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UCLA Study Shows One-Third of Drug Ads in Medical Journals Do Not Contain References Supporting Medical Claims

UCLA investigators reviewed pharmaceutical ads in American medical journals and found that nearly one-third contained no references for medical claims; while the majority of references to published material was available, only a minority of company data-on-file documents were provided upon request; and the majority of original research cited in the ads was funded by or had authors affiliated with...

New project aims to make large-scale lobster farms feasible

Harbor Branch scientists have received new funding for a research program they hope will make large-scale culturing of spiny lobster economically feasible. The project is based on the serendipitous discovery that lobster larvae are settling on open water fish cages in Puerto Rico by the thousands. The research, along with the some of the lobster's more fascinating habits such as their tendency to...

New tooth enamel dating technique could help identify disaster victims

Remnants of above-ground nuclear testing provide a way to determine age at time of death The radioactive carbon-14 produced by above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and 1960s is providing forensic scientists with a more precise way to determine a person's age at the time of death. The method could help in the identification of victims of Hurricane Katrina and other large-scale disast...

Spray-on skin relieves emotional trauma for child burn victims

Spray-on skin is helping child burns victims cope with the trauma of scarring, according to a study by University of Queensland researchers at the Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane. The new liquid spray-on skin technology, whi...

Major cancer study aims to identify protein markers for early-stage disease

A team led by Bay Area scientists is one of five nationwide to receive a major grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to refine and standardize the technologies for identifying biomarkers in the blood -- specific proteins, and the patterns they make -- for the early detection of cancer. The grants, which signal the NCI's strategic shift toward studies aimed at early detection of c...

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New biomedical institute aims to unite business and academia in SE Wisconsin

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MailFoundry claims world's fastest anti-spam filter

The product, called the series 9100 anti-spam appliance, was unveiled at this week's Interop exhibit in Las Vegas. The series 9100 is designed to comba...

Research consortium aims to bring security and defense contracts to Wisconsin

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RFID pilot project aims to improve blood banks

is partnering with three blood banks and multiple vendor partners on what is b...

Securitas aims to counter virus behavior

- Profit-driven hackers, armed with increasingly sophisticated malicious software, have caused over $8 billion in damage to corporation computer systems this year alone, and variations of existing viruses are proliferating faster than ever before. Fortunately for beleagured businesses, the skill demonstrated by computer criminals is speeding the development of pre-emptive cou...

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Ebola Virus - 'Outbreak' Claims More Lives In Uganda.

The curse of Uganda – the deadly Ebola virus in its latest outbreak has claimed around 156 lives by December 5th according to Health Ministry officials in Kampala. More shocking is the fact that the dead include many health workers including doctors & nurses. But what shocked the nation was the death of Dr. Mathew Zukeviya, who was a prominent doctor spearheading the fight against Ebola...

New hope for cancer victims – will vaccine cure the deadly bug

One very deadly form of cancer is pancreatic cancer, though it isn’t very common. Globally it kills lakhs of people every year. And now there is some hope for the unfortunate victims. A new vaccine has been successfully tested on the pancreatic cancer victims and it has increased the survival rates in many. Vaccines are typically thought of as a way of preventing disease. In cancer, howe...

Chennai AIDS Campaign Highlights The Social Neglect Faced By Victims

A workshop held recently in Chennai has brought out the wide spread ignorance of the general public regarding modes of HIV transmission to the spotlight.// A one-day workshop was organized by the Chennai branch of Family Planning Association of India to create awareness regarding the prevalence and spread of HIV. Multipurpose Health Workers (MPHWs) working in the Urban Health Posts (U...

Indonesia Claims To Have Arrested The Bird Flu.

Bird flu that made news recently due to its wide spreading nature across the world. But now Indonesia claims to have put an end to its // spread across the country. The health minister pointed out that previously there were21 provinces a...

Blood Pressure Drug may slow wasting in burn victims

A widely used blood pressure drug shows strong potential for slowing the metabolic overdrive that makes patients waste away after severe burns and other major injuries. In a study, researchers at Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston, Texas, tried propranolol on 13 children with bad burns and left 12 untreated to compare. The drug, one of a class known as beta blockers, checks the s...

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MEDPOR Orbital Rims

Description:Medpor Orbital Rim Implants provide the surgeon with an effective option for augmentation of the inferior and lateral rim in primary augmentation or secondary rim repair. The extended model provides additional anterior projection and extends around the lateral orbital wall....
Company:Porex Surgical Products Group

MEDPOR Inferior Orbital Rims

Description:The Medpor Inferior Orbital Rim implant can provide up to 5mm of anterior projection and is designed to be trimmed to meet the needs of the individual patient. A small flange allows it to rest on the most anterior aspect of the orbital floor. This flange allows easier positioning of the implant and a possible area for screw fixation to the skeleton....
Company:Porex Surgical Products Group

ADVIA IMS 800i Integrated Modular System

Description:The Advia IMS integrates a full menu of both immunoassay and chemistry tests....
Company:Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics

AimStep Ovulation

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Company:Germaine Laboratories, Inc.

Clinical LIMS

Description:Designed to fully integrate the demanding functions of a multidisciplinary clinical laboratory working under regulatory compliance, STARLIMS clinical LIMS suite uses five core modules to facilitate laboratory clinical studies management and create an environment of responsiveness and flexibility to meet these challenges....
Company:STARLIMS Corporation

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Acorda Therapeutics Presents Fampridine-SR Data at ACTRIMS Meeting

HAWTHORNE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 4, 2007 - AcordaTherapeutics, Inc.(R) (Nasdaq: ACOR) today announced that theCompany presented a "meta-analysis" or combined analysis of twoclinical trials of Fampridine-SR in multiple sclerosis during aposter session at the Americas Committee for Treatment and Researchin MS (ACTRIMS) Meeting in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 2,2007. The poster, "Va...