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Scientists document complex genomic events leading to the birth of new genes

A team of scientists led by Peer Bork, Ph.D., Senior Bioinformatics Scientist at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, report today in the journal Genome Research that they have identified a new primate-specific gene family that spans about 10% of human chromosome 2. Comprised of eight family members, the RGP gene cluster may help to explain what sets apart humans and other primates from the...

Doctors closer to using gene analysis to help trauma patients

A genetic tool with the potential to identify which trauma and burn patients are most likely to become seriously ill has worked consistently in a wide range of experimental clinical settings ?an important hurdle to overcome before the method is routinely used in emergency rooms and intensive care units. In a report published today (March 7) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sc...

Venom doc tracks down snake bioweapons

Bryan Grieg Fry, Ph.D., a scientist from the University of Melbourne, Australia, has conducted the first comprehensive analysis of the origin and evolution of one of nature's most sophisticated bioweapons: snake venom. His results are reported in the March issue of the journal Genome Research. Venomous snakes, all of which belong to the superfamily Colubroidea, evolved glands for the stora...

Survey reveals women and doctors aren't talking about HPV

Eighty-eight percent of women rely on their healthcare providers to learn about gynecological issues, yet only 19 percent said their doctor has talked to them about cervical cancer and its cause - the human papillomavirus (HPV) - according to a new survey released by the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP). HPV is extremely common, affecting an estimated 80 percent of sexually...

Two studies document rise of superbugs in the environment

As science gets wiser, so do the bugs. The rates of drug-resistant bacteria infecting patients in the community and in the hospital have been increasing steadily in recent years, according to two new studies in the June 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. Drug resistance in microorganisms has become a problem due in part to inappropriate prescribing and overuse...

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The doctor is in: Thompson prescribes better health information technology

The Wisconsin Technology Network is committed to helping improve patient safety and healthcare through the development and deployment of technology. We salute the administration and the efforts of Secretary Thompson and his agency to help spread the adoption health technology. If you are interested in learning more about this topic you should attend the following event....

Computer Card Supports Solo Doctor

Oconomowoc, WI-Patrick O'Malley, D.O. established his practice, O'Malley Family Medicine, in Oconomowoc, Wis. (outside Milwaukee) in 2001.He envisioned that practicing ndependently would enable him to provide personalized care to his patients. But, how can a solo practitioner build a thriving practice in today's healthcare industry? "Keeping my overhead low is essential," says O'Malley. "That's w...

Document retention policy can get your arms around eDiscovery

As information that a business receives, creates and utilizes expands over time, so does the risk of loss of that information or control over it. Besides the practical rea...

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Rocket docket speeds patent infringement suits

Intellectual property and science, particularly biotechnology, go hand-in-hand. In the highly competitive science and technology community, patents, copyrights, and trade...

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Cancer Doctors Okays Controversial Prostate Therapy

A controversial treatment for prostate cancer in which radioactive seeds are implanted in the prostate to destroy the tumor received support Friday from doctors writing therapy guidelines for the prestigious 17-hospital National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. This type of therapy is known as brachytherapy, the procedure has been performed for years by...

Doctors needed urgently in Gujarat

The quake-devastated state ofGujarat in India is now slowly coming to terms with the full fallout of thecalamity. While different news channels and papers are busy increasing thedeath toll by the thousand in every other bulletin, the state government andthe central government are now faced with the unenviable ta...

Doctors operate upon patients in candlelight- latest from the quake scene

The latest word from Gujarat is that doctors are being stretched to their limits working on cases for hours together without a break. At times they work in candlelight when the power fails, but the work goes on. Many caesarean sections to deliver babies were conducted in open verandahs. On Jan 27th nearly 1500 patients were operated upon without a break. Many fractures were fixed without...

Two doctors suspended for wrong brain surgery

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Doctors at risk- the ugly side of the noble profession

A recent study shows that doctors are amongst the top victims of workplace crime. They are often threatened and abused by relatives of patients who die during treatment. Without going into who is right and who is wrong the report says doctors are targeted and sometimes made to pay a very heavy price if things go wrong.Calling it the ugly side of the noble profession, the study says that d...

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Reaction to Avandia Warnings Stronger Among Internists Than Endocrinologists, According to Study by GfK Market Measures

EAST HANOVER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 11, 2007 - Since the May2007 release of a New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) reportthat Avandia users are 43 percent more likely to suffer a heartattack and 67 percent more likely to die of cardiovascular causesthan non-users of Avandia, it is no surprise that physicians intendto switch many type 2 diabetes patients from Avandia to therapiesbelie...

Generex Biotechnology to Make Presentations At 46th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Pediatric Endocrinology

WORCESTER, Mass., Jun 27, 2007 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX NewsNetwork) -- Generex Biotechnology Corporation (Nasdaq:GNBT), theleader in drug delivery for metabolic diseases through the innerlining of the mouth, announced today that it will be making threeposter presentations at the 46th Annual Meeting of the EuropeanSociety of Pediatric Endocrinology in Helsinki, Finland June 27 --30, 200...

Columbia Laboratories Reports Positive Results from Multi-dose Pharmacokinetic Study of Vaginally-administered Lidocaine

LIVINGSTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 27, 2007 - ColumbiaLaboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBRX) today announced positive resultsfrom a recently-completed multi-dose pharmacokinetic study ofvaginally-administered lidocaine, which the Company is developingto prevent and treat dysmenorrhea. This 42-subject study was designed to provide data on bloodlevels associated with the Company's bioadhesiv...

Research Documents Scalable Production, Survival Following Engraftment and Positive Impact on Cardiac Function in Infarcted Rats for Geron's Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Based Therapeutic for Heart Failure

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 19, 2007 - GeronCorporation (Nasdaq: GERN) today reported that research documentingthe scalable production, survival following engraftment andpositive impact on cardiac function in infarcted rats was presentedtoday for GRNCM1, the company's human embryonic stem cell(hESC)-based therapeutic for heart failure, at the InternationalSociety for Stem Cell...

Metabasis Therapeutics Presents Results of Preclinical Studies for MB07811, Its Novel Product Candidate for the Treatment of Hyperlipidemia, at the Endocrine Society's Annual Meeting

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 6, 2007 - Metabasis Therapeutics,Inc. (Nasdaq:MBRX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on thediscovery, development and commercialization of novel drugs for thetreatment of metabolic and liver diseases by applying uniquecapabilities for targeting the liver and liver pathways, announcedtoday that two posters were presented at the Endocrine Society's89th Annu...

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