Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act” (I-ACT), in a victory for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, its advocates and 120 other health advocacy organizations. The…
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Statement Of HDMA President And Ceo John M. Gray On House Passage Of Legislation To Enhance The Nation’s Drug Safety
John M. Gray, President and CEO of the Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA), issued the following statement on the passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of three pieces of legislation supporting…
300 hospital jobs offered in visa fraud
TWO men have been arrested in India for allegedly operating a fake visa racket to recruit hundreds of medical staff for a hospital in Bahrain. Karnataka’s Crime Intelligence Bureau detained the suspects…
National Athletic Trainers’ Association Champions Proposed Concussion Act Of 2010
The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), a not-for-profit organization representing 33,000 members of the athletic training profession, endorsed the Protecting Student Athletes from Concussion Act of 2010, which was introduced today by…
Income Disparities In Obesity Prevalence Found Among California Adolescents
A new study from the American Journal of Public Health found that obesity prevalence significantly increased among lower-income California adolescents between 2001 and 2007 in California. Although the overall disparity in obesity…
U.S. FDA Approves New Oral Contraceptive That Also Raises Folate Levels
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new oral contraceptive (OC), Beyaz™ (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol / levomefolate calcium tablets and levomefolate calcium…
Gut Stem Cells Replace Their Neighbors As They Are Lost, Surprising Scientists
Scientists used to think that gut (intestine) stem cells replaced each other in a predetermined hierarchical way, so they were surprised to find that they, in fact, replace each other in a…
New Concordia research links hormones with attention and learning
Feeling a little sluggish and having trouble concentrating? Hormones might be to blame according to new research from Concordia University published in the journal Brain and Cognition. The study shows that high…
Quincy Medical Center Nurses Ratify New Contract They Hope Will Result In Safer Staffing Conditions And Better Care For Patients
The registered nurses of Quincy Medical Center last night ratified a new union contract that they hope will result in safer staffing conditions and that will also allow nurses to provide the…
Physician Emphasizes Early Recognition Of Type 1 Diabetes; Describes Telltale Signs
Though they may present in a similar fashion, type 1 diabetes mellitus is vastly different from type 2, and Ralph Schmeltz, MD, incoming president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, says it’s important…
Increased Attention To Women’s Health Research Has Yielded Gains On Some Important Conditions, But Progress Lags On Others
A concerted effort to boost research on women’s health over the last two decades has lessened the burden of disease and reduced deaths among women due to cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, and…
Cancer-Associated Long Non-Coding RNA Regulates Pre-mRNA Splicing
Researchers report this month that MALAT1, a long non-coding RNA that is implicated in certain cancers, regulates pre-mRNA splicing – a critical step in the earliest stage of protein production. Their study…
OrbusNeich releases PERfECT Stent study follow-up data
OrbusNeich’s six-month follow-up clinical trial data demonstrated safety profile and efficacy of the company’s Genous Bio-engineered R stent in combination with a paclitaxel-coated balloon for the treatment of de novo coronary artery…
Covidien launches Puritan Bennett 560 portable ventilator in Europe
Covidien, a provider of respiratory care devices, has launched Puritan Bennett 560 ventilator to offer mobile respiratory support to adult and pediatric patients in Europe. The Puritan Bennett 560 ventilator is compact…
Faster Way Found to Identify Transplant Recipients’ Organ Rejection
TEHRAN (FNA)- A simple, inexpensive blood test could soon help doctors halt organ rejection before it impairs transplanted hearts and kidneys. “In the past, we couldn’t spot rejection episodes until they harmed…