MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'aspen'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:21:47 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489769&cid=t_144535_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fextormity-himss11-mask-comes If you follow the goings-on in healthcare IT at all, you're probably familiar with an Aspen-based EHR vendor called Extormity. The firm, headed by its CEO, obscenely wealthy scratch golfer "Brantley Whittington," has been making waves of late with a series of provocative announcements. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489769 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:22:17 +0100 4489769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3733153&cid=t_144535_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fblog-worlds-worst-ehr-vendor When I was first forwarded a press release from Extormity, the Aspen-based EHR maker, I assumed it was a new vendor I hadn't heard of. In fact, it wasn't. The company doesn't exist. Its sleek and well-designed Web site is a parody – dreamed up and designed by an exec at a real-life personal health records company who remains anonymous (until a later date which, he says, is coming soon). (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3733153 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:26:49 +0100 3733153 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3733300&cid=t_144535_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FNGX4aEjEK1k%2F Another hot day here on the Pharmalot corporate campus, where we are keeping the water bottles handy. We hope you are doing the same. After all, a flash of hot news does not require you to get overheated. Meanwhile, there is plenty of work to keep us busy. So please join us as we survey the headlines and dig in for another round of meetings and deadlines. Stay cool, everyone… Migraine Drug From Glaxo And XenoPort Fails Test (Associated Press) Aspen Lowers Its Offer For Sigma Pharma (Bloomberg News) India Expands Role As Drugmaker (New York Times) Roche Submits Breast Cancer Drug To FDA (Reuters) University Presses Invention Lawsuit Against Pfizer (Salt Lake City Tribune) Drugmakers To Boost Efforts Against Doping (Financial Times) Germany Seeks Cuts From Pharma & Insurers (Pharm... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3733300 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:02:21 +0100 3733300 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3629867&cid=t_144535_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F-ufX5IqvErs%2F More than 100 people who claim they developed gambling and pornography habits after taking drugs used to treat tremors caused by Parkinson’s disease have filed a class-action lawsuitin Australia against Pfizer as well as Aspen Pharmacare, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. Some of the plaintiffs claim they lost hundreds of thousands of dollars and suffered family breakdowns thanks to the compulsive behavior allegedly linked to the pills. Most developed gambling addictions but a few exhibited compulsive sexual behaviour such as looking at pornography on the Internet, the paper continues. The lawsuit claims Pfizer, which sold Cabaser, and Aspen, which sold Permax, failed to provide adequate warnings of increased risk of compulsive disorders. This is by no means the first time such liti... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3629867 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:04:24 +0100 3629867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3585834&cid=t_144535_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FVdz_VujSqUg%2F Once again, another working week will soon draw to a close. As always, we look forward to spending time with the short and not-so-short people, walking the Pharmalot mascot and, if time permits, dancing the zydeco cha-cha. What about you? Perhaps a walk in the woods? A drive to the beach? A cozy nap? Whatever you do, here are a few items to help speed the day along before you head out. Have a great weekend, everyone… Aspen Pharma Offers $1.24B For Sigma Pharma (Bloomberg News) Abbott Pays $3.7B For Piramal Unit (Associated Press) The EMA Is Criticized By The Lancet For Its Decisions (Reuters) Roche Study Shows Cancer May Become Chronic Disease (Dow Jones) Statins Raise Risk Of Cataracts, Kidney Disease: Study (Bloomberg News) India Arrests Two Pharma Owners For Spurious Meds (Indian ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3585834 Fri, 21 May 2010 11:39:10 +0100 3585834 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231805&cid=t_144535_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FHbTY082m2ZM%2F Hello, everyone. Nice to see you again. Another gray day here on the Pharmalot corporate campus, although our spirits are sunny. Why? Periodically, we like to remind you of one our favorite sayings, courtesy of the morning mayor: ‘Every brand new day should be unwrapped like a precious gift.’ So go ahead and pull the ribbon. Hope your day goes well… Lilly And Aspen Sign $1M TB Drug Deal (Reuters) Pfizer And Medivation Pin Hopes On Alzheimer’s Med (Bloomberg News) Abbott And Pierre Fabre Ink Deal For Cancer Drug (PharmaTimes) pic courtesy of mysza831 on flickr creative commons (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231805 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:33:27 +0100 3231805 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1646367&cid=t_144535_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F343481723%2F The ceo is trying to take the drugmaker in new directions with a pair of initiatives involving branded generics and a plan to create a start-up atmosphere for Glaxo scientists. In the first move, Glaxo has signed a deal with South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare to market low-cost branded, but unpatended drugs and register the meds in markets where these have not been approved. Aspen, meanwhile, will continue to sell the drugs in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere. The profit-sharing arrangement is part of a drive to expand in emerging markets. Here is the press release. Another effort involves splitting researchers into small teams that will compete for $1 billion in annual funding from a panel called the Drug Discovery Investment Board that will include a venture capitalist and a biotech c... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1646367 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:53:08 +0100 1646367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=964540&cid=t_144535_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F10%2F18%2Faspen-report-3-removing-the-blinders-dr-kelmans-wonderful-co.html Brian KlepperOne of the most fascinating and moving experiences at the Aspen Health Forum – Given the quality of the content there, this is saying something. The audience was rapt – was a talk by Neen Hunt, Executive Director of the Lasker Foundation. Each year this organization bestows a hugely prestigious prize to individuals who have made significant contributions to scientific medicine, clinical medicine and public service. Dr. Hunt’s talk focused on combating the geeky stereotypes that often are associated with people with dedicated passions, and on conveying their broad humanity. Her vehicle was a character portrait of Dr. Charles D. Kelman, an ophthalmologist practicing in Manhattan during the latter half of the 1900s, who in an incredibly bold stroke, blew pa... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=964540 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:00:14 +0100 964540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=950848&cid=t_144535_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2Fhealing-unbound-the-promise-of-advancing-computational-power.html Laptop-attached ultrasound units that produce startlingly clear internal images for five dollars in the field. Organs that re-generate inside scaffolds.  Drugs tailored to an individual’s biology. Micro-images of cancerous cells lit up by bio-chemical markers. Decision support tools that scan the physiological values in electronic health records for patterns too complex to be detected by an unaided clinician.The advances available from dramatic improvements in computational capabilities were a recurring theme at the Aspen Health Forum, with experts from each discipline describing where the technology was leading us. I attended two sessions featuring Star Trek clips that predicted realities now within at least theoretical reach. (Prescient and corny, audiences nodded nostalgicall... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=950848 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:24:57 +0100 950848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=949890&cid=t_144535_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F10%2F14%2Fa-rage-to-know-a-few-days-at-the-aspen-health-forum.html Brian Klepper At one of the opening sessions of the Aspen Health Forum, Peter Agre and Michael Bishop, both physician researchers and Nobel laureates, recounted their childhoods, their families, their likes and dislikes, their school experiences, and the barriers, successes and lucky breaks that led them into lives of discovery. Dr. Agre won the award for identifying the mechanisms that allow water to cross the cell membrane. Dr. Bishop won for discovering how certain defects in genes can lead to cancer. Those of us in the audience were struck by the commonness and good humor of their stories, but also by these individuals’ profound humility and, most of all, their passion. What Neen Hunt, Director of the Lasker Foundation, the third speaker on that panel, in her description of ... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=949890 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:07:05 +0100 949890 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=966550&cid=t_144535_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F167009901%2F The Aspen Health Forum gathered an impressive group of around 250 people to discuss the most pressing issues in Health and Medical Science (check out the Program and the Speakers bios), on October 3-6th. It was the first conference, by the way, where I have heard a speaker say: "I resuscitated a woman yesterday". Key highlights and trends: 1- Global health problems require the attention of the scientific community. Richard Klausner encouraged the scientific community to focus on Global Problems: maternal mortality rates, HIV/ AIDS, nutrition, cancer, clean water.  Bill Frist, former Senate Majority Leader, added to that list the increasing epidemic risks of global zootic diseases (transmitted between humans and animals), supported by 2 interesting data points: at any ... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=966550 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:09:01 +0100 966550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=836418&cid=t_144535_112_f&fid=34799&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmwwak.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Faspen.html The NICHD (National Institutes of Child Health and Development) conference in Aspen was amazing. Aside from the fact that I caught the most uncomfortable cold I've ever had (now resolving, but I have minutes long coughing fits now and ended up in the Emergency Dept feeling really short of breath (normal chest x-ray, normal O2 sat)-- nothing really wrong except this post viral crud), it was one of the better conferences I've been to.The conference brought together fellows in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, and Neonatology. The talks were great. They covered everything from grant writing, to what kind of grants are out there, to balancing life and work (although they did not have any adequate suggestions, really. They said to take a lot of your work home ... Midwife with a Knife blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=836418 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 20:33:00 +0100 836418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=612010&cid=t_144535_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F15%2Fyour-friends-for-life-helps-with-just-about-everything%2F Filed under: All Cancers, ServicesThere are those rare few people who give simply to give. Diane Welter of Your Friends for Life is one of those gems. Welter began Your friends for Life, a non-profit organization, after working for years in different support groups with local cancer patients and their families. In January of 2007 she teamed with the 24 Hours of Aspen Foundation to start a program that would support her own vision of what cancer patients and their families need. The mission of Your Friends for Life is to help in any way a family may need. What suits one family during a time of crisis might not help another family. Welter has a community of people who are always on call to make an extra helping of dinner so that a family dealing with cancer can have a night off from kitchen ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=612010 Tue, 15 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 612010