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Community Pharmacy Responds to Government Plan to Further Lower Generic Drug Prices

Posted: Published on January 19th, 2013

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan 18, 2013) - Government heard the pharmacy community''s concerns about the potential risks for increased drug shortages, instability in the supply chain and the resulting impacts on patients, and have announced that they will not proceed with a national competitive bidding process for generic drugs.The Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores (CACDS) is very pleased by this decision. Community pharmacy, however, is concerned by the provincial governments'' announcement of further reductions to generic drug prices. The prices of generic drugs have been dramatically reduced across Canada over the past few years. Some of these price reductions have not yet been fully implemented or their full impact known. "Prescription drugs provide the greatest value to improving the health of Canadians and reducing future healthcare costs.We can overcome present challenges by working with stakeholders and government towards a common objective: improved patient care," says Denise Carpenter, CACDS President and Chief Executive Officer. "Prescription drugs are just one of the contributing costs to healthcare delivery and we call on provincial governments to consider the system holistically and continue to engage all stakeholders to develop solutions that increase access to health services and improve patient outcomes." CACDS supports on-going collaboration … Continue reading →

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Genetics Introduction(with commentary)! – Video

Posted: Published on January 19th, 2013

Genetics Introduction(with commentary)! This is our first commentary so please tell us what to improve. LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed! GeNe Meiji's Channel http://www.youtube.com GeNe Hefty's Channel http://www.youtube.com By: TheGeneticsClan … Continue reading →

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HUMAN DNA. A Speech To The Lord – Video

Posted: Published on January 19th, 2013

HUMAN DNA. A Speech To The Lord (c) 2013 HUMAN DNA. All rights reserved. By: eugenfire … Continue reading →

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Go Anatomy for iPad – Video

Posted: Published on January 19th, 2013

Go Anatomy for iPad Go Anatomy for iPad By: Go Anatomy … Continue reading →

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Insight: U.S. government investment gives flu vaccines a shot in the arm

Posted: Published on January 19th, 2013

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fighting the flu may soon get easier. As early as next year, more modern and more effective vaccines will hit the market, thanks to investments by the U.S. government and pharmaceutical companies. And even bigger scientific advances are expected in the next decade, including a "universal" flu vaccine given every five to 10 years that would fight many strains of a virus, making annual shots all but obsolete. Experts say it could take eight to 10 more years of testing before a universal flu vaccine would be ready. Meanwhile, they expect advances that could still incrementally improve the level of protection vaccines offer and shorten manufacturing times. In the last 12 months, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved two new seasonal flu vaccines that protect against four predominant strains of flu instead of three. One is a shot made by GlaxoSmithKline and the other is a nasal spray made by AstraZeneca. In late November, the FDA approved Novartis' new flu vaccine grown in cultures of dog kidney cells instead of the conventional chicken eggs, a faster and more reliable manufacturing process that could help build stockpiles in the event of a pandemic. And this past … Continue reading →

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Nuvilex Technologies Recognized by the Singaporean Intellectual Property Intermediary, IPI Singapore

Posted: Published on January 19th, 2013

SILVER SPRING, Md., Jan. 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nuvilex, Inc. (NVLX), an international biotechnology company providing natural products and cell and gene therapy solutions for the treatment of human diseases, announced today that its technologies, Cell-in-a-Box(R) and Bac-in-a-Box(R), developed by its subsidiary Austrianova Singapore (ASPL), have been recognized and profiled by the non-profit company, Intellectual Property Intermediary Singapore (IPI Singapore). The Cell-in-a-Box(R) and Bac-in-a-Box(R) products are proprietary living eukaryotic and bacterial cell encapsulation technological platforms developed by ASPL that can be used for a variety of living cell types. Both of them are unique platform technologies with the potential for such diverse uses as antibody production, treatment of diabetes, part of pancreatic cancer treatment regimen, treatments that employ stem cells, and for the improved use of probiotics, to name a few. The technologies have been shown to be robust for manipulations and injections and are non-immunogenic. They can be frozen with cells inside that can be recovered years later, and they allow cells to be expanded inside the capsules as mini bioreactors. Moreover, the technology has been shown to be safe and effective for multiple diseases in animal models as well as in human clinical trials for pancreatic cancer. … Continue reading →

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'Brimming with energy' after $20K stem cell treatment

Posted: Published on January 19th, 2013

Jennifer Vasilakos got the shocking surprise of her life after helping a man who stopped to ask her for directions. That man happened to be the billionaire founder of the Beanie Baby company and what he did may have saved her life. NBC's Kristen Dahlgren reports. By Kristen Dahlgren and Erica Ayisi, NBC News What started out as a modest fundraising event held in a Santa Barbara, Calif., parking lot has turned into a life-changing moment for Jennifer Vasilakos, thanks to a chance meeting with Beanie Baby billionaire Ty Warner. It all began ina parking lot in July of last year. Vasilakos, 42, set up a table near her hometown's annual Santa Barbara French Festival to raise money for stem cell treatment, displaying signs and flyers that explained her cause.She also brought a small moneybox to stash cash made from parking cars for festival-goers. Equipped with sunglasses, a water bottle and coffee, Vasilakos was prepared to spend the day raising awareness and telling people her personal story that she was diagnosed with acute renal failure in 2011 and had received dialysis three times a day, three times a week. It was a grueling regimen that she would endure the rest … Continue reading →

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Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Grants $175,000 for Biomarkers, Non-Ambulatory Endpoints in Duchenne Muscular …

Posted: Published on January 18th, 2013

Dr. Craig McDonald of UC Davis to Receive Supplemental Funds HACKENSACK, N.J., Jan. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) has awarded Dr. Craig McDonald of the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) $175,000 in supplemental funds to expand his ongoing study through the 20 CINRG (Cooperative International Neuromuscular Research Group) centers to better understand the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne) and determine the impact of the Duchenne standards of care established by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Related studies will focus on developing new endpoints in boys who are still walking and those who can no longer walk, and identifying blood markers that track the progression of the disease. The PPMD funding will allow Dr. McDonald to recruit 100 additional subjects into the study. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100119/DC39975LOGO ) "Funding from PPMD will make a critical difference in the development of new outcome measures and the overall quality of the data we collect in this study," said McDonald who is a professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. "These studies have already impacted the development of endpoints for trials in Duchenne and the new funding will allow us to extend the research … Continue reading →

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Social stigma of migraine headaches: Worse than epilepsy

Posted: Published on January 18th, 2013

Jan. 16, 2013 A groundbreaking study lead by William B. Young, MD, a neurologist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital's Headache Center, shows that patients with migraine (a combination of severe headache, nausea, light sensitivity, and other factors) suffer social stigma from their disease similar to the stigma experienced by patients with epilepsy. The study, to be released on January 16, 2013 in the online journal PLOS ONE, is one of the first to study the social cost of this frequently debilitating and misunderstood illness. The study was co-authored by Joanna Kempner, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. Social stigma occurs when society disapproves of a person because they are different in some way -- either externally, as with a birthmark, or in an unseen way, as with migraine. Stigma can hurt people's personal relationships, their work prospects, and their state of mind. "When people treat my patients as if they are to blame because they have a severe, debilitating disease, they are contributing to the problem and making life harder for them," commented Dr. Young. The authors conclude that the high level of stigma for chronic migraine sufferers is due to the impact of … Continue reading →

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E. Mumper – Medical Issues

Posted: Published on January 18th, 2013

E. Mumper - Medical Issues ASD 2 Handout link: ariconference.com Gain insight into evidence-based medical problems often found in individuals with autism. Beyond the basics, this talk offers strategies parents and clinicians can use collaboratively to discuss appropriate assessments and treatment strategies. This talk will expands on "Medical Issues ASD 1" - also on this page. By: arifulton … Continue reading →

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