BSD Medical Corporation (AMEX:BSM) announced that Rolf Issels, MD, PhD gave the keynote lecture at the biannual meeting of the German Cancer Society held February 20-24, 2008 using as his subject

Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLDA), a leader in the development of targeted therapeutics and predictive tests from its growing portfolio of proprietary genetic biomarkers, announced that its PGxHea

Americans for Cures Foundation announces Michael J. Fox as a featured speaker at State of Stem Cell Advocacy 2008

Regenerx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex:Rgn) announced that Dr. Gabriel Sosne, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Kresge Eye Institute in De

International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB:ISCO) announced that its human parthenogenetic stem cell lines will be used in Germany in studies aimed at creating specific cell types to treat human ne

The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) has made grants to three state boards of education to promote more effective instruction to K-12 students about HIV prevention. The $1

CONMED Corporation (Nasdaq: CNMD), a medical technology company specializing in medical devices for surgical and patient monitoring markets, announced today that the Company will participat

Can a better understanding of the science of learning help us educate our students? Researchers at the Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center (TDLC), a National Science Foundation Science of Learnin

Fresenius Medical Care North America, operator of the nation's leading network of dialysis clinics, announced the opening of Fresenius Medical Care Kapahulu, a new advanced dialysis treatment cent

Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved LUVOX® CR (fluvoxamine maleate) Extended-Release Capsules for the treatment of social anxie

UK parliament's Commons International Development Committee (CIDC) said in a new report released yesterday, to coincide with Mothering Sunday, that there is a lack of political will to reduce ma

3D Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: TDSC), a leading provider of 3-D Modeling, Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing solutions, has announced that Sirona Dental Systems, Inc., a pioneer in digital denti

ensurApet, Inc. (OTCBB:EPTI), a provider of pet health insurance, announces that it anticipates becoming a leader in the rapidly growing US market for pet health insurance through a network of vet

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, today announced that it has achieved human proof of concept with an RNAi therapeutic, a first for the industry. R

Scientists who last year identified a new genetic risk factor for coeliac disease, have, following continued research, discovered an additional seven gene regions implicated in causing the conditi

Adult stem cells may provide an explanation for the cause of a Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), a rare disease that causes premature aging in children, according to researchers at the

Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have uncovered a new way to develop more effective tumor vaccines by turning off the suppression function of regulatory T cells. The resu

Roche announced that its majority-owned subsidiary Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd received approval from the Japanese Health Authority for the use of Herceptin in the early treatment for women with

XenoPort, Inc. (Nasdaq: XNPT) and GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) announced positive top-line results from the final pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of XP13512 (GSK1838262) for the treatment of modera

Frustrated by the slow pace of new drug development for a condition that causes pediatric brain tumors, a neurologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis decided to try to fin

A new study finds that the use of stimulant drugs to treat children with ADHD has no effect on their future risk of substance abuse. The report, which will appear in the American Journal of Psy

Children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have abnormal respiratory-related evoked potentials compared to other children their age. This indicates that children with OSA do not perceive their ai

The majority of patients with narcolepsy/cataplexy experience a number of symptoms of eating disorders, with an irresistible craving for food and binge eating as the most prominent features, accor

Loud snoring with breathing pauses is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and increased health care utilization, according to a study published in the March 1 issue of the

Treatment with methylphenidate (MPH) appears to have beneficial effects on sleep parameters in adults with ADHD, including increased sleep efficiency and a feeling of improved restorative value of

Arsenic linked to a drug that binds to the blood vessels of cancerous tumors provides a powerful imaging agent that could one day allow physicians to detect hard-to-find tumors and more closely mo

The March 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association contains articles and research studies you may find of interest. Below is a summary of some of this month's articles

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the supplemental New Drug Application for ABILI

The general public is not sufficiently aware that chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a serious and progressive medical condition. It remains under-diagnosed and under-treated. Understandably so, sinc

A new study by Kaiser Permanente found that one-third of women suffer from one or more pelvic floor disorders, which include symptoms such as the frequent urge to urinate, dropped pelvic organs, a