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New set of dates for MEDICA 2015 and COMPAMED 2015 widely accepted by specialist visitors

The new set of dates running from Monday to Thursday has been widely accepted by the specialist visitors of the world’s largest medical trade fair, the MEDICA 2015, as well as the specialist supplier trade fair, COMPAMED 2015, being held in parallel.

21 Nov 2015

New drug screening method may predict treatment options for patients with multiple myeloma

A personalized method for testing the effectiveness of drugs that treat multiple myeloma may predict quickly and more accurately the best treatments for individual patients with the bone marrow cancer. The process, developed by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, also may aid patients with leukemia or lymphoma.

21 Nov 2015

Study examines impact of countywide reductions in psychiatric services

Countywide reductions in psychiatric services -- both inpatient and outpatient -- led to more than triple the number of emergency psychiatric consults and 55 percent increases in lengths of stay for psychiatric patients in the emergency department.

21 Nov 2015

Many European hospitals fail to routinely test people at risk of HIV infection

A new study reveals that many European hospitals fail to routinely test people who may be at risk of an HIV-infection. If tests were more widely offered in the healthcare system, fewer HIV-patients would go unnoticed, especially in Northern Europe.

21 Nov 2015

USA Swimming offers tips to help parents identify, prevent misconduct in sports to keep kids safe

There are many reasons why a child should participate in sports, says Chuck Wielgus, USA Swimming's Executive Director. Sports teach important life lessons including goal-setting, teamwork and self-confidence, not to mention the great exercise it provides athletes.

21 Nov 2015

TVA Medical announces results from multicenter clinical study of everlinQ endoAVF System

TVA Medical, Inc., announced clinical trial results from a prospective, multicenter clinical study evaluating the everlinQ endoAVF System. This innovative medical technology creates hemodialysis access using vascular sites not traditionally used by surgeons for people with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).

21 Nov 2015

Ninlaro (ixazomib) approved to treat people with multiple myeloma

Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval for Ninlaro (ixazomib) in combination with two other therapies to treat people with multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior therapy.

21 Nov 2015

Vasovagal syncope may mask psychogenic symptoms

Psychogenic pseudosyncope may be going undetected in some patients because it coincides with vasovagal syncope, researchers report in Neurology.

20 Nov 2015

Atypical antipsychotic shows bipolar I depression efficacy

The atypical antipsychotic cariprazine may be effective for the treatment of bipolar I depression, phase II study findings show.

20 Nov 2015

‘More is better’ for medical management of acute stroke

The outcomes of stroke patients assigned to receive medical therapy in the SAMMPRIS trial were significantly influenced by the experience of the centre in which they were treated, research shows.

20 Nov 2015

Olfactory testing uses extended to Alzheimer’s disease

A simple olfactory test may help to identify people at increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease dementia, suggest findings from a population-based study.

20 Nov 2015

New Berman Airways from Qosina

Qosina is pleased to announce the addition of a new line of Berman Airways (#50114 - #50121), in stock and ready for immediate delivery.

20 Nov 2015

Roundworm infection increases fertility among women in the Amazon

Parasitic worms can live inside humans gaining nourishment from the food we ingest (roundworms) or from our blood (hook worms), whilst being safe from predators. Although roundworm infections are generally symptomless they are not something any of us would choose to have. However, it has recently been found that infection with roundworm increases a woman's fertility.

20 Nov 2015

New data shows ALS-008176 drug safe and effective against RSV infection

Alios BioPharma, Inc., part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies announced that the New England Journal of Medicine will publish findings from a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) challenge study for ALS-008176, a cytidine nucleoside analog with activity against RSV.

20 Nov 2015

Health experts urge lawmakers, regulators to close loopholes in Orphan Drug Act

Health experts at Johns Hopkins Medicine are calling on lawmakers and regulators to close loopholes in the Orphan Drug Act they claim give drug companies millions of dollars in unintended and misplaced subsidies and tax breaks and fuel skyrocketing medication costs.

20 Nov 2015

Protein aggregates as harmful as neurodegenerative-disease-related proteins, shows study

Scientists at the forefront of cutting-edge research into neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s have shown that the mere presence of protein aggregates may be as important as their form and identity in inducing cell death in brain tissue.

20 Nov 2015

New computed tomography method provides internal view of human tooth

Both in materials science and in biomedical research it is important to be able to view minute nanostructures, for example in carbon-fiber materials and bones. A team from the Technical University of Munich, the University of Lund, Charité hospital in Berlin and the Paul Scherrer Institute have now developed a new computed tomography method based on the scattering, rather than on the absorption, of X-rays.

20 Nov 2015

Study reveals key steps to improve care for pregnant mothers, prevent stillbirths

A new study launched today (Thursday 19 November) has revealed key steps for hospitals to improve care for pregnant mums and babies.

20 Nov 2015

New Series urges renewed focus to combat antimicrobial resistance, highlights lack of access to antimicrobial drugs

The global fight against antimicrobial resistance could be under threat unless the evidence base for policies to control resistance is radically improved, according to a major new Series, published in The Lancet.

20 Nov 2015

12 months of liquid formula HIV drugs protect breastfeeding babies against HIV infection

A study from four countries in Africa, published in The Lancet, shows that providing babies with up to 12 months of liquid formula HIV drugs, while breastfeeding with their HIV-positive mothers, is highly effective at protecting them from infection, including in the 6–12 month period after birth which has not been analysed in previous research.

20 Nov 2015

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New set of dates for MEDICA 2015 and COMPAMED 2015 widely accepted by specialist visitors

New drug screening method may predict treatment options for patients with multiple myeloma

Study examines impact of countywide reductions in psychiatric services

Many European hospitals fail to routinely test people at risk of HIV infection

USA Swimming offers tips to help parents identify, prevent misconduct in sports to keep kids safe

TVA Medical announces results from multicenter clinical study of everlinQ endoAVF System

Ninlaro (ixazomib) approved to treat people with multiple myeloma

Vasovagal syncope may mask psychogenic symptoms

Atypical antipsychotic shows bipolar I depression efficacy

‘More is better’ for medical management of acute stroke

Olfactory testing uses extended to Alzheimer’s disease

New Berman Airways from Qosina

Roundworm infection increases fertility among women in the Amazon

New data shows ALS-008176 drug safe and effective against RSV infection

Health experts urge lawmakers, regulators to close loopholes in Orphan Drug Act

Protein aggregates as harmful as neurodegenerative-disease-related proteins, shows study

New computed tomography method provides internal view of human tooth

Study reveals key steps to improve care for pregnant mothers, prevent stillbirths

New Series urges renewed focus to combat antimicrobial resistance, highlights lack of access to antimicrobial drugs

12 months of liquid formula HIV drugs protect breastfeeding babies against HIV infection

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