guides

Red Cross responds to a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Haiti

Study finds Achilles tendon ruptures can become career-altering injuries

Era of rapid expansion in biomedical research funding began in 1990's ends

NCCN to present recommendations on REMS in cancer care at Oncology Summit

Spectros expands T-Stat product line with new Continuum Cerebral Sensor

UTEK announces new pricing model for its Pharmalicensing online service

Sudden deaths attributed to cocaine use; drug remains a growing health problem in Europe

Telecare Corporation, Eisenhower Medical Center partner to manage a new inpatient geropyschiatric program

Trimega Laboratories to stay on investing in South Africa, confirms Avi Lasarow

PositiveID Corporation to add complementary non-invasive glucose-level testing technologies to Healthid division

Genomic and Personalized Medicine Conference in USA

Zassi Medical Evolutions forms new company to develop electrical stimulation technology

Healthcare executives explain how manual processes can bleed billions of dollars in fraud and duplicative costs

Scripps Research scientists produce chemically complex compound

SOC announces ongoing expansion of emergency neurology on-call services throughout Georgia

Whitley urges public to get vaccinated against H1N1 influenza virus

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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