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Mayo Researchers Help Discover Genetic Cause for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

ROCHESTER, Minn., May 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers have discovered a novel molecular path that predisposes patients to develop primary biliary cirrhosis , a disease that mainly affects women and slowly destroys their livers. Primary biliary cirrhosis has no known cause. The fi...

Microwave Treatments for Enlarged Prostate Cause Blood Pressure Surges

Monitoring, medication continuance needed to reduce cardiovascular risks ROCHESTER, Minn., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Many men who receive microwave therapy for enlarged prostates experience significant surges in blood pressure that could raise their risk of a heart attack or...

Popular Energy Drinks Cause Tooth Erosion

The price paid for higher energy is highly dangerous to teeth CHICAGO, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For more than 10 years, energy drinks in the United States have been on the rise, promising consumers more "oomph" in their day. In fact, it is estimated that the energy drink market ...

Leukemia Therapy With Imatinib During Pregnancy May Cause Infant Abnormalities

WASHINGTON, March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While doctors already face many challenges in treating patients with cancer, treating pregnant women with the disease, in particular, can be quite difficult as studies suggest that certain therapies can harm developing fetuses. According to the re...

Not Only Lipids and Inflammation: Insight Into a New Cause of Heart Attack and Other Vascular Disease

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- deCODE scientists today report that the genetic variant on chromosome 9p21 that the company has linked to increased risk of heart attack is also associated with up to 70% increase in risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and intracranial aneurysm (I...

Influenza is Leading Cause of Vaccine-Preventable Deaths for Kids; Despite CDC Recommendations, Moms Still Don't Vaccinate

Visiting Nurse Associations of America, Families Fighting Flu and The Clorox Company Team Up to Vaccinate Thousands of Children in October to Make Flu Season Less Scary WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Seriously Low Vaccination Rates Cause Experts to Call for Increased Immunization Before Influenza Season Peaks

Paradigm Shift Needed to Ensure Americans Seek Vaccination Now Through the Fall and Winter Months WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New data, released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), show alarmingly low influenza vaccination rates in both adults a...

Sanofi Pasteur Submits Supplemental Application for A(H1N1) Pandemic Vaccine to U.S. FDA

... are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of sanofi-aventis, that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statemen...

Vectibix(R) in Combination With Chemotherapy Significantly Improved Progression-Free Survival in First-Line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

... With more than 630,000 deaths worldwide per year, it is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the Western world. The highest incidence rates a... are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described. All statements, ...

Isis Reports Strong Financial Results and Highlights for Second Quarter of 2009

...ng a business around such products. Isis' forward-looking statements also involve assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove correct, could cause its results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Although Isis' forward-looking statements reflec...

Radius' Investigational Bone Anabolic Agent, BA058, Increased Bone Mineral Density (BMD) at Key Fracture Sites in Phase 2 Clinical Trial in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

...te sales and reach $2.3 billion by 2018, driven by robust efficacy data in reducing fractures. About Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly people worldwide. In the U.S. alone, more than 44 million men and women have osteoporosis or low bone-mineral de...

NewCardio Announces Master Services Agreement With Dedicated Phase I

...c to our industry, any of which could impact sales, costs and expenses and/or planned strategies and timing. Information concerning factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements can be found in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Excha...

NOVAVAX Achieves Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Production Milestone

... cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements or historical experience include risks and uncertaint...

2,500 Cases Completed With the Magnetic Irrigated Catheter

...rd-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, continue...

Debiopharm Group and Mercury Therapeutics, Inc. Sign an Exclusive License Agreement for the Development and Commercialisation of Debio 0930

...an experienced innovative biotech company like Mercury. Diabetes is a major cause of morbidity and mortality by disease globally and we are determined to imp...nvert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although both genetics and environme...

Amgen Announces Positive Top-Line Results for Denosumab in Trial for Delay of Skeletal Related Events in Bone Metastases Patients Compared to Zometa(R)

...tements that are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are statements that could be deem...

Project Zero Delay Accelerates Drug's Path to Clinical Trial

...a strategic alliance that includes a master agreement for clinical and translational/preclinical research specifying terms for standard items that can cause lengthy negotiations. The master agreement ensures that new research projects and clinical trials are initiated without delays caused by contracting ...

TWO NEW KLRI PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS: Hormone Therapy May Reduce Atherosclerosis in Women Close to Menopause; Growth Hormone May Increase Risk of Diabetes, Improve Lipid Profile in Men

...y is nearly as high for men. Atherosclerosis can lead to the blockage of arteries that commonly support the heart, brain, kidneys and extremities, and cause blood clots, heart attacks and stroke. Published in the American Society for Reproductive Medicine's Menopausal Medicine , KLRI publicatio...

Pharmasset Reports Positive Preliminary Antiviral Data With PSI-7851 for the Treatment of Hepatitis C

...tainties, including, without limitation, the risk that adverse events could cause the cessation or delay of any of the ongoing or planned clinical trials and...a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause our actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking st...

Covance Receives Highest Level of Phase I Accreditation

... trends in the Company's business are based largely on management's expectations and are subject to an qualified by risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, com...

Study Results Show That Minimally Invasive Therapy is Successful for Over Two-Thirds of Stroke Patients Treated Outside the Standard Eight-Hour Window

...have been previous candidates for treatment could benefit from therapies that could restore their quality of life." Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan. According to the American Stroke Association, approximately 800,000 Americans each year suff...

FDA Advisory Committee Votes in Favor of SAPHRIS(R) (asenapine) for Acute Bipolar I Disorder and Acute Schizophrenia

...ess, suicidal thoughts), or a combination of both. It is the sixth leading cause of disability in the world, affecting approximately 1 to 5 percent of adult...the obligation to update any forward-looking statement. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially from Schering-Plough's forward-looking ...

New Powder Speeds Healing of Difficult Foot Wounds

... ) This wound powder is especially promising for the nearly 24 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetic foot ulcers are the leading cause of non-traumatic, lower-limb amputations in the United States. In a recent APMA survey, 18 percent of people with diabetes reported that they have ex...

Popular Breast Cancer Drug Used with Certain Antidepressants Puts New Jersey Women at Risk

...nhibitors. These drugs prevent the CYP2D6 enzyme from working properly, and cause less of the active form of tamoxifen, called endoxifen, from being produced...form Act of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. No for...

Is Your Hair Taking a Break?

... -- whether she notices that her ponytail is smaller than it used to be, she sees more hair in the shower, or if her part is widening. Determining the cause of the hair loss is the first step in treating it and preventing future hair loss." Female-Pattern Hair Loss The most common form of hair l...

Diabetes Gene Raises Odds of Lower Birth Weight

...tion. Under the fetal insulin hypothesis, a slight underproduction of insulin, an important fetal growth factor, during the prenatal period may cause a baby to be born smaller. Low birth weight is already known to increase the risk of disease later in life, and the fetal insulin hypothesis proposes ...

Pennsylvania Agriculture Department Issues Quarantine for Allegheny County Horse Stable

... Dennis Wolff said today. There is no threat to human health from EHV-1. "Equine Herpesvirus causes upper respiratory infection and can cause severe neurological disease in horses," said Wolff. "The quarantine was put in place to restrict the movement of horses from the stable and contain th...

European Division of Global Top 20 Pharmaceutical Company Awards Phase III Trial to DATATRAK

...ctors (including those specified below) which are difficult to predict and, in many instances, are beyond the control of the Company. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include the limited operating history on which the Company's performa...

Economy is Driving Many Osteoporotic Women to Retire Later - But Their Ability to Work May Be Undermined by Sub-Optimal Management of Their Disease

....S. Surgeon General have officially declared osteoporosis a public health crisis. (7) In fact, osteoporosis and associated fractures are a significant cause of mortality and morbidity.(8) In the US today, nearly eight million women suffer from osteoporosis(9) Almost 34 million Americans...

Dirucotide Does Not Meet Primary Endpoint in Phase III MAESTRO-01 Trial in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

... reflect the current expectation of Lilly and BioMS regarding future events. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, events or developments to be materially different from any future results, events or developments expressed or implied by such forward...

Wyeth Reports Publication of Phase 3 Data for Bazedoxifene/Conjugated Estrogens, an Investigational Compound Being Studied for the Treatment of Menopausal Symptoms

...e statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. In particular, clinical trial data are subject to differing...

Cryo-Cell Announces C'elle(SM) Research and Development Collaboration with Cryopraxis Cryobiology Ltd.

... "forward-looking statements" of the Company. The information contained herein is subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated in such forward-looking statements or paragraphs, many of which are outside the contr...

Cyberonics Provides Update on Depression Post-Approval Study

...concerning completing follow-up on patients enrolled in the D-21 clinical study. Our actual results may differ materially. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to: continued market acceptance of VNS Therapy and sales of our product; the development and sat...

R788 in TASKi3 Clinical Trial Does Not Meet Efficacy Endpoints in RA Patients Who Had Previously Failed Biologic Therapies - Results Incongruent

...our objective," and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause Rigel's results to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements, including risks associated with entering into a corpora...

Takeda Provides Update on the Investigational Fixed-Dose Combination of alogliptin and ACTOS(R) (pioglitazone HCl)

...portant Safety Information About ACTOS ACTOS is not for everyone . Certain patients with heart failure should not start taking ACTOS. ACTOS can cause new, or worsen, heart failure. Talk to your doctor immediately if you experience unusually fast weight gain, fluid retention (swelling), shortness o...

Lilly and New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Announce Lilly Agrees to be First Tenant of East River Science Park; Issue Urgent Call for Healthcare Reform that Protects Innovation and Jobs

... Medical Officer Eric K. Rowinsky, M.D. "Gastric cancer is not only a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Asia, but the incidences of certain types of ...21,000 times each year in the United States alone and is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide, with more than 800,000 deaths annually. Current ...

Schering-Plough Announces U.S. Filing of Mometasone Furoate/Formoterol Fumarate Combination for the Maintenance Treatment of Asthma

...mass should be monitored. Inhaled steroids, including ASMANEX, may cause a reduction in growth velocity when administered to pediatric patients. The...the obligation to update any forward-looking statement. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially from Schering-Plough's forward-looking ...

July 2009 Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource Highlights Food Storage Safety, Energy Therapies and Vitamins and Minerals

...s may look, smell and even taste fine -- and still harbor bacteria that can cause food poisoning. The July issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource provid... for these effects, usually greater than 1,000 milligrams (mg) per day, can cause liver damage. High doses of niacin should be considered a prescribed medica...

July 2009 Mayo Clinic Health Letter Highlights a Positive Outlook, Bell's Palsy and Heart Valve Repair

...ng eight years of follow-up that began in 1994, optimists were 30 percent less likely to die of heart disease and 14 percent less likely to die of any cause when compared with pessimists. General attitude in life is likely a combination of nature and nurture -- genetics combined with life experie...

Cardica Announces Publication of Pivotal PAS-Port(R) Proximal Anastomosis System Clinical Trial Results

...words "may," "believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause Cardica's results to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, that Cardica's current...