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Perceptive Informatics Survey Results Reveal Top Barriers to Implementing Adaptive Trial Designs

BOSTON, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Perceptive Informatics, the industry's leading eClinical solutions provider and a subsidiary of PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL ), today announced the results of a survey conducted during its recent webinar entitled "Optimizing Adaptive Tri...

American Heart Association EMS Survey Uncovers Deficiencies in Response, Treatment and Transfer of Patients With Most Deadly Heart Attacks

Association's Mission: Lifeline initiative to use survey data to make improvements DALLAS, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Preliminary results of one of the nation's largest national surveys of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems indicate the need for improvements in the way heart att...

Video: New Survey Finds Mothers See Influenza as a Serious Health Threat, but Often Don't Get Their Families Vaccinated

American Lung Association's 2008 Faces of Influenza survey underscores that mothers need to get families immunized against influenza; Mother and Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi joins initiative WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- While 78 percent of mothers in the United States consider i...

Nationwide Survey Shows Infertility Patients Prefer ENDOMETRIN(R) Compared With Other Progesterone Supplements

Nine out of 10 ENDOMETRIN users would recommend it to a friend PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Results of a nationwide survey of infertility patients undergoing an assisted reproductive technology treatment (ART), such as in vitro fertilization, revealed that patients prefer ENDOM...

New Survey Explores the Impact of Insulin Injections and Communications Between Patients and Healthcare Providers

CHICAGO, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) today announced results from a survey conducted by Harris Interactive highlighting communication between people with diabetes that require insulin injections and their healthcare providers. According to the s...

The ED Conversation Dilemma: Forty Percent of Men with ED Don't Talk to Their Doctor, Survey Finds

Majority of men rank discomfort as #1 reason to avoid discussing ED, a potential precursor to heart disease INDIANAPOLIS, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A new survey reveals that while 82 percent of men with erectile dysfunction (ED) surveyed recognize it as an indicator o...

As Summer Heats Up, New Survey Reveals Need for Effective Sweat Treatments

- International Hyperhidrosis Society Offers Tips for Managing Summer Sweat - NEW YORK, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- As the thermometer rises, so does the humidity. For many, the humidity can be annoying, but for the nearly 8 million Americans who suffer from a treat...

New Global Survey Exposes Considerable Burden of Fibromyalgia Including Potential Economic Impact

PARIS, June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- - Lack of Physician Education May Contribute to Problem A new global survey of fibromyalgia patients and physicians shows that fibromyalgia, a chronic widespread pain condition, results in poor quality of life and poses a financial burden on patients often re...

New Survey Suggests Cultural Ambivalence to Allergies Leaves Many Suffering Needlessly

Findings Suggest that Physical Effects are not the Only Way We Suffer - Allergies Impact Mood and Self-Perception KENILWORTH, N.J. and WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., March 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Indoor and outdoor allergies affect about 50 million people in the United States.(1)...

Nationwide Survey Reports that Mothers View Cleaning Homes and Toys as Essential to Preventing Colds & Flu

Alliance for Consumer Education Survey Shows Dramatic Increase In Awareness That Proper Cleaning Is Crucial To Preventing The Spread Of Germs WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- A newly released national survey of mothers found that keeping their homes clean was the best means of protecting th...

DIA Annual Meeting Attendees Invited to Participate in Electronic Data Capture (EDC) Clinical Trial Survey

eClinical Forum partners with TechTeam Global to complete important new study SAN DIEGO, June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Attendees at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Drug Information Association (DIA), held June 21-25 in San Diego, Calif., will have a chance to respond to an in-depth, global su...

MedNet Solutions Certified to Score SF-12v2 Health Survey

QualityMetric recognizes MedNet Solutions as the first QM Certified Scoring Partner for clinical trials LINCOLN, R.I., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- QualityMetric Incorporated announced today that MedNet Solutions, a global life sciences company specializing in clinical study management systems, is...

DVT Awareness Survey Findings: Heart and Respiratory Patients

WASHINGTON, March 06, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Up to two million Americans are affected each year by DVT, with up to 600,000 hospitalized. Its primary complication, pulmonary embolism (PE), claims up to 300,000 lives annually -- more than breast cancer and AIDS combined. People who suffer from cardiov...

DVT Awareness Survey Findings for Respondents in High-Risk Groups: Obese Individuals

WASHINGTON, March 15, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Up to two million Americans are affected each year by DVT, with up to 600,000 hospitalized. Its primary complication, pulmonary embolism (PE), claims up to 300,000 lives annually -- more than breast cancer and AIDS combined. The Coalition to Prevent Dee...

Medical Journal Publishes First Large-Scale Survey Revealing Experiences of IPF Patients

CPF-Funded Research Manuscript Appears in Peer-Review Journal Respiratory Medicine SAN JOSE, Calif., March 21, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- The Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CPF) today announced a summary manuscript from its Basic Research Questionnaire, considered one of the largest databases of info...

Waismann Method Survey Reveals 65 Percent of Women Seeking Opiate Dependency Treatment Are Mothers

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2007 - According to The Waismann Method 2006 Opiate Dependency Survey 65 percent of female respondents seeking treatment for opiate dependency have one or more children. Painkillers such as Vicodin, OxyContin, Percocet and Fentanyl were among the drug...

New Survey Finds Troubling Data on American Asthma Sufferers

Disconnect Between Patient Perception and Symptom Severity; New Resources for Patients, Parents WASHINGTON, May 15, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new survey released today by the National Consumers League shows that American asthma sufferers are not exactly breathing easy these days. Four in t...

Hypertension Education Foundation Survey Results Announced At American Society For Hypertension Annual Meeting Suggests Improved Control Of High Blood Pressure, But Misconceptions Still Exist

Findings Show Compliance with Medication Instructions but Underscore Need for Improved Patient Communication, Lifestyle Management and More Healthcare Provider Efforts to Control Elevated Blood Pressure NEW YORK, May 19, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Results of a survey conducted by Harris Interactive(R) f...

Waismann Method Survey Reveals Dependency Risk for People Using Suboxone

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2007 - The Waismann Method today announced findings from an online survey of Suboxone users, indicating that 66 percent of individuals currently taking Suboxone, also known as Subutex or Buprenorphine, believe they cannot stop taking the drug without ...

Women Well-Informed About Breast Cancer, Yet Lacking Knowledge About Current Treatments, New Survey Finds

-- CancerCare offers five questions to help women learn about breast cancer therapy advances -- NEW YORK, June 12, 2007 – According to a new GfK Roper Public Affairs survey sponsored by CancerCare, a national nonprofit cancer support organization, while the majority (76 percent) of women s...

Regular Yoga Practice Is Associated With Mindful Eating

... Kristal and colleagues developed a Mindful Eating Questionnaire, a 28-item survey that measured a variety of factors: disinhibition - eating even wh...ore effective," said Kristal, who himself scored high on the mindful-eating survey and has a BMI within the normal range. Moving forward, Kristal and c...

Project Zero Delay Accelerates Drug's Path to Clinical Trial

...nal Cancer Institute. For six of the past eight years, including 2009, M. D. Anderson has ranked No. 1 in cancer care in "America's Best Hospitals," a survey published annually in U.S. News & World Report. Get M. D. Anderson News Via RSS Follow M. D. Anderson News on Twitter ...

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

... predicted increase, a national Harris Interactive survey commissioned by the Know My Bones Council showed...th Research, announced results from a national survey of more than 1,800 American women, which revealed ...ike the Know My Bones Council ." National survey results show many women with postmenopausal osteop...

FDA Issues Complete Response Letter for INTUNIV(TM) (guanfacine) Extended Release for the Treatment of ADHD in Children and Adolescents

...d Prevention (CDC).(14) The disorder is also estimated to affect 4.4 percent of US adults aged 18 to 44 based on results from the National Comorbidity survey Replication.(15) When this percentage is extrapolated to the full US population aged 18 and over, approximately 9.8 million adults are believed to hav...

Velos, Inc. Releases Software to Support Cancer Centers With New Workflow and Content for NCI Clinical Trials Reporting Program

... actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. * U.S. News & World Report , Best Hospitals survey ...

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

... Colleen E. Jackson, M.S., a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Connecticut, and colleagues conducted an anonymous online survey of 690 adults to measure "dementia literacy," that is, their knowledge and beliefs that may assist in the recognition, management, or prevention of Al...

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

...arch studies from ICAD 2009 show advances made in biomarkers and early detection from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), and also survey results from doctors about the enablers and barriers they face in diagnosing people with Alzheimer's. DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) is naturally...

Dry Mouth Linked to Prescription and Over the Counter Drugs

...dry mouth are taking multiple medications, according to a nationwide member survey conducted by the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD). Dry mouth, or xerost...tion and salivary gland disease were also cited as major contributors. The survey of AGD members also revealed that: Approximately two-thi...

New Safety Regulations Drive Greater Need for Resources and Expertise at Every Stage of Clinical Development

...egulations on Clinical Development - is based on a survey of 140 industry safety specialists, including head...ed pharmaceutical companies and biotech firms. The survey found that more than three-quarters (77%) of respo...standards of care." Notes to editors survey methodology ICON commissioned IMS Health to...

FDA Advisory Committee Votes in Favor of Zyprexa for Two Adolescent Indications

... (7) Kessler RC, Chiu WT, Demler O, Walters EE. Prevalence, severity, and comorbidity of twelve-month DSM-IV disorders in the National Comorbidity survey Replication (NCS-R). Archives of General Psychiatry, 2005 Jun;62(6):617-27. (8) Mauricio Tohen et al. (2007). Olanzapine versus Placebo in the T...

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

...vements in the tadalafil 40 mg dose group, compared to placebo, from baseline to Week 16 were observed in six of the eight domains of the SF-36 health survey and for all sections of the EQ-5D questionnaire(6). The most commonly reported adverse events for tadalafil 40 mg were headache (42 percent for t...

New Poll Finds Disease Prevention is Top Priority for Americans in Health Reform

...and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) released a new public opinion survey today which finds that Americans rank prevention as the most important heal...g health insurers from denying coverage based on health status. "This survey underscores what I have been saying from the outset: If we pass comprehensi...

Top Medical Research Centers Form Velos Advisory Group for Service-Oriented Architecture

...today. In 2008, U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Hospitals" survey ranked M.D. Anderson as the top hospital in the nation for cancer care. M.D...hospitals for cancer care for 19 years, since the magazine began its annual survey in 1990. About Velos Velos is the trusted clinical trial ma...

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

...Healthcare professionals are highly concerned about the impact that infections have on treatment outcomes. According to a new Harris Interactive, Inc. survey of oncologists, infectious disease (ID) specialists and patients, 92 percent of oncologists say it is extremely to very important to prevent infection...

New Study Evaluating the ADHD Medication VYVANSE(R) (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) CII Demonstrated No Change in the Pharmacokinetic Profile of VYVANSE When Coadministered with Prilosec OTC(R) 40 mg (20 mg X 2), a Commonly Used Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)

...t of US adults aged 18 to 44 based on results from the National Comorbidity survey Replication. When this percentage is extrapolated to the full US populatio...cent of US adults aged 18-44 based on results from the National Comorbidity survey Replication. When this percentage is extrapolated to the full US populatio...

BioInformatics, LLC New Report - Capitalizing on New Opportunities for Stem Cell Products, Now Available

...ormatics, LLC ( http://www.gene2drug.com ), the premier research and advisory firm serving the life science market, fielded a detailed 60-question survey to scientists worldwide about their current--and planned--areas of stem cell research, usage of stem cell products and preferred suppliers. The...

University of California Los Angeles Selects Velos eResearch

...edical students and almost 400 Ph.D. candidates. The UCLA Medical Center has been ranked "Best in the West" by U.S. News and World Report's annual survey of the best hospitals in America for fourteen consecutive years. The medical school is ranked ninth in the country in research funding from the Nation...

Processed Tomato Products May Protect Against Inflammation, According to a Study Presented at the Experimental Biology Meeting

...iated with a lower risk of several types of cancer and coronary heart disease. Using data from adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination survey (1999-2004), researchers recently found that consumption of processed tomatoes was associated with significantly lower serum C-reactive protein. C-rea...

Shire Withdraws European Application for DAYTRANA(TM) (Methylphenidate Transdermal System)

...CDC). The disorder is also estimated to affect 4.4 percent of US adults aged 18-44 (approx 9.8 million) based on results from the National Comorbidity survey Replication. ADHD is a psychiatric behavioral disorder that manifests as a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity t...

Teva's Azilect Use Dramatically Increases in Second-Line Therapy for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

...inger Ingelheim's Mirapex and GlaxoSmithKline's Requip/Requip XL, generics. survey results show that PCPs rely heavily on levodopa/carbidopa formulations for ... growth opportunity for non-ergotic dopamine agonists among PCPs. "Our survey results indicate that PCPs need to be educated on the advantages of prescri...
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