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Duke University bioengineers take first step in growing a living 'heart patch' for heart tissue repair

By mimicking the way embryonic stem cells develop into heart muscle in a lab, Duke University bioengineers believe they have taken an important first step toward growing a living "heart patch" to repair heart tissue damaged by disease.

12 Oct 2009

Medical liability reform to save $54 billion over 10 years

The nation’s neurosurgeons are urging lawmakers to pay close attention to the newly released findings of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) which confirm that medical liability reform does indeed reduce the use of healthcare services and will save the system money. In an October 9, 2009 letter to Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT), CBO Director Douglas W. Elmendorf stated that a comprehensive set of tort reforms will reduce the nation’s deficit by $54 billion over 10 years.

12 Oct 2009

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group provides updates on COPD research

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc. provided a progress report on the Company’s previously announced new opportunities. The Company has been moving forward in the areas of stem cell research for treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Tumor Banking and Cancer Treatment.

12 Oct 2009

Caregivers do not make use of CPRSs as a part of their daily routine, says study

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death among children despite the widespread availability of effective child passenger restraint systems (CPRSs) such as child safety seats. However, even when provided with free CPRSs and education about how to use them properly, many caregivers do not make them a part of their daily routine, according to the authors of a new study published in the Wisconsin Medical Journal (Vol. 108, No. 7).

12 Oct 2009

Children can reduce their abdominal pain with guided imagery treatment

Children with functional abdominal pain who used audio recordings of guided imagery at home in addition to standard medical treatment were almost three times as likely to improve their pain problem, compared to children who received standard treatment alone.

12 Oct 2009

AACR to host its first Frontiers in Basic Cancer Research Meeting

The American Association for Cancer Research will host its first Frontiers in Basic Cancer Research Meeting in Boston from Oct. 8-11, 2009. The meeting is expected to draw nearly 500 leading scientists to present on high-profile topics like epigenetics, metastasis and systems biology, and create synergies among the many subfields of basic science.

12 Oct 2009

Concord Coalition sends list of suggestions concerning the healthcare reform bill

In the coming days, you have the unenviable task of combining the Senate Finance Committee's health care reform bill with the bill that emerged from the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Aware of the difficulty and the competing pressures you face, we have identified in the attached memorandum key areas where we believe the potential of the legislation to produce fiscal gains can be strengthened. We hope our views will help guide your work -- consistent with fiscal responsibility and sustainability.

12 Oct 2009

New technique may lead to more effective treatment for liver disease

A combination of bioengineering and medical research at the University of California, San Diego has led to a new discovery that could pave the way for more effective treatments for liver disease.

12 Oct 2009

2009 ASH Visitor Training Program to build hematologic capacity in developing countries

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is proud to announce the participants in the 2009 ASH Visitor Training Program, which builds hematologic capacity in developing countries. Through this program, hematologists and medical professionals from developing countries receive valuable clinical, laboratory, or technological training on a specific topic at a host institution under the mentorship of an ASH member anywhere in the world.

12 Oct 2009

Doctors and scientists form national pain research centre

An expert network of doctors and research scientists is forming the world's first national centre for research into understanding pain in arthritis. Backed by medical research charity the Arthritis Research Campaign and The University of Nottingham, it will aim to improve treatments for arthritis - the most common cause of chronic pain - which affects more than ten million people in the UK.

12 Oct 2009

Bad breath can be treated

All of us have experienced bad breath at some point. However, suffering from chronic bad breath, or halitosis, can be embarrassing and affect your self-esteem and relationships with family, friends and coworkers. The good news -- bad breath is often preventable and easily treated.

12 Oct 2009

FDA approves Berinert for the treatment of hereditary angioedema

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Berinert, the first treatment for acute abdominal attacks and facial swelling associated with a rare and potentially life-threatening genetic disease called hereditary angioedema (HAE).

12 Oct 2009

Public plan - or something like it - still on the table in health reform debate

Some news outlets looked beyond the Senate Finance Committee vote on health reform to what may be in the final package considered by the full Senate.

12 Oct 2009

Mentalympians announces its inaugural Advisory Group

Mentalympians(TM) announced today, on this World Mental Health Day, its inaugural Advisory Group, consisting of twelve advisors based in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Scotland and the United States of America. Profiles of the advisors are found on www.mentalympians.org.

12 Oct 2009

NIH awards Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center $38.2M in grants

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has been awarded $38.2 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

12 Oct 2009

Kansas Bioscience Authority commits to invest $50 million in eight private venture capital funds

The Kansas Bioscience Authority has taken bold action to significantly increase the amount of venture capital available to innovative Kansas bioscience businesses -- and to lead the state's economic recovery -- approving a commitment to invest $50 million in eight private venture capital funds. The KBA investments will create a powerful magnet for private capital investment from around the country in Kansas bioscience companies.

12 Oct 2009

New law lets injured or ill college students keep parents' health insurance

A new federal law took effect Friday, allowing seriously ill or injured college students to keep their parents' insurance for up to a year while they take time off from school.

12 Oct 2009

InfoLogix retains SSG Capital Advisors as its investment banker

InfoLogix, Inc., a leading technology provider of enterprise mobility solutions for the healthcare and commercial industries, today announced that it has retained SSG Capital Advisors, LLC, a nationally recognized investment bank based in West Conshohocken, PA to assist InfoLogix in exploring its private placement alternatives.

12 Oct 2009

Arch Pharmalabs collaborates with Orochem Technologies to manufacture an API in India

Arch Pharmalabs, Ltd., a leading provider of small molecule process R&D and full life-cycle custom synthesis and manufacturing services, announced today it has entered into a strategic partnership with Orochem Technologies, Inc., to manufacture a U.S. innovator’s active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) in late-stage clinical development using Simulated Moving Bed (SMB) technology.

12 Oct 2009

CBO: Medical malpractice reform would save $54 billion over 10 years

The Congressional Budget Office said Friday that reforming some aspects of medical malpractice law would reduce the federal deficit by $54 billion over a decade.

12 Oct 2009