MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --The Personalized Medicine World Conference, PMWC 2013, to be held on January 28-29, 2013 in Silicon Valley, provides real-world insights into the progress of personalized medicine. Participants can join the discussion and interact with key opinion leaders who are framing and forming the future of this rapidly changing industry. PMWC 2013 is co-hosted by Stanford Hospital & Clinics, SAP and Oracle.

Together in dynamic and informative sessions, speakers and participants examine the advances and challenges among each facet of the healthcare delivery continuum, from academia and technology development through to patient care. Janet Woodcock, M.D., director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will be honored.

"At the FDA, we are enthusiastic about the current examples of individualized medicine today, and about its promise for better patient outcomes in the future," said Dr. Woodcock. "To succeed in this promise, companies, regulatory agencies, payers and patients must work together to address challenges to this field."

Keynote speakers include Lawrence Corey, M.D, of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Leroy Hood, M.D., Ph.D., of the Institute for Systems Biology, among other leading figures. Several representatives from major health insurance and medical plan companies will also speak, including Ira Klein, M.D., M.B.A., of Aetna, Inc.; Jeanne De Sa, of UnitedHealth Group; and Naomi Aronson, Ph.D., of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Other sessions include: Emerging Technologies, Clinical Adoption, State of Regulation, Reimbursement Roadmap and Actionable Data Analysis.

At Stanford Hospital & Clinics, we seek to deliver leading edge and coordinated care tailored to the unique needs of each individual patient," said Stanford Hospital & Clinics CEO, Amir Dan Rubin. "PMWC 2013 provides an outstanding opportunity to review the latest developments in personalized medicine, to help Stanford advance its vision of healing humanity, through science and compassion, one patient at a time."

More detailed program information can be found at the PMWC Program Website. To register for PMWC 2013, please click here. For the complete press release click here.

About PMWC Intl PMWC International is dedicated to transforming healthcare through the global adoption of personalized medicine. Launched by Silicon Valley investors and entrepreneurs in 2009, PMWC International has held several conferences in the U.S. and abroad to forge connections and drive innovation.For more information, please visit http://www.pmwcintl.com.

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Dr. Neal Barnard: Food - Plant-Based Diet - IS Our Medicine
"The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this century, all natural disasters, and all automobile accidents combined. If beef is your idea of `real food for real people, #39; you #39;d better live real close to a real good hospital." -Neal D. Barnard, MD, President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, DC pcrm.org #10084; One of the most empowering, compassionate, and environmentally sound actions we can take to raise our vibration mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually, is to no longer create and consume the trauma of other sentient beings. #9419; Mother Nature is telling us that we are Vegan Beings (Plant-Based Diet) - epidemic levels of disease and environmental destruction! At this point of our evolution, humans are biologically Herbivore vitalveda.wordpress.com twitter.com vitalveda.wordpress.com http http://www.facebook.com If we want Peace in our World - Hearts-Minds-Bodies-Souls - why would we create and consume violence? Thank you for being and/or becoming Vegan so ALL may LIVE! #9419; Vegan Streams claims no rights to this video or its contents - for educational and enlightenment purposes only. This video was created by: suprememastertv.com For information on how you can save our Planet and ALL Life by embracing a Vegan Life visit http://www.crisis2peace.orgFrom:LatestMixTvViews:0 0ratingsTime:12:04More inScience Technology

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According to the National Health Insurance Fund, Hungarians rank third in Europe when it comes to unnecessary medicine use, and while the market has similar notions, professionals emphasize that there is no clear-cut definition as to which medicines qualify as unnecessary or redundant. Cultural background is certainly a key factor of medicine consumption, but increasingly so is price.

The key numbers in medicine sales in Hungary have been virtually unchanged over the last 15 years, says Dr. Attila Horvth-Sziklai, professional secretary of the Hungarian Pharmacists Chamber (MGYK). What might have changed, though, is peoples perception of what they consider to be a medicine, he adds. With non-prescription drugs becoming more popular, the thin line between drugs and other, health-related products has grown more vague, meaning that people may now be less conscious about their medicine consumption than they were.

What is unnecessary or redundant is by no means clearly defined when it comes to medicines. Furthermore: the many players in the industry have entirely different definitions on the phenomenon. For a pharmaceutical company, a medicine well-used equals a medicine sold. Pharmacists have three very different criteria, says Horvth-Sziklai. The drug needs to be necessary in a way that the person taking it will have to need some kind of medication. The medicine needs to be effective, meaning that the medicine the person takes has to have the desired effects on his health or symptoms, and finally it needs to be safe, in the sense that there are no side-effects, or if there are, they remain manageable, he explains. From a professional point of view, if any of the above criteria are not met, the medicine is not being appropriately used, or, in other words, unnecessary.

It is clear that Hungarians tend to buy more medicine than they actually consume, meaning that a significant chunk of the drug sold is wasted, but it is also true that most Hungarians take medicines for minor problems, such as a cold or a headache, and Hungarian doctors prescribe drugs more often than their colleagues in other European countries, says a young pharmacist who runs a drugstore in Pest county in the vicinity of Budapest, but who asked to remain anonymous. According to her, the habit of medicine consumption is largely a question of cultural background and education, and neither extreme is optimal. We can say that Hungarians use too much medication, but I have seen cases in other countries, where severe pneumonia occurred because the doctor prescribed anti-biotics way too late, she claims. It may sound awkward for a pharmacist, but I am not a pro-medicine person myself, meaning that things others deem necessary may slip into the redundant category in my view. But it is easy to see that the balance between factors promoting medicine use and those advising against it is nowhere to be found, she adds.

Among the various factors that impact a potential customer in his decision on whether to use drugs or take alternative measures (for example drink two glasses of water for a headache or have a good nights sleep for the beginning of a cold), marketing is a big one. It has become business as usual for the pharmaceutical industry to get top rankings in ad spending, especially as the competition gets more cutthroat with cheap, generic medicines entering the market in a growing number of areas. It is immediately apparent in market demand, which medicine is advertised. TV is by far the strongest, but magazines also have a huge impact, our source confirms.

Horvth-Sziklai adds that, As for prescription-only medicines, the decision is ultimately in the hands of the doctors, and we have no valid grounds to question their competence. So a prescription drug only becomes unnecessary in certain, rare cases, for example when the patient fails to cooperate with the doctor, and abandons the therapy, or if the boxes contain more pills than the therapy requires. It may be a case of medicine overuse from the perspective of some other countries, but it doesnt mean that these drugs are wasted. And we always have to remember that some 80% of the worlds drug production is used by 20% of the population. Normal use or overuse are, therefore, very relative terms, the secretary adds.

The Health Ministry established a medicine-waste collection program in 2005, which may also be a good indicator for tendencies of unnecessary drug use. But industry experts say that there is not much to see there: following a peak shortly after its introduction, the number of returned drugs (unused or expired medicines) remains stable.

There still exist a few who can afford impulse purchasing in pharmacies, but the price of non-subsidized, non-prescription drugs has increased hugely in the recent years, and most customers are highly price-sensitive, says Horvth-Sziklai. There is a valid need to have some medicine at home, but this pool needs to be filled only once. Other than that, I dont think that people tend to spend too much on unnecessary drugs just for the sake of it, he concludes.

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Medicine is getting more and more expensive in Iran. Experts blame the trend on currency fluctuations and economic sanctions. Meanwhile, patients are the ones to suffer.

Doctor Nosrat Firusian remembers a time when he gave a patient an Iranian anesthetic. A few minutes later, the patient was still staring at him wide awake.

"He simply didn't fall asleep," Firusian recounted to DW.

Since then, the Iranian doctor living in Germany brings a big suitcase full of medicine with him every six weeks to Tehran.

Just a year ago, Firusian said, it was still possible to buy German medicine in Iran itself. But now the medication that his cancer patients need to survive has become way too expensive. He said in just eight weeks, prices have doubled, or in some cases tripled. Firusian, who is head of oncology at a hospital in western German town of Recklinghausen, knows of colleagues who face similar problems. Some have trouble getting medicine for children with leukemia.

Michael Tockuss, board member of the German-Iranian chamber of commerce, blames the problem on the EU's sanctions on Iran. The measures are intended by Brussels to force Tehran back to the negotiating table and give up its nuclear ambitions.

Drugs excluded from the sanctions

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton told DW in a written statement that the system of sanctions contains all necessary measures to make sure that vital humanitarian goods are not affected.

That includes medication and food, and means such goods can be traded without any special approval. They can also be paid for through Iranian banks - something otherwise forbidden under the sanctions.

Ashton's office added that in the end, the decision to end trade with Iran lies with companies.

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Medicine is getting more and more expensive in Iran. Experts blame the trend on currency fluctuations and economic sanctions. Meanwhile, patients are the ones to suffer.

Doctor Nosrat Firusian remembers a time when he gave a patient an Iranian anesthetic. A few minutes later, the patient was still staring at him wide awake.

"He simply didn't fall asleep," Firusian recounted to DW.

Since then, the Iranian doctor living in Germany brings a big suitcase full of medicine with him every six weeks to Tehran.

Just a year ago, Firusian said, it was still possible to buy German medicine in Iran itself. But now the medication that his cancer patients need to survive has become way too expensive. He said in just eight weeks, prices have doubled, or in some cases tripled. Firusian, who is head of oncology at a hospital in western German town of Recklinghausen, knows of colleagues who face similar problems. Some have trouble getting medicine for children with leukemia.

Michael Tockuss, board member of the German-Iranian chamber of commerce, blames the problem on the EU's sanctions on Iran. The measures are intended by Brussels to force Tehran back to the negotiating table and give up its nuclear ambitions.

Drugs excluded from the sanctions

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton told DW in a written statement that the system of sanctions contains all necessary measures to make sure that vital humanitarian goods are not affected.

That includes medication and food, and means such goods can be traded without any special approval. They can also be paid for through Iranian banks - something otherwise forbidden under the sanctions.

Ashton's office added that in the end, the decision to end trade with Iran lies with companies.

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