International Workshop: Infant Formula Adulteration With Melamine Underscores Need For Better Detection Methods Following the recent adulteration of infant formula and other milk products with the industrial chemical melamine, the U. S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention is holding an international workshop this week to explore better ways to detect deliberately falsified protein content in food ingredients.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPneumococcal Vaccine Reduces Child Deaths In Developing Countries A new trial has found that pneumococcal vaccine is effective in preventing severe pneumonia, the leading cause of death among children in developing countries. Co-ordinated by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) between 2000 and 2004, a large scale efficacy trial first of its kind in Asia - was carried out in the Philippines to investigate the effect of an investigational pneumococcal vaccine.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comProFibrix Initiates Phase II Clinical Trial Of Its Lead Topical Hemostat Product Fibrocaps(TM) ProFibrix B.V. announced the start of the company's Phase II clinical trial for Fibrocaps(TM), the company's lead topical Hemostat product, with the successful treatment of the first patients for mild to moderate bleeding during liver surgery. ProFibrix expects to complete the study before the end of 2009.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Data Demonstrate Potential For Early Detection Of Alzheimer's Disease Using New Diagnostic Technology, Which Could Lead To Improved Treatment Data published in the June issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease demonstrated that minimally-invasive biospectroscopy was able to identify changes in oxidative stress (OS) levels in blood plasma, which may prove to be a useful biomarker in the early detection of Alzheimer's disease. There is currently no accepted laboratory test for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comOmega 3 Fatty Acids Appear To Impact AMD Progression Omega-3 fatty acids found in fatty fish such as tuna and salmon may protect against progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but the benefits appear to depend on the stage of disease and whether certain
supplements are taken, report researchers at the Laboratory for Nutrition and Vision Research (LNVR), Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comRace On To Be The First To Clone Hair Follicles Ukmedix News has been avidly following news reports about progress being made with the cloning of hair follicles which could be used to regrow hair for men with male pattern baldness. The British research and development company Intercytex is busy with clinical testing and has even recruited volunteers to take part. The idea is that [...]
Source: feedproxy.google.comMatthew Lehman Of SPRI Clinical Trials Speaks On Designing Trials For Success At The Trout Group Investor Relations Seminar In designing and conducting clinical trials, it is critical to meet
FDA objectives while preventing program "drift," according to Matthew Lehman, chief operating officer of SPRI Clinical Trials-Global, LLC in his remarks at a recent seminar for biotechnology companies. Lehman spoke on "Designing Trials for Success: Balancing
FDA Expectations and Operational Reality," at the Trout Group Investor Relations Seminar: Management's Guide to Wall Street, held recently in Munich, Germany.
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