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Chemists create 'Superbowl' molecule; May lead to better health

In a development that could one day score a touchdown for better health, chemists in Australia have created a "superbowl" molecule that shows promise for precision drug delivery, according to a recent study in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Shaped like a miniature football stadium, the molecule is capable of delivering a wide range of drugs ?from painkillers to chemotherapy cocktai...

New push for public health, AIDS spending at African Union summit

Activists hope this weekend's African Union (AU) summit will net commitments to boost government spending on public health, helping to curb the spread of AIDS, which killed 2.3 million Africans in 2004. "We are definitely optimistic that this time there will be some movement, that this time there will be not just talk about an HIV strategy for the AU but how to tackle an action-oriented p...

Scientists collaborate to assess health of global environment

For the first time, a group of scientists has accomplished the daunting task of evaluating the status of all of the ecosystems on Earth, and the outlook is troubling. Commissioned by the United Nations in 2001, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment program will issue its primary report on March 30 during press conferences in London, Washington, D.C., Tokyo, Beijing, New Delhi, Brasilia, Cai...

Highly adaptable genome in gut bacterium key to intestinal health

A bacterium that lives in the human gut adaptively shifts more than a quarter of its genes into high gear when its host's diet changes from sugar to complex carbohydrates. This adaptive mechanism not only allows the bacterial species to survive rapidly changing nutrient conditions but also helps maintain the functions and stability of the gut's highly complex microbial society, according...

Genetically modified rice in China benefits farmers' health, study finds

Farmers growing genetically modified rice in field trials in China report higher crop yields, reduced pesticide use and fewer pesticide-related health problems, according to a study by researchers in China and at Rutgers University and the University of California, Davis. "This paper studies two of the f...

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KODAK Image Station 4000MM Digital Imaging System from Molecular Imaging Systems, Carestream Health, Inc. (formerly Kodak Molecular Imaging Systems)

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Taq DNA Polymerase (cloned) from GE Healthcare, formerly Amersham Biosciences

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Merge Healthcare hires new VP of finance

Merge announced the hiring of Greg Wilson, currently the chief financial officer with <a href="http://w...

Midwest hotter for healthcare investments

The report said the Midwest experienced a 25 percent increase in 2006 for health care-related investments....

Schwartz leaves Merge board; will launch healthcare technology investment fund

Schwartz will continue providing business development assistance to the company beyond his previously...

PDS hires new VP, buys former health club building

The company which maintains offices in Oconomowoc, Brookfield and Madison designs, builds and manages IT infrastructure and services for medium-sized and large organizations. Austin Park, the co...

Innovative Health Strategies near Milwaukee set to profit from Medicare expansion

Terri Bernacchi knows how to survive. The Milwaukee-area entrepreneur "bootstrapped" So now that IHS has begun to thrive, it is well positioned to help its pharmaceutical industry customers survive the massive new demands that...

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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 percent last year, said Olga Frolova, head of the statistics department of Russia's Academy o...

Startling Expose – Physicians Often Have No Regular Source Of Health Car

Startling! But true! In a censure of the doctors around the world, a study conducted by researchers at the prestigious Yale and Johns Hopkins Universities has revealed that more than a third of physicians have no regular source of healthcare Dr. Cary P Gross of Yale University is New Haven, Connecticut says, ‘ these physicians without a regular source of health care are less likely than...

Debate Rages over firing of HIV infected health care workers

When we flip through the news papers it isn’t uncommon for us to see news items which tell us that an employee has been fired from an establishment after testing positive for HIV. But rarely do these matters become a major controversy when many sit up and take notice. Especially in the health care industry people don’t bat an eyelid when someone is fired because of ones HIV serostatus. Ma...

Want a Healthy brew? Have some Tea!

The most widely consumed beverage in the world next to water is Tea. Whether you like it strong or light, with or without milk, sugared or bland, with herbs or with masala it is undoubtedly the most favorite amongst all beverages. Even coffee lovers and health freaks who live on fruit and vegetables grudgingly accept tea as a wholesome energy boost. But the international scientific commun...

Patient’s perception of health status helps in better recover

We always insist that we should feel healthy to actually live healthy. Doctors in England say that following a coronary bypass surgery; the patient’s attitude helps in an early recovery. To justify this argument the researchers conducted a health survey just before coronary bypass operations and assessed the patient’s own perception of his/her own health status. Following surgery those wh...

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Controlling the Spread of Healthcare Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Requires Active Surveillance

Both methicillin sensitive and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA, MRSA) can cause invasive and life-threatening infections such as osteomyelitis, septicemia, endocarditis, and pneumonia. Healthcare associated MRSA is of particular clinical importance because it is not only predictably cross resistant to all penicillins and cephalosporins, but is also typically resistant to mu...

Samaritan's Alzheimer's Drug Caprospinol Suggests Brain May be Able to Heal From Alzheimer's Disease

Animal Study Confirms Caprospinol's (SP-233) Ability to Clear BrainPlaque and Empower Rat Brain Cells to Recover Memory Function In Vivo 'Proof of Concept' Study Proposes Direct CorrelationBetween Removing Beta Amyloid Plaque and Memory Recovery LAS VEGAS, July 10, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- SamaritanPharmaceuticals Inc. (AMEX:LIV), a developer of innovative drugs,is ple...

Largest National U.S. Healthcare Facility MRSA Study Reveals Infection Rates Eight Times Greater Than Previous Estimates

'Superbug' Prevalence Data from 1,237 Facilities DemonstratesPublic Health Threat; Colonization and Infections Span All States,Across Healthcare Facility Units SAN JOSE, Calif., June 25, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TheAssociation for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology(APIC) today released initial results from a nationwide study of1,237 U.S. healthcare facilities, exam...

Nationwide MRSA Prevalence Study to Demonstrate Full Scope of 'Superbug' Threat Facing U.S. Healthcare Facilities and Patients

Broadest, Most Comprehensive Survey Provides New Benchmark on MRSAin Healthcare Facilities WASHINGTON, June 21, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thefollowing was released today by APIC: WHAT: -- First nationwide study of the prevalence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a virulent multi-drug resistant organism, in U.S. healthcare facilit...

Arterial Plaque Significantly Reduced in Women Age 50-59 Taking Hormones, Says New Analysis of Women's Health Initiative Data

Fourth Study to Indicate that Early Use of Estrogen May beCardio-Protective PHOENIX, June 20, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new analysisof Women's Health Initiative data published in the New EnglandJournal of Medicine, shows significant reduction in calcifiedplaque for women aged 50 to 59 using hormone therapy (HT) comparedwith women taking a placebo. This is the first time therelati...

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