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High DHA levels aid in learning and mental development of school children

Getting ready for the start of a new school year traditionally means shopping trips for crisp, new clothes and backpacks bursting with fresh school supplies. But how do you prepare your child mentally and physically for the demands of hectic schedules and endless homework? It's easy for children, be it primary graders or teenagers, to anticipate the beginning of class with both excitement and some anxiety. These stress factors can quickly turn to feelings of being overwhelmed and frustrated as schoolwork and activities intensify.

27 Aug 2009

Floundering health care campaign translates to slipping polls

Public anxiety about spending and a proposed public health insurance plan, routine distractions like Henry Lewis Gates Jr.'s arrest, and delays in rebutting Republican's attacks are triggering speculation that President Obama may be loosing his groove when it comes to his famous message discipline, the Boston Globe reports.

27 Aug 2009

Study reveals effectiveness of BioElectronics' ActiPatch therapy device for treating heel and foot pain

BioElectronics Corp. (PINKSHEETS: BIEL), the maker of inexpensive, disposable drug-free anti-inflammatory devices, today announced the completion of an important clinical study on heel and foot pain, which was led by David Genecov, M.D. FACS FAAP.

27 Aug 2009

Bayer Cropscience to invest $25 million for enhancing operational safety at its Institute site

Bayer CropScience today announced an investment of $25 million for further enhancing operational safety at its Institute, W.Va. site. As part of these plans, the company will reduce methyl isocyanate (MIC) storage by 80 percent.

27 Aug 2009

Prevention and eradication of FVIII antibodies could improve hemophilia treatment

Octapharma AG is leading an international initiative focused on confronting the major risk associated with hemophilia A therapy - anti-factor VIII (FVIII) antibodies, also known as inhibitors. This initiative, combined with Octapharma's efforts to pursue the first recombinant FVIII therapy produced from a human cell line, could dramatically impact the treatment of an estimated one in every 5,000 to 10,000 men born with hemophilia A worldwide.

27 Aug 2009

eHealth releases updated data on the cost of individually-purchased health insurance plans

eHealth, Inc., parent company of eHealthInsurance, today released updated data on the cost of individually-purchased health insurance plans for individuals and families. The findings appear in The Cost of Individual and Family Health Insurance Plans 2009 Update, an internal evaluation of eHealth, Inc.'s data.

27 Aug 2009

Novelos Therapeutics enters into a definitive agreement with Purdue Pharma to raise funds

Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: NVLT), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapeutics to treat cancer and hepatitis, today announced that Novelos entered into a definitive agreement with Purdue Pharma L.P., an existing investor, to sell 13,636,364 shares of its common stock and warrants, expiring on December 31, 2015, to purchase an aggregate of approximately 4,772,728 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.66 per share, for gross proceeds of $9 million.

27 Aug 2009

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy -- health care champion -- dies

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy had a hand in nearly every piece of health care legislation that moved through Congress during his eight-term Senate tenure. He died Tuesday night of brain cancer at age 77.

27 Aug 2009

Wellness International Network's BioLean Free help fight obesity

The global obesity epidemic continues to increase, especially in the United States. In fact, the number of obese American adults (34.3 %) exceeds the number of overweight adults (32.7%), says a 2008 study by the National Center for Health Statistics. Wellness International Network, an undisputed nutritional leader, is helping fight these statistics with its weight-management product line and recently unveiled modern, attractive packaging for one of its bestselling, weight-management products BioLean Free.

27 Aug 2009

New Fraxel re:store Dual system with Thulium laser launched by Solta Medical

Solta Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLTM) today announced the launch of its new Fraxel re:store(R) Dual system, providing superior results for large body areas during a single treatment. Prior to the non-ablative Fraxel re:store Dual system, laser skin resurfacing procedures were largely limited to the face.

27 Aug 2009

$201,339 grant offered to a professor for developing a database on enzyme functions

Since the advent of the Human Genome Project an explosion of data has sent the science world scrambling. There is a growing demand to fine-tune genomic codes, which list the "ingredients for life," but do not adequately explain how those ingredients function. A Rutgers University-Camden biochemist is addressing this knowledge gap through the creation of a database for quick "background checks" on all known enzyme functions. Thanks to a National Institute of Health grant, Peter Palenchar, an assistant professor of chemistry at Rutgers-Camden, will categorize decades-worth of scholarship on enzymes into a database, beginning with those that bind to molecules that contain adenosine.

27 Aug 2009

Study finds that some people eliminate more than 90 percent of the arsenic consumed in the diet

Large variations exist in peoples' ability to eliminate arsenic from the body, according to a new study that questions existing standards for evaluating the human health risks from the potentially toxic substance.

27 Aug 2009

Research study indicates that liver regeneration could affect the metabolism of tacrolimus in LDLT

Several studies have shown that living donor liver transplant (LDLT) recipients required smaller doses of tacrolimus compared with deceased donor liver transplant (DDLT) patients, which indicated that liver regeneration could affect the metabolism of tacrolimus in LDLT.

27 Aug 2009

CDC report predicts that forty percent of Americans may be affected by the H1N1 flu

From summer camps to summer travel, the H1N1 influenza has taken a toll worldwide this season, and experts say the new flu strain is expected to be back in force this fall. Forty percent of Americans could end up being affected by the H1N1 flu, the CDC reported last month.

27 Aug 2009

WFP asks for $230m in emergency food aid for Kenyans

"The U.N.'s World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Tuesday for more than $230 million to provide emergency food aid over the next six months for 3.8 million Kenyans affected by deepening drought and high food prices," Reuters reports (Wallis, 8/25).

27 Aug 2009

Ontario Expert Panel releases practical recommendations for couples facing adoption and infertility problems

The Ontario Expert Panel on Infertility and Adoption has released many practical recommendations to government in a report entitled "Raising Expectations." Following the mammoth job of reviewing the issues surrounding infertility treatment and adoption, the panel's report lays out a comprehensive plan to address several pressing social concerns.

27 Aug 2009

Lawson to provide software suites to Oklahoma State University Medical Center

Oklahoma State University Medical Center, an osteopathic teaching hospital, was recently purchased from Ardent Health Services by a City of Tulsa trust. As part of the transition of management and operations, the trust launched a plan to improve business management and supply chain processes at Oklahoma State University Medical Center.

27 Aug 2009

Standard Reference Material for determining essential nutrient concentration in infant and adult nutritional formula

Chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have issued a new certified reference material-a standardized sample backed by NIST-for determining the concentrations of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients in infant and adult nutritional formula and similar products.

27 Aug 2009

Angiotensin arrests lung tumor growth by inhibiting blood vessel formation

In new animal research done by investigators at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, scientists have discovered a treatment effective in mice at blocking the growth and shrinking the size of lung cancer tumors, one of the leading causes of cancer death in the world.

27 Aug 2009

Two-photon microscopy technique tracks calcium levels in mice neurons

For over a century, scientists have been using electrical stimulation to explore and treat the human brain. The technique has helped identify regions responsible for specific neural functions-for instance, the motor cortex and pleasure center-and has been used to treat a variety of conditions from Parkinson's disease to depression.

27 Aug 2009

Medical News

High DHA levels aid in learning and mental development of school children

Floundering health care campaign translates to slipping polls

Study reveals effectiveness of BioElectronics' ActiPatch therapy device for treating heel and foot pain

Bayer Cropscience to invest $25 million for enhancing operational safety at its Institute site

Prevention and eradication of FVIII antibodies could improve hemophilia treatment

eHealth releases updated data on the cost of individually-purchased health insurance plans

Novelos Therapeutics enters into a definitive agreement with Purdue Pharma to raise funds

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy -- health care champion -- dies

Wellness International Network's BioLean Free help fight obesity

New Fraxel re:store Dual system with Thulium laser launched by Solta Medical

$201,339 grant offered to a professor for developing a database on enzyme functions

Study finds that some people eliminate more than 90 percent of the arsenic consumed in the diet

Research study indicates that liver regeneration could affect the metabolism of tacrolimus in LDLT

CDC report predicts that forty percent of Americans may be affected by the H1N1 flu

WFP asks for $230m in emergency food aid for Kenyans

Ontario Expert Panel releases practical recommendations for couples facing adoption and infertility problems

Lawson to provide software suites to Oklahoma State University Medical Center

Standard Reference Material for determining essential nutrient concentration in infant and adult nutritional formula

Angiotensin arrests lung tumor growth by inhibiting blood vessel formation

Two-photon microscopy technique tracks calcium levels in mice neurons

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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