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Pemetrexed plus erlotinib shows benefits in NSCLC

Pemetrexed used in combination with erlotinib may have clinical advantage over single-agent pemetrexed when used as a second-line treatment in patients with non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer, researchers report.

20 May 2014

Sheffield Hallam University launches new course to attract former nurses back into the profession

A new course designed to attract former nurses back into the profession is being launched at Sheffield Hallam University. The Return to Practice scheme is a part-time course that prepares for the re-registration of nurses who have been disconnected from the healthcare sector for the last 10 years.

20 May 2014

Leica Microsystems and Med X Change announce select Leica surgical microscopes are now available with integrated 1080p recording

Leica Microsystems and Med X Change announce that select Leica surgical microscopes are now available with integrated 1080p video recording and still image capture. The compact Med X Change EvolutionHD 2D Medical Video Recorder, EVO for short, seamlessly integrates with the microscope stands, providing high definition video recording without interrupting surgical workflow. This small, powerful, high end medical video recorder with state-of-the-art features delivers surgical content automatically to Apple® iPad and iPhone mobile devices. Leica Microsystems presented the system at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery / American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators Symposium & Congress, April 25-29, 2014, in Boston, MA, USA.

20 May 2014

The future of high throughput screening: an interview with Mark Wigglesworth, Director High Throughput Screening, AstraZeneca

Quoting Mike Snowden (VP & Head of Discovery Sciences, AstraZeneca), “it’s where biology meets chemistry”. It’s where for the first time a target protein can be probed for novel molecules that modulate its function, of course we want to do this to prove a hypothesis that these proteins are drug targets with the potential to deliver innovative medicines.

20 May 2014

Three Chicago-area universities to share research facilities at reduced cost

As research funding from the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies shrinks, cooperation among Northwestern University, the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago is expanding.

20 May 2014

$15 million pledged for creation of Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute

Baltimore-area commercial real estate developer Erwin L. Greenberg and his wife Stephanie Cooper Greenberg have pledged a $15 million gift to create the Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute.

20 May 2014

Two new studies aim to change HIV infections in children, maternal deaths due to HIV

HIV has been transformed into a chronic, manageable disease for most people living with HIV in the United States, where mother-to-child transmission of HIV is now a rare occurrence.

20 May 2014

Aradigm receives QIDP designation for its inhaled antibiotic candidate, Pulmaquin

Aradigm Corporation (the "Company") today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated the Company's lead inhaled antibiotic candidate, Pulmaquin®, as a Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP).

20 May 2014

Marijuana Incubator Group to acquire VaporTownUsa.com

Marijuana Incubator Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into meaningful negotiations for the purchase of VaporTownUsa.com, a profitable online vendor of top quality vapor related essentials.

20 May 2014

Veeva Commercial Cloud: Next-generation solution for life sciences companies

To an audience of more than 850 industry leaders at the Veeva Commercial Summit, Veeva Systems unveiled Commercial Cloud - a next-generation solution to redefine how life sciences companies go to market.

20 May 2014

First Edition: May 20, 2014

Today's headlines include the latest reports on various states' challenges related to expanding the Medicaid program.

20 May 2014

CBP selects CHSi to provide medical exams services in 48 continental states

Comprehensive Health Services, Incorporated (CHSi) was recently awarded a five-year, $97 million contract by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to provide medical exams services in the 48 continental states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam as well as in Canada, Saipan and various other duty locations.

20 May 2014

Medical News

Pemetrexed plus erlotinib shows benefits in NSCLC

Sheffield Hallam University launches new course to attract former nurses back into the profession

Leica Microsystems and Med X Change announce select Leica surgical microscopes are now available with integrated 1080p recording

The future of high throughput screening: an interview with Mark Wigglesworth, Director High Throughput Screening, AstraZeneca

Three Chicago-area universities to share research facilities at reduced cost

$15 million pledged for creation of Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute

Two new studies aim to change HIV infections in children, maternal deaths due to HIV

Aradigm receives QIDP designation for its inhaled antibiotic candidate, Pulmaquin

Marijuana Incubator Group to acquire VaporTownUsa.com

Veeva Commercial Cloud: Next-generation solution for life sciences companies

First Edition: May 20, 2014

CBP selects CHSi to provide medical exams services in 48 continental states

Cardiome, AOP Orphan team up to commercialize AGGRASTAT in select European markets

BioLineRx announces financial results for Q1 2014, provides operational update

Consumer Reports reveals truth about sunscreen products

Elsevier joins hands with Oncology Nursing Society to review, amend 76 oncology-related skills in Mosby's Skills

Barnes-Jewish Hospital first to use VISIUS iMRI for over 1,000 procedures

Recruiting more Hispanics to cancer clinical trials crucial to reducing health disparities

Amsel Medical files 510(K) Pre-Marketing Notification with FDA for Amsel Occluder Device

Sanofi presents Phase II trial results for investigational vaccine for prevention of CDI

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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