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States continue efforts to find their own way forward on Medicaid expansion

Today's news regarding this health law provision comes from developments in Florida, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Texas.

4 Apr 2013

Three institutions partner to create research breakthroughs in children's health

Virginia Tech, Children's National Medical Center, and the George Washington University have partnered in a unique program to create research breakthroughs in children's health.

4 Apr 2013

Researchers study effectiveness of intermittent therapy for prostate cancer treatment

Taking a break from hormone-blocking prostate cancer treatments once the cancer seems to be stabilized is not equivalent to continuing therapy, a new large-scale international study finds.

4 Apr 2013

Some groups urge HHS to reverse delay on small-business insurance program

The Obama administration announced Monday that it will delay -- until 2015 -- offering a choice of plans within health insurance marketplaces specifically for small businesses.

4 Apr 2013

Tris Pharma gets FDA NDA approval for Karbinal ER Extended-release Oral Suspension

Tris Pharma, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative drug delivery technologies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its New Drug Application for Karbinal ER (carbinoxamine maleate) Extended-release Oral Suspension 4mg/5ml, the first sustained-release histamine receptor blocking agent indicated for the treatment of seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis in children ages 2 and up.

4 Apr 2013

FDA approves Mylan's ANDA for generic version of Zovirax Ointment

Mylan Inc. today announced that its subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Abbreviated New Drug Application for Acyclovir Ointment USP, 5%.

4 Apr 2013

Confirmation hearing for CMS nominee set for next week

The Senate Finance Committee will hold a session on whether to approve Marilyn Tavenner to head the agency that controls Medicare and Medicaid.

4 Apr 2013

FDA clears ERYTECH Pharma' IND to start Phase I clinical trial of ERYASP in patients with ALL

ERYTECH Pharma SA announced today that it has received clearance of its Investigational New Drug Application from the United States Food and Drug Administration to initiate a Phase I clinical trial of its product ERYASP, L-asparaginase loaded erythrocytes, in patients 40 years or older with newly diagnosed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

4 Apr 2013

Rate boost to Medicare Advantage plans powers insurers' stock surge

Health insurers led gains on Wall Street Tuesday after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reversed plans to make payment cuts to Medicare Advantage plans and instead offered a 3.3 percent increase.

4 Apr 2013

Clinical trial signals new era in treatment of neurodegererative disorders

The initial clinical trial of a novel approach to treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - blocking production of a mutant protein that causes an inherited form of the progressive neurodegererative disease - may be a first step towards a new era in the treatment of such disorders.

4 Apr 2013

Reformulated version of anti-HIV gel safe for HIV-negative men and women

A reformulated version of an anti-HIV gel developed for vaginal use was found safe and acceptable by HIV-negative men and women who used it rectally, according to a Phase I clinical trial published today in PLOS ONE.

4 Apr 2013

Obama rolls out $100M initiative to study the brain

President Obama revealed a $100 million plan Tuesday to study and better understand the human brain in part to attempt to find better treatments for Alzheimer's and other diseases.

4 Apr 2013

Researchers confirm effectiveness of spray that improves dry mouth

Researchers from the universities of Granada and Murcia have confirmed the effectiveness of a spray containing 1% malic acid, which greatly improves xerostomy, or dry mouth, caused by anti-depressant drugs.

4 Apr 2013

Lund University researchers examine why people suffer vision loss in eye diseases

Using new technology and new approaches, researchers at Lund University in Sweden hope to be able to explain why people suffer vision loss in eye diseases such as retinal detachment and glaucoma.

4 Apr 2013

Health law's insurance subsidies hold possible tax risk

The Associated Press reports on how people who take advantage of federal subsidies to buy insurance could owe taxes if they don't accurately forecast their income.

4 Apr 2013

TGen to present scientific benefits of whole genome sequencing at myeloma workshop

The scientific benefits of whole genome sequencing at the Translational Genomics Research Institute will be presented at the 14th International Myeloma Workshop, April 3-7 at the Kyoto International Conference Center.

4 Apr 2013

New biochemical evidence shows cereal grain sorghum safe food for people with celiac disease

Strong new biochemical evidence exists showing that the cereal grain sorghum is a safe food for people with celiac disease, who must avoid wheat and certain other grains, scientists are reporting.

4 Apr 2013

Fight brews over abortion coverage in Va.'s health insurance exchange

Abortion coverage could be banned in Virginia's health insurance exchange if an amendment pushed by Gov. Bob McDonnell wins legislative approval. The bill faces an uncertain outcome in the state Senate.

4 Apr 2013

Article describes Brain Activity Mapping could bring new understanding of how brain works

The scientific tools are not yet available to build a comprehensive map of the activity in the most complicated 3 pounds of material in the world - the human brain, scientists say in a newly published article.

4 Apr 2013

Study shows relationship between cocaine-induced brain deficits in prefrontal cortex and cocaine-seeking

Could drug addiction treatment of the future be as simple as an on/off switch in the brain? A study in rats has found that stimulating a key part of the brain reduces compulsive cocaine-seeking and suggests the possibility of changing addictive behavior generally.

4 Apr 2013

Medical News

States continue efforts to find their own way forward on Medicaid expansion

Three institutions partner to create research breakthroughs in children's health

Researchers study effectiveness of intermittent therapy for prostate cancer treatment

Some groups urge HHS to reverse delay on small-business insurance program

Tris Pharma gets FDA NDA approval for Karbinal ER Extended-release Oral Suspension

FDA approves Mylan's ANDA for generic version of Zovirax Ointment

Confirmation hearing for CMS nominee set for next week

FDA clears ERYTECH Pharma' IND to start Phase I clinical trial of ERYASP in patients with ALL

Rate boost to Medicare Advantage plans powers insurers' stock surge

Clinical trial signals new era in treatment of neurodegererative disorders

Reformulated version of anti-HIV gel safe for HIV-negative men and women

Obama rolls out $100M initiative to study the brain

Researchers confirm effectiveness of spray that improves dry mouth

Lund University researchers examine why people suffer vision loss in eye diseases

Health law's insurance subsidies hold possible tax risk

TGen to present scientific benefits of whole genome sequencing at myeloma workshop

New biochemical evidence shows cereal grain sorghum safe food for people with celiac disease

Fight brews over abortion coverage in Va.'s health insurance exchange

Article describes Brain Activity Mapping could bring new understanding of how brain works

Study shows relationship between cocaine-induced brain deficits in prefrontal cortex and cocaine-seeking

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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