Drugzillaonline.com - Pharmacy Blog

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced that newly-formed bioscience organizations in Oklahoma and Nevada have agreed to join the Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBA), an autonomous council operating within BIO.

Eli Lilly and Co has started a Phase III Clinical Trial of LY450139, an investigational gamma secretase inhibitor for the treatment of patients with mild/moderate Alzheimer's disease. The trial aims to see whether it can slow the progression associated with Alzheimer's by inhibiting gamma-secretase. Gamma-secretase is an enzyme that can create amyloid beta - a sticky protein.

If you are a lay bystander and come across an adult who suddenly collapses, remember that chest compressions (Hands-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) alone may save a life, says the American Heart Association. You do not have to give mouth-to-mouth if you do not know how - but chest compressions only could save a person's life.

Professor Richard Parish, current Chief Executive for the Royal Society of Health (RSH), joins the Royal Institute of Public Health (RIPH) as its Interim CEO following the retirement of Robert Silbermann. Professor Parish has also been named Chief Executive Designate when the two organisations merge later this year.

HIV and sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), is starting a new support group in Sussex for gay men who are HIV positive and are not currently on any medication. The first session will take place on 15 April in central Brighton and the charity is keen to get people signed up as soon as possible.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is seeking a $2.2 million penalty against a California hearing aid manufacturer for violations of federal law, including manufacturing standards violations and the failure to notify the FDA of a change in an outside supplier or vendor, which may have exposed recipients of the devices to unnecessary health risks.

UNICEF expresses its relief at the release of four drivers from the State Water Corporation in North Darfur, who were abducted along with drilling equipment in Um Tajok more than a week ago. The drivers have now been safely reunited with their families, although the stolen equipment has not been recovered.

California has not been complying with a state law that requires the Medi-Cal director to review physician reimbursement rates annually and ensure that Medi-Cal beneficiaries have access to physician and dental services, the Sacramento Bee reports. Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid program.

The highest rate of stroke hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries exists among African-Americans and in counties located primarily in the southeastern states, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Summarizes of recent news about medical malpractice developments in two states appear below.New York: A coalition of groups and trial lawyers on Monday sent a letter to New York Gov. David Paterson (D) opposing a proposal to establish a state-sponsored indemnity fund to pay for medical malpractice claims, the New York Sun reports.