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Nasal Cannula Treatment for Sleep Apnea Patients

...the authors wrote, and will require replication in clinical trials. However, the study represents the first step in developing a new potential alternative to current sleep apnea treatments that may lower the barrier for care in patients with sleep-associated breathing disorders....

Patients Taking Inhaled Steroids may Develop Pneumonia

...American Thoracic Society. Pierre Ernst, M.D., a clinical epidemiologist at McGill University, Canada, along with three other researchers from the universitys department of medicine, analyzed the hospitalization and drug prescription information from 1988 to 2003 of 175,906 patients with COPD living in Queb...

Researchers Find New Target for Anti-cancer Drugs

...l open the door for Duke oncologists to organize a clinical trial to test the agent in human cancer patients. Secreted proteins promoting the growth of blood vessels in tumours have been successfully neutralized in the past with antibodies. We believe that IL-6 is a viable target for drugs that holds promis...

Scorpion Venom may Help Treat Cancer

...etre in diameter. They are now preparing for human clinical trials. The researchers said the technique could be used in operating theatres in the US in as little as 18 months....

Highway Robbers-Stealing Your Hearts Health

...tes and smoking. In addition, there were extensive clinical examinations, and subjects had their coronary artery calcification (CAC) measured by electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT). The researchers found that the closer the participant lived to heavy traffic, the higher the CAC and that compared with pe...

Female Doctors Facing Barriers to Careers in Education and Research, Study Finds

...K medical schools are women, Only one in ten (11%) clinical professors is a woman, One in five medical schools has no female professor, Academic medicine is failing to attract and retain women doctors. The researchers surveyed 1,162 doctors working in the NHS and higher education institutions across the UK....

Avandia Improves Quality of Life in Diabetes Patients

...dverse events. Citing several recent and ongoing clinical trials, the company says, GSK stands firmly behind the safety of Avandia when used appropriately and we believe its significant benefits continue to outweigh any treatment risks. Richter, however, said that even a tiny risk associated with a drug s...

Breast Cancer Risk is not Reduced by a Diet Rich in Fruit and Vegetables

...t the study, women in both groups received similar clinical care. During the study, 518 participants had a breast cancer event, including 256 participants (16.7 percent) in the intervention group and 262 participants (16.9 percent) in the comparison group. There were 315 deaths reported within the study per...

Human Trial for Universal Influenza Vaccine Underway

...y a virus or a bacterium. At the moment, Phase I clinical trials on humans are underway - that is, the candi...research required for the planned Phase II and III clinical trials. Through their collaboration with Acambis, they hope that annual flu vaccines can ultimately ...

High Nonfasting Triglyceride Levels Linked With Cardiovascular Risks

...c abnormalities. If our findings are confirmed, clinical care might be simplified by using nonfasting lipid profiles for atherosclerosis risk prediction, the researchers conclude. Contact the JAMA/Archives Media Relations Department at 312-464-JAMA or email: mediarelations@jama-archives.org....

FDA Approves First Artificial Cervical Disc

...ompany's laboratory and animal testing, and on its clinical study of 541 patients. The clinical study showed that the device improved neck and/or arm pain, and was as safe and effective as cervica...

Less Information on Dietary Treatment in Type2 Diabetes

... but only a minority of these trials examined hard clinical endpoints such as death or vascular disease, and those that did offered no details; most talked about factors that are easier to measure such as weight or blood sugar control, says lead researcher Nield, a researcher at the University of Teesside in ...

Group Therapy and Willpower can Help Smokers to Quit

... side effects are undesirable. Those observed in clinical trials include insomnia, panic attacks and dizziness. Vareniclin reduces the withdrawal symptoms and makes people taking it feel sick, if they do smoke a cigarette. The side effects include difficulty sleeping, flatulence, headaches and nausea. Acc...

Male Circumcision can Cut HIV Infection, Studies Show

...l I need to do, I can now have unsafe sex'." The clinical reason for circumcision's preventive effect is still being investigated. One theory is that the foreskin has a very thin lining and suffers minor abrasions during intercourse, making it easier for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to enter the...

MS Drug Fails The Test For Treating Crohns Disease

...ng but need more development". Now, an additional clinical trial proposed by the agency could take years and cost Biogen Idec millions of dollars, says Mullen. Biogen Idec and Elan Corp. of Ireland have partnered on development of Tysabri since 2001. After showing promising results in testing, the drug ...

A Centre for Glycemic Index Testing Opened in Chennai

...ian households, provide GI evaluation training for clinical nutritionists. This will help people make informed choices about the food they eat. This centre will contribute critical inputs to the national nutrition policy, similar to what is now happening only in Australia. V. Mohan, MDRF president says t...

Sensible Diet, Exercise and Weight Control Increases Longevity

...lifespan is difficult to reconcile with decades of clinical practice and scientific investigation to treat diabetes, he said. In fact, based on our work on one of the insulin receptor substrates, Irs2, in liver and pancreatic beta cells, we thought more Irs2 would be good for you. It reduces the amount of...

New Study Challenges NICE Guidelines on Adolescent Depression

...s that trial participants received a high level of clinical care, with frequent clinical reviews and rigorous monitoring of the benefit of treatment and adverse events. The implication for ...

Mother Has the Right to the Placenta, US Court Rules

...ust be accompanied by well-designed and controlled clinical studies to support approval/licensure," Mejia wrote in an e-mail....

Clinical Trials Registry Launched in India

...he Clinical Trials Registry-India (CTRI) where all clinical trials conducted in India would be registered. The...ral said. There has been a slow but steady rise in clinical trials being conducted in India, making our country a preferred clinical trial hub, said Prof. Gangu...

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