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Virginia Health Information publishes 2013 Health Care Pricing Report

As the price of health care increases, employers struggle to control costs and maintain employee health care benefits. One strategy increases the amount employees pay in deductibles or co-pays. With more money coming out of their pockets, information on the costs of care can help consumers make more informed health care purchasing decisions.

10 Dec 2013

Sanofi US launches second PiPH innovation challenge to improve drug development process

Today, Sanofi US launched its second Partners in Patient Health Innovation Challenge: Collaborate | Innovate, which will award $100,000 to the winning team. This year's theme is "Co-Creating for Breakthroughs: Moving toward a collaborative research and development ecosystem."

10 Dec 2013

Australian childhood cancer death rates drop significantly over decade

Australian childhood cancer death rates have dropped significantly over a decade, new Cancer Council Queensland research shows.

10 Dec 2013

INVISTA joins CPI for development of new technologies to enable gas-fermentation-based processes

INVISTA and The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) announce a collaboration for the development of new technologies to enable gas-fermentation-based processes for the production of industrial chemicals.

10 Dec 2013

Methodist Health System joins with IBM Watson and MD Buyline to enable better patient care

Methodist Health System, a premier healthcare provider in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, will leverage MD Buyline's Hippocrates powered by IBM Watson (a cognitive computing application) in its hospitals to enable better patient care, satisfaction and outcomes through more informed decision making.

10 Dec 2013

Computational predictive toxicology services available in SafeBridge Consultants

SafeBridge Consultants, Inc., a division of Trinity Consultants, Inc., Dallas, TX, with offices in Mountain View, CA, New York, NY, and Liverpool, UK, announces the availability of computational predictive toxicology services to the biopharmaceutical and chemical industry.

10 Dec 2013

New research project to genetically discriminate "identical" monozygotic twins

Eurofins Scientific, a European leader in Genomics Services, Forensics and Paternity Testing, announces a milestone in genetic and forensic research.

10 Dec 2013

Researchers explain why anti-tumor activity of specific immune cells suppress during tumor growth

The Leuven-based VIB researchers have revealed a mechanism that explains why the anti-tumor activity of specific immune cells called macrophages is suppressed during tumor growth.

10 Dec 2013

Scientists unveil novel piece of puzzle of cancer cell DNA repair mechanisms

Research with a Finnish background facilitates the development of more effective cancer medication. Cancer cells have an exceptional ability to repair damage to their DNA caused during uncontrolled cell division.

10 Dec 2013

Researchers use popular music to help severely brain-injured patients recall personal memories

In the first study of its kind, two researchers have used popular music to help severely brain-injured patients recall personal memories. Amee Baird and Séverine Samson outline the results and conclusions of their pioneering research in the recent issue of the journal Neuropsychological Rehabilitation.

10 Dec 2013

WHO's MiNDbank database goes online

MiNDbank, a new WHO database goes online today, presenting a wealth of information about mental health, substance abuse, disability, human rights and the different policies, strategies, laws and service standards being implemented in different countries. It also contains key international documents and information.

10 Dec 2013

COC launches first clinic on London's Harley Street for specialised cancer treatment

Care Oncology Clinic, an independent, private organisation providing oncology treatments, announces today the launch of its first clinic on London's Harley Street. Delivered by leading oncologists and palliative care doctors, the clinic is the first of its kind, specifically set up to offer a specialised cancer treatment by targeting the energy requirements of cancer cells using existing medicines that are already licensed for this purpose, have an acceptable safety profile and are low cost. Designed for patients for whom the standard oncology treatment regime is not available, viable, tolerable or providing benefit, this is a new option for treating these cancer patients.

10 Dec 2013

electroCore’s non-invasive VNS therapy for headaches reviewed at AHS and NANS meetings

electroCore’s non invasive vagus nerve stimulation therapy for the prevention and treatment of cluster headache and migraine was reviewed at both the AHS Annual Scottsdale Headache Symposium (Nov 21st to 24th) and the NANS meeting this weekend (Dec 5th to 8th).

10 Dec 2013

Study finds large degree of genetic variation amongst M. tuberculosis in humans in Zambia

In Zambia, the incidence of all forms of human tuberculosis is estimated to be 444 per 100,000. There is also a high incidence of HIV and AIDS in the country. In the Kafue area, a high incidence of Mycobacterium bovis in both cattle and the Kafue lechwe antilope has been detected. This bacterium can infect humans and has been found in humans in the studied region of Namwala. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which is the main cause of human tuberculosis, has also been detected in cattle in this region.

10 Dec 2013

CRC gets accreditation under EUCROF Quality Mark for Early Phase Units scheme

Centro Ricerche Cliniche di Verona, a leading Early Phase Clinical Research facility, today announced that it has become the first organization to be accredited under a new scheme of quality certification conducted by EUCROF (European CROs Federation).

10 Dec 2013

Preparing for better management of Tamiflu-resistant influenza viruses

Researchers in Umeå and Uppsala have found that residues of the influenza drug Tamiflu in our environment can make the influenza virus in birds resistant. This can have serious consequences in the event of an influenza pandemic. With more than 14 million SEK from the Swedish Research Councils Formas and VR, the research team will now continue their studies with a focus on alternative antiviral drugs.

10 Dec 2013

Eurofins successfully completes genetic and forensic research project on twins

Eurofins Scientific, one of the global leaders in Genomics Services, announces a research breakthrough in genetic discrimination between identical monozygotic twins.

10 Dec 2013

ACoS Commission on Cancer, PHCQA partner to make PA cancer quality data available to public

The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer has joined with the Pennsylvania Health Care Quality Alliance to make cancer quality data from participating Pennsylvania hospitals available to the public. The initiative, which is the first of its kind in the U.S., will include data from 72 percent (52 programs) of all CoC-accredited cancer programs in Pennsylvania.

10 Dec 2013

Epilepsy experts discuss on new NTI definition, bioequivalence guidelines at AES annual meeting

For several years, epilepsy practitioners have questioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's definition of bioequivalence as it applies to narrow therapeutic index drugs, such as those used for epilepsy. In response to these concerns, the FDA has sponsored 3 studies of antiepileptic drugs and also convened an advisory board to help determine which drugs are NTI.

10 Dec 2013

Article outlines new approach for reviewing potential downsides of screening recommendation

Screening to detect medical conditions has become standard practice for many diseases, but insufficient attention has been paid to the potential for harm, according to research conducted at the University of North Carolina.

10 Dec 2013

Medical News

Virginia Health Information publishes 2013 Health Care Pricing Report

Sanofi US launches second PiPH innovation challenge to improve drug development process

Australian childhood cancer death rates drop significantly over decade

INVISTA joins CPI for development of new technologies to enable gas-fermentation-based processes

Methodist Health System joins with IBM Watson and MD Buyline to enable better patient care

Computational predictive toxicology services available in SafeBridge Consultants

New research project to genetically discriminate "identical" monozygotic twins

Researchers explain why anti-tumor activity of specific immune cells suppress during tumor growth

Scientists unveil novel piece of puzzle of cancer cell DNA repair mechanisms

Researchers use popular music to help severely brain-injured patients recall personal memories

WHO's MiNDbank database goes online

COC launches first clinic on London's Harley Street for specialised cancer treatment

electroCore’s non-invasive VNS therapy for headaches reviewed at AHS and NANS meetings

Study finds large degree of genetic variation amongst M. tuberculosis in humans in Zambia

CRC gets accreditation under EUCROF Quality Mark for Early Phase Units scheme

Preparing for better management of Tamiflu-resistant influenza viruses

Eurofins successfully completes genetic and forensic research project on twins

ACoS Commission on Cancer, PHCQA partner to make PA cancer quality data available to public

Epilepsy experts discuss on new NTI definition, bioequivalence guidelines at AES annual meeting

Article outlines new approach for reviewing potential downsides of screening recommendation

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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