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Young women undergoing breast cancer screening may be exposed to unnecessary harm

Breast cancer screening guidelines generally recommend mammography begin at age 40. However, based on prior national research, an estimated 34 percent of non-Hispanic black women, 30 percent of non-Hispanic white women and 22 percent of Hispanic women aged 30 to 39 have reported having a mammogram.

8 Dec 2009

Social support groups offer effective ways to tackle domestic violence

A new group at Queen's University Belfast will help tackle the scourge of domestic violence, which affects thousands of women, children and men in Northern Ireland every day.

8 Dec 2009

Specialty pharmaceutical market: Treatment patterns and product performance

IMS Health, the world’s leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, today announced the wide-scale availability of its advanced analytical offering, IMS Specialty Market Dynamics™, which delivers the most complete view of treatment patterns and product performance in the rapidly growing specialty pharmaceutical market.

8 Dec 2009

Phase III CLL8 trial shows Rituxan plus FC chemotherapy improves patients with CLL

Genentech, Inc., a wholly owned member of the Roche Group, and Biogen Idec today announced that three-year follow up of the pivotal Phase III CLL8 trial showed Rituxan plus fludarabine and cyclophosphamide (FC) chemotherapy helped patients in the trial with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) live longer than FC alone.

8 Dec 2009

LCA-GA praises Senators' support in establishing comprehensive program for lung cancer

Today, Lung Cancer Alliance-Georgia (LCA-GA) acknowledged Senators Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) for their leadership and support in establishing the first ever multi-agency, comprehensive program targeted at lung cancer.

8 Dec 2009

Travelers may risk both health and travel insurance coverage by not getting vaccinated

With tens of thousands of people set to travel abroad over the Christmas period, AA Travel Insurance are today urging travellers to be properly vaccinated before travelling.

8 Dec 2009

Pediatrician offers tips for appropriate internet and cell phone usage

In the good old days, responsible parents talked to their children about dating and sex. But these days, in our ever-changing digital world, that's not enough, says Marilyn Maxwell, M.D., professor of pediatrics and internal medicine at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

8 Dec 2009

Generic erosion of premium-priced branded agents to offset sales of new agents

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that generic erosion of premium-priced branded agents will offset sales of new agents and will cause the acute coronary syndrome market for drugs in the hospital setting to decrease from $800 million in 2008 to $729 million in 2018 in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan.

8 Dec 2009

Ambit Biosciences presents study results of its AC220 FLT3 inhibitor for AML

Ambit Biosciences Corporation announced today that preliminary results from a clinical trial of its lead product candidate, AC220, in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) were presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in New Orleans. AC220 is a novel, orally available, small molecule that was expressly optimized as a FMS-like tyrosine kinase-3 (FLT3) inhibitor for the treatment of AML.

8 Dec 2009

Market for personalized medicine in the United States to grow 11 percent annually, shows report

The market for personalized medicine in the United States is already $232 billion, and it is projected to grow 11 percent annually, according to a new report published today by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, entitled The Science of Personalized Medicine: Translating the Promise into Practice.

8 Dec 2009

Gene positions may offer a new method of cancer diagnosis

Certain genes switch their nuclear position in tumor cells, offering a potential new method of diagnosing cancer, say researchers from the National Cancer Institute. The study by Meaburn et al. will be published online December 7, 2009 (www.jcb.org) and in the December 14, 2009 print issue of the Journal of Cell Biology (JCB).

8 Dec 2009

Excess radiation exposure during CT perfusion imaging: FDA issues interim recommendations

As part of an ongoing investigation into cases of excess radiation during CT perfusion imaging of the brain, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today provided imaging facilities and practitioners with interim recommendations to help prevent additional problems.

8 Dec 2009

Vitamins and nutriceuticals improve memory and cognitive performance, shows study

A recent study presented at the Gerontological Society of America's 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting shows that a combination of vitamins and nutriceuticals improves memory and cognitive performance in community-dwelling adults.

8 Dec 2009

Study: Besides nerves, skin has a unique sensory system

The human sensory experience is far more complex and nuanced than previously thought, according to a groundbreaking new study published in the December 15, 2009 issue of the journal Pain (http://www.painjournalonline.com/article/S0304-3959%2809%2900526-0/abstract).

8 Dec 2009

NeuroPace's RNS System effective for controlling seizures not treatable by medication in epilepsy patients

NeuroPace, Inc. today announced that results from its pivotal trial demonstrated the RNS® System, a novel investigational device that utilizes responsive brain neurostimulation, significantly reduced the frequency of seizures among people who have a common form of epilepsy that is difficult to treat with medication.

8 Dec 2009

Texas Sinus Center offers FinESS Sinus Treatment to break the cycle of chronic sinusitis

Dr. James Atkins, founder of the Texas Sinus Center (www.texassinuscenter.com), today announced he is now offering the FinESS® Sinus Treatment, a minimally invasive treatment that breaks the cycle of chronic sinusitis (CRS) at Foundation Surgical Hospital of San Antonio.

8 Dec 2009

New genetic approach may hold promise for sickle cell disease

A new genetic approach to treating sickle cell disease is showing promising results in mice, report researchers from Children's Hospital Boston. By inactivating a gene they previously discovered to be important in the laboratory, they were able to boost production of a healthy fetal form of hemoglobin in the mice, potentially compensating for the defective adult hemoglobin that causes red blood cells to "sickle" and obstruct blood flow.

8 Dec 2009

Neovacs announces initiation of a Phase IIa clinical study of TNFα Kinoid immunotherapy

Neovacs, a biotechnology company developing proprietary immunotherapies for autoimmune and chronic diseases, today announced the initiation of a Phase IIa clinical study of its TNFα Kinoid immunotherapy in rheumatoid arthritis patients who have ceased to respond to an anti-TNFα monoclonal antibody and who test positive for anti-drug antibodies (ADAs).

8 Dec 2009

Patients with recurrent shoulder dislocations may benefit from new surgical technique

The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated joint in the human body, occurring most often in young, athletic people. New research from the University of Michigan Health System shows patients who have recurrent shoulder dislocations may benefit from surgical reconstruction using cadaver bone and cartilage to essentially 'sculpt' a new shoulder.

8 Dec 2009

Saint Therese implements InSites Enterprise Visibility Platform

Intelligent InSites, Inc., the leading provider of real-time locating and sensing solutions, announced today that Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake (Saint Therese), a senior living community located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, has implemented the InSites Enterprise Visibility Platform™ as the resident care and staff response solution.

8 Dec 2009

Medical News

Young women undergoing breast cancer screening may be exposed to unnecessary harm

Social support groups offer effective ways to tackle domestic violence

Specialty pharmaceutical market: Treatment patterns and product performance

Phase III CLL8 trial shows Rituxan plus FC chemotherapy improves patients with CLL

LCA-GA praises Senators' support in establishing comprehensive program for lung cancer

Travelers may risk both health and travel insurance coverage by not getting vaccinated

Pediatrician offers tips for appropriate internet and cell phone usage

Generic erosion of premium-priced branded agents to offset sales of new agents

Ambit Biosciences presents study results of its AC220 FLT3 inhibitor for AML

Market for personalized medicine in the United States to grow 11 percent annually, shows report

Gene positions may offer a new method of cancer diagnosis

Excess radiation exposure during CT perfusion imaging: FDA issues interim recommendations

Vitamins and nutriceuticals improve memory and cognitive performance, shows study

Study: Besides nerves, skin has a unique sensory system

NeuroPace's RNS System effective for controlling seizures not treatable by medication in epilepsy patients

Texas Sinus Center offers FinESS Sinus Treatment to break the cycle of chronic sinusitis

New genetic approach may hold promise for sickle cell disease

Neovacs announces initiation of a Phase IIa clinical study of TNFα Kinoid immunotherapy

Patients with recurrent shoulder dislocations may benefit from new surgical technique

Saint Therese implements InSites Enterprise Visibility Platform

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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