Theravance, Inc. (NASDAQ: THRX) and Astellas Pharma US, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved VIBATIV? (telavancin) for the treatment of adult patients with complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI) caused by susceptible Gram-positive bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus, both methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) strains.
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Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) today recognized Henning Dralle, M.D., Professor at the University of Halle-Wittenberg in Halle, Germany, who received the World Journal of Surgery award for Best Paper of 2008. Professor Dralle received the award as lead author for the paper, “Intraoperative Monitoring of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve in Thyroid Surgery,” published in the […]
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Obesity, smoking and alcohol use increase the risk that survivors of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer will develop the disease in the other breast, according to a study published this week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Reuters reports.
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Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) is scheduled to participate in the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference, September 14-15. Ray Elliott, President and Chief Executive Officer and Sam Leno, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a 35-minute discussion about the Company on Tuesday, September 15th, beginning at approximately 9:45 […]
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Allosteric modulation company Addex Pharmaceuticals (SWISS: ADXN) reported that its lead product, ADX10059, which is nearing completion of Phase IIb testing in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and migraine prevention, also has demonstrated significant potential in a non-human primate model of Parkinson’s disease levodopa induced dyskinesia (PD-LID).
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Have you ever noticed that people have thinner arms and legs as they get older? As we age it becomes harder to keep our muscles healthy. They get smaller, which decreases strength and increases the likelihood of falls and fractures. New research is showing how this happens - and what to do about it. […]
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Depression can affect a cancer patient’s likelihood of survival. That is the finding of an analysis published in the November 15, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The results highlight the need for systematic screening of psychological distress and subsequent treatments. A number of studies […]
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President Obama’s speech opened the door for experts and lawmakers to examine his proposed health reforms, with questions ranging from how reforms affect illegal immigrants’ coverage to abortion funding.
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Antisocial and aggressive behaviours represent a widespread and expensive social problem. Recent research has convincingly shown that there is a strong interaction between genetic inheritance and environment for development of personality and behaviour. It appears to be common knowledge that childhood maltreatment often causes psychiatric problems (e.g. depression or anxiety) or behavioural problems (e.g. aggression […]
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Every moment, millions of a body’s cells flawlessly divvy up their genes and pinch perfectly in half to form two identical progeny for the replenishment of tissues and organs - even as they collide, get stuck, and squeeze through infinitesimally small spaces that distort their shapes.
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