The president will speak at a rally for gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton as he continues his bid to enthuse a reluctant Democratic base for a midterm election that polls show is becoming…
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Pharmaxis Announces Positive Combined Phase 3 Cystic Fibrosis Trial Results
Pharmaceutical company Pharmaxis (ASX: PXS) announced significant results of pooled data from its two large scale six month Phase III trials of Bronchitol (inhaled mannitol) in people with cystic fibrosis. The combined…
Alternative tests detect range of heparin adulterants
Researchers in Germany have developed a new assay for heparin which can detect not only oversulphated chondroitin sulphate (OSCS) but also other materials which could potentially be used to counterfeit heparin in…
Conventional, Annual Pap Smear Cost-Effective Follow-Up After Cervical Lesion Treatment
A study of the options for reducing cancer incidence and mortality among women who have been treated for precancerous cervical lesions found that an annual conventional Pap smear is a cost effective…
Forensic Scientists Use Postmortem Imaging-Guided Biopsy To Determine Natural Causes Of Death
Researchers found that the combination of computed tomography (CT), postmortem CT angiography (CTA) and biopsy can serve as a minimally invasive option for determining natural causes of death such as cardiac arrest,…
Studies Show Everolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation Reduces Restenosis And Repeat Revasculariztion
Two new studies have determined that everolimus-eluting stent (EES) implantation reduced the incidence of restenosis and repeat revascularization in patients with calcified culprit lesions, and had fewer clinical events. Results show the…
Virtual Colonoscopy Option Could Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates, Patient Survey Suggests
Providing computed tomography colonography (CTC) – otherwise known as virtual colonoscopy – as an alternative to conventional colonoscopy could improve colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates, according to a study in the November…
Research On Interaction Of Drinking And HIV Infection Funded By $7.5M Grant
Individually, HIV and excessive alcohol consumption are international health crises, but when they intersect they can be uniquely troubling. Scientists at the Brown Alcohol Research Center on HIV, a new federally funded…
Shrink Nanotechnologies Enters Into Agreement To Produce High Content Screening Software Called ‘Stemage’ For Its StemDisc Stem Cell Culturing Product
Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc. (“Shrink”) (OTC Bulletin Board: INKN), an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the alternative energy industry, medical diagnostics and sensors and biotechnology research and development tools…
Chimerix’s CMX001 Shows Potential For Strong Antiviral Activity In Critically-Ill Immunocompromised Transplant Patients With Adenovirus Infection
Chimerix, Inc., a pharmaceutical company developing orally-available antiviral therapeutics, will present promising clinical data for CMX001 in a late-breaker poster session at the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) 48th Annual Meeting….
The scone that’s as salty as a Big Mac
You might not be surprised by the fat and sugar content of your coffee-shop treat. But there is a third and less likely sting for those partial to a scone or a…
Novo Nordisk And Entertainment Industries Council Work Together To Improve Public Education And Awareness About Diabetes Epidemic
Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, and the Entertainment Industries Council (EIC) are launching a collaborative project to enhance dialogue among local diabetes experts, policy makers and the media to…
Combining Stem-Cell And Gene-Therapy Techniques To Tackle A Deadly Blood Disease
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a three-year, $3.9 million grant to Children’s Hospital Boston researchers and their colleagues to develop a therapy to treat Fanconi anemia, a fatal genetic blood…
New Evidence-Based Procedures Series Latest In Mosby’s Nursing Skills
Elsevier / MC Strategies, a pioneer in providing e-learning solutions to more than 1,300 healthcare organizations, has partnered with the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) to develop the latest module for…
Doctors’ regulators want to test language skills
The General Medical Council in Britain has been calling for new powers to allow them to test the language skills and clinical competence of European doctors and the death of pensioner David…