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Eisai announces Phase II data on E7389, a potential new therapy for the treatment of breast cancer

Researchers today presented preliminary safety and efficacy data for E7389 in the treatment of ad...oup. Preliminary efficacy data for 65 patients and safety data on 48 patients are available. The 65 patients considered evaluable for response had completed a...

Johns Hopkins flu expert calls for mandatory vaccination of health care workers

...hospital policy standpoint, this is a real patient safety issue and vaccination can be viewed as a means of ...e, flexible vaccination hours, emphasis on patient safety aspects of the program, education to counter beliefs that the shots can make you sick and encouragem...

Feds give researchers ok for safety test of adult stem cells in patients with heart disease

...as approved plans to begin a study to evaluate the safety of using adult stem cells from bone marrow to trea... has approved a Phase I study designed to test the safety of the procedure. It will involve injecting bone marrow stem cells at varying doses into the corona...

Recreating 'Flowers for Algernon' with a happy ending

...ve to do extensive clinical trials for toxicity or safety ?these were already completed for other uses." ...

Federal grant funds research on novel HIV therapy

... responses and the human trials designed to assess safety and activity. The basic science projects of this four-year grant are already providing data, building on existing investigations of NK-1R antagonists. The animal model studies and clinical trials are in their initial stages....

Clinical trial to test stem cell approach for children with brain injury

A unique clinical trial will gauge the safety and potential of treating children suffering traum..., the project's first emphasis is to establish the safety of the procedure, with a secondary goal of observing possible therapeutic effects. Cox and Baumga...

New possibilities for flu antiviral and vaccine research emerge from 'Spanish flu' virus

... Control and Prevention (CDC), following stringent safety conditions designated for flu viruses and heightened security elements mandated by the CDC's Select Agent program. "We felt we had to recreate the virus and run these experiments to understand the biological properties that made the 1918 virus so e...

Cyberkinetics, Case to develop system to help restore extremity function

...tly underway, clinical researchers are testing the safety and feasibility of the BrainGate in those with severe paralysis resulting from spinal cord injury (SCI), muscular dystrophy, or with "locked-in" syndrome (tetraplegia and the inability to speak) secondary to stroke. Previously published results from ...

Study uncovers placental microtransfusions lead to transmission of AIDS virus during childbirth

... and premature death on their first day out of the safety of the womb. "The question has always been how does the virus get from the mothers to the babies?" said principal investigator Dr. Steven Meshnick, professor of epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health....

Zinc supplements safe for HIV-infected children

..., issue of The Lancet. "We set out to look at the safety and impact of zinc supplements in children with HIV. Not only did we learn that zinc is safe for these children, but we also realized that this may be a low-cost intervention to reduce morbidity in HIV-infected children who don't have access to antir...

Living anti-HIV gel shows early promise

... issues that will need to be addressed include the safety of introducing live, genetically modified microbes into human bodies. Rao's team used a strain of bacterium that is already used in the United States as a live treatment for bowel disorders such as Crohn's disease. Berger points out, however, that t...

Anti-cancer Compound In Beer Gaining Interest

...rt said, without waiting for tests to verify their safety or efficacy. And a supposed "health" beer is being developed in Germany with higher levels of xanthohumol. It's possible, scientists say, that hops might be produced or genetically engineered to have higher levels of xanthohumol, specifically to tak...

Chernobyl: The true scale of the accident

...the Chernobyl NPP site, in accordance with current safety standards, has yet to be defined. Alongside radia...nches and landfills that do not meet current waste safety requirements. What was the economic cost? Because of policies in place at the time of the explosio...

Shade trees getting 'scorched' by plant disease

...ecline to the point where the dead branches pose a safety risk and the tree must be removed. According to Gould, current management options of BLS in urban trees include : Maintain plant vigor. The development of BLS is enhanced by other diseases, insects, and environmental stresses such as drought...

UK is first to administer new anti-clotting technology

...dote. This clinical trial will examine the drug's safety and tolerability in healthy volunteers as well as the antidote's ability to quickly reverse its effects. Although other new antithrombotics are undergoing testing in the U.S., this drug is believed to be the first of its kind. "This class of drugs i...

Gene therapy works in mice to prevent blindness that strikes boys

...try this in human patients because of the need for safety studies, but we feel based on success so far, we will be able to provide formal evidence for safety that will allow us to get treatment into the clinic." UF researchers worked with Bernhard Weber, Ph...

Researchers find Amchitka seafood safe for now

...dionuclides were "far below" any human health food safety standard and were similar to levels found in other marine sites in the Northern Hemisphere. Further, the levels in these organisms are lower now than they were immediately following the nuclear test shots. These biological analyses may now form a bas...

Bone marrow stem cells may heal hearts even years after heart attacks

...his study, said that in addition to confirming the safety of this type of stem cell infusion, the results help add evidence that the treatment may provide meaningful benefits to patients. "Strauer et al. provide this indirect evidence of muscle regeneration using a simple technique to isolate mononuclear c...

Hunger in America rises by 43 percent over last five years

...growing income inequality and the weakening of the safety net in order to get this epidemic under control."According to the Center on Hunger and Poverty, food insecurity increased by nearly a million households from 2003 to 2004. Rates of hunger increased in almost every single category of household during ...

Vaginal gel may provide a new approach to HIV prevention

...pretty safe. Compounds similar to them have a good safety record in humans, at least so far," Veazey says. ...ng animal studies and move toward establishing the safety and effectiveness of combination microbicides in women." ...

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