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AIDS vaccine not as effective as first thought, scientists say

A vaccine to protect against HIV may not be as effective as first thought, scientists said Tuesday.

22 Oct 2009

CWRU establishes collaborative research center to address common health issues in urban neighborhoods

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine proudly announces the establishment of the CWRU Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN), a collaborative research center to address common health issues faced in disadvantaged urban neighborhoods in and around Greater Cleveland.

22 Oct 2009

NIH awards $3.7 million to Johns Hopkins scientists for research on stem cells developed from ALS patients' skin

Johns Hopkins scientists have been awarded a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to learn more about the nerve and muscle-wasting disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using stem cells developed from ALS patients' skin. The award, given over a two-year span, will be shared with three other laboratories, including one at Harvard University and two at Columbia University.

22 Oct 2009

Laureate Pharma signs development and manufacturing agreement to develop fusion protein products

Laureate Pharma, Inc., a full-service biopharmaceutical development and protein production company, today announced that it has signed a new Biopharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing Agreement with an undisclosed client.

22 Oct 2009

NIH awards $8 million to The Medical College of Wisconsin for heart research

The Medical College of Wisconsin has been awarded a five-year, $8 million, multi-investigator Program Project Grant (PPG) from the National Institutes of Health to understand how human pluripotent stem cells, defined as cells which if left to their own designs can develop into any of the more than 200 cell types in the human body, can be channeled to exclusively become heart muscle cells.

22 Oct 2009

106m infants worldwide received vaccines last year, coverage gaps remain, report says

A joint report by the WHO, UNICEF and the World Bank on worldwide vaccination efforts released Wednesday found "a record 106 million infants were vaccinated last year against life-threatening diseases, but nearly a fifth of the world's babies still are not protected fully," the Associated Press reports.

22 Oct 2009

NIH grants $2.1 million for schizophrenia research

The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $2.1 million "Grand Opportunity" (GO) grant to a team of researchers - led by Prof. Todd Lencz at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, New York, and Prof.Ariel Darvasi of the Silberman Institute of Life Sciences at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem - to conduct a study on the genetic basis of schizophrenia..

22 Oct 2009

Advocates urge action now on Medicare doctor payment bill

Kaiser Health News staff writer Chris Weaver reports on developments surrounding efforts in the Senate regarding legislation on Medicare payments to physicians. "Legislation to 'fix' Medicare's physician payment formula has stalled in the Senate, just days after Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced his intent to fast-track the measure.

22 Oct 2009

Right at Home adds its first Master Franchise in the United Kingdom

Right at Home, Inc., a leading provider of in-home companion and personal care assistance has begun its international expansion with the addition of its first Master Franchise in the United Kingdom, announced Allen Hager, founder and president of Right at Home.

21 Oct 2009

PCPCC summit to discuss the national implications for patient centered medical home

National policy to change the shape of health care will be the center of discussion among the national's advocates of a primary care-based model poised to transform health care delivery. The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) Third Annual Summit will feature a keynote address from Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) concerning the national implications for the patient centered medical home (PCMH), a fundamentally improved model for providing health care.

21 Oct 2009

VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies to present on its implantable telescope technology

VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc., a developer of advanced visual prosthetic devices for individuals with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), today announced upcoming scientific and corporate presentations on its implantable telescope technology.

21 Oct 2009

Health Impact Project to promote the use of health impact assessments

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and The Pew Charitable Trusts (Pew) today announced the launch of the Health Impact Project, a national initiative designed to promote the use of health impact assessments (HIAs) as a decision-making tool for policymakers.

21 Oct 2009

Study paves way for the creation of a stem cell library

The study, led by the University of Edinburgh's MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, paves the way for the creation of a stem cell library that can be used for in vitro hepatic disease models.

21 Oct 2009

Explainers and studies on health insurance

The Associated Press examines why the United States is "the only wealthy industrialized nation that does not have universal health coverage.

21 Oct 2009

Certain molecules found to play an important role in regulating circadian rhythm: Study

Molecules that may hold the key to new ways to fight cancer and other diseases have been found to play an important role in regulating circadian rhythm, says Liheng Shi, a researcher in Texas A&M's Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences.

21 Oct 2009

Research suggests latent cytomegalovirus infection exacerbates inflammatory bowel disease

Current research suggests that latent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection may exacerbate inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The related report by Onyeagocha et al, "Latent cytomegalovirus infection exacerbates experimental colitis," appears in the November 2009 issue of The American Journal of Pathology.

21 Oct 2009

Curis to outline Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor at Annual BIO Investor Forum

Curis, Inc. , a drug development company seeking to develop next generation targeted small molecule drug candidates for cancer treatment, today announced that the Company will be presenting at the 8th Annual BIO Investor Forum at 4:30 p.m. PDT (7:30 p.m. EDT) on October 28, 2009, at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, California.

21 Oct 2009

Growth of EOTSs has slowed in recent years, reveals study

Researchers have found recent evidence that shows the growth of external, off-hours teleradiology services (EOTSs) has slowed in recent years, despite a significant increase in the number of radiology practices using those services between 2003 and 2007, according to a study in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

21 Oct 2009

OR Benchmarks Collaborative names the 2009 Top Performers

Faced with today’s unrelenting financial demands and quality of care challenges, leading hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers are turning to comparative healthcare benchmarks to help them improve operating room (OR) performance. Six of these trailblazers have been recognized by one such service, the OR Benchmarks® Collaborative (ORBC), as 2009 Top Performers that have used ORBC data to achieve significant results.

21 Oct 2009

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center collaborates with Navigenics to make personalized genomics available to doctors in training

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Navigenics, Inc., a leading personal genomics company, today announced a collaboration to make personalized genomics available to doctors in training.

21 Oct 2009

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AIDS vaccine not as effective as first thought, scientists say

CWRU establishes collaborative research center to address common health issues in urban neighborhoods

NIH awards $3.7 million to Johns Hopkins scientists for research on stem cells developed from ALS patients' skin

Laureate Pharma signs development and manufacturing agreement to develop fusion protein products

NIH awards $8 million to The Medical College of Wisconsin for heart research

106m infants worldwide received vaccines last year, coverage gaps remain, report says

NIH grants $2.1 million for schizophrenia research

Advocates urge action now on Medicare doctor payment bill

Right at Home adds its first Master Franchise in the United Kingdom

PCPCC summit to discuss the national implications for patient centered medical home

VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies to present on its implantable telescope technology

Health Impact Project to promote the use of health impact assessments

Study paves way for the creation of a stem cell library

Explainers and studies on health insurance

Certain molecules found to play an important role in regulating circadian rhythm: Study

Research suggests latent cytomegalovirus infection exacerbates inflammatory bowel disease

Curis to outline Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor at Annual BIO Investor Forum

Growth of EOTSs has slowed in recent years, reveals study

OR Benchmarks Collaborative names the 2009 Top Performers

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center collaborates with Navigenics to make personalized genomics available to doctors in training

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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