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Prolacta Bioscience, the first and only company to offer human milk fortifier made from 100% human breast milk for premature and critically ill infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU),
Sirtex, a leading developer of targeted and innovative cancer therapies, will sponsor a breakfast lecture at the 18th Annual American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO) meeting to be held Februa
Premerusrepresents a new healthcare paradigm to address the epidemic of medical misdiagnosis in America, focusing on more acc
An international conference to discuss the issue of counterfeit medicines in Africa started this week in Johannesburg. The aim of the conference, which is sponsored by Pfizer, is for representativ
Giving birth to a boy can lead to higher levels of severe post-natal depression (PND)and reduced quality of life than having a girl, according to research published in theFebruary issue of
Roche announced that a phase III study in metastatic breast cancer investigating Avastin (bevacizumab) in combination with docetaxel chemotherapy compared to docetaxel alone, met its primary endp
Australia's adult stem cell company, Mesoblast Limited (ASX: MSB)(USOTC:MBLTY), announced highly successful results from its clinical trial at The Royal Melbourne Hospital in 10 patients suffering
A team at the University of Leeds has discovered a way of diagnosing pre-eclampsia, a condition which affects almost one in ten pregnant women and accounts for up to 15% of all premature deliverie
The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed a new rapid, portable and inexpensive detection system that identifies personal exposures to toxic lead and other dan
Laws protecting the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger have failed to prevent tiger body parts being openly sold in Indonesia, according to a TRAFFIC report.Tiger body parts, including
A new study published in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that patients with a large support network of family and friends report feeling less pai
Over time, consumers develop a set of cues that we then use to make inferences about products, such as all French restaurants have great service or more expensive candles smell better. However
Hospitals are extremely pleased that the Department of Health and Human Services has released the long-awaited rules to establish Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs). Hospitals strongly support t
The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) said that while a new study (JAMA, Feb. 13) documents that medical
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) would like to remind pet owners of precautions they can take to protect their animals from rabies. Rabies is a federally reportable viral disea
The European Court of First Instance issued its judgement confirming the Commission's original decision approving Ireland's risk equalisation system for the private medical insurance sector at 8.1
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning of the importance of implementing safe systems for working at height following the HSE prosecution of a company after an incident in which a man di
Johns Hopkins researchers from the Whiting School of Engineering and the School of Medicine have devised a micro-scale tool - a lab on a chip - designed to mimic the chemical complexities of the b
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning the waste industry to ensure that adequate precautions are taken to prevent injuries caused by reversing waste and recycling collection vehicles. W
New research by scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows for the first time that an important family of proteins known to function at the cell surface also functions at
Responding to the news that latest Government statistics show that the cost of living is increasing and that inflation has now crept above the Government's own target, Paul Cann, director of polic
Help the Aged has responded to news that the Department of health has been forced to pay £180m in compensation after incorrectly charging people for nursing care. The claims relate to the way dif
A healthy ear emits soft sounds in response to the sounds that travel in. Detectable with sensitive microphones, these otoacoustic emissions help doctors test newborns' hearing. A deaf ear doesn't
Using breast shields during pediatric chest multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) reduces radiation dose and minimally increases image noise, according to a recent study conducted by researche
A proposed regulation to improve the quality and safety of health care for all Americans by fostering the establishment of Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) was announced by the U.S. Department
Today's comments from the Health and Disability Commissioner about the safety of New Zealand's hospitals need to be acted on urgently, says the New Zealand Medical Association. Commission
Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: PRW), announced that new data of 14 end-stage colorectal cancer patients from its Phase II trial showed that DAVANAT® extended median survival by more than si
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (Nasdaq:BDSI) announced it will present a pharmacokinetic study for its lead product, BEMA(TM) Fentanyl, a potential treatment for breakthrough pain (BTP)
Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: BNT), a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced completion of treatment in an 80 patient multi-center open label, randomized, parallel group Phase II study
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (Nasdaq:LJPC) announced significant progress in its ongoing double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized Phase 3 trial of Riquent(R) (abetimus sodium), its drug cand