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Phase III trial: Rolapitant lessens chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting

Rolapitant reduces nausea and vomiting in patients receiving cisplatin-based chemotherapy, according to the results of a phase III trial presented for the first time today at the ESMO 2014 Congress in Madrid, Spain.

29 Sep 2014

Crizotinib drug effectively halts growth of ROS1-positive lung tumors

Treatment with the targeted therapy drug crizotinib effectively halts the growth of lung tumors driven by rearrangements of the ROS1 gene. In an article receiving Online First publication in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with a presentation at the European Society for Medical Oncology meeting, an international research team reports that crizotinib treatment led to significant tumor shrinkage in 36 of 50 study participants and suppressed tumor growth in another 9.

29 Sep 2014

Fecal occult blood screening increases diagnosis rate of high-risk polyps by 89%

The introduction of biennial colorectal cancer screening in a region of France increased the rate of diagnosis of high risk pre-cancerous adenomas (sometimes called polyps) by 89%, researchers have reported at the ESMO 2014 Congress in Madrid.

29 Sep 2014

Scientists discover sign of early development of pancreatic cancer

Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and other institutions have discovered a sign of the early development of pancreatic cancer - an upsurge in certain amino acids that occurs before the disease is diagnosed and symptoms appear.

29 Sep 2014

NJHF awards grant to help launch drug discovery facility at Rutgers University

In its continuing effort to advance the biomedical sciences, New Jersey Health Foundation has awarded a pivotal $35,000 grant to the Office of Translational Sciences at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, to help launch a Fragment Based Drug Discovery (FBDD) core facility.

29 Sep 2014

Rogers Behavioral Health System opens treatment center in Tampa, Fla.

Rogers Behavioral Health System, Wisconsin's largest, not-for-profit mental health and addiction services provider, is opening its first treatment center outside of Wisconsin in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, September 29.

29 Sep 2014

Diplomat's clinical technology manager honored as finalist in 2014 Next-Generation Pharmacist awards

Diplomat, the nation's largest independent specialty pharmacy, is proud to announce that clinical technology manager Mike Crowe, PharmD, MBA, CSP, FMPA, was honored as a finalist in the 2014 Next-Generation Pharmacist awards.

29 Sep 2014

Save the Children-built Ebola treatment center opens doors in Liberia

A 70-bed Save the Children-built treatment center has now opened its doors in Liberia and is being run by the International Medical Corps.

29 Sep 2014

Daiichi Sankyo, Ambit Biosciences enter into definitive merger agreement

Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd. (hereinafter Daiichi Sankyo) and Ambit Biosciences, jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Daiichi Sankyo will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Ambit Biosciences for $15 per share in cash through a tender offer followed by a merger with a subsidiary of Daiichi Sankyo, or approximately $315 million on a fully diluted basis.

29 Sep 2014

Brident Dental & Orthodontics expands operations with a new office in Houston area

Brident Dental & Orthodontics expanded its operations in the Houston area with the opening of its new office at 8201 W. Sam Houston Parkway.

29 Sep 2014

Canadian government committed to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks

The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, committed to continued efforts to strengthen global health security at the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) meeting in Washington, DC.

27 Sep 2014

AAPA welcomes NGA’s report that highlights role of PAs in the U.S. healthcare

The American Academy of Physician Assistants welcomes a new report from the National Governors Association (NGA) that highlights the important—and rapidly growing—role of physician assistants (PAs) in the U.S. healthcare workforce.

27 Sep 2014

Dr. Nancy Chiaravalloti of Kessler Foundation receives Alumni Achievement in Science award

Nancy (Donofrio) Chiaravalloti, PhD, of Kessler Foundation received the Alumni Achievement in Science award from her alma mater, Muhlenberg College at the Alumni Association luncheon on September 13th.

27 Sep 2014

Bioniche Life Sciences announces year-end results for fiscal 2014, provides corporate update

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. today announced financial results for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2014.

27 Sep 2014

EMD Serono declares winners of first Grant for Oncology Innovation

EMD Serono, the biopharmaceutical division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, today announced the winners of the first Grant for Oncology Innovation (GOI), who will receive grants totaling $1.3 million.

27 Sep 2014

Agrisoma Biosciences closes Series A financing round

Agrisoma Biosciences Inc. an agriculture technology company, today announced the first closing of its Series A financing round, expected to total $8 million through 2014.

27 Sep 2014

Consumers for Dental Choice praises EPA's dental mercury rule

Consumers for Dental Choice, the advocacy wing of the mercury-free dentistry movement, commends the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule to require dental clinics to install and maintain amalgam separators.

27 Sep 2014

Compassion & Choices commends Governor Jerry Brown for signing AB 2139 legislation

Compassion & Choices today applauded Governor Jerry Brown for signing legislation that will require medical providers, after giving a patient a terminal diagnosis, to inform their patients that they have a right to comprehensive information about their end-of-life options.

27 Sep 2014

Escalon Medical announces operating results for fiscal 2014; VuPad receives CE mark authorization

Escalon Medical Corp. (NASDAQ: ESMC) today announced its operating results for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014.

27 Sep 2014

State highlights: Calif. gov. vetoes bill limiting Medi-Cal estate recovery, signs birth control, inmate bills

In a blow to tens of thousands of low-income Californians newly enrolled in Medi-Cal under a provision in the Affordable Care Act, Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have limited the state's seizure of assets from their estates after they die -- a legal wrinkle that most only discovered after they had signed up for the health care plan for the poor (Seipel, 9/25).

27 Sep 2014

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Phase III trial: Rolapitant lessens chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting

Crizotinib drug effectively halts growth of ROS1-positive lung tumors

Fecal occult blood screening increases diagnosis rate of high-risk polyps by 89%

Scientists discover sign of early development of pancreatic cancer

NJHF awards grant to help launch drug discovery facility at Rutgers University

Rogers Behavioral Health System opens treatment center in Tampa, Fla.

Diplomat's clinical technology manager honored as finalist in 2014 Next-Generation Pharmacist awards

Save the Children-built Ebola treatment center opens doors in Liberia

Daiichi Sankyo, Ambit Biosciences enter into definitive merger agreement

Brident Dental & Orthodontics expands operations with a new office in Houston area

Canadian government committed to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks

AAPA welcomes NGA’s report that highlights role of PAs in the U.S. healthcare

Dr. Nancy Chiaravalloti of Kessler Foundation receives Alumni Achievement in Science award

Bioniche Life Sciences announces year-end results for fiscal 2014, provides corporate update

EMD Serono declares winners of first Grant for Oncology Innovation

Agrisoma Biosciences closes Series A financing round

Consumers for Dental Choice praises EPA's dental mercury rule

Compassion & Choices commends Governor Jerry Brown for signing AB 2139 legislation

Escalon Medical announces operating results for fiscal 2014; VuPad receives CE mark authorization

State highlights: Calif. gov. vetoes bill limiting Medi-Cal estate recovery, signs birth control, inmate bills

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