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MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM will continue being a programme highlight at the MEDICA IT area

After its widely acclaimed debut and high level of public appeal within the scope of the MEDICA 2014, the MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM is going to be continued this year and is going to remain an important highlight within the programme of the world’s largest medical trade fair, MEDICA, which most recently had around 4,800 exhibitors and almost 130,000 specialist visitors.

12 May 2015

COCIR launches annual 5th Edition of its eHealth Toolkit

COCIR has launched the newest edition of its eHealth Toolkit, subtitled ‘Integrated Care: Breaking the Silos’. This year’s toolkit focuses on the value of Integrated Care, the challenges in implementing it and how health ICT technologies and procurement possibilities can facilitate it.

12 May 2015

DKSH supports Pfizer’s expansion to Laos

DKSH Business Unit Healthcare, the leading partner for healthcare companies seeking to grow their businesses in Asia, has signed an agreement to provide marketing, sales, logistics, distribution, credit management and -collection services to Pfizer in Laos.

12 May 2015

European Investment Bank supports Bavarian Nordic’s development of Ebola and cancer vaccines

The European Investment Bank (EIB), the world’s largest multilateral bank, today reaffirmed its firm commitment to respond to the Ebola pandemic. The Bank has provided a EUR 50 million loan to Bavarian Nordic, an international biopharmaceutical company, for accelerated development of an Ebola vaccine with long-term efficacy. The financing is also backing research into vaccines for treating other infectious diseases and multiple cancer indications.

12 May 2015

Touchstone Medical announces launch of the Orchid, innovative new disposable gynaecology speculum

Touchstone Medical, a specialist supplier of medical products to the gynaecology healthcare sector, is pleased to announce the launch of the Orchid, an innovative new disposable gynaecology speculum to the UK market.

12 May 2015

Inoviem Scientific receives €545,000 from French public investment bank bpifrance

Inoviem Scientific, a Contract Research Biotech (CRB) company today announces that it has received additional funding of €545,000 ($611,000) from French public investment bank bpifrance. The company leverages two proprietary technologies to offer pharmaceutical players increased speed and enhanced safety at all stages of drug development; from drug discovery (the identification of secondary targets and detection of potential adverse effects, etc.) through to clinical trials (with patient stratification and identification of biomarkers, etc.).

12 May 2015

New landmark study to examine role of cocoa flavanols in maintaining cardiovascular health

Recognizing that heart health is one of the world's most significant public health challenges, Mars, Incorporated, in collaboration with Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, is launching a five-year landmark study to examine the role of cocoa flavanols, plant-derived bioactives from the cacao bean, in helping people maintain cardiovascular health.

12 May 2015

Childhood cancer survivors more likely to be obese than healthy peers

Childhood cancer survivors - especially those whose treatment included brain irradiation or chemotherapy with glucocorticoids - are 14 percent more likely to be obese than their healthy peers.

12 May 2015

PCMA releases new ad campaign to highlight lower-cost preferred pharmacy plans in Medicare

The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association today released a new ad campaign – "We Love our Preferred Pharmacy Plan" – highlighting the popularity and convenience of lower cost preferred pharmacy plans in Medicare.

12 May 2015

Powerheart G5 AED era arrives in the U.S. and Canada

Cardiac Science, an Opto Circuits group company and a global leader in AEDs, is proud to announce today that the Powerheart G5 AED era has arrived in the United States and Canada, representing both a technological milestone in the AED industry and the company's latest tool in fighting the world's No. 1 killer: sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).

12 May 2015

Health workers now have rapid test to detect presence of chikungunya virus within an hour

Scientists at a U.S. Army research center have modified an assay that tests whether or not a sample of mosquitoes harbors the virus responsible for the disease known as chikungunya (CHIKV), long a problem in the Old World tropics but recently established in the Americas.

12 May 2015

Novel insights into the genetics of autism

A study of 2,377 children with autism, their parents and siblings has revealed novel insights into the genetics of the condition.

12 May 2015

Obese people at greater risk of developing cancer

Cancer is more likely to develop in people who are very overweight (obese), because surplus body fat interferes with various hormone cycles and with glucose and fat metabolism. On the occasion of European Obesity Day this coming Saturday (16 May), metabolic expert Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Comprehensive Cancer Center at MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital, draws attention to the fact that, even in Austria, more and more people are suffering from obesity.

12 May 2015

Research finds link between oestrogen levels and male breast cancer

Men with naturally high levels of the female hormone oestrogen may have a greater risk of developing breast cancer, according to research by an international collaboration including Cancer Research UK published today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

12 May 2015

New study identifies gene that causes potentially fatal Adams-Oliver syndrome

A new study has separately confirmed and significantly built on recent research, identifying mutations of a gene that causes the uncommon but potentially fatal Adams-Oliver syndrome.

12 May 2015

New study explores use of mobility devices among older adults in U.S.

America's population of senior citizens is growing, and with it, a reliance on canes, wheelchairs and scooters. The use of walking aids has increased by 50 percent in the past decade, according to a new study, and should continue to increase as the number of seniors is expected to double by 2050.

12 May 2015

Brain protein plays key role in controlling binge drinking

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered that a brain protein has a key role in controlling binge drinking in animal models. They found that deleting the gene for this protein in mice ramped up alcohol consumption and prevented the brain from signaling the rewarding properties of alcohol.

12 May 2015

Medical News

MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM will continue being a programme highlight at the MEDICA IT area

COCIR launches annual 5th Edition of its eHealth Toolkit

DKSH supports Pfizer’s expansion to Laos

European Investment Bank supports Bavarian Nordic’s development of Ebola and cancer vaccines

Touchstone Medical announces launch of the Orchid, innovative new disposable gynaecology speculum

Inoviem Scientific receives €545,000 from French public investment bank bpifrance

New landmark study to examine role of cocoa flavanols in maintaining cardiovascular health

Childhood cancer survivors more likely to be obese than healthy peers

PCMA releases new ad campaign to highlight lower-cost preferred pharmacy plans in Medicare

Powerheart G5 AED era arrives in the U.S. and Canada

Health workers now have rapid test to detect presence of chikungunya virus within an hour

Novel insights into the genetics of autism

Obese people at greater risk of developing cancer

Research finds link between oestrogen levels and male breast cancer

New study identifies gene that causes potentially fatal Adams-Oliver syndrome

New study explores use of mobility devices among older adults in U.S.

Brain protein plays key role in controlling binge drinking

Reducing protocol time for 96-well PCR Assays

TSRI scientists map out protein structure involved in cellular function, nervous system development

NIDEK launches MP-3 Microperimeter

Lab Matters host Harriet Gould on building a more connected lab community

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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