Tool pinpoints acceptable pricing of combination vaccines
...mbination vaccine to meet a manufacturers targeted market share. Primary concerns for parents, Jacobson said...bution of prices that match a manufacturers target market percentages and what consumers will pay. The 2002 immunization schedule is crowded, with up to five ...Applied Biosystems introduces next generation production level DNA analysis systems
... discovery and significantly expand the sequencing market by making a broader range of sequencing studies affordable - studies previously deemed too expensive." Sequencing production capacity, automation, and efficiency are critical to expansion of research and production in the world's leading genome rese...Stanford researcher dusts off old drug; uncovers new anti-rejection properties
...o test a sirolimus-coated stent that may reach the market within the next one or two years....ACP-ASIM releases plan to eliminate uninsured by 2009
...ion will establish basic benefits requirements and market reforms for health plans as a condition of participation in the premium subsidy program. The basic benefits package would be based on recommendations of an advisory commission to be appointed by Congress. The commission would also report annually on...Smoking cessation success equally good with over-the-counter or prescription nicotine replacement
...lay at participating trial sites, mainly malls and market research sites, after reviewing product labels and deciding the dose and quantity. The investigators later refunded the costs but participants did not know this at the time of purchase. The gum was either 2 or 4 milligrams (mg) of Nicorette and the...New treatment for spinal disorder proves effective in UCSF study
...mpts increased cytokine action. Etanercept, on the market for three years to treat rheumatoid arthritis, blocks the ability of TNF-alpha to connect with its normal target to trigger increased cytokine action. Until recently, it has really been disheartening to treat people in so much obvious pain, yet have ...Dartmouth team finds uneven relationship between newborn intensive care and death rates
...n. "The saga of neonatology is emblematic of how a market driven health care system with inadequate public p...rivate planning or institutional interest. "Strong market currents are shaping the care of our most vulnerable patientsnewbornsat the beginning of life; these...Eisenhower Mem. 1st CA hospital to use Bridge barcode system to prevent medication errors
...he most effective patient safety technology on the market today because its the right thing to do. And given the nursing shortage, it makes sense to invest in technology that supports nursing best practices. Safe patients mean safe nurses, and nurses vote with their feet. They choose workplaces that respec...Hunger hormone may be key in weight loss
...xfenfluramine and fenfluraminewere pulled from the market in 1997 after being linked to heart damage. Fenfluramine had been used together with phentermine as the popular combination "fen-phen." Gastric bypass surgery, according to conventional medical wisdom, works because it dramatically reduces the porti...Research at Great Lakes meeting shows more vitamin C in organic oranges than conventional oranges
... often, organic goods come from smaller farms that market their goods with provocative labels such as healthy,' delicious,' or natural'," he said. "These statements are generally made without reference to any comparable standards." Clark added that he chose oranges to begin the assessment because they are...New journal series will educate physicians about medical errors
...available on line, will ultimately create a strong market incentive for hospitals to improve," said Mark Smith, MD, CEO of the California HealthCare Foundation and co-executive editor of the new series. This first article was co-authored by Elise C. Becher, MD, MA, assistant professor of pediatrics and heal...First quarter 2002 prescription drug spending: Higher again, but rate of increase drops
...dvantage of the large number of generics coming to market over the next several years, most members will not object to well designed generic incentive programs, observed Toan. He added that products facing generic competition through 2006 represent 26.7 percent of the entire 2001 pharmaceutical market. C...N.C. Health Choice program boosting access to dental care for poor children, study shows
...nsurance models and reimburse dentists at close to market rates can significantly reduce problems associated with access to dental care for poor children. "Providing health coverage under SCHIP is not mandatory," Mofidi said. "We hope our findings encourage policy-makers to continue the program. We also ne...Landmark study results published in NEJM highlight breakthrough treatment for heart failure
...icle (LV lead). Medtronic was the first company to market a transvenous LV lead in Europe and offers the broadest suite of device-based heart failure products. The InSync system and several models of Attain left-heart leads have been commercially available in Europe since 1998; the company obtained FDA app...Actonel reduced nonveterbral fracture as early as 6 months
...mble and Aventis Pharma in May 1997 to develop and market Actonel collaboratively in Europe, the United States and Canada. The Alliance promotes bone health and disease awareness through numerous activities to support physicians and patients around the globe. About Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals Proc...Breakthrough! UNC scientists' research promises improved X-ray machines using carbon nanotubes
...to working machines and expect to have them on the market within a year or two, he said. Being able to miniaturize X-ray devices could have more major benefits, Zhou said, including allowing technicians to take X-rays inside or outside ambulances before ever leaving the scenes of accidents. No major technic...Cigarette marketing can undermine good parenting
... behaviors, such as smoking, comprise a high-yield market segment for the tobacco industry. If true, it would appear that cigarette advertising and promotion strategies are designed to undermine recommended parenting practices," says John P. Pierce, Ph.D., of the University of California-San Diego. Parents ...Researchers identify brain pathway to explain how Fenfluramine causes weight loss
...art of the fen-phen combination, first came on the market in 1992, and within five years, had been prescribed to millions of individuals who were trying to lose weight. The drug works by increasing the brain's release of serotonin, a "chemical messenger" that, among other things, helps to suppress appetite....Initially recommended drug dosages often too high, study finds
...g to the data, tend to need increasing doses after market introduction. Both papers offer several possible reasons for these changes. These include lower doses being tested and found to be as effective subsequent to the drug's approval, changes in regulatory practice, and misjudgements made in the early pha...Sutter Health announces plan to deploy Bridge MedPoint error-prevention system
...ed in the best medication safety technology on the market today. "In just the past decade, the number of drugs marketed in North America has grown 500 percent. Today, First Data Bank's National Drug Data File lists more than 100,000 pharmaceutical products, and our Sutter drug formulary includes more than 3...