Returning US war veterans sue the government over what they say is inadequate medical care. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Apr 2008 | 11:02 am
At ECCMID, the annual European Conference on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Cambridge UK-based Phico Therapeutics presented new data on the rapid bactericial activity of its lead compound against MRSA. PT1.2 belongs to a new class of antibacterial proteins called SASPs that act by binding to bacterial DNA and halting replication and gene expression, resulting in rapid cell death. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
Obetech, LLC, a tenant in the Virginia Biosciences Development Center (VBDC) incubation program at the Virginia Biotechnology Research Park, recently announced a joint venture with Scandinavian Clinical Nutrition (SCN), a Swedish organization focused on development of dietary supplements. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
ECCMID Opening Press Conference. "The problem of antibiotic resistance continues to grow and this is mainly a consequence of longstanding misuse and abuse of antimicrobial agents", said Prof. Fernando Baquero, Congress President (Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
Nereus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pioneer in drug discovery from marine microbial sources, announced that enrollment has begun in a Phase 1b study evaluating the proteasome inhibitor NPI-0052 in combination with vorinostat (Zolinza®, Merck & Co.) in patients with selected solid tumor malignancies. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
Frank Batsch was a smoker for more than 25 years. Although he quit nearly 40 years ago, he has been suffering for more than a decade from throat cancer that has nearly robbed him of his voice and his life. He is seeking justice from the tobacco industry and hopes to receive his fair portion of the new $600 million Engle Trust Fund, which will open for registration on April 25, 2008. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
New research has shown that the function of a type of cell that helps modulate immune responses is impaired inside tumors in mice. Researchers also identified several factors that may contribute to an accumulation of these cells, called T regulatory cells (Tregs), within and around the tumor, which may be how they respond to their loss of functionality. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKRX) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Akorn's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Diclofenac Sodium Ophthalmic Solution, 0.1%. Diclofenac Sodium Ophthalmic Solution is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent used to treat cataract and refractive surgery patients. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
Experts from the EU funded network EUVAC.Net writing in the scientific journal Eurosurveillance, conclude that the WHO goal of eliminating measles in Europe by 2010 could be slipping out of reach. Across 31 European countries examined in the article, nearly 4,000 cases of measles were reported in 2007, with large outbreaks occurring in Switzerland, Germany and Spain. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
Senior nurse Ann Close joins the Healthcare Commission this month as a national clinical advisor, responsible for providing the Commission with senior strategic advice on issues related to nursing and patient care.Professor Close is currently Nursing Director and Director of Infection Prevention and Control at The Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust in the West Midlands. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
Multiplex assays detect the presence of and discriminate two or more analytes simultaneously in the same sample. The number of commercially available multiplex assays is increasing rapidly, as is the number of laboratory-developed multiplex assays, and these use a variety of technologies and instrument platforms. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
Two researchers warn that the entry of big companies like Microsoft and Google into the field of electronic health records could alter the practice of clinical research and raise new challenges to privacy. Source: NYT > Health | 21 Apr 2008 | 10:59 am
Up to a fifth of England's GP surgeries are under threat of closure, according to Conservative party figures. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Apr 2008 | 10:18 am
If one retires before 65, building an insurance bridge between retirement and Medicare can be complicated and expensive. Source: NYT > Health | 21 Apr 2008 | 6:45 am
The tobacco industry counters that smokers already bear an unfair tax burden and that increases encourage cross-border purchases and bootlegging. Source: NYT > Health | 21 Apr 2008 | 5:57 am
The majority of UK bosses assess the chances of a woman falling pregnant before hiring them, a survey finds. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Apr 2008 | 5:19 am
There were no deaths from meningitis C among under-19s in England last year, a government report reveals. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Apr 2008 | 11:51 pm
A common cause of menstrual disorders may offer an advantage to some female athletes, a scientist says. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Apr 2008 | 11:47 pm
Wider use of a new medication to prevent blood clots could save thousands of lives a year, say campaigners. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Apr 2008 | 11:38 pm
Experts develop a way of growing human eggs that could preserve young cancer patients' fertility. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Apr 2008 | 11:30 pm
Ex-deputy prime minister John Prescott confesses to suffering from the eating disorder bulimia. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Apr 2008 | 2:23 pm
Associated Press April 20, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs isn't doing enough to prevent suicide and provide adequate medical care for Americans who have served in the armed forces, a class-action lawsuit that goes to trial this week charges. Source: PsycPORT.com | 20 Apr 2008 | 1:47 pm
