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EORTC, GIMEMA clinical trial results show high-dose cytarabine improves outcome in AML patients

Results of the EORTC and GIMEMA AML-12 Trial appearing in the Journal of Clinical Oncology show that high-dose cytarabine in induction treatment improves outcome of adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

19 Dec 2013

UVA earns national award for video detailing efforts to improve quality of care for children with asthma

For a video detailing efforts to improve the quality of care for children with asthma, University of Virginia Health System has earned a national award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

19 Dec 2013

GSK team wins Drug Discovery of Year award for developing trametinib for malignant melanoma

The British Pharmacological Society proudly announces that its Drug Discovery of the Year award has been won by the team at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) responsible for the development of trametinib - a new treatment for malignant melanoma (a type of skin cancer).

19 Dec 2013

Shades of gray in QoL measures after dental whitening

A complex picture has emerged of changes in oral-health-related quality of life after at-home dental bleaching, with some measures improving and others deteriorating after the treatment, a Brazilian double-blind randomized clinical trial has shown.

19 Dec 2013

Childhood asthma secondhand smoke education vital

A US study has found that smokers caring for children with asthma often underestimate levels of secondhand smoke exposure.

19 Dec 2013

Shared genetic risk for bipolar disorder and BMI

Researchers have found a positive association in the heritability of bipolar disorder and body mass index, supporting the theory that there is some interaction in the genetic mechanisms underlying these two traits.

19 Dec 2013

Head injuries increase risk for psychiatric disorders

A Danish study of a large cohort of individuals who presented at hospital with head injuries has found that they were at increased risk for later developing schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and organic mental disorders.

19 Dec 2013

Neurocognitive abnormalities ‘fundamental’ to schizophrenia

Rare copy-number variants that confer a high risk for schizophrenia or autism are associated with impaired cognition in carriers without psychiatric disorders, researchers report in Nature.

19 Dec 2013

Hispanic mortality paradox found in RA patients

The so-called “Hispanic survival paradox” has been found to extend to patients with rheumatoid arthritis, whereby Hispanic people with the condition tend have more severe symptoms but equivalent mortality to non-Hispanic White individuals.

19 Dec 2013

COPD undertreatment widespread

A study has shown that undertreatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is highly prevalent.

19 Dec 2013

Diet may not fully explain cardiometabolic problems in bipolar disorder

The diet of patients with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia seems to be no worse than that of mentally healthy people, a study suggests.

19 Dec 2013

MEDNAX acquires Neonatology Center of Winchester

MEDNAX, Inc., today announced the acquisition of Neonatology Center of Winchester, P.C., a neonatal physician group practice based in Winchester, Va. The practice will become part of MEDNAX's Pediatrix Medical Group division, a national group practice consisting of the nation's leading neonatal, maternal-fetal medicine, pediatric cardiology, and other pediatric specialty physicians.

19 Dec 2013

Daiichi Sankyo submits LIXIANA supplemental NDA for review in Japan

Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) today announced that it has submitted a supplemental New Drug Application for its oral, once-daily direct factor Xa-inhibitor LIXIANA® (Edoxaban Tosilate Hydrate) for review by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Daiichi Sankyo is seeking approval in Japan for edoxaban in new indications for non-valvular atrial fibrillation and symptomatic venous thromboembolism.

19 Dec 2013

Nuvo Research, NovaMedica enter into agreement to market Pennsaid products in Russia

Nuvo Research Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company with a diverse portfolio of products in the areas of topical pain and immunology, and NovaMedica LLC, a Russian pharmaceutical company, today announced that they have signed a supply and distribution agreement providing NovaMedica the exclusive rights to market and sell Nuvo's Pennsaid 1.5% and Pennsaid 2% products in Russia and some of the Community of Independent States.

19 Dec 2013

PM360 names Atlantis Healthcare as Innovator in Pharma Marketing

Atlantis Healthcare, a global leader in treatment adherence programs, was named an Innovator in Pharma Marketing by PM360 in their special 2013 Innovators issue. The annual showcase honors 60 of the "most forward-thinking ideas and problem solving solutions" that meet current needs in pharmaceutical marketing.

19 Dec 2013

Reverse Medical's BARREL Vascular Reconstruction Device gets CE Mark approval

Reverse Medical Corporation today announced CE Mark approval for European commercialization of their BARREL Vascular Reconstruction Device and the first European clinical case. The BARREL Vascular Reconstruction Device is intended for use with occlusive devices in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms.

19 Dec 2013

National Mentor Holdings revenue increases to $15.6 million in Q4 2013

National Mentor Holdings, Inc. today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2013.

19 Dec 2013

State highlights: Va. governor-elect will keep Republican's health secretary; Ill. gov. shifts Medicaid contract to state employees

Gov.-elect Terry McAuliffe will keep Gov. Robert F. McDonnell's health secretary on as his own, a choice that could help the new governor sell Medicaid expansion to wary Republicans but that also infuriates some abortion-rights activists. McAuliffe (D) will announce Wednesday that he will reappoint Dr. William A. Hazel Jr., an orthopaedic surgeon from Northern Virginia who served as secretary of health and human resources under McDonnell (R), two people familiar with the decision said (Vozzella, 12/17).

19 Dec 2013

European research project to develop new rapid diagnostic devices

Led by the Basque R&D Alliance IK4, 13 organisations in 8 different countries have been conducting research for three years under the European LabOnFoil project to develop new rapid diagnostic devices.

19 Dec 2013

Two GW professors named 2013 Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

Ferid Murad and Akos Vertes-two of George Washington University's scientific pioneers-are among the 143 innovators who have been named 2013 Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.

19 Dec 2013