Archive for the ‘U.S. News’ Category

World Health Organization (WHO) reviews Gondar University Hospital's standardized tuberculosis prevention and control programme. The program started in 2000, incorporating Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course (DOTS). According to the proposal by WHO, treatment outcome is an important indicator of tuberculosis control programs. The study investigated the outcome of tuberculosis treatment at Gondar University Teaching Hospital in Northwest Ethiopia. Methods: We analyzed the records of 4000 tuberculosis patients ... Full story

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The brother in-law of prominent Ethiopian distance runner Leila Aman shot and killed Aman’s parents and sister on Monday during an apparent domestic dispute in the town of Assela, located about 175 kilometers of the country’s capital Addis Ababa, according to sources close to the family. The sources said the incident took place in the home of Leila’s father Aman Tola following ... Full story

Applied Energetics, Inc., (Nasdaq: AERG) announced that on September 17, 2009 it received a notice from The NASDAQ Stock Market stating that the minimum bid price of the Company’s common stock was below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days and that the Company was therefore not in compliance with Marketplace Rule 5450(a)(2). The notification letter has no effect at this time on the ... Full story

Many herbs, dietary supplements, and even vitamins are suspected of interfering with chemotherapy and radiation therapy, and doctors now routinely advise patients who are undergoing cancer treatment to avoid taking these products. At the same time, cancer researchers have been intrigued by the potent and beneficial biological activity shown by some natural products and are testing ways to incorporate them into standard and experimental treatment regimens, ... Full story

Encouraging news about adult clinical trials involving the novel influenza A (H1N1) vaccine could boost uptake levels, but by how much remains to be seen. “It’s still going to be an uphill battle,” said family physician Doug Campos-Outcalt, M.D., M.P.A., the Academy’s liaison to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Campos-Outcalt, associate head of the department of family and community medicine at the University of ... Full story

The novel influenza A (H1N1) virus could overwhelm the nation’s health care system by exacerbating the existing shortages of physicians and other health care professionals, thus leaving some patients who contract the virus without proper medical attention. That was one of the main messages delivered by witnesses who testified before the House Committee on Small Business here on Sept. 9. The Small Business Committee convened the ... Full story

Watson Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: WPI), a leader in generic and specialty branded pharmaceuticals, announced today that G. Frederick Wilkinson has joined the Company as Executive Vice President, Global Brands. In this newly expanded position Mr. Wilkinson will be responsible for all aspects of the Company’s global brand pharmaceutical business, including brand product development, global sales and marketing and coordinating brand product business development activities. In addition, ... Full story

GSW Worldwide, an inVentiv Health company and one of the largest healthcare advertising agencies in the world, recently announced eight new appointments to it’s Newtown, Pennsylvania and New York offices. Neal Bellucci has been named senior editor for the Newtown office. Previously, he served as editor for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. Before that, Bellucci worked for Engel Publishing as assistant editor. He holds a bachelor’s degree from ... Full story

ScienceFirst is pleased to announce an expansion to its leadership team as a result of ScienceFirst’s sustained annual growth.. Robert Steen was recently named senior account director at ScienceFirst, where he will be responsible for new business development, account management and service delivery. Before joining ScienceFirst, Steen held the position of vice president at Leerink Swann Strategic Advisors, where he conducted strategic marketing consulting for life ... Full story

Kim Ann Mink, Ph.D., has been elected president and CEO of ANGUS Chemical Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company; president of CanStates Holdings Inc., the immediate parent of ANGUS, and a member of the ANGUS Chemie GmbH Advisory Board, effective August 1, 2009. Mink also serves as global general manager of Performance Materials, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company. “Kim ... Full story