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Recent Study Demonstrated VYVANSE(R) (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) CII Provided Improvements in Behavior, Inattention, and Math Test Scores from 1.5 Hours up to 13 Hours following Administration in Children with ADHD

... controlled ADHD symptoms from the first time point measured (1.5 hours) through the last time point assessed (13 hours) post-dose. Findings from this ... medication and continued to do so for each time point measured throughout the 13-hour treatment ...

AstraZeneca and Targacept Announce Top-Line Results from Phase IIb Study of AZD3480 in Alzheimer's Disease

... middle dose performed best on both measures (0.5 point improvement, ADCS-CGIC and 0.9 point improvement, MMSE). Donepezil also showed an improvement on ADCS-CGIC (0.2 point improvement) and the MMSE ...

Alegent Health Sees Positive Results From Recent Clinician Usability Study Collaboration With Siemens and Motion Computing

... a result of increased ability to document at the point of care; increased clinician productivity due ... one minute when nurses used the Motion C5 MCA for point of care documentation. -- Workflow ... able to transcribe in real-time closer to the point of care, increasing the likelihood for ...

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

... Water bearers from Fort point Channel to the Cyclorama mark 16th Annual 24-hour ... and copper buckets filled with water from Fort point Channel in South Boston into The Boston ... 1, people will make short processions to Fort point Channel and back to the Boston Center for ...

Two Point of Care Tests From Quest Diagnostics Receive FDA 510(k) Clearance

... have received FDA 510(k) clearance for two new point of care tests. The HemoCue(R) White Blood Cell ... that underscore the growing importance of point of care tests as complements to laboratory-based ... counts, the HemoCue WBC Analyzer is the first point of care device to produce quantitative results of ...

R788 in TASKi3 Clinical Trial Does Not Meet Efficacy Endpoints in RA Patients Who Had Previously Failed Biologic Therapies - Results Incongruent

... biologic failure patients and rose unaccountably between week 6 (at which point the reported response rates between R788 and placebo were significantly ... inhibitor designed to interrupt the cellular signaling at the trigger point of inflammation, thereby stopping the progression of the disease. In July ...

Leading Experts Endorse Bioheart's Muscle Stem Cell MyoCell Therapy

... is one stage of the broader MARVEL program, will meet a key efficacy end point - the six-minute walk." Dr. Carl Pepine, MD, Professor of Medicine, ... in Europe to date and added that "the myoblast therapy is at this time point the only stem cell therapy that is making the claim to actually induce ...

Enrollment in Delcath's Pivotal Phase III Metastatic Melanoma Clinical Trial Achieves Seventy-Five Percent Accrual

... announced today that it has achieved the seventy-five percent enrollment point of its pivotal Phase III clinical trial treating metastatic cutaneous and ... Officer of Delcath, stated, "Reaching the seventy-five percent enrollment point represents a significant milestone for our Company as we continue to ...

Two-Year Phase III Data Presented at AAN 61st Annual Meeting Show Positive Outcome of Cladribine Tablets in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

... Status Scale (EDSS) sustained for at least three months (or at least a 1.5 point increase if baseline EDSS was 0; or 0.5 point increase if baseline EDSS was 5.0 and above). Sustained and ...

Acanya(TM) Gel, a New Treatment for Moderate to Severe Acne, Launched by Coria Laboratories

... acne. In addition, high levels of patient satisfaction with Acanya Gel point to the potential for increased patient adherence to treatment, and thus, ... 40 to 50 million Americans, or about 85 percent of people, at some point in their lives. The disorder is thought to be caused by multiple factors. ...

Alexza's AZ-004 (Staccato(R) Loxapine) Meets Primary Endpoint of Treating Acute Agitation in Patients with Bipolar Disorder in Phase 3 Trial

... analysis plan, the 5 mg dose was not statistically tested at any time point other than 2-hours post-dosing. The duration of the clinical ... believes approximately 90% of these patients experience agitation at some point during their lifetime, and more than two-thirds of this group will suffer ...

St. Jude Identifies Genomic Causes of a Certain Type of Leukemia Relapse

... then subsequently emerges as basis for relapse." "The second key point is that we have found a large number of new genetic alterations that had ... treatments for ALL relapse. "But, this is a very important starting point because we have identified several key pathways that are the most common ...

Technique for Rapidly Reprogramming Adult Cells Into Stem Cells Published in PLoS Biology

... this rapid and new approach for making iPS cells occurs at the transition point between incomplete and complete reprogramming to pluripotency. Previous studies have indicated that progression through the transition point had been notoriously inefficient, but now via the use of chemical ...

Neurobiological Technologies Announces FDA Agreement to Consolidate Viprinex Phase 3 Trials Accelerating Time to Pivotal Data

... we will be able to curtail spending on the program at a much earlier point in time, saving precious financial resources." The interim analysis will ... futility as well as safety. This constitutes a "go, no-go" decision point for the Viprinex clinical program. Passing the futility analysis would ...

Two New Alzheimer's Disease Studies Show Advances Against Different Treatment Targets

... prevention, it becomes necessary to identify patients at the earliest point in the disease. Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is the term used to ... the Study is to follow healthy subjects over time to detect the earliest point of cognitive impairment. In 2004, the researchers recruited 1,786 people ...

Sangamo BioSciences Announces Presentation of Phase 1b ZFP Therapeutic Data at American Diabetes Association Meeting

... as a statistically significant, clinically relevant improvement of 1.9 point change from baseline levels compared to a 0.7 point worsening in the placebo group (a delta in NIS-LL of 2.6, p=0.043). In ...

Join NPR's David Ewing Duncan, Author Jessica Queller and a Panel of Medical and Legal Experts in a 90-Minute Webcast on Genetic Testing, Genomic Medicine and Breast & Ovarian Cancer

... Is Changing the Management of Breast & Ovarian Cancer To register, point your browser here ... of Life Sciences Arizona State University. Registration To register, point your browser here ...

RICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PHARMACY STAFF EXPERIENCES A 55% REDUCTION IN TIME SPENT MANAGING PATIENT-SPECIFIC MEDICATIONS USING OMNICELL SINGLEPOINTE SOLUTION

... management solution from Omnicell that provides hospitals with a single point of access for all patient medications that is simpler and safer than ... pharmacy to nursing unit and bedside dispensing cabinet systems. From the point at which a medication arrives at the receiving dock to the time it ...

Alexza's AZ-104 (Staccato(R) Loxapine) Phase 2a Trial Meets Primary Endpoint of 2-Hour Pain Relief in Patients with Migraine Headache

... significant differences from placebo in this measure at the 2-hour time point with 30% of patients achieving pain-free status at the 2.5 mg dose (p = ... in which a patient reports a pain-free score at the 2-hour post-dose time point and remains pain-free for the remainder of the study period (up to 24 ...

NxStage(R) to Recognize Several Key Milestones at American Society of Nephrology's Renal Week 2007

... these subjects will be provided at this year's conference. "Passing the point of 2007 patients in 2007 indicates the high level of support the end-stage ... while NxStage may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, whether ...

Long-Term 12-Month Safety Data Presented on ADHD Patch DAYTRANA(TM) (methylphenidate transdermal system)

... recommended nine hours, efficacy has been demonstrated from the first time point measured (two hours) through the 12-hour time point. Because DAYTRANA is a ... U.S. children aged 4 to 17 years, have been diagnosed with ADHD at some point in their lives, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Genaera Corporation Provides Highlights of Positive Phase 1 Trodusquemine (MSI-1436) Data from the North American Association for the Study of Obesity Annual Meeting

... was felt to be drug related. The Company saw no medical need, at this point in development, to take Study 101 to the point of organ toxicity because single doses of 40 mg/m2 are well above the ...

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

... treatment * Rotigotine treatment led to a 4.3 plus or minus 3.3 point increase in "sleep satisfaction" (RLS-6 Item 1) and a 4.9 plus or minus 3.0 point reduction of symptom severity "during the night" (RLS-6 Item 3) * ...

Video: Landmark Study in The Lancet: Patients Treated With Betaseron(R) After First MS Attack Experienced Significant Delay in MS Progression

... was defined as an increase in a patient's EDSS score by at least one point that was confirmed after six months. A confirmed increase by one point in the EDSS scale can be an important and robust predictor of permanent ...

CTMM Becomes One of the World's Largest Public-Private Partnerships in Translational Medical Research

... funding for translational (bench-to-bedside) medical research, making CTMM one of the largest public-private partnerships in the world. This pivotal point in the organisation's development firmly positions the Netherlands as one of the world's leading destinations for translational biomedical research. ...

Project Zero Delay Accelerates Drug's Path to Clinical Trial

... that we've cultivated through our strategic alliance," Bast said. The alliance agreement also includes a commitment to regular meetings, a point of contact to remove obstacles, support of collaborative projects and a commitment to accelerate drug development. "The next challenge," said ...

Estrogen Getting Cool Reception From Dermatologists for Mixed Results in Improving Appearance of Skin

... HRT could be at an increased risk for breast cancer and that the overall health risks of this therapy could outweigh the possible benefits. From that point on, HRT was prescribed more conservatively with lower dosing options and individualization based on each woman's own health history. Since ...

FDA Issues Complete Response Letter for INTUNIV(TM) (guanfacine) Extended Release for the Treatment of ADHD in Children and Adolescents

... approximately 7.8 percent of all school-aged children, or about 4.4 million children aged 4 to 17 years, have been diagnosed with ADHD at some point in their lives, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).(14) The disorder is also estimated to affect 4.4 percent of US ...

Wyeth Reports Publication of Phase 3 Data for Bazedoxifene/Conjugated Estrogens, an Investigational Compound Being Studied for the Treatment of Menopausal Symptoms

... and active-controlled Phase 3 study that evaluated 3,397 healthy, postmenopausal women with an intact uterus aged 40 to 75 years. The primary end point of the SMART-1 trial was incidence of endometrial hyperplasia at one year. Secondary end points included bone mineral density (BMD) at two years, ...

Idenix Pharmaceuticals Successfully Completes Proof-of-Concept Study of IDX184 for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)

... may cause these views, expectations and beliefs to change. However, while Idenix may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. ...

Teeth and Gums Also Benefit from the Healing Power of Aloe Vera

... oral microflora -- disease-causing bacteria -- in the mouth. The ability of aloe vera tooth gel to successfully perform that function has been a point of contention for some dental professionals. However, the study compared the germ-fighting ability of an aloe vera tooth gel to two commercially ...

New Results From ARTEN Study of Nevirapine Plus Tenofovir and Emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) Versus Boosted Protease Inhibitor Regimen of Atazanavir/Ritonavir Plus TDF/FTC Revealed

... and not increase their VIRAMUNE dose to twice a day. The total duration of the once-daily lead-in dosing period should not exceed 28 days, at which point an alternative regimen may need to be started. Other side effects that patients have experienced include nausea, fatigue, fever, headache, ...

Reliv International's GlucAffect(TM) Proven Effective in Clinical Study

... group achieved statistically significant lower blood sugar levels as well as significant weight loss compared to both their own baseline starting point and to the results of the people in the placebo group," said Dr. Carl Hastings, Reliv's vice chairman and chief scientific officer, who is a Ph.D. in ...

GNC Unveils Study Results for First and Only Nitric Oxide Product Clinically Proven to Improve Physical Performance at NSCA Conference in Las Vegas

... power output at the onset of neuromuscular fatigue by an average of 20% and improve physical performance by helping athletes push past their normal point of exhaustion. This product is designed to increase nitric oxide levels in the body causing a hemodilation effect which expands blood vessels, ...

Shoulder Surgery Doesn't Prevent Return to Sports

... with an age range from 47-93. Patients were followed for a minimum of one year. Researchers noted that activity modification until the six month point in the rehabilitation protected the shoulder against any consequence of sport, such as a deceleration injury when a golf club hits the ground or a ...

Rigel's R788 Significantly Improves Rheumatoid Arthritis in Phase 2b Clinical Trial

... cartilage and bone. Rigel's R788 is a novel, orally available syk kinase inhibitor designed to interrupt the cellular signaling at the trigger point of inflammation, thereby stopping the progression of the disease. Conference Call and Webcast Information Rigel will host a conference ...

Accumetrics, Inc. Announces GRAVITAS Trial 50 Percent Enrolled

... than 70 sites in the U.S. and Canada, with a total enrollment goal of approximately 2,800 patients. "We are thrilled to have reached the halfway point for enrollment in our GRAVITAS trial," said Jeff Dahlen, Ph.D, Vice President, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs of Accumetrics, Inc. "Once complete, ...

Sanofi-aventis Stands Behind the Safety of Lantus(R)

... causal relationship between Lantus(R) (insulin glargine [rDNA] injection) use and the occurrence of malignancies, as the authors of the study point out. Clinical studies, which represent the gold standard of evidence, do not indicate an association between insulin glargine and cancer. ...

New Therapy Found to Prevent Heart Failure

... Boston Scientific, the study's sponsor. The MADIT-CRT Executive Committee stopped the trial on June 22, 2009, when the trial achieved its primary end point - significant reduction in heart failure or death with CRT-D versus ICD-only. Cardiologist Arthur Moss, M.D., professor of Medicine at the ...

Inspiration for 'My Sister's Keeper' Speaks Out

... in-depth coverage in nearly every major media outlet in the world. The coverage caught the eye of author Picoult, who used it as a jumping off point for her novel, My Sister's Keeper. "We stress to people that the book is fiction and that our family is reality," explains Jack Nash. "The ...
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