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Thrombogenics announces agreement with Millipore for commercialization of stem cell technology

ThromboGenics NV has announced that it has completed a global license agreement with Millipore Corporation under which ThromboGenics will exclusively license its technology for production of the proprietary stem cell culture medium marketed by Millipore as RESGRO(x).

17 Apr 2007

Common misconception that diabetes is 'in the genes' for Indigenous people dispelled

The high rate of diabetes among indigenous people is not due to their genetic heritage, according to a recently published study.

17 Apr 2007

Staph infections among hospitalized patients are on the rise

The study, conducted by Gary Noskin, MD, infectious disease specialist and associate chief medical officer at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, also revealed that the increase in staph infections is resulting in millions of dollars of excess healthcare costs due to longer hospitalizations.

17 Apr 2007

Anti-anemia drug darbepoetin alfa no better than placebo for cancer patients

Results from a phase III drug trial indicate that an anti-anemia drug did not significantly decrease the need for blood transfusions in patients not on chemotherapy, and decreased overall patient survival when compared to placebo, according to researchers from the UCLA Medical Center at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.

17 Apr 2007

Selenium as therapy for prostate cancer

Selenium may offer an intervention strategy for the treatment of prostate cancer according to results of a study from the laboratory of Allen Gao, PhD, which will be presented by Yan Hu, PhD, Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) at the 2007 centennial meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), April 14-18, in Los Angeles, CA.

17 Apr 2007

Cybercitizen Health Europe

In today's world of fragmented media and channel mix, it is increasingly difficult to isolate the information sources used by consumers to research health information and inform healthcare decision making.

17 Apr 2007

A strong marital relationship helps deal with tempermental babies

Couples with infants who are particularly fussy or difficult typically do just fine as parents , as long as they have a strong marital relationship.

17 Apr 2007

Embryonic stem cells provide new tool for studying disease and identifying ALS drugs

Results of two studies funded by Project A.L.S. and appearing in the advance online publication of Nature Neuroscience demonstrate that embryonic stem cells may provide a new tool for studying disease mechanisms and for identifying drugs to slow ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

17 Apr 2007

Irish smoking ban effective at clearing the air

A national workplace ban on smoking in Ireland resulted in an 83 percent reduction in air pollution in pubs, an 80 percent decrease in airborne carcinogens for patrons and staff, and an improvement in the respiratory health of bar workers, according to a one-year follow-up study.

17 Apr 2007

Statement by ADA on court's ruling on dental amalgam fillings

The American Dental Association (ADA) welcomes Friday's ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia stating that the court cannot force the Food and Drug Administration to tighten restrictions on the use of dental amalgam fillings.

17 Apr 2007

Silver Award for advances in the prevention of HIV perinatal transmission

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia presented J. Brooks Jackson, M.D., MBA, of Johns Hopkins University with the Herman and Gertrude Silver Award for his internationally prominent work in preventing the transmission of HIV from infected mothers to their newborn babies.

17 Apr 2007

Side-effects of treatment for localized prostate cancer

It seems plausible that prostate cancer (CaP) patients might value health states associated with side-effects of treatment for localized CaP as less detrimental than men with no CaP.

17 Apr 2007

Should primary care doctors be assessing the safety of older drivers?

In an editorial published in the April issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, Malaz Boustani, M.D., M.P.H., of the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. writes that assessing the safety of older drivers is not a responsibility that should reside with the primary care physician.

17 Apr 2007

Resident work hour restrictions may be costly for teaching hospitals

An analysis based on a computer model suggests that recent educational mandates that resident physicians work fewer hours may cost teaching hospitals hundreds of thousands of dollars'or more, if they replace surgical residents with other clinicians, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Surgery.

17 Apr 2007

Study identifies high-risk patient populations for MRSA carriage

A Rhode Island Hospital study presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) annual meeting found that patients in long-term elder care and HIV-infected outpatients appear to be high-risk groups for carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a common cause for health care associated infections.

17 Apr 2007

Single master gene crucial for nerve cell insulation

Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have discovered how a defect in a single master gene disrupts the process by which several genes interact to create myelin, a fatty coating that covers nerve cells and increases the speed and reliability of their electrical signals.

17 Apr 2007