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New Therapy Found to Prevent Heart Failure

ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A landmark study has successfully demonstrated a 29 percent reduction in heart failure or death in patients with heart disease who received an implanted cardiac resynchronization therapy device with defibrillator (CRT-D) versus patients who recei...

No Causality Found Between Black Cohosh and Liver Problems

Results of a Randomized Study Presented at ACOG 2009 Annual Meeting Confirming Teschke's Re-evaluation of Spontaneous Reports CHICAGO, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Black cohosh has been widely used in Europe and also in North America to treat menopausal symptoms including hot flashes, night sweats, ...

Indevus Pharmaceuticals Announces PRO 2000 Found to Show Promise in Large HIV Prevention Study

Results of NIH-sponsored Clinical Trial to be Presented at Retrovirus Conference LEXINGTON, Mass., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDEV ) announced today that a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored clinical study found that participating wome...

Nanoemulsion Kills Highly Resistant Bacteria Found in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at NanoBio Corp. and the University of Michigan have demonstrated in the laboratory that their novel topical nanoemulsion kills the highly resistant strains of bacteria that cause chronic illness and death among individuals with cystic fib...

Study of Cannabinoid Medicine for Pain Found Patients Got 'High,' but Effects Not Related to Pain Relief

HONOLULU, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital found that patients taking cannabinoid medicines for pain may be getting "high," but these effects were unrelated to relief from their pain symptoms. Results of their study, one of the first to examine the addictive...

Gene Abnormality Found to Predict Childhood Leukemia Relapse

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists have identified mutations in a gene that predict a high likelihood of relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Although the researchers caution that further research is needed to determine how changes in the gene, cal...

Atrial Fibrillation Found to be Common in Patients With Atherothrombosis, Increases Risk of Cardiovascular Death, Heart Attack and Stroke

TOKYO, November 7 /PRNewswire/ -- - Large, International REACH Registry Also Shows Many Patients With Atrial Fibrillation are Undertreated With Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Therapies A significant portion of patients with atherothrombosis also have atrial fibrillation (AF), greatly incre...

Study Found That Long Term Use of Advair Diskus(R) 250/50 Did Not Adversely Affect Bone Loss in Patients with COPD

- Study showed no consistent differences in bone mineral density at the lumbar spine and total hip between Advair Diskus 250/50 (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder) and salmeterol - Study provides support for long term use of Advair(R) in patients with COPD PHILADELPHI...

Gene Found Activated in 70% of Prostate Cancer Cases, George Washington University Medical Center Scientists Report

DRS. PATRICIA BERG AND ARNOLD SCHWARTZ LED TEAM, Article in Modern Pathology set for print publication January 2009 BERG HAD ALSO DISCOVERED SAME GENE'S ACTIVATION IN MAJORITY OF BREAST CANCER CASES WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A gene has been found activated in 70% of pr...

New Genes Found for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children

- Finding May Refine Drug Targets for Personalized Treatments - PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers have discovered two new genes that increase the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in childhood. While further study is needed to identify the spe...

SF1126, Semafore's PI3 Kinase Inhibitor, Found to Block Angiogenic Signaling From Both VEGF and Bv8 in Multiple Cell Lines

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Semafore Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced data presented at the Seventh International Congress on Targeted Therapies in Cancer in Washington, D.C., showing additional antiangiogenic activity of vascular-targeted PI3 kinase (PI3K) inhibitor SF1126, by blockin...

Longevinex(R) Found to be Superior to Green Tea Molecule in Independent Human Study

Growing body of evidence shows matrix of polyphenols, as provided in Longevinex(R), exert greater benefit than resveratrol alone. 150-year lifespan not far off? SAN DIMAS, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- While molecular biologists and news reporters present jaw-dr...

New Study Shows Listeria Vaccine for Cervical Cancer Found Safe

NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Researchers testing a vaccine based on the live bacteria Listeria, in women with advanced cervical cancer found it to be safe. The Lovaxin C vaccine being developed by Advaxis Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ADXS), is intended to treat cervica...

Furamidine Found to Inhibit a Key Enzyme Involved in Cancer Cell DNA Repair Mechanisms

NEW YORK, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: IMM ) commented today on a recent paper published in Nucleic Acids Research by a group of researchers at the National Cancer Institute on the ability of furamidine to inhibit a key enzyme involved in the DNA repa...

Gene That Causes Childhood Cancer Neuroblastoma Is Found

--May Lead to New Prevention and Treatment Strategies-- PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists have discovered gene mutations that are the main cause of the inherited version of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma. In addition, the researchers found that the same mutation...

Protein Found to Shield Pancreatic Cancer Cells from Self-Destruction

HOUSTON, March 20, 2007 - An overexpressed protein protects human pancreatic cancer cells from being forced to devour themselves, removing one of the body's natural defenses against out-of-control cell growth, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the March...

Evidence of Nanoparticles Found in Plaque-Filled Arteries

ROCHESTER, Minn., April 30. 2007-- Scientific evidence increasingly links arterial calcification to the presence of nanosized particles -- so small that some scientists question whether a nanoparticle can live and, if so, play a viable role in causing disease. A new Mayo Clinic study cites evid...

NanoViricides Drugs Found To Be Highly Effective Against Most Recent Strain of the H5N1 Avian Flu Virus

WEST HAVEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2007 - NanoViricides, Inc. (Pink Sheets: NNVC) presented results of recent animal studies against rabies and BSL3 in vitro studies against a Clade 2 H5N1 (avian influenza) virus at the 23rd Annual Symposium of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology...

Regular Yoga Practice Is Associated With Mindful Eating

... ago by Alan Kristal, Dr.P.H., and colleagues, who found that regular yoga practice may help prevent middle...ir initial hunch. "In our earlier study, we found that middle-age people who practice yoga gained le...n at the Hutchinson Center. The researchers found that people who ate mindfully - those were aware o...

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

...e 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 are found in Japan, North America, parts of Europe, New Zealand, and Australia, and rates are low in Africa and South-East Asia. Rates are substantially higher ...

NewCardio Announces Master Services Agreement With Dedicated Phase I

...egies 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 Exchange Commission. We assume no obligation to, and do not currently intend to, update these fo...

Labopharm files New Drug Submission with Health Canada for novel antidepressant

...nce or sedation. The drop out rate observed in this study is comparable to drop out rates in typical depression studies. The results of this study are found in the May 2009 issue of Psychiatry (Edgemont) (Volume 6, Number 5) ( www.psychiatrymmc.com ). Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common mental il...

DNA Helps Reunite Children With Their Families

...children associated with human trafficking whether through prostitution, forced labor, militant activities, or illegal adoptions, or homeless children found living on the street. Their DNA profiles will be stored in an international database were they can be searched against the DNA profiles provided by fa...

ARUP Laboratories Applauds FDA's Decision on the Value of KRAS-Mutation Testing in Colorectal Cancer

...s Resistance to Anti-EGFR Therapy ," elaborates on this testing and can be found at www.aruplab.com. "In the United States, colorectal cancer is the ... Experimental Pathology(R). Further information on ARUP Laboratories can be found at www.aruplab.com . ...

Study Shows Brain Fitness can Save Medicare Billions

...search, a leading peer-reviewed health services journal. Researchers found that participants who did just ten hours of special computerized brain exer...relation of actual healthcare costs to SF-36 scores. The researchers found that a year following training with the brain fitness software, now owned a...

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

...thy, postmenopausal women, aged 45 to 64. KLRI has found that other trial results used by the FDA, American...years of age for a period of six months. The study found that GH caused insulin resistance (the body's inab...eased risk for cardiovascular disease. GH has been found to decrease total body and regional fat mass in ol...

Society of Gynecologic Oncologists Issues White Paper on HPV Vaccine's Impact on Cervical Cancer Prevention

...provide multidisciplinary cancer treatment including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery and supportive care. More information on the SGO can be found at www.sgo.org . For more information please contact: Susan Morris Society of Gynecologic Oncologists Phone: 312/235-4060 x 244 ...

Video: FDA Approves INVEGA(R) SUSTENNA(TM) for the Acute and Maintenance Treatment of Schizophrenia

...Oncology, to address unmet medical needs worldwide. More information can be found at http://www.jnjpharmarnd.com . About Janssen Janssen, Divisio...list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other factors can be found in Exhibit 99 of Johnson & Johnson's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the...

Shire Reports Positive Results From First of Three Phase III Trials of velaglucerase alfa for Type 1 Gaucher Disease and Provides Important Updates on Interactions With FDA

... clinical endpoints. The specific data from this trial will be presented at a scientific meeting later this year. Velaglucerase alfa was found to be generally well tolerated with no drug-related serious adverse events reported in the trial. No patients withdrew from the trial due to an advers...

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

...r stroke registry to track procedural success in the treatment of acute stroke. More information on SNIS and our members' treatment specialties may be found at www.snisonline.org. ...

VisEn Molecular Imaging Technology Enables Key Insights Into Newly Discovered Biologic Pathway Published in SCIENCE

...earchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital's Center for Systems Biology found that monocytes were held in concentration in the spleen and released to inj...clinical and clinical research areas. Additional information can be found at www.visenmedical.com . ...

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

...nd Zoloft(R) (sertraline), have up to twice the chance of having a recurrence of the disease. In a separate New Jersey-specific analysis, Medco found that among nearly 2,000 tamoxifen patients in the state during 2008, 12 percent were also taking SSRIs, including those that could put them in the at-...

Estrogen Getting Cool Reception From Dermatologists for Mixed Results in Improving Appearance of Skin

...eat post-menopausal women changed significantly. For example, the WHI study found that women on long-term HRT could be at an increased risk for breast cancer...ny significant improvement in sun-damaged skin. "Although this study found no obvious skin benefits in this particular group of women, another study t...

Diabetes Gene Raises Odds of Lower Birth Weight

...ILADELPHIA, July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pediatric researchers have found that a gene previously shown to be involved in the development of type 2 di...ared birth weights with the occurrence of the 20 gene variants. They found that one of the gene variants, called CDKAL1 , had a strong association wi...

Neurointerventionists Expand Research to Quality of Life in Aneurysm Patients Following Minimally Invasive Coiling Treatment

...r stroke registry to track procedural success in the treatment of acute stroke. More information on SNIS and our members' treatment specialties may be found at www.snisonline.org. ...

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

...r fractures or broken bones.(19) About the Know My Bones Council Guided by the belief that the path to optimal bone health can be found through educating and empowering women to more actively manage their disease, six leading women's advocacy groups have joined forces to create the Kn...

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

...nstrual blood stem cells, which will be collected using Cryo-Cell's proprietary C'elle system. "This research will determine if the stem cells found in menstrual blood can accurately provide a diagnosis that is highly precise, and this approach would offer women the added benefit of being both non-...

Video: New Dove(R) Body Washes with NutriumMoisture(TM) Restore Skin's Natural Moisture

...kthrough in the Body Wash Category NutriumMoisture fuses the mild cleansing benefits of DEFI (Directly Esterified Fatty Isethionate) technology found in the iconic Dove Beauty Bar with a new, unique moisturizing complex that cares for surface skin ten layers deep. Unlike other body washes, this fir...

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

... Vitamin B-3 (niacin): Niacin helps the body convert food to energy and helps improve circulation and cholesterol levels. Researchers have found that, in high doses, niacin can reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL or "bad" cholesterol) and triglycerides and raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL or...

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

... tracked participants for more than 40 years. They found that for every 100 participants, the 25 who had sc... depressed. An earlier Mayo Clinic study found similar results. More than 800 people were tracked...ng nearly 100,000 women age 50 and older, recently found that women who have an optimistic outlook lived he...