(MedPage Today) — Fishermen who helped clean up a 2002 oil spill off the coast of Spain had lingering respiratory symptoms and evidence of airway and chromosomal damage two years later, researchers found.
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(MedPage Today) — Rectal cancer is on the rise in American men and women under 40 — although it remains uncommon, according to a population-based study.
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(MedPage Today) — Medicare may start to pay for permanent left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) for a broader group of heart failure patients, according to proposed changes in coverage.
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(MedPage Today) — The five-year cost of treating localized prostate cancer varied by as much as 200%, depending on the choice of initial therapy, analysis of an NIH database showed.
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(MedPage Today) — Radiologists at a Massachusetts General Hospital completed and sent their reports faster when the hospital adopted a pay-for-performance program for imaging reviews, researchers there said.
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Genzyme Corporation announced today that the two-year follow-up results from the phase 2 clinical trial of its investigational therapy known as eliglustat tartrate have been accepted for publication in the journal Blood. The results have been pre-published on the journal’s website and are available to subscribers.
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InSite Vision Incorporated, a company developing novel ophthalmic therapeutics, today announced the initiation of a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of ISV-303, a topical anti-inflammatory product intended to reduce the pain and inflammation associated with ocular surgery. ISV-303 combines a low dose of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory bromfenac with InSite Vision’s proprietary DuraSite technology.
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Skeletal muscles combust both lipids and carbohydrates during exercise. The carbohydrates consist of both glycogen stored in the muscles as well as glucose extracted from the blood. Being a major sink for glucose disposal, skeletal muscle represents an important model tissue for studying the intracellular signaling pathways leading to increased glucose transport…
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“Flu clinics are an extension of the services our pharmacies provide to our customers as a convenient and affordable way to receive their vaccinations,” said Maria Brous, Publix director of media and community relations. “At Publix, our pharmacies are dedicated to building relationships with our customers and their families for total health and wellness all [...]
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BIND Biosciences announced today the presentation of its Medicinal Nanoengineering platform at the ACS National Meeting, including results from preclinical studies on its lead nanomedicine drug , BIND-014, scheduled to enter clinical trials later this year. BIND-014 is a targeted, polymeric nanoparticle containing the cytotoxic agent, docetaxel, which is approved in major cancer indications, including [...]
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