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Government Of Canada Supports Improvements To The Postgraduate Medical Education System
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, announced federal funding of over $1.5 million to the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) to strengthen the postgraduate medical education system. The funding will help provide physicians in training with the necessary skills to meet the health care needs of Canadians...
HealthPartners And American Hospital Association Partner For National Launch Of Joining Forces
HealthPartners Institute for Medical Education and the American Hospital Association (AHA) have partnered with more than a dozen national organizations to launch an initiative designed to generate awareness among medical professionals and others within communities about the challenges -- medical, social and emotional -- that veterans and their families face as they return home from military service.
WHO Report Launched At Ministerial Conference Calls For Joint Action To Manage Migration Of Health Professionals
A WHO report highlights the need for governments and leaders in the WHO European Region to better manage health personnel issues, including migration, by improving data collection, developing effective policies and reducing migration's negative effects.
Anestvise Inc will Create New Jobs at New Manufacturing Facility in Eastern Europe
Anestvice Inc. www.anestvice.com , whose customers include major pharmaceutical industry players, specializes in manufacturing of medical devices. The company’s long-term plans call for it’s new facility to serve as a device manufacturing center, using advanced technology in ...
Medical Students Urge Speaker Pelosi To Keep Her Promise
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) urges Speaker Nancy Pelosi to keep her promise and allow a vote on a single payer substitution amendment to the House health care reform bill, to be introduced by Representative Anthony Weiner [D-NY].
Medical Students Nationwide Remove Conflicts Of Interest - 5th Annual National PharmFree Week Underway, USA
Medical students across the country are celebrating the 5th Annual National PharmFree Week, "Promoting Evidence-Based Practice, Preserving Pharmaceutical Innovation," which allows them to educate themselves and their colleagues about reclaiming the ethics of medicine by removing conflicts of interest and restoring the patient-physician relationship.
WPIC Partners With Pitt And Community Members To Bring Unique Depression Counseling To Students
According to national statistics, one out of four college students will experience some form of depression by the age of 24, and nearly half of all college students report feeling so depressed at some point in time that they have trouble functioning.
Clinical Research Professionals are Still in Demand despite the World Economic Crisis
Despite the world economic crisis, the clinical research field is currently expanding faster than the introduction of newly qualified professionals that inevitably creates a demand. Most people are under the impression that the barriers to enter this industry are extremely difficult to ...
Medical Students Call For Comprehensive Sexuality Education Programs
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the nation's largest, independent medical student association, announces its support for the Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act, which was introduced this week by Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA). This bill authorizes the first ever federal funding for comprehensive sexuality education.
University Of Queensland Ipswich Now Home To 155 Medical Students, Australia
While most students are still enjoying their break, UQ's medical students are starting classes this week. 50 first year students began with orientation at Ipswich on Monday, January 18 with classes officially commencing yesterday, January 20. A further 65 senior medical students start work at Ipswich Hospital next week...
Patient Societies From Armenia, Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary And Singapore Recognized For Their Innovative Projects
While awareness of osteoporosis among the public and health professionals is growing, there is still work to be done to ensure that doctors and other health professionals are adequately prepared to advise patients on the best possible care for osteoporosis.
What Clinical Research Is All About
How can researchers prove to the government that a newly-discovered drug or device is safe and effective? This is where the clinical trial comes in. The clinical trial is a research study designed to determine if a new pharmaceutical or medical device is sufficiently safe and effective for ...
Medical Students Regularly Stuck By Needles, Often Fail To Report Injuries
Medical students are commonly stuck by needles - putting them at risk of contracting potentially dangerous blood-borne diseases - and many of them fail to report the injuries to hospital authorities, according to a Johns Hopkins study published in the December issue of the journal Academic Medicine...
U.S. Medical Schools, Teaching Hospitals Continue To Drive Local Economies
A new report released by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) reveals that its member medical schools and teaching hospitals had a combined economic impact of over $512 billion on their state economies and the nation overall in 2008. Prepared for the AAMC by the consulting firm Tripp Umbach, the report found that the 131 accredited U.S. medical schools and nearly 400 major teaching hospitals represented by the AAMC employed more than 1.
California Medical Association Seeks To Reinstate Residency Program For Primary Care
The California Medical Association has asked the federal government to restore funding for the Stanislaus Family Medicine Residency Program so it can continue to train much-needed primary care physicians in the San Joaquin Valley. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has ceased funding the program for failing to meet certain federal criteria, but CMA believes the program is too important to shut down and is urging authorities to reconsider.
Over the past few years, CROs have received the lion's share of outsourced clinical research revenue.
CROs were first organized as outsourcing service companies that provided only clinical trial management. Today, many CROs have expanded their scope of services to provide comprehensive management of the complex drug trial processes for their client companies, as well as providing access to ...
Partnership To Launch Hematology Program In Peru
Following the success of a program established in Uganda last year, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) and Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) have again partnered to launch a new hematology program together with the Peruvian Social Security Health System, Empresa De Seguros De Salud (EsSalud). The goal of this program is to improve the hematology training of clinicians, laboratory technicians, technologists, and students.
Medical Students To Be Offered Management Training, UK
Medical students are to be offered management training under a new scheme launched by The British Association of Medical Managers (BAMM). BAMMdot will train students who are interested in management careers and structures within the health service, through Begin To Lead - a junior spin-off from BAMM's acclaimed Fit To Lead training programme, which will be organised to fit around students' existing academic commitments.
British Medical Association Award Winning Medical Authors And Editors Congratulated By Elsevier
Elsevier is pleased to announce that eight of its professional and scholarly books were honored at the annual BMA Medical Book Competition ceremony in London. An additional 19 Elsevier books were highly commended and five received commendation. In total, 640 books were entered to the BMA's competition with 130 prizes awarded with 23 first prizes, 63 highly commended prizes and 44 commended prizes.
Clinqua Inc. has embraced the concept that cooperation with other aspiring companies is the key to unlocking success in the clinical and biopharmaceutical research industry.
Clinqua is a Contract Research Organization www.clinqua.com that is attempting to change the age old notions that plagued the Clinical and Biopharmaceutical Industry, where in the past it was believed that for a company to survive it had to exist in competition with all others.
Queensland University Of Technology Launches One-Of-A-Kind Medical Research Facility
Queensland University of Technology launched a new $10.7 million research and training facility at The Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane that aims to lead Australia in orthopaedic, critical care and artificial organs research. The Medical Engineering and Research Facility was officially opened by State Health Minister, The Hon Stephen Robertson.
Government Study Endorses AMA Calls For Greater Investment In Medical Workforce Training, Australia
The Australian Medical Education Study report - What makes for success in medical education? - endorses calls by the AMA for greater investment in medical education and training to produce a medical workforce capable of meeting the future health needs of a growing and ageing population...
$13 Million Grant To Develop Vaccines For Emerging Infectious Diseases, Simulation Tools Used To Train Next Generation Of Scientific Researchers
University of Rhode Island Professor Annie De Groot has been awarded a $13 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to pioneer the development and application of an integrated gene-to-vaccine program targeting emerging infectious diseases. It is the second multi-million dollar NIH grant awarded to URI researchers in recent months, coming on the heels of an $18 million award to a pharmacy professor in May.
Pharmalef Inc. is starting collaboration in development of new oral delivery platform
Pharmalef Inc. www.pharmalef.com is starting collaboration in development of new oral delivery platform offers pharmaceutical companies the ability to extend the shelf life and stability of medicinal compounds.Moreover, oral delivery improves patient compliance, improves treatment, ...
ASTRO And ACR Announce Joint Radiation Oncology Practice Accreditation Program
The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology and the American College of Radiology have announced a new partnership for radiation oncology practice accreditation that builds on the ACR's current successful program that has served as the industry standard for more than 20 years.
More NHS Training Places Confirmed, Wales
Health Minister Edwina Hart announced an increase in the number of healthcare training courses to be funded in the next academic year to help meet One Wales commitments including reducing waiting times and improving access to healthcare. The number of courses to be funded by the Welsh Assembly Government from September 2009 is based on recommendations - which have been accepted in full - from the NHS, staff and unions on future workforce requirements.
Personality Has An Impact On Medical School Success
With medical schools flooded with applications, three industrial-organizational psychologists have conducted a study to determine if giving personality tests to prospective students would enable admissions officers to better predict which applicants will be successful. "Our findings show that personality factors do have a predictive value as to the success rate of admitted medical students...
Clinproxy is on the leading edge of adaptive clinical trials.
Clinproxy, www.clinproxy.com believes that adaptive clinical trials can drastically reduce the cost, time and subject drug exposure of clinical development. Classical clinical trials are planned with extreme dutiful details but once initiated fails to acknowledge that changes often need to be ...
Association Of Academic Health Centers Calls For National Plan To Recruit, Retain Health Care Workers
The Association of Academic Health Centers on Thursday during a briefing said that the federal government needs to help develop a national plan to recruit and retain health care workers to meet increased demand as the U.S. population ages,
Stress High Among Future Surgeons, Survey Reveals
The majority of general surgery residents in the United States say they are satisfied with their training and confident of their ability to perform, but a significant number feel that the hours and stress are straining their family life, and many express worries about future income and career prospects. The study by the Yale School of Medicine and the Yale School of Public Health appears in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association.
Agreement To Raise Indigenous Doctor Numbers And Improve Indigenous Health, Australia And New Zealand
There is an urgent need for more Indigenous doctors in Australia to help improve life expectancy and reduce infant mortality rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, a need that will tomorrow (Saturday 4 October) see http://www.medicaldeans.org.au/ and the Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association (AIDA) sign a collaborative agreement.
The World Is Getting Better!
According to Bruce Kriger, CEO of Kriger Research Group International www.kriger.com, leading training institution and clinical research organization, the world is getting better, no matter what critics say. Today’s life expectancy is the highest in human history. In Western countries, we ...
New Medical Defence Union Journal For Foundation Year Doctors, UK
Ward Round, a brand new journal for foundation year doctors, has been launched by the Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK's leading medical defence organisation. Ward Round, will be published twice-yearly and sent to the MDU's F1 and F2 members. The first issue* focuses on what F1 and F2 doctors need to know about patient capacity and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. MDU solicitor, Ian Barker, looks at a number of scenarios and explains how the law will work in practice.
New Mexico, Other States Implementing Legislation To Ensure Culturally Competent Care
New Mexico is among a "handful of states that are legislating culturally competent care" to ensure that health care providers receive appropriate training, the AP/Las Cruces Sun-News reports. According to the AP/Sun-News, the way a physician enters a room and greets and communicates with patients can be viewed differently by different cultures.
Study Details Strategy For Boosting Ranks Of Black HIV/AIDS Researchers
African Americans, who make up 13 percent of the U.S. population, are disproportionately affected by AIDS, accounting for nearly 49 percent of newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases nationwide. About 500,000 African Americans are now living with HIV/AIDS. Yet there are very few African American HIV/AIDS researchers, due to historical, social and other factors that prevent them from training in the biomedical, behavioral and social aspects of HIV/AIDS research.
Pharmaceutical companies are relying on outsourcing strategies
It is imperative that pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies pass their product through the testing and regulatory process in a rapid, cost-effective manner. To accomplish this goal, pharmaceutical companies are relying on outsourcing strategies to provide the services that can ...
Indiana University School Of Medicine To Advance 'More Doctors For Indiana' Plan With State Legislators
The Indiana University School of Medicine Regional Medical Education campus directors, faculty and medical students from across the state will gather at the Statehouse from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 24, to bring the school's message of "more doctors for Indiana" to members of the Indiana General Assembly.
Scenarios To Test Health Students' Skills - University Of Wolverhamton, UK
Health students will be put to the test in a series of real-life scenarios as part of a special week of activities at the University of Wolverhampton. The University's simulation wards, Pharmacy department and a mock flat will be used at the School of Health and School of Applied Sciences to enable students from a variety of different backgrounds to practice their skills on actors in scenarios they could face when they qualify.
ASGE Recognizes 32 Endoscopy Units For Quality And Safety
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has recognized 32 endoscopy units as part of its program specifically dedicated to promoting quality in endoscopy, in all settings where it is practiced in the United States...
CEREPROTEC Method for Neuroprotection with Glycoluril Derivatives Patent Application has been Published
September 18, 2008A method for prevention, inhibition or treatment of neuronal degeneration caused by injury, disease, disorder or condition in the central nervous system (CNS) comprises administering a glycoluril derivative to an individual in need thereof. View document here: ...
Health And Social Care Expected To Boost Apprenticeship Awards Entries, UK
The search is on to find the nation's top Apprenticeship employers as the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) launches its prestigious sixth annual Apprenticeship Awards. Employers of all sizes and from all sectors including health and social care are encouraged to enter.
RCN Welcomes NMC Consultation On Pre-registration Training, UK
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) welcomed the start of a consultation period announced by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) on standards for the development of programmes that will prepare students to become registered nurses...
Former Police Officer Awarded Australian Medical Association Indigenous Medical Scholarship
A former police officer and industrial paramedic who wants to help improve the health of Aboriginal people has won the AMA Indigenous Peoples' Medical Scholarship for 2009. Terry Morich, who celebrated his 44th birthday today, was awarded the scholarship by AMA Federal President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua. Valued at $9,000 for each year of study, the scholarship provides support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students studying medicine.
Clinproxy is on the leading edge of adaptive clinical trials.
Clinproxy, www.clinproxy.com believes that adaptive clinical trials can drastically reduce the cost, time and subject drug exposure of clinical development. Classical clinical trials are planned with extreme dutiful details but once initiated fails to acknowledge that changes often need to be ...
$50 Million 'Penn Integrates Knowledge' Neurosciences Initiative Announced By Penn
The University of Pennsylvania will make a major investment in neuroscience, the interdisciplinary study of brain/behavior relationships and nervous-system diseases, with a $50 million contribution from Penn's Health System to endow five new Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) professorships.
Doctors Face Image Problems; Patients Deal With Shortages, Are Urged To Question Care
Doctors must not only face the fading image of primary care providers, but also physician shortage issues. Meanwhile, some experts suggest patients consider saying "no" to their doctor to control health care costs.
More Training, Improved Tools Needed For African Health Workers Performing Male Circumcisions, Study Finds
African health workers performing male circumcision in an effort to curb the spread of HIV need better tools and more training to avoid high rates of complications, according to a World Health Organization study published Monday in the WHO Bulletin, Reuters Health reports.
It is recommended that sponsor companies should first check what budget they can allocate, and then seek Clinqua Inc. expertise in achieving their goal.
It is an undesirable reality, but the development of pharmaceutical drugs is a costly undertaking. Yet, these costs are necessitated by the substantial investment of both time and resources of the companies in question. It stands to reason that if a company is willing to invest millions of ...
ASH To Encourage High School Students To Pursue Biomedical Research Through Special Symposium And Science Curriculum
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) will host its annual High School Student Symposium at the New Orleans Marriott on Thursday, December 3, at 8:00 a.m. CST. The symposium, which encourages an interest in hematology, the biological sciences, and medical research, is held in conjunction with the Society's 51st Annual Meeting...
Biomet And OREF Collaborate To Sponsor Orthopaedic Graduate Medical Education Programs
Biomet, Inc. and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) announced today a new partnership to provide multi-year funding to support graduate medical education programs in orthopaedic surgery. Effective immediately, Biomet will provide expanded funding for orthopaedic fellowship and resident education programs in partnership with OREF.
Strange Bedfellows: Science and Poetry, University of Montreal
Science and poetry may not seem like a natural match. But there was a time when scientific poetry was a literary genre that allowed readers to learn about science. Professor Michel Pierssens of the Université de Montréal Department of French Literature wants to shed light on this forgotten genre dating back to the first century BC.
Cereprotec Inc. Phase II clinical study of efficacy and safety of Cereprotex as preventive treatment of cognitive dysfunction as a complication of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
Cerebral dysfunction is a significant complication of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).While overt neurological dysfunction occurs in 3% of patients, cognitive dysfunction is detectable in most patients early after CABG and in up to half of ...
Congress Launches The First National Research Program Focused On Technology And Learning
Congress has authorized a major new research center, the National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies, that will bring the same focused, sustained research funding to technology and learning that the federal government has funded for years in technology for health care at the National Institutes of Health and technology for energy at the Department of Energy.
1994 Group Welcomes CBI's Higher Education Funding Proposals But Warns Of 'Valley Of Death' Ahead For University Finances
The 1994 Group welcomes the CBI report published yesterday (Monday) which backs the 1994 Group's proposals (set out in a speech on the 23rd June) to maintain the quality of the UK's universities through enhanced funding. The CBI's report recommends that student loans should be provided at the government's cost of borrowing and highlights the necessity of an increase in tuition fees to maintain quality.
A Selection Of Editorials And Opinions
A Lifeline For Primary Care The New England Journal of Medicine Primary care in the United States needs a lifeline. In 2009, for the 12th straight year, the number of graduating U.S. medical students choosing primary care residencies reached dismally low levels (Bodenheimer, Grumbach and Berenson, 6/25).
Patients enrolment is a greatest challenge for the clinical research industry in the USA, Canada and European Union.
The efficiency of a clinical trial can be greatly compromised by the challenge of efficiently enrolling patients, securing clinical trial sites, and collecting data. Pressure to expedite clinical trials, while reducing the cost of the trials, has led to yet another new, rapidly evolving ...
AAMC Urges Congress To Stimulate The Economy Through Increased Support For NIH And Medical Education
The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) called on Congress today to consider the role U.S. medical schools and teaching hospitals play in the nation's fiscal health as lawmakers develop legislation to stimulate economic recovery. In a recent letter to congressional leaders, the AAMC notes that medical schools and teaching hospitals have a substantial economic and social impact within the counties and cities they serve.
Bayer USA Foundation Awards $279,000 Grant To Exemplary STEM Education Diversity Program
Reaffirming its longstanding commitment to help strengthen science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and bring more women and minorities into STEM fields, the Bayer USA Foundation today awarded a $279,000 grant over three years to the nationally lauded Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program to help educationally disadvantaged students in the San Francisco Bay area to achieve and succeed in these subjects.
The Royal Society For Public Health Announces It Will Be Delivering Training Sessions
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) announces it will be delivering training sessions for the RSPH Level 1 Health Awareness and the RSPH Level 2 Understanding Health Improvement awards. Are your colleagues feeling tired and unmotivated? Is your work environment getting you down? Do you want to find out how you might make a difference to the health of friends, colleagues and those in your community? Well, good news: healthcare is changing.
Limdato’s Grasp On Streamlining Clinical Trials
Limdato, www.limdato.com understands that executing a successful clinical trial requires a seamless coordination and communication with all individuals involved on levels on the trial. On average clinical trials in Phases 1,2,3 go beyond deadlines by 30%. These delays cost the ...
AAMC Comments On Macy Medical Education Report
AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., issued the following statement today on the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation's new report, "Revisiting the Medical School Mission at a Time of Expansion": "Representatives of the AAMC were pleased to be a part of the important dialogue that resulted in this new report on medical schools in the 21st century.
British Medical Association Criticises Cuts To Student Grants
Medical student leaders today (Wednesday, 29th October 2008) attacked the government's decision to cut financial support to thousands of students in England from next year. The changes announced today in a written parliamentary answer by the Universities Secretary John Denham, will see reductions in the number of students who will be able to receive annual financial grants.
Health Care And Nursing Jobs Continue To Be In Demand
The new year promises new health care industry jobs around the country, but in some places, such as Indiana, a shortage of nursing instructors could lead to fewer trained nurses to fill those jobs...
Cereprotec Inc: Cerebral dysfunction is a significant complication of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).
Cerebral dysfunction is a significant complication of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Cognitive dysfunction is detectable in up to 70% of patients.In Phase II Cereprotec Inc. www.cereprotec.com study patients will undergo a ...
Study Analyzes The Lack Of Internal Medicine Specialists
Due to patient complexity, the practice environment, and the lifestyle, medical students are becoming increasingly less likely to choose internal medicine as a career specialty. These findings are published in the medical education-themed September 10 issue of JAMA. Much of the chronic care for older and medically complex patients is provided by internists in primary care and subspecialty practice.
University Of Central Florida Med Students Volunteer To Help Sick Kids, Families In Community On Saturday
Twenty medical students from the University of Central Florida College of Medicine will cook and serve meals to families of ill children Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Ronald McDonald House on the campus of Arnold Palmer Medical Center. It will be the first official community service event for the 41-member charter class, which began classes in August.Viev all previous articles...
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Adult Stem Cell Injections May Reduce Pain And Improve Walking In Severe Angina Patients
Preliminary data presented on March 28 as a late-breaking abstract at the American College of Cardiology's 58th annual scientific session from the largest CD34+ adult stem cell study for heart disease has shown the first evidence that delivering a potent form of autologous (from the patient) adult stem cells into the heart muscle of patients with severe angina may result in less pain and improved exercise tolerance.
Although Hepatitis C Treatment Reduces The Virus, Liver Damage Continues
Treating patients who have chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease with long-term pegylated interferon significantly decreased their liver enzymes, viral levels and liver inflammation, but the treatment did not slow or prevent the progression of serious liver disease, a study finds. These findings come from the clinical trial, Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-Term Treatment Against Cirrhosis (HALT-C) and are reported in the Dec. 4 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Roche And InterMune Initiate Phase 2b Clinical Trial Of R7227/ ITMN-191 In Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C
Roche (SWX: ROG.VX; RO.S, OTCQX: RHHBY) and InterMune, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITMN) announced that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase 2b study evaluating the hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease inhibitor, R7227/ ITMN-191, in combination with PEGASYS® (pegylated interferon alfa- 2a) and COPEGUS® (ribavirin). The study, to be conducted at 45 sites globally, will further define the safety and efficacy profile of R7227/ ITMN-191, for a treatment duration of up to 24 weeks.
US Patent Application No.11/723,011 to be assigned to CEREPROTEC INC. Method for Neuroprotection with Glycoluril Derivatives
Cereprotec Incorporated www.cereprotec.com is a US company involved in the development of neuroprotective drug Cereprotex. This company is also developing a family of other promising novel chemical compounds. Proof of efficacy of these compounds has been obtained in ...
The Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium Announces Initiation Of First Four-Drug Combination Study To Treat Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients
The Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC) announced the initiation of a four-drug combination study with REVLIMID® (lenalidomide), VELCADE® (bortezomib) for Injection, DOXIL® (doxorubicin HCl liposome injection) and dexamethasone for the treatment of multiple myeloma in patients who are previously untreated.
Window For Effective Stroke Treatment Expanded
Once symptoms start, there's only a tiny window of time for stroke victims to get life-saving treatment. Now, research from the Stanford University School of Medicine has cracked that window open a bit wider. If a patient arrives at the emergency room within three hours of experiencing stroke symptoms, doctors can administer a potent clot-busting medication and often save critical brain tissue.
Emisphere Technologies Announces The Launch Of A Human Clinical Trial For Oral Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
Emisphere Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: EMIS) announced that Novartis Pharma AG has launched a Phase I study in postmenopausal women to determine the safety and tolerability of oral PTH134, a combination of human PTH-1-34 and the absorption enhancer 5-CNAC using Emisphere's proprietary Eligen(R) technology, for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis.
Pharmalef Inc. is starting collaboration in development of new oral delivery platform
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Enzon Opens A Phase 2 Study Of PEG-SN38 For Metastatic Breast Cancer
Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENZN) today announced that the first patient has been treated in the Phase 2 studies of PEG-SN38 for metastatic breast cancer. PEG-SN38 or EZN-2208 is Enzon's PEGylated form of SN38, the active metabolite of the cancer drug Camptosar® (irinotecan HCl injection)...
Ore Pharmaceuticals Announces Completion Of Multiple Ascending Dose GL1001 Clinical Phase 1 Trial
Ore Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ORXE) today announced that it has completed dosing volunteer subjects in its multiple ascending dose clinical study of the Company's lead drug candidate, GL1001. The study, initiated in September, was a blinded, placebo-controlled study in 32 healthy volunteers which studied multiple ascending doses up through the highest planned dose of 1800mg. The compound was orally administered once daily for 14 days.
News From The Journal Of The National Cancer Institute, August 26 2008
Novel Trial Design Aims to Speed Drug Development Researchers propose a novel multi-arm trial design that can test several therapies simultaneously and could speed drug development in cancer. Scientists have gained important insights into the biological underpinnings of cancer, but this knowledge has not led to a jump in the number of therapies approved for clinical use.
Use of the Cereprotex prior to and after the CABG procedures to substantially reduce or eliminate the effects of neuro-impairment.
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Can Light Make Your Toenails Look Better? Keraderm Has Clinical Trials Underway To Find Out
Is it possible to use the healing power of light to treat infections? Keraderm, a leader in the development of light-based treatments for infections, thinks so. Keraderm announced full enrollment for pivotal trials to obtain FDA clearance of its phototherapy treatment for onychomycosis (fungal nail infections). The objectives of the pivotal trials are to confirm the efficacy and safety of Keraderm's treatment for patients with onychomycosis.
Researchers Pinpoint Best Time To Begin Toilet Training For Children
Researchers at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital (BMSCH) at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) and UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (UMDNJ-RWJMS) have completed a study that pinpoints the period between 24 and 32 months of age as most effective time frame for parents to begin toilet training lessons with their children...
European Medicines Agency's COMP Adopts Positive Opinion For The Orphan Drug Designation For Protalix's Taliglucerase Alfa
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