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BTG receives 510k clearance for LC Bead LUMI

BTG plc, a global specialist healthcare company, today announced it has received 510k clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for LC Bead LUMI, the first commercially available radiopaque embolic bead for the embolization of hypervascular tumors and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs).

14 Dec 2015

New research shows helping others can mitigate impact of daily stressors

Providing help to friends, acquaintances, and even strangers can mitigate the impact of daily stressors on our emotions and our mental health, according to new research published in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

14 Dec 2015

CTI BioPharma earns $10 million milestone payment from Teva for TRISENOX (arsenic trioxide)

CTI BioPharma Corp. today announced that it has received a $10 million milestone payment from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Teva) related to the achievement of sales milestones for TRISENOX (arsenic trioxide).

14 Dec 2015

Cancer rates rise in many low-and middle-income countries

Improved screening and detection efforts, combined with decreases in risk factors like smoking, have reduced the incidence and mortality rates from several common types of cancer in many high-income countries. However, many low-and middle-income countries have seen cancer rates rise, partially due to increases in risk factors that are typical of Western countries.

14 Dec 2015

Best Practices undertakes study to develop benchmarks for library services within biopharmaceutical industry

Biopharmaceutical and Medical Device executives are constantly looking to their corporate libraries to provide them with vital information in regards to research, development and maintenance of e-resources. Despite this, rapid advances in technology, mixed with plummeting resources have made it increasingly difficult for libraries to effectively balance their budget, resource and service levels within organizations.

14 Dec 2015

Wake Forest University offers holiday story ideas

The good news about children and the holidays? "Kids aren't as materialistic as many think, so parents should understand that many kids naturally see the value of saving money and thinking more about others rather than getting the next big thing," says Lisa Kiang, an associate professor of psychology who studies gratitude, materialism and character formation in children and adolescents.

14 Dec 2015

Virginia Governor speaks at ADAMS Compassionate Healthcare Network Health Fair in Chantilly, VA

As ACHN Chairman Dr. Yahya Alvi explained, "Local and state officials have called the ADAMS Free clinic a model for healthcare to community members who could not otherwise afford that care. We are delighted Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe will attend and speak at the Fair on Saturday, along with many other County and State Civic Leaders who will join us. This is a perfect way for our officials to tell their constituents about our Clinic services."

14 Dec 2015

WuXi PharmaTech announces winners of Life Science and Chemistry Awards

WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc., a leading open-access R&D capability and technology platform company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, with operations in China and the United States, announced the winners of the ninth annual WuXi PharmaTech Life Science and Chemistry Awards at a ceremony held on December 13 at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.

14 Dec 2015

ATS Tobacco Action Committee supports regulation to curb exposure to health risks associated with tobacco products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected issue its final ruling soon on the regulation of all tobacco products, including cigars and e-cigarettes, two of the largest sources of unregulated tobacco in the U.S.

14 Dec 2015

Aural feedback can help people to clean their teeth more gently

Researchers in Japan have discovered that how effectively we clean our teeth and how satisfied we are with the brushing job we do depends a lot on the sound of the bristles scrubbing against the enamel. In trials with volunteer teeth cleaners, the team has used a tiny microphone in a modified toothbrush to 'sample' the sound being made in the mouth during brushing and to modulate it and then feed that sound back to the volunteer via headphones to see what effect it would have on cleaning efficacy and satisfaction.

13 Dec 2015

Three Rhine-Main Universities form strategic alliance to promote young research talents

The presidents of Technische Universität Darmstadt, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and Goethe University Frankfurt have signed a cross-border framework agreement intended to promote further collaboration between the three universities.

13 Dec 2015

Only 47% of dentists use dental dam during root canal treatment, study finds

A large national study of dentists conducted by the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network has found that only 47 percent of dentists always use a dental dam during root canal treatment, with an additional 17 percent using it 90-99 percent of the time, according to a recent scientific publication in BMJ Open.

13 Dec 2015

Commercialization of health and beauty can lead to Angelina Jolie syndrome

The politicization and commercialization of health issues in today's Western culture have led to growing healthism -- a peremptory idea of self-preserving behaviour. This approach criticizes everything that fails to fit into the glamorous standards of a beautiful, young and slim body.

13 Dec 2015

Incorporating postpartum contraceptive services across the continuum of reproductive healthcare

Approximately one-quarter of inter-birth intervals in low- and middle-income countries are less than 24 months in length, exposing infants to risks of prematurity, low birthweight, and death. Increased evidence of these health risks has emerged in the past few decades and, after a period of neglect, interest in postpartum family planning has followed, supported by organizations like WHO and USAID.

13 Dec 2015

Study offers insight into how female Viagra affects the brain

As the drug touted as "the female Viagra" comes to market, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are learning more about how the drug, called flibanserin, affects the brain.

13 Dec 2015

Nutritionist offers myriad methods to help people eat during cancer treatment

Ernestine Trujillo, MS, RD, LD, plays an important role in helping people through their cancer treatment: she helps them to eat. Eating keeps their strength up so that they can get through treatment. But eating during cancer treatment isn't always easy. Trujillo, a Senior Clinical Nutritionist at the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, offers myriad methods to help people get the nutrition they need.

13 Dec 2015

Innovative Phase II trial evaluates effectiveness of diabetes medication for lymphoma

Cancer, it could be said, grows like a weed: rapidly, invasively, and with devastating impact on the place it infests. Also like a weed, cancer can't grow on its own — it needs nourishment, which it drains from the human body, just as weeds take nutrients in the soil away from other plants.

13 Dec 2015

Holidays can be a tough time for people with eating disorders

With food everywhere you look, difficult relatives and pressure to create perfect memories, the holidays can be a tough time for those who struggle with eating disorders.

13 Dec 2015

New video offers consumers tips on how to use health insurance

Governor Tom Wolf and Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller today continued the Wolf Administration's consumer outreach and education efforts with the release of a video that offers consumers tips on how to use their health insurance.

13 Dec 2015

Perceived stress increases likelihood of amnestic mild cognitive impairment in older people

Feeling stressed out increases the likelihood that elderly people will develop mild cognitive impairment—often a prelude to full-blown Alzheimer's disease. In a new study, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System found that highly stressed participants were more than twice as likely to become impaired than those who were not.

13 Dec 2015

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BTG receives 510k clearance for LC Bead LUMI

New research shows helping others can mitigate impact of daily stressors

CTI BioPharma earns $10 million milestone payment from Teva for TRISENOX (arsenic trioxide)

Cancer rates rise in many low-and middle-income countries

Best Practices undertakes study to develop benchmarks for library services within biopharmaceutical industry

Wake Forest University offers holiday story ideas

Virginia Governor speaks at ADAMS Compassionate Healthcare Network Health Fair in Chantilly, VA

WuXi PharmaTech announces winners of Life Science and Chemistry Awards

ATS Tobacco Action Committee supports regulation to curb exposure to health risks associated with tobacco products

Aural feedback can help people to clean their teeth more gently

Three Rhine-Main Universities form strategic alliance to promote young research talents

Only 47% of dentists use dental dam during root canal treatment, study finds

Commercialization of health and beauty can lead to Angelina Jolie syndrome

Incorporating postpartum contraceptive services across the continuum of reproductive healthcare

Study offers insight into how female Viagra affects the brain

Nutritionist offers myriad methods to help people eat during cancer treatment

Innovative Phase II trial evaluates effectiveness of diabetes medication for lymphoma

Holidays can be a tough time for people with eating disorders

New video offers consumers tips on how to use health insurance

Perceived stress increases likelihood of amnestic mild cognitive impairment in older people

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