Biosignal Ltd (ASX: BOS) has engaged US company Bioduro Inc to further develop two different classes of therapeutic compounds based on Biosignal’s novel technology. Biosignal’s therapeutic target markets are respiratory infections and urinary tract infections. BioDuro is a leading life science outsourcing services company with particular strengths in discovery and pre-clinical chemistry. [click link for full article]
NICE has issued guidance to the NHS in England in Wales recommending rituximab, within its licensed indications, (that is, in combination with cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisolone - or CVP) as an option for the treatment of patients with symptomatic stage III and IV follicular lymphoma who have previously been untreated. [click link for full article]
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has today issued guidance to the NHS on the use of docetaxel and paclitaxel for the treatment of early breast cancer following surgery. [click link for full article]
The BMA’s Staff and Associate Specialist [SAS] Committee has voted to ballot SAS doctors on the acceptability of a new contract. The proposals were negotiated with representatives of NHS Employers.In July of this year the Committee decided against balloting SAS doctors as it did not believe the proposed contract at that time did enough to improve career progression for its members. [click link for full article]
Somali refugees escaping the conflict between the Union of Islamic Courts and the Transitional Federal Government have pushed the number of refugees in Kenya to the highest level in a decade, threatening to exhaust food aid stocks unless urgent donations are made, the United Nations World Food Programme said today. [click link for full article]
A better understanding of how humans learn could lead to improved teaching techniques and, along the way, alter the trajectories of countless human lives. Thanks to a National Science Foundation grant for 3. [click link for full article]
New research funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme suggests that using bedside pulmonary artery catheterisation (PAC) in the management of critically ill patients provides no demonstrable benefit for patients. [click link for full article]
The United Nations World Food Programme has said that it has recently started airlifting urgent food aid to at least 8,800 needy people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, although it has not yet received any funding pledges for next year’s operations. [click link for full article]
We live in a world where the cold virus (rhinovirus) lingers on 35% of surfaces touched by unwashed hands - and that is many surfaces, say scientists from the University of Virginia Health System, USA. Even 18 hours after being touched by dirty hands, scientists detected traces of the rhinovirus. The rhinovirus is responsible for about half of all common colds in children and adults. [click link for full article]
The number of companies offering nationwide Medicare drug benefit to US seniors and disabled people will increase from 9 to 17, say officials. Several new regional companies will also offer coverage. Those who are satisfied with their current coverage will not have to do anything when the new period for open enrollment starts on November 15th.However, even if you are happy with your present coverage, it may not be a bad idea to compare what you have with what will be available. [click link for full article]