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World AIDS Day observed, activists decry budget cuts

A new study on HIV anti-retroviral regimens was released Dec. 1 and events were held to mark World AIDS Day. Meanwhile, advocates in New York and California expressed concern about budget cuts and tight funding for AIDS programs.

2 Dec 2009

URMC implements Allocade's artificial intelligence based solution to manage patient flow and logistics

The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and Allocade, Inc., today announced the first installation and implementation of the On-Cue™ system in New York. URMC is utilizing the On-Cue software solution from Allocade to automate patient flow throughout the hospital and improve operational efficiencies by creating dynamic patient itineraries. The On-Cue system utilizes artificial intelligence, offering healthcare an efficient operating system that helps caregivers to effectively manage patient flow and logistics.

2 Dec 2009

Generic erosion to decrease branded atypical antipsychotics schizophrenia drug market to $5.2B

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that generic erosion of several established branded atypical antipsychotics will cause the schizophrenia drug market to decrease from $6.3 billion in 2008 to $5.2 billion in 2013 in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan.

2 Dec 2009

World’s first 1000 MHz ultra-high field NMR AVANCE spectrometer installed at CRMN, France

Bruker BioSpin has successfully completed the installation of the world’s first 1000 MHz ultra-high field NMR AVANCE™ spectrometer at the Centre de Resonance Magnétique Nucléaire à Très Hauts Champs (CRMN) in Lyon, France (a joint research unit of CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon and Université Lyon 1).

2 Dec 2009

NHLBI awards stimulus funds for hemophilia drug research

PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (PTC) today announced the receipt of a $1 million Challenge Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) as part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

2 Dec 2009

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative calls for redoubled efforts in vaccine development

As we approach World AIDS Day, observed globally December 1, we are reminded that while progress has been made in expanding access to treatment and prevention and that progress has been made toward the development of new prevention tools, the world is still falling short of established targets for providing universal access to HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment and care by 2010. Nearly 5.5 million of the estimated 9.5 million people in need of antiretroviral therapy are still not receiving it.

2 Dec 2009

Protein marker may hold the key against pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic tumors can be identified by a readily detectable marker that shows promise as a basis for immune therapy against the disease, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

2 Dec 2009

Columbia University VP testifies on medical malpractice reform

Lee Goldman, M.D., executive vice president for health and biomedical sciences and dean of the faculties of medicine and health sciences at Columbia University testified today on medical malpractice reform before the New York State Senate Committees on Codes, Health and Insurance in Albany, New York.

2 Dec 2009

Health eTouch helps to enhance communications between patients and doctors

Parents of teens know just how difficult it is to get them to talk about their personal lives, let alone their health. With only 20 percent of children with mental health problems in the United States being properly identified and treated, it is imperative that a solution be found. Doctors and researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital are one step closer by finding a new way to get teens to open up about their health and what's really on their mind, bringing up issues that otherwise would have gone unnoticed.

2 Dec 2009

A leader in the fight against brain diseases and in drug discovery joins UF

A leader in the fight against brain diseases and in drug discovery to help Alzheimer's patients has joined the University of Florida College of Medicine, interim dean Michael Good, M.D., announced.

2 Dec 2009

FDA approves additional intended use of Roche's cobas TaqScreen MPX Test

Roche announced today that the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved an additional intended use for its licensed nucleic acid test, to screen source plasma in pools comprised of up to 96 individual donations. The test, called the cobas® TaqScreen MPX Test for use on the cobas s 201 system, is a qualitative, in-vitro test for the simultaneous, direct detection of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1 Group M RNA, HIV-1 Group O RNA , HIV-2 RNA), hepatitis C virus RNA and hepatitis B virus DNA in human plasma.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 2 Dec 2009

Integrated eating disorders center to be launched shortly

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, in affiliation with the New York State Psychiatric Institute, announced the creation of an integrated eating disorders center. Opening today is a key clinical component of this new center -- The Outlook at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division in White Plains.

2 Dec 2009

New data demonstrating the strength of Novartis' hematology portfolio to be presented

Novartis announced today that new data, including a late-breaking presentation on Tasigna® (nilotinib) 200 mg capsules in a form of chronic myeloid leukemia, demonstrate the strength of the company's hematology portfolio in advancing the care of patients.

2 Dec 2009

New PBS documentary examines why people view happiness as an elusive goal

On the eve of a new year, as millions of Americans struggle to find more meaning in their lives, Vulcan Productions and NOVA/WGBH have teamed up with Harvard psychologist and best-selling author of Stumbling on Happiness, Professor Daniel Gilbert, to produce This Emotional Life. This three-part documentary premieres on PBS January 4-6, 2010 (at 9:00 p.m. check local listings) and examines why people find happiness to be such an elusive goal.

2 Dec 2009

Researchers attribute modest improvement in lung cancer patients to novel targeted therapies

Research released in the December 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology sought to determine whether the survival improvement among patients with metastatic lung cancer has improved over the last two decades as reported in controlled clinical trials.

2 Dec 2009

MagForce Nanotechnologies applies for EU regulatory approval of its Nano-Cancer therapy

MagForce Nanotechnologies AG, the Berlin-based medical nanotechnology company majority owned by Nanostart AG, has submitted its application for the European regulatory approval of its Nano-Cancer® therapy.

2 Dec 2009

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Stemline Therapeutics enter into research collaboration

Stemline Therapeutics, Inc., a private clinical stage biopharmaceutical company and leading developer of oncology compounds directed to cancer stem cells, today announced that The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, TX) and Stemline have entered into a research collaboration.

2 Dec 2009

Pycnogenol can improve microcirculation, retinal edema and visual acuity, reveals study

According to the National Institute of Health, 40 percent to 45 percent of Americans diagnosed with diabetes already have some stage of diabetic retinopathy.

2 Dec 2009

Protein ERK oscillates between two major compartments in breast tissue cells

Time-lapsed video of individual breast tissue cells reveals a never-before-seen event in the life of a cell: a protein that cycles between two major compartments in the cell. The results give researchers a more complete view of the internal signals that cause breast tissue cells to grow, events that go awry in cancer and are targets of drug development.

2 Dec 2009

Individuals in CDHPs likely to exhibit a number of cost-conscious behaviors

Individuals in consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) are more likely than those with traditional coverage to exhibit a number of cost-conscious behaviors, to be more engaged in wellness programs, and to be more inclined to think that financial incentives matter in holding down costs, according to survey results released today by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).

2 Dec 2009

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World AIDS Day observed, activists decry budget cuts

URMC implements Allocade's artificial intelligence based solution to manage patient flow and logistics

Generic erosion to decrease branded atypical antipsychotics schizophrenia drug market to $5.2B

World’s first 1000 MHz ultra-high field NMR AVANCE spectrometer installed at CRMN, France

NHLBI awards stimulus funds for hemophilia drug research

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative calls for redoubled efforts in vaccine development

Protein marker may hold the key against pancreatic cancer

Columbia University VP testifies on medical malpractice reform

Health eTouch helps to enhance communications between patients and doctors

A leader in the fight against brain diseases and in drug discovery joins UF

FDA approves additional intended use of Roche's cobas TaqScreen MPX Test

Integrated eating disorders center to be launched shortly

New data demonstrating the strength of Novartis' hematology portfolio to be presented

New PBS documentary examines why people view happiness as an elusive goal

Researchers attribute modest improvement in lung cancer patients to novel targeted therapies

MagForce Nanotechnologies applies for EU regulatory approval of its Nano-Cancer therapy

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Stemline Therapeutics enter into research collaboration

Pycnogenol can improve microcirculation, retinal edema and visual acuity, reveals study

Protein ERK oscillates between two major compartments in breast tissue cells

Individuals in CDHPs likely to exhibit a number of cost-conscious behaviors

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