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Sun Pharma Announces USFDA Approval For Generic Keppra(R) InjectionSun Pharma announced that USFDA has granted an approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to market a generic version of Keppra® Injection, levetiracetam injection. This generic levetiracetam injection, 100 mg/ml packaged in 500 mg/5 ml single use vials, is equivalent to UCB's Keppra® Injection 100 mg/ml. Annual sales in US for levetiracetam injection is estimated at $85 million. Levetiracetam injection is indicated as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial onset seizures in adults with epilepsy...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Breast Cancer Reconstruction Using Cell-Enriched Fat Grafts Shows Continued High Rates Of Physician And Patient Satisfaction At 12 MonthsInterim results from a breast reconstruction trial show stem and regenerative cell-enriched fat grafting resulted in a high sustained rate of physician and patient satisfaction and persistent improvements in overall outcomes of the procedure at six and 12 months. Improvements in outcomes previously reported in 30 patients at six months were confirmed in a larger sample of 51 patients at six months. These improvements were sustained for the first 30 patients to reach the 12-month evaluation period...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Allos Therapeutics' Pralatrexate Granted Orphan Medicinal Product Designation For The Treatment Of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma By The ECAllos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:ALTH) announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted orphan medicinal product designation for pralatrexate for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). The Company is currently investigating pralatrexate in a Phase 1 clinical study in patients with relapsed or refractory CTCL. In addition, the Company plans to conduct a Phase 3 clinical study comparing FOLOTYN in combination with systemic bexarotene versus systemic bexarotene alone in patients with CTCL who are refractory to at least one prior systemic therapy...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am UNAIDS Welcomes International Labour Standard On HIVA landmark labour standard was adopted by governments, employers and workers at the annual conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO). The standard aims to strengthen the global response to HIV in the workplace. Building on the ILO 2001 Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS, the new labour standard will reinforce and extend anti-discrimination policies in the world of work. It reaffirms the right to continued employment regardless of HIV status and asserts that workers should not be screened for HIV for employment purposes...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Student Athletes In Florida And New England To Get Free Mouth GuardsOrthodontic Specialists of Florida (OSOF) and Orthodontic Specialists of New England (OSONE) will provide middle and high school student athletes free custom-fitted mouth guards throughout August at all of their Florida and New England locations while supplies last, the founder and owner of both announced today. Dr. Alan Shoopak, D.M.D., is hosting the giveaway at all 30 of his Florida and New England locations in partnership with the American Association of Orthodontists and NFL Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith to promote sports safety and the prevention of facial and oral injuries...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am NMT Medical Announces Preliminary Results Of CLOSURE I PFO/Stroke TrialNMT Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: NMTI), an advanced medical technology company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets proprietary implant technologies that allow interventional cardiologists to treat structural heart disease through minimally invasive, catheter-based procedures, announced that it has received preliminary results for CLOSURE I, its patent foramen ovale (PFO)/stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) trial in the U.S. CLOSURE I is the first fully enrolled, randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of PFO treatment in preventing recurrent strokes and TIAs...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am VISTAKON(R) Launches 1-Day ACUVUE(R) TruEye™ Brand Contact LensesVISTAKON®, Division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., announced that it has received clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market narafilcon B, the first and only silicone hydrogel daily disposable lens in the United States. The company will market it under the name 1-DAY ACUVUE® TruEye™ Brand Contact Lenses, and here at the annual meeting of the American Optometric Association, revealed that the product will be available in the offices of eye care professionals throughout the United States beginning this month...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Are School Wellness Policies Stuck In The Ice Age?The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act, 2004, requires that all school districts have a Wellness Policy if they participate in federal school meal programs. As part of the Wellness Policy, schools are mandated to include nutrition education activities which promote student wellness. A study in the July/August issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior evaluates elementary teachers' overall acceptance and implementation of nutrition competencies in the classroom as part of their School Wellness Policy...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am VBL Presents Positive Preclinical Data On Immune Modulator In Rheumatoid Arthritis At EULAR Annual MeetingVBL Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company committed to the development of novel treatments for immune-inflammatory diseases and cancer, announced preclinical data demonstrating that VB-201 possesses anti-inflammatory properties and effectively reduced the symptoms of arthritis in experimental models. These results were presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, by Niva Yacov, M.Sc., project manager at VBL...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Canadians Living With Diabetes Often Experience Uncertainty In Their Blood Sugar Levels, New Survey RevealsMuch of our lives are dictated by numbers - from street, phone, salary, social security to mileage - most Canadians can recite different numbers in a heartbeat. For the more than three million Canadians living with diabetes1, numbers are especially important as only their blood sugar readings allow them to really understand what is happening inside their bodies and make decisions to help them effectively manage their disease...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am 'Peasant Da Vincis' on show in Shanghai exhibitionThe movable metal fins on Li Yuming?s homemade submarine are designed to make it swim like a fish, but with no engine it cannot go forward or even return to the surface once launched. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Jun 2010 | 11:46 pm Obesity Not Always a Sentence for Heart Disease (HealthDay)HealthDay - SATURDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- For a small number of obese people, those extra pounds do not condemn them to heart disease or diabetes, Dutch researchers report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Jun 2010 | 9:48 pm Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome in Studies (HealthDay)HealthDay - SATURDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- A pair of new studies has uncovered evidence that low levels of vitamin D could lead to poor blood sugar control among diabetics and increase the risk of developing metabolic syndrome among seniors.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Jun 2010 | 9:48 pm Surgeon vs. Knee Maker: Who’s Rejecting Whom?A dispute offers a rare look at a clash between a top-shelf consultant and his corporate patron over patient safety. Source: NYT > Health | 19 Jun 2010 | 9:10 pm EPINEPHrine Shortage May Result in Dangerous Medication ErrorsA shortage of EPINEPHrine prefilled syringes may cause serious medication errors, with 1 death reported from an overdose of EPINEPHrine.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Jun 2010 | 8:09 pm FDA issues Magic Power Coffee warningThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Saturday for the public to stop using an instant coffee marketed as a sexual enhancer, the agency announced in a news release.Source: CNN.com - Health | 19 Jun 2010 | 6:43 pm 'Vaccines must go on' amid crisisThe global economic crisis must not interfere with the delivery of vaccines to the developing world, a global health body warns.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Jun 2010 | 5:23 pm Typing successHow a boy with Autism is learning to communicateSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Jun 2010 | 5:12 pm UK doctor admits he helped patients dieA British doctor who admitted shortening the lives of nearly 20 patients _ including his own son _ may yet face charges, British investigators said Saturday. Howard Martin, 75, was...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Jun 2010 | 2:58 pm Brazil to help phone firm Oi avoid buyout-reportRIO DE JANEIRO, June 19 (Reuters) - Brazilian phone group Oi has won the support of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to prevent a possible buyout attempt by Portugal Telecom, local media reported on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Jun 2010 | 2:49 pm Milan fashion for men: '50s retro with a nod to greenNo contradiction is in store next summer for the well-dressed man who dons eco-friendly fabrics while harking back to the 1950s, Milan's catwalks decreed on Saturday. Donatella Versace...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Jun 2010 | 2:47 pm Half a million celebrate Gay Pride in BerlinAn estimated half a million people partied in the streets of Berlin on Saturday for the annual Gay Pride festival, organisers said. More than 50 floats travelled through the streets...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Jun 2010 | 1:57 pm Conservative Croatia holds its ninth Gay Pride paradeSome 300 gays and lesbians, guarded by an almost similar number of police, marched on Saturday through downtown Zagreb, in Croatia's ninth Gay Pride parade. "Love is in the Air,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Jun 2010 | 1:55 pm UPDATE 4-Russia, Belarus gas talks fail, cut-off looms* Has spare capacity to maintain supplies too rest of EuropeSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Jun 2010 | 11:45 am Now, Dad Feels as Stressed as MomNew studies show that fathers now struggle just as much — and sometimes even more — than mothers in trying to balance work and family life.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Jun 2010 | 10:59 am Author: Who will teach my daughters?Bruce Feiler knew that he might not live to see his twin daughters grow up. He decided to put together a group of men and call them his council of dads.Source: CNN.com - Health | 19 Jun 2010 | 9:04 am Belarus gas talks failed - Ifax quotes Gazprom CEOST.PETERSBURG, Russia, June 19 (Reuters) - Talks between Russia's energy giant Gazprom and Belarus aimed at resolving a gas pricing row yielded no results, Interfax quoted the Russian firm's head as saying...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Jun 2010 | 7:58 am CVC in talks for partial takeover of TNT Post -paperAMSTERDAM, June 19 (Reuters) - Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is in talks with Dutch post and logistics group TNT about a partial takeover of its troubled mail unit, a Dutch daily reported on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Jun 2010 | 6:55 am UPDATE 2-Russia hopeful of settling Belarus gas disputeST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 19 (Reuters) - Russia said on Saturday it was hopeful of settling a gas dispute with Belarus that threatens to cut some supplies to Europe next week, but signalled it was not...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Jun 2010 | 6:11 am
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