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Autonomy Laparo-angle instrumentation from Cambridge Endo

Cambridge Endo, a Massachusetts-based medical device company, has announced the development of the first full-line of fully articulating hand-held instruments for laparoscopic surgeons: Autonomy Laparo-Angle Instrumentation.

20 Apr 2007

Bill broadening prescribing rights to psychologists unsafe

Setting the stage for another legislative battle that puts mental health patients in the middle, a bill seeking to give licensed psychologists prescribing privileges for dangerous medications is scheduled to be heard on April 23, 2007 in the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee.

20 Apr 2007

AstraZeneca addresses lack of ethnically diverse patients in clinical trials

To address the lack of ethnically diverse patients in clinical trials across the U.S., AstraZeneca has announced, in collaboration with the National Medical Association (NMA) and the Interamerican College of Physicians and Surgeons (ICPS), new efforts to increase ethnically diverse physician investigator participation in clinical trials.

20 Apr 2007

Ambulance staff struggling to cope

National ambulance officer Sam Oestreicher said the ambulance service had been relying heavily on the goodwill and commitment of staff to keep up with the huge increase in demand over the past decade.

20 Apr 2007

ADA promotes Indian health service funding options before Congress

The American Dental Association (ADA) looks forward to working with Congress in continuing to reduce oral health disease in Indian country, said Dr. Jerry Long, chairman of the ADA's Council on Government Affairs.

20 Apr 2007

Alpharma moves into China with Tongde Pharmaceutical acquisition

Alpharma Inc. has announced it has acquired the assets of Shenzhou Tongde Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd ("Tongde") in Shenzhou City, China.

20 Apr 2007

Access Pharmaceuticals and Somanta Pharmaceuticals sign merger agreement

Access Pharmaceuticals and Somanta Pharmaceuticals have announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement by which Access will acquire Somanta.

20 Apr 2007

Early-life respiratory viral infections, atopic sensitization, and risk of subsequent development of persistent asthma

Protecting infants from viral infections may prevent the development of asthma late in childhood, according to new research in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI).

20 Apr 2007

Viventia Biotech announces results of Proxinium antibody in combinaton with chemotherapy and radiation

Viventia Biotech has announced results of in vitro cytotoxicity and in vivo pharmacokinetic studies conducted to evaluate the potential for combining its phase III anti-cancer antibody therapeutic, Proxinium, with first-line standard of care therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the head & neck (SCCHN).

19 Apr 2007

Vasogen and Grupo Ferrer to commercialize Celacade in Europe

Vasogen has announced a collaboration with Grupo Ferrer Internacional, S.A. ("Ferrer"), to commercialize Vasogen's Celacade technology for the treatment of chronic heart failure in the European Union and in certain Latin American countries.

19 Apr 2007

Viragen announces European Multiferon licensing agreement

Viragen and its majority-owned subsidiary, Viragen International have announced that a licensing agreement has been completed with Swedish Orphan International AB, granting exclusive marketing rights to Multiferon (multi-subtype, human alpha interferon) for the European Union (excluding previously licensed member states).

19 Apr 2007

Utilization, organization and management of intensive care services in the United States not optimal

The demand for critical care services in the United States will soon outpace the supply of specialists trained in intensive care , a situation that, if not remedied, may prove fatal for critically ill patients.

19 Apr 2007

Australian researchers identify thousands with curable high blood pressure

Team of researchers led by Professor Richard Gordon and Associate Professor Michael Stowasser has found primary aldosteronism (PAL) , a type of high blood pressure that can be cured by surgery , to be ten times more common than was previously suspected.

19 Apr 2007

Understanding personal genetic risk for familial breast cancer eases anxieties

Services that help women understand the way that their inherited genetic make-up influences their risk of getting breast cancer ease distress and decrease their levels of cancer worry.

19 Apr 2007

First large-scale study to assess treatment for prescription drug addiction

UCSF is launching a new study to evaluate treatments for addiction to prescription painkillers and has openings for patients to enroll.

19 Apr 2007

Psychological treatments versus treatment as usual for obsessive compulsive disorder

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are distracted by obsessive thoughts that cause intense anxiety.

19 Apr 2007

Chinese herbs may help women with breast cancer

Using Chinese herbs either alone or in conjunction with chemotherapy may help protect a breast cancer patient’s bone marrow and immune system, as well as improving the woman’s overall quality of life.

19 Apr 2007

Switching to a low-fat diet can bring on stress

Changing one's diet to lose weight is often difficult. There may be physical and psychological effects from a changed diet that reduce the chances for success.

19 Apr 2007

De-stressing captive monkeys

A team of researchers has found a simple and unique way to considerably reduce stress levels and increase the welfare of monkeys living in a popular zoo.

19 Apr 2007

Stem cells decrease ischemic injury and restore brain function

This is the impressive result of a study carried out by a group of researchers coordinated by Dr. Maria Grazia De Simoni of the Mario Negri Institute in Milan, Italy in cooperation with the Istituto Neurologico Besta (Milan) and the University of Lausanne.

19 Apr 2007