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The fight against HIV/AIDS: an interview with Dr. Mit Philips, HIV/AIDS Policy Analyst, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

People mainly speak about the progress in HIV/AIDS. We at MSF know and are very conscious of the fact that there has been enormous progress, but the progress is very uneven.

6 Jan 2014

Amneal launches generic Esomeprazole strontium delayed-release capsules 49.3 mg

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC today announced the launch of generic Esomeprazole strontium delayed-release capsules 49.3 mg. This new esomeprazole therapy is the generic equivalent of the recently launched brand Esomeprazole strontium. It contains the same active moiety (esomeprazole) in a different salt form as found in the leading PPI brand Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium) and presents a potentially more affordable treatment option for GERD in adult patients.

6 Jan 2014

Professor studies impact of different levels of physical contact on premature infants

The benefit that premature infants gain from skin-to-skin contact with their mothers is measurable even 10 years after birth, reports a new study in Biological Psychiatry.

6 Jan 2014

Scientists conduct clinical trial to determine silk clothing for treatment of eczema

Three hundred children are being recruited for a clinical trial to establish whether or not specialist silk clothing really does help in the treatment of eczema.

6 Jan 2014

Acadia Healthcare expands geographic presence in the US

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. today announced the acquisition of inpatient psychiatric facilities in Seattle, Washington, and Riverside, California, expanding the Company's geographic presence to two new states. Effective, December 1, 2013, the Company completed the purchase of an acute inpatient psychiatric facility from Highline Medical Center, a nonprofit healthcare system headquartered in Seattle.

6 Jan 2014

Thermo Fisher Scientific agrees to sell three businesses to GE Healthcare for $1.06 billion

Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its cell culture (sera and media), gene modulation and magnetic beads businesses to GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, for approximately $1.06 billion. The businesses will become part of GE Healthcare's Life Sciences division.

6 Jan 2014

Cord Blood America achieves AABB accreditation for cell therapy activity

Cord Blood America, Inc. today announced it has achieved AABB accreditation for cell therapy activity associated with cord blood processing, storage and distribution.

6 Jan 2014

First Edition: January 6, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about how the health law fits into the Capitol Hill agenda for the year ahead.

6 Jan 2014

BioLife Solutions announces preliminary revenue of $9 million for 2013

BioLife Solutions, Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary clinical-grade hypothermic storage and cryopreservation freeze media and precision thermal shipping products for cells and tissues, today announced preliminary revenue of $9.0 million for the full year 2013.

6 Jan 2014

NextAdvisor rates bistroMD as Top Meal Delivery Diet Program

Leading diet delivery service, bistroMD, has been rated the Top Meal Delivery Diet Program, by NextAdvisor.

6 Jan 2014

Aratana Therapeutics announces acquisition of Okapi Sciences NV

Aratana Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the licensing, development and commercialization of innovative medications for pets, today announced that it has acquired Okapi Sciences NV, a Belgium-based company with a proprietary pet therapeutics antiviral platform and five clinical/development stage candidates for treating important viral diseases.

6 Jan 2014

FDA grants orphan drug designation for DiaVacs' type 1 diabetes mellitus therapy

DiaVacs, Inc. announced today that the Office of Orphan Products Development of the Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation for the company's type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) therapy.

6 Jan 2014

Editing of protein-making sequences promotes development of ESCC, find NUS researchers

Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, the major histological form of esophageal cancer, is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Scientists from the National University of Singapore have discovered a biomarker, called adenosine deaminase acting on RNA-1, which has the potential to improve the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of this disease.

6 Jan 2014

Special publication details breakthrough research on causes of vascular disease

The world's leading voices in the fight against Pulmonary Hypertension have compiled a special publication detailing the breakthrough research into the causes of this debilitating vascular disease.

6 Jan 2014

TauRx Therapeutics adds new research centers across U.S. for Alzheimer’s clinical trials

TauRx Therapeutics Ltd, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a novel treatment for Alzheimer's disease, has expanded its international clinical trials by adding new research centers across the U.S.

6 Jan 2014

Diet high in fibre may ward off asthma

The Western diet probably has more to do with the asthma epidemic than has been assumed so far because developing asthma is related to the amount of fruit and vegetables consumed. Gut bacteria ferment the dietary fibres contained in them and fatty acids enter the blood as a result, influencing the immune response in the lungs. This has been shown by a research project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

6 Jan 2014

ADC values and diffusion weighted imaging can be used to detect early cerebral infarction

Supratentorial cerebral infarction can cause functional inhibition of remote regions such as the cerebellum, which may be relevant to diaschisis. This phenomenon is often analyzed using positron emission tomography and single photon emission CT. However, these methods are expensive and radioactive.

6 Jan 2014

Kindergarten teacher diagnosed with rare neurological syndrome

The journal Neurology is reporting an unusual and heart-rending case of a reading teacher who suddenly lost her ability to read.

6 Jan 2014

Viewpoints: Stop 'bailout' of Obamacare; health law not to blame for all insurance woes; 'theft' of Medicare advantage money

Shrinking revenues and rising costs could bring on the "death spiral" - an unbalanced patient pool forcing huge premium increases (to restore revenue) that would further unbalance the patient pool as the young and healthy drop out. End result? Insolvency

6 Jan 2014

New study highlights the importance of beta3-integrin protein in cancer research

A protein that has been at the centre of cancer drug design for the last 20 years should not be given up on according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).

6 Jan 2014

Medical News

The fight against HIV/AIDS: an interview with Dr. Mit Philips, HIV/AIDS Policy Analyst, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Amneal launches generic Esomeprazole strontium delayed-release capsules 49.3 mg

Professor studies impact of different levels of physical contact on premature infants

Scientists conduct clinical trial to determine silk clothing for treatment of eczema

Acadia Healthcare expands geographic presence in the US

Thermo Fisher Scientific agrees to sell three businesses to GE Healthcare for $1.06 billion

Cord Blood America achieves AABB accreditation for cell therapy activity

First Edition: January 6, 2014

BioLife Solutions announces preliminary revenue of $9 million for 2013

NextAdvisor rates bistroMD as Top Meal Delivery Diet Program

Aratana Therapeutics announces acquisition of Okapi Sciences NV

FDA grants orphan drug designation for DiaVacs' type 1 diabetes mellitus therapy

Editing of protein-making sequences promotes development of ESCC, find NUS researchers

Special publication details breakthrough research on causes of vascular disease

TauRx Therapeutics adds new research centers across U.S. for Alzheimer’s clinical trials

Diet high in fibre may ward off asthma

ADC values and diffusion weighted imaging can be used to detect early cerebral infarction

Kindergarten teacher diagnosed with rare neurological syndrome

Viewpoints: Stop 'bailout' of Obamacare; health law not to blame for all insurance woes; 'theft' of Medicare advantage money

New study highlights the importance of beta3-integrin protein in cancer research

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

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

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