The Association of American Physicians (AAP) has elected two physician-scientists from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine faculty as new members: Patricia Finn, M.D., Ph.D., Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Anthony Wynshaw-Boris, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for Human Genetics and Genomics Chief, Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics. [click link for full article]

Skin patch screening test for allergy to fragrances - second only to nickel as the most common cause of contact dermatitis in the Western world - may not detect some cases of allergy to a widely used fragrance chemical, Swedish scientists are reporting.In a study published in ACS’ Chemical Research in Toxicology, Ann-Therese Karlberg and colleagues focus on geraniol, a chemical in Fragrance Mix I (used for allergy skin patch testing). [click link for full article]

If you suffer from allergies, from hay fever to food allergies and asthma to eczema, allergy testing can help you determine your triggers. Allergy testing is best performed with skin…

BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (Nasdaq:BDSI) have announced the results of a 12 subject, crossover study comparing the absorption of fentanyl from both single and multiple BEMA” Fentanyl discs, as well as oral and intravenous doses of fentanyl. The data demonstrates that the absolute bioavailability (i.e. [click link for full article]

Every second counts for anesthesia patients afflicted by the often deadly condition known as malignant hyperthermia (MH). According to research published in the April AANA Journal of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, the intravenous administration of life-saving dantrolene sodium (DS) can occur significantly faster thanks to a new method of warming the diluent that is used to prepare the DS for use. [click link for full article]

Iapyx” Medical, a developer of innovative single-use medical devices, introduced its Stable-Line® family of catheter stabilization products designed to minimize the risk of catheter-related bloodstream and urinary tract infections, two of the three most common hospital-acquired infections. [click link for full article]

Johns Hopkins undergraduates have invented a device to improve cell therapy for diabetes patients by anchoring transplanted insulin-producing cells inside a major blood vessel.A team of five seniors and two freshmen, working with Johns Hopkins doctors and engineers, devised a protective “pouch” that should fit inside the portal vein, which feeds into the liver. [click link for full article]

The United Nations World Food Programme welcomed today a 5 million euro donation from the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) and said it and other contributions would allow rations for 1.28 million displaced people in Uganda to be restored to normal levels. “This generous cash contribution from ECHO is more than welcome because in April we had to cut rations to the 1. [click link for full article]

In the wake of renewed government aerial bombardments in North Darfur, reported yesterday by United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Africa Action today stressed that civilians in Darfur remain acutely vulnerable to violent attacks in this ongoing genocide. The organization further emphasized that the U.S. [click link for full article]

Professor Louis Appleby, the National Clinical Director for Mental Health explains why improvements in community care must continue and sets out a new phase of reform in mental health services in a report published today. [click link for full article]