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New device can combat hypothermia in wounded soldiers

A Biomedical Engineering Senior Design team at Stevens Institute of Technology is working with the U.S. Army and New Jersey physicians to develop a new device to combat hypothermia among wounded soldiers.

24 May 2011

Future nurses receive NINR grant for cardiovascular disease management research

Future nurse researchers now have more opportunities in the field of cardiovascular risk reduction and disease management research at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.

24 May 2011

Researchers discover protein switch that can trigger heart failure

Researchers at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre discovered a protein switch which can trigger a cascade of events leading to heart failure, pointing to a new direction for drug development.

24 May 2011

Research could pave way toward new anti-bacterial treatments

A group of proteins that act as the body's built-in line of defense against invading bacteria use a molecular trick to induce bacteria to destroy themselves, researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have determined. The research could point the way toward new anti-bacterial treatments that could take on bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.

24 May 2011

Liquid crystal droplets could replace horseshoe crab blood in common endotoxin test

The Food and Drug Administration requires every drug they certify to be tested for certain poisons that damage patient health. The current gold standard for this is the limulus amoebocyte lysate assay that involves using the blood of horseshoe crabs, which strangely enough is blue, to test for endotoxin, a substance commonly associated with many symptoms caused by bacterial infections.

24 May 2011

Authorities in India's only Muslim-majority state battling increase in female foeticide, AFP reports

Agence France-Presse examines how officials in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir are battling a "shocking rise in female foeticide" by seizing unlicensed ultrasound machines and enlisting the assistance of religious leaders in the country's only Muslim-majority state.

24 May 2011

Gay men seeking long-term romance online more likely to engage in safe sex

If a gay or bisexual man seeks sex or dating online, the type of partner or relationship he wants is a good indicator of whether he'll engage in safe sex, a new study suggests.

24 May 2011

RACGP urges government to engage with profession regarding GP mental health funding cuts

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) continues to receive feedback from amongst its over 20,000 members regarding the implications of the government’s budget cuts for critical mental health support delivered by GPs. The College urges the government to engage with the profession regarding the cuts to GP mental health assessments, planning and referrals.

24 May 2011

Nestle Health Science to acquire Prometheus Laboratories

Prometheus Laboratories Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical and diagnostic company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Nestle Health Science S.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nestle S.A., for an undisclosed amount.

24 May 2011

TZ Medical, Cinterion announce Aera-CT mHealth heart arrhythmia monitoring device

Cinterion, the global leader in cellular machine-to-machine communication modules and a Gemalto company, and TZ Medical, a leading manufacturer of critical-care medical products, today announced Aera-CT, a lightweight and cost effective mHealth heart arrhythmia monitoring device.

24 May 2011

Sonova sales increase 13.3% to CHF 1,617 million for financial year 2010/11

Sonova consolidated its leading position in the hearing instrument industry in financial year 2010/11. Despite negative currency effects, a new sales record of CHF 1,617 million was achieved.

24 May 2011

Altor receives NHLBI SBIR grant to complete ALT-836 second Phase 2 trial in ALI/ARDS

Altor BioScience Corporation announced today that the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute has awarded Altor a Small Business Innovation Research Phase II Competing Renewal Grant. The award of over $3.18 MM over three years will support Altor's efforts to complete a second Phase 2 clinical trial using ALT-836, an antibody-based tissue factor antagonist, as a therapy to treat patients with infection-induced acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome.

24 May 2011

Swedish Medical Center implements Aegis' physician relationship management program

Swedish Medical Center, the largest nonprofit healthcare provider in the Greater Seattle area, has selected tools provided by Aegis Health Group to enhance its physician relationship management program. Aegis' custom-designed solution includes its proprietary contact management software PRISM as well as sales training and program development support.

24 May 2011

Researchers replicate progression of inflammatory gene changes of kidney from mild to severe diabetic nephropathy

University of Louisville researchers have replicated the inflammatory gene changes of a human kidney as it progresses from mild to severe diabetic nephropathy, using a mouse model developed by a UofL researcher, according to an article published today in the journal Experimental Nephrology. Diabetic nephropathy is the foremost cause of kidney failure.

24 May 2011

Skagit Valley Hospital joins Premier healthcare alliance and saves more than $1M annually

Skagit Valley Hospital of Mount Vernon, Wash., saved more than $1 million by joining the Premier healthcare alliance.

24 May 2011

VBL to present updated VB-111 Phase 1 trial results in advanced metastatic cancer at ASCO 2011

VBL Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company committed to the development of novel treatments for immune-inflammatory diseases and cancer, today announced that it will present updated results for a Phase 1 study of VB-111 in patients with advanced metastatic cancer at the upcoming Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, taking place June 3-7, 2011, at McCormick Place in Chicago.

24 May 2011

'Smoothing' occupancy could help children's hospitals reduce crowding

Too many admissions at a hospital at one time can put patients at risk. A new study published today in the Journal of Hospital Medicine suggests that "smoothing" occupancy over the course of a week could help hospitals reduce crowding and protect patients from crowded conditions.

24 May 2011

BMI increase between pregnancies linked to increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus

Compared with women whose weight remained stable, body mass index gains between the first and second pregnancy were associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in the second pregnancy.

24 May 2011

Women find happy guys less sexually attractive than swaggering, brooding men: Study

Women find happy guys significantly less sexually attractive than swaggering or brooding men, according to a new University of British Columbia study that helps to explain the enduring allure of "bad boys" and other iconic gender types.

24 May 2011

Caffeine reduces muscle activity in Fallopian tubes

Caffeine reduces muscle activity in the Fallopian tubes that carry eggs from a woman's ovaries to her womb. "Our experiments were conducted in mice, but this finding goes a long way towards explaining why drinking caffeinated drinks can reduce a woman's chance of becoming pregnant," says Professor Sean Ward from the University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, USA. Ward's study is published today in the British Journal of Pharmacology

24 May 2011

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New device can combat hypothermia in wounded soldiers

Future nurses receive NINR grant for cardiovascular disease management research

Researchers discover protein switch that can trigger heart failure

Research could pave way toward new anti-bacterial treatments

Liquid crystal droplets could replace horseshoe crab blood in common endotoxin test

Authorities in India's only Muslim-majority state battling increase in female foeticide, AFP reports

Gay men seeking long-term romance online more likely to engage in safe sex

RACGP urges government to engage with profession regarding GP mental health funding cuts

Nestle Health Science to acquire Prometheus Laboratories

TZ Medical, Cinterion announce Aera-CT mHealth heart arrhythmia monitoring device

Sonova sales increase 13.3% to CHF 1,617 million for financial year 2010/11

Altor receives NHLBI SBIR grant to complete ALT-836 second Phase 2 trial in ALI/ARDS

Swedish Medical Center implements Aegis' physician relationship management program

Researchers replicate progression of inflammatory gene changes of kidney from mild to severe diabetic nephropathy

Skagit Valley Hospital joins Premier healthcare alliance and saves more than $1M annually

VBL to present updated VB-111 Phase 1 trial results in advanced metastatic cancer at ASCO 2011

'Smoothing' occupancy could help children's hospitals reduce crowding

BMI increase between pregnancies linked to increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus

Women find happy guys less sexually attractive than swaggering, brooding men: Study

Caffeine reduces muscle activity in Fallopian tubes

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