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FDA postpones Dispute Resolution Panel for FzioMed’s Oxiplex PMA

FzioMed, Inc. today announced it has agreed with the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to postpone the Dispute Resolution Panel for its Oxiplex PMA; the meeting was previously scheduled for June 10.z

28 May 2014

Merck Serono launches web-based software system for MS patients receiving Rebif treatment

A new web and app-based software solution, launched in the UK today on World MS Day, will allow physicians and nurses to monitor treatment of patients taking MS disease-modifying treatment Rebif by collecting injection history through the new RebiSmart 2.0 electronic autoinjector.

28 May 2014

Researchers discover region of brain that enables children to overcome emotional self-centeredness as they mature

Children are more egocentric than adults. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig have demonstrated for the first time that children are also worse at putting themselves in other people's emotional shoes.

28 May 2014

InControl Medical’s InToneMV gains FDA clearance for treatment of urinary, fecal incontinence in male

InControl Medical gains FDA clearance for InTone®MV providing the 12 million men nationally who suffer with urinary or fecal incontinence a non-surgical, implant-free solution

28 May 2014

State highlights: Calif. tables immigrant health care bill; new La. hospital financing plan; Calif. insurance commissioner powers

Nearly 200 proposals were shelved in the Legislature on Friday, including controversial measures that would have provided health care coverage to people in the country illegally, imposed a tax on oil drilled from the ground and created a voluntary substance-abuse counseling program for doctors (McGreevy and Mason, 5/23).

28 May 2014

Trimel announces top-line results of Phase II clinical trial evaluating efficacy of Tefina

Trimel Pharmaceuticals Corporation (TSX: TRL) announced today top-line results of its Phase II clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of Tefina™, a "use-as-required" testosterone nasal gel for the treatment of Female Orgasmic Disorder (FOD).

28 May 2014

Sports-related concussion heals slower than previously known, says study

Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, have shown that analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid after concussion can be used to determine the magnitude of brain injury and to follow its course.

28 May 2014

Study: Apolipoprotein E mimetic peptide protects against diffuse brain injury

Because the majority of patients with diffuse brain injury are not suitable candidates for surgery, neuroprotective agents are of great importance.

28 May 2014

Researchers discover how uric acid helps prevent aging and disease

Interested in antioxidants? They protect us against aging and cancer. It's one of the reasons we like our green tea and even our broccoli. But there is a new kid on the antioxidant block - uric acid.

28 May 2014

Many children who are injured in traffic affected by posttraumatic stress disorder

Nearly every third child in Sweden who is injured in traffic is subsequently affected by posttraumatic stress disorder.

28 May 2014

Older people who undertake exercise are less likely to be admitted in hospital

Older people who undertake at least 25 minutes of moderate or vigorous exercise everyday need fewer prescriptions and are less likely to be admitted to hospital in an emergency, new research has revealed.

28 May 2014

Sen. Mcconnell says fate of Ky. exchange not tied to health law

Meanwhile, Democrats are also trying to cope with the issue of health care this election season. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but he would not say Friday what that would mean for the 413,000 Kentuckians who have health insurance through the state's health care exchange.

28 May 2014

Study provides insight into genetic causes of cleft lip and cleft palate

Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, have identified how a specific stretch of DNA controls far-off genes to influence the formation of the face.

28 May 2014

arGEN-X collaborates with Bayer Pharma for development of therapeutic antibodies

arGEN-X, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on creating and developing differentiated therapeutic antibodies for the treatment of cancer and severe autoimmune diseases, announced today the initiation of a collaboration with Bayer Pharma AG (Bayer), leveraging arGEN-X's SIMPLE Antibody™ technology for the discovery and development of therapeutic antibodies.

28 May 2014

EC approves Takeda's Entyvio for treatment of adults with ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International GmbH, today announced that the European Commission has granted Marketing Authorisation for Entyvio (vedolizumab), a gut-selective humanized monoclonal antibody, and the first and only biologic therapy to be approved simultaneously for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) and adults with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease (CD) who have had an inadequate response with, lost response to, or were intolerant to either conventional therapy or a tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) antagonist.

28 May 2014

Critically ill patients receiving steroids in ICU are more likely to develop delirium

New Johns Hopkins research suggests that critically ill patients receiving steroids in a hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) are significantly more likely to develop delirium. Results of their research, they say, suggest minimizing the use of steroids could reduce delirium in the ICU.

28 May 2014

'Signglasses' system may help deaf literacy

Ordinarily, deaf students are left in the dark when they visit a planetarium. With the lights off, they can't see the ASL interpreter who narrates their tour of outer space. With the lights on, they can't see the constellations of stars projected overhead.

28 May 2014

Socioeconomic status appears to influence type of cancer a person may develop

A new analysis has found that certain cancers are more concentrated in areas with high poverty, while other cancers arise more often in wealthy regions. Also, areas with higher poverty had lower cancer incidence and higher mortality than areas with lower poverty.

28 May 2014

Viewpoints: Political stand-off on insurance industry safeguards; VA's problems may lie in how government works

The Obama administration calls it an adjustment, Republicans call it a bailout and insurance companies call it the one thing that might keep them from raising rates and angering policyholders.

28 May 2014

Spokane Valley Cancer Center partners with SCCA Network to become 12th Member in Northwest

Spokane Valley Cancer Center joined the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) Network to become its 12th Member in the Northwest this month. This relationship will expand access to cancer treatment options and help foster advances in cancer care in the greater Spokane community.

28 May 2014

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FDA postpones Dispute Resolution Panel for FzioMed’s Oxiplex PMA

Merck Serono launches web-based software system for MS patients receiving Rebif treatment

Researchers discover region of brain that enables children to overcome emotional self-centeredness as they mature

InControl Medical’s InToneMV gains FDA clearance for treatment of urinary, fecal incontinence in male

State highlights: Calif. tables immigrant health care bill; new La. hospital financing plan; Calif. insurance commissioner powers

Trimel announces top-line results of Phase II clinical trial evaluating efficacy of Tefina

Sports-related concussion heals slower than previously known, says study

Study: Apolipoprotein E mimetic peptide protects against diffuse brain injury

Researchers discover how uric acid helps prevent aging and disease

Many children who are injured in traffic affected by posttraumatic stress disorder

Older people who undertake exercise are less likely to be admitted in hospital

Sen. Mcconnell says fate of Ky. exchange not tied to health law

Study provides insight into genetic causes of cleft lip and cleft palate

arGEN-X collaborates with Bayer Pharma for development of therapeutic antibodies

EC approves Takeda's Entyvio for treatment of adults with ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease

Critically ill patients receiving steroids in ICU are more likely to develop delirium

'Signglasses' system may help deaf literacy

Socioeconomic status appears to influence type of cancer a person may develop

Viewpoints: Political stand-off on insurance industry safeguards; VA's problems may lie in how government works

Spokane Valley Cancer Center partners with SCCA Network to become 12th Member in Northwest

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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