Clinical Trial Shows Progression Free Survival In Patients With Non-Follicular Indolent
Cell Therapeutics announced results of a phase II clinical study: the addition of radioimmunotherapy to chemotherapy for previously untreated patients with non-follicular indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was both well tolerated and effective.
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Songbirds' Brains Provide Clues To Human Speech
Analyzing how the brains of songbirds respond to singing patterns has provided new information about how humans learn to communicate with each other.
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Monkey's Thoughts Make Robot Walk From Across The Globe
In an experiment brain activity of a monkey has been used to control the real-time walking patterns of a robot halfway around the world.
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Sexually Active Gay Men Vulnerable To New, Highly Infectious Bacteria
Sexually active gay men are many times more likely than others to acquire a new, highly antibiotic-resistant strain of MRSA bacteria.
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Human Auditory Neurons More Sensitive Than Those Of Other Mammals
Ability of our ears pales in comparison to the remarkable knack of single neurons in our brains to distinguish between the very subtlest of frequency differences.
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CeloNova Introduces New Class Of Coronary Stent
CeloNova BioSciences announced breakthrough results from the ATLANTA study of the CATANIA Coronary Stent System with NanoThin Polyzene-F.
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CeloNova's Positive Results From Study Of Embozene Microspheres For Treatment Of Uterine Fibroids
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Sense Of Personal Control Influences Latinas' Decisions About Sexual Debut
A sense of personal control over sexual behaviors strongly influences Latina women's decisions of when to first engage in sex.
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Electronic Health Record System Could Save Money
Maine physicians, hospitals and public health officials unveiled a statewide electronic health record system.
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President Bush Expected To Announce Medicare Physician Fee Formula Proposal
President Bush likely will reveal his proposal for changing the Medicare physician fee formula.
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US Residents Should Be Able To Buy Into Government-Run Health Plan
Los Angeles Times examined how Democratic presidential candidates have been sniping at each other for months over health care.
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'Out-Of-The-Box' Thinking Needed To Address Health Disparities
Reducing racial and ethnic health disparities on Long Island could do with some creative, out-of-the box thinking.
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Health Issues In State Of State Addresses
Report highlights health issues mentioned in governors' recent state of the state addresses.
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Divorce Rates Lower Among Parents Of Children With Down Syndrome
Researchers are reporting slightly lower divorce rates for families raising a child with Down syndrome than in the comparison groups.
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Decision Biomarkers Launches System For Faster, Easier Quantification Of Protein Biomarkers
Decision Biomarkers launched AVANTRA biomarker workstation along with its innovative MAX BIOCHIP 8-plex cytokine immunoassay.
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Abbott Receives Approval For First Fully Automated Blood Screening Test
Abbott received approval from FDA for its fully automated HTLV-I/HTLV-II blood screening test for use on the ABBOTT PRISM instrument.
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FDA Clears Real-Time Test For Respiratory Viruses
FDA has cleared for marketing a test that simultaneously detects four common respiratory viruses, including the flu, in a patient's respiratory secretions.
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Taking Translational Research To The Bedside
Translational research is an attempt to marry what goes on in the laboratory - basic science research, with what goes on in the hospital - treating patients.
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Give Up Smoking - Live It Up
Don't let another year go up in smoke; give up cigarettes and live a healthier, happier life.
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New Standards To Prevent Infections In Health Facilities
A new provincial infection prevention and control strategy with clear standards will strengthen Alberta's health system and make the province a national leader in patient safety.
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Organ Donation Could Double In Five Years
Organ donation could increase by 50 per cent within five years, helping to save thousands of lives.
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Manchester Campaign To Help Smokers To Get Off Cigarettes
This New Year, it is anticipated that 15,992 smokers across Manchester will try to stop smoking.
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Fifty Per Cent Increase In Organ Donation Possible
Government would back the recommendations of the Organ Donation Taskforce, which could see a 50 per cent increase in organ donation in the UK within five years.
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FDA Approves First Clotting Solution Made Using Recombinant DNA Technology
FDA approved the first clotting solution manufactured using recombinant DNA techniques to help stop small blood vessels from bleeding after surgery.
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ProMetic, MacoPharma Successfully Complete P-Capt Clinical Studies
The successful completion of two human clinical studies performed on volunteers using the P-Capt prion reduction filter for red cell concentrates has been announced by ProMetic, MacoPharma.
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ThromboGenics, BioInvent To Begin Clinical Trials Of For Cancer Treatment
ThromboGenics NV, BioInvent International AB have received approval from to initiate a Phase I clinical trial of the novel anti-cancer agent TB-403.
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Immunosyn Successfully Completes 'Proof Of Concept Trial'
The first phase of Immunosyn Corporation's formal 'Proof of Concept Trial' for the biopharmaceutical SF-1019 has been successfully completed in Europe for treatment of Diabetic Ulcers.
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Genaera Initiates Trial Of Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity Compound Trodusquemine
Study 103 is similar in design to the previously completed Study 101 which was conducted in healthy obese and overweight volunteers.
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Global South Countries Increasing Health, Development Cooperation
UN in a report provided examples of the increasing cooperation between developing countries, including HIV/AIDS treatment assistance and aid to Africa.
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Health Care Could Be Major Issue In Nevada Caucuses
Nevada presidential caucuses could turn on how well the candidates address the United States' growing health care crisis.
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Medical Equipment Suppliers Participate In Medicare Competitive Bidding Program
CMS received more than 6,300 bids from suppliers of durable medical equipment during the first round of a Medicare competitive bidding program.
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Lack Of Regulation, Oversight For Genetic Tests
Federal regulation and oversight of genetic tests is inadequate and a growing number of the tests are being marketed with unproven, ambiguous, false or misleading claims.
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Bill Will Reauthorize Indian Health Care Improvement Act
Senate will consider a bill that would reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.
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FDA Approves Sealant To Control Bleeding During Surgery
FDA expanded the indication for a liquid fibrin sealant to help control bleeding during general surgery. Fibrin is a protein that helps blood clot.
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HealthCentral.com Launches Interactive Health Care Issues Tool
Health care -- and the candidate who can make affordable, ethical, and quality decisions about it -- is primed for center stage at this year's presidential election.
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Zevalin, Chemotherapy, ASCT Combination Produces High Overall Survival In Patients With Relapsed Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Results of Cell Therapeutics' phase II clinical study demonstrate that the addition of radioimmunotherapy to high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem-cell transplantation produced a high rate of progression-free survival.
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Speedy Procedures Demonstrate Excitement In Novel Multi-Electrode Ablation System
Ablation Frontiers announced a successful series of catheter ablations using the company's Tip-Versatile Ablation Catheter.
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Cogentus's Clinical Study To Confirm Full Antiplatelet Benefit Of New Combination Medicine
Cogentus Pharmaceuticals has begun dosing in a clinical study to confirm the full antiplatelet activity of its novel combination medicine CGT-2168.
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FDA Grants Approval To Ablation Frontiers' Clinical Trial
Ablation Frontiers announced the expansion of enrollment in the first ever US Investigational Device Exemption clinical trial for interventional treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation.
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Pacific Magazine Profiles Oceania Society For Sexual Health
Pacific Magazine profiled the Oceania Society for Sexual Health and HIV Medicine.
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