Medical & Pharmaceutical Industry News
Medical
- Proton Pump Inhibitors Raise Persistent Diarrhea Risk, Warns FDA
- Gene Therapy Proves Effective In Treating Blindness
- Umbilical Cord Cleansing Vital For Newborn Health And Survival
- Lab-Made Neurons Allow Scientists To Study A Genetic Cause Of Parkinson's
- Respiratory Problems Linked To Soda Intake
- What Is A Healthy Weight?
- Breathalyzer Device Identifies Glucose Metabolism Problems Accurately
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions - Steep Learning Curve For Surgeons
- Retained Surgical Items - Prevention System Created
- Football Withdrawal Coping Tips
Stomach acid drugs, known as PPIs (proton pump inhibitors), are linked to a higher risk of diarrhea caused by Clostridium difficile, a type of bacterium. Patients on PPIs who develop persistent diarrhea should be tested for CDAD (Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea), says the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have conducted a recent study, published in Science Translational Medicine which focuses on gene therapy for congenital blindness. The scientists were able to improve sight in 3 adult patients who had previously been treated in one eye...
Two recent studies published in The Lancet indicate that cleansing of the umbilical cord during childbirth could substantially reduce the risk of infection and rate of mortality in babies in developing countries...
By reverse engineering human skin cells to become induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and then coaxing them to become neural dopamine cells, scientists in the US have developed a way to study a genetic cause of Parkinson's disease in lab-made neurons...
A recent study by Zumin Shi, Discipline of Medicine at the University of Adelaide and team, published in Respirology, suggests soda intake can raise the risk of respiratory problems, including Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) Between 2008 and 2010, around 16,000 people, over the age of 16 (average age 46...
Your "healthy" weight cannot simply be calculated from a general source - people's healthy weight, or ideal weight, depends on several factors, including their age, sex, body type, bone density, muscle-fat-ratio, overall general health, and height. Over the last few decades, using BMI (body mass index) was seen as an excellent means for calculating a person's healthy weight...
According to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Metabolism, a "breathalyzer"-like technology, currently under development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, may help diagnose diseases in the future. The study shows a simple, but sensitive technique, that can identify normal and disease-state glucose metabolism by a fast analysis of exhaled air or blood...
An investigation by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery reveals that individuals who undergo anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction are approximately 4 to 5 times more likely to undergo further ACL reconstruction, if the initial operation was performed by a surgeon who has carried out less than 60 operations...
In order to avoid leaving surgical items, such as needles, sponges, retractors, blades and other items used during operations, in the body, surgical teams have relied on counting and recounting the items for decades. However, a new system using innovative technologies has been developed by the University of Michigan Health System...
Millions of football fans will experience withdrawal symptoms now that the Super Bowl and football season is over. When an individual experiences pleasurable activity, such as watching a football game, dopamine is released in the nucleus accumbens region of the brain. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter (brain chemical) related to the brain's pleasure centers...
Pharmaceutical
- Faster, More Efficient Protein Labeling Developed By Chemists
- Pharmaceutical Legislation Changes In Europe - EMA and Member States Prepare
- Open Innovation Possibilities To Be Explored By Fleming Europe In Amsterdam, 26 - 27 April 2012
- 2nd Annual Achieving Clinical & Regulatory Excellence In Turkey, The Middle East & North Africa Conference, 11-14 June 2012, Istanbul, Turkey
- Pharmaceutical And Medical Device Market Access In Key Asian Markets Conference, 3-4 May 2012, Bangkok, Thailand
- Best Practices In Implementing Green Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Conference, 29-30 March 2012, Vienna, Austria
- Shortages Of Anti-Infective Drugs Pose Threat To Public Health And Patient Care
- 2nd Annual World Orphan Drug Congress USA, April 10-13 2012
- Seminar On Monitoring And Validating Pharmaceutical Water Systems, 22-23 February 2012, San Francisco, CA
- Oxygen And Light Utilized In The Synthesis Of Anti-Malaria Drug
North Carolina State University researchers have created specially engineered mammalian cells to provide a new "chemical handle" which will enable researchers to label proteins of interest more efficiently, without disrupting the normal function of the proteins themselves or the cells in which they are found...
Preparations are underway at the European Medicines Agency together with European Member States and the European Commission, for the introduction of the new pharmacovigilance legislation in July this year. The new legislation will represent the biggest change to the legal framework since The Agency was founded in 1995...
Major blockbuster drugs are facing the end of their era and big pharma companies are bracing for the effect in hopes that they will find a solution for their dwindling pipelines. Thus new opportunities and challenges are rising in the practice of open innovation and Fleming Europe will be there to explore them...
NextLevel Pharma's "Advancing clinical research in Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa" conference will bring together the local regulators and ethics committees, alongside experienced investigators and study personnel, as well as clinical trial experts from pharma and CROs...
Asian markets are increasingly the focus of pharmaceutical companies who are looking for new market opportunities beyond the traditional "rich-world" countries who are facing economic stagnation...
This unique and timely event will highlight how different frameworks and initiatives have succeeded in developing an efficient, environmentally friendly manufacturing process in the pharmaceutical industry...
Shortages of key drugs used to fight infections represent a public health emergency and can put patients at risk, according to a review published in Clinical Infectious Diseases and available online*...
Orphan drug development has become more feasible than in previous years but we've barely scratched the surface: only 367 approved orphan drugs out of 6,800 rare diseases. We need to keep the momentum going. Come April 10-13, over 300 key decision makers from orphan drug manufacturers, patient groups, payers and regulators will gather in DC at the 2nd annual World Orphan Drug Congress USA...
ComplianceOnline, the leading governance, risk and compliance advisory network with over 500 experts in various regulatory subjects, today announced a seminar on The A to Z's of Microbial Control, Monitoring and Validation of Pharmaceutical Water Systems. The two day long, in-person seminar, led by well known water systems expert T.C...
The most effective anti-malaria drug can now be produced inexpensively and in large quantities. This means that it will be possible to provide medication for the 225 million malaria patients in developing countries at an affordable price...
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