Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory collaborates with USDA in development of pasteurization process
...rtment of Agriculture (USDA) signed an interagency agreement to jointly develop new pasteurization methods that...nology Transfer Head Lewis Meixler. The $120,000 agreement between the two federally funded agencies came about after researchers at the USDA's Eastern Regiona...Intralase Will Develop Laser Systems For Eye Surgery
...chigan's Board of Regents has approved a license agreement for a new U-M company---IntraLase Corporation---wh...-M's Kellogg Eye Center under a sponsored research agreement also approved by the Board of Regents. Future human clinical trials also are planned pending review...Rats Receiving Ginkgo Biloba Learn Quicker, Live 20 Percent Longer Than Controls, UB Study Finds
... for the lack of progress, he noted, are a lack of agreement on appropriate animal models and their applicability to humans when memory and cognition are concerned, and the absence of a drug proven to work in humans that could serve as a standard in animal tests. "The present demonstration of positive ef...Targon And Duke Cancer Center Sign $3.75 Million Agreement To Produce Advanced Anti-Cancer Drugs
...Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. The terms of the agreement call for Targon's provision of $3.75 million, over...r the oncology community. "This remarkable agreement promises to significantly accelerate theprogress of new cancer treatments from laboratory to clinic,...Montana Anti-Cancer Discovery Sublicensed To Major Drug Manufacturer
...rug makerBristol-Myers Squibb. The June 16 agreement between Cytoclonal Pharmaceutics Inc. of Dallasand Bristol-Myers Squibb moves the alternative source of the drug one stepcloser to possible manufacture and use, MSU officials say. "We're not there yet," cautioned MSU-Bozeman vice president fo...Doctors And Patients Should Co-Sign Prescriptions
...prescribing are made jointly, with both parties in agreement and with responsibility shared." Contact: Dr Joe Collier, Reader and Consultant in Clinical Pharmacology or Professor Sean Hilton, Professor of General Practice, St George's Hospital Medical School, London...Standardization Of Revolutionary Cancer Treatment Offers Hope To Patients Nationwide
...DT also announced they have entered into aresearch agreement to utilize the ThermoChem-HT equipment and associa...ocedure and the ThermoChem-HT and disposables. The agreement alsoallows Medical Center physicians to use this equipment in developing similaruses that may lead t......rns are screened for "low blood sugar,"there is no agreement on what constitutes neonatal hypoglycemia (NH). Theauthors of the study set out to propose a new "working definition" of NH basedon medical literature. In searching for medical evidence upon which to base thisdefinition, they found no previously publ......tion group achieved asignificantly higher level of agreement about decision quality compared to thosein the control group. A patient's decision quality was defined as the level of understanding she hasof her diagnosis, treatment options and their risks and benefits, personalpreferences and comfort with final d...Mayo Clinic Study Finds Costs For Cancer Clinical Trials Comparable To Costs For Standard Treatment
...ation affiliated withMayo Foundation, announced an agreement September 19, 1997, with severalnational cancer co...s part of NCI-approved trials. This was the first agreement of itskind between the oncology community and private payers and health plans doingbusiness on a reg...Alcohol researchers prove brief intervention successful in older problem drinkers
... reasonsfor drinking and drinking cues, a drinking agreement in the form of aprescription, and drinking diary cards. In addition, the intervention groupreceived a reinforcement telephone call from the clinic nurse 2 weeks after eachphysician visit. Patients in the control group received the general health boo...Men and women agree: love, romance vital part of sexual person
...show a surprising amount of agreement about what constitutes a "sexual" person, according to Andersen. "Clearly, men and women agree that the primary characteristics of a sexual person are that they areloving and ...NSF award to five Georgia universities for new Science and Technology Center
...SF and the consortium onthe five-year, cooperative agreement will determine the final award amount,expected to be in the 15 - 20 million-dollar range. The new behavioral neuroscience center, led by scientists from Emory and GeorgiaState, will attempt to discover how brain mechanisms regulate complex socialbeha...Nortran Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Hoechst Marion Roussel announce collaborativeagreement
...o companies in this area. Under the terms of the agreement Nortran and Hoechst Marion Roussel will testinvest...ive Officer ofNortran. "We are confident that this agreement will give fresh impetus to thefield of antiarrhythmic drugs and create new opportunities that will b...Jefferson scientist sees drug profiles and tailor-made therapies as ways to beat HIV resistance
Better agreement on clinically relevant resistance will be key Researchers may be able to sidestep HIV drug-resistance by creating drugresistance profiles of patients before they begin treatment, says a scientist atJefferson Medical College. By knowing whi......ofessor of psychiatry and director of MPRC. "This agreement will give usthe resources to gain a better understanding of the disease and go on to developand test new approaches." Schizophrenia affects up to 1 percent of the world's population, including about2.7 million Americans. It has a significant impact ...Researchers discover potential new approach to treating cystic fibrosis
...d DHA in cystic fibrosispatients, under a research agreement with Genzyme established in June. Under aconcurrent agreement with Beth Israel Deaconess, Genzyme has been granted anexclusive license to intellectual property re...Global prevention, funding and accountability debated in fight against HIV/AIDS
...nd the Dominican Republic. They found 100 percent agreement betweenthe results of these rapid test strips and previous in-country test results. Because results are known in 15 minutes, the Determine TM test facilitatestimely patient management....Racial disparity in lung cancer treatment must be overcome, UCSF specialists assert
...uation of surgical treatment by stating, "There is agreement thatsurgical resection saves lives in patients with early-stage, non-small-cell lungcancer." They state further that any evidence that bias on the part of physicians--eitherovert prejudice or subconscious perceptions--influences optimum care is "dis......justified by scientific evidence. In all, lack of agreement with a guideline led more than 10 percent of doctorsin a majority of surveys to reject the guideline's advice. But, Cabana says,doctors are less likely to disagree when asked about a particular guideline thanthey are when asked about guidelines in ge...