Advanced in Medical News

Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Announces Initiation of Phase I/II Clinical Trial of Novel Vaccine for Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer

HOUSTON, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced dosing of the first patient in a Phase I/II clinical trial of BP-GMAX-CD1, a novel pharmacologically regulated dendritic cell vaccine for the treatment of prostate cancer. The disease-specific trial is be...

London's Barts Hospital Selects Varian Equipment to Offer Advanced Radiotherapy to More Cancer Patients

LONDON, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Developers behind an ambitious project to redevelop one of London's leading cancer centers have ordered four new radiotherapy treatment machines from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR ). Barts and The London NHS Trust is acquiring the new Clinac...

New Kodak Training Facility Showcases the Latest in Dental Technology, Solutions from Advanced Automation: Networking Solutions, Dental Practice Management and Dental X-Ray Integration

Advanced Automation partners in designing cutting-edge training facility for Kodak Dental Systems that features practice management integration and leading dental technologies such as dental digital x-ray Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) August 4, 2009 -- Advanced Automation, a lead...

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Announces Trade Name FIRMAGON(R) (degarelix for injection) for Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatment

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the trade name FIRMAGON(R) (degarelix for injection) for its prostate cancer treatment previously marketed under the generic name degarelix. FIRMAGON...

Smith & Nephew Highlights Advanced Wound Management Progress

Advanced Wound Management achieves underlying revenues growth of 4% in Q2 St. Petersburg, FL (PRWEB) July 31, 2009 -- Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN; NYSE: SNN) highlights the progress achieved in 2009 by its Advanced Wound Management division. As reported earlier today, A...

Patient safety advanced by revised heparin standards

Rockville, Md., July 30, 2009 Continuing to help ensure the identity, purity and quality of heparin, the U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention has revised written and physical standards for the widely used blood thinner. In February, USP released updated heparin standards at the request of the Food...

AstraZeneca Submits New Drug Applications for ZACTIMA(TM) in Second-Line Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

WILMINGTON, Del., July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN ) today announced the company has submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) to the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for an inves...

Penile Prosthesis Surgery Infection Rates Reduced With The No-Touch Technique By Dr. J. Francois Eid of Advanced Urological Care

After years of testing, Dr. J. Francois Eid, director and founder of Advanced Urological Care in New York City, has refined an innovative "No-Touch" surgical technique that has caused penile implant infection rates to plummet to near zero. Infection rates for the infrequent penile impl...

Leading Independent Analyst Firm States Silver Creek Systems Holds A Virtual Monopoly In Delivering Advanced Product Data Quality Capabilities

Report recognizes Silver Creek Systems' product data quality market leadership. Westminster, CO (PRWEB) July 27, 2009 -- Silver Creek Systems®, the pioneer and leader in automated Data Mastering, announced today that in a July 2009 report titled, It's Time to Revisi...

Surgery remans an option for advanced lung cancer

MAYWOOD, Il. In recent years, oncologists have debated whether patients with a certain type of advanced lung cancer would benefit from surgery. Now a major study published in the journal The Lancet has found that surgery after standard chemotherapy and radiation can be an option for patient...

Nexavar in Combination with Chemotherapy Shown to Extend Progression-Free Survival in Patients with Advanced Breast Cancer

WAYNE, N.J. and EMERYVILLE, Calif., July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONXX ) today announced that their first cooperative group-sponsored randomized Phase 2 trial in advanced metastatic breast cancer met...

Hendrick Health System Deploys Sentillion's Tap & Go Advanced Authentication Solution

ANDOVER, Mass., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Hendrick Health System, a major healthcare network in Abilene that serves the Texas Midwest area, finished its implementation of Sentillion's Tap & Go(TM) solution, which leverages passive proximity cards for advanced authentication. Following...

Centocor Ortho Biotech Statement on the FDA ODAC Opinion Regarding DOXIL(R) for Treatment of Advanced Breast Cancer

HORSHAM, Pa., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on the data presented today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) recommended that the combination of DOXIL(R) (doxorubicin HCI liposome injection) and docetaxel did not p...

Marienkrankenhaus Hamburg Installs Visage(R) CS Enterprise Wide Advanced Visualization Solutions

BERLIN, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Visage Imaging GmbH, a subsidiary of Pro Medicus(R) Ltd. (ASX: PME), announced today it has installed their Visage(R) CS solution at Marienkrankenhaus of Hamburg, Germany, a 521 bed primary care hospital, providing medical services for about 65,000 patients per...

University of Phoenix Expands Advanced Degree Programs; Adds Ph.D. in Nursing and Educational Specialist Degrees

PHOENIX, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- University of Phoenix today announced the launch of two online doctorate-level degree programs -- a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Nursing (Ph.D.) and an Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree. Enrollment for both programs is currently underway, with the Ed.S. pro...

TCS Healthcare Technologies to Offer Remote Hosting Options for Acuity Advanced Care(TM)

AUBURN, Calif. and EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- TCS Healthcare Technologies (TCS), an industry leader in the development of medical management software applications, announced today that TCS is expanding its software hosting options through a partnership with Wizmo, Inc., a Software...

New Jersey Hospital Protects Patient Safety with Advanced Pharmacy Automation Solution

Swisslog's PillPick automated drug management system revolutionized the way hospital pharmacy prepares, dispenses and returns medications. Denver, CO (PRWEB) July 9, 2009 -- For more than 80 years, Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, N.J., has provided healthcare excellence,...

Wound Management Technologies, Inc Announces Conference Plans and Presentations on Advanced Wound Care Product

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Wound Care Innovations, LLC, a subsidiary of Wound Management Technologies, Inc., (WNDM.ob), announced today that it will exhibit at the New Cardiovascular Horizons and Management of the Diabetic Foot & Wound Healing (NCVH) conference in New Orleans Ju...

Beginning Swim Classes Too Advanced for Many Beginners; Swim Instructor Conference Slated

Beginning swim classes teach skills too advanced for many swim students to be successful; a conference will train teachers in how to teach in order that all can learn to swim SARASOTA, Fla., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- This summer thousands of children and a few adults will enroll in Beginning Sw...

Goal of good quality medicines advanced by new USP agreement with 9 ASEAN countries

Rockville, Md., June 24, 2009 Furthering its mission to improve the quality of medicines worldwide, the U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention has signed a cooperative agreement with nine countries belonging to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In a drive to strengthen capacities a...

Medco's Advanced Pharmacy Adds 162 New Jobs for Total of 1,400

- Medco expands Indiana pharmacy to include " Oncology Therapeutic Resource Center " - Center will train pharmacists to specialize in personalized care for cancer patients WHITESTOWN, Ind., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS ),...

Heart Failure Society of America Applauds Inclusion of End-of-Life and Advanced Care Planning Measures in Senior Navigation and Planning Act

ST. PAUL, Minn., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) commends the inclusion of end-of-life planning and advanced care planning measures and directives as stated in Senate Bill 1263, The Senior Navigation and Planning Act of 2009 , recently introduced by Senator Mar...

Vanderbilt researchers pioneer an advanced sepsis detection and management system

When Jason Martin gives a talk about his research, he begins with the dramatic story of Mariana Bridi da Costa: The young Brazilian supermodel died from severe sepsis in January after amputation of both her hands and feet failed to stop its spread. Martin, who is a fellow in allergy, pulmonary ...

SETO Holdings, Inc. Completes Agreement to Acquire Advanced Hearing Centers, Inc. and Has Disposed of All Existing Business; New Management has been installed

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y., June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SETO Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets: SETO) announced that it has acquired from Sanjay Srivastava 100% of the capital stock of Advanced Hearing Centers, Inc. ("ADVANCED"), a Maryland corporation formed in 2004, in exchange for the issuance of 7...

Hebrew University research leads to advanced trials of new cancer treatment

Jerusalem, June 14, 2009 Research by a Hebrew University of Jerusalem professor has led to the development of a product that has been shown in clinical trials to be successful in halting the growth of various types of cancer cells. The research, conducted by Prof. Avraham Hochberg of the Silbe...

PharmaSURVEYOR's Advanced Drug Safety Service Connects to Microsoft HealthVault

Personalized drug assessment tool allows members to identify, diagnose and resolve drug side effects and interactions SEATTLE, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- PharmaSURVEYOR ( http://www.pharmasurveyor.com ) announced the integration of their Advanced Drug Safety service with Microsoft HealthVaul...

IMAGINE Software Unveils Advanced IMAGINEradiology(TM) Features

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAGINE Software, a leading provider of medical billing solutions, recently revealed its newest features implemented within the IMAGINEradiology(TM) practice management system at IMAGINE's 2009 I-Experience User Conference on April 19-21. The sy...

I-SPY trial offers key insights into locally advanced breast cancer

Scientists are reporting two findings that could influence the way researchers screen for, treat and assess prognosis for women with locally advanced breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease. One finding offers a critical message regarding treatment strategy, they say. "Women with local...

Vaccine shows therapeutic promise against advanced melanoma

ORLANDO - A vaccine for one of the most lethal cancers, advanced melanoma, has shown improved response rates and progression-free survival for patients when combined with the immunotherapy drug, Interleukin-2, according to researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. ...

Study shows drug combination improves outcome for advanced non-small cell lung cancer

A new, international study found that the combination of two drugs delays disease progression for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Results from the Phase III "ATLAS" trial were presented today by Dr. Vincent Miller of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) at the ...

Chemo Alone Is Best for Advanced Colon Cancer

Better drugs have rendered surgery unnecessary in most cases, study finds SATURDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) --Surgery is no longer the best treatment option for most patients with advanced colorectal cancer that has spread to other organs, a new study suggests. Immediate colon resec...

1 in 10 advanced colon cancer patients worry about prescription drug costs

ORLANDO, Fla.--The vast majority of advanced colon cancer patients in a clinical trial were not concerned about the cost of prescription drugs for managing chemotherapy side effects, such as infection, pain and nausea and few adopted strategies to reduce drug cost burdens after joining the clinica...

One in ten advanced colon cancer patients worry about prescription drug costs

ORLANDO, Fla.--The vast majority of advanced colon cancer patients in a clinical trial were not concerned about the cost of prescription drugs for managing chemotherapy side effects, such as infection, pain and nausea and few adopted strategies to reduce drug cost burdens after joining the clinica...

More Living Longer With Advanced Colon Cancer

Study found dramatic gains in both short-term and long-term survival rates WEDNESDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- Over the past 15 years, the average survival rate for patients battling advanced colorectal cancer has increased dramatically, new research indicates, due in equal measure t...

Younger men with advanced prostate cancer have shorter survival times

While young men with prostate cancer have a low risk of dying early, those with advanced forms of cancer do not live as long as older men with similar forms of the disease. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the July 1, 2009 issue of CANCER , a peer-reviewed journal of the America...

African-American women with advanced breast cancer often forego vital treatment

A new study finds that nearly one in four African American women with late stage breast cancer refused chemotherapy and radiation therapy, potentially life saving therapies. Published in the July 1, 2009 issue of CANCER , a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates...

Medivation Announces Upcoming Presentation of New MDV3100 Data in Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer at 45th American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting

SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medivation, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDVN ) today announced that additional clinical results from a Phase 1-2 clinical trial involving 140 men with advanced prostate cancer evaluating MDV3100, a next-generation androgen receptor antagonist, will be presented ...

Nexavar Approved in Japan for the Treatment of Advanced Liver Cancer

- First and only oral targeted therapy to significantly improve overall survival in patients with the disease - WAYNE, N.J. and EMERYVILLE, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONXX ) today announced that the Mi...

SETO Holdings, Inc. Signs Agreement to Acquire Advanced Hearing Centers, Inc. and Will Dispose of All Existing Business; New Management to be Installed

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y., May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SETO Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets: SETO) announced that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire from Sanjay Srivastava 100% of the capital stock of Advanced Hearing Centers, Inc. ("AHC"), a Maryland corporation formed in 2004 which provid...

Frost & Sullivan: Clinical and Cost Benefits to Promote Uptake of Advanced Wound Management Technologies Across Europe

LONDON, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The advanced wound management market in Europe is experiencing high growth due to the heightened need for better and more cost-effective treatment. As a result, the market is expanding strongly despite significant hurdles, including intense competition and low reimbu...