Friday, June 3, 2011

Health News from Medical News Today: Pfizer And Hisun Sign MOU To Increase Access To Quality And Low-Cost Medicines For Patients In China

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Pfizer And Hisun Sign MOU To Increase Access To Quality And Low-Cost Medicines For Patients In China
3 Jun 2011, 5:00 pm

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceuticals (SSE stock code 600267), a leading pharmaceutical company in China, today jointly announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on their intention to establish a joint venture. This potential partnership would aim to strengthen the ability of both companies to reach more patients with high-quality and low-cost medicines in the branded generics arena...


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Health News from Medical News Today: Fraunhofer USA CMB Announces Positive Phase 1 Interim Results For Its Plant-Produced H1N1 Influenza Vaccine

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Fraunhofer USA CMB Announces Positive Phase 1 Interim Results For Its Plant-Produced H1N1 Influenza Vaccine
3 Jun 2011, 6:00 pm

Fraunhofer USA Center for Molecular Biotechnology (CMB), a not-for-profit, Delaware-based organization focused on developing a proprietary plant-based protein production platform and its applications in vaccine and therapeutic fields, today announced positive interim results from the first human trial of plant-produced H1N1 influenza vaccine (HAC1) that began on September 13, 2010. This Phase 1, single-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation study was conducted to assess the safety and reactogenicity and immunogenicity of CMB's HAC1...


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Health News from Medical News Today: Infant With Rare Disorder Urgently Needs Lung Transplant To Survive

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Infant With Rare Disorder Urgently Needs Lung Transplant To Survive
3 Jun 2011, 5:00 pm

Katelyn Julana Policastro was born April 27th, 2011 at St. John's Hospital in Oxnard, California. The first day of her life was filled with joy and she seemed like a healthy little baby girl. 28 hours later, she was admitted into the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) due to low levels of oxygen in her blood. After nine days at St. John's in the NICU, Katelyn's condition began to worsen and she was airlifted to Children's Hospital Los Angeles...


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Health News from Medical News Today: Haiti: An Alarming Resurgence Of Cholera

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Haiti: An Alarming Resurgence Of Cholera
3 Jun 2011, 6:00 pm

The cholera epidemic in Haiti is far from over, with a sharp increase in cases seen in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and outbreaks reported elsewhere in the country, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. Although the cholera epidemic began to decline in February, it has not yet ended. In MSF cholera treatment centers (CTCs) in Port-au-Prince, medical teams have witnessed an increase in cases since mid-May...


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Health News from Medical News Today: iFyber Scientists Publish Research On Antimicrobial Coatings In Leading Scientific Journal

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iFyber Scientists Publish Research On Antimicrobial Coatings In Leading Scientific Journal
3 Jun 2011, 6:00 pm

iFyber researchers have published an article in the peer-reviewed journal Advanced Functional Materials that reports the antimicrobial characteristics of copper coatings on fiber substrates designed for wound care products. The paper represents collaborative research between scientists at iFyber and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the University of Albany. Aaron Strickland, PhD, iFyber Vice President of Research and Development, co-authored the paper with Professor Nate Cady, PhD and Jason Behnke of the College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering (CNSE) at SUNY-Albany...


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Health News from Medical News Today: Tips And Resources On Foodborne Illness As European Outbreak Of E. Coli Points To Importance Of Safe Food Handling

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Tips And Resources On Foodborne Illness As European Outbreak Of E. Coli Points To Importance Of Safe Food Handling
3 Jun 2011, 6:00 pm

For consumers in the United States concerned by the outbreak of E. coli in Europe, the American College of Gastroenterology offers background on foodborne illness, tips for food safety, and expert insight from its resources on digestive health on what to do in the case of foodborne illness. Foods most likely to carry foodborne illnesses Uncooked meat, raw eggs, and unpasteurized milk are the most likely foods to be contaminated...


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Health News from Medical News Today: 25% Drop In New HIV Infections Between 2001 And 2009 Worldwide

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25% Drop In New HIV Infections Between 2001 And 2009 Worldwide
3 Jun 2011, 5:00 pm

Between 2001 and 2009 the number of new HIV infections per year dropped almost 25%, according to UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS. During this period India's annual rate went down by over 50%, and 35% in South Africa. Since AIDS was first reported, between 25 million and 33 million are thought to have died. Estimates place the current number of people with AIDS worldwide at between 30.9 million and 36.9 million. The first case of AIDS was reported on 1st June, 1981. UNAIDS announced the following statistics: Approximately 6...


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Health News from Medical News Today: Canada's Two Largest Cancer Fundraisers Team Up To Conquer Cancer

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Canada's Two Largest Cancer Fundraisers Team Up To Conquer Cancer
3 Jun 2011, 6:00 pm

A landmark partnership announced today between Canada's two largest cancer charities, The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation and the Canadian Cancer Society, will raise significant amounts of money towards conquering cancer through the national expansion of Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer. Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer is a groundbreaking one-day, dawn-to-dusk road hockey event raising funds for cancer research...


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Health News from Medical News Today: Teva Completes Enrollment In Phase III Multiple Sclerosis Trial Evaluating Glatiramer Acetate Three Times Weekly

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Teva Completes Enrollment In Phase III Multiple Sclerosis Trial Evaluating Glatiramer Acetate Three Times Weekly
3 Jun 2011, 5:00 pm

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA) today announced completion of patient enrollment for the GALA (Glatiramer Acetate Low-frequency Administration) trial. This international Phase III trial in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), is designed to examine the efficacy, safety and tolerability of 40mg COPAXONE® (glatiramer acetate injection) administered three times a week compared to placebo...


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Health News from Medical News Today: Help Prevent Overexertion Injuries At Work And At Home

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Help Prevent Overexertion Injuries At Work And At Home
3 Jun 2011, 5:00 pm

The National Safety Council on June 5 will launch its "Preventing Overexertion" Week as part of National Safety Month, an annual observance to educate about the top causes of preventable injuries and deaths. The week-long effort will provide the public with information on how injuries occur at work and home, and tips for staying injury free. Overexertion is the third leading cause of unintentional injuries treated in emergency departments in the United States, accounting for an estimated 3.3 million visits annually, according to Injury Facts, 2011 Edition...


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Health News from Medical News Today: Workers' Compensation Update: Chiropractic Care More Valuable And Cost-Efficient For Low Back Pain Vs. Physician Care, Physical Therapy

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Workers' Compensation Update: Chiropractic Care More Valuable And Cost-Efficient For Low Back Pain Vs. Physician Care, Physical Therapy
3 Jun 2011, 5:00 pm

A recent study conducted by medical and healthcare professionals outside the chiropractic profession, "Health Maintenance Care in Work-Related Low Back Pain and Its Association with Disability Recurrence," (Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, April 2011, Vol. 53 Is. 4, p: 396-404) concludes chiropractic care to be more effective for common, work-related, low back pain (LBP), when compared to treatment by a physical therapist or physician. Overall, chiropractic patients illustrated lower medical expenses, fewer disability recurrences and shorter initial periods of disability...


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Health News from Medical News Today: Weight Loss In A 3D Virtual World

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Weight Loss In A 3D Virtual World
3 Jun 2011, 6:00 pm

Participants in two weight-loss programs -- one involving traditional health club sessions and the other delivered online in a 3D virtual world -- lost similar amounts of weight and body fat, but the online contingent reported significantly greater gains in behaviors that could help them live healthier and leaner lives. "It's counter-intuitive, the idea of being more active in a virtual world, but the activities that they do in a virtual world can carry over into the real world," said Jeanne Johnston, assistant professor of kinesiology at Indiana University...


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Health News from Medical News Today: Plexxikon Announces Combination Trials For Vemurafenib In Melanoma

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Plexxikon Announces Combination Trials For Vemurafenib In Melanoma
3 Jun 2011, 5:00 pm

Plexxikon Inc., a member of the Daiichi Sankyo Group, today announced new clinical trials in metastatic melanoma testing vemurafenib (PLX4032/RG7204) in combination with other state-of-the-art treatments, including an immunologic therapy and an investigational MEK inhibitor. Additionally, a new trial will test vemurafenib as a single agent in thyroid cancer patients who have the BRAF mutation. Vemurafenib targets the mutant BRAF protein, which is present in about half of melanomas, about 40-70 percent of thyroid cancer and about eight percent of all solid tumors...


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Health News from Medical News Today: IBio Announces Positive H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Clinical Trial Results

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IBio Announces Positive H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Clinical Trial Results
3 Jun 2011, 5:00 pm

iBio, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: IBIO) today announced positive interim results from a Phase 1 clinical trial of an iBioLaunch™ platform-produced subunit vaccine directed against Influenza A/California/04/09 (H1N1). The vaccine demonstrated strong induction of dose correlated immune responses, with or without adjuvant, as assessed by virus microneutralization antibody assays and hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) responses. The vaccine was safe and well tolerated at all doses when administered with and without adjuvant...


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Health News from Medical News Today: Seaside Therapeutics Initiates Pivotal Phase 3 Study Of STX209 In Fragile X Syndrome

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Seaside Therapeutics Initiates Pivotal Phase 3 Study Of STX209 In Fragile X Syndrome
3 Jun 2011, 5:00 pm

Seaside Therapeutics, Inc. announced today the initiation of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 study to evaluate the effects of STX209 (arbaclofen) on social impairment in adolescents and adults (ages 12 to 25) with fragile X syndrome. A second study in children (ages 5 to 11) is expected to begin in early summer. STX209 is an oral selective gamma-amino butyric acid type B (GABA-B) receptor agonist...


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Health News from Medical News Today: New MyPlate Dietary Guidance Will Dramatically Transform How Americans Eat

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New MyPlate Dietary Guidance Will Dramatically Transform How Americans Eat
3 Jun 2011, 5:00 pm

MyPlate, the dietary guidance icon released today by USDA, will revolutionize how Americans conceptualize and plan daily meals, including a landmark recommendation that each meal include half a plate of fruits and vegetables. United Fresh and the produce industry strongly support the adoption of MyPlate and the consumer message to "make half your plate fruits and vegetables." "The new MyPlate and accompanying messaging is a tipping point in how Americans literally visualize what they should eat," said Tom Stenzel, president and CEO of United Fresh...


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Health News from Medical News Today: New MRSA Staph Strand Found In UK Cows; Pasteurized Milk Is Safe

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New MRSA Staph Strand Found In UK Cows; Pasteurized Milk Is Safe
3 Jun 2011, 5:00 pm

A new variant of meticilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus found in cow's milk is genetically different to existing MRSA strains from the United Kingdom (UK). The original scare had Europeans not drinking milk, but a released study mentions that cows may simply be hosts to this new strand and normal processes of milk, such as pasteurization, will kill any risk to humans. The study's authors state: "Such evidence suggests that a bovine reservoir exists, from which mecALGA251 MRSA is transmitted to people...


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