UK Select Committee on Science and Technology does not appropriately scrutinize British science
... pressed him for comments on use of incentives for industry to boost vaccine-manufacturing capacity--an issue outside the MRC's research remit. The Lancet comments: "The fact that the CST needs no rationale for its questions of inquiry partly explains why, as in the MRC hearing, it persists in addressing impo...Toward the future of cancer prevention
...rea, research paid for by philanthropy and tobacco industry settlement funds. Over many years, the study aims to enroll more than 100,000 Mexican-Americans in Texas, and to date more than 10,000 have joined. The study will follow the residents and collect biological samples to relate mortality and disease inc...Agreement signed on milk bioactive products
...ally competitive research organisation meeting the industry demand for commercially driven relevant outcomes," Professor Mattick said....Mayo Clinic co-sponsoring FDA forum on patient-reported outcomes
...recommendations. "This is a chance for clinicians, industry representatives, scientists, regulatory agency personnel and patient advocates to all sit down at the same table and come up with ways to make the FDA guidance work," says Dr. Sloan. "I would encourage everyone with some stake in clinical trials to ...Successful treatment for acute heart failure remains elusive
...s, regulatory and government funding agencies, and industry representatives from North and South America and Europe....Poor health of female flight attendants linked to sexual harassment
...ees, more of the women who currently worked in the industry rated their health as 'fair' to 'poor,' and report...ne in five (22%) of those currently working in the industry said they has been sexually harassed by passengers. And almost 4 per cent said they had experienced ...Effective government/industry collaboration bolsters flu vaccine supply
...udy is an excellent example of what government and industry can accomplish in a short timeframe when faced with a serious public health need," says NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. "This effort is a model for the type of effective collaboration that will be needed to produce vaccines in the event of an i...Alcohol advertising may contribute to increased drinking among young people
...tablish causality, the authors write. The alcohol industry has no federal restrictions on its advertising but...ia markets, based on information purchased from an industry source. They also purchased information about total alcohol sales in each state. "It is important ...Raising alcohol prices can lead to more drinking instead of less
..."beverage prices can be manipulated by the alcohol industry to their own ends, in order to maximize the consumer base or minimize tax impacts. In fact, ever cheaper alcoholic beverages are being made available in the market in order to ensure continuous growth in the consumer base. Alcohol taxes may have no...Losing weight by controlling flavor variety
...gain. Another problem, Katz said, is that the food industry appears to spike processed food with superfluous flavors such as sugar in salty food and salt in sweet food. Often, the consumer cannot even detect these additions because they are accustomed to eating processed foods, and one flavor masks another. F...AstraZeneca and M. D. Anderson Cancer Center form umbrella scientific collaboration agreements
...se findings to the clinic. "Integrating ideas with industry earlier in the drug development process will enhance our ability to bring new treatments from the bench to the bedside more rapidly," says Robert Bast, M.D., vice president for translational research at M. D. Anderson. "To make the most rapid progres...Obesity lawsuits lessons learned from tobacco litigation
... tactics from tobacco litigation to drive the food industry to change its practices? How will the food industry respond to the lawsuits now being filed? How will the public health be protected? In an article in t...PC report on health workforce deserves close attention
...message to governments meeting at COAG next month, industry and the professions on the need to examine, as itstates, "new models of care". "As our population ages and the number of available doctors decreases, medicines will play an increasingly important role in supporting the medical profession," the chief ...U of M hosts business planning for pandemic influenza
...will then break out separately to discuss specific industry needs and begin plans for continuity during an influenza pandemic. "This is a one of a kind meeting where we will have both general and applied sessions with current, comprehensive, and authoritative information to help businesses plan for the impac...Experts to address use of patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials at joint Mayo-FDA forum
...ing the soon-to-be-released FDA draft guidance for industry on using PRO measures to support medical product labeling claims. The draft guidance will be published in the Federal Register with an invitation for public comment. "Exactly how we incorporate patient-reported outcomes into cancer research has been...Tobacco industry promoted 'ineffective' ventilation systems
...AT) promoted these technologies to the hospitality industry as viable options to smoking bans. Writing in this...ns around the world " BAT targeted the hospitality industry by pushing a so-called "smoker resocialisation" initiative, which aimed to portray smoking in a "mor...Guidelines for Yale physician interactions with pharmaceutical industry
...financial relationships between the pharmaceutical industry and physicians, the faculty of Yale University School of Medicine has developed and approved some of the most stringent guidelines for the interactions of their faculty with the pharmaceutical industry. The Yale guidelines are meant to preserve and...Warning to government from biotech on PBS changes
...ion, Medicines Australia said today. The respected industry body AusBiotech said today that PBS cost-cutting could come at a severe price for patients, by reducing their access to the new innovative medicines coming online through incredible advances in biotechnology. It is understood Federal Cabinet is soon ...Australian medicine again recognised in Australian of the Year
...rovide a supportive investment environment so that industry can continue to support Australian research."...Binghamton University receives $1.7 million NYSTAR award to enhance flexible electronics research
...EEC to enhance its ability to serve New York State industry and create tremendous economic development and commercialization opportunities for the State." Binghamton University President Lois B. DeFleur said: "This award from NYSTAR further extends the critical partnership between the University, New York Sta...