Category Archives: Medicine

Penn Medicine-Led Cardiovascular Health Screening Technology Receives Innovative Development Funding from American …

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PHILADELPHIA The American Heart Association (AHA) announced today that they have made their first investment through the Science & Technology Accelerator Program into CytoVas, LLC. The company was founded by Jonni S. Continue reading →

Research and Markets: Skeletal Biology and Medicine I: Mechanisms Regulating Bone Mass

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DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4zkdn4/skeletal_biology_a) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd’s new book “Skeletal Biology and Medicine I: Mechanisms Regulating Bone Mass” to their offering. The volume features current basic, clinical, and translational research on aspects of skeletal morphogenesis and remodeling in health and disease Continue reading →

Happy birthday, New England Journal of Medicine!

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By Chelsea Conaboy, Globe Staff In 1819, French physician Ren Laennec published a description of the cacophony of sick lungs, deciphered with his new invention: the stethoscope. Some 18 months later, doctors in New England read about his discoveries, delivered across the sea and by horseback to their offices in one of the early editions of what would become the venerable New England Journal of Medicine. Laennecs discoveries altered the practice of medicine in a way so fundamental that we see the effects each time our doctor listens to the sounds in our chest Continue reading →

BG Medicine Announces First Quarter 2012 Financial Results Release Date and Conference Call Information

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WALTHAM, Mass., May 9, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BG Medicine Inc. (Nasdaq:BGMD – News) today announced that its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012 will be released before market open on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, followed the same day by a conference call and live webcast scheduled for 8:00am ET Continue reading →

Research and Markets: Pocket Handbook of Small Animal Medicine

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DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Dublin – Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fqs7nv/pocket_handbook_of) has announced the addition of the “Pocket Handbook of Small Animal Medicine” book to their offering. Concise, problem-oriented and accessibly designed, the Pocket Handbook focuses throughout on the essentials of medicine and surgery of the dog and cat. The book’s aim is to help start the process of case management and resolution. Continue reading →

Research and Markets: Small Animal Cardiopulmonary Medicine – Self-Assessment Color Review

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DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/36w3mw/small_animal_cardi) has announced the addition of the “Small Animal Cardiopulmonary Medicine – Self-Assessment Color Review” book to their offering. SELF-ASSESSMENT COLOUR REVIEWS IN VETERINARY MEDICINE: Each book covers a specialist area of veterinary medicine and the format enables the reader to consider a problem fully and then devise a solution. Continue reading →

Medicine Dispensing Systems Prepares to Help Operators Run Medical Marijuana Clinics in Full Compliance with …

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HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Medicine Dispensing Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Medbox, Inc. (MDBX.PK) (www.medboxinc.com) is preparing to assist companies and individuals open legal and fully compliant medical marijuana clinics in the state of Connecticut Continue reading →

Two Winners Take Grand Prize in Penn Medicine's MyHeartMap Challenge

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PHILADELPHIA Two Philadelphia-area residents have been named the winners of Penn Medicine’s MyHeartMap Challenge, the citywide crowdsourcing contest aimed at locating and mapping all of the lifesaving automated external defibrillators in Philadelphia. Following a race the Challenge’s directors described as “too close to call,” Jennifer Yuan, an IT communications analyst, and Jack Creighton, an athletic director at Frankford High School, will each be awarded $9,000 Continue reading →

National Herbal Medicine Week Established to Celebrate the Safe and Effective Practice of Herbal Therapies for …

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National Herbal Medicine Week is a chance for the public to find out more about this effective and safe form of medicine that has benefited patients for thousands of years.Jacksonville, FL and Bethesda, MD (PRWEB) May 02, 2012 The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM®) and the American Association for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM) are … Continue reading →

University of Miami’s Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute Awarded $10 Million Grant from Starr Foundation

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MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The University of Miami Miller School of Medicines Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute (ISCI) today announced that it received a $10 million grant from The Starr Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States. Continue reading →

Stimulus best medicine for UK, says BoE's Bean – FT

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LONDON (Reuters) – A highly stimulatory monetary stance is the “the best medicine” to help rebalance Britain's economy, Bank of England deputy governor Charles Bean said in an opinion piece in the Financial Times on Friday. Bean defended the bank's stimulatory policy stance, which has come under renewed criticism as Britain slid into its second recession since the financial crisis. Continue reading →

Studies of Alternative Medicine Not Worth the Money, Doc Says

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The National Institutes of Health should stop funding most studies of complementary and alternative medicine because they are not based on sound science, one prominent researcher argues. Continue reading →

The New England Journal of Medicine Releases Documentary Film, Getting Better: 200 Years of Medicine

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BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) announces the release of a documentary film, now available on the NEJM 200th Anniversary website, in celebration of 200 years of continuous publication. Getting Better is a three-part, 45-minute documentary that explores the evolution of knowledge in medicine and some of the remarkable advances reported in NEJM, including the use of anesthesia in surgery, successful cancer therapies, and treatments for HIV/AIDS. Continue reading →

Alliance for Regenerative Medicine Holds Clinical Outlooks for Regenerative Medicine Meeting in Partnership With …

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WASHINGTON, DC–(Marketwire -05/03/12)- The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM), the international organization representing the interests of the regenerative medicine community, today announced it will hold a conference titled, Clinical Outlooks for Regenerative Medicine 2012, in partnership with Harvard Stem Cell Institute on June 19, 2012. The meeting, being held at The Starr Center, Schepens Eye Research Institute, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA, will assemble a group of ~200 leading regenerative medicine executives, clinicians and investigators from major research establishments and companies to discuss how these technologies are transforming the practice of medicine. Pioneering stem cell researcher George Q. Continue reading →

Airway Management Forms Dental Institute of Sleep Medicine

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DALLAS, TX–(Marketwire -04/23/12)- Airway Management (www.amisleep.com) has formed the Dental Institute of Sleep Medicine (http://amisleep.com/training) for the purpose of training dental practitioners in the use of TAP oral appliance therapy for sleep disordered breathing. Upcoming courses are sponsored by TAP, VirtuOx, and Patterson Dental Continue reading →