UCLA pediatrician honored with prestigious achievement award
...is more than three decades of work as a preeminent leader in the field of pediatric immunology. Stiehms i...lowing the initial discovery of AIDS, Stiehm was a leader in the recognition of AIDS in children and in efforts to prevent the transmission of HIV from infect...Patient's own platelets may speed up skin wound healing
...cher at the University of Cincinnati (UC). Study leader David Hom, MD, now a UC otolaryngologist (ear, nose and throat specialist) and a facial plastic surgeon completed the work while he was on faculty of the University of Minnesota. Hom and his team looked at how quickly skin wounds treated with a ge...To get blood pressure under control, combination of medicines may be best
...e control of over 38 million Americans, says study leader and lead author Ken Jamerson, M.D. a professor of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School and member of the U-M Cardiovascular Center. Jamerson presented the 18-month data today at the American Society of Hypertension ...Clinical trial data for Perforomist Inhalation Solution presented at International ATS Conference
...erforomist Inhalation Solution. "DEY is the US leader in nebulized respiratory medication, and bringing the first nebulized formoterol fumarate to market is central to our overall strategy," commented Mel Engle, President and CEO of DEY. "We are highly gratified by the positive safety and efficacy outc...GPs should lead chronic disease fight -- Top doctor
...ady setting down this path, and had become a world leader in enhancing research connections between GPs and academics. The Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute, based at ANU, supports a number of GP researchers who are looking at chronic diseases, including diabetes, chronic illness manageme...World-leading innovation in child-allergy detection
...es. Benhamou says the Nutricia laboratory, a world leader in infant nutrition, has agreed to undertake the commercial marketing of 'DIALLERTEST', confirming one of the most outstanding success stories in recent years the field of child allergies. "With support from EUREKA and thanks to a particularly dyna...FDA approves Dey, L.P.'s Perforomist inhalation solution for maintenance treatment of COPD
...Engle, President and CEO at DEY, noted, "As the US leader in nebulized respiratory products, we are thrilled to bring Perforomist Inhalation Solution, a new patented treatment option for COPD patients, to the market. Nebulization is a time tested and reliable drug delivery option. DEY has a long history o...Spanish project 'AmIVital' creates intelligent communication devices for elderly and disabled people
...IVital. From the private side, SIEMENS will be the leader of this project in which other companies take part, such as Telefnica R&D, Telvent Interactiva, Ericsson Spain, Eptron, CPI Central de Procesos Informticos, Acerca Comunicaciones y Sistemas and Arizone. Public stakeholders will include the associati...Greenberg Prize awarded to Dr. Joseph G. Hayes
...medicine. In 1997, he was asked to be the clinical leader for the upcoming computerization of the Medical Center, and shortly thereafter to be the associate dean. As an elected member of the Caduceus Society, Dr. Hayes is an honorary alumnus Weill Cornell Medical College. Throughout the past 37 years, Dr....Use of Swedish 'snus' is linked to a doubled risk of pancreatic cancer
... "Were actually not that surprised," says project leader Professor Olof Nyrn of the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. "Pancreatic cancer has been under discussion in several earlier epidemiological studies on humans, both regarding Scandinavian snus and American smoke-free tobacco. On t...Drama can help educate and motivate, research shows
... educate and motivate," said Howlett, who was team leader for the research. "The combination of emotion and information had a significant impact on personal activism." The project involved creating and producing a play to educate the Durham, N.C., community about substance abuse issues and to encourage in...Howe School lecture -- Changing the Management of Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance, May 3
...h Care, Deloitte Consulting, LLP. Dr. Breggar is a leader in the Deloitte Consultings Life Sciences R&D Prac...ealth care consulting. He is a recognized industry leader and speaker in the fields of R&D and life science product development, pharmacovigilance, technology...Scientists and polar explorers brave the elements in support of CryoSat-2
...ometimes the instruments and equipment fail as the leader of the ground team, Jon Ove Hagen from the University of Oslo, pointed out. "We are currently moving our team from the depot at the bottom of the Austfonna ice cap to the summit so that we can start our ground measurements and support the airborne ...Malaria-infected mice cured by 1 dose of new drug
...ially safer and more efficient, said research team leader Gary Posner, Scowe Professor of Chemistry in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins. An article about the team's work is slated to appear on the Web on April 17 in the ASAP section of The Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. Go here: ...NeuroArm: Navigating the future of surgery
...rch is being conducted." "Our mission is to be a leader in health and a partner in care. Patient care and safety are always our number one priority," says Davis. "We are thrilled that the neuroArm will improve recovery and wait times for patients, and most of all, improve their quality of life following s...OHSU surgeon implants donated tissue allografts
... as a result of these unique efforts, the national leader in fresh allograft cartilage preparation, AlloSource of Centennial, Colo., has partnered with Community Tissue Services (CTS) of Dayton, Ohio, to create the Joint Restoration Foundation (JRF), allowing Portland to become one of 16 areas across the co...Biopsy may underestimate prostate cancer in obese and overweight men
...ombat the true nature of their disease, said study leader Stephen Freedland, M.D., an assistant professor in the Division of Urology and the Duke Prostate Center. "We already know that its more difficult to diagnose prostate cancer in obese men because they have lower levels of prostate-specific antigen, ...Tequila raw ingredient being developed into drug-carrier that targets colon diseases
...t tequila. It also has medicinal value, says study leader Guillermo Toriz, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the university. Agave fructan is the ideal natural carrier of drugs for the colon. Researchers have known for some time that fructans, which are polymers of fructose, are resistant to acid degradat...Contrast agent puts new light on diagnosing breast cancer
...zation chartered by the U.S. Congress and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio. ...Cancer-fighting foods, supplements explored in day-long symposium, March 25
... esophageal and colon cancer in humans, says study leader Gary D. Stoner, Ph.D., a researcher and professor ...ly used to prevent the disease, according to study leader Bandaru Reddy, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Chemical Biology at the university. (AGFD 00...