PRWeb: Medical Research http://www.prweb.com Latest news releases for Medical Research from PRWeb en PRWeb Distribution Newswire http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/prweb_logo_hv2.jpg http://www.prweb.com 200 46 xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com AppleBoost.com Launches New Website: Harnessing The Nutrition and Health Benefits of Organic Apples with Breakthrough Dried Apple Peel Powder http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3015924.htm AppleBoost Products, Inc. has taken the adage, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" to a whole new level with its groundbreaking, patented dried apple peel powder (DAPP), which harnesses the many nutritional properties of this high-fiber, low-calorie, antioxidant and phytonutrient rich fruit and makes it fun to enjoy. (PRWeb Nov 10, 2009)

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]]> Ultrasonic Cleaner from Tovatech Plays Key Role in World Health Organization's Guidelines for Infection Control http://www.prweb.com/releases/ultrasonic/cleaner/prweb3177314.htm Using an ultrasonic cleaner is faster, safer and more thorough than scrubbing when cleaning medical instruments used in healthcare facilities. Improved cleaning results, shorter cleaning time and lower costs through reuse of instruments are added benefits of ultrasonic cleaning. (PRWeb Nov 10, 2009)

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]]> High Impact Sports Participation May Improve Bone Mineral Density in Mature Athletes http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3179754.htm New study highlights positive influence of sports participation on bone health (PRWeb Nov 10, 2009)

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]]> News from the November/December Issue of Molecular Medicine http://www.prweb.com/releases/Molecular_Medicine/genetics/prweb3180324.htm Studying Genetic Variance Across the World is Critical in Understanding the Effects of Genes (PRWeb Nov 10, 2009)

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]]> Social Network for Translational Scientists Launched http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3161264.htm To enhance the career development of scientists and science trainees who hope to translate laboratory research into clinical medicine, AAAS, Science Careers, and Science have launched a new online social-networking site called CTSciNet, the Clinical and Translational Science Network. (PRWeb Nov 9, 2009)

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]]> Xybion Unveils Pristima™ VM, an Integrated Enterprise Software Solution for Vivarium and Veterinary Care Management http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3167884.htm Product release is a research industry first, allowing veterinary research subjects, research facilities and research safety study data to be managed in one software application. (PRWeb Nov 9, 2009)

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]]> The Face of Lung Cancer Support and Information Website Launches to Increase Awareness and Advocacy http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3170344.htm A new website providing support and information to victims and survivors of lung cancer has been launched at TheFaceofLungCancer.org. The site provides a community for victims and survivors while distilling important information and advocating change in health care policy. (PRWeb Nov 9, 2009)

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]]> Radiation Therapy Options for Mesothelioma Patients Sponsored by MesoCare.org http://www.prweb.com/releases/Mesothelioma/Radiation_Therapy/prweb3171154.htm On Tuesday November 10th, at 5:30 pm CST, Veronica Garza of MD Anderson will be conducting a lecture on Radiation Therapy Options for Mesothelioma patients. Her lecture will be held live, via teleconference, and via the mesocare.org website. (PRWeb Nov 9, 2009)

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]]> Angular-Cheilitis-Center.com Now Has New Home Remedy Option http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3173404.htm Do you suffer from angular cheilitis? Try this new home remedy! Is it worth the pain and embarrassment not to try? (PRWeb Nov 9, 2009)

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]]> Vertilon Launches SIB232 for Fluorescence Detection Applications http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3170394.htm Sensor Interface Board Supports Hamamatsu H7260 32 Channel PMT (PRWeb Nov 8, 2009)

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]]> Local Firm Facilitates Deal Between Univ of California, San Diego and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3170884.htm Avantiya Health, LLC, a San Diego based advisory company has successfully orchestrated a deal between the University of California, San Diego Health Sciences and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. The deal to create the International Medical Center in Kharagpur will include a 350 bed tertiary care hospital, a medical school and a research and development center. This agreement – marked by a signing ceremony in Kharagpur, West Bengal, India on Aug 18, 2009 – is the beginning of a strong educational, research and clinical partnership between UC San Diego Health Sciences and IIT, Kharagpur. IIT, Kharagpur is the first and largest of the IIT chain of higher education institutes in India that focuses on engineering and technology. The goal is to jointly establish a state-of-the-art medical center at IIT Kharagpur, which will be the first of its kind between a U.S. University and an Indian Institution. (PRWeb Nov 8, 2009)

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]]> UTSA Reports 34% Increase in FY 09 Total Research Spending Over FY 08 According to Newest Numbers http://www.prweb.com/releases/UTSA/Research_Spending/prweb3165924.htm With a five-year increase of 97% in total research spending, UTSA is making enormous leaps in the competition for tier one research dollars (PRWeb Nov 7, 2009)

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]]> Radiation Therapy Options in Mesothelioma by Veronica Garza of MD Anderson Sponsored by MesoCare.org http://www.prweb.com/releases/mesothelioma/11/prweb3170764.htm On Tuesday November 10th, at 5:30 pm CST, Veronica Garza of MD Anderson will be conducting a lecture on Radiation Therapy Options For Patients Suffering From Mesothelioma. Her lecture will be held live, via teleconference, and the mesocare.org website. (PRWeb Nov 7, 2009)

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]]> The New NE-9000 Peristaltic Pump from New Era Pump Systems Maximizes Efficiency For The Home Based Business To The Factory Floor http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/Pump/prweb3170974.htm New Era Pump Systems, Inc. introduces the NE-9000 Peristaltic Pump (http://syringepump.com/peristaltic.htm) designed for small scale production is great for applications ranging from the home based business, research laboratories to the factory floor (PRWeb Nov 7, 2009)

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]]> Anodyne Therapy, LLC Develops Device For Treatment of Foot and Leg Pain And Pledges Donation In Honor Of World Diabetes Day http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3166734.htm Anodyne Therapy LLC, the leading innovator in infrared light therapy products, launches the Freedom 300, a new product for the treatment of foot and leg pain. In addition, it was announced today that in honor of World Diabetes Day, 100% of the gross proceeds from sales from the Freedom 300 on November 16th will be donated to two international charities supporting people with diabetes. (PRWeb Nov 6, 2009)

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]]> Leaders in Biopharma and Molecular Diagnostics to Discuss Key Issues and Opportunities in Forming Partnerships at 2010 Personalized Medicine Partnerships Conference http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3163644.htm The agenda for Arrowhead's 2010 Personalized Medicine Partnerships Conference, which is set to take place on February 22-24, 2010 in Philadelphia, has been announced. At this three day conference we will highlight key issues in forming partnerships and engage the best speakers to share their experiences. (PRWeb Nov 6, 2009)

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]]> DIA Conference to Explore Components of Risk Management Plans As They Apply to Medicinal Products, Therapeutic Biologics and Vaccines http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3163264.htm Expert speakers from industry, Health Canada, EMEA, FDA, and PMDA will lead presentations at the 2nd DIA Conference on Harmonization of Risk Management Plans to be held December 10-11, 2009 in Washington, DC. (PRWeb Nov 6, 2009)

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]]> Caregiver’s National Quilt Contest Supports ALS Association’s Global Research Program http://www.prweb.com/releases/Quilt_Contest/ALS_Association/prweb3166644.htm The goal of the “Hopes and Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS” contest is to increase awareness about the disease, raise funds for The Association’s global research program through an online raffle and auction of the quilts, and “warm the hearts and laps of ALS patients.” (PRWeb Nov 6, 2009)

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]]> MaXreduce™ Releases the First Diet Pill with a 125% Satisfaction Guarantee http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/10/prweb3048844.htm All-Natural Ingredients in maXreduce End Appetite, Reduce Body Weight and Lower Cholesterol (PRWeb Nov 6, 2009)

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]]> Cholesterol and Cancer: Answers and Some New Questions http://www.prweb.com/releases/cholestrol/11/prweb3160704.htm • Study shows low cholesterol as a symptom of cancer rather than a cause.• Possible benefit of higher HDL and cancer risk.• Lower cholesterol may lower risk of high-grade prostate cancer. (PRWeb Nov 5, 2009)

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]]> Leading Vision Correction Experts in Trusted LASIK Surgeons Directory Educate Fellow Doctors at AAO Annual Meeting http://www.prweb.com/releases/trusted-lasik-surgeons/lasik-surgery-AOO-2009/prweb3146744.htm LASIK Surgery and vision correction experts listed in the Trusted LASIK Surgeons directory were actively involved at the recently concluded American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2009 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California. Dr. Stephen Brint, MD, Dr. Frederick Fraunfelder, MD, Dr. Jonathan Davidorf, MD, Dr. Peter Rapoza, MD, Dr. Michael Raizman, MD, Dr. James McCulley, MD, Dr. R. Wayne Bowman, MD, Dr. Edward Manche, MD, and Dr. Parag Majmudar, MD, all leading vision correction surgery specialists were actively involved in educating their fellow surgeons on the latest developments in LASIK, cataract surgery, and eye care through their presentations, lectures, courses, training, and panels. (PRWeb Nov 5, 2009)

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]]> FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to Deliver Keynote Address at DIA 46th Annual Meeting, June 13-17, 2010 in Washington, DC http://www.prweb.com/releases/dia-meeting/margaret-hamburg/prweb3156974.htm Dr. Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will deliver the opening keynote address to more than 8,000 professionals from the biopharmaceutical and related sectors at the Drug Information Association (DIA) 46th Annual Meeting. (PRWeb Nov 5, 2009)

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]]> Sg2 Announces Its INSIGHT System to Improve Hospitals’ Clinical Performance and Bottom Line Results http://www.prweb.com/releases/sg2/insight_system/prweb3158824.htm Future-focused performance management system prepares hospital leaders for the changing health care environment. (PRWeb Nov 5, 2009)

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]]> Superior Global Solutions, Inc. Acquires HTI Technologies, Inc. http://www.prweb.com/releases/SGS_HTI/110409/prweb3163164.htm Superior Global Software, LLC a wholly owned subsidiary of Superior Global Solutions, Inc. a leader in healthcare outsourcing, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of the assets and business of HTI Technologies, Inc., a developer and provider of medical documentation and workflow management software based in Marietta, Georgia. (PRWeb Nov 5, 2009)

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]]> Capnography Monitoring Significantly Improves Patient Safety during Procedural Sedation in the Emergency Department http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3153374.htm A recent clinical study, "Does End Tidal CO2 Monitoring during Emergency Department Procedural Sedation and Analgesia with Propofol Decrease the Incidence of Hypoxic Events? A Randomized, Controlled Trial", in the U.S. demonstrates that the use of continuous capnography monitoring improves patient safety during procedural sedation by serving as an early warning system for respiratory depression. (PRWeb Nov 4, 2009)

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]]> Leaders in the Study of Allosteric Modulation to Discuss Latest Research at Allosteric and Orthosteric Modulator Congress http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3154864.htm Arrowhead’s 2010 Allosteric and Orthosteric Modulator Congress, scheduled to take place in Philadelphia, PA on January 25 and January 26, 2010, will highlight key developments in the field of allosteric and orthosteric modulator drug discovery and clinical development. (PRWeb Nov 4, 2009)

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]]> 80% of Researchers Surveyed Believe Their Laboratories Are Not Run Efficiently http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3142744.htm 94 Researchers from 74 institutions worldwide were asked a series of questions regarding their management of research data. The survey's purpose was to learn about and prove the need for knowledge management systems in academic research. 80% of the researchers surveyed believe their labs are not run efficiently. (PRWeb Nov 4, 2009)

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]]> Drug Side Effects & Clinical Trials Website Receives HONCode Certification http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3152984.htm Drug Side Effects & Clinical Trials, an up-and-coming provider of targeted drug side effects information announces its receipt of HONCode Certification. This is a landmark award for the promising 7-month old niche medical website. (PRWeb Nov 4, 2009)

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]]> Leading Oncologist Dr. Robert Shepard Joins Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals As Acting Chief Medical Officer http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3161794.htm Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately-held pharmaceutical company, announced that esteemed cancer drug developer and oncologist, Robert C. Shepard, M.D., F.A.C.P. has joined the company as its acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO). (PRWeb Nov 4, 2009)

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]]> Kiss Your Life Hello Radio Show with Special Guest: Nationally Renowned Clinician Michael A. Samuel, MD Talks About Macular Degeneration on November 4, 2009 at 10AM EST http://www.prweb.com/releases/TalkRadioShow/MichaelSamuel/prweb3139494.htm Dr. Vijaya Nair, M.D., CEO of JIVA Essence of Life, and Dr. Howard Peiper, a national expert on holistic counseling, speaks with their next guest, nationally renowned clinician Michael A. Samuel, MD about Macular Degeneration including how to avoid and treat it. (PRWeb Nov 3, 2009)

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]]> Home Décor Brand Lazy Susan USA Announces Exciting Partnership with DIFFA http://www.prweb.com/releases/Lazy_Susan_USA/DIFFA/prweb3150374.htm David Moses, CEO of Lazy Susan USA, has announced their new partnership with DIFFA (www.diffa.org/): Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS to merge care with commerce. (PRWeb Nov 3, 2009)

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]]> Experimental Stem Cell Therapy Raises Hope for Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients http://www.prweb.com/releases/adistem/stem-cell-therapy/prweb3146654.htm A bold new approach using adult stem cell therapy has created an international medical first and raised the hope of patients with pulmonary fibrosis, a life threatening disease with as yet no known cure. (PRWeb Nov 3, 2009)

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]]> Reversing Pre-Diabetes Could Save 57 Million Lives http://www.prweb.com/releases/diabetes/diet/prweb3125274.htm Research shows exercise and changes in diet successfully turn back the clock. November is American Diabetes Month. Bariatric physician Dr. Caroline Cederquist, M.D. says there's no time like this month to start living healthy. (PRWeb Nov 3, 2009)

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]]> SIUE School of Pharmacy, SLU Pharmacology Receive $975K NIH Grant http://www.prweb.com/releases/SIUE/NIH_grant/prweb3137374.htm The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (http://www.siue.edu/pharmacy/) has been awarded -- along with the Saint Louis University Department of Pharmacology and Physiology -- a $974,024 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study ways of relieving chronic pain through new approaches in treating neuroinflammation. (PRWeb Nov 3, 2009)

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]]> Medical Device Software Engineering Firm Full Spectrum Software Appoints Cindy Larkin to Director of Client Services http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009scientific/11software/prweb3137824.htm Medical device and life sciences software engineering consulting firm Full Spectrum Software announces key hire. Cindy Larkin has been hired as Director of Client Services. Cindy Larkin brings over 20 years of scientific and software experience to her new role. (PRWeb Nov 3, 2009)

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]]> Sanford and MeritCare Create a New Health System http://www.prweb.com/releases/Sanford/MeritCare/prweb3150194.htm New System focused on being one of nation's best (PRWeb Nov 3, 2009)

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]]> Satoris Awarded Michael J. Fox Foundation Grant to Develop "Biological Fingerprint" for Parkinson's Disease http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3136694.htm Research study will use Satoris proprietary antibody technology to measure over 500 distinct plasma proteins and attempt to identify a cellular signal for Parkinson's disease in blood (PRWeb Nov 3, 2009)

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]]> New Study Reveals Quitting Smoking is Good but Switching to Low-risk Nicotine Products is Usually Better http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3138264.htm Prof. Carl V. Phillips, just published in Harm Reduction Journal, shows that for most smokers, immediately switching to a low-risk alternative will lower their risk of dying from their habit more than quitting eventually, even if they use the smoke-free product for the rest of their lives. (PRWeb Nov 2, 2009)

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]]> Immunotherapy Demonstrates Long-Term Success in Treating Lymphoma http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3140794.htm Targeted immunotherapy has been an attractive new therapeutic area for a number of cancers because it has the potential to destroy tumor cells without damaging surrounding normal tissue. New study results demonstrate high success rates using specialized white blood cells to prevent or treat lymphoma associated with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV-lymphoma) in patients who have received a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). This study was pre-published online today in Blood, the official journal of the American Society of Hematology. (PRWeb Nov 1, 2009)

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]]> Irvine Leading Dermatologist Nissan Pilest joins meeting for UCI Developing Leaders in Aesthetic Techniques http://www.prweb.com/releases/dermatology/breakthroughs/prweb3142114.htm Dr. Nissan Pilest, well known Board Certified Dermatologist in Irvine, California recently attended a special Continuing Medical Education program developed by the University of California Irvine School of Medicine and StrataMed. The program, aptly titled Developing Leaders in Aesthetic Techniques, covered a broad range of peer-collective experience in the field of cosmetic dermatology. (PRWeb Nov 1, 2009)

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