Winston-Salem, NC– Ultraviolet light may help relieve pain in fibromyalgia syndrome patients, according to a preliminary study at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center conducted by dermatology, rheumatology, and public health sciences researchers.
A report on the study appears in the January issue of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Steven R. Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Center for Dermatology Research at Read the rest of this entry »

China’s public response to the new product-inspection strategy was generally positive, with officials announcing that they planned to open their own product quality-control office in the U.S.
Leavitt said he had heard about China’s plans to send inspectors to the U.S. but didn’t know what they would do.
Food experts say access to the 450,000 food-production facilities in China could prove harder than U.S. officials realize. U.S. staffing in Beijing, Read the rest of this entry »

CORNELIUS, N.C.
In the waning days of the Bush administration, the Food and Drug Administration finalized new guidelines to make it easier for drug manufacturers to promote “off-label” prescription drug uses, which can be deadly for patients.
The move came despite criticism from Bush’s own Department of Veterans Affairs, which said the change “favors business interests over public safety” and could lead to a “decline in drug safety.” It also was Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: Oct. 15, 2008
Federal officials are investigating whether the chairman of a panel about to make a pivotal ruling on the safety of bisphenol A has been compromised by a large donation that was disclosed by the Journal Sentinel on Sunday.
The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing all documents to ensure that Martin Philbert complied with the agency’s disclosure requirements, said FDA spokesman Michael Herndon.
Philbert serves as chairman Read the rest of this entry »

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, February 4. A new study shows that swimming cuts men's risk of dying by about 50% compared to runners, walkers and sedentary peers. The University of South Carolina study led by Dr. Steven Blair evaluated comprehensive physical exams and behavioral surveys from thousands of people who were enrolled in the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study (ACLS) over the last 32 years. The results were presented at the 2008 World Read the rest of this entry »

November 10, 2008
Hamilton will join colleges and universities across the country in recognizing the work of the College’s student Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) as part of National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Week, Nov. 10-15. The Hamilton College Emergency Medical Service (HCEMS) is a New York State-certified agency that is comprised of 24 student EMTs who provide 24-hour emergency service to the campus community during the academic Read the rest of this entry »

E. Hanover man gets artificial heart at Hershey
A Dauphin County man recently received an artificial heart,
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center said Thursday.
The patient is Jerry Goodrich, 58, of East Hanover Twp.,
whose heart was severely damaged by a heart attack,
according to a news release.
He received the temporary artificial heart on July 10. He
has remained at the Hershey Medical Center awaiting a heart
transplant, which is expected Read the rest of this entry »

AspenBio Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: APPY), an
emerging bio-pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of novel
drugs and diagnostics for humans and animals, reported initial preliminary
data from its Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) clinical trial for
AppyScore(TM), the world’s first blood-based test as an aid in the
diagnosis of human appendicitis and an update on planned steps for pursuing
FDA market authorization in the U.S.
Although Read the rest of this entry »

Researchers say providing heroin, legal drugs can help most difficult addicts
VANCOUVER — Researchers say a clinical trial that provided precription heroin to drug addicts found that users did not appear to distinguish the street drug from a legally available prescription painkiller.
The study provided about 250 chronic, long-time addicts in Vancouver and Montreal with either heroin, prescription hydromorphone or methadone.
Researchers Read the rest of this entry »

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