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New male Pill on way in DNA breakthrough A NEW male contraceptive pill could be created after scientists in Scotland discovered a key reproductive gene. www.scotsman.com
Portland State University students win national engineering contest with pill identification device Four Portland State University students have won a national engineering contest, designing a device to let doctors and patients in emergency rooms verify what a pill is just by looking at it. www.oregonlive.com
Dysentery cure in arthritis pill "The identification of a drug that has already been approved by regulatory authorities and one which has a proven safety record can help us avoid an expensive and prolonged drug development process," said Debnath, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). in.news.yahoo.com
UC students design a better pill bottle for the blind and visually impaired It’s easy to see that University of Cincinnati design students Alex Broerman and Ashley Ma are on to something with their new design and prototype for a prescription-medicine pill bottle that better serves the needs of the blind and visually impaired by means of a simple and inexpensive innovation. phys.org
Vitamin, Supplement and Medicine Dispensing System Designed by Roam Products Now Offered by Rehabmart.com This revolutionary and time-saving supplement and medication delivery system is unlike anything else on the market today, and it will help make a consumer's daily intake regimen both simple and reliable. While other products, such as 'pill boxes', often connote a negative association with illness, the Wellness Travel Pak™ brings a positive approach to managing a healthy lifestyle with its ... news.yahoo.com
Well: Weight Loss in a Pill: No Lemonade From Lemons The weight-loss field is strewn with lemons, more so than other areas of medicine, and because of the enormous potential market for these drugs, pharmaceutical companies rush new drugs to market after conducting only small clinical trials, writes Dr. Danielle Ofri. well.blogs.nytimes.com
Advocates: HIV prevention pill could save lives The State Highway Patrol is kicking off a new program to train truck drivers to watch for signs of potential crimes and safety threats while they're traveling Ohio roadways. www.wfmj.com
Student Design Improves Pill Bottle For Blind, Visually Impaired Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com Ralph Waldo Emerson, a leader of the Transcendentalist movement, once said “Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee, and do not try to make the universe a blind alley.” Two students from the University of Cincinnati have done just that; they recently applied for a provisional patent on the design and prototype of a prescription-medicine pill bottle that ... www.redorbit.com
Feds: Physician Made $2 Million At Dallas ‘Pill Mill’ Clinic According to a federal search warrant, the target of Tuesday’s raid at a southern Dallas medical clinic earned more than $2 million in the past year by issuing illegal narcotics prescriptions to any patient who had proper identification. dfw.cbslocal.com
AIDS fight enters new phase with prevention pill The State Highway Patrol is kicking off a new program to train truck drivers to watch for signs of potential crimes and safety threats while they're traveling Ohio roadways. www.wfmj.com
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