Medicine

SKILLMAN, N.J., August 14, 2007 -- Fifty-nine high school teachers from 19 New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Iowa high schools this week are preparing to teach their students how medicines are made in a groundbreaking partnership between the education and pharmaceutical sectors.    » read more »

August 14, 2007 -- After immunosuppressants, the best medicine for organ transplant patients might be gratitude.

In a study of organ recipients, researchers from UC Davis and the Mississippi University for Women found that patients who keep "gratitude journals" score better on measures of mental health, general health and vitality than those who keep only routine notes about their days.

"We found that increased feelings of gratitude can cause people's well-being and quality of life to improve," said Robert Emmons, a UC Davis professor who specializes in the study of gratitude.    » read more »

Aug. 14, 2007 -- NACOGDOCHES – Texas Governor Rick Perry today, joined by state legislators and Stephen F. Austin State University leaders, ceremonially signed House Bill 1775, allowing the school to issue up to $13 million in revenue bonds to expand, renovate and construct School of Nursing facilities. The DeWitt Family presented a gift of land and facilities to the university, valued at $1.4 million, to house the expansion.    » read more »

Cambridge, MA -- August 14, 2007 -- Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) has announced that positive results of a Phase II study of oral ADENTRI®, an A1 adenosine receptor antagonist, in stable heart failure patients have been published in today's issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Results showed that administration of oral ADENTRI for 10 days, in addition to standard heart failure therapy, was well tolerated and resulted in clinically significant increases in sodium excretion while preserving renal function.    » read more »

Students Pursuing Healthcare Degrees Can Apply Now at Tylenol.com

Ft. Washington, PA (August 13, 2007) –McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a division of McNeil-PPC, Inc., the maker of TYLENOL® (acetaminophen), today announced its annual TYLENOL® Scholarship program for secondary education students pursuing careers in healthcare. The 2007
program will award $250,000 in scholarship funding to 170 students in the form of $1,000 and $5,000 grants.    » read more »

13 August 2007 -- A study has found that women with breast cancer who take part in group psychotherapy do not live longer than those who do not -- contrary to a much-publicized study from 18 years ago. But the author of the new study says support groups can still help breast cancer patients have a better quality of life.

Jan Kuba discovered she had breast cancer last year. She has undergone chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.

She says her cancer support group near Chicago, Illinois has helped her cope with her illness.

"And my hair's growing back," she says in a group meeting.    » read more »

Jerusalem, Israel, August 10, 2007 - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted tentative approval for the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Sildenafil Citrate Tablets, 20 mg. Final approval of this product is anticipated upon expiration of patent protection for the brand product in March 2012.    » read more »

Researchers recognize potential healthcare breakthroughs with glycomics

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) is pleased to announce launch of the Glycoprofile(TM) FLAG(R) Phosphine and new azido labeled sugars (http://sigma.com/azidopr), enabling highly sensitive and selective characterization of glycan biosynthesis. The technology employs a modified-Staudinger ligation chemistry providing a unique and powerful bio-orthogonal approach to explore glycoprotein metabolism.    » read more »

August 8, 2007 -- CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Emphasizing that prevention and immunization can keep Wyoming residents healthy and avert future health problems, today Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal signed a proclamation declaring August 20 to 26 “Prevention and Immunization Awareness Week” in Wyoming.    » read more »

August 8, 2007 -- SCARBOROUGH - Maine Governor John E. Baldacci today joined Maine Medical Center (MMC) Board of Trustees, administration officials and staff for the grand opening of the hospital’s new surgery center.    » read more »

Grant supports ER, urgent care centers, and extended-hour pharmacies

August 7, 2007 -- RICHMOND – Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced a $400,000 federal grant award that will allow Virginia to expand its efforts to help health care professionals monitor a patient’s prescription drug use.

“This federal grant will enhance our efforts to identify and prevent illegal use of prescription drugs,” Governor Kaine said. “The Prescription Monitoring Program has been a valuable tool, and this expansion will improve its efficacy.”    » read more »

July 26, 2007 -- On July 24, 2007 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was informed by Targeted Genetics Corporation of Seattle about the death of a patient who received an investigational gene therapy product in a clinical trial for the treatment of active inflammatory arthritis.

FDA's condolences go to the patient's family.

FDA is providing this preliminary information in recognition of the public's interest in these types of new therapies.    » read more »

uly 27, 2007 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it is permitting the restricted use of Zelnorm (tegaserod maleate) under a treatment investigational new drug (IND) protocol to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) and chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) in women younger than 55 who meet specific guidelines.    » read more »

17 July 2007 -- Chinese manufacturers are facing harsh scrutiny after a series of health scares involving toxic exports to several nations. In Panama, officials are struggling to understand how a poisonous chemical made in China was wrongly mixed into a cough syrup formula, killing more than 100 people since last year. China has denied wrongdoing in the incident. Panama City victims' families say the Asian manufacturing giant should bear part of the blame.    » read more »

Consumers Can Find Retail Prices For Their Prescriptions At Vermont Pharmacies

July 10, 2007 - Vermont Attorney General William H. Sorrell announced today that he has created an interactive website for consumers to find retail prices of their prescription drugs at Vermont pharmacies. Attorney General Sorrell demonstrated the website at a press conference today, and will demonstrate it tomorrow for legislators at the State House.    » read more »