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Free Cancer Research Tools Available for Clinical Researchers

One of the big changes just like everywhere else in healthcare is integration. It is all open source software and using some nice Web 2.0 applications and now includes a dashboard for easy management and locating program modules and relative information...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2008 5:52 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Cancer, clinical trials, Heatlhcare, National Cancer Institute, Health 2.0, Web 2.0

Brainsway gets FDA nod for device trial – Another Device for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

This certainly seems to be the month of the “brain devices”. Just last week the FDA approved one magnetic device to zap your brain and now we have another company from Israel to begin trials in Israel and 2 other areas. The device approved...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2008 10:57 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, FDA, clinical trials, Brain, Depression, obesity, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Brainwaves, Bi-Polar

SERMO CONNECTS HEALTHCARE INVESTORS TO PHYSICIANS VIA BLOOMBERG

Investors and analysts using The Healthcare Exchange will be able to ask questions of physicians, such as their opinions about a new treatment or device. Sermo has been a community website restricted to physicians to compare and collaborate within...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2008 2:39 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, drugs, healthcare, Investors, Physicians, Prescriptions, clinical trials, Sermo, Bloomberg, MCconnect, opinions

Novel Lung Cancer Vaccine Trial Launched At Moores UCSD Cancer Center

The new vaccine, Lucanix, is genetically engineered to also trick the cancer into turning off its immune system-suppressing activities, this is a turn in a different direction here where vaccines are normally increase the immune system capabilities. The...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2008 12:44 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, Cancer, clinical trials, Chemotherapy, Stage 4, Lung Cancer, Moore UCSD

CCHIT Offers PHR Web Site – Personal Health Records

This might be of interest if you want to learn about the certification process of Personal Health Records, also known as a PHR. Medical record software used by physicians and hospitals have gone through the process for a number of years, in other...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2008 11:51 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, microsoft, Medical Records, PHR, Google Health, clinical trials, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, CCHIT

Phase I Clinical Trials outsourcing to India by 2010?

I am guessing this stands to be topic for all in the Pharma business to keep an eye on. There are those in the Indian government too with reservations. The whole idea here is to save money over what the same might cost in the US, as reported...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2008 11:22 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, Other Items of Interest, healthcare, Pharma, clinical trials, R and D

Prostate study seeks subjects to test Botox - London

Leave no stone unturned. This study is being conducted in London and perhaps you can find more information from Allergan on their website for other locations. This is not just another test or treatment for wrinkles. More information...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2008 12:59 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, clinical trials, Prostate, Botox, Allergan

Despite Doubts, Cancer Therapy Draws Patients - HIFU Prostate Cancer Procedure

This procedure is not approved for us in the US. It is not inexpensive either at 25-30K per procedure, but good money for the physicians getting paid from 5-7k for their work. There are opinions on both sides of the fence and like anything else...

Published Sun, Aug 08 2008 1:19 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Cancer, FDA, clinical trials, Prostate Cancer, HIFU, Procedures

Stem Cells and Breast Surgery

This is a fairly new concept of mixing fat and stem cells for breast surgery. The article states that the potential of going up a couple sizes may not be there, only about one size, but the surgery can be repeated. Fat is taken from other...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2008 12:35 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, clinical trials, Fat, Stem Cells, Breast Surgery

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