All News

The expenses associated with cancer care in the United States are staggering and only expected to climb.

- QRxPharma (ASX: QRX and OTCQX: QRXPY) announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee has voted to recommend against approval of Moxduo, an immediate release Dual Opioid® for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain. The Advisory Committee found the Company did not provide sufficient evidence to warrant approval of Moxduo at this time.

Conference Coverage: AAAAI 2014

Conference Coverage: AAAAI 2014

Conference Coverage: AAAAI 2014

Conference Coverage: AAAAI 2014

Conference Coverage: AAAAI 2014

AJMC Panel Reviews Treatment, Cost Impacts of Emerging Shift to All-Oral Regimens With High Cure Rates

A blood test performed before radical cystectomy in patients with urothelial cancer of the bladder could identify the presence of circulating tumor cells (CTCs), which are predictive of outcome, according to a new study.

Initial sales of Sovaldi (sofosbuvir), Gilead's new drug for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection (HCV), set a sales record in its first quarter on the market in the United States. In fact, Sovalidi outpaced the sales of any other drug in its class, netting $2.1 billion in revenue-or approximately $25 million per day.

People who go to Michigan hospitals seeking treatment for dental conditions that could have been prevented through regular dental care increase health care costs by millions of dollars in the state.

Leaders from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services think private insurers have been too slow to adopt payment reforms, but they would be best served by adopting value-based payment systems in tandem with CMS today.

MicroRNA (miR)-21 has been revealed as an oncogene in cancer development, and is one of the miRNAs closely connected to angiogenesis. The authors aimed to explore the impact of miR-21 expression in both tumor and stromal compartments of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and correlations between miR-21 and angiogenic protein markers.

The Obama administration's top Medicare official is stepping down from his post. CMS Principal Deputy Administrator Jonathan Blum has been with the agency for more than five years.

While lawmakers initially had intended to have each state run its own health insurance exchange, only 16 states and Washington, DC, have opted to do so. Many now wonder if the remaining states will establish their own exchange, as the November deadline to receive federal grant funding approaches, or if they will simply default to utilizing a federally-run exchange.

Nearly 2 million Californians have gained coverage with the expansion of the Medi-Cal program for poor and disabled people, including those who transitioned from temporary programs like Healthy Way LA. But roughly 800,000 more applications are pending from people presumed to be eligible for the program.

A poll of uninsured people in December found that of those who did not plan to get coverage, half said that cost was the main reason. Nearly 3 in 10 said they objected to the government's requiring it, while about one in 10 said they felt they did not need it.

Dietary factors, including meat, fruits, vegetables and fiber, are associated with colorectal cancer; however, there is limited information as to whether these dietary factors interact with genetic variants to modify risk of colorectal cancer. In this study, the authors conducted genome-wide association studies between genetic variants, diet, and the susceptibility to colorectal cancer.