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BioForm Medical and Galderma Laboratories Chiefs to offer their perspectives on aesthetics market at ODAC conference

The Orlando Dermatology Aesthetic & Clinical (ODAC) conference is proud to welcome two leading executive officers offering their unique perspectives on the state of the industry and future opportunities at its 7th annual program, being held on January 15, 2010 at The Peabody Orlando in Orlando, Florida.

20 Nov 2009

Publication sheds light on challenges in management of systemic innovation

The need of systemic change in health care has been well recognized in most Western Countries. The key drivers of change relate to population ageing, technological development, changing expectations towards services and the political strive to put a damper on the growth of the GDP share of health expenditure. The publication sheds light on challenges in management of systemic innovation.

20 Nov 2009

NHLBI-supported research shares new strategies on hypertension, heart defect and air pollution

New education strategies for better controlling hypertension and research suggesting a possible link between short-term and long-term exposure to air pollution and increased risk of constricted blood vessels are among the research highlights from studies supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the American Heart Association's 2009 Scientific Sessions in Orlando held Nov. 14-18.

20 Nov 2009

"Cheetah" limbs gave Olympic hopeful a clear and major advantage over his competition

The artificial lower limbs of double-amputee Olympic hopeful Oscar Pistorius give him a clear and major advantage over his competition, taking 10 seconds or more off what his 400-meter race time would be if his prosthesis behaved like intact limbs.

20 Nov 2009

Medical Marijuana completes taping of its Educational Seminar series

Medical Marijuana Inc announced today they have completed the taping of the Educational Seminar series as the 1st step toward the Seminar program being offered across America in those states where permitted by law. These Seminars will continue to be held in Ukiah, Ca. through the rest of the year.

20 Nov 2009

Psychological therapy has a large effect on well-being

Research by the University of Warwick and the University of Manchester finds that psychological therapy could be 32 times more cost effective at making you happy than simply obtaining more money. The research has obvious implications for large compensation awards in law courts but also has wider implications for general public health.

20 Nov 2009

Hemicorporectomy effective, and add years and quality of life to survivors

A landmark, 25-year review of cases in which surgeons had to remove the lower portion of the body from the waist down for severe pelvic bone infections shows the therapy can add years and quality of life to survivors, say researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

20 Nov 2009

NJIT engineer explains the theory behind spontaneous dispersion of particles on liquid surfaces

Even if you are not a cook, you might have wondered why a pinch of flour (or any small particles) thrown into a bowl of water will disperse in a dramatic fashion, radiating outward as if it was exploding. Pushpendra Singh, PhD, a mechanical engineering professor at NJIT who has studied and written about the phenomenon, has not only thought about it, but can explain why.

20 Nov 2009

Physicists observe experimental evidence for directed percolation

A team of physicists has, for the first time, seen convincing experimental evidence for directed percolation, a phenomenon that turns up in computer models of the ways diseases spread through a population or how water soaks through loose soil. Their observation strengthens the case for directed percolation's relevance to real systems, and lends new vigor to long-standing theories about how it works. Their experiment is reported in Physical Review E and highlighted with a Viewpoint in the November 16 issue of Physics (http://physics.aps.org).

20 Nov 2009

Positive results from recently completed phase II clinical study of ToleroMune therapy announced

Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on allergy, today announced positive results from a recently completed phase II clinical study of its ToleroMune(R) cat allergy therapy, which successfully identified the optimal dosing regimens to progress into late-stage development.

20 Nov 2009

Only 1 in 4 Americans aged 50-64 regularly take advantage of preventive screenings, says report

Only about 1 in 4 Americans aged 50-64 regularly take advantage of preventive services such as screenings and immunizations, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with AARP and the American Medical Association (AMA).

20 Nov 2009

Sen. Patrick Leahy to vote to end the health bill filibuster on Saturday

"Decision time is nearing on health insurance reform, and I will vote to end the filibuster on Saturday so the Senate can begin this important and historic debate. We cannot afford to let the health industry's sentries of the status quo kick the can down the road as they have done so often before. The country suffers when there is a failure to act on serious challenges that ordinary Americans face in their daily lives."

20 Nov 2009

Twenty-five design teams compete in Brown School of Engineering Elevator Pitch Contest

Twenty-five Senior Design Teams competed for prizes Thursday night at Rice University's Brown School of Engineering Elevator Pitch Contest. The purpose of the contest was to get students to think about the commercial viability of their designs before building prototypes. Teams had 60 seconds to pitch their design project to an audience of local venture capitalists and business leaders.

20 Nov 2009

Study examines temporal association between media coverage and opioid-related deaths

Increases in deaths from opioid drugs such as OxyContin may be linked to the volume of coverage such deaths receive in the news, according to a study from Children's Hospital Boston and the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill. The study compared patterns of opioid deaths and patterns of news coverage between 1999 and 2005, during which time mortality rates from opioid abuse doubled.

20 Nov 2009

Dutch researcher discovers how sulfate groups can be protected during molecule construction

Sulfate groups are crucial building blocks for many molecules but are difficult to handle. Dutch researcher Martijn Huibers has discovered how sulfate groups can be protected during the construction of a molecule. Thanks to his method new molecules, which could be used for the production of medicines, can now be constructed far more easily.

20 Nov 2009

HHS Secretary commended for her statement on government medical panel

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is to be commended for publicly stating the government panel opposing mammograms is "an outside independent panel of doctors and scientists who ... do not set federal policy and ... don't determine what services are covered by the federal government."

20 Nov 2009

Alzheimer Research Forum reports on the highlights of the Society of Neuroscience conference

Between 17-21 October 2009, the 39th annual conference of the Society of Neuroscience drew some 30,500 people to the great city of Chicago, which was more balmy than windy for the occasion. Your Alzforum reporters have been busy roaming the halls, buttonholing scientists for their comments on the presentations, and putting together reports on the most significant advances.

20 Nov 2009

LAIV and TIV vaccines appear to offer protection against A/H1N1 virus

Immunization with either live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV, also known as FluMist®), or trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV), appears to offer a protection (~ 45%) against the novel A/H1N1 virus, the cause of the present influenza pandemic. However, the benefit was largely attributed to the youngest age group. The finding emerges from an evaluation of medical encounters and seasonal influenza immunization of U.S. military service members.

20 Nov 2009

RaySearch Laboratories' interim report for the period January 1 – September 30, 2009

“It is extremely satisfying that the major development efforts during recent years are now beginning to pay off. In November our new product for Philips started generating revenues and we anticipate that the total revenue contribution from this and other new products will exceed SEK 10 M already in the fourth quarter,” says Johan Löf, President of RaySearch.

20 Nov 2009

U.S. District Court rules in favor of Cell Therapeutics to pursue all of its claims against The Lash Group

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a U.S. District Court order and ruled that CTI should be allowed to pursue all of its claims against The Lash Group, sending the case back to the District Court for trial. CTI filed a complaint against The Lash Group, CTI's former third-party reimbursement consultant for CTI's product TRISENOX, in 2007 seeking $22.8 million in damages for expenses already incurred related to the investigation, defense and a settlement of claims by the U.S. government concerning Medicare reimbursement for TRISENOX and other business losses.

20 Nov 2009

Medical News

BioForm Medical and Galderma Laboratories Chiefs to offer their perspectives on aesthetics market at ODAC conference

Publication sheds light on challenges in management of systemic innovation

NHLBI-supported research shares new strategies on hypertension, heart defect and air pollution

"Cheetah" limbs gave Olympic hopeful a clear and major advantage over his competition

Medical Marijuana completes taping of its Educational Seminar series

Psychological therapy has a large effect on well-being

Hemicorporectomy effective, and add years and quality of life to survivors

NJIT engineer explains the theory behind spontaneous dispersion of particles on liquid surfaces

Physicists observe experimental evidence for directed percolation

Positive results from recently completed phase II clinical study of ToleroMune therapy announced

Only 1 in 4 Americans aged 50-64 regularly take advantage of preventive screenings, says report

Sen. Patrick Leahy to vote to end the health bill filibuster on Saturday

Twenty-five design teams compete in Brown School of Engineering Elevator Pitch Contest

Study examines temporal association between media coverage and opioid-related deaths

Dutch researcher discovers how sulfate groups can be protected during molecule construction

HHS Secretary commended for her statement on government medical panel

Alzheimer Research Forum reports on the highlights of the Society of Neuroscience conference

LAIV and TIV vaccines appear to offer protection against A/H1N1 virus

RaySearch Laboratories' interim report for the period January 1 – September 30, 2009

U.S. District Court rules in favor of Cell Therapeutics to pursue all of its claims against The Lash Group

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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