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Prognosys gets to the heart of the matter Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 4:07AMVice President and CTO Marc H. Cohen and President and CEO Ken Gabriel run Prognosys, a biotech company at the University of Maryland's Technology Advancement Program that designs systems for diagnosing multiple health condition simultaneously.
Positive preliminary results from MediciNova's Phase Ib clinical trial of MN-221 for COPD Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 3:43AMMediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that is publicly traded on the Nasdaq Global Market and the Hercules Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange, today reported positive preliminary results from a Phase Ib clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of MN-221 in patients with stable, moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There were no clinically ...
Chemotherapy or pills? Difference can be big Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 3:17AMHARTFORD, Conn. - "Hallelujah," Kim Green remembers thinking. Her life was about to get easier. For close to a decade, she had been making regular trips to the hospital, spending full days hooked up to machines that delivered chemotherapy to fight her br
Innovative plastics solutions provider Borouge confirms participation at the InnovHealth 2010 summit in Abu Dhabi Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 3:15AM18 March 2010 Abu Dhabi, March 17th 2010 - Innovative plastics solutions provider Borouge has come on-board for the InnovHealth 2010 summit, which is taking place on April 25th - 26th 2010 at the Yas Island Rotana in Abu Dhabi.
Column: Lenoir County man to bring millions to area Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 11:19PMLast week I received a letter telling me that I would be receiving another letter. Sounds pretty stupid, doesn’t it? The letter was sent by our very own U.S. Government. It reminded me of the Bush tax cut we all got after Dubya had been in office a...
Toddler still waiting for dual transplants Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 7:44PMFour-year-old Aaron Tanner desperately needs two new kidneys and a heart transplant.
Lab error leads cancer patient to 7 chemo sessions Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 3:56PMDiagnostic reports getting exchanged between patients has been the stuff of some reel-life dramas but it was a serious situation at Tata Memorial Hospital, when its doctors unravelled such a mix-up by a laboratory in Kalyan.
Adoption saves pooch from another dog day Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 1:03AMELYRIA — A perilous journey that nearly ended the life of a friendly German shepherd mix dog ended yesterday with a ride home with its new owner, Carol Zicarelli.
Scrabble fanatics flock to tourney Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 11:29PMELYRIA - Quiet conversation gave way to the snick, snick of Scrabble tiles being shuffled in velvet bags or placed on rotating Scrabble boards as players began the second half of day one in a tournament this weekend at the Holiday Inn. Forty-five players from eight states and one from Canada are vying for ranking points [...]
8 who've been patients at Cudahy hospital contract Legionnaires' disease Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 2:06PMEight people who have been to Aurora St. Luke's South Shore in Cudahy over the past three to four weeks have been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease, a form of pneumonia caused by waterborne bacteria, according to state health officials.
Hopkins professor wins national health award Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 1:17PMSometimes patients are saved not by the most expensive drug or the newest piece of equipment, but by a simple checklist. Peter Pronovost, developer and advocate for a checklist used by doctors to prevent intravenous line infections in intensive care units, was recently honored with a 2010 Health Quality Award from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for his innovative approach to ...
THEATER PREVIEW: Characters in rock opera 'Rent' struggle to survive Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 12:34PM‘Rent,” Jonathan Larson’s potent rock musical, depicts young artists struggling to survive in New York’s Lower East Side during the late 1980s. The Company Theatre in Norwell presents its version March 19-April 18.
FDA Approves Five-Day Dosing Regimen For Dacogen(R) (decitabine) For Injection, Offering A New Outpatient Dosing ... Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 6:34AMEisai Inc announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a five-day dosing regimen for Dacogen® (decitabine) for Injection to treat patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a group of bone marrow diseases that alter the production of functional blood cells. The new outpatient dosing option provides physicians and patients with the flexibility of a dosing regimen ...
When silence isn't golden Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 6:18AMTara and Cam Cooper had no idea their infant daughter, Hannah, had difficulty hearing. They thought there would be obvious signs, but there were none.[...]
Wood County man accused of heroin sales Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 4:00AMWood County authorities are concerned a 26-year-old Grand Rapids man arrested Thursday could be a serious risk to the community.
Quake victims or not, people travel miles to see doctors Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 2:25AMMARBIAL, Haiti — A man is brought into the clinic on a rickety stretcher made of wood, rope and an old broken mattress.
Connecticut seeks to cover chemo pills Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 2:16AMMany insurance plans treat such drugs as prescriptions, and charge accordingly. "Hallelujah," Kim Green remembers thinking. Her life was about to get easier.
Expert: Blood loss skewed test Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 12:34AMErica Blizzard wasn't drunk when she crashed her boat on Lake Winnipesaukee in 2008 and never truly had a 0.15 blood-alcohol level, a defense toxicologist testified yesterday.
Chaplain speaks out over 'don't ask, don't tell' Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:13PMLANCASTER, Pa.—Surgeons went to work on five Marines mangled by a roadside bomb. Multiple blasts near Ramadi, west of Baghdad, had torn off the legs of one soldier. Another Marine required amputation of both legs.
Blood alcohol level takes center stage Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:03PMDefense argues accused could not have been legally drunk at time of 2008 fatal boating crash.
Spanish Fork EMT gets national award, credits family support Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:39PMMore than 30 years ago Barbara Bown entered the nurses training program at BYU, with a dream of becoming a nurse.
Mark Halsey: 'When I beat the cancer, I wept for five minutes' Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:18PMWhen the Premier League referee Mark Halsey learnt in December 2008 that his wife Michelle had been diagnosed with myeloid leukaemia, he refereed Hartlepool against Stoke City in the FA Cup third round two days later, although he will admit that he spent most of the match thinking about Michelle.
Teleflex Incorporated Announces Worldwide Voluntary Recall of Arrow Select IV Tubing Sets, Accessories, and Certain ... Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:43PMLIMERICK, Pa.----Teleflex Incorporated provided an update today on the previously announced Arrow International, Inc. voluntary recall of ALL lots of its Arrow custom intravenous administration products and certain Arrow arterial embolectomy catheters distributed prior to February 19, 2010 .
Possum Philosophy: Compassionate healers Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:33PM“Physician, heal thyself.” Luke 4:23 It was after midnight last Friday, and I was asleep when the phone rang. It is rarely pleasant to get a late-night call that awakens one from a sound sleep. This was the kind one dreads.
Cempra Announces The Completion Of Phase 1 Studies For CEM-101, A Next-Generation Macrolide Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:13AMCempra Pharmaceuticals announced the successful completion of Phase 1 clinical trials of its oral formulation of CEM-101, which showed good tolerability in those studies. The company also announced plans to submit an IND to the FDA to begin a Phase 1 study with the company's intravenous formulation of CEM-101 in mid-2010. CEM-101 is a next-generation macrolide with potent activity against ...
Start Of Phase I/II Gene Therapy Clinical Trial For Hemophilia B Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:13AMAmsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (Euronext: AMT), a leader in the field of human gene therapy, announced that the first patient has been dosed in the Phase I/II exploratory clinical trial with a gene therapy product for hemophilia B, a seriously debilitating and potentially lethal disease. The trial is an open label dose-escalation study using a vector-gene combination developed at the renowned ...
Fairlawn Councilman enjoying sixth term in office Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:28AMFAIRLAWN — One year ago, James Butler wasn’t too sure he wanted to seek a sixth term on Fairlawn City Council.
Chemotherapy Or Pills? Difference Can Be Hundreds Of Dollars Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:42AM"Hallelujah," Kim Green remembers thinking. Her life was about to get easier.
Ischemix Initiates Phase 2a Trial Of CMX-2043 For The Prevention Of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:26AMIschemix announced the initiation of patient accrual in a multi-center Phase 2a clinical trial of CMX-2043 for the prevention of peri-operative ischemia-reperfusion injury in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures. CMX-2043 is a cardio-protective drug that combines Akt pathway-mediated cell survival effects and anti-oxidant activity in a single small ...
Chemotherapy Or Pills? Difference Can Be Hundreds Of Dollars Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:56AMFor Kim Green, chemotherapy in pill form had become the only option to fight her breast cancer. But nearly a year and a half later, Green wishes she could go back to the old method.
Union girls hang tough Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:31AMUnion's third consecutive trip to the girls Class 6A basketball state tournament is perhaps its most unlikely.
Chimerix Initiates Phase 2 Study Of CMX001 In Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Seropositive For Cytomegalovirus Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:47AMChimerix, Inc., a biotechnology company developing orally-available antiviral therapeutics, today announced the initiation of a multi-center Phase 2 clinical trial designed to evaluate CMX001 in stem cell transplant recipients who are seropositive for cytomegalovirus (CMV).
In U.S. Imaging First, Prenatal MRI Detects Rare Genetic Disease In Newborn Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:10AMIn a case believed to be a United States first, the radiology team at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital has used prenatal magnetic resonance imaging to detect an often-misdiagnosed genetic disease. The disorder, congenital chloride diarrhea, can cause severe dehydration and serious metabolic disturbances in newborns if not treated quickly. "This is a disease where early diagnosis is the key to ...
Heat Therapy Shown Effective in Treating Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Among U.S. Soldiers in Iraq Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:29PMA single session of heat therapy using the Thermomed(tm) device appears to be as effective as a 10-day intravenous course of sodium stibogluconate (Pentostam) for the treatment of Leishmania major skin lesions. Results from the randomized treatment trial, which involved 56 military personnel who contracted L. major while serving in Iraq, are reported March 5 in the open-access journal
Heat therapy shown effective in treating cutaneous leishmaniasis among US soldiers in Iraq Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:27PM( Public Library of Science ) A single session of heat therapy using the ThermoMed device appears to be as effective as a 10-day intravenous course of sodium stibogluconate for the treatment of Leishmania major skin lesions, according to a new study. Results from the randomized treatment trial, which involved 56 military personnel who contracted L. major while serving in Iraq, are reported March ...
Alexza Reports 2009 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results and Provides General Corporate Update Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:23PMMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXA) reported today financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009 and provided a general corporate update.
The Oscars - it's a wrap! Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:55PMThe Hurt Locker Best Film? Yes it is. Kathryn Bigelow Best Director? Yes she is.
Warfarin users appear more likely to develop brain bleeding following stroke treatment Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:10PMPatients already taking warfarin who develop an acute stroke appear more likely to experience a brain hemorrhage following treatment with an intravenous clot-dissolving medication, even if their blood clotting function appears normal, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the May print issue of Archives of Neurology.
First Time Research On Long-Term Consequences Of Intravenous Nutrition On Children’s Health Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:22PMWarfarin appears to combat sudden deathSome children have to be fed intravenously, given that they have intestinal problems that impede digestion. These problems can be of three kinds: having undergone an operation for a birth malformation and thus having an intestine that is too small (the most common case); or the intestine is incapable of absorbing foods; or the intestine does not move ...
Flamel Technologies Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2009 Results Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:00PMLYON, France----Flamel Technologies today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.
Warfarin Users Appear More Likely to Develop Brain Bleeding Following Stroke Treatment Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:28PMPatients already taking warfarin who develop an acute stroke appear more likely to experience a brain hemorrhage following treatment with an intravenous clot-dissolving medication, even if their blood clotting function appears normal, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the May print issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Acura Pharmaceuticals and King Pharmaceuticals Announce Positive Top Line Results of a Clinical Study Assessing ... Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:10PMPALATINE, IL and BRISTOL, TN--(Marketwire - March 8, 2010) - Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( NASDAQ : ACUR ) and King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( NYSE : KG ) today announced top-line results from Study AP-ADF-114 ("Study 114") titled "A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo- and Active-Controlled Study to Assess the Relative Abuse Potential of Acurox ® (oxycodone HCl and niacin) Tablets in Non-Dependent ...
Dr. Paul Donohue: Osteoporosis medicines stick around Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:07AMDear Dr. Donohue: I recently had a bone density test, which showed that I needed to be on medication for osteoporosis. My doctor gave me a prescription for Actonel. This medicine is taken once a month. I would like to know how a medicine can stay in your system for one month and how it affects the rest of your body.
More drug replacement therapy centres to open Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:00AMBy Adib Zalkapli KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — The Health Ministry plans to open more centres for needle syringe exchange programme and methadone maintenance therapy to help more drug users to kick the habit. Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai today said Malaysia has emerged as the best country in the practice of the harm reduction programme. “As of December 2009, a total of 10,730 patients ...
NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 7 March 2010 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 7:32PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
State finds issues with Grant County financial reports Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:16PMEPHRATA — State auditors found problems with Grant County’s financial reports and are in the process of issuing findings.
From the blotter / Niagara County police calls, Feb. 18 to 26 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:46AMFeb. 18
CSL Behring Receives FDA Approval Of HizentraTM, First 20 Percent Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin Therapy Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:42AMCSL Behring announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval for HizentraTM, Immune Globulin Subcutaneous (Human), 20% Liquid, for treating patients diagnosed with primary immunodeficiency (PI). A once weekly immunoglobulin (Ig) replacement therapy, Hizentra provides effective protection against infection by maintaining a steady and normal level of ...
Hype over Bosh's virus too much to stomach Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:36AMChris Bosh was doubled over in agony, surrounded by a phalanx of the top medical minds in the world before being airlifted to a secret facility for super-duper treatment normal people can't get.
Court briefs Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:27AMAstraZeneca Plc has sued India's Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. to prevent it from selling a generic form of the ulcer medicine Nexium IV in the U.S. before 2014. Sun is seeking U.S.