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Replacement trend to drive growth in saturated surgical gloves market

Budgetary cuts are the order of the day in the European healthcare industry. Among the many markets affected by this drive to economise, the surgical gloves market is experiencing a sudden drop in prices across Europe.

30 Sep 2004

Alcohol-based hand sanitizer gel significantly reduces spread of gastrointestinal illnesses

Stomach bug going around your home? You might want to reach for hand sanitizer, suggests research being presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).

30 Sep 2004

IBM and Cleveland Clinic to develop a translational medicine platform to support genetic research

IBM and The Cleveland Clinic today announced an agreement to develop a translational medicine platform at The Cleveland Clinic that will use information from electronic medical records to support basic and genetic research.

29 Sep 2004

Schwarzenegger signs AIDS Pharmacy Bill

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has praised Governor Schwarzenegger for signing AB 1367 (Darrell Steinberg, D, Sacramento John Laird, D, Santa Cruz).

29 Sep 2004

Novel and cost-effective answer to family planning

A color-coded string of beads, called Cycle Beads, are used to help women keep track of the days of their menstrual cycle and see which days they are likely to get pregnant if they had unprotected intercourse.

28 Sep 2004

New guidelines for the treatment of patients with stroke and TIA

New guidelines launched today aim to help primary care teams deliver effective treatment and secondary prevention to stroke patients.

28 Sep 2004

Hong Kong health commitment pledged in Sweden

The SARS crisis was a reminder of the need for a strong commitment to enhancing public health infrastructure and global co-operation against communicable diseases.

28 Sep 2004

Half of sildenafil samples purchased on the internet were fake

Around half of the Viagra samples purchased on the Internet were counterfeit, according to researchers who are today announcing a new technique that detects counterfeit medicines at the British Pharmaceutical Conference.

27 Sep 2004

Findings have implications for understanding psychiatric and neurological disease that affect the hippocampus

Spatial memory is more vulnerable than object recognition memory when damage occurs in the brain’s memory processing center, the hippocampus, according to memory specialists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine

27 Sep 2004

Study of mental health of assisted living residents has found a higher rates of mental health problems than expected

The first large scale comparative study of the mental health of assisted living residents has found a higher rate than expected of a range of mental health problems in this rapidly growing population.

27 Sep 2004

Prop. 71 will generate a total of at least $6.4 to $12.6 billion in new state revenues

The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Contra Costa Council, two of the State's leading regional business advocacy organizations, today announced their endorsements of Proposition 71, the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative.

26 Sep 2004

Ranbaxy receives FDA approval to market Loratadine and Pseudoephedrine Sulfate extended release tablets

Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited of New Delhi, India, announced today that RLL has received approval from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration to manufacture and market Loratadine and Pseudoephedrine Sulfate Extended Release Tablets

26 Sep 2004

Palladone approved for pain relief

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Palladone (hydromorphone hydrochloride) capsules for the management of persistent moderate to severe pain in patients requiring continuous around-the-clock opioid pain relief for an extended period of time.

26 Sep 2004

Seroquel is significantly more effective than placebo in treating patients with rapid-cycling bipolar disorder

AstraZeneca has announced important new data at the 4th European Stanley Foundation Conference on Bipolar Disorder, which show Seroquel is significantly more effective than placebo in treating patients with rapid-cycling bipolar disorder and is also well-tolerated in this difficult to treat patient population.

26 Sep 2004

$16 million investment in minute wireless implant technology

Remon Medical Technologies a privately held medical device company, today announced that it has raised $16 million in the initial close of a Series C financing.

23 Sep 2004

Medicare drug card savings growing, new data show

Seniors are now saving more money with the new Medicare-approved drug discount cards, the nation’s top Medicare official announced today at a forum held by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging.

23 Sep 2004

Patients as well as doctors need to learn to become better communicators with each other

The failure to communicate effectively during medical visits can cause far worse damage than a mild case of frustration, studies show.

23 Sep 2004

Glaxo drops appeal in AIDS drug pricing case

A landmark South African legal complaint against British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) over its AIDS drug pricing and policies in that country will proceed after GSK dropped its public and repeated vows to appeal a decision allowing the case to go forward.

22 Sep 2004

GlaxoSmithKline has granted a voluntary licence to Cosmos Limited for the manufacture and sale of antiretrovirals

GlaxoSmithKline currently sells zidovudine (sold as Retrovir®), lamivudine (sold as Epivir®) and the combination of the two molecules (sold as Combivir®) across the region.

22 Sep 2004

Steps to minimise the risk of onward transmission of vCJD

Selected groups of patients are this week being notified about the results of a risk assessment exercise for blood plasma products.

22 Sep 2004

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Replacement trend to drive growth in saturated surgical gloves market

Alcohol-based hand sanitizer gel significantly reduces spread of gastrointestinal illnesses

IBM and Cleveland Clinic to develop a translational medicine platform to support genetic research

Schwarzenegger signs AIDS Pharmacy Bill

Novel and cost-effective answer to family planning

New guidelines for the treatment of patients with stroke and TIA

Hong Kong health commitment pledged in Sweden

Half of sildenafil samples purchased on the internet were fake

Findings have implications for understanding psychiatric and neurological disease that affect the hippocampus

Study of mental health of assisted living residents has found a higher rates of mental health problems than expected

Prop. 71 will generate a total of at least $6.4 to $12.6 billion in new state revenues

Ranbaxy receives FDA approval to market Loratadine and Pseudoephedrine Sulfate extended release tablets

Palladone approved for pain relief

Seroquel is significantly more effective than placebo in treating patients with rapid-cycling bipolar disorder

$16 million investment in minute wireless implant technology

Medicare drug card savings growing, new data show

Patients as well as doctors need to learn to become better communicators with each other

Glaxo drops appeal in AIDS drug pricing case

GlaxoSmithKline has granted a voluntary licence to Cosmos Limited for the manufacture and sale of antiretrovirals

Steps to minimise the risk of onward transmission of vCJD

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