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Bayer and Onyx Submit Supplemental New Drug Application for Nexavar to Treat Liver Cancer

...drug therapy to demonstrate a significant survival benefit for patients with HCC, and, if approved, may fulfill a serious unmet need with a manageable toxicity profile." HCC, the most common form of liver cancer, is responsible for about 90 percent of the primary liver cancers in adults. It is the fifth mos...

Hib Vaccination can Prevent Pneumonia

...did not require additional injections or visits to benefit from the expanded protection. Bangladesh recently applied for funding from the GAVI Alliance to introduce a DTP-Hepatitis B-Hib pentavalent combination which they hope to introduce into the routine childhood immunization program in 2008. Despite a ...

Allergic Individuals Should Keep Away from Cats, Say UK Scientists

...t research, it appears that many individuals could benefit from reduced cat ownership and exposure, Dr Chinn said. However, because the findings were unexpected, it is important that results are replicated in other studies before firm recommendations are made. Muriel Simmons, the chief executive of the cha...

Healthy Lifestyle can Reduce Cardiovascular Risk

... King, MD, MS, states, The potential public health benefit from adopting a healthier lifestyle in middle age ...were three key findings from the study first, the benefit of switching to a healthy lifestyle past age 45 became evident even in the 4-year, short-term follow...

Loss of Antenna Leads to Cancer in Insects

... understanding how these agents work and who might benefit from them. It is also tantalizing to consider that closer connections exist between dysplastic disorders leading to cysts and cancer than have previously been appreciated, the authors wrote. Overall, deregulated Aurora A/HEF1/HDAC6 signaling may ha...

Stressed Mice may Hold Clue to How Fat is Stored: Study

...o eliminate undesirable body fat would be of great benefit to our patients."...

X-ray Mammography Aids in Breast Cancer Detection

...sitives. But for women at high risk of cancer, the benefit of finding more cancers earlier may outweigh the harms of unnecessary testing. Carol Lee, M.D., chair of the Commission on Breast Imaging at the American College of Radiology, reviewed Bruenings results and said the organization also endorses the A...

VYVANSE(TM) Drug for the Treatment of ADHD in Adults

... medication so that adults diagnosed with ADHD may benefit from treatment with VYVANSE." VYVANSE is a prodrug stimulant that is therapeutically inactive until metabolized in the body and active d-amphetamine is released. VYVANSE is different from other oral long acting stimulants of amphetamine and methylp...

Useful Parasites

... the fact that maybe, it produces some nutritional benefit in the host. Remarkable evolutionary changes usually millions of years but here in this aspect it has taken only 2 decades which is quite dramatic. The explosive speed at which bacteria grow likely helps explain the speed of this evolutionary chang...

Good News for Sufferers of Heart Attack, Chest Pain

... clouds in this sunny sky. Many patients who could benefit from all of the proven treatments aren't getting t...ull range of tests and treatments that we know can benefit them," Eagle continues. He notes, for example, that only 85 percent of STEMI patients and 83 percent...

Anti-inflammatory Drug Fails to Improve COPD Symptoms

...ilure of the infliximab to provide any therapeutic benefit in COPD patients was unexpected because the drug has proven effective in treating other inflammatory diseases, particularly rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease. COPD is the fourth-leading cause of death of men and women in the United States a...

Testosterone Cream Ineffective in Enhancing Libido in Female Cancer Survivors

...men who are postmenopausal is required to obtain a benefit from androgen therapy, then it does not appear that androgen supplementation would be a viable option for women who must avoid (estrogen) replacement."...

FDA Advisory Against Anti-depressants to Be Expanded to Cover Young Adults too

...t causes of suicide. "Antidepressant medications benefit many patients, but it is important that doctors and patients are aware of the risks," said Dr. Steven Galson, the FDA's drugs chief. Still, any risks are said to be small. For every 1,000 patients 18-24 treated with antidepressants, the FDA would e...

Is It Worth Having Surgery to Remove Your Tonsils?

Adults with recurrent sore throats may benefit from having a tonsillectomy in the short term, but the overall longer term benefit is still unclear, and any benefits have to be balanced against the side effects of the operation. ...

Should Menstrual Suppression Be a Lifestyle Choice?

...and what uncertainties exist with regard to future benefit and harm? who should be using such medications? are women provided with accurate information to make informed choices?...

Vitamin Extends Life in Yeast, Dartmouth Medical School Researchers Find

...t could pave the way for developing supplements to benefit humans. Radical calorie reduction can extend life. Dieting or fasting mice live longer and lowering the glucose that yeast grow on extends their lifespan, according to Dr. Charles Brenner, associate professor of genetics and of biochemistry, who le...

Johns Hopkins Medicine Honors U.A.E. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan

...e care that will take place in this new tower will benefit generations of patients, and the discoveries made here will reach far beyond the campus in East Baltimore, touching lives around the world. The new Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cardiovascular and Critical Care Tower is one of two 12-story towe...

Feeding Premature Babies by Cup may Not Be of Much Help

...to breastfeeding because it confers no significant benefit in maintaining breastfeeding beyond hospital discharge and carries the unacceptable consequence of a longer stay in the hospital". For Flint, strategies aimed at prolonging breastfeeding should focus on regular "skin-to-skin contact, rooming-in and...

Bipolar Spectrum Disorder may Be Under-recognized for Spectrum Disorder: Study

...erous because use of an antidepressant without the benefit of a mood stabilizer may actually worsen the condition." Merikangas and colleagues speculate that as people seek treatment for anxiety, depression or substance abuse disorders, their doctors, especially if they are not mental health specialists, ma...

Lymphocyte Count Found to Be a Predictor of Survival for Young Patients With Leukemia

...est could also help us identify patients who would benefit from less chemotherapy." The report studied 171 patients with either AML or acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), 21 years or younger, who had begun treatment at M. D. Anderson between 1995 and 2005. The statistics showed significant differences in sur...

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