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New technology could improve clinical trial recruitment
Electronic medical records are touted as a great way to prevent medical errors, but researchers are reporting that this new technology may also be just what the doctor ordered for clinical trial recruitment.   view more (2005-10-25)

Enrollment in cancer trials not linked to better health outcomes (p 263)
The widely held view that people with cancer who participate in clinical trials have better treatment outcomes is disputed by US authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Less than 5% of adults with cancer are enrolled into clinical trials. Steven Joffe from the Dana-Farber Cancer... view more (2004-01-21)

Therapeutic vaccine for ovarian cancer in clinical trials
Prima BioMed (ASX: PRR) announced today at the "Thank You" Day celebration at Sydney Children's Hospital that it has completed initial recruitment of its Phase IIa clinical trial in ovarian cancer at the Austin Hospital.   view more (2005-10-12)

South Asian people are under-represented in clinical trials
People of South Asian ethnic origin are underrepresented in clinical trials, finds a study in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2003-06-04)

Do Overseas Recruitment Schemes Fuel Health Inequalities?
Schemes to recruit doctors from developing countries risk damaging their fragile health systems, warns a senior doctor in this week's BMJ. Overseas recruitment schemes are marketed primarily as an opportunity for doctors to experience one of the world's best healthcare systems. Yet a new NHS scheme... view more (2003-10-15)

Patients unaware of risks and purpose of research even after informed consent
As many as two-thirds of critically ill patients who consented to take part in a clinical trial do not remember the purpose and risks of the research shortly after.   view more (2006-12-08)

Latecomers need not apply
People who apply to jobs shortly after they are advertised out-perform those who wait until the deadline.   view more (2005-01-07)

Retention scheme could offset GP recruitment crisis
Almost three quarters of general practitioners in Scotland plan to retire at or before the age of 60, but many would be interested in a post-retirement retention scheme that could help to offset the current recruitment crisis in UK general practice, finds a study in this week's BMJ.   view more (2004-02-05)

Chemistry & Industry - 15 July Issue
NEWS Nicotine may be answer to growing organs (page 4) Nicotine may prove to be the only thing that can facilitate the growth of an organ intact in the body, according to research by scientists in the US. They have shown that, in very low doses, nicotine can stimulate blood-vessel growth in... view more (2002-07-11)

Patients should be more involved in the clinical trial process
Patients should be treated as participants rather than subjects during clinical trials, suggest researchers in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2002-12-04)

Widely-Used Treatment For Head Injuries Found To Be Harmful (pp 1291, 1321)
The use of anti-inflammatory drugs to treat patients with severe head injuries-common practice worldwide for the past 30 years-is actually dangerous and associated with around a 20% increase in death within two weeks of hospital admission, conclude authors of an international study in this week's... view more (2004-10-06)

Trust mergers have negative effect on NHS services
The merger of NHS trusts has a negative effect on the delivery of NHS services, causes delays to service improvements and fails to deliver promised cash savings or improve staff recruitment and retention, says a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers based at the London School of Hygiene &... view more (2002-07-31)

Concern Over Influence Of Pharmaceutical Industry On Medical Research
The Lancet is to publish a joint Commentary with other international medical journals outlining concerns about the increasing involvement of sponsors in medical academic research. Until recently, independent clinical investigators were key players in design, patient recruitment, and data... view more (2001-09-07)

Oxford BioMedica Obtains Approval For Trovax® To Enter Phase II Trials For Colorectal Cancer
Oxford, UK: 3 March 2003 - Oxford BioMedica (LSE:OXB) announced today that it had received ethical approval from the UK Gene Therapy Advisory Committee ('GTAC') for its therapeutic cancer vaccine, TroVax, to enter a Phase II clinical trial in patients receiving chemotherapy for colorectal cancer.... view more (2003-03-03)

MAJOR TRIAL TO COMPARE OUTCOMES OF TREATMENTS FOR LEG BLOOD VESSEL BLOCKAGES
Mr Andrew Bradbury, Senior Lecturer and Consultant Vascular Surgeon at the Royal Infirmary, explains: "Lower limb ischaemia due to narrowing of the arteries is a common condition, and untreated, frequently leads to amputation and/or death. Approximately 5,000 patients in Scotland are affected... view more (1999-06-21)

Cannabinoids in Multiple Sclerosis Trial Fully Recruited
On Monday the Peninsula Medical School will announce that the Medical Research Council sponsored trial investigating the effectiveness of cannabinoids on the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis has fully recruited its quota of 667 patients. Dr John Zajicek, consultant neurologist and one of the... view more (2002-10-11)

Edmonton Protocol clinical trial shows islet transplantation shows promising results
The Edmonton Protocol clinical trial, led by University of Alberta researcher Dr. James Shapiro, shows islet transplantation is a promising procedure for certain patients with severe Type 1 Diabetes.   view more (2006-09-28)

'Demographic time-bomb' does exist for engineering in academia
The Royal Academy of Engineering welcomes the recently published report, 'Academic staff: trends and projections', by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). The report provides definitive numerical evidence of significant staff shortages facing university engineering departments.... view more (2002-11-06)

Warts vaccine -- 1 of many in pipeline
A clinical trial treating the papillomaviruses responsible for genital warts was on target at the halfway mark, according to Australian of the Year 2006 Professor Ian Frazer and trial manager, sexual health specialist Dr David Jardine.   view more (2007-05-10)

Potential prostate cancer treatment improvements discovered by researchers at Cedars-Sinai
In a study to be published in the April, 2006 issue of the British Journal of Urology International, researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have shown that Raloxifene, a drug commonly used to treat osteoporosis, has a potential clinical benefit in treating men with prostate cancer.   view more (2006-03-22)

Best Management For Obstructed Labour (p 1203)
One of the most challenging emergencies for obstetricians is obstructed labour, when the cervix (neck of the womb) is fully stretched but the baby will not come out. This may be due to the baby having a head which is too large to pass easily through the mother's birth canal (disproportion) or to... view more (2001-10-10)

Herceptin gives disappointing results in lung cancer trial
Trastuzumab (Herceptin) - a treatment that has increased survival in many breast cancer patients - has failed to live up to hopes that it might also help lung cancer patients.   view more (2004-01-08)

Stanford study finds no conclusive benefit from treating kleptomania
A small clinical trial of a medication to treat kleptomania has failed to find any conclusive benefit for patients with the impulsive stealing disorder, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.   view more (2007-03-14)

Endovascular coils beat neurosurgery for treating brain haemorrhage
Landmark international trial halted early as analysis reveals risk cut by a quarter A landmark clinical trial led by UK researchers has shown that patients who suffer a brain haemorrhage from a ruptured aneurysm[1] have a significantly better chance of surviving without disability if they are... view more (2002-10-22)

Screening may over-diagnose 1 in 10 breast cancers
Screening women for breast cancer could result in a 10% rate of over-diagnosis, finds a study published online by the BMJ today.   view more (2006-03-03)
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