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New Soluble Fiber for Cholesterol Control?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nutrim, which is relatively high in beta-glucans, is said to be more effective than oatmeal or oat bran cereals for lowering cholesterol. True, or just marketing hype? (Source: Dr. Weil Q&A)
Source: Dr. Weil Q&A - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: info

European medical advisory committee does not recommend approval of Avastin for deadly form of brain cancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Roche announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), which is responsible for conducting the initial assessment of medicinal products that have been filed for marketing authorisation in Europe, has issued a negative opinion relating to the approval of Avastin (bevacizumab) alone or in combination with irinotecan chemotherapy for the treatment of relapsed or progressive glioblastoma (GBM), the most aggressive type of primary malignant brain cancer. (Source: Roche Media News)
Source: Roche Media News - November 20, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: organizations

Class 2 Drug Alert (Action within 48 hours): Procter & Gamble (Health & Beauty Care) Ltd - Vicks Sinex Micromist - PL 00129/0133 EL (09)A/31Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Defective Medicines Report Centre Area: Other Library Updates > Drug Alerts Dear Healthcare Professional, Procter & Gamble (Health & Beauty Care) Ltd Vicks Sinex Micromist PL 00129/0133 (Oxymetazoline Hydrochloride 0.05% w/v aqueous nasal spray solution) Procter & Gamble (Health & Beauty Care) Ltd are recalling the above batch due to the detection during routine testing of microbial contaminat...
Source: NeLM - Drug Alerts - November 20, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: organizations

The History of OncologyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A Google search on the phrase “history of oncology” brings up approximately 1,700,000 hits, including helpful entries testifying to the excellence of several-thousand individual oncologists and a similar number of promotional advertisements for local, regional, and national self-designated “centers of excellence” in the very latest types of cancer care. With the current hospital marketing emphasis on “cutting-edge” new technologies, it would be easy to imagine that the field of oncology arose in recent decades from peer-reviewed medical evidence drawn from modern biomolecular sciences and digital technologies. ...
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - November 19, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: Roger M. Macklis Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: journals

Uganda: Get Off the Sexual Network Or DieEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Uganda Health Marketing Group's (UHMG) new "One Love" campaign that tells people to "Get off the Sexual Network" is quite provocative. Who has ever thought that they are part of a network, not a telecom one but a sexual one? I bet you, not that many of us. As we go about sleeping with this one and the other one, we never imagine that they are sleeping with another person who is sleeping with yet another one and the chain goes on and on. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 19, 2009 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Ziosoft taps new VPEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
On Nov. 16, Rob Royea joined Ziosoft as vice president of sales and marketing. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 19, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Projects Designed To Advance Understanding Of Molecular NetworksEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held life sciences company marketing a molecular barcoding detection system, has announced that it is collaborating with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard to investigate molecular networks involved in immune response and other important biological processes. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Immune System / Vaccines Source Type: news

Projects Designed To Advance Understanding Of Molecular NetworksEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held life sciences company marketing a molecular barcoding detection system, has announced that it is collaborating with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard to investigate molecular networks involved in immune response and other important biological processes. (Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today)
Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Immune System / Vaccines Source Type: news

FDA openly allows criminally-convicted doctors, researchers to keep working on pharmaceuticals and clinical trialsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(NaturalNews) The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report indicting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for allowing health professionals convicted of crimes to perform research for the agency and to supervise patients' safety during clinical trials.The FDA is required by law to disqualify from positions within its organization doctors that have been convicted of fraud or other crimes. Yet the GAO is publicizing that it takes an average of four years for criminals to be disbarred from their positions.In one case, a doctor who was convicted of 53 counts of criminal offense was allowed ...
Source: NaturalNews.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Hospice Access for Individuals With DementiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Involvement in a hospice program is important because it may allow individuals with dementia to delay or prevent institutionalization as well as provide psychosocial support for their families. Once used mostly by patients with a terminal cancer, now more than one half of the hospice patients have diagnoses other than cancer. Yet hospice is still underused for individuals dying with advanced dementia. We conducted a pilot study of hospice agencies to determine barriers and characteristics of dementia hospice enrollment. Using a mailed questionnaire and interview, we looked at demographics, accessibility, training, referral...
Source: American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias - November 19, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: McCarty, C. E., Volicer, L. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Green technology lights the wayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new, government-sponsored, awards scheme is helping to showcase the UK's innovation in science and green technologyDesigning traffic lights to be more energy efficient may not seem the hardest thing to do. Change the energy-wasting incandescent bulbs for modern light sources and you're done, right? Not quite."We've reinvented the humble traffic light," says Matthew Vincent, deputy director of sales and marketing at Siemens Mobility Traffic Solutions. "Previously they used very energy-inefficient [50W] tungsten-halogen lights, which only have a lifespan of six months or so, which means you have lots of maintenance issues ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 18, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Alok Jha Tags: Energy Technology Environment Solar power Science The Guardian Editorial Source Type: news

Assurant Health inks exclusive pact with USAAEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Assurant Health will become the exclusive provider of individual medical insurance to the more than 7.3 million members of USAA, under a marketing alliance announced Wednesday. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: journals

Assurant Health inks exclusive pact with USAAEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Assurant Health will become the exclusive provider of individual medical insurance to the more than 7.3 million members of USAA, under a marketing alliance announced Wednesday. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: journals

Artificial and bioartificial liver devices: present and futureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Liver failure is associated with high morbidity and mortality without transplantation. There are two types of device for temporary support: artificial and bioartificial livers. Artificial livers essentially use non-living components to remove the toxins accumulated during liver failure. Bioartificial livers have bioreactors containing hepatocytes to provide both biotransformation and synthetic liver functions. We review here the operating principles, chemical effects, clinical effects and complications of both types, with specific attention paid to bioartificial systems. Several artificial support systems have FDA marketin...
Source: Gut - November 18, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Carpentier, B, Gautier, A, Legallais, C Tags: GUT Recent advances in clinical practice Source Type: journals

Basilea's Toctino(R) Receives Marketing Authorization In CanadaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. announces that Toctino® (alitretinoin), a new once-daily oral treatment for adults with severe chronic hand eczema (CHE) unresponsive to potent topical corticosteroids, has obtained regulatory approval from Health Canada. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eczema / Psoriasis Source Type: news

Basilea's Toctino(R) Receives Marketing Authorization In CanadaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. announces that Toctino® (alitretinoin), a new once-daily oral treatment for adults with severe chronic hand eczema (CHE) unresponsive to potent topical corticosteroids, has obtained regulatory approval from Health Canada. "We are delighted that Health Canada has approved the use of Toctino for patients with severe chronic hand eczema unresponsive to potent topical steroids. (Source: Dermatology News From Medical News Today)
Source: Dermatology News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Dermatology Tags: Eczema / Psoriasis Source Type: news

BSD Medical Corporation Reports Continuation of FDA Review of BSD-2000 Hyperthermia SystemEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SALT LAKE CITY--(HSMN NewsFeed)--BSD Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: BSDM ) (www.bsdmedical.com) today provided an update on the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) review of the Company's Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) marketing submission for the... Devices, Oncology, FDABSD Medical, BSD-2000, Hyperthermia (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - November 18, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

The Secret for People Who Don’t Believe in VooDooEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The latest fad in motivation is the Law of Attraction or more popularly The Secret after the motion picture and book by Rhonda Byrne. The idea being that if you use the power of The Secret you will attract health, wealth and friends to you in abundance. The Secret takes an old idea and repackages it for today’s society. The core idea is that your thoughts control the world around you. If you have positive thoughts, good things come your way. If you have negative thoughts then bad things come your way. In other words, if you wish hard enough for the...
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - November 18, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Robert Wilson Tags: Happiness Philosophy Self-Help Spirituality Work abundance atomic level brain waves carnegie hall concert pianist core idea health wealth latest fad law of attraction lesson in my life motion picture Napoleon Hill Negativ Source Type: consumer

Social marketing: a toolkit, a profession or a political diversion?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Scriven, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

All change please...Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As the awareness and use of social marketing campaigns grows, challenges and hurdles are becoming all the more apparent. Lizzy Hay discusses the suggestions made to overcome such hurdles and considers the approaches taken and challenges faced by a novel campaign aiming to reduce the stigma and discrimination associated with mental health (Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Addressing obesity through social marketing: 'Liverpool's Challenge'Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Jane Thomas, Head of Insight and Social Marketing at Liverpool PCT, describes how the obesity epidemic is being tackled in a city heavily affected (Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Thomas, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Proving the power of social marketing: The UK's growing evidence baseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dr Lucy Reynolds manages ShowCase, the National Social Marketing Centre’s new online collection of social marketing case studies. Having developed this programme since July 2008, Lucy shares her experience of the UK’s growing proficiency in social marketing delivery (Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Reynolds, D. L. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Being there: Public health needs a public faceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Professor Gerard Hastings, OBE, Director of the Institute for Social Marketing and the Centre for Tobacco Control Research at University of Stirling and the Open University, offers an insight into how business wins hearts and minds — and the opportunities it presents for public health (Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Hastings, G. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Can social marketing bring about long-term behaviour change?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Amanda Jackson, Director of Social Change at ICE Marketing & Communications, an agency working with NHS partners and PCTs nationwide helping to tackle a range of public health concerns, offers her perspective (Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Jackson, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

The nature, development and contribution of social marketing to public health practice since 2004 in EnglandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Social marketing is a highly systematic approach to health improvement that sets out unambiguous success criteria focused on behaviour change. This paper reviews the key concepts and principles of social marketing and its recent rapid development across government in England in the public health field. This paper outlines the role of the National Social Marketing Centre and concludes with a discussion of the probable future impact of social marketing on public health practice. The paper argues that there is a close ideological match between social marketing and liberal democratic imperatives. Social marketing’s focus...
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: French, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

The integration of health promotion and social marketingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The urgency and scale of contemporary health challenges are enormous. The review It’s Our Health!1 published in 2006 found that social marketing had considerable potential to increase the effectiveness of health improvement work, with the intention that it should build on core health promotion principles and not replace them. Health promotion has, however, lost its focus and identity in recent years in some parts of the country, partly due to repeated organizational change, and it has suffered from a lack of proactive workforce development. Over the last year, the National Social Marketing Centre (NSMC) and the Shapi...
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Griffiths, J., Blair-Stevens, C., Parish, R. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Evaluating social marketing: Lessons from ShowCaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In April 2009, the National Social Marketing Centre launched its new case study resource, ShowCase: a collection of 40 best practice social marketing programmes, predominantly from the UK. The process of collecting and researching these case studies has provided a unique opportunity to look at the current state of ‘evaluation’ within the field of social marketing. This paper shares some of the observations made during the review, exploring common challenges faced when evaluating social marketing. It also provides recommendations for improving this process to guide future social marketing delivery. (Source: The ...
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Christopoulos, A., Reynolds, L. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

From service delivery to solution delivery: Commissioning for health improvementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The further division of responsibilities between commissioners and providers in England will have far-reaching consequences and opportunities for developing and enhancing health improvement. Commissioners will have the opportunity to craft local solutions to local issues. To be effective, these local responses need to tackle the core determinants of health and to build the social capital that is at the heart of all communities that enjoy high standards of health. This paper argues that the new arrangements mark an evolution of the Beveridge model of healthcare (centralized, top down and professionally prescribed) to a post...
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Shircore, R., Ladbury, P. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Basilea's Toctino(R) receives marketing authorization in CanadaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, Nov 18 -- (HSMN NewsFeed) - Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. announces that Toctino (alitretinoin), a new once-daily oral treatment for adults with severe chronic hand eczema (CHE) unresponsive to potent topical corticosteroids, has obtained ... Biopharmaceuticals, RegulatoryBasilea Pharmaceutica, Toctino, alitretinoin, chronic hand eczema (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - November 18, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Strategies to Market Your Practice and Avoid Common PitfallsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Because an increasing number of patients pay for care out-of-pocket, marketing has become an essential part of any practice, said David Sprague, chief operating officer at Physicians’ Ally, Inc, Denver. In a presentation at the US Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress in Las Vegas, he provided tips to help physicians market their practice and avoid common pitfalls. (Source: Psychiatric Times)
Source: Psychiatric Times - November 18, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: info

New Products To Treat Neglected Diseases Are On The Rise, According To Tufts Center For The Study Of Drug DevelopmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New products to treat neglected diseases have received marketing approval from regulatory agencies at a steadily increasing rate in recent years as R&D funding for those diseases has increased, according to a recently completed study by the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news

New Products To Treat Neglected Diseases Are On The Rise, According To Tufts Center For The Study Of Drug DevelopmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New products to treat neglected diseases have received marketing approval from regulatory agencies at a steadily increasing rate in recent years as R&D funding for those diseases has increased, according to a recently completed study by the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. According to the study, the annual rate of new product approvals worldwide for neglected diseases increased from an average of 1.8 in 1975-99 to 2.6 in 2000-09. (Source: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News From Medical News Today)
Source: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news

NanoString Technologies announces research collaboration with the Broad InstituteEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Bioscribe) NanoString Technologies Inc., a privately held life sciences company marketing a molecular barcoding detection system, today announced that it is collaborating with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard to investigate molecular networks involved in immune response and other important biological processes. The three-year collaboration is also designed to explore ways to expand how NanoString's next-generation digital gene expression technology can be applied to improve basic and clinical research. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 18, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

IDEV Technologies Names Christopher M. Owens President, Chief Executive OfficerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
William W. Burke Appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer HOUSTON, Nov. 17 (HSMN NewsFeed) -- IDEV Technologies, Incorporated (IDEV), an emerging leader in the development and marketing of minimally invasive medical technologies, to... Devices, Interventional, PersonnelIDEV Technologies (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - November 17, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Tobacco Execs Quickly Find Big Tax LoopholeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Tobacco companies quickly adapted to new laws -- with a simple marketing twist, tobacco companies are avoiding hundreds of millions dollars in taxes each year. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news

Digital Insights: Social Media Marketing Goes to WashingtonEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The ins and outs of the two-day FDA hearing on pharmaceutical marketing and social media. (Source: PharmaManufacturing.com)
Source: PharmaManufacturing.com - November 17, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Pharma Manufacturing Source Type: info

Do we believe the tobacco industry lied to us? Association with smoking behavior in a military populationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Despite the dangers of smoking, tobacco companies continue to impede tobacco control efforts through deceptive marketing practices. Media campaigns that expose these practices have been effective in advancing anti-industry attitudes and reducing smoking initiation among young people, yet the association between knowledge of industry practices and smoking cessation and relapse has not been studied. In a large military sample entering Air Force Basic Military Training (BMT), where tobacco use is prohibited, we investigated (i) the prevalence of agreement with a statement that tobacco companies have misled the public about th...
Source: Health Education Research - November 16, 2009 Category: Research Authors: Klesges, R. C., Sherrill-Mittleman, D. A., DeBon, M., Talcott, G. W., Vanecek, R. J. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Should babies watch videos or tv?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
You may have heard the recent controversy about “Baby Einstein” videos. Originally touted as educational products for babies, in 2006 the Disney Company stopped marketing the videos as educational. This was due to studies coming out showing that infants and toddlers exposed to daily doses of television has a propensity to develop attention disorders by age 7. Attention disorders include ADHD and ADD, which affects a child’s ability to focus, their attention span, leading them to have learning and behavior disorders.Of concern is children’s perception of events they see on television. When they see violence, do they...
Source: Pediatric Health Associates - November 16, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Recalls Source Type: organizations

Synergetics USA, Inc. Announces Addendum to Marketing Partner Agreement with Codman and Shurtleff, Inc. for Disposable Bipolar ForcepsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
OFALLON, Mo.--(HSMN NewsFeed)--Synergetics USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: SURG ), a medical device company that designs, manufactures, and markets innovative microsurgical instruments and other devices, today announced the signing of an addendum to its three year agr... Devices, Neurosurgery, DistributionSynergetics, Codman & Shurtleff, Spetzler-Malis, bipolar forceps (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - November 16, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Cosmetic surgery 'needs regulation'Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Several newspapers have reported the dangers associated with cosmetic surgery, including a lack of regulation in some areas of the industry. The reports also feature warnings from Nigel Mercer, the president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, who voiced his views as part of a series of medical articles on cosmetic surgery. Mr Mercer called for tighter regulation and testing of drugs, procedures and implants to offer more protection to patients. The Times reported that the number of cosmetic surgical operations conducted by “audited members of the profession” has more than tripled to 34,000 since ...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Source Type: news

Pai You Guo, Marketed as Dietary Supplement, RecalledEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
GMP Herbal Products and FDA notified consumers and healthcare professionals of a recall of Pai You Guo, a weight loss dietary supplement, due to the presence of undeclared drug ingredients. FDA lab analyses of dietary supplements were found to contain undeclared sibutramine, an FDA-approved drug used as an appetite suppressant for weight loss; and phenolphthalein, a solution used in chemical experiments and a suspected cancer-causing agent that is not approved for marketing in the United States. The FDA has not approved the Pai You Guo products as a drug; therefore the safety and effectiveness of this product is unknown. T...
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - November 16, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: News and Events Source Type: organizations

Nutra Pharma Announces Plans to Begin Drug Registration Process in South America for its Over-the-Counter Pain RelieverEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nutra Pharma has announced its intention to begin the drug registration process in Brazil and Colombia for its over-the-counter pain reliever. The company is currently marketing a similar analgesic, Cobroxin, in the United States for the treatment of moderate to severe (Stage 2) chronic pain. (PRWeb Nov 16, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Nutra_Pharma/OTC_pain_reliever/prweb3210214.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 16, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

FDA Sends Warning Letters for Dacogen and FosrenolEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 16,2009--The FDA has posted on its website warning letters it sent to Eisai, Inc. for Dacogen and to Shire Development Inc. for Fosrenol. Both letters mention misleading information regarding the marketing of the two... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 16, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Cosmetic Surgery Patients At More Risk Than EverEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A special edition of the journal, Clinical Risk, published by the Royal Society of Medicine, looks at how the combination of an under-regulated market, "professional greed", increased marketing and overwhelming media hype have created a "perfect storm" that threatens patients and practitioners alike. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery Source Type: news

Cosmetic Surgery Patients At More Risk Than EverEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. discuss this article 1 CommentDiscuss or comment on this article.
A special edition of the journal, Clinical Risk, published by the Royal Society of Medicine, looks at how the combination of an under-regulated market, "professional greed", increased marketing and overwhelming media hype have created a "perfect storm" that threatens patients and practitioners alike. The journal's editor argues that cosmetic surgery patients in the UK are at more risk than ever before. (Source: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News From Medical News Today)
Source: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News From Medical News Today - November 16, 2009 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery Source Type: news

Ventolin Solution for Intravenous Infusion 5mg in 5ml (salbutamol) - Revised SPCEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: eMC (electronic Medicines Compendium) Area: Other Library Updates > SPC Changes ?Revised SPC includes changes to: Section 4.3 (Contraindications) - Salbutamol should not be used as a tocolytic agent in patients with pre-existing ischaemic heart disease or those patients with significant risk factors for ischaemic heart disease. Section 4.4 (Special warnings and precautions for Use) - Cardiovascular effects may be seen with sympathomimetic drugs, including salbutamol. There is some evidence from post-marketing data and published literature of myocardial ischaemia associated with salbutamol. Refer to SPC...
Source: NeLM - SPC Changes - November 16, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: organizations

Flibanserin demonstrates efficacy and tolerability in pivotal Phase III Trials in pre-menopausal women with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Ingelheim/ Germany, 16 November 2009 - Data from pooled, pivotal Phase III clinical trials demonstrate that flibanserin 100mg taken once daily at bedtime significantly increased the number of Satisfying Sexual Events (SSEs) and sexual desire while significantly decreasing the distress associated with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD).1 Flibanserin is an investigational compound that is being developed by Boehringer Ingelheim for the treatment of pre-menopausal women with HSDD. HSDD is a medical condition characterised by a decrease in sexual desire associated with marked distress and/or interpersonal difficultie...
Source: Boehringer Ingelheim RSS-Newsfeed - November 16, 2009 Category: Research Source Type: organizations

Class 2 Drug Alert (Action within 48 hours): Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd, Gaviscon Advance Peppermint Flavour (Oral suspension containing sodium alginate 500mg), EL (09)A/29Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Area: Other Library Updates > Drug Alerts Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd are recalling the above (see pdf attachment fo batch numbers) lots due to a low level microbial contamination detected in one of the batches. The contamination causes spoilage of the product and a phenolic or antiseptic smell. The product should smell of peppermint. The microbial contamination is not likely to be harmful to normally healthy consumers. However, if this product is being used by patients with suppressed immune systems, such as patients on chemotherapy, the ris...
Source: NeLM - Drug Alerts - November 16, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: organizations

Global Vision about the Biological Medicinal Products: Biosimilars (April, 2009).Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The prime difference between generics and biosimilars is that while generics contain the exact active ingredient as in the originator product, biosimilars are only "similar" and not "identical" to the originator biological medicine. This difference appears due to the nature of the biopharmaceutical medicines which are extremely complex to manufacture (it is not possible to make an exact copy of a biotech medicine in the same way as a traditional chemical molecule can be copied). In fact, it is widely accepted that for biopharmaceuticals, the "process is the product". Minor changes during the manufacturing process can h...
Source: Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology - November 16, 2009 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Calvo B, Zuñiga L Tags: Curr Pharm Biotechnol Source Type: journals