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ASCO honors St. Jude researcher with 2014 Pediatric Oncology Award

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has named Leslie L. Robison, Ph.D., of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital the recipient of the 2014 Pediatric Oncology Award for his contributions to the field of childhood cancer survivorship research.

31 May 2014

New data on Gilotrif and investigational compounds to be presented at 50th ASCO annual meeting

Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that new data will be presented from 7 abstracts for Gilotrif (afatinib) and investigational compounds, including nintedanib and BI 836845, from its oncology pipeline at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago, IL, on May 30 – June 3, 2014.

31 May 2014

VA Chief Shinseki vows changes Amid calls for his ouster

One day after a preliminary Inspector General report confirmed secret waiting lists at a Phoenix veterans hospital, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki pledged to keep VA hospitals open nights and weekends if necessary to see veterans who have been unable to get care.

31 May 2014

Significant advances in hypertension management prevent major cardiovascular events

Hypertension (raised blood pressure) treatment rates have almost doubled and control rates have trebled in England between 1994 and 2011, resulting in the saving of tens of thousands of lives each year, according to a new study published in a special themed issue of The Lancet.

31 May 2014

Researchers examine health and safety issues in sports

NFL teams shoulder most of the blame for players' injuries and sports journalists can shift football cultural norms toward valuing players who put their health first.

31 May 2014

CIRM grants $5.6 million to develop HIV/AIDS therapeutic using Sangamo's ZFN genome-editing technology

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. announced that the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has granted a $5.6 million Strategic Partnership Award to fund clinical studies at City of Hope to develop a potentially curative ZFP Therapeutic for HIV/AIDS based on the application of Sangamo's zinc finger nuclease (ZFN) genome-editing technology in hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs).

31 May 2014

Systolic, diastolic blood pressures may have different effects on different types of cardiovascular diseases

Raised systolic and diastolic blood pressures may have different effects on different types of cardiovascular diseases and at different ages, according to new research involving 1.25 million patients from primary care practices in England published in a special themed issue of The Lancet.

31 May 2014

State highlights: Mo.'s declining Medicaid caseload; N.C. budget would cut Medicaid rolls; Calif. paid sick leave

Missouri is seeing a bigger decline in its Medicaid rolls than nearly any other state, a ranking that the Nixon administration attributes to an improving economy and critics blame on application snafus.

31 May 2014

QPharma advises sterile pharmacy compounders to comply with new GMP regulations

QPharma, Inc. is advising sterile pharmacy compounders to be aware of their need to comply with new Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) regulations.

31 May 2014

Promedior reports positive preliminary data from PRM-151 Phase 2 trial for myelofibrosis

Promedior, Inc., today announced positive preliminary data from its Phase 2 trial of PRM-151, an anti-fibrotic immunotherapy, in patients with myelofibrosis which demonstrated biologic activity with improvements across clinically relevant measures, including bone marrow fibrosis, hemoglobin, platelets, spleen, and symptoms.

31 May 2014

Urgent-MD opens new medical facility in New York City

Urgent-MD Family Urgent Care Centers, is pleased to announce the grand opening of its latest, 4,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art medical facility at 69-40 Main Street, near Jewel Avenue.

31 May 2014

American College of Gastroenterology develops new podcast for World Digestive Health Day

For World Digestive Health Day, the American College of Gastroenterology, along with World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO), observes the 2014 focus on the human gut microbiome and its impact on health and disease. Scientific understanding of the gut microbiome - the diverse and complex microbial community that resides in the intestine - has rapidly evolved in recent years.

31 May 2014

Angiochem presents data on ANG1005 paclitaxel-peptide drug conjugate at 50th ASCO annual meeting

Angiochem, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing drugs that are uniquely capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier (BBB), today announced the presentation of data for its lead drug candidate, ANG1005, a novel paclitaxel-peptide drug conjugate, at the American Society of Clinical Oncology 50th Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.

31 May 2014

Morphogenesis announces publication of new book, Cancer Vaccines: Methods and Protocols

Drs. Michael J.P. Lawman and Patricia D. Lawman, founders of the Tampa-based biotech firm Morphogenesis Inc., announce the publication of "Cancer Vaccines: Methods and Protocols," the most definitive work to date in the promising field of cancer vaccines.

31 May 2014

Research roundup: End-of-life preferences; surviving trauma when older; ACA's big waiver for states

Policies and practices that promote advance care planning and advance directive completion implicitly assume that patients' choices for end-of-life (EOL) care are stable over time, even with changes in health status.

31 May 2014

Protein complex structure that plays an important role in regulating circadian rhythm identified

Structural biologists have made important progress towards better understanding the functioning of the circadian clock. The circadian or inner clock coordinates the sleep-wake rhythm and many other body processes that regulate, for example, metabolism, blood pressure, and the immune system.

31 May 2014

Quality of exercise and diet regimen matters more than quantity

If your goal is to lose weight and maintain optimal health and fitness, the quality of your exercise and diet regimen matters more than the quantity, says Skidmore College exercise scientist Paul Arciero.

31 May 2014

Pivotal Therapeutics reports reduced revenue in first quarter 2014

Pivotal Therapeutics Inc., ("Pivotal" or the "Company"), a specialty pharmaceutical company with a focus on Omega-3 therapies for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and overall health, announced its operational highlights and financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

31 May 2014

Talyst to showcase acute care pharmacy automation solutions, software products at ASHP Summer Meeting

Talyst, a market leader in pharmacy automation and 340B solutions, will be exhibiting at the 2014 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Summer Meeting in Las Vegas, NV.

31 May 2014

Astellas seeks marketing approval for Flublok recombinant influenza vaccine in Japan

Protein Sciences Corporation announced today that Astellas Pharma has submitted an application for marketing approval of recombinant influenza HA vaccine ASP7374 (marketed as Flublok® in the United States by Protein Sciences) to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan for the prevention of influenza.

31 May 2014

Medical News

ASCO honors St. Jude researcher with 2014 Pediatric Oncology Award

New data on Gilotrif and investigational compounds to be presented at 50th ASCO annual meeting

VA Chief Shinseki vows changes Amid calls for his ouster

Significant advances in hypertension management prevent major cardiovascular events

Researchers examine health and safety issues in sports

CIRM grants $5.6 million to develop HIV/AIDS therapeutic using Sangamo's ZFN genome-editing technology

Systolic, diastolic blood pressures may have different effects on different types of cardiovascular diseases

State highlights: Mo.'s declining Medicaid caseload; N.C. budget would cut Medicaid rolls; Calif. paid sick leave

QPharma advises sterile pharmacy compounders to comply with new GMP regulations

Promedior reports positive preliminary data from PRM-151 Phase 2 trial for myelofibrosis

Urgent-MD opens new medical facility in New York City

American College of Gastroenterology develops new podcast for World Digestive Health Day

Angiochem presents data on ANG1005 paclitaxel-peptide drug conjugate at 50th ASCO annual meeting

Morphogenesis announces publication of new book, Cancer Vaccines: Methods and Protocols

Research roundup: End-of-life preferences; surviving trauma when older; ACA's big waiver for states

Protein complex structure that plays an important role in regulating circadian rhythm identified

Quality of exercise and diet regimen matters more than quantity

Pivotal Therapeutics reports reduced revenue in first quarter 2014

Talyst to showcase acute care pharmacy automation solutions, software products at ASHP Summer Meeting

Astellas seeks marketing approval for Flublok recombinant influenza vaccine in Japan

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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