Black in Medical Technology

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

... about 1.6 billion worldwide by 2025.(8) black Patients In the U.S., the rate of high blood pressure is disproportionately high in the black community and affects 41 percent of the ... ambulatory BP reductions from baseline in both black and non-Black ....

No Causality Found Between Black Cohosh and Liver Problems

... Reports CHICAGO, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- black cohosh has been widely used in Europe and also in ... the suspicion of liver problems connected to black cohosh should be laid to rest. This week, ... blind study. He concluded that the isopropanolic black cohosh extract (Remifemin(R)) has no effects on ...

Just in Time for Winter, a New Berry That's Good for Your Health

... Wide Availability of Original black Elderberry Products, Sambucol(R), Highlights this ... known berry, Sambucus nigra L, otherwise known as black elderberry, that is native to most of Europe, ... that Sambucol(R) is unique in that it is the only black elderberry extract used in published clinical ...

Clinical Trial Shows Cardiovascular Benefits of Rooibos, Popular Antioxidant Herbal Tea from South Africa

... table sugar, as previous research on green and black teas (from the tea plant, Camellia sinensis) ... antioxidant chemicals found in rooibos, black and green tea, and chocolate are ... to omit flavonoid-rich beverages (red wine, black or green tea and/or herbal teas, coffee, fruit ...

New Research Provides Evidence that Tea May Improve Attention and Focus, Keep Brain Cells Healthy, & Influence Genetics in Cancer

... of the new frontiers being investigated regarding black and green tea's potential public ... Tan et al found an inverse association between black tea and Parkinson's disease, based on a 12 year ... over the past decade on the role both green and black tea may play in certain cancers. Her latest ...

Researcher Investigates Disparities in Doctor-Patient Information Exchange During Clinical Trial Offers

... Cancer Institute in Detroit, MI, suggests black cancer patients are less likely than white cancer ... trials are offered. The study showed that black and white patients both asked more questions ... options. However, in both types of visits, black patients asked fewer questions and ...

Statement From The National Conclave on HIV/AIDS Policy for Black Clergy

... of advancing prophetic social justice ministry, black clergy are stepping forward to play a stronger ... HIV/AIDS public policy. Working with the National black Leadership Commission on AIDS (NBLCA), we are ... lives per day worldwide and is destroying black families and ...

Feeling Anxious or Distracted? New Research Shows a Cup of Tea Could Help

... amino acid theanine, which is present in Green, black and Oolong varieties, is known to be absorbed by ... 'fat burner,'" said Dr. Kovacs. Since Green and black Tea can be enjoyed without added calories, ... over the past decade on the role both Green and black Tea may play in certain cancers. Her latest ...

Ancestry.com DNA Testing Reveals 'Roots' Author's Scottish Ancestry

... Mr. Haley with Ms. Black, making them distant cousins. Mr. Haley and Ms. black met for the first time on Feb. 28, 2009, in London, England. Until ... at the Maryland State Archives. "The match between Mr. Haley and Ms. black is a perfect example of how DNA testing can prove exceptionally useful in ...

Azor(TM) Reduces Blood Pressure in Difficult to Treat Special Populations

... with hypertension remains unsatisfactorily low in the US, particularly in black and Hispanic/Latino populations, with fewer than 30% of patients in these ... mm Hg. AZOR 10/40 mg demonstrated a 29/16 mm Hg mean reduction in the black cohort vs. 31/20 mm Hg in non-blacks. Further, in the Hispanic/Latino ...

NYC Department of Health's 'Get Some NYC Condoms' Sends Wrong Message and Misuses Tax Dollars, says MIM President Bob Peters

... infection in New York City rose 32% among gay men under 30 and 34% among black and Hispanic (N.Y. Times, 1/02/08). We also know that while New York City ... money to combat AIDS in "communities of color" (see, e.g., "Anger Over black HIV Efforts," Gay City News, 2/14/08). "There is also a decency issue ...

Keep Mosquitoes and More Out of Your Yard with Garlic From Garlic Research Labs, Inc.

... more potent than the garlic found in grocery stores. Garlic has a natural sulfur which repels insects, including mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and even black flies. Spraying garlic to keep insects away is not a new practice. Farmers and master gardeners have been doing it for many generations. ...

ALP Life Sciences, LLC Announces Nanoveson(TM) Patent Filing and Whitepaper Availability on Proposed Therapy for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Comorbid Diseases

... black MOUNTAIN, N.C., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- ALP Life Sciences, LLC (Company) today announced the Nanoveson(TM) patent has been filed and the ...

Data Suggest Sodium Oxybate Significantly Improves Pain and the Core Symptoms of Fibromyalgia

... been evaluated by regulators for the treatment of fibromyalgia and is not approved for this use. Additional safety information for Xyrem, including black box warnings, can be found in the full prescribing information at http://www.xyrem.com/prescribing-information.php . About Fibromyalgia ...

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to Honor Duane DeSisto of Insulet Corporation and Senator Edward M. Kennedy at 27th Annual Hearts & Heroes Gala

... Officer of Insulet Corporation, as Honoree while the Nancy Jones Diabetes Champion Award will be given to U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy. The black tie event is expected to raise $1.5 million for research to find a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications. Insulet Corporation is an ...

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

... Available at: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4621 . Accessed August 27, 2008 (6)Chobanian AV, Bakris GL, black HR et al. The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. JAMA. ...

Preterm Births Rise 36 Percent Since Early 1980s

... 1990. The report also noted an increase in preterm births to Hispanic women, while rates were unchanged for non-Hispanic whites and blacks. However, black women continue to have the highest preterm birth rate, at 18.5 percent. The preterm birth rate continued to rise despite the fact that multiple ...

Grapes May Aid a Bunch of Heart Risk Factors, U-M Animal Study Finds

... are extremely encouraging, more research needs to be done. The researchers studied the effect of regular table grapes (a blend of green, red, and black grapes) that were mixed into the rat diet in a powdered form, as part of either a high- or low-salt diet. They performed many comparisons between the ...

New Analyses Indicate that Divigel(R) (estradiol gel) 0.1% Is a Valuable Option for Certain Postmenopausal Women With Hot Flashes

... and risks for the individual woman. This safety information is not all-inclusive. Please see full prescribing information, including black box and other warnings. For more information, call 800-654-2299 or visit http://www.divigelus.com . Orion Corporation (OMX: ORNAV, ORNBV) has a ...

Welchol(TM) Lowered A1C by a Mean 1 Percent or Greater When Added to Metformin-, Insulin-, or Sulfonylurea-Based Therapy in 47 Percent of Patients Evaluated

... in both A1C and LDL-C: Caucasian patients had a mean reduction in A1C of 0.48% (P<0.0001) and a mean reduction in LDL-C of 16.16 (P<0.0001); black patients had a 0.77% mean reduction in A1C (P<0.0002) and a mean reduction in LDL-C of 19.64 (P<0.0001); and Hispanic patients had a 0.54% mean ...

Pharmacopeia's First-in-Class Investigational Therapy PS433540 Achieves Statistically Significant Reductions in Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients

... . Accessed April 7, 2008. (3) AHA 2007 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, p. 3. (4) Chobanian AV, Bakris GL, black HR, et al. The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, valuation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. ...

Divigel(R) (estradiol gel) 0.1 Percent Offers Lowest Approved Dose of Estradiol for Treatment of Moderate to Severe Hot Flashes Associated with Menopause

... with Divigel(R). For more information, including copies of the professional prescribing information and patient information leaflet with the black box and other warnings, call 1-800-654-2299 or visit http://www.divigelus.com . Orion Corporation (OMX: ORNAV, ORNBV) has a licensing agreement ...

Simple Test Accurately Predicts Risk of Serious Jaundice in Newborns

... levels of colored light used to break down the bilirubin, before meeting the criteria. Finally, about half of the study participants were born to black mothers and the researchers' data indicates black infants are less prone to develop significant hyperbilirubinemia. "More research on ...

Award-Winning Medicine Wheel Returns to the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts on Dec. 1 for 24-hour Vigil Recognizing World AIDS Day

... mark 16th Annual 24-hour vigil BOSTON, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Artist Michael Dowling is inviting thousands of youth to process with black and copper buckets filled with water from Fort Point Channel in South Boston into The Boston Center for the Arts as part of the annual 24-hour vigil ...

Regado Biosciences Initiates Phase IIa Clinical Study of REG1 Anticoagulation System

... a multi-center, open-label, randomized Phase IIa clinical study, named REVERSAL-PCI, of its REG1 Anticoagulation System. The patient was enrolled at black Hills Cardiology in Rapid City, SD. The study will enroll 26 patients undergoing elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) to assess whether ...

First Osteoporosis Study in Hip Fracture Patients Finds Once-Yearly Reclast(R) Prevents Additional Fractures and Improves Survival

... Accessed on August 31, 2007. (3) Beatriz JE, Perry HM III. Age-related osteoporosis. Clin Geriatr Med. 1994; 10:575-587. (4) black D, Delmas, S, Eastell R et al for the HORIZON Pivotal Fracture Trial. Once-Yearly Zoledronic Acid for Treatment of Postmenopausal ...

Wyeth's Torisel and Roche/Genentech's Avastin Will Challenge Pfizer's Sutent to Become the Clinical Gold Standard for Treatment of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

... Promotion: DTC spend, detailing intensity. * Reimbursement: formulary tier, prior approval restriction, quantity limits. * Labeling: black box warnings, approved patient segments, contraindications. * Competition: order of entry, pricing, generic entry, pipeline sales ...

Reclast(R) Receives US FDA Approval as First and Only Once-Yearly Treatment for Women With Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

... Foundation. About Osteoporosis: Fast Facts. Available at: http://www.nof.org/osteoporosis/diseasefacts.htm Accessed on June 7, 2007. 2 black D, Delmas, S, Eastell R et al for the HORIZON Pivotal Fracture Trial. Once-Yearly Zoledronic Acid for Treatment of Postmenopausal ...

Study: Identical Doses of BiDil Components Are Not Bioequivalent to the Fixed Dose Combination-BiDil-Used in A-HeFT

... into the treatment of heart failure in black patients who suffer disproportionately compared ... reductions in death and hospitalization in black heart failure patients, as seen in A-HeFT. No ... antagonist. In A-HeFT, self-identified black patients taking BiDil in addition to current ...

Copaxone Treatment over Two Years after Short Term Induction with Mitoxantrone Provided Sustained Benefits to Active Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Patients

... the proportion of lesions evolving into chronic black holes. "This combination therapy is emerging ... Effects on MRI Markers of Disease Burden and black Hole Evolution, evaluated whether effects on MRI ... of Gd-enhancing lesions that evolved into chronic black holes at month 15 (p=0.0023). The analysis, ...

Treatment with Copaxone Plus Minocycline Showed Substantial Reduction of Disease Activity in Patients with Active Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

... the proportion of lesions evolving into chronic black holes. "This combination therapy is emerging as ... Effects on MRI Markers of Disease Burden and black Hole Evolution, evaluated whether effects on MRI ... of Gd-enhancing lesions that evolved into chronic black holes at month 15 (p=0.0023). -more- GA ...

New Survey Finds Troubling Data on American Asthma Sufferers

... uses a Peak Flow meter. Minority Populations: black and Hispanic Experiences Hispanic and black asthma sufferers tend to have more severe ... inhaler medication, Hispanic and black adults (23 percent each) and adult sufferers with ...

Study Shows Children With ADHD Who Start on Strattera are More Likely to Change Therapies

... them. They generally cost less and they don't have the suicidal ideation black box warning that Strattera has." Gleason said the results suggest that ... while reducing prescription rework for physicians. Strattera has a black box warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that ...

FDA Proposes New Warnings About Suicidal Thinking, Behavior in Young Adults Who Take Antidepressant Medications

... proposed that makers of all antidepressant medications update the existing black box warning on their products' labeling to include warnings about ... who use antidepressants. At that time, FDA asked manufacturers to add a black box warning to the labeling of all antidepressants to describe this risk ...

Nearly 1 in 10 Americans Has A Relative With Kidney Failure

... detection, treatment, and control of early kidney disease." Dr. McClellan and colleagues used data on a representative sample of more than 12,000 black and white Americans aged 45 or older. Subjects were asked whether they had any relatives with "kidney failure," that is, ESRD: irreversible loss of ...

Ceragenix Announces Results from Phase IV Study of EpiCeram Meet All Primary and Secondary Endpoints

... age restrictions of these other classes of prescription products. Immunomodulator drugs used for treating atopic dermatitis recently received a black box safety warning from the FDA. About Ceragenix Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and ...

Alpharma Presents Positive Pharmacokinetic Study Results of Its Investigational Abuse-Deterrent, Extended-Release Opioid

... the timing of morphine release. Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration completed a review of this data and concluded that the KADIAN(R) black box warning did not need to include any precautionary language related to alcohol. About KADIAN(R) Capsules KADIAN(R) capsules are an ...