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New study to discover preventive use of antibiotics for Lyme disease

At the start of the "Tick Week", the Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment and Wageningen University are commencing a large-scale study to discover whether preventive use of antibiotics can stop Lyme disease developing after a tick bite.

16 Apr 2013

Supreme Court to decide crucial case on patenting human genes

The high court will hear a challenge to Myriad Genetics' patent of breast and ovarian cancer genes in a case that will affect the future of biomedical research, the fight against diseases like breast and ovarian cancer and a multi-billion dollar biotechnology business.

16 Apr 2013

Study to examine ways to improve involvement of mental health service users

A groundbreaking study could help to revolutionise the way in which mental health service users and their carers plan their care.

16 Apr 2013

Taking too much vitamin E not real health concern, expert says

Despite concerns that have been expressed about possible health risks from high intake of vitamin E, a new review concludes that biological mechanisms exist to routinely eliminate excess levels of the vitamin, and they make it almost impossible to take a harmful amount.

16 Apr 2013

Researchers develop nanodiamond delivery system for triple-negative breast cancer

Recently, doctors have begun to categorize breast cancers into four main groups according to the genetic makeup of the cancer cells. Which category a cancer falls into generally determines the best method of treatment.

16 Apr 2013

Sebelius assures lawmakers that insurance marketplaces will open Oct. 1

In a Friday appearance before the House Ways and Means Committee, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius offered assurances about the readiness of 33 federally run health insurance marketplaces and answered questions about health care "navigators."

16 Apr 2013

Discussion paper shows sharing health information could help improve health care, reduce costs

Information collected from individual patients at doctor's office and hospital visits could be used to improve health care and reduce costs on a national scale, according to a discussion paper released by the Institute of Medicine.

16 Apr 2013

Study on targeted liver cancer therapy called SIR-Spheres microspheres completes patient recruitment

Australian-based global oncology company, Sirtex Medical Limited (ASX: SRX), has announced the completion of patient recruitment for its global SIRFLOX clinical study which is aimed at expanding the clinical use of its SIR-spheres® microspheres targeted radiation therapy from a last line medical treatment to a standard first-line oncology therapy.

16 Apr 2013

Junk DNA plays important role in brain development

Specific DNA once dismissed as junk plays an important role in brain development and might be involved in several devastating neurological diseases, UC San Francisco scientists have found.

16 Apr 2013

Roundup: Ariz. gov. vetoes bill that would require docs to post prices online, long-term care costs soar in Virginia

Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed legislation Friday that would have required doctors, hospitals and other health care providers to post prices for their most common services, a move the bill's sponsor said was a blow to consumers and driven by industry pressure.

16 Apr 2013

GTx to continue two pivotal Phase III clinical trials of enobosarm

GTx, Inc. today announced that a per protocol safety review of unblinded safety data on Friday April 12, 2013, by an independent Data Safety Monitoring Board, resulted in a determination that GTx continue as planned its two pivotal Phase III clinical trials of enobosarm (GTx-024) for the prevention and treatment of muscle wasting in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

16 Apr 2013

Carticept Medical gets FDA clearance for Navigator Delivery System

Carticept Medical, Inc., a developer of innovative drug delivery systems, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its enhanced Navigator Delivery System, the first and only FDA-cleared, computer-controlled injection system intended to increase the efficiency, comfort, safety and accuracy of musculoskeletal injections.

16 Apr 2013

Aetna releases two new metabolic syndrome programs to lower risk factors

Aetna (NYSE: AET) today announced the launch of "Metabolic Health in Small Bytes" and the "Metabolic Health Advisor." The two new components can help people control the risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome.

16 Apr 2013

Obama discusses health exchanges and premium 'rate shock' with insurers

Media outlets report on a White House meeting between the president and insurance executives, the unexpected boost the overhaul has given to physician-owned hospitals and doctors' concerns that they may receive delayed pay from some patients who get coverage through the exchanges.

16 Apr 2013

Acorda Therapeutics reports positive data from dalfampridine-ER post-stroke deficits trial

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that a proof-of-concept trial found dalfampridine extended release tablets, marketed as AMPYRA (dalfampridine) Extended Release Tablets, 10 mg, improved walking in people with post-stroke deficits.

16 Apr 2013

Study shows taste of alcoholic drink can elicit dopamine activity in brain's reward centers

The taste of beer, without any effect from alcohol itself, can trigger dopamine release in the brain, which is associated with drinking and other drugs of abuse, according to Indiana University School of Medicine researchers.

16 Apr 2013

University of Manchester team to identify ways to improve maternal, child health in East Africa

Manchester midwives are to lead a major research project to improve midwifery services for women and babies in six East African countries.

16 Apr 2013

Providers push for new payment systems

Health care providers increasingly are embracing payment systems -- based on ideas such as bundled payments, accountable care organizations and medical homes -- that reimburse based on treatment as a whole rather than the fee-for-service model.

16 Apr 2013

Women with high blood pressure during pregnancy have increased risk of future cardiovascular disease

Women with high blood pressure during pregnancy have an increased risk of high blood pressure even 40 years after maternity, which leads in turn to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

16 Apr 2013

Bioactive plasma-based biomaterials can accelerate tissue healing

Platelet-rich plasma derived from blood contains growth factors and other bioactive molecules that promote healing at sites of tissue injury. However, it is difficult to deliver and retain these molecules at a target site, and clinical results have proven to be mixed - until now.

16 Apr 2013

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New study to discover preventive use of antibiotics for Lyme disease

Supreme Court to decide crucial case on patenting human genes

Study to examine ways to improve involvement of mental health service users

Taking too much vitamin E not real health concern, expert says

Researchers develop nanodiamond delivery system for triple-negative breast cancer

Sebelius assures lawmakers that insurance marketplaces will open Oct. 1

Discussion paper shows sharing health information could help improve health care, reduce costs

Study on targeted liver cancer therapy called SIR-Spheres microspheres completes patient recruitment

Junk DNA plays important role in brain development

Roundup: Ariz. gov. vetoes bill that would require docs to post prices online, long-term care costs soar in Virginia

GTx to continue two pivotal Phase III clinical trials of enobosarm

Carticept Medical gets FDA clearance for Navigator Delivery System

Aetna releases two new metabolic syndrome programs to lower risk factors

Obama discusses health exchanges and premium 'rate shock' with insurers

Acorda Therapeutics reports positive data from dalfampridine-ER post-stroke deficits trial

Study shows taste of alcoholic drink can elicit dopamine activity in brain's reward centers

University of Manchester team to identify ways to improve maternal, child health in East Africa

Providers push for new payment systems

Women with high blood pressure during pregnancy have increased risk of future cardiovascular disease

Bioactive plasma-based biomaterials can accelerate tissue healing

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

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