American Association Of Pharmaceutical Scientists Announces 1998 Award Winners
...s to develop modern hydrogel-based controlled drug delivery systems,thereby creating a new dimension in the de...erysystems for conventional drugs to sophisticated delivery systems for proteins,genes and cells. Dr. Kim is Professor of Pharmaceutics and PharmaceuticalChemis......ts perminute. Solving the "procurement and delivery problem" required the developmentof a model to determine the most economically sound package of existing vaccinetypes (single-disease and in combinations) and manufacturer brand that should beprocured and the months in which these vaccines should be ......, emergency departments (23 percent), and laborand delivery units (9 percent). Fourteen injuries were inflicted by otherhealth care workers involved in a procedure. The availability of needle safety devices -- designed to shield the needle afterit punctures the skin -- did not prevent injuries in all cases, ......nd infectious diseasesas well as an extensive gene delivery and cellular therapy technology platform. The study was funded by the National Institute of Allergy and InfectiousDisease's Special Program for Innovative Research in AIDS Therapies (SPIRAT)grant; the retroviral vector was provided by Targeted Genet...UK Faculty Members Find Way To Speed Response Of Viagra
...harmacy faculty members have developed anasal drug delivery system for Viagra causing the drug to work almosti...ter. Hussain has studied nasal drug delivery systems for more than 15 yearsand Dittert for more than 10 years....Patent Received On Drug Delivery System
... researchers have received a patent for a new drug delivery system that couldremove some of the side effects f...cience Center in Portland, Ore.,developed the drug delivery system which is being studied in animals. The drugdelivery system is about one to two years away fr...MIT Microchip Releases Chemicals On Demand
... or implanted under the skin and programmedfor the delivery of precise amounts of drugs at specific times. The chip behind their excitement is the first of its kind: it can storeand release different chemicals, on demand, from tiny reservoirs built into itssilicon structure. Apply a small electrica...UK Researcher Develops New Delivery Systems For Treatment Of Smoking Addiction
... faculty member has developed nasaland transdermal delivery systems for Zyban, a prescription drug in pill for...as applied for a patent for his enhancement of the delivery of Zyban. The oral dosage of Zyban has very low bioavailabiltiy due to extensiveinactivation by the......ly, a woman who will be under age 35 atthe time of delivery is offered a screening blood test that estimates t...men, a woman who will be 35 or older at thetime of delivery (and anyone who has a family history of genetic defects) isencouraged to take advantage of diagnosti...MRI Images Using Laser-Polarized Xenon
... is pending on the laserpolarization and noble gas delivery system. Collaborators on the project include Matthew Rosen, U-M graduate student, andKevin Coulter and Robert Welsh, U-M research scientists....Researchers Uncover Clues About Gateway To The Brain
...s back door shut. "It might be possible to enhance delivery of many drugs byblocking the transporter proteins at the choroid plexus in a selective andcareful way," he says. These efforts might allow entry into the brain of theprotease inhibitors that kill cells infected with HIV, for example. Some doctorsthin...Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Nursing Administrator Receives Nursing Excellence Award
...Burnes Boltonstarted as a staff nurse in labor and delivery at Cedars of Lebanon 28 yearsago, in the days before that hospital merged with Mt. Sinai to formCedars-Sinai. Touching most rungs of the career ladder through the years, shenow serves as vice president and chief nursing officer of Cedars-Sinai Health......itecin will have enhanced tissue penetration, drug delivery and bioavailability compared to existing water soluble camptothecins. "Unlike Topotecan, BNP1350 was not cross resistant in tumors expressingmultidrug resistance markers such as p-glycoprotein or multidrug resistanceprotein. Among the topoisomerase...Cordis Cardiology Introduces The MINI Crown Stent
...ntages, such as one-step deployment, a low-profile delivery system, minimal balloon overhang, and precise ball... also explained that the MINI and the Dynasty TM ; delivery system have been carefully designed to respond to the need for a stenting system that offers easy de...... infants, who face special difficulties because of delivery beforedevelopment is complete, were monitored for respiratory failure, intracranialhemorrhaging and the necessity of intestinal surgery. "Normal"-sized babies were used for comparison to the two groups....New Vaccine Provides Protection From HIV In Monkeys
...hreedifferent vaccine approaches and two different delivery methods foradministering them. The most effective vaccination involved two steps: first"priming" the immune system with a DNA vaccine, which consisted of genes takenfrom a SHIV. The genes express specific SHIV proteins that help the bodyproduce an i...New cancer treatment facility opens
...is facility will serve as a national model for the delivery ofoutpatient cancer care in the new millennium," says Paul A. Marks, M.D.,President and Chief Executive Officer of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The outpatient pavilion includes state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging,chemotherapy, pharmacy and...NPSF workshop builds community to improve pharmaceutical safety
...the measurableimprovement of patient safety in the delivery of health care. The NPSF hasformed a unique partnership of health care clinicians, institutional providers,health product manufacturers, researchers, legal advisors, consumer advocates,regulators, and policy makers among its board of directors. Work...NIH study to evaluate role of MRI in emergency diagnosis of heart attack & stroke
...le for treatment, but if the stroke ishemorrhagic, delivery of t-PA is dangerous because it can cause more bleeding. NINDS scientists will compare the effectiveness of MRI with CT scans indetecting acute hemorrhages. If MRI proves to be as good or better than CT forseeing blood, MRI alone will replace both ...