DARPA to support development of human brain-machine interfaces
...borations with industry, said the researchers. The market for such devices should be considerable, they said. According to a market analysis commissioned by DARPA, the current worldwide market of about $270 million annually is proje...Making individual health insurance market work
...ying to stabilize the individual health insurance market and protect high risks don't need to look to such ...te authors Vip Patel and Mark Pauly. Ensuring fair market rules for the individual market are important for a sizable share of the population, since it is the...New overview adds more evidence for safety of third generation Pill
...rate that all oral contraceptives currently on the market formally studied since 1996 as risk factors for MI... a median RR just above 2.0 for any OC then on the market was observed. In the more recent studies we observed pooled risks of 1.11 for the four most rigorous...Study finds new target for development of anti-cancer drugs
...nce some of the anti-cancer drugs currently on the market are known to affect the microtubule "highways" of the cell, this research may also lead to a better understanding of precisely how and why some of the anti-cancer drugs currently in use are working....Former insider hits out at FDAs links with pharmaceutical industry
... and another withdrawal if the drug returns to the market later this year. What happens in America is likely to determine whether the company pursues approval for the drug elsewhere in the world. Over the last ten years eight drugs have been approved by the FDA and subsequently withdrawn for safety reasons...Experts gathering to discuss tapping into $40-$50 billion natural products market
...s can tap into the U.S. natural medicinal products market a $40 billion to $50 billion industry -- will be ...ll speak. "We'll be discussing how to develop and market natural medicinal products that are marketable and at the same time safe and effective," said Dr. Jo...Researchers devise ways to reduce noise, improve sleep in nursing homes
...ials together to create a product available on the market may take some time. The researchers' immediate focus is on creating design rules for retrofitting existing nursing homes and designing new ones to mitigate noise....Stanford researchers test drug to fight depression faster in elderly
...with SSRIs. "But it certainly hasn't saturated the market in the elderly," he noted....OHSU chemoprotectant technology licensed for biotechnology development
...nts the exclusive right to Oxiquant to develop and market technology aimed at preventing adverse side effect...iew STS as a drug with the potential to get to the market by 2005 - 2006." "We believe this licensing agreement is just one example of how promising medical ...Novelty contact lenses offer great looks great risks
...l seize decorative contact lenses currently on the market in violation of federal law. The FDA is also communicating with the public and with the eye care professional community concerning the dangers of using decorative contact lenses. "Consumers should understand that decorative contact lenses, like conta...Study exposes dangers of snuff for smokers wanting to quit
... practice Tomar said may be keeping smokers in the market who otherwise might have quit. The U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, the nation's leading manufacturer of smokeless tobacco products, and others "continue to promote the use of snuff as a method of harm reduction for smokers despite the fact there is ...Giving clot busters in arteries has some benefits
...rug urokinase has just returned to the U.S. health market after several years, and the renewed availability of the drug could lead to other evaluations of intra-arterial therapy, Alberts says. "The fact that the agent will be available again might be a good thing, since it is the drug that physicians have ...Glucocorticoid use increases risk of spinal fractures
...er & Gamble and Aventis 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 Procter & Gamble (...EXANTA (TM), an oral direct thrombin inhibitor, significantly reduces risk of VTE in major OS
...ntages over existing products in the anticoagulant market and strengthens the AstraZeneca cardiovascular portfolio. We see these results as a key step in introducing a fundamentally new approach to oral anti-coagulation." EXANTA represents a potential medical breakthrough in the prevention and treatment of...Mayo Clinic study: Alternative to chemotherapy effective for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
...born child. By 1962, thalidomide was taken off the market worldwide. In the last 10 years, researchers began studying thalidomide again as an anti-cancer agent. Although the exact mechanism of action in multiple myeloma is still unknown, researchers have found the drug effectively decreases the blood supply...Georgia Tech researchers developing biomechanic device to grow arteries for bypass surgery patients
...ith Jack Griffis, COO, to develop, manufacture and market the device. The process is similar to distraction ...s to receive FDA approval and bring the product to market within five years or less. The work recently caught the attention of the Wallace H. Coulter Foundat...Amid food safety concerns, K-State professor believes consumers ready for irradiated meat products
...we see the share of irradiated beef growing in the market will depend on consumer demand. Although irradiation adds an extra layer of defense against foodborne pathogens, Fox cautions that appropriate food handling techniques should still be followed. "It's important to realize that the product will spoil,...Pharmaceutical industry still failing health needs of less-developed countries
... of the companies themselves. Restoration of true market forces and fair pricing of drugs is a better long term solution to shortages than 'ad hoc' donations. These issues are particularly relevant and timely as the World Trade Organisation is holding a ministerial meeting in Sydney and improving access t...48-week results for the SOLO trial comparing GW433908/r QD to nelfinavir BID
...d to be presented in 2003. Once approved, GSK will market 908 and Vertex will co-promote it in the United States and key markets in Europe.......troduce more low-fat eating options and creatively market low-fat foods to students to bring down overall fat consumption. The study appears in a recent issue of the journal Preventive Medicine....