Latest Epidemiology Stories

Robust Data Repository Offers Rich Resource for Evidence Analysis Santa Monica, California (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 Doctor Evidence, LLC, a leader in the development of specialty clinical research databases, reached a new milestone in its ongoing push to build a comprehensive repository of clinical data with the recent collection of its six millionth study data point. To date, Doctor Evidence has extracted more than 6,037,542 data points in its central content repository database....

Researchers offer new framework to improve the safety and effectiveness of surgical procedures and implantable devices An international team of investigators co-led by Weill Cornell Medical College is offering a new framework for evidence-based surgery and device research, similar to the kind of risk and benefit analysis used in evidence-based medicine. "Currently, there is no dynamic research framework to systematically detect devices and surgeries that don't offer any benefits to...

Funding announcement is PCORI's first in series targeting specific high-impact healthcare topics WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Recognizing the persistent disparities in controlling asthma among African-American and Hispanic/Latino populations in the United States, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today issued a call for research proposals to provide new information on ways to solve this problem. PCORI will invest up to $17 million in...

BOSTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new study by the Center for Information & Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP) shows significant improvement in public perceptions of clinical trial safety, trust in the motives of research professionals and appreciation for trial volunteers. The study also offers insights into participant behaviors including those who drop out of trials prematurely. The online study, conducted between January and March 2013 among a...

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Will invite community participation in supporting research that answers patients' questions WASHINGTON, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today launched a funding initiative designed to grow a national community of patients, clinicians, researchers, and other healthcare stakeholders who will advance patient-centered outcomes research. The new PCORI Engagement Awards program will offer targeted funding to dozens of...

-Global Company Expands Operational Capabilities to Support Growing Clinical Trials in Asia Pacific- NEWTOWN, Pa., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BioClinica(®), Inc., a global provider of clinical trial management services, has recently announced several major initiatives to better serve its growing sponsor client base in China and other Asia Pacific countries, following its March 2013 merger with CoreLab Partners, a leading provider of cardiac safety monitoring and imaging core lab...

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced an agreement with the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to form a partnership to fund a major intervention study aimed at preventing injuries from falls in older adults. The memorandum of understanding supports the formation of the "Falls Injuries Prevention Partnership," which establishes the basis for an...

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Celsion Corporation (NASDAQ: CLSN) today issued the following statement regarding a blog entry posted by Alpha Exposure, Contributor, on Seeking Alpha.com: "Statements made in Alpha Exposure's blog entry are misleading and require clarification. As is common in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, Celsion has conducted a comprehensive post hoc analysis of the data from its Phase III HEAT Study of ThermoDox® in...

People in India who walk or cycle to work are less likely to be overweight or obese, according to a study led by Christopher Millett from Imperial College London and the Public Health Foundation of India and colleagues. Their paper reporting the study, published in this week's PLOS Medicine, reveals that cyclists are also less likely to have diabetes or high blood pressure compared to people who take public or private transport to work. These findings are important as they suggest that...