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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO:4502) and Affymax, Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFY) today announced their agreement to suspend co-development of Hematide™ to treat chemotherapy-induced anemia

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported that Medicare health care providers continue to be satisfied with services provided by Medicare fee-for-service contractors showing a re

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of the emerald ash borer (EAB) in Vaughan, Ontario. The infested trees are located in the Highway 7 and Weston Road area.

NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) has published guidance that recommends Baraclude(R) (entecavir) as an option for treatment of eligible patients with chronic hep

Australian women from lower income families are less likely to breastfeed - increasing the chance of their babies becoming ill and being hospitalised, according to a research paper in the latest i

The widely-held perception that the influenza vaccination reduces overall mortality risk in the elderly does not withstand careful scrutiny, according to researchers in Alberta. The vaccine does c

Cell Genesys, Inc. (Nasdaq:CEGE) announced that it has terminated VITAL-2, the second of two Phase 3 clinical trials of GVAX immunotherapy for prostate cancer, which compares GVAX immunotherapy i

The American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) will issue the first comprehensive clinical guidelines to help health care practitioners identify patients with

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) expressed its extreme disappointment and surprise at the Australian Communications and Media Authority's (ACMA's) draft Children's Television Standards

For parents of sick children, one of the most important measures of quality hospital care is how well nurses communicate about treatment, tests and pain management. In the July-August 20

Regular exercise can lower your risk for heart disease, diabetes, and even some forms of cancer. Yet many people still aren't making physical activity a priority. In its first-ever single-topic sp

The costs incurred by U.S. hospitals in 2006 increased by 0.9%, compared with the average annual increase of 4.8% from 1997 through 2006, according to a study released Wednesday by the

Starting college can be both exciting and stressful. You're juggling classes, living on your own for the first time and figuring out what you want out of life. It's no surprise that many freshmen

ImClone Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMCL), a global leader in the development and commercialization of novel antibodies to treat cancer, today announced that its disease-directed Phase 2 clinica

Intervention Triage strategY study, published in the September 2, 2008 issue of the Journal of American College of Cardiology, shows that Angiomax® (bivalirudin) monotherapy provides mo

SCC Soft Computer's blood bank product, SoftBank® II, version 23.2 received market approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on August 12, 2008. SoftBank II version 23.2 w

As children head back to the classroom, Health Canada is reminding parents of the importance of allergy awareness when packing lunches for their children. Severe allergic reactions can occur quick

Yale University researchers reported Tuesday they have found a molecular mechanism by which estrogen improves memory, a finding that may aid the quest to improve cognition in aging women without t

With hurricane season upon us, many wonder if the roof over their heads will hold firm in the face of high winds. This week, inaugural tests at The University of Western Ontario's 'Three Little Pi

The European Parkinson's Disease Association (EPDA) urged European decision makers and politicians to end inequalities in care and treatment access for people with Parkinson's disease.

Leading child advocates have called for a new approach to tackling child abuse and neglect amid rising rates of abuse notifications and children being brought into State care.The argumen

Chemotherapy drugs often never reach the tumors they're intended to treat, and radiation therapy is not always effective, because the blood vessels feeding the tumors are abnormal leaky and twist

Alzheimer Scotland welcomes the attention drawn to 'inconsistencies' in palliative care for different conditions in the recent

Animals that live in changeable environments need information about their surroundings if they are to operate efficiently. They can gather information by exploring their surroundings themselves.

Data from a recent study demonstrate the anti-inflammatory and pathogen protection benefits of Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 a probiotic bacterial strain of human origin. Gastrointestinal benefit

The United States should develop a comprehensive strategy on the growing need for technological innovations to help prevent the impending economic crisis in health care and to improve the quality

Beware of mini-packs and mini-foods, especially if you're a dieter.Chronic dieters tend to consume more calories when foods and packages are smaller, according to a new study in the J

Congratulations to Michael Phelps for winning eight Olympic gold medals. I applaud him and his mother for speaking about AD/HD. Mr. Phelps shows that it's possible to go beyond coping with AD/HD

New figures1 recently published by NHS employers show that almost half (46%) of junior doctors are working hours in excess of the new 48 hour working week which will be introduced in August 2009 a