Big companies should provide HIV treatment to employees
...iding antiretroviral treatment to workers of large companies in Africa is feasible, according to the authors of a Viewpoint in this week's issue of The Lancet. In 2001, the beer company Heineken decided to add highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) to the package of medical benefits for employees. From...Protein-added sports drinks don't boost performance during exercise, study finds
...ients that might further enhance performance. Some companies have heavily marketed protein-laced sports drinks as the next magic bullet, but Gibala's research disputes such claims. "Eating a little protein after exercise is important to help repair damaged muscles and promote training adaptations," says Giba...Surgical instruments may not be fair trade
...tailers in the developed world who then sell on to companies in Germany which sell to the NHS and elsewhere in the world at a marked up price, says Dr Bhutta. "The solution lies in purchasers insisting on fair and ethical trade when sourcing instruments," he adds....CEO of GSK talks about HIV in the developing world
...Garnier. He makes a point about how generic drug companies threaten the need for patents. "while they sell their drugs at low prices in the developing world; the real prize for them is in more lucrative markets in Europe and the USA--it's here that patents are needed to protect our innovation, discovery, and...Medical device test center expands capabilities to help reduce potential interference
...sion threats to medical devices. For example, more companies are using radio frequency identification (RFID) systems for inventory control. Right now these devices typically are found on warehouse and shipping containers. Yet as costs decline, RFID technology may soon show up in stores on individual products. ...UGA researchers find high rates of off-label prescriptions
...ugh off-label prescribing is legal, pharmaceutical companies cannot legally promote an off-label use unless studies support its use. In 2004, pharmaceutical company Pfizer paid $430 million and pleaded guilty to a lawsuit that charged its representatives illegally marketed Neurontin for unapproved uses. Last y...Jefferson scientists show 'miracle' cancer drug Gleevec can be toxic to the heart
...xic." Newer drugs tend to be 'dirtier' that is, companies are developing drugs that hit multiple cancer cell targets at once to up the chances of effectiveness. Finding the exact target that, when inhibited, can cause problems with the heart, is critical to designing agents to counteract this effect. In ...Research reveals tobacco company's role in China's cigarette smuggling crisis
...s declining in the world's richer nations, tobacco companies are seeking to increase sales elsewhere. China is regarded as the ultimate prize among tobacco's emerging markets one in three of all cigarettes smoked are smoked there and the nation has the largest number of smokers in the world (350 million). It ...IOM Advisory: Preventing Medication Errors News Conference on July 20
...nizations, government agencies, and pharmaceutical companies can take to reduce and prevent them. It also offers specific recommendations on how patients can protect themselves. The report will be released at a one-hour news conference. DETAILS: Thursday, July 20, at 11 a.m. in the Lecture Room of the Nati...Giving African surgeons online health information; cancer in minority groups
...align the relationship between clinicians and drug companies is simple and is based on a single premise," he sa...orily placed between clinical researchers and drug companies so that all dialogue (scientific and monetary) must be made through this third party." Sotelo calls...Pharmaceutical industry welcomes Labor Party's Innovation Blueprint
...entifies partnerships with globalbiopharmaceutical companies as the key to success for Australian health and me...al research community and global biopharmaceutical companies are whole heartedly encouraged and supported by the Industry," Mr Kieran Schneemann, CEO of Medicine...FDA changes to accelerate patient recruitment
...d generation centrifugal pumps from all competitor companies combined. "This is an outstanding achievement and reflects the success of the strategic approach we have taken to our global clinical trial program," Mr Crosby said. CE Mark approval on track "A preliminary analysis of the CE Mark Trial data ...Patients' groups should declare pharmaceutical company funding
...ustry. Those that accept money from pharmaceutical companies have an obligation to declare that funding. While most do, the detail is often buried in the small print on websites, states the Editorial. The Lancet highlights the case of the UK charity CancerBACUP, who have described the results for trastuzumab (...Merck and GSK need to overcome cultural barriers to cervical cancer vaccine roll-out
...l as economic, barriers to vaccine roll-out, these companies have the chance to show that enlightened self-interest is a policy position not reserved for governments alone. "...Case to establish the Ohio tobacco and research center
... Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between tobacco companies and 46 states. TUPCF is charged with reducing tobacco use among Ohioans, with an emphasis on youth, minority and regional populations; pregnant women; and others who may be disproportionately affected by the use of tobacco. TUPCF programs include th...Participation in clinical trials does not appear to affect physician's adherence to guidelines
...tudy in the June 21 issue of JAMA. Pharmaceutical companies are frequently involved in clinical trials in general practice, and this may trigger an increase in the use of the sponsoring company's products due to the physicians' experience with these products. This effect may be further strengthened by close p...Proposed changes to obesity guidelines may harm children in the US
...ay Moynihan, who has previously written about drug companies promoting an increasing reliance on medications to... mid-1990s with the help of grants from three drug companies and continues to benefit from drug company sponsorship. Now merged with another international obesit...How cow warts, clergy sex surveys moved along cancer vaccine
...n Patent Office and by royalty agreements with the companies commercializing the vaccine. The research project in Rochester began with an effort to develop a blood test to detect infection by a class of viruses known as human papillomaviruses or HPV, which cause warts as well as cervical cancer. To do so, the ...Stevens Institute of Technology Roundtable
...any providing government agencies and Fortune 2000 companies with proven, successful and cost-effective solutions to protect against internal computer threats and the enormous costs associated with at-risk financial information, personal information, and other valuable and sensitive data. Medappz has develope...... their lifestyles would not cost private insurance companies or Medicare more than they would eventually have t...not the norm in this country for private insurance companies and the federal government to pay for preventive treatments for a chronic disease. However, the new ...