Boehringer Ingelheim Unveils Diabetes Pipeline

...of diabetes accounting for more than 90% of all diabetes cases in the developed world.(7) Every ten seconds two people develop diabetes and one person dies from diabetes-related causes around the world.(6) Each year, more than 200,000 people in North America(6) and more than 3.8 million people worldwide d...

CDC Foundation Partners with Amgen, CDC to Reduce Infections Among Cancer Patients

...ed States are hospitalized for chemotherapy-related neutropenia - or low white blood cell count - which is a risk for serious infection, and a patient dies every two hours from this complication. Healthcare professionals are highly concerned about the impact that infections have on treatment outcome...

Nuvelo Begins Phase 2 Trial and Receives Fast Track Status for Alfimeprase in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

...ird leading cause of death and a leading cause of severe, long-term disability. Every 45 seconds someone has a stroke, and every three minutes someone dies of one. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain becomes blocked by a blood clot (ischemic stroke) or ruptur...

Surgeons Develop Innovative Life-Saving Treatments to Correct Massive Bleeding in Trauma Patients

...e bleeding problems that were fixable. We weren't able to fix them because once patients lose enough blood, they go into cardiac arrest, and the brain dies in about 4-5 minutes. We simply don't have enough time to get to the bleeding source and control it." Dr. Alam said. Profound cooling of the body de...

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

...s are vaccinated,(6) and just 30 percent of children with asthma (the most common chronic health condition in children) are immunized. "When a child dies because of influenza, the devastating loss is felt throughout the family and community, including the school and even the pediatrician's office," said...

CytRx Announces Positive Results of Arimoclomol in Preclinical Stroke Recovery Studies

... According to the American Heart Association, every 45 seconds on average someone in the United States has a stroke, and every three minutes someone dies of stroke. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. and accounts for more than 162,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Of those people who...

Final Vectibix Positive Pivotal Phase 3 Trial Results In Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients Published

...(after lung cancer). It has been estimated that 52,180 people will die from colorectal cancer in 2007. That means that one person in the United States dies of colorectal cancer every 9.3 minutes. About Vectibix Although EGF receptors normally help regulate the growth of many different cells in the bod...