Stable in Medical News

Patents Issued Covering Stable Tablet Formulation and Once Daily Dosing Regimen for Kuvan

NOVATO, Calif., July 30, /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN ) announced today that the United States Patent Office has issued patents covering stable tablet formulation and the approved once daily dosing regimen for Kuvan(R) (sapropterin dihydrochlorid...

Students Connect with Stable Careers Through Updated Medical Assistant Career Resources on All Allied Health Schools

With recently updated career resources, it's a great time to find medical assistant training at All Allied Health Schools. Seattle, Wash. (PRWEB) July 28, 2009 -- With current unemployment rates reaching troubling levels in some states, medical assistant careers are an ...

Public Opinion on Health Reform Stable and Supportive as Debate Heats Up, But Moveable Too

MENLO PARK, Calif., June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Congressional committees begin to hone in on the details of their health reform bills and debate intensifies, the latest Kaiser health tracking poll finds remarkable stability in public opinion on health reform. A solid majority of t...

Drugs Before Stents for Stable Heart Disease, Study Says

Most important, expert says, is to aggressively try to reduce risk factors,,,,,, THURSDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Treating people with non-acute heart problems should start with drug therapy, not invasive techniques such as angioplasty or implanting stents, because there is no di...

Aspirin improves survival in women with stable heart disease, according to WHI study

New results from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Observational Study provide additional evidence that aspirin may reduce the risk of death in postmenopausal women who have heart disease or who have had a stroke. Jacques Rossouw, M.D., chief of the Women's Health Initiative Branch at the Nation...

Fitch Affirms ProAssurance's Rating and Stable Outlook

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed its ratings and Stable outlook for ProAssurance and its primary insurance subsidiaries. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081024/PROASSURANCELOGO ) In announcing its decision, Fitch says ...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Calls for Attorney General to Support Stronger Regulation of Commercial Insurers; Protections for Consumers; and Financially Stable Insurance Market

DETROIT, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is asking Attorney General Mike Cox to stand behind stronger, new consumer-friendly regulations of commercial health insurance carriers that are included in a compromise on health insurance reform made public this week by the chai...

Despite Economic Downturn, Employee Benefits Remain Stable in 2008

Slight decrease in health care and compensation benefits CHICAGO, June 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Despite recent challenges to the economy, employers are managing to maintain a balance in employee benefits, according to the 2008 Employee Benefits Survey released today by the Society...

After divorce, stable families help minimize long-term harm to children

COLUMBUS, Ohio For children of divorce, what happens after their parents split up may be just as important to their long-term well-being as the divorce itself. A new study found that children who lived in unstable family situations after their parents divorced fared much worse as adults on a v...

Studies find stable sleep patterns and regular routines may improve outcomes in bipolar disorder

Boca Raton, FL, December 8, 2007 Bipolar disorder, commonly known as manic-depressive disorder, is highly influenced by the circadian system the bodys internal clock and a specific kind of psychotherapy may help decrease irregularities in the circadian system that can trigger key symptoms of bi...

New Guideline Targets Treatment of Stable COPD

Physicians' group says adding spirometry to clinical exams benefits those with symptoms MONDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- A new clinical guideline for diagnosing and treating the lung illness known as stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been released by the American Colleg...

Report: Medicare-Administered Drug Benefit Would be More Affordable, Comprehensive, Stable than Current Private Insurance-Run Drug Benefit

Members of Congress Call Today for a "Medicare-Operated" Drug Plan WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Older adults and persons with disabilities should have the option of choosing prescription drug coverage through the Original Medicare program to eliminate the consumer exploitat...

Statement by ADA President Kathleen Roth, DDS, on the Inclusion of Stable Dental Benefit in SCHIP Reauthorization Bill

CHICAGO, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by ADA President Kathleen Roth, DDS, on the Inclusion of Stable Dental Benefit in SCHIP Reauthorization Bill: "The American Dental Association applauds the Congress for including a stable, comprehensive dental health be...

Dynamic molecular mechanism to keep brain activity stable

In the brain, many types of synaptic proteins are spatio-temporally regulated to maintain synaptic activity at a constant level. Here, the Japanese research group led by Professor Masaki Fukata, Drs. Yuko Fukata and Jun Noritake in National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Japan, found that t...

Girls will be girls longer when home life is stable

For many young girls, a stable family life is one key factor to avoiding a number of serious health problems. New research by researchers at The University of Arizona and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, indicates that girls who grow up with supportive parents who themselves have a strong re...

Drugs Delivery Revolutionized by Extremely Stable Glass

A new approach to drug delivery has been achieved. This is made possible with the invention of unusually strong and stable glass made from organic material.// It can be coated with drugs and then chilled. The journal Science has reported the advanced processing by researchers from the University o...

Indonesian Siamese Twins With Three Legs In Stable Condition

Siamese twins born with three legs and three arms on the Indonesian resort island of Bali were in stable condition Friday, a health official said//. "It's a tough case, but so far they are stable," Wayan Sutarga, director of medical treatment at Sanglah Hospital in the Bali capital Denpasar, t...

Cancer Rates Falls In Younger Men But Stable In Young Women

A new national report on cancer from Canada states that young women between the ages of 20 and 44 are much more likely to die of cancer than young men. // The national report was conducted by the Cancer Care Ontario and the Public Health Agency of Canada on people aged 20 to 44, which was prev...

Successfully Separated Conjoined Twins In A Critical Yet Stable Condition

A team of surgeons at Children's National Medical Centre in Washington, D.C had on Wednesday successfully separated 4-month-old conjoined twins who shared a spinal cord and were// joined at the lower back. It was reported that Mateo and McHale Shaw from Sheboygan, Wisconsin had undergone the ...

Togadiyas Condition Stable After Undergoing Angioplasty

The condition of VHP leader Praveen Togadiya, who underwent an angioplasty at a private hospital here, is stated to be stable, hospital sources said today. // Togadiya was admitted to SAL hospital here yesterday, for a heart ailment. Cardiologist of the Hospital Dr Bhupesh Shah carried o...

Rahul Mahajans Condition Is Serious But Stable : Hospital

The condition of Rahul Mahajan, son of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, is 'serious but stable' after he was admitted to a private hopital here in the wee hours // , while Pramod's secretary Vivek Maitra was brought in dead. 'Rahul's condition is serious but stable, all his vital parametres are...

Need For Low Cost, Heat Stable HIV Drug in Developing Countries

Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF), an International humanitarian group has criticized the practice of marketing new or improved drugs in the developed countries and less adapted drugs in the Asian, African and Latin American countries //, where the need is more felt. More than 60, 000 patients in thes...

Ariel Sharon is stable after surgery

Israeli PM Ariel Sharon, after a massive stroke on Jan 4 underwent a surgery since the scan showed fresh bleeding in his brain.// The PM is in a critical situation and is 77 years old. He is in intensive care at the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem where he has already had seven hours of surg...

Saif Ali Khan Recovering and Stable

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, who was rushed to a city hospital here Sunday evening after complaining of chest pain//, is better and recovering from severe exertion, hospital sources said Monday. 'Saif Ali is out of danger, but will be kept under observation for the next two days, s...

Sharad Pawar admitted to Escorts, condition stable

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar was admitted to Escorts Hospital and Research Centre here Friday after complaining of exhaustion but his condition //is "absolutely stable". "Mr. Pawar was admitted to the hospital at around 5 p.m. There is no problem other than stress and exhaustion. A team ...

Hill-Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results

...ion declined 8.8 percent versus prior year and was stable to last quarter Adjusted earnings per f...ith sales performance about where we expected, and stable with our second quarter," commented Peter H. Soder... our order trends and product trial activities are stable and quote activities continue to increase signific...

AMN Healthcare Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

...usiness highlights include: Strong market leadership position, with stable pricing and gross margins across service lines; Signs of stabilizatio...ghtly over the first quarter. Pricing and gross margins remained relatively stable overall. Nowakowski noted continued signs of stabilization and some...

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

... Of these sixteen evaluable women, five (31%) were stable on Bezielle for greater than 90 days and two (13%) were stable on Bezielle for greater than 180 days. Three patie... Four patients discontinued from the study with stable disease, and of these four patients, one patient h...

Lexicon Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial of LX2931 in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

... will include multiple centers in the United States and Eastern Europe. The company expects to enroll up to 120 patients with rheumatoid arthritis on stable methotrexate therapy. Three dose levels will be evaluated: a 70 mg dose, a 110 mg dose and a 150 mg dose, each administered once daily. The primary...

Innophos Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

...nsity. Selling prices are expected to trend down throughout the year, but cost structure for the fourth quarter 2009 is expected to remain relatively stable with the third quarter 2009 on a constant volume and mix basis. Management now expects the Coatzacoalcos, Mexico complex to operate for the f...

Fox Chase finds all-biologic regimen efficacious and well-tolerated in elderly lung cancer patients

...able patients is 78, with a range of 71 to 84 years. Four patients have had partial responses with demonstrable tumor shrinkage and three patients had stable disease by RECIST criteria. The combination appears safe and well tolerated in this patient population with the most commonly encountered toxicitie...

Pelosi Statement on Energy and Commerce Committee Passage of Health Insurance Reform Legislation

...eas to build on what works and fix what's broken in our health care system. "Our reforms will hold insurance companies accountable, offering stable coverage and lower costs-even if you get sick, have a pre-existing condition such as diabetes or cancer, or lose or change your job. Americans deserve...

INVEGA(R) Approved as the First and Only Treatment for Schizoaffective Disorder

... subjects were permitted to receive concomitant treatment with a mood stabilizer and/or antidepressant, provided these medications had been given at a stable dose within 30 days of screening. Approximately half the subjects enrolled received ongoing treatment with a mood stabilizer and/or antidepressant dur...

Cancer treatment controls macular edema related to diabetes and to cataract surgery

... had improved in 51.8 percent of eyes, and 97.1 percent of eyes were either stable or improved. No serious adverse effects occurred. The Pan-American Colla...the mean was 20/80. Most eyes (72.2 percent) improved and the rest remained stable (27.8 percent). Macular thickness also decreased in most eyes. Patients who...

AMERIGROUP Reports Q2 Net Income of $49.6 Million or $0.94 per Diluted Share, Including $0.43 per Diluted Share Positive Impact from Tax Adjustment

... the outpatient cost increase were emergency room services, ambulatory surgery and physician services. In contrast, inpatient hospital costs remained stable and within the Company's expected range. The Company has raised its estimates for incurred medical costs related to the first quarter of 2009 i...

New Study Measures Benefits of More Involved Fathers

...the control and fathers-only groups, when fathers and mothers went through the groups together, the quality of their relationships as couples remained stable for more than a year after the groups ended. Children of fathers who went through the program alone or with the mothers were much less aggressi...

BioMarin Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...ollment for this study, a noteworthy milestone for this program. On the commercial front, we announced earlier today the issuance of patents covering stable tablet formulation and the once daily dosing regimen for Kuvan, which we believe will be significant in extending patent protection an additional ten ...

Gen-Probe Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter 2009

...arter, as ordering patterns that were more negative than forecast outweighed a low-single-digit percentage increase in underlying donations tested and stable market shares," Mr. Hull said. Sales of research products and services in the second quarter of 2009 were $3.2 million. These sales, which wer...

MDS Nordion Submits Expression of Interest Proposal to Government of Canada on Medical Isotope and Generator Production

...ening in the reactor." As a key collaborator in the project, "Necsa is honoured to be considered part of this important endeavour needed to secure a stable and reliable supply of Mo-99 and Tc-99m to the market by offering its comprehensive expertise in the physics and operation of material test reactors a...

Eagles to Host 2nd Annual American Red Cross Training Camp Blood Drive

...ol and college blood drives. The Eagles hope their fans can contribute 1,200 units of blood to offset these factors and help the Red Cross maintain a stable blood supply. As a special thank you, everyone who makes and keeps an appointment to donate will receive a gift bag filled with great Eagles ...