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New Research Shows: Neurofeedback is an 'Evidence-Based' Treatment for ADHD

... - is a method used to train brain activity in order to normalize Brain function and treat psychiatric ... for specific brain activity (most often EEG) in order to learn the brain to suppress or produce ... strives to improve and personalize treatments in order to achieve more efficacious clinical ...

TissueGene Announces Regulatory Allowance to Initiate Phase IIa Study of TG-C in South Korea for Osteoarthritis of the Knee

... of allogeneic human cells expressing TGF-beta1 in order to induce the regeneration of cartilage. In ... U.S. and continues to work closely with KLS in order to coordinate their regulatory efforts and ... designed as a randomized, multi-center study in order to evaluate the safety and efficacy of TG-C in ...

Helix Receives Approval to Open Sites in Germany for its Ongoing Clinical Trial With Topical Interferon Alpha-2b in Patients With Ano-Genital Warts

... clinical resources and a larger patient pool in order to enhance the recruitment rate of our trial." ... far in Sweden. These sites have been added in order to speed the pace of enrollment to support Helix ... are to be enrolled in the trial in order to avoid inter-sex treatment variations. Trial ...

Cardium's Innercool Therapies Unit Announces Publication of Positive Effects of Early and Rapid Hypothermia Following Heart Attack

... before coronary reperfusion must occur in order to potentially limit the amount of damage due to ... is intended to cool patients in order to reduce cell death and damage caused by ... to rapidly and controllably cool the body in order to reduce cell death and damage following acute ...

Franklin & Seidelmann Publishes Complex Podiatry MRI Study

... tool when done prior to a surgical procedure in order to better define the patient's problem and ... subspecialty radiologists, who join in order to gain access to high case volume in order to maintain their level of expertise. Many ...

Isis Announces $1.2 Million Award to Its Ibis Subsidiary to Expand Influenza Detection Capabilities and Enable Large-Scale Influenza Transmission Studies

... assay development, and sample characterization in order to expand the understanding of transmission of ... the transmission of viral particles in order to prevent pandemic spread of virulent ... Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute. "In order to screen large numbers of biological samples, we ...

Diamyd Updates Gene Therapy Program and Outlines Plans for Phase I Clinical Trial for Treatment of Cancer Pain

... input from the skin or organs as the first order neuron. The output from this synapse, the second order neuron, is within the spinal cord and projects ... naturally regulate pain transmission at the first order synapse. All these transmitters are expressed at ...

GlaxoSmithKline Receives New HHS Order for H5N1 Bulk Antigen. First North American Clinical Trials with GSK's Candidate Pre-pandemic Flu Vaccine to Start.

... today announced that HHS has placed another order to purchase bulk H5N1 antigen for the US national ... global pre-pandemic influenza program. HHS order The company has received a second task order for 22.5 million doses of 15 mcg H5N1 bulk ...

Study Results Show That Minimally Invasive Therapy is Successful for Over Two-Thirds of Stroke Patients Treated Outside the Standard Eight-Hour Window

... angiography (a diagnostic test that infuses the blood vessels with dye in order to clearly visualize the vessel structures) confirming a clot in the brain ... "We look forward to exploring this preliminary data more in-depth in order to bring more clarity to the treatment of late-presenting stroke patients. ...

Neurointerventionists Expand Research to Quality of Life in Aneurysm Patients Following Minimally Invasive Coiling Treatment

... angiography (a diagnostic test that infuses the blood vessels with dye in order to clearly visualize the vessel structures), study authors evaluated 30 ... brain. The coils, or mesh wires, are then inserted into the aneurysm in order to prevent the space from filling with blood and rupturing. ...

Ipsogen Reports Incorporation of the Genomic Grade in the 2009 St. Gallen International Consensus Meeting on the Primary Treatment of Early Breast Cancer

... progressively incorporate molecular assays in their clinical practice in order to resolve these equivocal cases and tailor their treatment strategy for ... and markets molecular diagnostic tests designed to map diseases in order to guide patients and oncologists' decisions along their complex ...

Alfacell Provides Shareholder Update

... of this gene have been associated with resistance to chemotherapy. In order to investigate whether Onconase specifically targets these three genes, we ... We anticipate results shortly. Other studies will be conducted in order to elucidate if Onconase is able to down regulate the protein produced by ...

TYRX Presents Early Clinical Results from AIGISRX(TM) Antibacterial Envelope Retrospective Registry

... holds a pacemaker (PM) or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in order to create a stable environment when implanted in the body. During ... hold a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in order to create a stable environment when implanted in the body. Following ...

Quest Diagnostics Introduces First Commercial Laboratory Test for Identifying the H1N1 Swine Flu Virus

... California. Physicians, hospitals and other health care practitioners may order the laboratory test directly from Focus Diagnostics or through the Quest ... that believes a patient is at high risk of novel H1N1 infection may order the new Focus Diagnostics test to aid the diagnosis of Influenza virus ...

CVS Caremark Data Confirms Improved Outcomes for Women with Osteoporosis Who are Adherent to Therapy

... of patient adherence and persistence to a prescribed treatment regimen in order to get the maximum benefit from a medication," said Robert Recker, M.D., ... its Caremark Pharmacy Services division (pharmacy benefit management, mail order and specialty pharmacy); its retail-based health clinic subsidiary, ...

Cardium Announces Completion of Patient Recruitment in Phase 2b Clinical Trial of Excellarate(TM) for the Potential Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

... an initial two-week pre-treatment with standard of care therapy in order to confirm that the wounds to be treated in the study were chronic and ... modulation therapy to rapidly and controllably cool the body in order to reduce cell death and damage following acute ischemic events such as ...

InspireMD Announces the Enrollment of the 1st Patient in the MGuard iMOS Registry, the Registry Will Enroll 1000 Patients

... CTO and VP R&D stated: "The iMOS registry is very important for us in order to understand the clinical performance of MGuard(TM) and to be able to ... The protective sleeve is composed of a micron-level-fiber which is knit in order to ensure flexibility while retaining the strength characteristics of the ...

David Feldman, M.D. Appointed Co-Principal Investigator of DuraHeart(TM) Left Ventricular Assist System U.S. Clinical Trial

... Dr. Naka to accelerate the start-up and ongoing delivery of the trial, in order to ensure the highest level of quality and optimal clinical results." ... hospitalization. The most severely ill patients need heart transplants in order to recover. More than 8,000 people worldwide are on the list of eligible ...

American Oriental Bioengineering to Initiate a Phase One Clinical Trial in the United States of AOBO-001 Oral Capsule

... in late 2008. The U.S. clinical trial phase one will commence shortly in order to evaluate the safety of AOBO- 001 in American populations. During the ... and clinical studies also will be conducted in China or other regions in order to expedite the development process, and all studies will be subject to ...

Isolagen, Inc. Reports Positive Top-line Results from Phase II/III Study of Isolagen Therapy(TM) to Treat Moderate to Severe Acne Scars: Study Meets All Primary Efficacy Endpoints and is Statistically Significant

... a minimum, one additional Phase III study to complement study IT-A-008 in order to pursue FDA approval and licensure. Update Regarding Isolagen's ... a minimum, an additional Phase III study to complement study IT-A-008 in order to pursue FDA approval and licensure, the Company's ability to complete ...

Savient Provides Update on Pegloticase BLA

... that will have to enroll in this annual program and be certified in order to prescribe, administer or receive pegloticase. The Company also revised ... Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) regulations to extend the review period. In order to allow the agency time to consider these amendments, the FDA has ...

Sequoia Pharmaceuticals Presents Proof of Clinical Concept of SPI-452, a Novel Pharmacokinetic Enhancer

... agents that enhance the pharmacokinetic profiles of existing drugs in order to increase efficacy, reduce pill burden, and decrease frequency of dosing ... a single dose of darunavir (600 mg), atazanavir (300 mg) or placebo in order to establish PI plasma concentration levels. After a 7 day washout period, ...

Portable CT Increases Chance of Stroke Survival and Recovery

... researchers measured how much time elapsed between a physician order for a head CT and performance of the scan. The availability of the CT scanner in the hospital's ER reduced the time between the order and exam from 34 minutes to 15 minutes, a reduction of 54 percent. Based ...

The Government of Canada Procures IMVAMUNE(R) Smallpox Vaccine for the Country's Biological Preparedness

... and Bavarian Nordic have entered into a long term contract. The order does not change Bavarian Nordic's previously announced financial guidance ... Furthermore Bavarian Nordic has just received a small follow-up order with the same Asian country under the same contractual framework as in ...

Anadys Pharmaceuticals Announces Successful Outcome of ANA598 Healthy Volunteer Study and Finalization of Study Design for Phase Ib Trial in HCV Patients

... that it should not be necessary to take ANA598 on an empty stomach in order to achieve desired plasma drug levels. Additional detail from the Phase ... that it should not be necessary to take ANA598 on an empty stomach in order to achieve desired plasma drug levels; (iv) the ability of Anadys to ...

F.D.A. Approves SANCUSO(R), the First and Only Patch for Preventing Nausea and Vomiting in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

... a significant issue. Some patients expect to endure unpleasant symptoms in order to continue chemotherapy and may suffer at home while not under the ... is available to any qualified patients who would benefit from it. In order to strengthen the U.S. portfolio of the company, ProStrakan has partnered ...

Genomic Health Announces Data Supporting Use of Oncotype DX(R) to Accurately Assess HER2 Gene Expression in Breast Cancer Patients

... number of controls, which are intended to safeguard against variability in order to ensure a reproducible quantitative result." Results from an unrelated ... gene expression is intended safeguard against preanalytic variability in order to ensure a reproducible quantitative measure of HER2. These risks and ...

Copper Eliminates Resistant Hospital Germs in a Worldwide Field Test

... and intensive disinfection measures. We must break new grounds in order to reduce the potential danger for our patients," Professor Prof. Dr. med. ... in the health care system, the DKI has now taken the first steps in order to apply these properties of copper in a modern hospital", according to ...

Vision Problems Affect How Children Learn Math Skills

... assessment for the presence of learning related vision disorders in order to know why they may be having difficulties in reading and spelling ... therapists, and parents must be informed about these new facts in order to be able to help children overcome their deficits. It may make little ...

Eisai Provides Preliminary Efficacy Update On EORTC Phase III Trial of Dacogen(R) Versus Supportive Care in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes

... therapy with growth factors, immunosuppressive agents or hydroxyurea. In order to participate in the study, patients had to have bone marrow blast counts ... Prognostic Scoring System score of greater than or equal to 0.5. In order to be included in the cytogenetic analysis, patients must have had ...

SuperGen Comments on Preliminary Efficacy Update on EORTC Phase 3 Trial of Dacogen(R) Versus Supportive Care in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes

... therapy with growth factors, immunosuppressive agents or hydroxyurea. In order to participate in the study, patients had to have bone marrow blast counts ... below 10 percent were required to have had poor prognosis cytogenetics in order to be eligible for randomization. About MDS Myelodysplastic syndromes, ...

New Data From Head-to-Head Study Confirms Once-Daily Levemir(R) is as Effective as Glargine over a 24-Hour Period in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes

... a single daily injection of Levemir or glargine at 8 p.m. for one week in order to achieve steady state levels of insulin in the body. At the end of the ... period (12 p.m. to 6 a.m.). No food was eaten between 6 p.m. to ~7 a.m. in order to obtain accurate basal readings. Once basal blood glucose targets were ...

Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. Announces Approval of Proposed Actions at Annual Shareholders Meeting

... related to the Annual Meeting, the Company has determined that in order to obtain additional financing to further the development of Oxygent(TM), ... in a ratio of ten shares of common stock to one share of common stock in order to allow for enough authorized but unissued common stock to enable such ...

AviaraDx Confirms That Combination of Two Molecular Biomarkers Improves Prediction of Disease Recurrence in Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients

... cancer patients." Researchers combined Aviara MGI and Aviara H/I in order to assess the overall impact of both molecular tumor grade and endocrine ... whose tumors have high MGI values, it is important to measure H/I in order to determine likely benefit from endocrine therapy within the setting of a ...

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Announces that the SUN-MICRO Phase 3 Clinical Trial Failed to Meet its Primary Efficacy Endpoint

... will host a conference call on Monday, March 10, 2008 at 8:30am ET. In order to participate in the conference call, please call 1-877-852-6578 (U.S.), ... to successfully adjust our strategy and reduce our operating expenses in order to properly support the trials of our other drug candidates; if, upon ...

DATATRAK and COResearch to Collaborate on Six Cardiac Safety Projects

... delivers a complete portfolio of software products that were created in order to accelerate clinical research data from investigative sites to clinical ... of the Company to absorb corporate overhead and other fixed costs in order to successfully market its software; the development and fluctuations in ...

Neurocrine Biosciences Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007 Results

... is scheduled to complete its preclinical toxicology studies this year in order to continue its Phase II clinical program in acute decompensated heart ... not proceed into multi-dose Phase I clinical trials at this time in order to focus resources on the GnRH program. Conference Call and Webcast ...

DATATRAK(TM) Takes Clinical Trial Solutions to the Next Level With the Release of 5.0

... complete set of capabilities by integrating multiple unrelated products in order to satisfy increasing client demands. The DATATRAK eClinical Platform ... delivers a complete portfolio of software products that were created in order to accelerate clinical research data from investigative sites to clinical ...

Universite de Montreal Researchers Simulate World's Largest Heart Model Using SGI Technology

... changes in the ECG that allow doctors to diagnose these diseases. In order to understand what the mechanisms of the particular disease are, the heart ... -- large molecules in the cell membrane that help activate the heart in order to make it beat. It is tempting to believe that these ion-channel ...

Rotigotine Transdermal System Shows Significant Symptom Reduction and Tolerability in Patients with Restless Legs Syndrome

... with regulatory authorities in both the United States and Europe in order to bring this important medication to market." Neupro(R) (Rotigotine ... by unpleasant feelings in the legs and an irresistible urge to move in order to relieve the discomfort. RLS sensations are frequently described as ...