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Scottsdale Facility to Be First in U.S. to Showcase True REST Technology

... This summer, Nick Janicki will open a true REST Float Center in Scottsdale, Ariz. - the ... The tanks are completely safe and clients of true REST can customize their experience with music ... International Journal of Stress Management. true REST sessions are priced on either a single ...

New NIH-Funded Study Shows Masimo Rainbow SET(R) May Help Clinicians Assess Oxygenation in Children With Sickle Cell Disease

... with an accurate picture of their patients' true oxygenation status in the presence of ... and more accurate assessment of the patient's true oxygenation, which may help to advance the care ... accuracy of SpCO and SpMet in assessing the true oxygenation of patients, but also highlights the ...

Worldwide Cost Estimate for Alzheimer's and Dementia Is US$315.4 Billion

... - Study results suggest the true prevalence of dementia may be much higher than ... Results from another study suggest that the true prevalence of dementia may be much higher than ... The 10/66 Dementia diagnosis* shows that the true prevalence of dementia may be much higher than ...

PTSD Associated With Higher Alzheimer's/Dementia Risk; Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Lower it

... in middle aged adults. It is not known whether this association is also true for older adults or those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). ... the risk of dementia," Sink said. "However, this does not appear to be true for those who already have mild cognitive impairment. Current ...

Study Shows Use of AdvanDx's PNA FISH(TM) Test was Associated with an 82% Reduction in Intensive Care Unit Mortality Rates from Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections

... clinicians can't determine whether the blood culture was positive due to true infection, requiring aggressive antibiotic therapy, or due to blood ... that don't require antibiotic therapy. As a result, patients with true infections are at times undertreated whereas patients with contaminated ...

NARSAD Researchers Identify Specific Genes and Family Traits Linked to Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder and Depression

... and costly disorder and can be very difficult to treat. This is especially true for the estimated 30 percent of patients with treatment-resistant ... genes may lead to customized therapies for schizophrenia, can the same be true for new depression treatments? Answering this question is especially ...

Interview of the Vice President

... the prime enemy we face there has been al Qaeda. I think that's been true in Iraq, as well. Al Qaeda in Iraq has been sort of the long pole in the ... it ought to be sustained over time. I think it's important for us to be true to those basic political values that have been successful for us. We need ...

'Stereo' Mammography Takes Breast Imaging to a New Dimension

... viewing is the only way to see the structure within the breast volume in true depth," said Dr. Getty, who has been working on the development of the ... trial of 1,093 women, stereoscopic digital mammography detected more true lesions than standard digital mammography and reduced false-positive ...

Threshold Pharmaceuticals to Stop Enrollment in Clinical Trial

... a Simon two-stage design which was designed to stop development if the true response rate was 10% or less and to continue development if the true response rate was 25% or higher. The primary efficacy endpoint of the ...

Is Your Hair Taking a Break?

... are much more bothered by their condition than men," said Dr. McMichael. "With men, it has become socially acceptable to be bald, but the same is not true for women. Many of my patients report not going to church because they don't want people in the pew behind them to see their thinning hair, or they ...

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

... disease until I suffered a rib fracture while opening my classroom door. As a result, I had to take time off from work and lived the reality of the true physical, emotional and financial disruption of a broken bone in my life," said Pat Lindamood. "Women who suffer from osteoporosis like me must be ...

Results From Drug Trials and New Risk Factors Announced at International Alzheimer's Conference

... moderate amounts of alcohol (1 or 2 drinks per day), versus those who do not drink or who are heavy drinkers. However, this does not appear to be true for those who already have mild cognitive impairment. The good news is that we now know there's a lot you can do to help keep your brain ...

Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards Over $2 Million for Validation of 10 Parkinson's Therapeutic Targets

... and historically underresourced phase of drug development in which researchers work to determine whether a molecule or mechanism of interest is a true drug target. While researchers have continued to identify novel targets in recent years through genetic, biochemical and epidemiological studies, a ...

Landmark Study for GSK's Cervical Cancer Vaccine Published in The Lancet

... HPV 16 and 18 was also detected, vaccine efficacy was 37.4 percent (7.4, 58.2; p=0.0092) in the ATP-E cohort. These two analyses suggest that the true vaccine efficacy against CIN 2+ associated with 12 non-vaccine cancer-causing HPV types lies between 37 percent and 54 percent The vaccine ...

New Safety Regulations Drive Greater Need for Resources and Expertise at Every Stage of Clinical Development

... intensive, this more rigorous approach to obtaining and analysing post-approval safety data will better ensure the public's confidence in a product's true safety profile. The real challenge will be to find better tools and novel approaches to implement the requirements of regulations efficiently and ...

Value of Genetic Testing for Preventing Blood Clots Unproven, According to New AHRQ Study

... occurs most commonly in people who are sedentary for a long period of time, such as when recovering from surgery or traveling long distances. The true number of people who develop a pulmonary embolism is unknown, but AHRQ data for hospital patients show that 258,000 individuals were diagnosed with ...

New Legislation Seeks to Boost Participation in Clinical Trials for Rare Diseases

... drugs to treat rare diseases struggle to recruit participants for clinical trials because of limited patient populations. This is particularly true for cystic fibrosis (CF). More than 30 promising CF drugs are in development, yet only about 30,000 people in the U.S. have this life-threatening, ...

New Poll Finds Disease Prevention is Top Priority for Americans in Health Reform

... Jeff Levi, PhD, Executive Director of TFAH. "This poll shows the American public strongly believes it's time we shift from a sick care system to a true health care system that stresses disease prevention." "Our country will never contain health care costs until we place a higher priority on ...

VivoMetrics(R) Introduces Next Generation LifeShirt Prototype, a Smart Garment That Delivers Real-time Vital Signs Remotely to Healthcare Providers

... intent is to address these needs with the next generation LifeShirt and help make the full promise of RPM a reality. "VivoMetrics has been a true innovator in remote monitoring technologies," says Kent Tonkin, assistant director of information technology at St. Francis University's Center of ...

Heparin Use Prior to Endoscopic Vein Harvest Improves Graft Patency in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Patients

... bypass grafting, reinforcing the efficacy of this procedure," said Dr. Poston. "We are encouraged by the results of this study and see it as a true advance in patient care," said Pat Walsh, Chief Operating Officer of the Cardiac Surgery division of MAQUET. "As a leader in EVH, MAQUET is ...

PROTECT-1 Phase II/III Induction-Stage Results for ChemoCentryx's Traficet-EN(TM) Presented in Oral Session at DDW 2009 Conference

... treatment option for patients." "These data highlight a year of unparalleled clinical development progress by the ChemoCentryx team. This is true not only for our CCR9 program, but throughout our entire pipeline," said Thomas J. Schall, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of ...

Chuck Panozzo, Founder of Rock Band Styx, Joins GeoVax Labs, Inc. as an Advocate for Its HIV/AIDS Vaccine

... remarked, "The threat is real, but so is the support. HIV/AIDS affects people from all classes in America and all over the world. Chuck is a true advocate of what we at GeoVax are working towards - living with a deadly disease and preventing further spread - and we are thankful to have him ...

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to Honor Duane DeSisto of Insulet Corporation and Senator Edward M. Kennedy at 27th Annual Hearts & Heroes Gala

... Raclin. "In the fight against diabetes, we have one vision: to find a cure. Duane DeSisto, Insulet Corporation, and Senator Kennedy are true champions in the hearts and minds of all of us with loved ones who have type 1 diabetes," said Heidi Daniels, CFRE, executive director, JDRF New ...

PRA International: Participating Sponsor for Exploratory Clinical Development World in London

... teams to deliver consistent and on time performance for our clients. This unique PRA philosophy - THE P E R SON A L ELEMENT - recognizes that true client service comes only from trained, empowered and dedicated employees who are encouraged to use innovation and their personal commitment to ...

Corgenix, Tulane Announce Award of NIH Grant Extending Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Product Development Program

... serological assays designed for field deployment offer the public health and scientific communities a powerful tool to accurately assess the true disease burden and risks posed by Lassa and other especially dangerous pathogens, while collaterally improving upon their treatment and ultimately ...

Premier Research Announces Milestone New Drug Application

... significant internal synergies to our clients. Moreover, our team exceeded client expectations for quality and timeliness of this submission, a true testament to the extraordinary talent and experience that exists within Premier Research. We are very proud of this accomplishment and our people," ...

Report on 300 New Medicines in Development for Heart Disease and Stroke Released in Indianapolis

... progress, but it is wasted if medicines don't get to the patients who need them," says Billy Tauzin, PhRMA's president and CEO. "That is particularly true in these hard economic times with people losing their jobs and health insurance." Help is available to patients in need through the Partnership ...

ThermoGenesis Announces MXP Involvement in New Regenerative Medicine Initiatives

... rights for the field of use in orthopedics intraoperative or point-of-care applications. "This partnership with Celling Technologies, a true innovator in the orthopedics industry, portends a significant opportunity for ThermoGenesis. We are in the process of completing our training and ...

Why Wait for an Anti-Aging Drug? Researchers Interviewed on CBS-TV's 60 MINUTES Discover Longevinex(R) Nutriceutical Matrix Activates 9-Fold More Longevity Genes than Plain Resveratrol

... not produce the same characteristic drop in body temperature and slowed heart rate seen in calorie restriction. So, plain resveratrol may not be a true mimic of the effects of calorie restriction. Furthermore, researchers concede the Sirtuin1 gene was not activated in earlier studies. More ...

Verification Studies of IntelligentMDx's Proprietary Molecular Diagnostic Assay Process Have Been Completed

... an amplification efficiency of 94.5%. In addition the specificity (false negative rate) for the assay was shown to be 100% for the limited number of true negatives assessed. Precision and robustness testing showed that the test was highly precise and robust with inconsequential variation observed in ...

Bionovo Announces Development Plans for Menopausal Hot Flash Drug Candidate, Menerba (MF101), Following FDA Meetings

... agreement on the clinical path forward," said Dr. Mary Tagliaferri, M.D., Bionovo's President and Chief Medical Officer. "Menerba provides a true paradigm shift in the treatment of menopausal hot flashes. The novel mechanism of action, the exciting preclinical and clinical safety, and the early ...

Grapes May Aid a Bunch of Heart Risk Factors, U-M Animal Study Finds

... the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, through a National Research Service Award. "Though it's true that your mom told you to eat all your fruits and your vegetables, and that we are learning a lot about what fruits, including grapes, can do in this ...

Mpex Pharmaceuticals Presents New Data on MP-376 in Cystic Fibrosis

... the effects seen on bacterial counts and pulmonary function give us confidence as we move MP-376 through development. This is particularly true given that the results were obtained in a patient population that had significant prior inhaled antibiotic experience and many patients were infected ...

Neuralstem Licenses Cleveland Clinic Spinal Cord Injection Technology

... We believe that our technology answers many of the issues that have held the field back, and makes it possible to build a stem cell company with a true product focus." The three inventions Neuralstem has licensed from Cleveland Clinic are: a Stabilized Platform and Microelectrode Recording Guidance ...

Abbott's XIENCE V(TM) Drug Eluting Stent Outperforms TAXUS(R) in Key Efficacy and Safety Endpoints Out to Two Years

... measure of all-cause death or heart attack, as well as further reducing the need for repeat cardiac procedures -- reinforcing that XIENCE V is a true second-generation stent, which results in improved patient outcomes." The meta-analysis of 1,302 patients from the SPIRIT II and SPIRIT III trials ...

Photos: NIH Launches New Web Site for Parents on Medical Research Studies for Children

... studies are essential to improving our understanding of how to diagnose, prevent, and treat disease -- as well as how to stay healthy -- and this is true of children as well as adults," said Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., director of NIH's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, which developed the Web ...

Orexigen(R) Therapeutics Presents Data on Its Proprietary Formulation of Naltrexone Sustained Release (SR) Used in Contrave(R)

... by providing a lower peak plasma concentration (Cmax) than the legacy IR formulation while retaining a similar total plasma exposure (AUC). This held true both for the parent molecule (naltrexone) and its principal active metabolite (6-beta-naltrexol). In a Phase I pilot study, improved tolerability ...

New Studies Confirm Safety, Effectiveness of Balloon Sinuplasty(TM) Technology for Chronic Sinusitis

... as much natural anatomy as possible. With Balloon Sinuplasty(TM) technology, we are able to accomplish that goal with our current approach in a true minimally invasive way, and give our patients the relief they have been seeking," said Frederick A. Kuhn, M.D. of the Georgia Nasal and Sinus ...

Leading Healthcare System Decreases MRSA Infection Rate by 53 Percent - Offers Protocol & Educational Materials Free of Charge to Other Organizations

... and to MRSA. "What an enormous cost to pay for neglecting the very simplest of precautionary measures of infection control," said Wiles. "The true cost had been in human life, but there also was the significant loss of honor and pride among clinical staff who personally accepted their failure ...

TOZAL(R) Nutritional Supplement Improves Vision in Common Form of Macular Degeneration

... to the short duration of the study." The study's Institutional Review Board determined that all patients must receive the standard of care, so no true placebo arm was permitted. Instead, Dr. Cangemi used a widely accepted placebo protocol and constructed comparisons with placebo data from the ...