Insulin Therapy For Type 2 Diabetes

Early intensive insulin therapy in patients with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes can help achieve better blood glucose control, according to new research published today in the Lancet Journal.

DOR BIOPHARMA UK Ltd Withdraws Marketing Authorisation Application FororBec Beclomethasone Dipropionate , Europe

The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has been formally notified by DOR BIOPHARMA UK Ltd of its decision to withdraw the application for a centralised marketing authorisation for the medicine orBec (beclomethasone dipropionate) 1 mg tablets and 1 mg gastro-resistant tablets.

Eceptionist Selected For Use By Johns Hopkins Medicine International

Eceptionist, Inc. announced that the Eceptionist platform will be used by Johns Hopkins Medicine International ("JHI") to run its global "Medical Second Opinion" service. JHI's second opinion service gives patients anywhere in the world the ability to have Johns Hopkins physicians review their cases and provide remote second opinions.

Long Term Results For Urologix R Cooled ThermoTherapy TM Presented At AUA

Urologix, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULGX) announced presentation of long-term clinical results from a multi-center trial with the Urologix Cooled ThermoCath (CTC) Microwave Catheter for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also known as enlarged prostate, at the 2008 American Urological Association meeting in Orlando, Florida.

National Education Summit To Tackle African-American HIV STD Crisis

Black state board of education leaders from across the nation will meet to strategize about ways in which public schools can help address the HIV and STD crises among African-Americans and to highlight the clear link between risky sexual behaviors and academic performance on May 28-30, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia.

American Lung Association Of New England Says Stronger Air Quality Standards Urgently Needed

To protect the public from the "invisible menace" of ozone poisoning this summer, the American Lung Association of New England (ALANE) is calling for more stringent air quality standards. The organization announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines released earlier this spring will not adequately safeguard public health.

Clot Risk From HRT Pills And Patches

"HRT pills DOUBLE the risk of getting blood clots - but patches are safer, say experts, " reads the headline in the Daily Mail. It reports on research that has investigated the risk of blood clots from two different forms of hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

First USA Use Of New Liver Cancer Technology At Saint Raphael

Scott Helton, M.D., chief of surgery at the Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, Connecticut, an internationally recognized liver surgeon, became the first in the USA to use the new Acculis microwave cancer-fighting technology to destroy liver tumours.

Are Mealtimes The Answer To Jetlag?

The Daily Telegraph reported that avoiding airline food during long haul flights, and eating on arrival, could help beat jetlag. The newspaper suggests that although it has long been thought that light was the key to setting our body clocks, with mealtimes having a lesser effect, a new study has found a "'food-related clock' that can override the 'light-based' master clock when we are hungry".

AVEO Pharmaceuticals Granted Patent For Unique Genetic Screen To Identify Novel Cancer Drug Targets

AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company leveraging breakthrough discoveries in cancer biology to discover, develop and commercialize targeted oncology therapies, tannounced that on May 13, 2008, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted U.