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- KC J&J try research marketing.(News)
- Printer Friendly Format – The Herald
- Regional Healthcare to account for 25% of GNP by 2020; Middle East…
- Choosing the right food can affect mood
- Youth Protect Hearts By Promoting Smoke-Free Policy
- TrialsCentral.org Launched to Help Remove Barriers to Finding…

KC J&J try research marketing.(News)
highbeam.com – May 26, 2008
find Advertising Age articles. Byline: jack neff Clinical research has long been a mainstay of getting drugs to market. But using clinical.

Printer Friendly Format – The Herald
The Herald – May 26, 2008
The Royal Bank of Scotland will pay nearly £4m for the scanner for Edinburgh University’s Queen’s Medical Research Institute (QMRI) and NHS Lothian. The technology will provide an additional 4000 patient scans a year to the current NHS provision. The equipment will be based at the Clinical Research Imaging Centre being established at Edinburgh University in partnership with NHS Lothian and will be operational by January 2009. The Toshiba scanner which has taken 10 years and an investment of £250m to develop is a major step change in the field of CT scanning technology. Unlike previous scanners it can capture entire organs such as the heart or brain in a fraction of a second. Given the novel method of image capture radiation exposure is reduced by approximately 80% compared with conventional CT scans. This will have a significant impact on the way CT scanning is used to assist in the diagnosis of serious health conditions… “Enterprise should be encouraged with the private sector working in partnership with the public sector to benefit all patients. “I hope that other private sector firms or organisations will come forward to work in partnership with the NHS and will not be put off by the criticism we have seen today. Professor David Newby director of the QMRI’s Clinical Research Imaging Centre said: “The potential of new imaging technologies lies not only in replacing more intrusive tests but also in helping us to better understand and treat conditions such as heart disease cancer and strokes. “The 320-multidetector CT scanner represents a major advance in imaging the body and in particular provides the ability to examine the heart and the coronary arteries within one heart beat at high resolution and with markedly reduced radiation doses. Charles Swainson NHS Lothian medical director said: “It is excellent news for the region as it will allow our clinicians to diagnose life-threatening illnesses within a matter of minutes and will pave the way for quicker treatment. Following Dr Pollock’s comments he added: “This is really good news for the NHS and for patients. “After all 75% of the time it’s being used for them.

Regional Healthcare to account for 25% of GNP by 2020; Middle East…
Al-Bawaba – May 26, 2008
Dr Groth and Farley have launched two medical funds including a region-centric channel. They are also behind the establishment of a manufacturing unit for medical supplies in man and a state-of-the art research unit in Jordan. The Amman-based research centre is set to be the only healthcare product development hub worldwide that can provide preclinical evaluation full-service clinical research core lab facilities as well as cell engineering and culturing. © 2008 Al Bawaba (www.

Choosing the right food can affect mood
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – May 26, 2008
A stable brain serotonin level is associated with a positive mood state. Who can forget the low-carb craze? Thankfully most people now recognize that carbohydrates are a necessary part of a healthy diet. Wurtman who also directed the Program in Women’s Health at MIT’s Clinical Research Center and her colleagues found that when carbohydrates are withheld the brain stops producing serotonin. "This is the chemical that elevates mood and suppresses appetite and only carbohydrate consumption naturally stimulates its production. When serotonin is made and becomes active in your brain its effect on your appetite is to make you feel full before your stomach is stuffed and stretched" she states. "Serotonin is crucial not only to control your appetite and stop you from overeating; it’s essential to keep your moods regulated. "Many carbohydrates such as bread cereal pasta and candy can produce this temporary increase in serotonin and a calming effect.

Youth Protect Hearts By Promoting Smoke-Free Policy
Medical News Today – Medical News Today (press release) – May 26, 2008
It has 36 Regional Districts spread over the entire national territory and 20 scientific councils representing all the subspecialties of cardiology. It conducts continuous and intensive teaching with courses in all subspecialties grants the certification of cardiologists with the endorsement of various universities and conducts a programme of recertification training. ther important areas of its role include research with epidemiological surveys clinical research studies and the “Consensus” which sets standards for diagnosis and treatment of major cardiovascular diseases. The society acts as advisor to both legislative chambers of the national parliament and it has established a community focused institution the Argentine Foundation of Cardiology to educate and prevent cardiovascular disease as well as running and dictating courses on cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

TrialsCentral.org Launched to Help Remove Barriers to Finding…
PR Web – PR Web (press release) – May 26, 2008
In the past few registers existed. Governments funding bodies and researchers maintained those that did. With the advent of the Internet and the accelerated pace of clinical research the number of registers grew rapidly. Yet no one register nor the sum of all known registers includes every clinical trial for every health condition. Most clinical trials by drug companies for example are not listed in ClinicalTrials. gov the US National Institutes of Health’s newest and largest clinical trials database.