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The Changing Face of Research and Development with big Pharma

Many of the generic manufacturers started years back with knock off drugs to sell locally in India, but now the game is changing to where US Pharma is using some of the talent, which costs less than R and D individuals here in the states, to further develop...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2008 6:58 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, Genomics, drugs, Pharma, Biotech, Cancer, FDA, Budgets, R and D, Alzheimers, Outsourcing

Cancer Research Blog Carnival - Stand Up To Cancer - A Combination of Bloggers Addressing Cancer and Cancer Research

For those of you who read the blog here and are not aware of what a "Carnival" is, it represents a collection of some of the top blogging posts in a period of time assembled in one place to review and read. Today, Highlight Health...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2008 11:57 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Genomics, healthcare, Proteins, Cancer, cancer research, Pharmacogenomics, R and D, Bloggers, Stand up to Cancer

Eli and Edythe Broad give $400M to biomedical research lab - Harvard and MIT

In a related story about the Broad Institute, this was released today: potential news and warnings of tumors that could become resistant to a common cancer drug when used upon a recurrence of a tumor. There's a lot going on with...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2008 12:25 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Genomics, MIT, Harvard

Cerner and The International Serious Adverse Events Consortium to Study Genetic Markers

Genetic markers making their way to electronic medical records with locating potential patients through medical records to perhaps identify candidates that would benefit. Cerner is one of the larger software companies used by many hospitals in the...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2008 6:22 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Genomics, Medical Records, Research, Cerner

Monogamy gene found in people - are you RS3 334 Positive?

I get a kick out of stories like this, although there could be something to it. If the man has RS3 334, then toss him out it appears and the more copies the worse! But let's not leave this little factor just up to the male species...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2008 2:16 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, Genomics, healthcare, Social Behavior, Trust, Psychology, Couple, Infidelity, Guilt

Cracking enzyme code opens way to new cancer drugs - TERT

This lends itself to an area whereby various area of cancer could be targeted, and with few or little side effect as the study states. The term "cellular immortality" is the term that describes cells that keep regenerating endlessly, like...

Published Sun, Aug 08 2008 1:39 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Genomics, Cancer, tumors, Research, Pharmacogenomics

VC Funding for Biotech Companies Withering?

Is Biotech risky business? I think we can all agree due to the research and development and the unknown areas as far as predicting a winner can be close to a roll of the dice at times. The bar has risen a bit today to secure VC funds no doubt...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2008 11:09 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, Genomics, Medical Devices, Biotech, Venture Capitalists

The Future of Personal Genomics

This is an article written by Misha Angrist is an assistant professor at the Duke University Institute for Genome Sciences and discusses what do we do with our genome once we get it? Actually the article talks about where we are today with the technology...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2008 12:25 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, personalized medicine, Genomics, healthcare, X-prize

Visual Genomics as seen on Microsoft Surface Technology

This is hot stuff! Recently I had an in depth interview with Dr. Patrice Milos, Chief Scientific Officer at Helicos discussing genomics and where the future is going. Helicos has the software and the genomics machine, and wouldn't this...

Published Wed, Aug 08 2008 7:38 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, Microsoft/Windows News, Hospital, Genomics, healthcare, microsoft, Surface, Cardiology, Touch Screen, HIMMS, Surface Technology, Helicos, Heart Transplant, MSDN, Scripps, Healthblog

Personal-Genomics Companies Get California Licenses for DNA Testing

Progress is being made and appears both sides are satisfied here. DeCode has also applied for a license. Both companies appear to be using a physician for the test results which was at the crux of the matter. We also need more physicians...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2008 10:43 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Genomics, Personal Genomics, genetic testing, 23andMe, Navigenics

Health Blog - Microsoft Technologies - Clinically Related

The videos are well worth watching as well as fascinating. These are not just "techs" working at the labs, they are physicians, PHDs, etc. that are working on the healthcare items. These are just a few screen shots from the videos...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2008 11:24 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, Genomics, healthcare, microsoft, PACS, Radiology, software, DNA Testing, HIV Research, Microsoft Labs

Biotech Campaigns for Easier Access to Generic Drug Market - Can we put the decision making process back in the hands of the clinicians..and what about biosimilars...

It should be the discretion of individual physicians, not insurance companies or pharmacies, to substitute a branded biologic for a biosimilar, which goes back to putting the physician in the decision making process, not the non clinical analyzers. ...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2008 2:46 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, My Commentaries, DNA, Genomics, Biotech, Research, Congress, Pharmaceuticals, Biosimilars

Should States have the final say On Genetic Testing?

This is indeed one controversial subject. What is potentially behind all of this is that we don't have physicians linked in here. When you stop and give this some thought, who do you want discussing your healthcare with you, your family...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2008 10:56 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, My Commentaries, Genomics, DNA Testing

OralDNA to Distribute Periodontal Disease Genetic Test in US - DNA at the Dentist's Office

Dentists now are coming in to the fold of DNA genomics tests. This test is very specific to assess risk for periodontal disease, so as a younger patient, as chances are as we age if we are at risk we may already have this, this could be a good indicator...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2008 10:12 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, DNA, Genomics, Dentist, Periodontal Disease

More data to look at - Personalized Medicine

Part of the success of Amgen was using a smaller amount of individuals for clinical trials, and looking at results during the trial instead of an overall evaluation process at the conclusion. It also helps keep the cost of the clinical trials down...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2008 10:58 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, Genomics, Clincal Trials, Pharmaceuticals, Amgen, Biomarkers

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