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Debiopharm Group and Mercury Therapeutics, Inc. Sign an Exclusive License Agreement for the Development and Commercialisation of Debio 0930

... Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin ... the world, and is largely the result of excess body weight and physical inactivity. About ... activate AMPK, a key regulator of whole body energy metabolism, cholesterol and fatty acid ...

TWO NEW KLRI PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS: Hormone Therapy May Reduce Atherosclerosis in Women Close to Menopause; Growth Hormone May Increase Risk of Diabetes, Improve Lipid Profile in Men

... GH therapy have not been studied extensively. The body naturally secretes growth hormones to fuel growth ... decrease of growth hormones secreted by the body as we reach middle age--replacing them with ... disease. GH has been found to decrease total body and regional fat mass in older men, while ...

Video: New Dove(R) Body Washes with NutriumMoisture(TM) Restore Skin's Natural Moisture

... 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Until now, all regular body washes caused dry skin damage. Now, Dove has ... skin's natural moisture while cleansing with body wash. Current body washes actually damage proteins and lipids in the ...

Clinical and Histopathological Results Using Pollogen's TriPollar(TM) Radio Frequency Technology Published in the June Issue of the Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy

... of seven weekly treatment sessions on different body areas including the face, neck, arms, hands and ... that can safely and effectively be used for body contouring, particularly on the abdomen, thighs ... in treating a wide variety of aesthetic needs- body contouring, facial rejuvenation and cellulite ...

Two-Year Data Show Patients Receiving SIMPONI(TM) (golimumab) Experienced Sustained Improvement in Signs and Symptoms of Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis

... years. Patients with greater than three percent body Surface Area (BSA) psoriasis skin involvement at ... warm, red, or painful skin or sores on your body diarrhea or stomach pain burning ... people using TNF blockers. If this occurs, your body may not make enough blood cells to help fight ...

Isis Highlights New Data on Antisense Drugs to Treat Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity at ADA Scientific Sessions

... showing antisense drugs reduced fat mass and body weight in animals by reducing levels of targets ... insulin sensitivity, reduced fat mass and body weight in various models of disease. Complete ... Reduction of FGFR4 Gene Expression Lowers body Weight and Adiposity and Improves Insulin ...

Research: Popular Diabetes Medications Associated with Increase in Bone Fractures

... of a number of studies that will help advance the body of evidence informing the clinical care of ... The risk of fracture adds to a growing body of evidence on potential risks for the drug ... pump inhibitors (PPIs) together. A growing body of evidence highlights the risk of taking the two ...

Exenatide Once Weekly Provided Sustained Improvements in Glycemic Control With Weight Loss Over Two Years: DURATION-1 Interim Long-Term Data Presented at ADA 2009

... good glucose control as recommended by the ADA. body weight was significantly reduced, with patients ... were: A1C 8.2+/-1.0%, FPG 168+/-43 mg/dL, body weight 223+/-41 pounds, BMI 34.8+/-4.8 kg/m ... were maintained after two years of treatment, body weight was significantly reduced [-5.8+/-1.2 ...

Glivec(R) is the First Adjuvant Treatment Approved in the UK to Delay Return of Gastrointestinal Cancer After Surgery

... Medicines Agency (EMEA). The EMEA (the body responsible for the scientific evaluation of ... of a supportive or connective tissue in the body such as fat, muscle, blood vessels, deep skin ... KIT mutations.(11) KIT is a protein in the body that plays an important role in the growth and ...

Results From Phase 3 EQUATE Trial of VIVUS' Qnexa Highlighted at European Congress on Obesity

... losing 5 percent or more of their initial body weight was 66 percent for full-dose, 62 percent ... losing 10 percent or more of their initial body weight was 41 percent for full-dose, 39 percent ... (OB-302), enrolled morbidly obese patients with a body Mass Index (BMI) of 35 or greater. The second ...

The Injured Obese Child: Let's Give Him Some Ankle Support

... Children are More Likely to Suffer from Lower body Injuries CINCINNATI, May 5 ... are significantly more likely to have lower body injuries, such as in their ankles and legs. The ... which was conducted to determine if different body parts are injured in obese children compared to ...

Amylin and Lilly Announce Plans to Develop Pen Device for Exenatide Once Weekly

... microspheres that are injected into the body where they degrade slowly, gradually releasing ... reduce appetite, the amount of food eaten, and body weight. No changes in dose are needed for these ... HE, Chapman RH, Grandy S. The relationship of body mass index to diabetes mellitus, hypertension and ...

Obesity Associated With Higher Risk for Urinary Tract Infections

... Md., April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As body mass increases, so does a patient's risk of ... MD, an AUA spokesman. "Patients with elevated body mass index should be vigilant about urologic ... Makary, M; Matlaga, B. The effect of increasing body mass index on urinary tract infection. J Urol, ...

Cardium Reports on Applicability of Corgentin to Stem Cell Therapies: Independent Studies Indicate that Ad5IGF-1 Potentiates Stem Cells to Improve Cardiac Function After Heart Attack

... while they are being processed outside of the body or ex vivo. Upon reintroduction into the body, ... such as a heart attack. Based on the large body of scientific evidence supporting IGF-1's safety, ... therapy to rapidly and controllably cool the body in order to reduce cell death and damage ...

Research Shows VASER(R) Lipo Results in Excellent Skin Tightening

... 60% tightening. Patients in the study underwent body contouring treatments in one or more body areas with the VASER Lipo System. Skin markings ... advantage of using VASER ultrasonic energy in all body contouring procedures." Most doctors agree ...

For Old or Young Dialysis Patients, AV Fistulas Remain Pure Gold

... needed to replace the kidney's job of ridding the body of toxic waste products to maintain fluid, ... vascular access, which is the site on a patient's body where blood is removed and returned during ... efficient way for blood to be carried from one's body to the dialyzer and back without causing ...

Fort Worth Surgeon Chosen as Investigator in Clinical Trial for Weight-Loss Device

... are overweight and nearly 30 percent have a body mass index of 30 or above. Texas ranks as one of ... banding procedures because they do not have a body mass index of 35 or above," Smith said. "It is a ... and women between 18 and 65 years of age with a body mass index of between 30 and 40 and have at least ...

Genaera Presents Promising Preclinical Data for Trodusquemine (MSI-1436) at Keystone Symposia

... Obesity - Novel Aspects of the Regulation of body Weight in Banff, Alberta. The poster entitled "Effect of MSI-1436 (Trodusquemine) on body Weight and Metabolic Profile in Diet-Induced ... dose of MSI-1436 leads to marked reductions in body weight, fasting blood glucose, serum ...

Major deCODE-led Study Underscores Role of the Brain in Obesity

... as much as on the metabolic factors of how the body uses and stores energy," said Kari Stefansson, ... from the consumption of more calories than the body uses, and it represents a growing public health ... the regulation of appetite as well as how the body uses energy and stores it as fat. The aim of the ...

K-State Researcher Finds Correlation Between Childhood Obesity and Asthma

... found that healthy children with higher levels of body fat and lower levels of physical activity had ... conduct to determine if children have asthma, and body composition tests. The children also ... The researchers found that the higher the body fat and the lower the level of activity of the ...

Clinical Trial Results on the Sleep-Promoting Effects of Vanda Pharmaceuticals' Circadian Regulator Tasimelteon (VEC-162) Published in The Lancet

... circadian regulator that acts by resetting the body clock. The internal body clock is a complex molecular machinery that governs the rhythm of many body functions, the most well described of which is ...

Photos: Peptides Discovered to Alleviate Chemotherapy Side Effects

... Calif., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Milk. It does a body good. And now it's doing it even better than ... high levels of free radicals, which deplete the body of antioxidants. As a result, vital organs can be ... by the body. "AminoAct(TM) stimulates the body to produce its own antioxidants. Because our ...

Plastic Surgeons Warn of Malnutrition in Body Contouring Patients

... loss patients, is vital to successful body contouring surgery, the study reveals. "Body ... wound problems in 75 of their massive weight loss body contouring patients from 2001 to 2005 who did not ... According to the ASPS, nearly 67,000 body contouring procedures after massive weight loss ...

Thermogard XP(TM) Studies to Be Presented at American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting

... to be featured at ASA. "Precise control of body temperature plays an important role in treating ... anesthesia is administered, and sometimes more body heat can be lost during the surgery, which can ... increases core temperature from the inside of the body out toward the exterior, allowing for ...

Body Contouring Surgery Risk Rises with Increased Body Mass Index

... the relationship between complications of body contouring surgery and body mass index has confirmed an increase in the ... of risk associated with obesity when undergoing body contouring surgery, a retrospective review was ...

Diverse Approaches to Alzheimer's Therapies Continue to Show Progress at ICAD

... doses ranging from 0.2 grams IVIg per kilogram of body weight every two weeks to 0.8 grams IVIg per kilogram of body weight given once per month (four people each at ... 0.4 grams of IVIg per kilogram of body weight given every two weeks improved over ...

Pediatric Study Finds 21st Century Non-Contact Thermometer as Accurate as Conventional Thermometers

... Revolutionary thermometer designed to take body temperature, for home and clinical use WESTON, ... ), "Measuring body temperature with a non-contact infrared radiation ... measurement of body temperature at different body sites without skin contact. This last feature is ...

Want a Reason to Love Your Lower Belly Fat? It's Rich in Stem Cells

... ASPS Study Finds Some Areas of the body Have Greater Concentrations of Stem Cells ... whether fat tissues from different areas of the body vary in stem cell concentration. "Adult stem ... having liposuction in at least four different body areas agreed to have their fat isolated for adult ...

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

... diets rich in fruits and vegetables support the body in fighting neurological decline ... this year also contribute to the growing body of research on the potential neuroprotective ... recommends at least four cups per day. Growing body of Evidence The Proceedings of the Fourth ...

New Subset Analysis of AndroGel(R) Data Highlights Efficacy - Regardless of BMI

... effects on subjects, regardless of weight and body mass index (BMI). These study results were ... reduced muscle mass and strength, increased fat body mass and decreased bone mineral density. Men ... mood, and muscle strength; increasing lean body mass; and ...

Metabolex Completes Patient Enrollment in Phase 2 Trial of MBX-8025 for Treatment of Dyslipidemia

... HDL (high-density lipoprotein), triglycerides and body weight and composition. Metabolic ... ability to enhance insulin sensitivity and reduce body weight -- two additional features of metabolic syndrome." About Dyslipidemia A growing body of research indicates that cardiac risk is ...

XTENT Announces European Regulatory Update

... application to the designated European Notified body for CE Mark approval of its Custom NX(R) DES System. XTENT's European Notified body confirmed that recently presented six-month ... a response from its European Notified body regarding its CE Mark application this summer. ...

Roche Moves Investigational Diabetes Drug, Taspoglutide, Into Phase III Clinical Trials

... Improves Glycemic Control and Lowers body Weight in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ... two weeks respectively versus 17% with PLO -- body weight decreased progressively and ... R1583 Improves Glycemic Control and Lowers body Weight in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes ...

Two Large, Independent Outcomes Trials Offer New Important Safety Information on Cardiovascular Effects of AVANDIA(R)

... add substantial patient experience to the large body of existing evidence on the safety profile of the ... and serious disease that occurs either when the body does not produce enough insulin or when the body does not respond properly to its natural ...

Genaera Corporation Presents Additional Promising Preclinical Type 2 Diabetes Data for Trodusquemine (MSI-1436) at American Diabetes Association

... and dose-dependent reductions in HbA1C levels and body weight. In a separate study, treatment of db/db ... dosing, and prior to any significant change in body weight. The scientists concluded that MSI-1436 ... sensitivity, HbA1C, fasting blood glucose and body weight seen in these studies. "All of our ...

Type 2 Diabetes Patients Taking Exenatide Once Weekly, a Phase 3 Investigational Diabetes Therapy, Showed Improvements in Glycemic Control, Weight

... may have little or no beneficial impact on body weight. Importantly, the DURATION-1 results ... reduce appetite, the amount of food eaten, and body weight. No changes in dose are needed for these ... HE, Chapman RH, Grandy S. The relationship of body mass index to diabetes mellitus, hypertension and ...

Study Shows Lantus(R) Helped People Living with Type 2 Diabetes Reach the ADA's Recommended Target for Blood Sugar Control

... in type 2 diabetes patients aged 40-75 years, body mass index (BMI) 24-35 kg/m2 and A1C 7-8%, ... are shown in the table. A1C, FPG, body weight, insulin dose and hypoglycemia ... is a chronic, widespread condition in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin -- the ...

Heart Patients More Likely to Adopt Healthy Habits in 3-Year Program Led by Cardiac Rehabilitation Experts, Mayo Clinic Research Shows

... discussed: blood lipid levels, blood pressure and body weight, tobacco use, cardiac medication ... risk factor for heart attack. As measured by body mass index, being overweight was the one heart ... manager approach. Other studies also have shown body weight to be the most change-resistant variable ...

FDA Clears ExAblate Fertility Enhancement Study in Women With Uterine Fibroids

... In October 2007, the European designated Notified body changed the CE Mark to enable European women with ... technology that combines MRI - to visualize the body anatomy, plan the treatment and monitor treatment ... to thermally ablate tumors inside the body non-invasively. MR thermometry, provided uniquely ...

SPIRIT III Results Reaffirm Strong Performance of Boston Scientific PROMUS(TM) and TAXUS(R) Express(R) Stents

... Coronary Stent System and reinforce the growing body of positive clinical evidence for the XIENCE(TM) ... in the SPIRIT III trial, adding to the extensive body of clinical evidence reinforcing the excellent ... of the market-leading TAXUS Stent and the growing body of positive clinical evidence for the PROMUS ...