Sucampo submits new drug application for lubiprostone
...pport the realization of our ongoing commitment to providing new and innovative options to physicians and their patients," said Yasuchika Hasegawa, president and chief operating officer at Takeda. In addition to the NDA indication, Sucampo has completed a Phase II trial that studied lubiprostone for constipat...Urban neighborhoods affect how people think about health
...an areas as should improving existing services and providing incentives for physicians to establish practices there, she wrote in Research in the Sociology of Health Care: Chronic Care, Health Care Systems, and Services Integration. The journal edition was published in March. "I wanted to know whether poor peo...Last call for Annual World of Children award nominations
...has directly impacted nearly 1 million children by providing care, family tracing, reunification and community reintegration services in war-torn countries all over the world. Philista Prudence Minjal Onyango, Nairobi Province, Kenya , is the Regional Director of ANPPCAN, where she works to stop child labo...It takes a village to improve the health of children
...Optimum health care to youngsters is far more than providing routine physical exams, making diagnoses, prescrib...ing physicians-in-training in this new approach to providing care and building strong community partnerships. Rigorous residency training in community health an...Education program reduces incidents of shaken baby syndrome
...s we spoke with had heard of shaken baby syndrome, providing parents with this information at that special time, just after the birth of their children, appeared to provide a critical reminder that resulted in fewer cases of abuse." The statewide incidence of abusive head injuries in Pennsylvania did not chang...AACR celebrates 20th anniversary of minority scholar awards
...training of early career minority investigators by providing financial awards for participation in AACR conferences. First known as NCI Minority Travel Awards, this program was expanded to further meet the varied needs of minority scientists and is known today as the AACR Minority Scholar Awards in Cancer Res...Six organizations vie for INFORMS 'science of better' innovation prize
...as made Swift & Company a supplier of choice while providing a 200% ROI in its first year of production. The Edelman Award recognizes outstanding implemented operations research that has had a significant, positive impact on the performance of a client organization. The top finalist receives a $10,000 first pr...Once-a-month injectable medication helps treat alcohol dependence
... intervention strategies for alcohol dependence by providing a predictable pharmacological foundation for treatment. In addition to their utility for alcohol dependence, long-acting formulations may prove to be an important treatment strategy for a variety of addictive disorders," the authors write....Children's hospital neurologist receives Young Investigator Award in spinal muscular atrophy
...School. Greenberg will support Sahin's research by providing advice and guidance. "I am grateful to the American Academy of Neurology Foundation and the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation for giving me the opportunity to contribute to spinal muscular atrophy research," said Sahin. "Through this award, I will b...New health information resource from Tufts for Asian-language speakers
... caregiver can see what patients are reading. "By providing these resources, selected from respected health si...ot English. It's also following a Tufts tradition providing electronic resources in our international community." "SPIRAL provides a central source of health ...Exposed: Tobacco companies efforts to influence industry privatisation
...ncluding donating funds in aid of flood relief and providing Moldova with agricultural machinery. Despite hoping to establish a monopoly, BAT planned intensive marketing, as if in a competitive market, aiming to target young people in cities. In doing so it predicted that smoking uptake would increase, especia...Soy and fish oil may help prevent heart attacks
... The omega-3 fatty acids improve heart function by providing greater variability between beats, therefore reducing the risk of arrhythmia and/or sudden death. Heart rate variability is measured by high-frequency (HF) and low-frequency (LF) domain components and standard deviation of normal RR intervals (SDNN)...Case finds dental patients agreeable to tobacco interventions
...patients to give up and break their tobacco use by providing them with information on how to access programs that can offer interventions....Nanotechnology's miniature answers to developing world's biggest problems
...nology is a relatively new field that will soon be providing radical and relatively inexpensive solutions to critical development problems." Nanotechnology is the study, design, creation, synthesis, manipulation, and application of functional materials, devices, and systems through control of matter at the nan...Abnormal lung cancer screening results may help smokers quit
...ry and secondary prevention efforts by potentially providing increased interaction with health care providers, increased cognitions about one's own cancer risk, and reinforcement for smoking abstinence with lung CT scan screening."...Little answers to world's biggest problems
...nology is a relatively new field that will soon be providing radical and relatively inexpensive solutions to critical development problems." The authors point out that several developing countries have launched their own nanotechnology initiatives in order to strengthen their capacity and sustain economic grow...Charter activation brings space dimension to European emergency exercise
...formation Centre (MIC) in Brussels, which has been providing active assistance during disasters for the last three years. Within France the emergency response will be coordinated from the Interior Ministry's COGIC centre (centre oprationnel de gestion interministrielle des crises) in Asnires near Paris. It i...Bugs in the gut could help doctors develop individualised healthcare
...le means we could have made the first step towards providing patients with personalised, tailored healthcare and medical solutions. "For example, in the future it may be possible for your doctor to provide you with a personalised treatment for virtually any illness through the analysis of a blood sample. Simi...Northwestern Memorial researchers release study on smart-pump technology
...y, errors occur during each step in the process of providing IV medication to hospital in-patients: prescribing, preparation and administration. An effective error reduction system must include a robust two-way communication so that the physician's order can be verified in real time on the pump, and the pump ......eral Internal Medicine serve a critical service by providing a medium for such discourse. To be most effective in advancing medical science, care and education, published articles must have relevant content that pushes back the interface between what is known and what is yet to be discovered. Articles' content...