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Study finds CYP2C19 gene variant increases risk of cardiovascular events in patients treated with clopidogrel
An analysis of data from previously published studies indicates that use of the antiplatelet drug clopidogrel for patients who have common genetic variants of a certain gene and are undergoing a procedure…
AutoGenomics granted FDA 510(k) clearance for INFINITI CYP2C19 Assay
AutoGenomics, a leader in providing automated, molecular testing solutions announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its INFINITIĀ® CYP2C19 Assay. The test…
Pledge to reduce antipsychotic use in dementia sufferers
A new coalition of 44 organizations called the Dementia Action Alliance, has called for a cut in the use of anti-psychotic drugs for patients with dementia. The coalition includes Alzheimer’s Research Trust,…
High blood pressure and stress increase stroke risk
A stroke is not as dramatic as a heart attack but it can leave you a physical and mental wreck and useless to society, a neurologist said. Speaking prior to World Stroke…
Food Inspectors conduct surprise checks
While checking the fish at Madinath Zayed fish market, the inspector’s trained eyes noticed there was something fishy going on. On closer scrutiny, he ordered immediate removal of around 11 kg of…
Medicare reimbursement changes increase demand for intermittent catheters
According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, reimbursement changes have caused the demand for intermittent catheters to increase significantly. In April 2008, Medicare changed reimbursement…
New findings could deliver low-cost method to extract anticancer compound
A popular cancer drug could be produced cheaply and sustainably using stem cells derived from trees, a study suggests. A popular cancer drug could be produced cheaply and sustainably using stem cells…
Cortisone Injections Not Best Option For Tendon Problems
Cortisone injections which offer short term relief for painful tendon problems, such as tennis elbow, can actually prolong the condition, a University of Queensland study has shown. Professor of Sports Physiotherapy with…
Cholera Epidemic In Haiti Persists Despite Slowdown In Fatalities
“A multinational medical response has slowed deaths in a Haitian cholera epidemic that has killed more than 250 people so far, but the outbreak is likely to widen, a senior U.N. official…
Knowledge Gaps, Fears Common Among Parents Of Children With Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Knowledge gaps and fear some of it unjustified are common among the caregivers of children with a drug-resistant staph bacterium known as MRSA, according to the results of a small study from…
NJ Cancer Researcher Recognized For Work With Laryngeal Cancer
Amar Rewari, MD, MBA, a researcher from The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ), has been chosen to receive the Clinical Award in Clinical/Basic Science Research at the 52nd Annual Meeting of…
Doctors See Signs Of Worsening Constipation In Children
Mild constipation in children is fairly common, but gastroenterologists at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center have been seeing what they believe is the start of a troubling trend: more children with more serious…
Strativa enters amended agreement with Sobi for Nascobal Vitamin B12 Nasal Spray
Strativa Pharmaceuticals today announced that it has entered into an amended and restated license and supply agreement with Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (Sobi) covering the European development and commercialization rights of Strativa’s Nascobal…
Iran to Establish Nanometrology Center Soon
Iran plans to establish a nanometrology center in the near future, Iranian Vice-President for Science and Technology Nasrin Soltankhah announced. “In order to study the standards of the products manufactured in the…