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Mount Sinai surgeon offers tips to prevent prostate cancer

World-renowned Mount Sinai robotic prostate surgeon, Dr. David Samadi, devotes much of his time to prostate cancer education domestically and internationally. "My SMART robotic prostate removal surgery saves lives, but what men really want to know is how to prevent prostate cancer in the first place," shares Dr. Samadi.

29 Sep 2012

FDA approves Abbott’s HUMIRA to treat ulcerative colitis

Abbott today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved HUMIRA (adalimumab) for inducing and sustaining clinical remission in adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) when certain other medicines have not worked well enough.

29 Sep 2012

Research roundup: Saving money with hospital observation units, total knee replacement rates skyrocketing, Medicare patients and antibiotic overuse

The authors write: Using observation units in hospitals to provide care to certain patients can be more efficient than admitting them to the hospital and can result in shorter lengths-of-stay and lower costs. However, such units are present in only about one-third of US hospitals.

29 Sep 2012

Bas-Congo virus associated with acute hemorrhagic fever in Africa

An isolated outbreak of a deadly disease known as acute hemorrhagic fever, which killed two people and left one gravely ill in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the summer of 2009, was probably caused by a novel virus scientists have never seen before.

28 Sep 2012

Molecular link between thermogenesis and development of inflammation in fat cells

Flipping a newly discovered molecular switch in white fat cells enabled mice to eat a high-calorie diet without becoming obese or developing the inflammation that causes insulin resistance, report scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

28 Sep 2012

Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health receives $20 billion in new money

The Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health has received about $20 billion in new money, according to a new report from The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH).

28 Sep 2012

WHO urges health workers to be alert for patients exhibiting symptoms of new SARS-like virus

"The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged health workers around the world to report any patient with acute respiratory infection who may have traveled to Saudi Arabia or Qatar and been exposed to a new SARS-like virus confirmed in two people so far," Reuters reports.

27 Sep 2012

KSU creates simple blood test that can accurately detect lung and breast cancer’s early stages

Researchers at Kansas State University have developed a simple blood test that can accurately detect the beginning stages of cancer.

27 Sep 2012

Easy steps to protect against spread of influenza

Flu season is here and Concentra is sharing some easy steps to protect against the spread of influenza, including seasonal flu vaccines available at all Concentra locations across the country. Concentra is a subsidiary of Humana Inc., one of the nation's leading health and well-being companies

27 Sep 2012

Enrollment complete in Boehringer Ingelheim’s nintedanib phase III studies for IPF

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that clinical trial enrollment has completed for two phase III studies evaluating the safety and efficacy of nintedanib (BIBF 1120), an investigational compound, in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), being studied at a twice-daily oral dose.

27 Sep 2012

Alitair receives U.S. patent allowance for ion exchange resin formulation of benzonatate

Alitair Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that it received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its ion exchange resin formulation of benzonatate.

27 Sep 2012

Positive results from Sobi, Biogen Idec's rFIXFc Phase 3 trial on hemophilia B

Biogen Idec and Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (Sobi) today announced positive results from B-LONG, a clinical study that evaluated a new long-lasting clotting factor candidate in people with hemophilia B. Hemophilia B is a rare inherited disorder that impairs blood coagulation.

27 Sep 2012

Ileostomy closure carries its own burden

Ileostomy closure carries a considerable risk for morbidity, say the authors of the largest study of the procedure to date.

26 Sep 2012

Viewpoints: The 'real story' of Ryan at AARP; 'Get thee to an emergency room'

The headlines this weekend were all about the boos Paul Ryan elicited on Friday when he addressed the AARP, the self-styled seniors' lobby. The herd of independent media minds missed the real story, which is that the Republican Vice Presidential nominee went into the heart of the entitlement culture, told some hard truths, and even won applause for doing so.

26 Sep 2012

MHI cardiologists use Montreal technology to treat atrial fibrillation

A team of cardiologists from the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) specializing in cardiac arrhythmias has used for the very first time in Canada, a technology developed in Montreal to treat a patient with atrial fibrillation. Recently licenced by Health Canada, this sophisticated device is a balloon inserted by catheter that uses extreme cold to burn malfunctioning heart tissue.

From Medtronic 26 Sep 2012

IVAC at Johns Hopkins announces grant recipients of World Pneumonia Day Advocacy Program

The International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) announced today recipients of the 2012 Small Grants for World Pneumonia Day Advocacy Program.

25 Sep 2012

UC Medicine nurses to administer free flu shots to licensed taxicab drivers at O'Hare Midway

As part of an initiative to vaccinate some of Chicago's most vulnerable populations, University of Chicago Medicine nurses will administer free flu shots to licensed taxicab drivers at O'Hare International Airport on Tuesday, Sept. 25, and at Midway International Airport the following Tuesday, Oct. 2. Up to 1,000 cabbies could be vaccinated over the two days.

25 Sep 2012

Chronic respiratory disease treatments: an interview with Dr Sven Jan-Anders Karlsson, CEO of Verona Pharma

There are many different chronic respiratory diseases. Verona Pharma is mainly focused on two diseases: asthma and COPD. Asthma is a very common disease and unfortunately it has been increasing in prevalence in developed countries. This is the same with COPD; however, there may be different reasons for this.

25 Sep 2012

NanoBio to present data from preclinical studies at 8th Annual International RSV Symposium

NanoBio Corporation announced today it will present data from three preclinical studies at the 8th Annual International Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Symposium taking place from Sept. 27-30 in Santa Fe, N.M.

25 Sep 2012

Anti-cancer EGFR inhibitors effective in reversing memory loss in animal models of Alzheimer's

A team of neuroscientists and chemists from the U.S. and China today publish research suggesting that a class of currently used anti-cancer drugs as well as several previously untested synthetic compounds show effectiveness in reversing memory loss in two animal models of Alzheimer's disease.

25 Sep 2012

Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Latest Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Mount Sinai surgeon offers tips to prevent prostate cancer

FDA approves Abbott’s HUMIRA to treat ulcerative colitis

Research roundup: Saving money with hospital observation units, total knee replacement rates skyrocketing, Medicare patients and antibiotic overuse

Bas-Congo virus associated with acute hemorrhagic fever in Africa

Molecular link between thermogenesis and development of inflammation in fat cells

Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health receives $20 billion in new money

WHO urges health workers to be alert for patients exhibiting symptoms of new SARS-like virus

KSU creates simple blood test that can accurately detect lung and breast cancer’s early stages

Easy steps to protect against spread of influenza

Enrollment complete in Boehringer Ingelheim’s nintedanib phase III studies for IPF

Alitair receives U.S. patent allowance for ion exchange resin formulation of benzonatate

Positive results from Sobi, Biogen Idec's rFIXFc Phase 3 trial on hemophilia B

Ileostomy closure carries its own burden

Viewpoints: The 'real story' of Ryan at AARP; 'Get thee to an emergency room'

MHI cardiologists use Montreal technology to treat atrial fibrillation

IVAC at Johns Hopkins announces grant recipients of World Pneumonia Day Advocacy Program

UC Medicine nurses to administer free flu shots to licensed taxicab drivers at O'Hare Midway

Chronic respiratory disease treatments: an interview with Dr Sven Jan-Anders Karlsson, CEO of Verona Pharma

NanoBio to present data from preclinical studies at 8th Annual International RSV Symposium

Anti-cancer EGFR inhibitors effective in reversing memory loss in animal models of Alzheimer's

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