Encouraging in Medical News

Finalists Perform at Rock Hall in Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital's 'Pause to Click' Contest Encouraging Safety Belt Use for Tweens

Area sixth, seventh and eighth graders present seat belt safety messages for a chance to record at a real studio, and make debuts on 96.5 KISS-FM, Nickelodeon or area billboards. CLEVELAND, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifteen local sixth, seventh and eighth graders will take the Plaza Lobby stag...

Weight loss competitions produce encouraging results

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Statewide weight loss competitions appear to be a potentially successful weapon in the battle against obesity. These programs can produce weight loss in large numbers of people at minimal cost, according to a new study from The Miriam Hospital and Brown Univers...

Simmons Celebrates Earth Day by Encouraging Consumers To "Sleep Green"

Company promotes Natural Care line with eco-bedroom tips, pillow giveaway and Danny Seo appearance on HSN. Atlanta, GA (Vocus) April 21, 2009 -- In celebration of Earth Day, Simmons Bedding Company is encouraging consumers to "sleep green" in 2009 by creatin...

'Conversations with Self: Discovering the Power of Your Inner Voice': Discover How to Find and Listen to an Inner Voice That Is Encouraging and Helpful

ARVADA, Colo., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Each day we have countless conversations with ourselves, and if we really listen to them, we discover that much of what we say to ourselves is critical, judgmental, and often unforgiving. We seem to expect perfection, and if we don't get it, we tend to make e...

Photos: Arthritis Foundation Launches Nationwide Movement Encouraging People to Move to Prevent and Treat Arthritis

Let's Move Together Aims to Unite Americans in Fighting the Country's Most Common Disability ATLANTA, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Arthritis Foundation today announces the launch of Let's Move Together , a nationwide movement created to improve the quality of life of the one-in-five Americans...

Planned safety analysis of a breast cancer prevention study reveals encouraging news for Exemestane

San Antonio An interim analysis of a breast cancer prevention study using exemestane (Aromasin) finds an "acceptable" level of bone loss. The ongoing phase II study details reported today, by Jennifer Eng-Wong, MD, a breast cancer specialist at Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center...

QLT announces encouraging Phase II data from core study of Punctal Plug Drug Delivery System

Sustained release treatment leads to reduction in IOP of 20% from baseline at 12 weeks VANCOUVER, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - QLT Inc. (NASDAQ: QLTI; TSX: QLT) ("QLT" or the "Company") today announced data from its CORE study, a Phase II trial being conducted by QLT's wholly-owned subsid...

Hormone Normalization Shows Encouraging Effects In Documented Clinically Deficient Men/Women

Nonprofit Cenegenics Education and Research Foundation partnered with two recognized professors from the University of Miami - Miller School of Medicine to examine testosterone and/or human growth hormone normalization in proven clinically deficient adults, reviewing effects on body composition a...

CoreValve Announces That More Than 1,800 High-Risk Patients Have Been Treated with its ReValving System for Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement (PAVR) : Highly encouraging registry data also presented at TCT 2008

CoreValve ( www.corevalve.com ) announced today that the expanded clinical evaluation of its ReValving System for percutaneous aortic valve replacement (PAVR) in high-risk patients with aortic stenosis continues to enroll patients at an accelerating pace. More than 1,800 patients have now been tr...

Sanderson Farms Launches New Summer Program Encouraging Families to Get Healthy

Kick 'em Off the Couch for Summer LAUREL, Miss., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- With the kids out of school and couches becoming a popular parking place for TV-watchers, Sanderson Farms introduces the kick 'em off the couch for summer program to encourage families to get healthy by ...

Analysis of cancer incidence, mortality and survival combined reveals encouraging European trends

The first research to look at recent trends in European cancer incidence, mortality and survival together has shown that cancer prevention and management in Europe is moving in the right direction. However, the research reveals that variations between countries in policies for mass screening, acce...

Health and Fitness Industry Gets Moving on Capitol Hill to Champion Legislation Encouraging Exercise

6th Annual IHRSA Summit Pumps Prevention to Curb Weighty Health Care Costs BOSTON, May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 130 health and fitness industry leaders from 25 states gathered today in Washington, DC, at the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association's 6th Annual Le...

Sanofi-aventis: Encouraging First-Quarter 2008 Results Further Positive Phase III Results for Eplivanserin

Adjusted EPS excluding selected items: EURO 1.43, up 1.4% $2.14, up 15.7%(1) PARIS, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In order to give a representation of our underlying economic performance, we present and explain an adjust...

Tubbs Jones Introduces Resolution Encouraging STD Prevention

WASHINGTON, April 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, in light of a recent study released by the Centers for Disease Control and in recognition that April is National STD Awareness Month, Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, joined by nearly 60 of her colleagues, introduced a bi-partisan res...

Doctors Warned Against Encouraging Elective Caesareans

A study by American scientists has added a new weapon of defense against elective caesarean operations . The study lead by Dr Qiuying Yang, from the University of Ottawa and published in an international journal of obstetrics and gynecology -BJOG, has linked C-sections to a very strong risk of...

Amrubicin Shows Encouraging Results for Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment

CHICAGO, Pharmion Corporation today released interim findings from its Phase II, multi-center clinical study of Amrubicin, the company's third-generation synthetic anthracycline currently in development for the treatment of small cell lung cancer. These findings indicate favorable interim ...

Doctors Warned Against Encouraging Elective Caesareans

A study by American scientists has added a new weapon of defense against elective caesarean operations//. The study lead by Dr Qiuying Yang, from the University of Ottawa and published in an international journal of obstetrics and gynecology -BJOG, has linked C-sections to a very strong risk of...

Scientists Claim Encouraging Progress On Hereditary Diseases

Scientists have assembled to report encouraging and innovative strategies and probable future therapies for Huntington's disease// and related disorders. The Hereditary Disease Foundation convened HD 2006: Changes, Advances and Good News (CAG)n in Cambridge, Massachusetts, hosting a group o...

Global Fund Policy Encouraging Drug Resistance

WHO has warned Global Fund, the world's leading funder of treatments for infectious disease, that its current policy of Treating AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria// carried a risk of causing drug resistance. Kochi Arata, head of the WHO's malaria programme referring to the compliance list of drugs c...

Bridge to liver transplant looks encouraging

According to researchers a device that filters toxins from the blood can buy a patient time while waiting for a liver transplant. Liver failure is a relatively common problem and most often the only cure is a transplant.// But donated livers are in short supply and many patients die while waiting f...

New breast cancer drug appears encouraging

According to a new research, oxygen therapy at home reduces hospitalisation in those with lung disease. Researchers at the University Hospital of Denmark, have studied the effects of oxygen on 200 patients with smoker's lungs - where the blood becomes deficient in oxygen. //The oxygenation was begu...

DuPage Community Foundation Awards $15,000 Grant to Marianjoy Pediatric Continuing Care Program

... disabilities or delays. These classes are used to help children gain and improve their motor, sensory, play, communication and social skills, thereby encouraging success in the classroom and in the community. The grant will help offset the registration fees, especially for underserved children from low income f...

U.S. Stem Cell Research Seems to Focus on Two Lines

...ke them less useful than newer lines. Future NIH policies should preserve scientists' ability to continue work on the well-studied lines while also encouraging the study of new lines expected to become eligible for federal funding, Scott said. More information The U.S. National Institutes of Health ha...

The Dannon Company Awards The I.J. & Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community Center the Fourth Annual Dannon Next Generation Nutrition Grant

...Dannon and Danone. With a strong commitment to high-quality, wholesome, nutritious and innovative products, The Dannon Company is committed to encouraging healthy eating and healthy living. Danone is a recognized leader for its contributions to nutrition and health and was ranked best in class in a 2008...

Micromet, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...ising in early research, preclinical studies or clinical trials do not demonstrate safety and/or efficacy in subsequent clinical trials, the risk that encouraging results from early research, preclinical studies or clinical trials may not be confirmed upon further analysis of the detailed results of such researc...

Stories to Promote Health and Enhance Lives

...alth encounters. All the efforts of SAVE THE PATIENT promote positive and productive interactions between patients and medical professionals by encouraging individuals to know and implement their rights to ask questions, receive understandable answers, and explore medical options. "SAVE THE PATIENT's mis...

Dr. Liza Solomon, HIV/AIDS Expert, Joins Abt Associates as Principal Associate in Company's Domestic Health Division

...ing Abt Associates, Dr. Solomon was deputy director of the Alliance for Microbicide Development, an international non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging the development of female-controlled HIV and STI preventive agents. Previously, she was a member of the faculty at the Johns Hopkins School of Public ...

Sanofi-Aventis Recognized for Workplace Efforts to Prevent Cancer

... cancer through: (1) discouraging tobacco use; (2) encouraging physical activity; (3) encouraging healthy diet and nutrition; (4) detecting cancer a...CEOs responded with the CEO Cancer Gold Standard encouraging its widespread adoption in workplaces across the c...

CCHRINT Announces FDA Reported Psychiatric Drug Side Effects Search Engine

...and 2004-2008. Since the reform of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) in 2007, ads for psychiatric and other drugs must include statements encouraging consumers to report adverse drug reactions to the FDA's MedWatch system--Adverse Events Reporting System (AERS). However, consumers or doctors attemp...

President's Council Announces Top 5 Winners of 2009 National President's Challenge

...is an important component of a healthy lifestyle. Now that so many Americans have taken the first step in becoming active, the President's Council is encouraging them to continue their progress by registering for the on-going President's Challenge program. This online physical activity program is available yea...

Bionovo Presents Positive Results from Phase 1B Trial of Bezielle for Metastatic Breast Cancer

...emonstrated very limited toxicity with a favorable tolerability profile and encouraging clinical activity among a cohort of patients with metastatic breast cancer ... safety profile over currently available chemotherapeutic agents, and shows encouraging clinical activity in a cohort of women who have been heavily pretreated for...

Antidepressant Use in U.S. Has Almost Doubled

...pression may also be more common in the population, or at least more people may be acknowledging it and seeking help, the authors suggested. "It is encouraging that there is apparently an increased awareness and increased willingness to seek assistance for emotional distress . . . and that is a big step forwa...

Crucial Finding Advances Spinal Cord Injury Research

...ies to humans," senior author Dr. Mark Tuszynski, director of UCSD's Center for Neural Repair, said in a news release. "While our findings are very encouraging in this respect, they also highlight the complexity of restoring function in the injured spinal cord," he said. More information The U.S. Nati...

AMERIGROUP Foundation Honors Warehouse of Hope Founder Craig Parson as a 'Healthy Hero'

...i-state managed healthcare company based in Virginia Beach, VA. The Foundation works to create healthy communities by fostering access to healthcare, encouraging safe and healthy children and families, and promoting community improvement and healthy neighborhoods. For more information about the AMERIGROUP Found...

New Study Shows That Pharmacogenomics Could Benefit Patients, Spur Investment in Innovation

... course, we have yet to see how these factors are likely to play out, but pharmacogenomics has the makings of a powerful force for economic change and encouraging the financing of new drugs and treatments for patients." For example, better information about the patients who are more likely to respond to ...

STAAR Surgical Generates Cash From Operations During Second Quarter

...y Team (CAST) reported surpassing 200 patient eye implants with the nanoFLEXCollamer Aspheric Single Piece IOL. Though early, the initial data is very encouraging and the Company expects that members of the CAST will present results during the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in October and the Company ...

AstraZeneca and the Artery Explorer Take California Residents on Virtual Journey Through the Arteries

...traZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, US. "We've brought these two programs together to help make a difference for Senior Games athletes and their families by encouraging them to become advocates for their own health and to take action." Since its 2008 launch, the US AGAINST ATHERO campaign has educated over 100 ...

New Study Measures Benefits of More Involved Fathers

...ng fathers and their families. The Supporting Father Involvement study represents the first randomized, controlled clinical trial focused on encouraging father involvement in low- and middle-income families. It looked specifically at what happens when family resource agencies actively encourage fathers...

BioMarin Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...g the quarter, BioMarin made the final payment to Medicis of $70.6 million related to the Orapred transaction. "During the quarter, we reported encouraging results from the Phase I PEG-PAL study, initiated the Phase I/II study for GALNS for MPS IVA and recently completed enrollment for this study, a notew...

Study Shows Divorced, Widowed Adults Have Increased Health Risks

...ity problems. Regular sexual activity can have other positive impacts on married, sexually active adults' health as well, says James. "The encouraging results appear to include: positive weight management and overall fitness; a stronger immune system; reduced risk of heart disease and prostate cance...