Biotechnology

‘Bionic eye’ operation helps blind man to see »

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05:30 pm | Independent, Charlie Cooper, May 3, 2012- Three weeks ago, Chris James, who has been blind for 20 years, saw a sudden pulsating light in his left eye, like a camera bulb or a…

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Weaving Tissue-Engineered Blood Vessels Together May Make Them Less Costly to Produce »

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05:55 pm | Medgadget, Brian Klein, April 24, 2012- More than a decade ago, Nicolas L’Hureux and Todd McCallister formed a company with the intent to create a human-derived  alternative to synthetic blood vessels or grafts…

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F.T.C. Approves Merger of 2 of the Biggest Pharmacy Benefit Managers »

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06:02 pm | New York Times, Reed Abelson and Natasha Singer, April 2, 2012- Despite potential antitrust concerns and vocal opposition by…

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Development costs will constrain biosimilar entry »

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06:40 pm | Evaluate Pharma, March 23rd 2012 – It was never assumed that the biosimilar space would look the same as…

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Merck Fails To Get FDA Nod For New Cholesterol Lowering Combo Pill »

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11:28 pm | Medical News, Dr Ananya Mandal, March 5th, 2012- The U.S. Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) have rejected Merck &…

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FDA updates statin safety guidelines »

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05:32 pm | Washington Post, Jennifer LaRue Huget, Februaury 28, 2012- The FDA Tuesday issuedupdated safety labeling information for the class of drugs…

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Health Canada Launches Investigation Of Oral MS Drug »

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07:43 pm | The Globe and Mail, Carly Weeks, February 27th, 2012- Serious safety concerns over a popular oral medication used to…

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Categories

Measles-control effort falls short due to problems in India, Africa »

05:48 pm | Los Angeles Times, Thomas H. Maugh II, April 24, 2012- World Health Organization officials had hoped to achieve a 90% reduction in measles deaths between 2000 and 2010, but fell short of their goal, achieving just a 74% reduction, researchers said Tuesday. The number of deaths worldwide fell from 535,300 in 2000 to 139,300 in 2010, according to…

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Mass Lung Cancer Screening Starts in Scotland »

07:00 pm | ABC News, Kim Carollo, March 23rd 2012 – Thousands of smokers in Scotland, which has one of the highest lung cancer rates in the world, will soon undergo blood tests that could identify early-stage lung cancer.  The trial project is part of the Scottish government’s Detect Cancer Early program. The test determines the levels of…

Mar 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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Aetna rate hike is deemed ‘excessive’ by California regulator »

01:05 pm | Los Angeles Times,  Marc Lifsher, April 6, 2012- Aetna, the state’s third-largest health insurance company, is raising rates for thousands of small-business customers to a level that state insurance regulators call “excessive.” California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Thursday criticized Aetna Life Insurance Co. of Hartford, Conn., for raising health insurance group rates by an average of 8%…

Apr 6 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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‘Bionic eye’ operation helps blind man to see »

05:30 pm | Independent, Charlie Cooper, May 3, 2012- Three weeks ago, Chris James, who has been blind for 20 years, saw a sudden pulsating light in his left eye, like a camera bulb or a lighting flash. Doctors had just switched on a wafer-thin, 3mm microchip implanted at the back of his eye.Mr James’ experimental “bionic eye” reacts…

May 3 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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Migraines More Likely for People With Celiac Disease, Study Says »

06:14 pm | HealthDay, Mary Brophy Marcus, May 3, 2012-  Migraine headaches are more likely to plague people withceliac disease than those without it, according to new research. The connection between the digestive tract and the brain has been studied in Europe, but this is the first time American researchers have linked celiac disease and other bowel problems with migraines, said…

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Aetna rate hike is deemed ‘excessive’ by California regulator »

01:05 pm | Los Angeles Times,  Marc Lifsher, April 6, 2012- Aetna, the state’s third-largest health insurance company, is raising rates for thousands of small-business customers to a level that state insurance regulators call…

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Supreme Court appears poised to nullify entire healthcare law »

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06:02 pm | Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage and Noam N. Levey, March 28, 2012- The Supreme Court, after three days of arguments on President Obama’s…

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Industry Support of CME — Are We at the Tipping Point? »

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06:33 pm | NEJM, Michael A. Steinman, MD et al., March 22th 2012 – In the 1970s and 1980s, industry-sponsored junkets for physicians, thinly disguised…

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Cancer Biology

Researchers ponder why estrogen-only HRT may reduce breast cancer risk »

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01:58 pm | Los Angeles Times, Shari Roan, March 15, 2012- Breast cancer risk may decline in postmenopausal women who take estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy, a review released Thursday…

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Estrogen taken alone is linked to lower breast cancer risk »

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05:43 pm | Los Angeles Times, Shari Roan, March 7, 2012- Many women who used estrogen alone as hormone replacement therapy after menopause had a lower risk of developing breast…

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Mass Lung Cancer Screening Starts in Scotland »

07:00 pm | ABC News, Kim Carollo, March 23rd 2012 – Thousands of smokers in Scotland, which has one of the highest lung cancer rates in the world, will soon undergo blood tests…

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