In an operating room in Texas, a wounded American soldier underwent a history-making procedure receently that could help him regrow the finger that was lost to a bomb attack in Baghdad last year.
NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX & TSX: NBY) a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, announced top line results from a Phase IIa exploratory clinical trial for NVC-422, the company's lead non-antibiotic antimicrobial Aganocide® compound, which is being developed for the prevention and treatment of infections. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 May 2008 | 1:00 pm
Data from three studies evaluating associations between lower mean baseline hemoglobin (Hb) levels and the rate of blood transfusions, as well as the possible effect of restrictions on reimbursement for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) in Medicare patients on the nation's blood supply, will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting later this month. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 May 2008 | 1:00 pm
Special Optics, Inc., a Navitar company and manufacturer of high precision ultraviolet (UV) optical systems, has expanded their broad range of UV lenses to include a high N.A. UV microscope objective with a numerical aperture of 0.90. This is a great compliment to Special Optics current high N.A. UV line which includes 0.75 N.A. and 0.50 N.A. objectives. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 May 2008 | 1:00 pm
Action on Elder Abuse, (AEA) the leading specialist charity focussing upon the abuse of older people, has welcomed today's announcement that the Government is to enshrine a patient's right to dignity within the NHS constitution. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 May 2008 | 12:00 pm
Yale University researchers have determined how a key component of many vaccines activates an immune system response, a finding that opens up promising new avenues of research on better ways to prevent infections.A team of scientists led by Stephanie C. Eisenbarth and Richard A. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 May 2008 | 12:00 pm
The Senate on Thursday approved a supplemental war appropriations bill (HR 2642) that would place a one-year moratorium on seven new Medicaid regulations proposed by the Bush administration, the New York Times reports (Pear, New York Times, 5/23). The bill, approved on a 70-26 vote, also includes $1.2 billion for scientific research (Miller, Washington Times, 5/23). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 May 2008 | 12:00 pm
Mylan Inc. (NYSE: MYL) announced that Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has launched Paroxetine Hydrochloride (HCl) Extended-release (ER) Tablets, the generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) Paxil CR(R). As the first company to successfully file an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) containing a paragraph IV certification for the 12. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 May 2008 | 11:00 am
Wesley L. Hicks Jr., MD, FACS, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), was honored as one of "America's Leading Doctors" in 2007 - 2008 by Black Enterprise (BE) (May 2008 issue) for his leadership in the field of otolaryngology. In publishing the third annual listing of "American's Leading Doctors," Black Enterprise publisher, Earl Graves, Jr. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 May 2008 | 11:00 am
Siemens, one of the world's largest suppliers to the healthcare industry and Airedale NHS Trust in West Yorkshire are rolling out a pioneering Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) pilot project. This will streamline the workflow and improve availability of Intravenous (IV) Pumps within the hospital environment. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 May 2008 | 11:00 am
The world's leading health and hospital professional associations have joined to produce the first-ever joint guidelines on incentives for the retention and recruitment of health professionals. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 May 2008 | 10:00 am
Adults with ADHD do 22 fewer days of work per year than people who do not have the disorder, a study says. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 May 2008 | 9:44 am
The Securities and Exchange Commission, shifting its position, has told companies they must allow shareholders to vote on a proposal for universal health insurance coverage.
Gum disease, both in smokers and non-smokers, may be a warning sign of an increased risk of cancer. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 May 2008 | 11:50 pm
A cup of enriched cocoa may help improve the working of blood vessels in diabetic patients, research suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 May 2008 | 11:45 pm
Patients with severe symptomatic carotid stenosis treated with endovascular therapy appear to have higher rates of restenosis than their counterparts treated with carotid endarterectomy. However, the higher restenosis rate is limited to those treated with angioplasty and does not include endovascular treatment with the use of stents. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 May 2008 | 7:37 pm
More natural killer T cells and interleukin-13-positive macrophages are present in the lungs of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 May 2008 | 1:50 pm
Per oral suturing of the stomach is an effective, painless, scarless outpatient procedure for weight reduction in morbidly obese teens. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 May 2008 | 1:00 pm
