AngioDynamics introduces new family of micro-introducer kits with stiffened introducer option

AngioDynamics today announced the launch of a new family of micro-introducer kits, featuring a stiffened introducer...

Ranbaxy exits Chinese JV

The joint venture between the Ranbaxy group; Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, China, and Hong Kong New ChemicRanbaxy was formed in...

Self-monitoring With Blood Glucose Test Strips Inefficient Use Of Health Care Resources

Routine self-monitoring of blood glucose levels by people with type 2 diabetes who are not taking insulin is an ineffective use of health resources as the modest benefits are outweighed by the significant cost of test strips, suggest 2 studies in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association...

Antibody finds, wipes out prostate cancer in mice

US researchers have found an antibody that hunts down prostate cancer cells in mice and can destroy the killer disease even in an advanced stage, a study showed Monday. The antibody, called F77, was found to bond more readily with cancerous prostate tissues and cells than with benign tissue and cells, and to promote the death of cancerous tissue, said the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS). When injected in mice, F77 bonded with tissue where...

Gaggliest Headlines This Week

(I do realize that ‘gaggliest’ is not a word) But Lord, I wish I’d kept a list of all the outrageous, ridiculous, upsetting and/or just plain annoying headlines about diabetes over the past year. Wouldn’t that have made a great end-of-year roundup? In any case, logging on after a week of offline holiday bliss (dinners with friends,...

AspenBio Pharma reports on Premarket Notification submission plans for its ELISA format AppyScore test

AspenBio Pharma, Inc., an emerging bio-science company dedicated to the development of novel diagnostics and drugs for humans and animals, reported on its progress and plans for the Premarket Notification 510(k) submission of its ELISA format AppyScore™ test. AppyScore is the first blood-based test designed to aid in the evaluation of patients suspected of having acute...

“America’s Wellness Challenge” campaign to motivate people to change their health habits

The "Life...supplemented" consumer wellness initiative today announced America's Wellness Challenge -- three promotions spanning the next five months -- created to incentivize Americans to get serious about their health goals in...

Lawsuit Filed Against Salix’ OsmoPrep

BURKE COUNTY, N.C.—Four plaintiffs filed a complaint Wednesday in Burke County alleging that Salix Pharmaceuticals’ bowel prep OsmoPrep caused kidney damage, according to a news release their lawyers issued.In late 2008 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration put a “black box” warning on OsmoPrep and another bowel prep, Visicol, claiming ...(68 words) ...

Teva advances

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has tired of waiting for the U.S. government to establish a pathway for approval of generic versions of biologic...

Steroid injections may slow diabetes-related eye disease

Researchers led by specialists at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute have found that injecting a corticosteroid, triamcinolone, directly into the eye may slow the progression of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that frequently leads to blindness.read...