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Sequestration: Scientists protest automatic budget cuts

To the ranks of civil rights and anti-war activists who've marched on Washington, get ready to add white-frocked scientists.

9 Apr 2013

FDA approves PROLENSA for treatment of inflammation, pain after cataract surgery

Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the company's New Drug Application for PROLENSA (bromfenac ophthalmic solution) 0.07 percent prescription eye drop, an innovative once-daily nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug for the treatment of postoperative inflammation and reduction of ocular pain in patients who have undergone cataract surgery.

9 Apr 2013

New national study examines marijuana use and prescription drug misuse

Individuals who use marijuana recreationally are more likely to misuse other drugs, including pain-controlling, but potentially addictive narcotics, sedatives and other prescription medications, than individuals who do not use marijuana, according to a new national study issued today by Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services.

From Quest Diagnostics 9 Apr 2013

Roche, Isis Pharmaceuticals to develop neurodegenerative therapeutics for Huntington's disease

Roche and Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc today announced that they have formed an alliance to develop treatments for Huntington's disease based on Isis' antisense oligonucleotide technology.

9 Apr 2013

ISP of Chile approves Trigemina's protocol for Phase 2 clinical study of TI-001

Trigemina, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of non-narcotic, nasally delivered, analgesic drug products, today announced that the Instituto de Salud Publica of Chile has approved the Company's protocol for its Phase 2 clinical study of TI-001, intranasal oxytocin, for the treatment of chronic migraine.

9 Apr 2013

Tavenner may gain bipartisan support

President Barack Obama's nominee to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will go before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday with potential for bipartisan support for her confirmation.

9 Apr 2013

Researchers develop software tool to noninvasively characterize pulmonary adenocarcinoma

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Mayo Clinic has developed a new software tool to noninvasively characterize pulmonary adenocarcinoma, a common type of cancerous nodule in the lungs.

9 Apr 2013

Anacor signs research agreement to discover drug candidates to treat neglected diseases

Anacor Pharmaceuticals today announced that it has signed a research agreement with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (the Gates Foundation) to discover drug candidates intended to treat two filarial worm diseases (onchocerciasis, or river blindness, and lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis) and tuberculosis.

9 Apr 2013

Argentina's ANMAT approves AUBAGIO for patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis

Genzyme, a Sanofi company, announced today Argentina's National Administration of Drugs, Food and Medical Technology has approved once-daily, oral AUBAGIO 14 mg as a new treatment indicated for patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.

9 Apr 2013

Plan B ruling raises political, practical questions about next move

A federal judge's ruling on Friday that the Food and Drug Administration has to lift age restrictions on emergency contraception has set up choices for pharmacists, consumers and the Obama administration about whether this is the end of the controversy.

9 Apr 2013

Study sheds light on role of retinoic acid in tissue development

In a ground-breaking study, researchers from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan report a new technique that allows them to visualize the distribution of retinoic acid in a live zebrafish embryo, in real-time.

9 Apr 2013

New study looks at increasing rates of melanoma in US children

With springtime temperatures and warm weather approaching, the inclination to spend time outdoors is a strong one - especially for children who have been cooped up all winter.

9 Apr 2013

Study provides detail on cellular-level effects of anesthetics on developing brain in newborn mouse

Exposure to the anesthetic agent isoflurane increases "programmed cell death" of specific types of cells in the newborn mouse brain, reports a study in the April issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

9 Apr 2013

Viewpoints: Drugging soldiers; GOP opposition to Medicaid expansion strays from party legacy; Health law distorts market

Last year, more active-duty soldiers committed suicide than died in battle. ... Worse, according to data not reported on until now, the military evidently responded to stress that afflicts soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan primarily by drugging soldiers on the front lines.

9 Apr 2013

Study shows stillbirth rates have increased in several industrialized countries

The rate of stillbirths in British Columbia, Canada, increased by 31% over a decade, although the rate of spontaneous stillbirths did not increase, according to a study published in CMAJ.

9 Apr 2013

Diclegis gets FDA approval for treatment of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Diclegis (doxylamine succinate and pyridoxine hydrochloride) to treat pregnant women experiencing nausea and vomiting.

9 Apr 2013

Military health care: Shallow candidate pool could hamper mental health efforts

The Department of Veterans Affairs is preparing to hire 1,600 mental health professionals, but some say a shallow pool of candidates could hamper efforts, while Congress continues to resist making military health care beneficiaries pay more for their care.

9 Apr 2013

Johns Hopkins researchers find how gout-linked genetic mutation contributes to disease

Johns Hopkins scientists have found out how a gout-linked genetic mutation contributes to the disease: by causing a breakdown in a cellular pump that clears an acidic waste product from the bloodstream.

9 Apr 2013

Older people satisfied with healthcare, new research finds

New research on patients' experiences of health services and how these relate to their expectations and satisfaction, published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, reveals that older people have higher expectations of their care and that they believe that their expectations are being met.

9 Apr 2013

Hospital-based quality improvement programs reduce early elective deliveries of babies

A study published today in Obstetrics & Gynecology shows that multistate, hospital-based quality improvement programs can be remarkably effective at reducing early elective deliveries of babies.

9 Apr 2013

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Sequestration: Scientists protest automatic budget cuts

FDA approves PROLENSA for treatment of inflammation, pain after cataract surgery

New national study examines marijuana use and prescription drug misuse

Roche, Isis Pharmaceuticals to develop neurodegenerative therapeutics for Huntington's disease

ISP of Chile approves Trigemina's protocol for Phase 2 clinical study of TI-001

Tavenner may gain bipartisan support

Researchers develop software tool to noninvasively characterize pulmonary adenocarcinoma

Anacor signs research agreement to discover drug candidates to treat neglected diseases

Argentina's ANMAT approves AUBAGIO for patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis

Plan B ruling raises political, practical questions about next move

Study sheds light on role of retinoic acid in tissue development

New study looks at increasing rates of melanoma in US children

Study provides detail on cellular-level effects of anesthetics on developing brain in newborn mouse

Viewpoints: Drugging soldiers; GOP opposition to Medicaid expansion strays from party legacy; Health law distorts market

Study shows stillbirth rates have increased in several industrialized countries

Diclegis gets FDA approval for treatment of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy

Military health care: Shallow candidate pool could hamper mental health efforts

Johns Hopkins researchers find how gout-linked genetic mutation contributes to disease

Older people satisfied with healthcare, new research finds

Hospital-based quality improvement programs reduce early elective deliveries of babies

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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