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New data demonstrates CREON Delayed-Release Capsules improve fat absorption in adults with EPI

Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that new data demonstrate that CREON®( )(pancrelipase) Delayed-Release Capsules significantly improves a key measure of fat absorption in adults with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) due to chronic pancreatitis (CP) or pancreatic surgery.

27 Oct 2009

Diabetes decreases cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer's disease

New research published in the October 27, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, suggests that those with both diseases actually have a slower rate of memory loss than people who had only Alzheimer's disease.

27 Oct 2009

Exercise helps people to quit smoking, shows new study

Exercise can help smokers quit because it makes cigarettes less attractive. A new study from the University of Exeter shows for the first time that exercise can lessen the power of cigarettes and smoking-related images to grab the attention of smokers. The study is published in the journal Addiction.

27 Oct 2009

Workers face touch insurance choices amid rising premiums

It's open-enrollment season, meaning large companies are offering workers a chance to change their health plans, but the choices are grim: The cost of premiums is rising even as benefits packages shrink, the Associated Press reports

27 Oct 2009

Dartmouth explores glucorticoid side effects on bladder-cancer patients

In her most recent study of possible triggers of cancer among northern New England residents, Dartmouth epidemiologist Margaret R. Karagas, Ph.D., and her team identified an enhanced risk to the bladders of patients taking drugs that suppress the immune system.

27 Oct 2009

Clinical trial helps improve prognosis and changes the standard of care for patients with colorectal cancer

In a review article published this month in The Oncologist, UNC's Dr. Richard M. Goldberg and a team of colleagues catalogue how the data collected in a single large comparative clinical trial testing combination chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer has been used not only to benefit the patients that enrolled but also patients who subsequently developed the disease.

27 Oct 2009

New significant tool to improve the quality of care for patients with brain tumors released

While the nation is debating how best to reform healthcare, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) announce a new significant tool to improve the quality of care for patients who suffer from brain tumors.

27 Oct 2009

Champions Biotechnology expands collaboration to accelerate oncology drug development

Champions Biotechnology, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CSBR), a company with a predictive preclinical platform aimed at accelerating the development and enhancing the value of oncology drugs, has established an agreement with Ortho Biotech Oncology Research & Development, a Division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, for the evaluation of a novel preclinical oncology therapeutic in Champions' Biomerk Tumorgraft(TM) platform.

27 Oct 2009

Cardio Infrared Technologies to deliver new Cardio-Cor II unit to Utah and Florida

Cardio Infrared Technologies, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: CDOI) www.cardio-cor.com, a leading Health and Wellness technology and marketing company, announced today that orders and commitments for new orders are being received by the company on the Cardio-Cor II™. Doctors weight loss clinics in Florida and Utah have either placed orders or have committed to the purchase the Cardio-Cor II. Inquires on the Cardio-Cor II have been incredibly high and constant since the press release on the new unit.

27 Oct 2009

Study proves patients with implantable cardiac devices undergo safe capsule endoscopy

A study of patients with implantable cardiac devices such as pacemakers, implantable defibrillators or left ventricular assist devices found that performing capsule endoscopy in these patients is safe and that the devices in general do not interfere with images captured by the capsule.

27 Oct 2009

U.S. adult population is becoming obese and sedentary; healthy BMI and exercise improves fitness levels

Men and women become gradually less fit with age, with declines accelerating after age 45, according to a report in the October 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, maintaining a healthy body mass index (BMI), not smoking and being physically active are associated with higher fitness levels throughout adult life.

27 Oct 2009

Senate health bill could come this week, 'compromise' public option now seems likely

Senate Democrats will need to move quickly if they want to pass some version of health overhaul legislation by the end of the year.

27 Oct 2009

Transcatheter valve may eliminate repeat surgeries in children with heart defects; multicenter study shows good outcomes

Children born with certain heart defects have impaired blood flow from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery leading to the lungs, requiring implanted devices (known as right-ventricular outflow tract conduits) to maintain the flow. However, these conduits fail over time, and children typically face multiple open-heart operations during their lives to reopen the passage.

27 Oct 2009

Physicians launch SUCCEED, program for breast cancer survivors

Breast cancer. A diagnosis of those two words elicits an array of emotions ranging from fear and anger, to confusion and uncertainty. To cope, women often look to family, friends and survivors for support, forming a network of people to help guide them through their diagnosis and treatment. As treatment begins, the plan seems clear.

27 Oct 2009

Reid to announce his support for public plan

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to announce at a 3:15 press conference today his support for inclusion of a public option in health care reform legislation.

27 Oct 2009

School to college transition can trigger eating disorders in young adults

Research shows that the transition to college, with its inherent pressures and changes, can increase the likelihood of eating disorders in young adults. While college students are empowered with newfound independence, this freedom can also trigger unhealthy and dangerous behaviors.

27 Oct 2009

NCI funds new Center on Microenvironment and Metastasis to research on cancer

Adding potent research firepower and fresh physical perspectives to combat cancer, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has funded the new Center on the Microenvironment and Metastasis, which will be headquartered at Cornell University.

27 Oct 2009

BioMarin Pharmaceutical announces the acquisition of Huxley Pharmaceuticals

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. announced today that it has acquired Huxley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Huxley), which has rights to a proprietary form of 3,4-diaminopyridine (3,4-DAP), amifampridine phosphate, for the rare autoimmune disease Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS).

27 Oct 2009

New discount prescription program for Wyoming residents

Officials have confirmed that a new statewide prescription assistance program, called Wyoming Rx Card, is being launched tomorrow. The program will provide free discount prescription drug cards to Wyoming residents.

27 Oct 2009

Researchers show link between alcohol and cancer

Alcohol consumption has long been linked to cancer and its spread, but the underlying mechanism has never been clear.

27 Oct 2009

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New data demonstrates CREON Delayed-Release Capsules improve fat absorption in adults with EPI

Diabetes decreases cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer's disease

Exercise helps people to quit smoking, shows new study

Workers face touch insurance choices amid rising premiums

Dartmouth explores glucorticoid side effects on bladder-cancer patients

Clinical trial helps improve prognosis and changes the standard of care for patients with colorectal cancer

New significant tool to improve the quality of care for patients with brain tumors released

Champions Biotechnology expands collaboration to accelerate oncology drug development

Cardio Infrared Technologies to deliver new Cardio-Cor II unit to Utah and Florida

Study proves patients with implantable cardiac devices undergo safe capsule endoscopy

U.S. adult population is becoming obese and sedentary; healthy BMI and exercise improves fitness levels

Senate health bill could come this week, 'compromise' public option now seems likely

Transcatheter valve may eliminate repeat surgeries in children with heart defects; multicenter study shows good outcomes

Physicians launch SUCCEED, program for breast cancer survivors

Reid to announce his support for public plan

School to college transition can trigger eating disorders in young adults

NCI funds new Center on Microenvironment and Metastasis to research on cancer

BioMarin Pharmaceutical announces the acquisition of Huxley Pharmaceuticals

New discount prescription program for Wyoming residents

Researchers show link between alcohol and cancer

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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