| AspenBio Pharma Reports Strong Results with Appendicitis Triage Blood ...
AppyScore(TM), the First Blood-based Screen / Triage Test for Human Appendicitis, Advances in FDA Application Process with Test Results Showing Sensitivity Level of 98%. CASTLE ROCK, Colo., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AspenBio Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: APPY) an emerging bio-pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of novel drugs and diagnostics for animals and humans, today announced strong results from the latest pre-FDA multi-hospital study using its AppyScore(TM) human appendicitis screen / triage blood test. AspenBio has also commenced the formal regulatory approval process for the AppyScore test by applying for a pre-investigational device exemption ("IDE") from the United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"). This large pre-FDA study was designed to provide a statistically significant confirmation of the performance, including utility and accuracy, of the AppyScore appendicitis screen / triage test in an emergency room setting.
Effects of hGH a cloudy issue, experts say
Sports fans and commentators speak of human growth hormone as a magical substance that offers the same benefits as anabolic steroids but cannot be detected in urine tests.
So when a player is linked to hGH, as Orioles outfielder Jay Gibbons was by an SI.com report, many presume the player was desperate to bulk up and power baseballs into the stands.
The scientific community doesn't uniformly agree, however, that hGH would help an athlete do so. Several studies of senior patients have found that hGH helps build lean muscle mass but does not increase muscle strength. This conclusion might not transfer perfectly to high-level athletes in their physical primes. But there is no laboratory-based evidence that hGH would help strengthen these elite performers, several researchers said.
At Milford High, design class goes cutting edge
Decades ago, when he attended a high school shop class, Manny Snyderman used a wood lathe to make posts for a tabletop. Just a few weeks ago at Milford High School, the local architect helped a modern-day shop class design a house. To say the tools available to students have progressed is an understatement. "The days of drawing things by hand with ink on mylar is a throwback to antiquated means. Technology is where it's at," said Snyderman, president of a Milford architecture firm, Snyderman Associates Inc. "Schools need to make the transformation from wood-shop class to engineering and architecture classes." While high schools across the state struggle to fund up-to-date engineering programs and instruction to better prepare students for science and technology MCAS tests - required for those graduating in 2010 - Snyderman has donated dozens of hours to help launch Milford High's first class dedicated to highly ad vanced, computer-assisted design software.
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