The World Health Organization on Tuesday declared the H1N1 flu pandemic over, a little more than a year after a spring flood of cases prompted a global effort to curb its wildfire…
Brain Responds Same To Acute And Chronic Sleep Loss
Burning the candle at both ends for a week may take an even bigger toll than you thought. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that five nights of restricted sleep–four…
Research Shows Sugary Drinks Do Not Cause Weight Gain
New research from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh(1), shows that sugary drinks, consumed in moderate quantities, do not promote weight gain, carbohydrate craving or adverse mood effects in overweight women when they do…
Gene Target May Block Breast Cancer Recurrence And Boost Survival
Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that a gene called POLQ is linked to an eight-fold risk of breast cancer returning. Developing drugs to block POLQ could increase survival and stop the…
Pfizer Receives FDA Approval For Prefilled Dual-Chamber Syringe For Use In The Treatment Of Hemophilia A
Pfizer Inc.has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of the use of a Prefilled Dual-Chamber Syringe for administration of XYNTHA® Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant) Plasma/Albumin-Free to hemophilia…
That Middle-of-the-Night Bellyache: Appendicitis?
Let’s start with “Madeline.” In that classic children’s story by Ludwig Bemelmans, published in 1939, the little French girl of the title is awakened in the night by severe abdominal pain, and…
DNA Test May Speed Colon Cancer Diagnosis
A new generation of DNA tests for colon cancer seems likely to improve the detection both of cancers and of the precancerous polyps that precede them. The tests, if validated, could reduce…
MIT device may allow glucose testing minus the finger pricks
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT; Cambridge, Massachusetts) Spectroscopy Laboratory are working on a noninvasive way for diabetes patients to measure blood glucose levels using light, instead of having to prick…
NGC Medical Unveil BioServe
BioServe and NGC Medical SpA have opened BioServe-Europe in Milan, Italy, to provide the European life science research industry with a range of molecular services, including the processing of new personal genetic…
BioElectronics Expands DRTV To UK
BioElectronics, a maker of drug-free medical devices and patches that deliver pulsed electromagnetic energy to relieve pain and inflammation, has expanded its Direct Response Television (DRTV) efforts to the UK and Canada….
Symmetry Medical Gross Profit Increases In Q2
Symmetry Medical, an independent provider of implants and related instruments and cases to the orthopaedic device industry and other medical markets, has posted a gross profit of $20.4m for the second quarter…
Menstrual Cycle May Affect Reaction to Breathing Tube
A woman’s heart rate and blood pressure response to receiving a ventilation tube when undergoing surgery varies at different times of the menstrual cycle, researchers have found. Placement of a ventilation tube…
Wider Waist May Raise Death Risk Later in Life
Among middle-aged and older adults, having a large waist can significantly raise the risk for dying prematurely, new research indicates. The association appears to apply to both men and women, the study…
Drug Info Pamphlets Inconsistent
The content, formatting, and word count of leaflets pharmacies hand out with medicines are inconsistent and should be subject to FDA guidance, researchers say. Among written instructions given out with prescriptions of…
FDA Acts on Unapproved Cell Therapy for Bad Knees
The FDA is seeking to stop a Colorado company from offering an autologous stem cell therapy for arthritic knees and other orthopedic problems, saying that the therapy is unapproved, misbranded, and adulterated….