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Oct 31st 2007Drug InformationLung Cancer
Researchers have found that using a special type of drug called a pharmaceutical monoclonal antibody to block the integrin beta6-TGF-beta pathway prevents a serious side effect of radiation therapy for lung cancer patients — pulmonary fibrosis (scarring of the lungs), thereby extending patients’ [click link for full article]
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Oct 31st 2007Drug InformationHIV / AIDS
Concurrent partnerships, or partnerships that overlap in time, can contribute to the heterosexual transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. The study examined the prevalence of concurrent partnerships among men by analyzing data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth. Out of 4,928 participants, 11 percent had concurrent sexual partnerships within the previous 12 months. [click link for full article]
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Oct 31st 2007Drug InformationMedical Devices
Gyrus ACMI, Inc. a leading worldwide manufacturer and supplier of diagnostic and therapeutic minimally invasive surgical devices in the areas of Urology, Gynecology, ENT and General Surgery, announces the development of the world’s first Endoscope Protection System (EPS) designed to prevent accidental laser damage to the distal end of flexible ureteroscopes from holmium lasers. [click link for full article]
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Oct 31st 2007Drug InformationCaregivers
The Information Centre (The IC) for health and social care, today (30 October) publishes two key reports on how social care services are delivered in England. The Supported Residents publication includes new information on the Public Service Agreement (PSA) target on older people receiving intensive home care for 2006/07. [click link for full article]
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Oct 31st 2007Drug InformationPharma Industry
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain will be hosting a joint symposium with the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences titled Cannabinoid Medicines on 10 March 2008. The symposium will explore cannabis-derived medications and novel opportunities in drug discovery. [click link for full article]
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Oct 31st 2007Drug InformationBreast Cancer
A survey by Cancerbackup among women who have, or have had, breast cancer reveals that many cancer patients are not only dealing with treatment but also the breakdown of their relationships at the same time.One third of respondents reported that having cancer had affected the relationship with their husband or partner in some way. [click link for full article]
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Oct 31st 2007Drug InformationCancer
When cells become cancerous, the sugars on their surfaces undergo distinct changes that set them apart from healthy cells. For decades, scientists have tried to exploit these differences by training the immune system to attack cancerous cells before they can spread and ravage the body.Now, researchers at the University of Georgia Cancer Center have synthesized a carbohydrate-based vaccine that — in mice — has successfully triggered a strong immune response to cancer cells. [click link for full article]
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Oct 31st 2007Drug InformationCardiovascular
Australians face increasingly large-scale health risks from our expanding impact on the natural environment, ranging from increases in weather extremes and dengue fever to obesity, diabetes and mental health.Twelve of Australia’s top health and medical researchers have contributed to a new report which concludes that rapid environmental and climatic changes pose increasing risks to the health of Australians. [click link for full article]
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Oct 31st 2007Drug InformationPublic Health
AMA Vice President, Dr Gary Speck, said that the Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association (ADIA) has added momentum to the medical profession’s efforts to improve the rates of informed financial consent (IFC) with the launch of a new website and 1800 number. [click link for full article]
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Oct 31st 2007Drug InformationSexual Health
Commenting on the Contraception and Sexual Health report 2006/2007 released today by the Office for National Statistics, Anne Weyman, Chief Executive, fpa said: “Untreated and undiagnosed STIs (sexually transmitted infections) like chlamydia can have such devastating effects on men and women’s fertility and general health, it’s imperative that people know about them. Chlamydia doesn’t show symptoms in at least half the people infected. [click link for full article]
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