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  • FDA considers dropping Avastin approval, approves five-day emergency contraception pill Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 2:04AMThe Food and Drug Administration is considering revoking its approval of a last-ditch breast cancer drug over the debate on "medical spending and effectiveness that flared during the battle over health-care reform," The Washington Post reports. "The [FDA] is reviewing the recommendation of influential scientific advisers to revoke authorization of the drug to treat metastatic breast cancer.
  • The Sanford Project Launches Research Study Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 12:00PMThe goal of The Sanford Project is to find a cure for type 1 diabetes.
  • Doctors rely on iPhones to guide treatment Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 11:02AMHaving medical data at their fingertips changes way physicians practice medicine
  • Arcelis immunotherapy shows effective treatment for autoimmune diseases: Study Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 2:36AMArgos Therapeutics today announced that its Arcelis immunotherapy targeted at diabetes demonstrated potential for preventing and treating the disease in non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice, according to a peer-reviewed article published in Molecular Therapy.
  • What is that? Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 8:14AMWhat does Cullman Fire Rescue and the U.S. President’s personal security team have in common?
  • NCPDP offers compelling testimony on Proposals for a National Health Plan Identifier Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 5:05AMThe National Council for Prescription Drug Programs offered compelling testimony to the National Committee on Vital Health Statistics last week on Proposals for a National Health Plan Identifier, citing the existing operational processes that have been successfully used in the pharmacy industry for over 25 years.
  • Acronyms: Can’t live with them and can’t live without them Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 4:10PMPicture this: several decades ago there was a young devastatingly beautiful girl who entered into the arena of medical management. Imagine her surprise when acronyms were introduced to her life! At first her thoughts were, “OMG (oh my gosh). Is it contagious and what are the symptoms?” Well it’s not terminal but it is essential in medicine.
  • NCPDP Delivers Compelling Testimony to NCVHS on National Health Plan Identifier Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 2:02PMSCOTTSDALE, Ariz.----The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs offered compelling testimony to the National Committee on Vital Health Statistics last week on Proposals for a National Health Plan Identifier, citing the existing operational processes that have been successfully used in the pharmacy industry for over 25 years.
  • International Drug & Explosives Detection Company IDenta Corp. Receives Order From US Department of Defense for New ... Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 10:21AMJERUSALEM--(Marketwire - July 23, 2010) - IDenta Corp. ( PINKSHEETS : IDTA ) CEO Yaacov Shoham today issued the following statement concerning the IDenta Alert Explosive Identifiers.
  • International Drug & Explosives Detection Company IDenta Corp. Receives Order From US Department of Defense for New ... Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 10:15AMJERUSALEM--(Marketwire - 07/23/10) - IDenta Corp. (Pinksheets: IDTA - News ) CEO Yaacov Shoham today issued the following statement concerning the IDenta Alert Explosive Identifiers. Mr. Shoham stated, "In the past week we have been approached by the US Department of Defense (DOD) through our new representative in the US to supply an additional quantity of explosive identifiers (1000 kits ...
  • Press Release Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 11:03AMTAMPA, Florida, July 20, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Gold Standard/Elsevier, developer of drug information and medication management solutions, announced today that the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has licensed MEDcounselor ( http://www.goldstandard.com/pages/medCounselor.html?epm=1_1 ) Drug Information, Drug IDentifer and Drug Interaction modules for its ...
  • MEDcounselor Drug Information Now Available on ISMP's ConsumerMedSafety.org Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 8:46AM-
  • PPMD to provide grant to clinical sites participating in Phase 2 study of ACE-031 Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 5:24AMPatricia A. Furlong, Founding President and CEO of Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, the largest non-profit organization in the United States focused on finding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, announced that PPMD will provide a grant to clinical sites participating in Acceleron Pharma's Phase 2 clinical study of ACE-031. These grants will help patients' families cover travel costs to ...
  • New analysis may help clarify the role of craving in addiction Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 10:32AM( University of Georgia ) Just-published research led by a psychologist at the University of Georgia shows that behavioral economic analysis may lead to an improved understanding of craving for alcohol and other drugs. This method of studying how craving alters the way a person values a drug is fairly new, but according to the study, it may well help assess cravings more accurately and ...
  • Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Announces Grants For Clinical Study Sites Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 9:55AMFunds Will Help Offset Travel Costs for Participants
  • Shown to Support 'Good' Cholesterol (HDL), Slo-Niacin® Dietary Supplement Features a Unique, Patented Polygel® System ... Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 8:52AMPeople who are whole-heartedly searching for a dietary supplement to support heart health can turn to Slo-Niacin®.  Trusted by healthcare professionals for more than 20 years, Slo-Niacin® is a niacin supplement that has been shown in clinical studies to boost "good" cholesterol .
  • NCPDP Script Standard Adopted as Core Requirement for ePrescribing in Meaningful Use Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 7:51PMSCOTTSDALE, Ariz.----The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs today acknowledges and applauds the U.S. Health and Human Services Department on its Final Rules announcement on “meaningful use” of an Electronic Health Record , including the adoption of NCPDP SCRIPT Standard for the secure, electronic transmission of prescriptions and prescription-related information.
  • International Drug & Explosives Detection Company Identa Corp Update on DOD Alert Testing Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 8:44AMIDenta Corp. CEO Yaacov Shoham today issued the following statement concerning the testing of IDenta Alert explosive identification kits by the US DOD.
  • Patient safety coalition to FDA, Hamburg: UDI system needed now Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 12:50PMA coalition including the American Health Assn., the American Nurses Assn. and several specialists’ associations urges Food & Drug Administration chief Dr. Margaret Hamburg to expedite the adoption of a so-called “universal device identification” system for medical devices. The Advancing Patient Safety Coalition is urging Dr. Margaret Hamburg, head of the Food & Drug Administration, to [...]
  • The Unsafe Food Invasion Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 7:59AMAs tainted food rolls in, we can't mandate recalls. That's why the Government Accountability Office thinks the FDA needs bite to go with its bark. Food and Drug Administration - Food safety - United States - Government Accountability Office - House
  • Highly Generic Schemas - A schema is like an aircraft: it can be designed for stability or maneuverability but not both. Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 7:56AMDeveloper Christophe Lauret recently commented A schema is like an aircraft: it can be designed for stability or maneuverability but not both. I recently have been trying a different method for designing intermediate schemas in publication chains. It is an...
  • iPhone Apps: Night Browser, VideoPix, iPharmacy Professional Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 9:21PMiPhone - Handhelds - Smartphones - Wallpapers and Themes - App Store
  • Health Sites Use Semantic Technologies to Provide Better Results Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 8:29AMSearching for health information continues to be one of the most dominant areas of web search activity. Over the years, we've seen the development of better search capabilities in a newer generation of search engines that draw on semantic technologies (the meaning of language) to provide concept-based searching, in contrast to full-text search. Behind the scenes, the search engines draw on ...
  • Kentucky Clinic Selects Facts & Comparisons® Clinical eAnswers for Drug Information Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 8:08AMMINNEAPOLIS----Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Kentucky Clinic has selected its Facts & Comparisons® Clinical eAnswers as a dynamic and unbiased drug information tool and resource within its on-site pharmacy.
  • Male Mexican mollies grow mustaches to attract mates Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 11:09AM(PhysOrg.com) -- Some male Mexican molly fish sport a structure like a mustache on their top lips, which scientists have now discovered are attractive to female mollies and may represent a sexually selected trait.
  • Artificial pancreas holds promise for treating Type 1 diabetes Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 4:24AMShawna Wood would like nothing better than to go back to bed for another 24 hours of perfect blood sugar control. The 50-year old Wilsonville, Ore. woman has Type 1 diabetes, and she recently took part in a clinical trial of an automated replacement for her pancreas, which stopped producing insulin 9 years ago.
  • Cell>Point Completes Phase 2 of Cancer Diagnostic Phase 2/3 Trial Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 2:32PMCENTENNIAL, Colo.----Cell>Point announced today that it has closed the Phase 2 portion of its Phase 2/3 trial of 99mTc-EC-G in evaluating patients with non-small cell lung cancer .
  • Halozyme's Ultrafast Insulin Accelerates Absorption and Lowers Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia Risk in Type 2 Diabetes ... Sunday, June 27, 2010 @ 11:00AMHalozyme Therapeutics, Inc. today announced Phase 2 results demonstrating that the subcutaneous coinjection of rHuPH20 with lispro significantly improves postprandial hyperglycemia, reduces hypoglycemia, and accelerates the absorption of mealtime insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes.
  • News Roundup: Judge Approves $712 Million Settlement For 9/11 Emergency Workers' Health Problems; Missouri Ballot ... Friday, June 25, 2010 @ 10:03AMThe Wall Street Journal: "A judge approved a $712 million health settlement for thousands of emergency workers who responded after the Sept. 11 attack, in spite of objections from some who complained that the deal was unfair. Some workers who say they got sick working at the Ground Zero site argued Wednesday that the settlement shortchanged those suffering from certain types of diseases. One of ...
  • Pharma Secure launches SMS based IT solution to track expired drugs Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 9:43PMA north based IT company, Pharma Secure has come out a high-end technology solution system to tackle the expired drugs concerns amongst the consumers.
  • Nokia Beefs Up Apps to Wean Away Market ‘Brainwashed’ By Apple Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 5:46PMA Nokia Oyj advertisement in the Paris metro shows a mobile phone packed with applications, from the French yellow pages “Pagesjaunes” to “ Le Monde.fr” and “Scalado Photo Twister.”
  • Limits on cigarette packaging start now Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 11:35PMStarting today, smokers and cigarette manufacturers will have to go by colors, and not words, to distinguish brand styles.
  • Consumer, Health and Family Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 1:28PMThe Guidelines confirm there is no requirement to indicate the country of origin for consumer products under these Acts. If, however, such a claim is made, then it must be neither false nor misleading.
  • Healthcare Solutions Executive Named to NCPDP Board of Trustees Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 2:13AMHealthcare Solutions today announced that Jim Andrews, R.Ph. has been elected to serve on the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) Board of Trustees. Andrews was added to the panel at the NCPDP Annual Technology and Business Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona last month. (PRWeb Jun 10, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/06/prweb4096144 ...
  • Healthcare Solutions Executive Named to NCPDP Board of Trustees Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 2:00AMHealthcare Solutions today announced that Jim Andrews, R.Ph. has been elected to serve on the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) Board of Trustees. Andrews was added to the panel at the NCPDP Annual Technology and Business Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona last month.
  • Hackers obtain email addresses of iPad 3G owners Wednesday, June 9, 2010 @ 6:54PMA shadowy hacking group obtained the email addresses of over 114,000 owners of Apple iPads by exploiting a vulnerability at US telecom giant AT&T, a Silicon Valley website reported on Wednesday.
  • Press Release Friday, June 4, 2010 @ 3:47AMThe National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) announced today it has awarded special recognition to its founding leaders. Benjamin D. Ward, Sr., Charles D. Pulido, R.Ph., and Edward D. Spearbeck were honored with NCPDP’s Lifetime Membership Award.
  • NCPDP Acknowledges Founding Leadership with Lifetime Membership Award Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 6:51PMSCOTTSDALE, Ariz.----The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs announced today it has awarded special recognition to its founding leaders. Benjamin D. Ward, Sr., Charles D.
  • Newark company gets $2.4 million for research Saturday, May 29, 2010 @ 7:29AMU.S. Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-Del.) and Congressman Mike Castle (R-Del.) announced $2.4 million in federal funding for ANP Technologies, Newark.
  • Press Release Thursday, May 27, 2010 @ 11:33AMThe National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) announced today the successful re-launch of its website, www.ncpdp.org . The website went live earlier this year, marking the first major transformation of the site since 2007. The not-for-profit organization, known for its 30-year track record of developing industry standards that consumers, clinicians and ...
  • DNA evidence could be linked to double murder suspect Wednesday, May 26, 2010 @ 6:09PMmpeeling@standard-freeholder.com CORNWALL - An forensic DNA expert testified in Superior Court Wednesday that one of four hairs found on a towel fished out of the St. Lawrence River could possibly belong to a man accused of two murders. Dr.[...]
  • NCPDP Announces Industry Group Alignment in Support of National Health Reform Policy to Simplify Health Care Claim ... Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 7:52AMThe National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) announced today its alignment with the Accredited Standards Committee X12 ( ASC X12 ) and Linxus , which collectively represent hundreds of providers, health plans, pharmacies, and systems developers, to ensure consistent interpretation and provide guidance on operationalizing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( PPACA ...
  • NCPDP Announces Industry Group Alignment in Support of National Health Reform Policy to Simplify Health Care Claim ... Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 7:38AMSCOTTSDALE, Ariz.----The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs announced today its alignment with the Accredited Standards Committee X12 and Linxus, which collectively represent hundreds of providers, health plans, pharmacies, and systems developers, to ensure consistent interpretation and provide guidance on operationalizing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requirements ...
  • Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics annonce des données prometteuses suite à une étude sur la thérapie génique pouvant ... Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 11:35PMAmsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (euronext:AMT) un des leaders mondial de la thérapie génique, a annoncé aujourd'hui des données précliniques positives basées sur une étude utilisant un vecteur génétique AAV pour réduire le taux de cholestérol. Les données démontrent qu'une simple dose de cette thérapie génique contenant un infime brin d'ARN pour bloquer l'Apo lipoprotéine B100 (ApoB100), a ...
  • NCPDP Hosts Payer Sheet Template Webinar Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 4:50PMThe National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) announces an important webinar for processors, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), health plans, software vendors, and pharmacies – its Payer Sheet Template Webinar will be held Wednesday, May 26, 2010 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. EDT. read more
  • NCPDP Hosts Payer Sheet Template Webinar Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 4:31PMSCOTTSDALE, Ariz.----The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs announces an important webinar for processors, pharmacy benefit managers , health plans, software vendors, and pharmacies – its Payer Sheet Template Webinar will be held Wednesday, May 26, 2010 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
  • ATS 2010 International Conference Late-Breaking Clinical Trials Wednesday, May 19, 2010 @ 8:46AMThe ATS 2010 International Conference in New Orleans featured a special section of late-breaking clinical trials, presented Tuesday, May 18 at 1:30 p.m. Results are summarized below. The BUILD-3 Trial: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study of Bosentan in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). A Phase III trial of a promising drug for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis failed ...
  • Top Healthcare Industry Event – NCPDP 2010 Annual Conference – Draws Record Attendance Wednesday, May 19, 2010 @ 7:50AMThe National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) announced today the second consecutive year of record-breaking attendance at its Annual Technology and Business Conference. The 2010 conference garnered the attention of stakeholders from across the healthcare industry – pharmacy benefit managers, retail and independent pharmacies, software vendors, manufacturers, wholesale distributors ...
  • Top Healthcare Industry Event - NCPDP 2010 Annual Conference - Draws Record Attendance Wednesday, May 19, 2010 @ 7:37AMSCOTTSDALE, Ariz.----The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs announced today the second consecutive year of record-breaking attendance at its Annual Technology and Business Conference.
  • Les résultats de l'essai clinique ADMIRE-HF sont publiés dans le Journal of the American College of Cardiology Tuesday, May 18, 2010 @ 6:18PML'essai ADMIRE-HF ( - Imagerie myocardique d'AdreView pour l'évaluation du risque dans le cadre de l'insuffisance cardiaque), dont les résultats ont été publiés dans le Journal of the American College of Cardiology pour le numéro du 18 mai 2010, est une étude prospective qui évalue l'image cardiaque du nerf sympathique à l'aide de l'injection d'Iobenguane I 123 (AdreView(TM)) pour identifier les ...