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New African Union chair's focus to include food security; First Ladies discuss HIV/AIDS

The African Union (AU) Summit concluded in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Tuesday with newly elected AU chairman Bingu Wa Mutharika, of Malawi, encouraging African leaders to make agriculture and food security a top priority, Angola Press reports (2/2).

4 Feb 2010

PLX cell therapy may be an effective treatment for ischemic stroke disorder

Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. today announced that the results of a pre-clinical study in an animal model of ischemic stroke demonstrated that its PLacental eXpanded (PLX) cell therapy may be an effective treatment for this disorder.

4 Feb 2010

USPTO issues three patents to Rosetta Genomics

Rosetta Genomics today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued three patents to the company covering the composition of matter of human microRNAs.

4 Feb 2010

Anti-inflammatory plant derivative could play a role in cancer treatment, say MCG researchers

Medical College of Georgia researchers are seeking to refine cancer treatment with an anti-inflammatory plant derivative long used in Chinese medicine.

4 Feb 2010

Ipsen launches Decapeptyl LP 22.5 mg in France

Ipsen, an innovation-driven global specialty pharmaceutical group and Debiopharm Group (Debiopharm), a Swiss-based global biopharmaceutical group of companies with a focus on the development of prescription drugs that target unmet medical needs, announce the launch by Ipsen in France of Decapeptyl(R) LP 22.5 mg 6-month sustained-release formulation for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic hormone-dependent prostate cancer.

4 Feb 2010

Photocontrolled molecular switch regulates paralysis in animals

In an advance with overtones of Star Trek phasers and other sci-fi ray guns, scientists in Canada are reporting development of an internal on-off "switch" that paralyzes animals when exposed to a beam of ultraviolet light. The animals stay paralyzed even when the light is turned off. When exposed to ordinary light, the animals become unparalyzed and wake up.

4 Feb 2010

ACT and Brown Cancer Center scientist collaborate in discovery of new therapeutics for cancer

Advanced Cancer Therapeutics (ACT), a for-profit private company dedicated to bringing new anti-cancer therapies to market, today announced that it has signed an agreement to leverage the computational chemistry expertise of Dr. John Trent, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine at the University of Louisville’s James Graham Brown Cancer Center (Brown Cancer Center), to accelerate the identification of new clinical candidates for the prevention and treatment of cancer.

4 Feb 2010

GTRI researchers design arthritis simulation gloves to meet the needs of consumers with functional limitations

As the U.S. population ages, manufacturers of consumer goods are realizing that many customers may not be as nimble-fingered or sharp-sighted as they once were.

4 Feb 2010

Shire's clinical study results for treatment of Gaucher disease to be presented at LDN World Symposium

Shire plc, the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that data from one of three Phase III clinical trials for velaglucerase alfa, the company's enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) in development for the treatment of Type 1 Gaucher disease, will be presented at the Lysosomal Disease Network (LDN) World Symposium, February 10-12, 2010 in Miami, Florida.

4 Feb 2010

Wound complications in cesarean delivery closure: Subcuticular sutures safer than staples

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting -, in Chicago, researchers will present findings that there were less complications for women, after having a cesarean delivery, if sutures were used instead of staples to close the wound.

4 Feb 2010

Guns in homes can increase risk of death and firearm-related violence

Having a gun at home not only increases the risk of harm to one's self and family, but also carries high costs to society, concludes an article in the February Southern Medical Journal, official journal of the Southern Medical Association.

4 Feb 2010

Vaccination against seasonal influenza produces protective immune response in infants

Vaccination against seasonal influenza is safe and produces a protective immune response in infants as young as 6 to 12 weeks, concludes a study in the February issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

4 Feb 2010

Transplantation of pulmonary progenitor cells derived from hESCs promising for acute lung injury

Stem cell researchers exploring a new approach for the care of respiratory diseases report that an experimental treatment involving transplantable lung cells was associated with improved outcomes in tests on mice with acute lung injury. The lung cells were derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). Findings by investigators at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are scheduled to appear in the March issue of Molecular Therapy.

4 Feb 2010

Researchers use 3D ultrasound methods to predict pre-term birth

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting -, in Chicago, researchers will unveil findings that show that measuring the fetal zone of the adrenal gland is a better predictor of pre-term birth than measuring cervical length.

4 Feb 2010

Ontario's doctors urge patients to make simple lifestyle changes for better health

The number of patients living with chronic disease in Ontario is on the rise, finds a new report by the Ontario Medical Association (OMA). The study reveals that between 1995-2005, the number of patients with diabetes has increased over 50% and more concerning is that the number of patients with diabetes aged 19 and younger has gone up by 20%.

4 Feb 2010

U.S. Marshals seize food products stored under insanitary conditions at Mid-States Closeouts

At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals on Tuesday seized a wide range of human and animal food products stored under insanitary conditions at Mid-States Closeouts, a distribution warehouse in Ellsworth, Wis. The products were seized under a warrant issued by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.

4 Feb 2010

Emerging Healthcare Solutions completes due diligence and review requirements with ThromboVision

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. announced today that the company has successfully completed the due diligence and review requirements under their recent option agreement with ThromboVision, a company that has licensed the patent on the new T-Guide® Platelet Function Analyzer, which is currently going through regulatory clearance review.

4 Feb 2010

New technique may reduce recovery time in arrhythmia patients

A surgeon and an electrophysiologist in the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center last week worked together to perform a novel, minimally-invasive procedure to treat a common but dangerous arrhythmia in a 61-year-old lawyer from east Texas who has suffered from the condition for months.

4 Feb 2010

Mandatory flu shot program increases vaccination rate to more than 98% in BJC HealthCare

Making flu shots mandatory in 2008 dramatically increased the vaccination rate among St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare's nearly 26,000 employees to more than 98 percent, according to a report now online in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.

4 Feb 2010

Ganeden Biotech, Pathway International announce partnership to distribute GanedenBC30

Ganeden Biotech Inc., maker of the patented probiotic strain GanedenBC30®, today announced a partnership with Pathway International Pty Ltd. to exclusively distribute GanedenBC30 in all Australian and New Zealand markets.

4 Feb 2010

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New African Union chair's focus to include food security; First Ladies discuss HIV/AIDS

PLX cell therapy may be an effective treatment for ischemic stroke disorder

USPTO issues three patents to Rosetta Genomics

Anti-inflammatory plant derivative could play a role in cancer treatment, say MCG researchers

Ipsen launches Decapeptyl LP 22.5 mg in France

Photocontrolled molecular switch regulates paralysis in animals

ACT and Brown Cancer Center scientist collaborate in discovery of new therapeutics for cancer

GTRI researchers design arthritis simulation gloves to meet the needs of consumers with functional limitations

Shire's clinical study results for treatment of Gaucher disease to be presented at LDN World Symposium

Wound complications in cesarean delivery closure: Subcuticular sutures safer than staples

Guns in homes can increase risk of death and firearm-related violence

Vaccination against seasonal influenza produces protective immune response in infants

Transplantation of pulmonary progenitor cells derived from hESCs promising for acute lung injury

Researchers use 3D ultrasound methods to predict pre-term birth

Ontario's doctors urge patients to make simple lifestyle changes for better health

U.S. Marshals seize food products stored under insanitary conditions at Mid-States Closeouts

Emerging Healthcare Solutions completes due diligence and review requirements with ThromboVision

New technique may reduce recovery time in arrhythmia patients

Mandatory flu shot program increases vaccination rate to more than 98% in BJC HealthCare

Ganeden Biotech, Pathway International announce partnership to distribute GanedenBC30

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