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St. Luke’s offers Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery for treatment of brain tumors

Some treatments for brain and spine tumors traditionally have involved restraining a patient with a heavy immobilization device and pins that pierce the skin and embed into the skull to ensure the accuracy and precision of a treatment. Doctors say the pins can add considerable anxiety.

20 Jan 2015

FDA removes partial clinical hold on CytRx's aldoxorubicin clinical trials

CytRx Corporation, a biopharmaceutical research and development company specializing in oncology, today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration has removed the partial clinical hold on the Company's aldoxorubicin clinical trials.

20 Jan 2015

Caris Life Sciences launches Caris Centers of Excellence for Precision Medicine Network

Caris Life Sciences, a leading biosciences company focused on fulfilling the promise of precision medicine, today announced the establishment of the Caris Centers of Excellence for Precision Medicine Network, and appointed John L. Marshall, M.D., as Chairman of the Network.

20 Jan 2015

Doctors carry out first organ transplant from UK newborn

The very first successful organ donation from a newborn carried out in the UK is reported in the Fetal & Neonatal Edition of Archives of Disease in Childhood.

20 Jan 2015

Anytime Fitness survey examines the current state of health, fitness in America

Americans have sufficient time to exercise, but they don't make it a priority. They do claim, however, that they're willing to make changes to improve their overall health and fitness. Those are among the major findings of Anytime Fitness' annual 'Weight of the Union' survey, examining the current state of health and fitness in America.

20 Jan 2015

Gecko Biomedical obtains 1.3 million euros to advance Bio-inspired Surgical Solutions

Gecko Biomedical, a French medical device company developing 'bio-inspired' biodegradable surgical glues and patches for wound closure, announces today it has received 1.3 million euros from Bpifrance to advance its Bio-inspired Surgical Solutions.

20 Jan 2015

Lhasa announces release of Mirabilis software to assess impurities in final drug product

Lhasa Limited, a leading global supplier of knowledge based software and associated databases, today announces the first release of Mirabilis, software that can help experts assess and predict the likelihood for the potential carryover of impurities.

20 Jan 2015

Physicians in subspecialties report increased satisfaction with concierge medicine model

Attracted to the opportunity to provide concierge medicine's hallmark model of personalized care, physicians in subspecialties such as cardiology, endocrinology, pulmonology, and others are increasingly converting their practices, and reporting increased professional and personal satisfaction, according to Michael Friedlander, Principal at national healthcare consulting firm Specialdocs.

20 Jan 2015

VisiVite reports upcoming release of ProVision macular health formula

VisiVite, a world leader in ocular nutrition, today announced its upcoming January 2015 release of ProVision, a professional macular health formula designed to be easy for eye doctors to dispense and affordable for their patients to use.

20 Jan 2015

Effective vaccine booster schedules needed to fight against whooping cough resurgence

A key to victory in battle, according to Chinese general and military strategist Sun Tzu, is to know your enemy. In the current fight against whooping cough resurgence, perhaps the biggest obstacle is an incomplete understanding of its underlying causes, according to a University of Michigan population ecologist.

20 Jan 2015

QMUL researchers develop new 'microcapsule' method to treat osteoarthritis

A new 'microcapsule' treatment delivery method developed by researchers at Queen Mary University of London could reduce inflammation in cartilage affected by osteoarthritis and reverse damage to tissue. The research was funded by Arthritis Research UK and the AO Foundation.

20 Jan 2015

Prenatal program enhances couples' co-parenting relationship, improves childhood outcomes

Children whose parents participated in a prenatal program aimed at enhancing couples' co-parenting relationship were better adjusted at age seven than children whose parents were assigned to a control group, according to Penn State researchers.

20 Jan 2015

Researchers turn clinical experience in multiple myeloma treatment into instructive review for physicians

Multiple myeloma is a malignant disease characterised by proliferation of clonal plasma cells in the bone marrow and typically accompanied by the secretion of monoclonal immunoglobulins that are detectable in the serum or urine. Increased understanding of the microenvironmental interactions between malignant plasma cells and the bone marrow niche, and their role in disease progression and acquisition of therapy resistance, has helped the development of novel therapeutic drugs for use in combination with cytostatic therapy.

20 Jan 2015

Joining a walking group helps boost overall health

Joining a walking group is one of the best and easiest ways to boost overall health, with virtually no side effects, suggests an analysis of the available evidence, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

20 Jan 2015

Study: Iodine deficiency during pregnancy can impair child's intellectual development

Pregnant women in Austria commonly suffer from an iodine deficiency. This may have a negative impact on the development of their unborn child's brain. These are the key findings of a joint study by the Endocrinology and Metabolism Unit at the University Department of Internal Medicine III together with the University Department of Gynaecology at the MedUni Vienna and AGES, which have now been published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

20 Jan 2015

Advanced visualization solutions market estimated to reach $557.5 million in 2020

As healthcare systems across the globe churn out imaging scans in larger numbers, the need for advanced visualization (AV) solutions that enable physicians to effectively visualize and analyze examination results is rising. In the face of growing diagnostic workloads in Western Europe, AV solutions help physicians arrive at accurate diagnoses of pathologies, thereby enhancing patient management.

20 Jan 2015

Controlling acute and chronic pain in women

Despite the variety of effective treatments, and physicians who specialize in treating pain, women often suffer unnecessarily from conditions ranging from backaches to pain after cancer surgery, and also treat their pain with medications that may be ineffective and possibly harmful, according to a review of research related to women and pain by the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

20 Jan 2015

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St. Luke’s offers Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery for treatment of brain tumors

FDA removes partial clinical hold on CytRx's aldoxorubicin clinical trials

Caris Life Sciences launches Caris Centers of Excellence for Precision Medicine Network

Doctors carry out first organ transplant from UK newborn

Anytime Fitness survey examines the current state of health, fitness in America

Gecko Biomedical obtains 1.3 million euros to advance Bio-inspired Surgical Solutions

Lhasa announces release of Mirabilis software to assess impurities in final drug product

Physicians in subspecialties report increased satisfaction with concierge medicine model

VisiVite reports upcoming release of ProVision macular health formula

Effective vaccine booster schedules needed to fight against whooping cough resurgence

QMUL researchers develop new 'microcapsule' method to treat osteoarthritis

Prenatal program enhances couples' co-parenting relationship, improves childhood outcomes

Researchers turn clinical experience in multiple myeloma treatment into instructive review for physicians

Joining a walking group helps boost overall health

Study: Iodine deficiency during pregnancy can impair child's intellectual development

Advanced visualization solutions market estimated to reach $557.5 million in 2020

Controlling acute and chronic pain in women

Researchers identify novel life-preserving circuit responsible for recognizing threats

Research opens door to potential new cancer biomarkers

Combining insecticide-treated bed nets and vaccines may worsen malaria

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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