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Conclusion: The increased bone loss observed in group 4 compared with either group 2 or group 3 supports the existence of an additive pathological effect of the two disease conditions. This is consistent with the increased RANKL expression observed in group 4. (Source: Journal of Periodontal Research)

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The first batch of people to receive vaccinations against the new swine flu -- a group of students in China -- has reported no serious side effects, Chinese officials said on Tuesday.

SAN FERNANDO, CA--(Marketwire - September 22, 2009) - Precision Dynamics-TimeMed, the global leader in healthcare identification solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a combined contract for healthcare wristbands and labels by MedAssets, one of the nation's largest group purchasing organizations (GPOs). MedAssets provides innovative solutions for healthcare providers to improve their margins and cash flow. The organization awards vendor contracts based on extensive criteria including product quality and customer service. The terms of the contract make Precision Dynamics-TimeMed's full product offering immediately available to MedAssets' hospital and IDN GPO customers through December 31, 2012 under Contract MS01059.

Celsion Corporation (NASDAQ:CLSN) announced the Data Safety Monitoring Board ('DSMB') has reviewed the safety data from the first group of patients enrolled in its pivotal ThermoDox® Phase III clinical trial for primary liver cancer ('HEAT study') and has recommended that Celsion continue to enroll patients in the trial.

A new thesis from the University of Gothenburg reveals that out of loyalty to the people for whom they provide care, groups of home-help staff sometimes break the rules dictating how their work should be performed. 'Sometimes they do more work, or they do it differently, and as it delivers good quality care and keeps things moving the management turn a blind eye to it,' says Marie Hjalmarsson.

News ) Tuesday confirmed that the anticipated overall performance and financial position of the Group for the financial year ending on September 30 remains in line with management's expectations. Acco...

Food and Drug Administration officials warned companies Tuesday to think twice about circumventing a new ban on certain flavored cigarettes by introducing similar products like little cigars. Specifically, the ban affects cigarettes with fruit, candy or clove flavors. Although such products -- primarily made by small, private firms or imported into the U.S. -- account for a tiny segment of cigarettes smoked in the U.S., the ban is the first major step taken by the FDA since the agency was given jurisdiction over the tobacco industry in June. Health officials also said they hoped the ban would stop many young people from trying smoking. 'The appeal to youth is overwhelming,' said Matthew L. Myers, the president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, one of the groups that pushed for enactment of the legislation giving the FDA authority over tobacco products. 'They are starter products.'

Effective today, cigarettes and their components, such as filters and papers, that contain certain characterizing flavors, are considered adulterated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Family smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. This means that it is now illegal to manufacture, distribute, sell or import into the United States cigarettes that contain characterizing flavors such as herb, spice, or fruit flavors, including cinnamon, vanilla, chocolate, clove, strawberry, grape or cherry. This new law presents many opportunities for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to collaborate with the public health community to address the critical public health issue of tobacco use. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. An important way to reduce the death and disease caused by smoking is to prevent children and adolescents from starting to smoke. Scientists have found that kids think flavored tobacco products are safer an

On Friday, a federal appeals court panel ruled to overturn 2005 Federal Election Commission regulations that limited how independent political groups can raise and spend so-called 'soft money' to advocate for candidates, the Washington Post reports.

A European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant worth more than a million euros over the next five years has been awarded to Dr. Francesca M. Spagnoli of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch, Germany. For nearly a year Dr. Spagnoli has been leading a Helmholtz junior research group at MDC, an institution of the Helmholtz Association, and at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Together with the biophysicist Dr.