Results and Additional Analyses From Study Show That Corthera's Relaxin for Acute Heart Failure is the Strongest Predictor of Improved Longer-Term Outcomes Following Hospital Discharge When Compared to Other Variables

... 60-day multivariate analysis, relaxin treatment was the strongest predictor of less CV death or heart failure re-admission (p<0.01). Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) on admission (p=0.02) and WHF during hospitalization (p=0.02) were also significant predictors. Relaxin treatment was the only significant ...

Ongoing Landmark ROADMAP Study Demonstrates Significant Improvement in Blood Pressure Control at One Year, According to Blinded Results

... Function In studies of ACE inhibitors in patients with unilateral or bilateral renal artery stenosis, increases in serum creatinine or blood urea nitrogen (BUN) have been reported. There has been no long-term use of olmesartan medoxomil in patients with unilateral or bilateral renal artery stenosis, but ...

New Data Shows Blood Pressure Reduction Therapy with BENICAR(R) and BENICAR HCT(R) Effectively Reduces Blood Pressure in Elderly Patients to Target Blood Pressure

... Function In studies of ACE inhibitors in patients with unilateral or bilateral renal artery stenosis, increases in serum creatinine or blood urea nitrogen (BUN) have been reported. There has been no long-term use of olmesartan medoxomil in patients with unilateral or bilateral renal artery stenosis, but ...

New Data Shows AZOR(R) (amlodipine and olmesartan medoxomil) Significantly Improves 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure

... Function In studies of ACE inhibitors in patients with unilateral or bilateral renal artery stenosis, increases in serum creatinine or blood urea nitrogen (BUN) have been reported. There has been no long-term use of olmesartan medoxomil in patients with unilateral or bilateral renal artery stenosis, but ...

Hyperion Therapeutics Announces Results for Phase II Study in Urea Cycle Disorders

... acid synthetase. HPN-100, which is dosed orally in liquid form, provides an alternative pathway to the urea cycle for the disposal of waste nitrogen through the renal excretion of phenylacetylglutamine, which is formed from phenylacetic acid and glutamine. Hyperion and Ucyclyd Pharma, Inc., a ...

Ikaria(R) Named Private Company of the Year by New Jersey Technology Council

... discontinuation of INOmax may lead to a worsening condition. Methemoglobinemia is a dose-dependent side effect of inhaled nitric oxide therapy. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) forms rapidly in gas mixtures containing nitric oxide and oxygen, thus may cause airway inflammation and damage. Methemoglobin, NO2, ...

Inhaled Nitric Oxide Data Presented at European Academy of Pediatrics Meeting

... the parent or guardian, patients were assigned either to five parts per million (ppm) of inhaled nitric oxide for seven to 21 days or to five ppm of nitrogen gas for seven to 21 days. Patient response was measured at 36 weeks. The rate of serious and fatal adverse events was comparable between treatment ...

New Study Shows Cloning from Dried Cells Now Possible

... long been trying to freeze dry cells to allow for easier handling, reduced storage costs and better availability. Storing frozen cells with liquid nitrogen is the current gold standard but is costly and complicated, with special transportation and storage requirements. It also can cause cell damage and ...

Increasing Dairy Milk Production with Electrolyzed Drinking Water

... 12-week test period, the Holstein cows showed an increase in milk production and an increase in milk fat content as well as a reduction in milk urea nitrogen (MUN). "The electrolysis process improves the antioxidant and pH balance of the drinking water. The blood samples analyzed from the two ...

Portrait(R) Plasma - A New Non-Surgical Option for one of the Most Requested Aesthetic Treatment - Aging Eyes

... power of plasma to deliver dramatic skincare results without the risk or down time associated with outdated laser procedures. The hand-piece delivers nitrogen plasma energy that works both at and below the surface of the skin to modify its architecture and generate new collagen for up to two years. Portrait ...

Reata's Synthetic Triterpenoids Profiled in Nature Reviews Cancer

... as NF-kB and the STATs that are normally activated by reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. Inhibition is achieved by activation of the antioxidant ... the phase 2 genes and reduces cellular levels of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. In addition, the triterpenoids directly regulate activation of ...

Once-Fatal Metabolic Disorders Treatable, Says Stanford/Packard Researcher

... in the liver, but the result is the same: escalating levels of blood nitrogen cause irreversible brain damage, coma and death. If a diagnosis is made quickly enough, dialysis can help to cleanse the blood of excess nitrogen during an episode and prevent brain damage. Traditional treatments ...

Benicar HCT Reductions in Seated Systolic Blood Pressure for Stage 2 Patients Compared With Amlodipine + Benazepril

... Function In studies of ACE inhibitors in patients with unilateral or bilateral renal artery stenosis, increases in serum creatinine or blood urea nitrogen (BUN) have been reported. There has been no long-term use of olmesartan medoxomil in patients with unilateral or bilateral renal artery stenosis, but ...

Eurand's Zentase Effective in Treating Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Studies Show

... in patients suffering from Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI). Absorption levels were measured by coefficient of fat (CFA) and coefficient of nitrogen (CNA) absorption, common measurements for malabsorption in EPI patients. In the pivotal study, the mean CFA after Zentase was 88.3 percent and the ...

Fat Kills Cancer: Turning Stem Cells from Fat Tissue into Personalized, Cancer-Targeted Therapeutics

... could also be used to isolate mesenchymal stem cells can also be gathered and isolated through liposuction, and the cells frozen in liquid nitrogen for future therapeutic use. Both processes would be easier than taking bone marrow from a patient, Altaner said. The study was funded by grants ...