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Hospital for Special Surgery helps Haiti victims

A team of anesthesiologists, nurses and orthopedic trauma surgeons from Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan headed for Haiti on Friday and have been performing surgery and tending to those impacted by the earthquake ever since.

20 Jan 2010

HPV vaccine will reduce number of cervical cancer cases in women under 30

The number of women under 30 diagnosed with cervical cancer will fall nearly two thirds by 2025, thanks to the HPV vaccine.

20 Jan 2010

Enterprise, National Community Fund I closed on $22.3M NMTC transaction

Enterprise Community Investment, Inc. (Enterprise), a national leader in affordable housing and community development, and National Community Fund I, LLC, an affiliate of United Fund Advisors, LLC, recently closed on a $22.3 million New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) transaction. This will finance the new construction of the Harrison Circle Building at the Morris Heights Health Center (MHHC) in Bronx, N.Y.

20 Jan 2010

Patients Medical offers prevention tips for patients during heart health month

Patients Medical, a leading integrative medical center in New York, offers prevention tips for patients during heart health month. William Lee, MD, PhD, FACC, a Metabolic Cardiologist and Director of Cardiology at Patients Medical, has a unique approach to medicine which incorporates both traditional and alternative practices to provide patients complete care. He believes good health starts with good heart health.

20 Jan 2010

Exercise can aid in smoking cessation; improve physical fitness in women smokers

It's been 18 excruciating hours since you last had one. You're irritable, stressed out, and the cravings are intense. There is only one thing you can think about firing up - and it isn't your treadmill. But that's exactly what University of Western Ontario researchers have been hard at work trying to convince smokers to do.

20 Jan 2010

TUM biophysicists map changes in energy landscape of zipper-like protein molecule

Biophysicists at TUM, the Technische Universitaet Muenchen, have published the results of single-molecule experiments that bring a higher-resolution tool to the study of protein folding. How proteins arrive at the three-dimensional shapes that determine their essential functions - or cause grave diseases when folding goes wrong - is considered one of the most important and least understood questions in the biological and medical sciences.

20 Jan 2010

New white paper examines how PCR mycoplasma tests and analysis save time and money

Contamination by mycoplasmal organisms is an ever-present concern in biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Their properties make them ready sources of contamination, while rendering them difficult and time-consuming to detect. A new free white paper, examines how PCR mycoplasma tests and analysis, deployed by a cutting-edge laboratory, minimizes testing delays and enable safe, high-volume biopharmaceutical production.

20 Jan 2010

AMRI’s Rensselaer labs and manufacturing facilities receive SafeBridge Potent Compound Safety Certification

SAFEBRIDGE® CONSULTANTS, INC., headquartered in Mountain View, California, has announced that AMRI’s high potency research laboratories and GMP-manufacturing facilities in Rensselaer, New York have met the criteria established under the SafeBridge program for “Potent Compound Safety Certification” and have been deemed competent and proficient in the safe handling of potent active pharmaceutical ingredients (“APIs”).

20 Jan 2010

Impact of life style factors on natural and medically assisted reproduction

The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) has published a position statement on the impact of the life style factors obesity, smoking and alcohol consumption on natural and medically assisted reproduction.

20 Jan 2010

Gene study could result in personalized therapies for patients with deadly brain cancer

New findings by researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center suggest that the most common form of malignant brain cancer in adults, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is probably not a single disease but a set of diseases, each with a distinct underlying molecular disease process.

20 Jan 2010

Researchers develop more effective way to predict the spread of foot-and-mouth disease

Combining technology and animal health, a group of Kansas State University researchers is developing a more effective way to predict the spread of foot-and-mouth disease and the impact of preventative measures.

20 Jan 2010

TCGA study reveals four distinct molecular subtypes of GBM

The most common form of malignant brain cancer in adults, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is not a single disease but appears to be four distinct molecular subtypes, according to a study by the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network. The researchers of this study also found that response to aggressive chemotherapy and radiation differed by subtype.

20 Jan 2010

Intelligent panic disorder treatment by using biofeedback analysis and web technologies

An online treatment system for patients suffering with panic disorder and anxiety problems combine biofeedback therapy with web technologies and allows patients and medical professionals to communicate effectively, according to research published in the International Journal of Business Intelligence and Data Mining.

20 Jan 2010

Scientists study fruit fly to identify key molecular signal in cancer metastasis

Scientists trying to understand how cancer cells invade healthy tissue have used the fruit fly's metamorphosis from maggot to flying insect as a guide to identify a key molecular signal that may be involved in both processes.

20 Jan 2010

GeckoSystems' stock now quoted in the U.S. OTC markets

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced today that its stock is now quoted in the U.S. over-the-counter (OTC) markets, on the Pink Sheets "Current Information" tier, under the ticker symbol GCKO.

20 Jan 2010

Data may help identify severity of ulcerative colitis in high-risk patients

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic disease involving the large intestine which causes inflammation along with local and systemic symptoms. It affects individuals worldwide, with a higher prevalence in Canada. The course of this disease has long been unpredictable, with remission possible in some patients and frequent recurrence in others.

20 Jan 2010

Omega-3 fatty acids may protect against cellular aging in coronary heart disease patients

Patients with coronary heart disease who had higher omega-3 fatty acid blood levels had an associated lower rate of shortening of telomere length, a chromosome marker of biological aging, raising the possibility that these fatty acids may protect against cellular aging, according to a study in the January 20 issue of JAMA.

20 Jan 2010

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories reports financial results for third-quarter ended December 31, 2009

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009 under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

20 Jan 2010

New technique could bring immense benefits for patients with irregular heart rhythm

Scientists at the University of Leicester are 'painting' the colours of the heart in an innovative project that has potential to bring benefits for millions of people with irregular heart rhythm.

20 Jan 2010

Welch Allyn Singapore moves to new, larger facility at Alexandra Techno Park

Welch Allyn, a leading global manufacturer of frontline medical products and solutions, today announced that it plans to design next generation digital connected products specifically for Asian and emerging markets at its new international research and development facility in Singapore. The company’s recent move to a larger facility in Alexandra Techno Park comes just six years after it opened its first Asia-based research and development center in Singapore, the company’s first such venture in the Asia-Pacific region.

20 Jan 2010

Medical News

Hospital for Special Surgery helps Haiti victims

HPV vaccine will reduce number of cervical cancer cases in women under 30

Enterprise, National Community Fund I closed on $22.3M NMTC transaction

Patients Medical offers prevention tips for patients during heart health month

Exercise can aid in smoking cessation; improve physical fitness in women smokers

TUM biophysicists map changes in energy landscape of zipper-like protein molecule

New white paper examines how PCR mycoplasma tests and analysis save time and money

AMRI’s Rensselaer labs and manufacturing facilities receive SafeBridge Potent Compound Safety Certification

Impact of life style factors on natural and medically assisted reproduction

Gene study could result in personalized therapies for patients with deadly brain cancer

Researchers develop more effective way to predict the spread of foot-and-mouth disease

TCGA study reveals four distinct molecular subtypes of GBM

Intelligent panic disorder treatment by using biofeedback analysis and web technologies

Scientists study fruit fly to identify key molecular signal in cancer metastasis

GeckoSystems' stock now quoted in the U.S. OTC markets

Data may help identify severity of ulcerative colitis in high-risk patients

Omega-3 fatty acids may protect against cellular aging in coronary heart disease patients

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories reports financial results for third-quarter ended December 31, 2009

New technique could bring immense benefits for patients with irregular heart rhythm

Welch Allyn Singapore moves to new, larger facility at Alexandra Techno Park

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

Exploring electron microscopy for plant and microbial imaging at the John Innes Centre

Extending the reach of Amperia™

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