Medicine NewsRT (Nasdaq: ERES), a leading provider of centralized services to global pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies, announces that a recent survey of over 250 respondents reported that all clinicians polled found the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) to be an effective method for prospectively monitoring suicidality…
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Cell phones are accumulating a Swiss Army Knife-esqe assortment of capabilities; substituting as cameras, providing internet access, and soon operating as medical labs if Aydogan Ozcan’s plans come to fruition. This month’s cover article of the journal Lab on a Chip features the latest creation by the Ozcan group, a functioning prototype of a [...]
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AP – About a quarter of the swine flu vaccine produced for the U.S. public has expired — meaning that a whopping 40 million doses worth about $260 million are being written off as trash.
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AP – The arthritis pill Vioxx was withdrawn but menopause hormones were not, even though both were tied to heart risks. A multiple sclerosis medicine was pulled and later allowed back on.
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After having announced positive results for the first year of its phase IIb/III clinical trial (VO 57.07) conducted on Actair(R) sublingual allergen immunotherapy tablets in allergic rhinitis triggered by house dust mites in April 2009, Stallergenes S.A. announces the results of the second year of this study…
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“The world’s anti-poverty gains achieved over the past years are being eroded by the presence of multiple crises, including an unprecedented economic and financial crisis, increased food [in]security, oil prices volatility and climate change,” according to a report released Monday by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during the opening of an annual high-level segment of the [...]
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The following summarizes selected women’s health-related blog entries. ~ “Kagan Hearing Day One: The Battle To Define ‘Judicial Activism,’” Ian Millhiser, Think Progress’ “The Wonk Room”: The word “activism” seemed to “dominate” the opening statements of Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans at Elena Kagan’s confirmation hearing on Monday, Millhiser writes…
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Complication rates for vaginal and C-section deliveries can vary widely from one hospital to the next according to a study released by HealthGrades, the leading independent health care ratings organization. The study found that best-performing hospitals had, on average, 51% fewer maternal complications among women who had vaginal births, when compared to [...]
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Elevated blood levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) or “good” cholesterol, typically thought to protect against heart disease, may do the opposite in women with type 1 diabetes, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study presented at the 70th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association…
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