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Regular Yoga Practice Is Associated With Mindful Eating

... patterns. We hypothesized that mindfulness - a skill learned either directly or indirectly through yoga -could affect eating behavior," said Kristal, associate head of the Cancer Prevention Program in the Public Health Sciences Division at the Hutchinson Center. The researchers found that people who at...

2,500 Cases Completed With the Magnetic Irrigated Catheter

...is a great asset for creating deep lesions in patients with ventricular tachycardias in the setting of structural heart disease," said Dr. Raul Weiss, associate professor of medicine at The Ohio State University and an electrophysiologist at the Ross Heart Hospital in Columbus. "The Thermocool magnetic cathete...

DNA Helps Reunite Children With Their Families

...e DNA profiles provided by families who have had their children kidnapped or lost. Eisenberg is collaborating with Jose Lorente, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of legal and forensic medicine at the University of Granada-Spain, to help establish a worldwide DNA database to help reunite children with ...

New Powder Speeds Healing of Difficult Foot Wounds

...ut still allows the right amount of air flow needed for the wound to close," said Tracey Vlahovic, DPM, the lead podiatric physician for the study and associate Professor at Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine. The study focused on atypical wounds with irregular shapes and causes. The wounds...

Is Your Hair Taking a Break?

... signs of a problem. At the American Academy of Dermatology's Summer Academy Meeting 2009 in Boston, dermatologist Amy J. McMichael, MD, FAAD, associate professor of dermatology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C., discussed the different types of hair loss women experie...

UPDATE: US Oncology Research Network Participates in Phase III Follow-up Study to BiPar's Investigational Cancer Drug BSI-201

...PR), and HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer. Joyce O'Shaughnessy, M.D. , co-chair of the US Oncology Breast Cancer Research Committee, associate director for clinical research for US Oncology and co-director of the Breast Cancer Research Program at Baylor-Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center ...

Lupus Research Institute Highly Encouraged by Benlysta(TM) Trial Results

...btain FDA approval. . .with the positive results of this 52-week trial and pending the results of the 76-week trial," said Tammy O. Utset, MD, MPH, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Chicago. "HGS took a very ambitious development approach--huge international concurrent trials wh...

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health Features Discovery of Asbestos-Related Pain Origin from Scientists at the Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit

...er studying a patient who was exposed to taconite dust as a child. Using a new radiography approach developed by Carmen Endress, M.D., FACR, associate professor of Radiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine and radiologist at the NCVAC, there was a documented increase in pleural plaques, ca...

Analysis of Edoxaban Phase II Data Provides Insight Into Reduced Bleeding Events Seen in Once-Daily Dosing

...centrations and fewer bleeding events were observed, compared to the same total daily dosage given twice a day," said Robert P. Giugliano, M.D., S.M., associate Physician, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital. "These results countered our expectations that patients with higher maximum concentr...

PTSD Associated With Higher Alzheimer's/Dementia Risk; Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Lower it

... the risk of developing dementia. To address this emerging issue, Kristine Yaffe, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Epidemiology and associate Chair of Research for the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry and Director of t...

Results From Trials of DHA in Alzheimer's Disease and Age-Related Cognitive Decline

...Cooperative Study (ADCS), led by Joseph Quinn, MD, associate Professor of Neurology at Oregon Health and Scienc... Scientists led by Karin Yurko-Mauro, PhD, associate Director of Clinical Research at Martek, conducted...easure was a change from baseline in CANTAB Paired associate Learning (PAL), a visuospatial episodic memory tes...

Why Do African-Americans Fare Worse With Cancer? Access and Economics Are Only Part of the Story

...D. "It's because of the similar way that people are treated on clinical trials that these differences are even detectable," he says. Meyskens is associate chair for Cancer Control and Prevention for the Southwest Oncology Group and director of the University of California-Irvine's Chao Family Comprehen...

More Gene Mutations Linked to Autism Risk

...unctions," said study leader Hakon Hakonarson, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Center for Applied Genomics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and associate professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. "We identified additional autism susceptibility genes, many of which, ...

SUNY Youth Sports Institute Convenes Top Experts in NYC Next Week to Present Research & Analysis on Energy Drink Health Impacts

...ose presenting include: Mary Claire O'Brien, M.D., associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Depar...t, Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA, associate Director, Center for Substance Abuse Research, Un...dard. Presenters Peter Salgo, MD associate Director, Open Heart ICU at New York Presbyterian ...

Jazz Pharmaceuticals and UCB Announce Second Phase III Study of Sodium Oxybate in Patients With Fibromyalgia Meets Primary Endpoints

...unrefreshing sleep, chronic fatigue, and psychological distress," said I. Jon Russell, M.D., Ph.D., lead investigator in the first Phase III study and associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, and Director, University Clinical Research Center, University of Texas Heal...

School of Dentistry Studies Link Between Oral Health and Memory

...ow there's more reason to keep their mouths clean -- to brush and floss -- than ever," said Richard Crout, D.M.D., Ph.D., an expert on gum disease and associate dean for research in the WVU School of Dentistry. "You'll not only be more likely to keep your teeth, but you'll also reduce your risk of heart attack...

Roskamp Institute Announces Enrollment of First Students to Participate in its Innovative Research Doctorate Program

...cant role in training and mentoring top quality students, and we are delighted to now have a formal degree-awarding program," said Dr. Fiona Crawford, associate director of Roskamp. "With the enrollment of our first successful applicants, we look forward to further enhancing the Institute and its many partner...

CuraGen Announces Expansion of CR011-vcMMAE Phase II Trial in Advanced Breast Cancer

... of approximately 25 patients. The principal investigator of the study is Dr. Linda Vahdat, Medical Director of the Breast Cancer Research Program and associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, /Weill Cornell. CuraGen anticipates presenting updated results from this study during the second half of 2009. ...

Study Results Present Efficacy and Safety Findings from the PHIRST-1 Study of Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Taking Tadalafil Tablets Once Daily

...or the treatment of PAH under the brand name ADCIRCA(TM). "PAH is a rare, life-threatening disease," said lead investigator Dr. Nazzareno Galie, associate Professor of Cardiology at the University of Bologna and head of the Pulmonary Hypertension Centre at the Institute of Cardiology. "The results of thi...

CuraGen Updates CR011-vcMMAE Data at ASCO

...point of progression-free rate at 12 weeks. The principal investigator is Dr. Linda Vahdat, Medical Director of the Breast Cancer Research Program and associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell. Preliminary data were presented on 18 evaluable patients treated at...

IMPACT Study Showed Longer Valcyte(R) (valganciclovir hydrochloride tablets) Treatment Demonstrated Better Protection Against Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease One Year Post-Transplant

... the terrible damage that CMV can cause to graft and patient," said Primary Investigator, Dr. Atul Humar, Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases and associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta , Canada. "Today's results show that continuing to treat with Valcyte for longer can help ma...

Shire Presented Results of a New Database Analysis on Lialda(R) (Mesalamine) and Other 5-ASAs for Ulcerative Colitis at Digestive Disease Week

... who have UC often face adherence challenges, and persistency is an important consideration in disease management," said Sunanda Kane, MD, MSPH, AGAF, associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and lead investigator on database analysis. "We ar...

Proteolix Presents Positive Clinical Data for Carfilzomib in Multiple Myeloma at the 2009 ASCO Annual Meeting

...ble. These data were presented by Ravi Vij, M.D., associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Secti...ate" (Abstract #8537). Ruben Niesvizky, M.D., associate Attending Physician, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and associate Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical Col...

vProtect(TM) Luminal Shield Stabilizes Vulnerable Plaque

...n terms of thickness--we did not see a significant hyperplastic injury response," commented cardiac pathologist Gary Tearney, MD, PhD. Dr. Tearney, an associate Professor of Pathology at Harvard University and the Wellman Center for Photomedicine, went on to explain that "The Shield appears to be perfectly d...

Entremed Presents Results of ENMD-2076 Phase 1 Study in Advanced Cancer Patients

...roducts (such as marketing, safety, regulatory, patent, product liability, supply, competition and other risks). CONTACT: Ginny Dunn associate Director, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations EntreMed, Inc. 240.864.2643 ...

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Reports Single Agent Phase 2 Data of KRX-0401 (Perifosine) Further Demonstrating KRX-0401's Activity in the Treatment of Advanced Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer

...rican Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), taking place in Orlando, Florida. Later this afternoon, the data will also be presented by Dr. Brian Rini, associate Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, in a poster discussion during the Genitourinary Cancer session. The stud...

Poniard Pharmaceuticals Announces Progression-Free Survival Data From Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Picoplatin in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

...pain, numbness and weakness, which is often long-lasting and, in many cases, requires patients to discontinue treatment," said Richard Goldberg, M.D., associate director of clinical research for the University of North Carolina Comprehensive Center and physician-in-chief of the N.C. Cancer Hospital. Dr. Gold...

Study in the New England Journal of Medicine Shows Non-Surgical Treatment for Pre-Cancerous Condition of Esophagus is Effective and Reduces Risk for Cancer Development

... The study entitled "Radiofrequency Ablation in Barrett's Esophagus with Dysplasia" is authored by lead investigator Nicholas J. Shaheen, M.D., associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill . "This is a well-designed trial conducted in a rigorous...

PARI Pharma's Nebulized DSCG Shows Results Similar to Inhaled Steroids in Asthma Studies Presented at ATS

...tension," stated Dr. Wolfgang M. Kuebler, professor of vascular physiology and pathophysiology at the Charite University Hospital, Berlin, Germany and associate professor at the Department of Surgery of the University of Toronto , Canada. About PARI Pharma's novel 6% DSCG Formulation PARI's high conc...

SYNTAX Analysis Finds Treatment With TAXUS(R) Express2(R) Stent System More Cost Effective Than Bypass Surgery in Patients With Complex Coronary Artery Disease

... "Today's findings reinforce previously announced results on economic and quality of life data from the SYNTAX trial," said Keith D. Dawkins, M.D., associate Chief Medical Officer of Boston Scientific. "The data show that PCI benefits patients and the health care system overall with shorter hospital stays,...

Terumo Heart, Inc. Reaches Clinical Milestone as the 100th Patient Worldwide Receives the DuraHeart(TM) Left Ventricular Assist System

... than 20 hours, Yoshifumi Naka, MD, PhD, director of cardiac transplantation at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ Columbia University Medical Center and associate professor of surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons , treated the 99th patient; Drs. Arusoglu and Morshuis treated the 100...

Taking a Hard-Line Approach to Cardiovascular Risks in the Diabetes Patient

...n/prnh/20090324/DC88061LOGO-b ) "We need to be more aggressive in treating our patients," Howard S. Weintraub, MD, a cardiologist and Clinical associate Professor of Medicine at NYU Medical School, said. "This requires individualized testing and early intervention." Weintraub suggested that while...

Taking Folic Acid for a Year Before Pregnancy May Reduce Risk of Preterm Birth

...liveries (20 to 28 weeks gestation) and up to a 50 percent reduction in early preterm deliveries of 28 to 32 weeks," said Radek Bukowski, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor, in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, the lead study author. "We a...

One Step Closer: Novel Opioid Receptor Compound in Phase I Clinical Trials

...Wentland's NIH grant was renewed for an additional $1.6 million, and he was awarded new funding from Albany Molecular Research Inc. for a postdoctoral associate position. In 2007, the NIH grant was renewed again for $1.25 million. "My life's ambition has been to identify a compound that's actually helping...

Autism Studies Presented at Mid-Atlantic Research Consortium Meeting

...at autism is not a single disease, but a continuum of multiple disorders -- that's why we refer to the autism spectrum," said Michael Robinson, Ph.D., associate director of the IDDRC at Children's Hospital. "Researchers ultimately must subclassify patients based on genetics and behavior, then focus on subgroup...

Results From Phase 3 EQUATE Trial of VIVUS' Qnexa Highlighted at European Congress on Obesity

...lands. The results, titled "Weight Loss at 6 Months with VI-0521 Treatment," will be presented at the Hot Topic poster session by Donna H. Ryan, M.D., associate Executive Director for Clinical Research, Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, LA. The presentation marks the first time these result...

New Analysis Evaluated Impact of Genetic Variation on Response to Prasugrel

... CYP2C19 gene are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular outcomes in patients treated with clopidogrel," said Jessica Mega, M.D., M.P.H., associate Physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and Investigator at the TIMI Study Group. "We wanted to test if these genetic variants have a simi...

Melanoma and Pregnancy: What Every Woman Needs to Know About the Risks, Prognosis

...ing pregnancy. At the recent 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, dermatologist Marcia S. Driscoll, MD, FAAD, clinical associate professor of dermatology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, presented evidence concerning the prognosis for women who be...

Video: ev3 Inc. Announces First Patient Enrollments in DEFINITIVE LE Post-Market Study

...excision in both above- and below-the-knee applications," said co-principal investigator Lawrence Garcia, M.D., Chief of Interventional Cardiology and associate Director of Vascular Medicine at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston. "Furthermore, this study will potentially add new insight on the optimal mana...

Autism Genes Discovered; Help Shape Connections Among Brain Cells

... and the University of Pennsylvania contributed to the discovery or replication of the findings. Wang et al, "Common genetic variants on 5p14.1 associate with autism spectrum disorders," Nature , published online April 28, 2009. ( http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature07999 ) Glessner et al, "Autism g...