Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
A University of Pittsburgh institute aimed at accelerating the pace of translating science into real-life treatments for patients has received $67.3 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand its work over the next five years. Pitt's Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is among 10 institutes nationwide ...
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Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
The Centre for Mental Health Research (CMHR) at The Australian National University has welcomed the Federal Government's commitment to establishing a national e-mental health portal but warned that sufficient ongoing funding must be allocated to ensure it is a success. Professor Helen Christensen, Director of CMHR and President ...
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has today issued final guidance recommending golimumab (Simponi) for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis. Golimumab joins a list of treatment options already recommended by NICE for this condition. The guidance recommends golimumab as an option for treating active and progressive psoriatic ...
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Saturday, April 16th, 2011
A team led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health is the first to systematically survey the landscape of the melanoma genome, the DNA code of the deadliest form of skin cancer. The researchers have made surprising new discoveries using whole-exome sequencing, an approach that decodes the 1-2 percent ...
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Saturday, April 9th, 2011
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), USA, announced two strategic plans dedicated to tackling health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities throughout the country. One is called HHS Action Plan to Reduce Health Disparities and the other one National Stakeholder Strategy for Achieving Health Equity. The HHS says ...
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