Falls in Medical Technology

A Drug With Efficacy Superior to That of Xenical at Inducing Weight Loss Would Earn a 40 Percent Patient Share in the Obesity Drug Market

... loss to get approval. The new report entitled Obesity: Current Pipeline falls Short of Physicians' Expectations for Efficacy and Safety finds that ... to longer-term treatment." About the Report Obesity: Current Pipeline falls Short of Physicians' Expectations for Efficacy and Safety is a ...

Economy is Driving Many Osteoporotic Women to Retire Later - But Their Ability to Work May Be Undermined by Sub-Optimal Management of Their Disease

... vigilant about their treatment and talking to their doctor, nurse or other healthcare professional about their disease." Women like Olmsted falls resident Pat Lindamood know all too well the impacts of PMO. Lindamood realized she had osteoporosis when her dentist refused to work on her due to ...

HCPC Calls for Greater Healthcare Savings Through Improved Adherence to Prescription Drug Regimens

... falls CHURCH, Va., June 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With today's announcement that the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) has ...

Video: Phase III Study Data With Vandetanib (Zactima(TM)) in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Presented at American Society of Clinical Oncology

... years or more. However, few lung cancers are found at this early stage and it is normally diagnosed at the advanced stage, when five year survival falls to approximately 15%(6). About AstraZeneca AstraZeneca is a major international healthcare business engaged in the ...

Children and Orthopaedic Surgical Emergencies

... easier to treat and there are fewer complications." Fractures of the elbow are also common in children. "We see these injuries after a child falls off monkey bars or a bike," said Dr. Herman. "One of the tips for parents is that immediate swelling or deformity is almost always associated with a ...

Anpath Group, Inc. Advances Relationship With the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro)

... of Montgomery and Prince George's and the Northern Virginia counties of Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and falls Church. Overall, 42% of those working in the center core of Washington, DC and parts of Arlington County use mass transit. Metro and the federal ...

DEP to Complete Aerial Mosquito Treatments to Stem West Nile Virus in Southeastern Counties

... on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Bucks County Wrightstown Township Newtown Township Northampton Township Warminster Township Middletown Township falls Township Upper Southampton Township Langhorne Borough Lower Southampton Township Bristol Township Langhorne Manor Borough Penndel ...

Medivation Announces Positive Top-Line Results From Phase 2 Dimebon Study in Huntington's Disease

... fewer serious adverse events after one year of treatment. Of particular note, Huntington's disease patients treated with Dimebon had fewer falls (9%), a common problem in this patient population that often results in injury and associated health care costs, than did patients on placebo (16%). ...

Data Show Rufinamide, an Investigational Adjunctive Treatment for Lennox- Gastaut Syndrome, Reduced Drop Attacks by More Than 40%

... and consciousness), and tonic seizures (where muscles contract continuously typically producing a stiffening of the legs and arms) lead to the sudden falls seen in LGS patients known as 'drop attacks.' Absence seizures (staring spells) and myoclonic seizures (sudden muscle jerks) are also commonly ...

New CoMotion(R) Trials Software by General Dynamics Enables Rapid, Interactive Sharing of Real-time Data for Clinical Trials

... Dynamics (NYSE: GD), is a leading integrator of secure communication and information systems and technology. General Dynamics, headquartered in falls Church, Va., employs approximately 83,500 people worldwide and reported 2007 revenues of $27.2 billion. The company is a market leader in business ...

Media Statement: MHA Keystone Center for Patient Safety & Quality OHRP Ruling

... the MHA is delighted to be moving forward with the lifesaving work of the MHA Keystone: ICU collaborative. The final ruling reached by the OHRP falls in step with the MHA's original assertion that the work of the MHA Keystone: ICU collaborative represented quality improvement, as opposed to human ...

Seven-Year Neck Pain Study Sheds Light on Best Care

... in the arm) Grade 4: neck pain with serious pathology, such as tumor, fracture, infection, or systemic disease. "The majority of neck pain falls into Grades 1 or 2," says Task Force member, Dr. Linda Carroll, Associate Professor, School of Public Health at the University of Alberta, and ...

Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition Encourages Vaccination Throughout the Influenza Season

... Vaccination Day, to educate all Americans about the critical need for children to be vaccinated against influenza." Children's Flu Vaccination Day falls within this year's National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), from November 26 through December 2. NIVW is an annual CDC event designed to highlight ...

Study Shows VAPRISOL(R) is Effective in Increasing Serum Sodium Levels and Well-Tolerated in Patients With Euvolemic or Hypervolemic Hyponatremia

... hospitalized patients with euvolemic or hypervolemic hyponatremia, a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when the body's sodium level falls below normal. The efficacy and safety profile of VAPRISOL was comparable under double-blind or open-label conditions. The study results were ...

Ethics Group Asks USAID Inspector General to Investigate Legality of Grants to Soros Groups

... falls CHURCH, Va., Oct. 23 -- Today the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) asked the Inspector General of the United States Agency for International ...

ASCO and ASH Release Updated Guideline on the Use of Chemotherapy-Related Anemia Treatments in Cancer Patients

... the use of ESAs as a treatment option for cancer patients who become anemic as a result of chemotherapy when their hemoglobin approaches or falls below 10 g/dL, as well as for patients with low- risk myelodysplasia. -- Suggests that when using ESAs, hemoglobin can be raised to (or near) ...

38.7 Million People Break Guinness World Record for Stand Up Speak Out on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

... delegations to politicians on this date, shows the poor are watching how resources are allocated and want to have a say how policies are made. It now falls on rich countries to fulfil their side of the bargain too." The UN Millennium Campaign's Executive Coordinator Eveline Herfkens said: "Together we ...

Study Shows Vasopressin Receptor Antagonist VAPRISOL(R) (Conivaptan Hydrochloride Injection) Significantly Increased Serum Sodium Concentration in Patients with Euvolemic & Hypervolemic Hyponatremia

... in serum sodium concentrations in patients with hyponatremia -- a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when the body's sodium level falls below normal. "This study demonstrated that VAPRISOL 40 mg/day significantly increased serum [Na+] in patients with euvolemic or ...

Data Presented at AACR Meeting Shows Peregrine's Immunocytokine Fusion Proteins Reduce Growth of B-Cell Lymphoma Tumors by 85% in Preclinical Studies

... develop and commercialize these cytokine fusion proteins for cancer and potentially, viral infections." The new class of fusion protein agents falls under Peregrine's VTA technology platform for cancer therapy that includes over 200 patents and patent applications covering broad concepts of ...

The Lancet Publishes PREVAIL Study Results Showing Lovenox Superiority Over Unfractionated Heparin for Reducing the Risk of Venous ThromboEmbolism in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

... thrombocytopenia, LOVENOX(R) should be used with extreme caution. Thrombocytopenia of any degree should be monitored closely. If the platelet count falls below 100,000/mm3, LOVENOX(R) should be discontinued. Cases of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia have been observed in clinical practice. ...

Acceleron Pharma's ACE-031 Increases Muscle Mass and Strength in Preclinical Studies

... and chronic kidney disease and, (4) age-related muscle loss, known as sarcopenia, in which generalized muscle loss and frailty leads to frequent falls and morbidity and mortality from broken bones. A drug candidate that would increase muscle mass and strength is expected to produce a major ...

Accelreon Pharma's ACE-031Shown to Increase Muscle Mass in Preclinical Studies

... and chronic kidney disease and, (4) age-related muscle loss, known as sarcopenia, in which generalized muscle loss and frailty leads to frequent falls and morbidity and mortality from broken bones. A drug candidate that would increase muscle mass and strength is expected to produce a major ...

Santaris Pharma Presents Positive Clinical Data on SPC2996 in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia

... came into this study with clinically progressing CLL. Despite this, patients receiving the drug at an effective level had rapid and sustained falls in circulating cancerous lymphocytes. There also appeared to be evidence of drug induced tumour responses. We look forward to further studies with ...

Diabetes drug supported by Mexican Diabetes Federation

... diabetic drugs, written by Dr. Roberto Cepeda Gonzalez, Medical Director of the Specialized Center for Diabetes, in Mexico City, notes that Sucanon falls in a category of diabetic drugs known as "insulin sensitizers" for their action in making the body's cells more sensitive to circulating insulin. The ...

Breast Cancer and HER-2/neu: Diagnostic Tools for Targeted Therapy

... functions as a tyrosine kinase and moves cells forward on the cell cycle, which involves DNA replication and cell division. Her-2/neu therefore falls into the class of proto-oncogenes. A key discovery is that some 2530% of breast cancers carry amplifications (multiple copies) of the Her-2/neu ...