Preventive in Medical Technology

New Aspirin Recommendation Can Help Prevent Heart Attacks & Strokes, Says Partnership for Prevention

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Task Force Recommends Using Aspirin to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease When the Benefits Outweigh the Harms

... according to new recommendations from the U.S. preventive Services Task Force. These recommendations do ... risks for heart disease or stroke. The U.S. preventive Services Task Force is an independent panel of ... the effectiveness of a broad range of clinical preventive services, including screening, counseling ...

Research Highlights New Approaches to Prevent Blood Clots in Several High-Risk Patient Populations Including Largest Study Ever to Examine Use of Blood-Thinning Medication in Patients With Cancer

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Novel Therapeutic Approaches May Transform Treatment and Improve Patient Outcomes in Several Platelet Disorders

... strategy was compared with a traditional preventive transfusion strategy in which patients received a ... treatment arms: a traditional arm that received preventive platelet transfusions or an experimental arm that ... common blood conditions including risk factors, preventive measures, and treatment options. A cornerstone of ...

Task Force Says Men Age 75 and Older Should Not Be Screened For Prostate Cancer

... the effectiveness of a broad range of clinical preventive services, including screening, counseling, and preventive medications. Its recommendations are considered the gold standard for clinical preventive services. Once the embargo lifts at 5:00 p.m. ...

Interleukin Genetics Launches Enhanced Heart Health Genetic Test Report Format

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Task Force Recommends Screening for Hearing Loss in All Newborns

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U.S. Preventive Medicine: Employers Can Help Workers Avoid Heart Attacks

... according to a leading prevention expert at U.S. preventive Medicine, the leader in disease prevention. Dr. Boyd Lyles, corporate medical director at U.S. preventive Medicine, says it's not uncommon for heart ... Provide health insurance options that emphasize preventive care. These can include provisions for periodic ...

U.S. Prevention Medicine: Employers Can Help Workers Avoid Heart Attacks

... according to a leading prevention expert at U.S. preventive Medicine, the leader in disease prevention. Dr. Boyd Lyles, corporate medical director at U.S. preventive Medicine, says it's not uncommon for heart ... Provide health insurance options that emphasize preventive care. These can include provisions for periodic ...

U.S. Preventive Medicine Acquires Specialty Disease Management

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Interleukin Genetics Presents Research Linking Vertebral Fractures to Gene Variations in Asian Women With Osteoporosis

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Video: Zometa(R) Reduces Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence in Premenopausal Women, Study in The New England Journal of Medicine Reports

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Studies Examine Quality of Care for Hospitalized Sickle Cell Disease Patients and Effective Methods for Detecting Risk of Stroke in Children With This Disorder

... until now. This study found that the use of TCD, coupled with the use of preventive transfusion treatments, has been highly successful in reducing the rate of ... information about these common blood conditions including risk factors, preventive measures, and treatment options. A cornerstone of this public awareness ...

More Than 200 Abstracts at ASH and SABCS Reveal Potential Compelling Patient Benefits From Novartis Oncology Current and Pipeline Therapies

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Dramatic JUPITER Findings Fail to Sway Prescribing Behavior, Poll Shows

... MedPage Today poll participants registered mixed views as to the best preventive cardiovascular strategy, with most alternating between lifestyle changes ... he commented, "As family physicians, we are intended to [practice] preventive medicine." The combination of LDL <130 and CRP >2 should be "the ...

Landmark Research Study is Launched to Assess Impact of Personal Genetic Testing

... smoking, as well as decisions to seek further medical evaluation and preventive strategies. The study will offer genetic scans to up to 10,000 employees, ... threshold of a fundamental paradigm shift from reactive to predictive and preventive medicine," said Vance Vanier, M.D., chief medical officer of Navigenics. ...

Interleukin Genetics and Geisinger to Collaborate on Genetic Tests to Predict Weight Loss Success

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Interleukin Genetics to Present Important New Findings at 2008 World Congress on Osteoarthritis

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Interleukin Genetics Wins International Award for Outstanding Research Published in the Journal, Nutrition

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Study Shows: New Blood Test Proven Six Times More Effective For Tuberculosis Control

... and likely better. Dr. Lee B. Reichman, Professor of Medicine and preventive Medicine and Community Health and Executive Director of the New Jersey ... health professionals and patients to apply and accept well recognized preventive measures because the tuberculin skin test universally used to define risk ...

Seriously Low Vaccination Rates Cause Experts to Call for Increased Immunization Before Influenza Season Peaks

... to educating its 39 million members about the importance of using preventive measures like getting annual influenza immunizations to guard against ... antiviral medications.(9) Antiviral medication can also be used as a preventive measure for those who have been exposed to influenza or are at high risk ...

FDA Approves Tekturna HCT(R) as Initial Treatment in Patients Unlikely to Achieve Their Blood Pressure Goals With a Single Agent

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New AHRQ Study Finds Mixed Evidence on Use of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Treating Atrial Fibrillation

... have a stroke. Therefore, the FDA explicitly endorsed existing clinical guidelines that recommend that patients at risk for stroke continue to take preventive blood-thinning medications after radiofrequency catheter ablation. As a condition of catheter approvals, the FDA mandated that the catheters' ...

Afinitor(R) Phase II Data Show Positive Results for Patients With Multiple Types of Lymphoma, Leading to Phase III Trial

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CEL SCI Collaborators Demonstrate Novel L.E.A.P.S. Vaccines Immunize Mice Against Tuberculosis Antigens and Suggest Potential to Treat Swine and Other Influenzas

... antigenic sequence has been identified, such as infectious, parasitic, malignant or autoimmune diseases and allergies, are potential therapeutic or preventive sites for the application of L.E.A.P.S. technology. CEL-SCI Corporation is developing products that empower immune defenses. Its lead product ...

IMPACT Study Showed Longer Valcyte(R) (valganciclovir hydrochloride tablets) Treatment Demonstrated Better Protection Against Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease One Year Post-Transplant

... results presented for the first time today at the ninth annual American Transplant Congress 2009 (ATC) demonstrate that doubling the duration of preventive therapy ('prophylaxis') with Valcyte (oral valganciclovir) significantly reduced the incidence of CMV disease by 56% in high-risk kidney transplant ...

Video: Data on More Than 15 Novartis Oncology Compounds at ASCO Highlight Progress Toward Targeted Therapies for Diverse Tumor Types

... of patients and societies. Focused solely on healthcare, Novartis offers a diversified portfolio to best meet these needs: innovative medicines, preventive vaccines, diagnostic tools, cost-saving generic pharmaceuticals and consumer health products. Novartis is the only company with leading positions in ...

Taking a Hard-Line Approach to Cardiovascular Risks in the Diabetes Patient

... factors and see the big picture," Weintraub said. "And appropriate action should be taken before it's too late." For more information about preventive health measures and diabetes, download the American College of Endocrinology's (ACE) "Power of Prevention(R)" magazine here . The magazine ...

Novel Vaccine Approach Offers Hope in Fight Against HIV

... SIV-specific immunoadhesins remained in the blood for over a year. Further studies need to be conducted if this technique is to become an actual preventive measure against HIV infection in people, Johnson said. "To ultimately succeed, more and better molecules that work against HIV, including human ...

American Lung Association Offers Simple Tips to Protect Public Health and Minimize H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) and Seasonal Flu Transmission

... more than the number of confirmed swine flu cases reported worldwide at the time of this writing. While H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) is serious and preventive measures should be a top priority, it is important to keep in mind that the Centers for Disease Control have confirmed that anti-viral drugs such as ...

AstraZeneca Submits NDA for Low Dose Aspirin/Esomeprazole Combination Product

... High Risk Patients. BMJ. 2002;324:71-86. U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: U.S. preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009;150;396-404. Giuseppe G.L., Biondi-Zoccai, et al. A ...

CareHere's Electronic Medication System Proves 100 Percent Effective in Response to Recall

... dangerous drug interactions, dosage errors and allergic reactions. In addition to providing primary care services, CareHere strongly emphasizes preventive medical care with a variety of wellness programs that have produced positive results in clinics nationwide. For more information about ...

Prometheus and Rosetta Genomics Announce License and Collaboration Agreement

... Genomics is a leading molecular diagnostics company committed to develop and commercialize products based on microRNAs for targeted therapy and preventive medicine. Rosetta developed a unique methodology to find microRNAs in body fluids and other clinical samples, and discovered in the past few years ...

Video: Afinitor(R) Approved in US as First Treatment for Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer After Failure of Either Sunitinib or Sorafenib

... of patients and societies. Focused solely on healthcare, Novartis offers a diversified portfolio to best meet these needs: innovative medicines, preventive vaccines, diagnostic tools, cost-saving generic pharmaceuticals and consumer health products. Novartis is the only company with leading positions in ...

Unemployment, Health Care Spending Affect Mortality

... When a worker becomes unemployed, he or she often loses health insurance, suffers stress and adopts unhealthy behavior as a result. They may delay preventive health care because of the cost or loss of health insurance coverage. The stress of being unemployed causes both physical and psychological issues ...

Access Licenses ProLindac(TM) and MuGard(TM) to JCOM Ltd, an Affiliate of DONG-A Pharmaceuticals in Korea

... cell transplantation develop mucositis. Updated clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of mucositis recommend the use of a preventive oral care regimen as part of routine supportive care along with a therapeutic oral care regimen if mucositis develops. The market for the treatment ...

Indevus Pharmaceuticals Announces PRO 2000 Found to Show Promise in Large HIV Prevention Study

... the nature of HIV progression and treatment response in HIV-positive women who had been using a topical microbicide or oral antiretrovirals as an HIV preventive measure when they acquired HIV infection. A second large trial testing the safety and effectiveness of the 0.5% dose of PRO 2000 is currently ...

Global Health Research Foundation Awarded $25,000 Grant From Westly Foundation to Study Asthma in California's Central Valley

... quality data to determine the possible health impact. The results will enable clinics to better serve children and to provide patient training on preventive measures. Solutions , from Health Metrics Systems, Inc., can harvest clinical data from a variety of electronic or manual sources. It then ...

ESBATech's Antibody Fragment Enters Phase Ib/IIa in Ophthalmology

... is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and ocular pharmacokinetics (PK) of topically applied ESBA105 in patients, as well as assess the preventive activity on ocular inflammation resulting from the surgery. ESBA105 is a single-chain antibody fragment directed against TNF-alpha, a major mediator ...

New Analysis Estimates Numbers of Older U.S. Adults Who May Benefit From Statin Therapy

... criteria. A more in-depth study of further implications, including cost-analysis, will be critical in future decision-making processes about preventive measures for the population as a whole. All of this will need to be carefully considered in the context of available resources and the most ...