New Alliance To Improve Access To Medicine In Developing Countries, UK

Secretary of State for International Development (UK), Douglas Alexander, has launched a powerful new health alliance which could save the lives of 10.5 million people in developing countries each year by 2015.

New Model Of Muscle Function From Toad Research

A toad sits at a pond's edge eyeing a cricket on a blade of grass. In the blink of an eye, the toad snares the insect with its tongue. This deceptively simple, remarkably fast feeding action offers a new look at how muscles work.

Immtech Announces Results From Hepatitis C Discovery Program

Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: IMM) announced positive results against the hepatitis C virus (HCV) of a compound from its drug discovery portfolio. The prototype compound belongs to an expanding class of compounds that has previously demonstrated activity against a related surrogate virus, bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV).

EntreMed Presents MKC-1 Phase 2 Data At American Society Of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting

EntreMed, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENMD), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases, announced the presentation of clinical data for the MKC-1 Phase 2 study in patients with metastatic breast cancer.

CSHL Scientists Trace Causal Link Between A Tumor Suppressor Gene And Liver Cancer

Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have taken the search for cancer-causing genes an important step forward. In a newly published paper, they confirm that a gene called DLC1 is a tumor suppressor.

Emotions Of Women Who Are Victims Of Intimate Partner Violence - The Impact Of Culture On These Women

This article describes the emotions of women who are victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) and examines the impact of culture on these women. Despite coming from diverse cultural backgrounds, the women display similar individual responses to the abusive situation.

Recommendations For Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy Presented By American College Of Rheumatology

To manage the painful and incapacitating symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic, inflammatory joint disease, the majority of patients rely on disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). In addition to trusted nonbiologic DMARDs, a number of biologic agents now promise to improve treatment for RA.

Hope For Hayfever Sufferers

With the peak grass pollen season approaching, scientists can reveal that a daily dose of probiotic can change the immune status of people with hay fever.In the first human study of its kind, scientists at the Institute of Food Research found that probiotic bacteria in a daily drink can modify the immune system's response to grass pollen, a common cause of seasonal hay fever.

Incorporating Genomics Into Nursing - Barriers And Facilitators

The authors explain that while genomics is having a steadily growing impact on clinical practice in some areas of health care, in other areas genomic development are considered to be at the periphery of care. In this study, nurses used case studies to identify both the barriers and facilitators when it came to incorporating genomics into nursing.

KLAS Investigates Hospital Revenue Cycle Management And The Ability Of Software Solutions To Keep Up With Healthcare Provider Needs

The idea of replacing or changing a patient accounting solution is frightening. Hospitals can lose a lot of money if they are unable to get their bills out correctly and on time. Being unable to bill patients and insurance companies for several months could quite literally bankrupt a facility while trying to get a new vendor product working.