A large international team of researchers led by the Mayo Clinic in the US has discovered that some individuals whose risk of breast cancer may be increased by carrying a variant of…
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Biochemical Link Between Biological Clock And Diabetes Discovered
Biologists have found that a key protein that regulates the biological clocks of mammals also regulates glucose production in the liver and that altering the levels of this protein can improve the…
For Leukemia Patients A Scientific Breakthrough Could Be The First Step In A Better Treatment
A discovery made by Dr. Tarik Moroy, President and Scientific Director and Director of the Hematopoiesis and Cancer research unit at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal (IRCM), and his team…
Researcher Discovers New “Anti-Pathogenic” Drugs To Treat MRSA
Menachem Shoham, PhD, associate professor and researcher in the department of biochemistry at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has identified new anti-pathogenic drugs that, without killing the bacteria, render…
SKMC to hold public lecture on obesity tomorrow
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), will hold its seventh public lecture about obesity titled “Psychological Issues: Pre and Post Bariatric Surgery” tomorrow evening in its auditorium. The invitation is open to patients…
Pharma Dynamics in initiative to lower patients’ drug costs
PHARMA Dynamics, the sixth-largest generic drug maker in the country, has launched Patient Assist, an initiative aimed at helping patients reduce their medicine costs. The company’s two-week-old initiative pays for the first…
Salmonella Bareilly Cases Under Investigation
The Health Protection Agency with support from Health Protection Scotland is investigating an increase in cases of Salmonella Bareilly. The Agency’s Centre for Infections (CFI) in Colindale has identified 58 cases of…
Akorn Announces Launch Of Erythromycin Ophthalmic Ointment USP 1 G
Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX) a niche generic pharmaceutical company, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of the Company’s Erythromycin Ophthalmic Ointment USP 1 g as a supplement…
South Jersey Healthcare Expands Post Discharge Care Management Program To Include COPD Management For Its Rural Population
50 million Americans live in rural areas, and accessing healthcare when they need it can be challenging and costly. Complicating matters is that individuals living in these areas have a higher prevalence…
Mothers and babies may face ‘obesity checks’
Women will be screened around six months after giving birth and babies weighed at 12 and 24 months, in a series of “interventions” being planned by health officials. If found to be…
HIV cases predicted to rise
The NHS is braced for a sharp rise in patients seeking treatment for HIV, figures show. Estimates predict 70,000 patients will need HIV care this year, rising to 74,600 in 2011. That…
LUHS launches Pink Glove Dance Video Sequel to raise breast cancer awareness
Loyola University Health System (LUHS) nurses may be part of the next YouTube craze thanks to their Pink Glove Dance Video Sequel, which launches today. The video is the second installment in…
Manorexia — Eating disorders in men
Eating disorders used to be described as a possible “culture-bound syndrome,” with roots in Western cultural values that contributed to the formation and development of this ailment, causing thousands of people to…
Emisphere’s SNAC drug study shows reduction in appetite
Emisphere Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:EMIS) today announced that a clinical study found that the company’s proprietary oral SNAC (Sodium N-[8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl) Amino] Caprylate (“SNAC”) additive, in combination with two digestive hormones, was successful in…
New players on the anti-counterfeit block
Two recently-formed US companies are joining forces to bring a new approach to fighting counterfeit products to market based on nanotechnology. Provectus and NanoIMG claim the ‘nanotaggant’ technology will enable companies and…