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Elsevier acquires Shanghai Datong Medical Information Technology

Elsevier, the leading global publisher of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services, announced today the acquisition of Shanghai Datong Medical Information Technology Co., Ltd., a leading drug decision support provider in China.

21 Feb 2011

Canadian Cancer Society calls for legislation to ban cosmetic pesticides

With a new poll showing more than 70 per cent of British Columbians believe exposure to cosmetic pesticides increases their risk to cancer and threatens the environment, the Canadian Cancer Society wants all leadership candidates to pledge introduction of legislation banning cosmetic pesticides.

19 Feb 2011

Canadian Cancer Society praises new, enhanced cigarette package warnings

Today, Health Canada released a set of new picture health warnings for cigarette and little cigar packages. The new labels include 16 warnings that will cover 75 per cent of the package front and back, eight additional messages to be printed inside the package (or on an insert), and four toxic emission messages for the side panel.

19 Feb 2011

PreXion launches new 3D Elite Cone Beam Imaging System with CLEARimage Scanning Technology

PreXion, Inc., the leader in high quality 3D Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) Imaging systems for dentistry, today announced that it has launched and started shipping a new 3D cone beam imaging product, the PreXion3D Elite with CLEARimage™ Scanning Technology.

19 Feb 2011

Allergan receives FDA approval for expanded use of LAP-BAND System in obese adults

Allergan, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the expanded use of the LAP-BAND System, Allergan's gastric band, for adults with obesity who have failed more conservative weight reduction alternatives, such as diet and exercise and pharmacotherapy, and have a Body Mass Index of 30-40 and at least one obesity related comorbid condition.

16 Feb 2011

NYU Langone one of 16 centers chosen to participate in American Joint Replacement Registry

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center has been chosen as one of only 16 centers across the country to participate in the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR). The AJRR is a national, independent, not-for-profit organization created to collect key joint replacement and revision data in order to better to monitor device performance and identify underperforming processes while providing information supporting best practices in safety, cost control and advances in technology.

16 Feb 2011

New Rush clinic brings trained clinicians to care for patients with pulmonary hypertension

Cardiologists and pulmonologists at Rush University Medical Center have teamed up to provide a new and better approach to treating patients with pulmonary hypertension, a disease affecting the heart and lungs. The new Rush Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic brings together a multidisciplinary team of clinicians with specialized training to care for patients with this very complex disease.

16 Feb 2011

NHGRI's new strategic plan to identify genetic bases of most single-gene disorders

A new strategic plan from an arm of the National Institutes of Health envisions scientists being able to identify genetic bases of most single-gene disorders and gaining new insights into multi-gene disorders in the next decade. This should lead to more accurate diagnoses, new drug targets and the development of practical treatments for many who today lack therapeutic options, according to the plan from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI).

14 Feb 2011

SOC, UCLA present national stroke study data at 2011 International Stroke Conference

Specialists On Call, the nation's leading provider of clinical telemedicine services, announced today that it has presented data from a national stroke study conducted in partnership with the University of California at Los Angeles at the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference.

14 Feb 2011

Value-based pricing system would benefit NHS: Research

Health economists at the University of York say a robust framework is needed for a new purchasing system for medicines to make sure it delivers anticipated benefits for the NHS.

14 Feb 2011

53 share a needle & HIV risk due to a clinic blunder

Over 50 patients at a private radiology clinic were given blood tests using a needle device meant for single-patient use. Authorities have launched an investigation into the matter. These patients are all at risk of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV infection. These cancer patients will need testing for the viruses, and again in three months. They had visited the hospital for a positron emission tomography (PET) scan for cancer detection.

13 Feb 2011

DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan receives ABA and ACS Burn Center Verification

Last year at the DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan, nearly 500 children were treated and admitted for burn injuries. As a result of the spectrum of quality care provided to burn patients from the pre-hospital phase through the rehabilitation process and having met rigorous standards for specific criteria set by the American Burn Association and the Committee on Trauma of the American Colleges of Surgeons, the DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan burn center is now the state's only verified pediatric burn center exclusively dedicated to the needs of children.

10 Feb 2011

Avandia label revised as per FDA directive

Following the 2010 FDA directive, pharmaceutical manufacturer Glaxo-SmithKline announced this Monday that they have modified the label for diabetes drug rosiglitazone (Avandia). The new label restricts its use to patients already taking it or to those who have failed other antiglycemic drugs.

8 Feb 2011

New report identifies top research priorities related to Female Pelvic Medicine, Reconstructive Surgery

A set of consensus recommendations identifying top research priorities related to female pelvic floor disorders is presented in the January/February issue of Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, official journal of The American Urogynecologic Society.

4 Feb 2011

AVEO receives USAN, WHO generic name approval for ficlatuzumab

AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the United States Adopted Names (USAN) Council, in consultation with the World Health Organization (WHO) International Nonproprietary Names Expert Committee, has approved the use of the nonproprietary generic name "ficlatuzumab" (pronounced fye" kla tue' zue mab) for AV-299, a potent, functional anti-HGF/c-MET antibody internally discovered at AVEO.

3 Feb 2011

Canadian government urged to approve proposed federal food labelling regulations

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is being asked to act on the concerns of millions of Canadians with food allergies and celiac disease and listen to the advice of prominent national medical, consumer and health organizations and pass proposed federal food labelling regulations now. The Prime Minister is also encouraged to heed the results of a new public opinion poll showing close to 70% of Canadians want regulations to affect all pre-packaged food and beverages and not grant a special exemption for the beer industry.

3 Feb 2011

Malaria transmission to decline in Burundi because of global warming

Malaria transmission will not increase because of global warming in the African nation of Burundi according to a statistical analysis by researchers in Austria and Burundi. Writing in the International Journal of Global Warming, the team explains that rising temperatures will lead to lower humidity and rainfall which will shorten the lifespan of mosquitoes carrying malaria.

3 Feb 2011

Loyola inaugurates clinic exclusively to treat children with headaches

Fortunately, in most cases the causes of childhood headaches are usually no cause for alarm, Schnitzler said. Children can get headaches from stress, anxiety, inadequate sleep, vision problems, caffeine or food sensitivities. To help pinpoint the cause, Loyola has opened a clinic that's exclusively devoted to treating children with headaches.

31 Jan 2011

Caraco generates $40.4 million and $268.2 million in third quarter, first nine months of Fiscal Year 2011

Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. generated net sales of $40.4 million and $268.2 million in the third quarter and first nine months of its Fiscal Year 2011, respectively, as compared to $52.0 million and $178.4 million, respectively, for the corresponding periods of our previous fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

30 Jan 2011

Salud Digna to begin operations in Los Angeles, California

With the objective of offering efficient, fast healthcare service with a social focus and at rates everyone can afford, in 2003 the non-profit organization Salud Digna was founded, whose operations became the center of a case study by the School of Business at Harvard University.

29 Jan 2011

Consultation News and Research

Elsevier acquires Shanghai Datong Medical Information Technology

Canadian Cancer Society calls for legislation to ban cosmetic pesticides

Canadian Cancer Society praises new, enhanced cigarette package warnings

PreXion launches new 3D Elite Cone Beam Imaging System with CLEARimage Scanning Technology

Allergan receives FDA approval for expanded use of LAP-BAND System in obese adults

NYU Langone one of 16 centers chosen to participate in American Joint Replacement Registry

New Rush clinic brings trained clinicians to care for patients with pulmonary hypertension

NHGRI's new strategic plan to identify genetic bases of most single-gene disorders

SOC, UCLA present national stroke study data at 2011 International Stroke Conference

Value-based pricing system would benefit NHS: Research

53 share a needle & HIV risk due to a clinic blunder

DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan receives ABA and ACS Burn Center Verification

Avandia label revised as per FDA directive

New report identifies top research priorities related to Female Pelvic Medicine, Reconstructive Surgery

AVEO receives USAN, WHO generic name approval for ficlatuzumab

Canadian government urged to approve proposed federal food labelling regulations

Malaria transmission to decline in Burundi because of global warming

Loyola inaugurates clinic exclusively to treat children with headaches

Caraco generates $40.4 million and $268.2 million in third quarter, first nine months of Fiscal Year 2011

Salud Digna to begin operations in Los Angeles, California

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Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

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