Russia in Medical News

Tigermed Forms Strategic Partnerships With Leading CROs in Russia and South Korea

HANGZHOU, China, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Tigermed Consulting Co., Ltd., a leading Contract Research Organization (CRO) in China, announced that it has established strategic partnerships with two leading CROs, OCT in Russia and LSK in Korea respectively to integrate resources for the expansion and ...

Researchers: Program discourages HIV transmission in Russia

(Boston)-Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that sexual behavior counseling during drug addiction treatment should be considered an important component among Russian substance-dependent individuals, in order to decrease risky sexual b...

Chiltern Opens a New Office in Russia

LONDON, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Chiltern, a leading global research organization, announced that it has opened a new office in St. Petersburg, Russia following the recent appointment of Dr. Alexey V. Kornilov as General Manager of its Russian operations. This office is expected to grow rapi...

Movement Against Cancer, a Cancer Patient Advocacy Group in Russia, Launches an Effort to Inform Russian Authorities and the Public About Inadequate Access of Innovative and Effective Cancer Treatments for Cancer Patients in Russia

- Advocacy Group Urges Russian President Vladimir Putin to Adopt a National Plan Against Cancer - MOSCOW, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Movement Against Cancer, a cancer patient advocacy group in Russia, today launched an effort to inform Russian authorities and the public a...

Dong-A PharmTech Signs Licensing Deal With Otechestvennye to Market Zydena in Russia

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Dong-A PharmTech Co. Ltd announced today the signing of a five-year US$50 Million contract with Otechestvennye Lekarstva OJSC, to market in Russia Dong-A's erectile dysfunction drug which is currently sold in Korea under the brand name of Zydena. Un...

To Russia With Love-Bird Flu Strikes

Bird flu has come to Russia after quarantine measures were lifted August 2006. The incidence of bird flu in 2006 resulted in an epidemic that called for the culling// of 1.5 million birds. The present outbreak is near the country’s Black Sea coast. “A laboratory analysis has uncovered the H...

Dangerous Natural Phenomena Hits Russia in 2006

This year Russia registered the highest number of unfavourable and dangerous natural phenomena in the history of meteorological observation//. Roman Vilfand, director of Russia's hydrometeorology centre, said between January and November 371 dangerous natural phenomena - including extreme co...

Panic In Russia Over HIV Infected Blood

Patients at Russian hospitals are in a panic after news that HIV infected blood had been administered to 208 people, with one of them getting infected with the virus. A 35 year old female donor in Voronezh is reported to have donated the infected blood//. Conflicting statements are coming in from t...

Poor health care in Russia maybe causing Decline in its Population

Medical officials in Russia have reported to have said that more than two-thirds of births in Russia are marred by complications, and every second newborn discharged from a maternity clinic is suffering health problems. The number of normal births declined from 45.3 percent in 1992 to just 30...

370,000 AIDS Cases in Russia

About 370,000 Russians are found HIV positive during 2006 and, among them, over 1,000 children carried the infection from their mothers// who were either suffering from full-blown AIDS or HIV positive, the federal health service has said. Epidemiologist Guennadi Onitshenko said Tuesday an add...

Oral Flu Vaccine On The Horizon In Russia

Russian researchers have developed an intranasal influenza vaccine using a novel adjuvant technology, with plans to develop what could become the first tablet// flu vaccine formulation. The scientists, from Russia's Influenza Research Institute (RAMS) recently completed a preclinical study on...

Global Health Issues To Take Priority In The Current G8 Summit In Russia

The Group of Eight (G8) industrialised nations summit, which begins on Saturday in St. Petersburg, Russia, is to have the global health issues high on its list// of priority. Gennady Onishchenko, Russia's chief public health officer, addressing the press stated that the G8 members would be si...

Human Bird Flu Vaccine Trials Begin In Russia

Russia has begun testing a vaccine to prevent bird flu in humans, a senior doctor in Moscow has revealed. Russia has not had any human infections to date//, but avian influenza in birds has claimed around 1.1 million birds either through disease or through culling. "We have started tests on 1...

Fresh Bird Flu Cases Spotted In Southern Russia

Moscow: The southern state of Volgograd, in Russia, has reported the deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus, according to reports from the state veterinary authorities.// This is the second case in two weeks. Nearly 11 regions in Southern Russia have reported Bird-Flu infections from the b...

Bird Flu Deters Hunters in Russia

In Russia due to the fear of avian flu epidemic the spring bird hunt was cancelled. The local officials on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula have banned the seasonal hunt.// Usually the spring bird hunt is scheduled to start between April 26 and May 7 and end on May 5 to 14, dependin...

Bird Flu in Southern Russia

Agriculture Minister RIA Novosti said that bird flu outbreak has been reported at a poultry farm in the Krasnodar Territory in southern Russia// . The avian flu in Russia was detected in wild fowls and migratory birds. It was detected in six Russian regions of the Republics of Kabardin...

Worldwide Gap Between Vision Care Attitudes & Behavior

...n marked contrast. Adults in China (25%), Singapore (28%), Japan (28%) and russia (36%) say they are much less likely to have ever had a comprehensive eye ex...mes to how to correct or improve their vision. Respondents in France (91%), russia (81%), Australia (80%) and the United States (78%) display relatively highe...

Report: Microsoft Sponsoring Ads for Rogue Internet Pharmacies

...arth Bruen, KnujOn's President. "These types of sites are usually the product of organized crime and vast illicit drug networks, many of them based in russia and Eastern Europe, that deceive, defraud and poison Internet users." The study also found disclosure gaps in bing.com's advertising program, s...

BioMarin Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...keting approval in the first half of 2010. Also, during the quarter, we received approval for Naglazyme in Russia, which is especially significant as russia influences many countries in Eastern Europe. In order to support the projected commercial needs for Naglazyme, Aldurazyme, GALNS and PEG-PAL through ...

Hard To Treat Diseases (HTDS.PK) Agreement With 2nd Largest Vaccine Manufacturer in China Yunnan Walvax Biotech Co

... b conjugate vaccine in the global market. In other corporate news, the company plans on commencing the registration in Chile, Indonesia, Egypt, and russia within this month with the brand name "MEVAC-Hib". The company will provide further details as they become available. Safe Harbor Statement ...

MDS Nordion Continues to Urge Government of Canada to Complete MAPLE Project to Address Critical Medical Isotope Shortage

...continue to examine other supply alternatives. On June 15, 2009, MDS Nordion announced an agreement with the Karpov Institute of Physical Chemistry in russia to study the feasibility of the Karpov Institute providing the Company with a viable and reliable supply of Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) for the global nucle...

New Report Just Published: World Hepatitis C Virus And Therapeutics Market Report

... HCV Diagnostic Tests and Treatment in Select CEE Countries II-52 Bulgaria II-52 Czech Republic II-52 Hungary II-52 Romania II-52 russia II-52 Ukraine II-53 Availability of Testing Protocols for HCV in Select CEE Countries II-53 5. Drug Approvals & Clinical Trials I...

Two Flight Surgeons Supporting Wyle's Bioastronautics Contract Selected for New Astronaut Class

...4S and participated in the medical evaluation of other spaceflight participants through Space Adventures. She has spent more than nine months in russia supporting medical operations for International Space Station crewmembers in Star City including water survival training in the Ukraine. She is curre...

Stemedica Discovers Significant Breakthrough in the Use of Stem Cells and Stem Cell Factors for the Treatment of Retinal Degeneration

...250 scientific publications, has been the Chair of Ophthalmology Society of russia since 2005 and was appointed the Chief Expert for ophthalmology of the Russ...enter" is the leading clinical and research ophthalmological center in russia with over 4,000 researchers and medical doctors. The Center, along with its...

Michigan Among Top Three E-Prescribing States in the Nation, Led by Automotive Company Initiative

...Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, Vauxhall and Wuling. GM's largest national market is the United States, followed by China, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Canada, russia and Germany. GM's OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. More information on GM can be found...

Living Cell Technologies' Diabetes Clinical Trial Authorized by New Zealand Government

...ECELL(R) in the New Zealand trial." LCTs Phase I/IIa clinical trial in russia started with a low dose of DIABECELL(R). In May 2009 LCT reported prelimina...eight patients, four of whom are to receive double the initial dose used in russia followed by four patients to receive triple the dose. Dr John Baker, C...

Internationally-Renowned Health and Wellness Authority Joins livethesource(TM) as a Master Distributor

...pert, Dr. Roger A. Boger has lectured throughout the United States as well as in Japan, Canada, France, England, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Germany, russia and the Caribbean. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from East Stroudsburg State University in Pennsylvania and continued his educa...

IUPUI chemists develop Distributed Drug Discovery: Finding drugs for neglected diseases

...les as part of their normal training in synthetic chemistry. Currently students at IUPUI, the University of Indianapolis, and universities in Poland, russia and Spain have demonstrated their ability to make the molecules (or portions of the molecules) that can be identified by the personal computers as pot...

NYSE Amex Accepts China Shenghuo's Compliance Plan for Continued Listing

...oducts to Asian countries such as Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, and Thailand and to European countries such as the United Kingdom, Tajikstan, russia and Kyrgyzstan. For more information, please visit http://www.shenghuo.com.cn . Safe Harbor Statement This press release may contain ...

Results from 8 late-breaking clinical trials presented at Heart Failure 2009

...ongestive Heart failure: A multidisciplinary Non-pharmacological approach for Changing in rE-hospitalisation and prognosis) is an important study from russia looking at whether post-discharge non-pharmacological interventions by nurses and other health professionals could reduce the risk of hospital readmis...

China Shenghuo Reports Unaudited Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2009

...oducts to Asian countries such as Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, and Thailand and to European countries such as the United Kingdom, Tajikstan, russia and Kyrgyzstan. For more information, please visit http://www.shenghuo.com.cn . Safe Harbor Statement This press release may contain ...

Zila & Experts Testify at Congressional Hearing on Innovative Technology for Veterans; Urge Broader Use of ViziLite(R) Plus by VA for Oral Cancer Screening

...ngdom, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, France and Greece. The company has formed distribution agreements in other international markets, including russia and Belarus, where product registration is in process. These markets and others in the Pacific Rim region, especially China and India, will form the ...

More Low-Income Kids Are Getting Vaccinated

...r example, immunity in some of the children against certain types of polio was only around 50 percent. The study included children adopted from China, russia and Guatemala. Children from China were the most likely to be lacking protective immunity. The researchers suggested that children adopted from other ...

What killed Naval hero John Paul Jones?

...ers and men. Jones, ever seeking to improve his craft, served briefly in russia as an officer in the imperial fleet of Catherine the Great. He was known as a womanizer and left russia in the wake of an apparently trumped-up rape charge by Russian officers and...

A Clear Solution for Healthy Eyes

...y was conducted online amongst 1,402 monthly or fortnightly contact lens wearers, across seven countries in Europe (UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, russia and Poland). The research, led by Dr Philip Morgan from Eurolens Research and funded through an educational grant by Bausch & Lomb, investigated h...

Some Reports Put Number of U.S. Swine Flu Cases at 50

... as 149 deaths in neighboring Mexico. Officials in other nations around the globe responded to the threat of a possible pandemic. China, Taiwan and russia considered quarantines, and several Asian countries scrutinized visitors arriving at their airports, the AP reported. The European Union on Mond...

40 Swine Flu Cases Now Reported in U.S.

... as 149 deaths in neighboring Mexico. Officials in other nations around the globe responded to the threat of a possible pandemic. China, Taiwan and russia considered quarantines, and several Asian countries scrutinized visitors arriving at their airports, the AP reported. The European Union on Mond...

Obama Says Swine Flu Outbreak No Cause for 'Alarm'

...ponded to the threat of a possible pandemic. The European Union advised against nonessential travel to the United States and Mexico. China, Taiwan and russia considered quarantines, and several Asian countries scrutinized visitors arriving at their airports, the AP reported. On Sunday, U.S. health off...

Emerging Markets for Diagnostic Imaging Systems Hurt by Economic Crisis

...ties. Combined revenues from CT and MRI scanner sales in Brazil, India, and russia will shrink by almost 15% in 2009. The current economic downturn has...009 report series -- which covers China in addition to Brazil, India, and russia -- provides competitive analysis of key industry players, including Agfa He...

Palisade Systems DLP Technology Deployed by Gibson General Hospital to Protect Electronic Medical Records

... found that the IP address belonged to a company based out of India. Additionally, they discovered that the email server was frequenting websites from russia that utilized ICQ Messaging, and the PacketSure reports showed that a huge amount of data in small packets was being pumped out of the hospital's serv...