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Drive Interdepartmental Collaboration At IIR's Gross-to-Net Accounting Forum!
Date: Apr-05-2013June 17-18, 2013 | Hyatt Harbor Side | Boston, MA More and more, pharmaceutical manufacturers are realizing that nothing can be done in a vacuum. With something as complex and fundamental to an organization's financial success as Gross-to-Net calculations, this need for collaboration is even more apparent. Before, commercial and government departments worked fairly independently, but those days are over. At IIR's Gross-to-Net Accounting Forum, we know how important it is to hear both sides of the GTN story -- Commercial and Government...
World Drug Safety Congress Americas 2013
Date: Apr-05-20132012 was a significant year for the drug safety sector as the European Pharmacovigilance Legislation impacted on the regulatory expectations, strategy planning and operational execution for European and International organisations. Outside of Europe, companies continued to refine and develop their drug safety best practice and to try to find solutions to some of the key challenges that face us all...
Stem Cells Harvested From Human Gut For First Time
Date: Apr-05-2013For the first time scientists in the US have managed to harvest viable stem cells from human gut, opening the door to a valuable resource for stem cell research. They hope the discovery will also help find new ways to treat inflammatory bowel disease or to alleviate the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation, which often damage the intestines.. Researchers from the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, and other colleagues, report their findings in the 4 April online issue of Stem Cells...
NIH Study Sheds Light On How To Reset The Addicted Brain
Date: Apr-05-2013Research suggests that targeted stimulation of the brain's prefrontal cortex is a promising treatment for addiction Could drug addiction treatment of the future be as simple as an on/off switch in the brain? A study in rats has found that stimulating a key part of the brain reduces compulsive cocaine-seeking and suggests the possibility of changing addictive behavior generally...
European Physicians Treat Patients With Cook Medical's New Advance® Micro™ 14 Ultra Low-Profile PTA Balloon Catheter
Date: Apr-05-2013Introduction of a dedicated over-the-wire micro balloon offers expanded treatment options for performing BTK procedures For the first time, European patients suffering from peripheral arterial disease (PAD) have been treated with a new ultra low-profile micro-balloon catheter from Cook Medical that allows physicians to treat arterial lesions in the leg below the knee (BTK). Cook Medical's Advance Micro 14 PTA balloon catheter was introduced to European physicians at the 2013 Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC) in Leipzig, Germany...
Urinary Tract Infections 29 Times More Likely In Schizophrenia Relapse
Date: Apr-05-2013Schizophrenia patients experiencing relapse are 29 times more likely than healthy individuals to have a urinary tract infection, researchers report. Urinary tract infections, which can cause painful and frequent urination, are common but patients hospitalized for schizophrenia are even more likely to have a UTI than healthy individuals or even others whose illness is under control, said Dr. Brian J. Miller, psychiatrist and schizophrenia expert at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University...
Computer Exercises May Offer New Hope For Alzheimer's Patients
Date: Apr-05-2013Successful Interim Results from Harvard Clinical Trial Followed by Studies at Other Key Research Centers in the U.S. Yokneam, Israel - An emerging technology using focused computer brain exercises may offer new hope to Alzheimer's patients and their families. The NeuroAD system works like this: patients solve challenging computer exercises ranging from identifying colors, shapes, letters and animals to solving memory games...
HIV Prevention And Anal Sex
Date: Apr-05-2013A reformulated version of an anti-HIV gel developed for vaginal use was found safe and acceptable by HIV-negative men and women who used it rectally, according to a Phase I clinical trial published in PLOS ONE. The study, led by researchers with the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Microbicide Trials Network (MTN), tested a reduced glycerin formulation of tenofovir gel, and has spurred the development of an expanded safety study of the gel, expected to launch later this year...
New Research Suggests Friendly Bacteria May Shrink Tumours
Date: Apr-05-2013Friendly bacteria commonly found in probiotic drinks could be used to shrink tumours, according to new research published in the International Journal of Medical Microbiology. Researchers, from the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland and Sonidel Ltd. in Dublin, Ireland, looked at the effect on tumours of the common Lactobacillus casei. L. casei found in the human mouth and gut, and an ingredient used in many probiotic drinks. The new study suggests that, when injected directly into tumours, L. Casei could inhibit tumour growth...
Fatty Acid Metabolite Shows Promise Against Cancer In Mice
Date: Apr-05-2013UC Davis discovery demonstrates mechanism in dietary omega-3 fatty acids (fish oils) A team of UC Davis scientists has found that a product resulting from a metabolized omega-3 fatty acid helps combat cancer by cutting off the supply of oxygen and nutrients that fuel tumor growth and spread of the disease. The scientists report their discovery in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The groundbreaking study was a collaboration among multiple UC Davis laboratories and Harvard University...
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