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MEDLINE multi-purpose electronic database helps doctors care for their patients

Research funded by The Kidney Foundation of Canada and led by kidney specialists at Lawson Health Research Institute and The University of Western Ontario will make it possible for doctors to quickly and effectively access information relevant for patient care.

12 Oct 2009

Common myths about children's eye health and the medical reality behind them

Many parents grew up with medical adages or advice that have since been proven by scientists to be incorrect or outdated. Here are five common myths about children's eye health and the medical reality behind them, prepared by the physicians at The Vision Center at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

12 Oct 2009

Women with increased levels of M-llerian inhibiting substance are at risk of breast cancer

Women with increased levels of M-llerian inhibiting substance (MIS), best known for regulating in utero sexual differentiation in boys, may be at a greater risk for breast cancer, according to a new study published online October 9 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

12 Oct 2009

Phase I clinical trial results for Fentanyl Lauriad announced by BioAlliance Pharma

BioAlliance Pharma SA (Euronext Paris – BIO), a company dedicated to the treatment and supportive care of cancer and AIDS patients, today announced the approval from the French Drug Agency (AFSSaPS) to enter first Phase I clinical trial for Fentanyl Lauriad®.

12 Oct 2009

Hyper-SAGE with MRI sensitivity, a promising tool for in vivo diagnostics and molecular imaging

A new technique in Magnetic Resonance Imaging dubbed "Hyper-SAGE" has the potential to detect ultra low concentrations of clincal targets, such as lung and other cancers. Development of Hyper-SAGE was led by one of the world's foremost authorities on MRI technology, Alexander Pines, a chemist who holds joint appointments with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California, Berkeley.

12 Oct 2009

Locus Pharmaceuticals enters into discovery research collaboration with Novartis

Locus Pharmaceuticals announced today that it has entered into a discovery research collaboration with Novartis. Locus will collaborate with Novartis to discover novel chemotypes on targets of interest to Novartis’ select therapeutic areas.

12 Oct 2009

Presentations on efficacy of interferon to combat influenza

Amarillo Biosciences, Inc. (ABI) today announced that Professor Dr. Otto Haller from the Department of Virology, Freiburg University, Germany and Professor Dr. Oliver Planz from the Friedrich Loeffler Institute, Tubingen, Germany gave two separate presentations on the efficacy of interferon to combat influenza.

12 Oct 2009

Researchers find SNARE-like protein system to help bacteria avoid cell destruction

Infectious diseases currently cause about one-third of all human deaths worldwide, more than all forms of cancer combined. Advances in cell biology and microbial genetics have greatly enhanced understanding of the cause and mechanisms of infectious diseases.

12 Oct 2009

Streamwood Behavioral Hospital implements initiatives to improve patient services

Using the findings and research generated by three professional operations surveys, the leadership of Streamwood Behavioral Hospital announced today they will initiate improvements to bring its patient service programs to a "gold standard" of care.

12 Oct 2009

WCMC-Q program highlights the importance of mental health to overall physical health

Mental health professionals from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar and the community highlighted the importance of mental health to overall physical health during a presentation Sunday as part of the medical college's recognition of World Mental Health Day.

12 Oct 2009

Wal-Mart Stores to offer Tamiflu oral suspension in liquid form for children and elderly

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. announced today that more than 4,000 Walmart and Sam's Club pharmacies nationwide will address the national shortage of Tamiflu® oral suspension by converting the capsule to liquid form.

12 Oct 2009

Women who take fertility drugs are at greater risk to develop thyroid cancer

Women who take the most common fertility drugs, progesterone and clomiphene, are at a greater risk to develop thyroid cancer than those who don't, according to a study by the Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society.

12 Oct 2009

NIH launches trial for the determination of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine for asthma patients

The National Institutes of Health is preparing to launch the first government-sponsored clinical trial to determine what dose of the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine is needed to induce a protective immune response in people with asthma, especially those with severe disease.

12 Oct 2009

Study shows acute care surgery service can provide efficient emergency care

A new study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that the establishment of an acute care surgery service can help surgeons at academic medical centers provide more timely care to the growing number of patients who are transferred from the emergency room or smaller hospitals and who require an immediate operation.

12 Oct 2009

Czura Thornton to acquire global central laboratory operations of MDS Pharma Services

Private investment firm Czura Thornton today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the global central laboratory ('GCL') operations of MDS Pharma Services, a business unit of MDS Inc.

12 Oct 2009

Women with deleterious gene mutation diagnosed with breast cancer earlier than their previous generation

Women with a deleterious gene mutation are diagnosed with breast cancer six years earlier than relatives of the previous generation who also had the disease and/or ovarian cancer, according to new research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

12 Oct 2009

Canary Foundation to implement biosensor technologies for early cancer detection

Canary Foundation has committed to being the first organization to implement the breakthrough in biosensor technologies in its research pipeline. The new technology promises to revolutionize the early detection cancer field.

12 Oct 2009

Study shows the impact of blood cell development on human diseases

A new genome-wide association study published today in Nature Genetics begins to uncover the basis of genetic variations in eight blood measurements and the impact those variants can have on common human diseases. Blood measurements, including the number and volume of cells in the blood, are routinely used to diagnose a wide range of disorders, including anaemia, infection and blood cell cancers.

12 Oct 2009

Three hundred participants sought for world-first study to determine shared biological basis for psychotic illnesses

For the first time, sufferers of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are being brought together in a major new study investigating the diseases' common genetic causes and manifestations.

11 Oct 2009

World’s first engineered T cell receptor trial opens with new cellular therapy for HIV

Researchers at Adaptimmune Limited and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, have announced the approval of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and opening for enrolment of the first ever study using patients’ cells carrying an engineered T cell receptor to treat HIV (SL9 HA-GAG-TCR). The trial may have important implications in the development of new treatments for HIV potentially slowing – or even preventing – the onset of AIDS.

11 Oct 2009

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MEDLINE multi-purpose electronic database helps doctors care for their patients

Common myths about children's eye health and the medical reality behind them

Women with increased levels of M-llerian inhibiting substance are at risk of breast cancer

Phase I clinical trial results for Fentanyl Lauriad announced by BioAlliance Pharma

Hyper-SAGE with MRI sensitivity, a promising tool for in vivo diagnostics and molecular imaging

Locus Pharmaceuticals enters into discovery research collaboration with Novartis

Presentations on efficacy of interferon to combat influenza

Researchers find SNARE-like protein system to help bacteria avoid cell destruction

Streamwood Behavioral Hospital implements initiatives to improve patient services

WCMC-Q program highlights the importance of mental health to overall physical health

Wal-Mart Stores to offer Tamiflu oral suspension in liquid form for children and elderly

Women who take fertility drugs are at greater risk to develop thyroid cancer

NIH launches trial for the determination of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine for asthma patients

Study shows acute care surgery service can provide efficient emergency care

Czura Thornton to acquire global central laboratory operations of MDS Pharma Services

Women with deleterious gene mutation diagnosed with breast cancer earlier than their previous generation

Canary Foundation to implement biosensor technologies for early cancer detection

Study shows the impact of blood cell development on human diseases

Three hundred participants sought for world-first study to determine shared biological basis for psychotic illnesses

World’s first engineered T cell receptor trial opens with new cellular therapy for HIV

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