Roche has announced results from studies showing that Herceptin reduces the risk of the cancer returning by about one third in women with HER2-positive early breast cancer compared to patients receiving chemotherapy alone.
17/12/2009 |
The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Scottsdale Healthcare are testing a new drug, PHA-848125AC, specifically for thymic cancer based on early promising results at Scottsdale Healthcare.
17/12/2009 |
The Queensland Paediatric Cardiac Service (QPCS) at Mater Children’s Hospital has registered Australia’s first paediatric cardiac patient in a remote monitoring system that allows patients with implanted cardiac devices to be examined over the internet.
15/12/2009 |
HIV-positive adults are being recruited to participate in a clinical trial of the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine. The US study will involve 240 men and women of 18 - 64 years of age.
14/12/2009 |
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has advised on some of the adverse reactions following vaccination with Gardasil, a vaccine against human papilloma virus (HPV).
11/12/2009 |
US researchers have found that injections of the drug rituximab slows down beta cell destruction in the pancreas of patients newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for at least a year. The findings suggest a potential treatment option that might improve management and reduce long-term complications of the disease.
10/12/2009 |
Roche has announced the latest results of its Phase III clinical trial, CLL8, involving MabThera/Rituxan. The study compared MabThera/Rituxan with two different chemotherapy regimens as first-line treatment of patients with advanced follicular, indolent and mantle cell lymphomas.
10/12/2009 |
Australian surgeons are using a new statistical model that predicts an individual patient's chances of success for a common type of vascular surgery and guides patient care.
10/12/2009 |
Screening and surveillance guidelines for the for the early detection of colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyps have been released by the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
08/12/2009 |
The Measles Initiative has announced that that measles deaths worldwide fell by 78% between 2000 and 2008, from an estimated 733,000 in 2000 to 164,000 in 2008. However, global immunisation experts warn of a resurgence in measles deaths if vaccination efforts are not sustained.
08/12/2009 |
IIR's 3rd Annual Hospital Bed Management & Patient Flow Conference will be held at the Novotel Melbourne on Collins, 22 - 23 February 2010.
07/12/2009 |
A patient attending the Delaware Valley Urology Cancer Center has experienced the difference in length of radiotherapy treatment sessions from 20min down to less than five, since the hospital acquired RapidArc radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems.
04/12/2009 |
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved for registration the Australian-made Panvax H1N1 Vaccine Junior enabling children from 6 months to 9 years of age to be protected against the pandemic H1N1 influenza.
04/12/2009 |
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has released new Australian Guideline for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), aimed at lowering the risk of potentially fatal blood clots for adult patients admitted to hospitals.
04/12/2009 |
The US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has released provisional recommendations for Human Papillomavirus vaccinations.
04/12/2009 |
US researchers have devised a cancer vaccine that can be implanted on a finger-nail size disk and eliminate tumours in mice.
02/12/2009 |
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has released a stroke care package designed to improve care for people presenting to the emergency department with acute stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA).
01/12/2009 |
US physicians will soon begin implanting a new medical device to improve breathing in patients with upper spinal-cord injuries or conditions that keep them from breathing independently.
30/11/2009 |
A panel of leading European diabetes from the Diabetes Research Institute in Munich has published a report on the benefits of self-monintoring of blood glucose (SMBG) levels.
30/11/2009 |
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) publishes a listing of fraudulent 2009 H1N1 Influenza products that have not been approved for diagnosis, prevention or treatment.
27/11/2009 |