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Study Shows Brain Fitness can Save Medicare Billions

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Just ten hours of the right brain fitness exercises can have a significant and long lasting impact on healthcare costs and outcomes, according to a study recently published in BMC Health Services Research, a leading peer-reviewed h...

Pivotal Data Show Bronchial Thermoplasty Can Improve Quality of Life and Reduce Asthma Attacks and Emergency Room Visits for Adults with Severe Asthma

Non-drug Procedure for Asthma Highlighted at ATS 2009 SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Results of the Asthma Intervention Research 2 (AIR2) Trial of the Alair(R) Bronchial Thermoplasty System, developed by Asthmatx, Inc., were announced today at ATS 2009, the International Conferenc...

VIDEO from Medialink and the Epilepsy Foundation: New Study Suggests Different Versions of the Same Epilepsy Medication Can Be Harmful

WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Epilepsy Foundation recently announced findings that show people with epilepsy, whose seizures have been controlled with a consistent drug therapy, have a greater chance of increased seizures, greater side effects or sudden death when their medications are sw...

New Aspirin Recommendation Can Help Prevent Heart Attacks & Strokes, Says Partnership for Prevention

WASHINGTON, March 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) underscores the value of regular aspirin use in preventing heart attacks and strokes among many adults, the head of Partnership for Prevention said today. The USPSTF foun...

Metastatic Bone Disease Patients Can Walk in Lazarus' Footsteps

"Miraculous" Effects, Pain Relief of Osteoplasty -- an Interventional Radiology Treatment -- Detailed for Those Suffering From Cancer Spread SAN DIEGO, March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Osteoplasty -- a highly effective minimally invasive procedure to treat the painful effects of metastatic...

Dermatologists Caution That Severe Cases of Psoriasis Can Be Associated With Other Serious Medical Conditions

SAN FRANCISCO, March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On the surface, the thick, red, scaly, itchy plaques of psoriasis -- which have been shown to have a significant negative impact on a person's overall quality of life -- may not appear to pose a serious health risk for patients. However, a growing ...

Laser Burn Injuries in One Eye Can Disrupt Protective Immune Privilege in Both Eyes, Study Finds

Findings have implications for treating returning vets and others exposed to laser burns BOSTON, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have shown for the first time that a laser burn to one retina can cause both eyes to lose a special protective abil...

A First-Line Therapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma that can Increase Overall Survival when Compared with Sutent Would Earn a Higher Patient Share in the United States Than in Europe

Pfizer's Axitinib Earns Decision Resources' Gold-Standard for Renal Cell Carcinoma in 2012, According to a New Report from Decision Resources WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare is...

Breast Cancer Clinical Results Show Test Can Differentiate Normal, Early and Later Stage Cancers

TORONTO, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Predictive medicine company PreMD Inc. (TSX: PMD; PREMF.pk) today announced that its recently completed clinical trial data was presented at the 4th Annual Academic Surgical Congress in Fort Myers, FL. The peer reviewed data was presented by Dr. Anees B. Ch...

New Study Proves Multiple Births From IVF Can Be Avoided

Recent Research by Shady Grove Fertility Center Proves that elective Single Embryo Transfer is Effective in Reducing Multiple Births. ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As fertility experts across the nation bemoan the health risk and expense of multiple births such as the octu...

Stents Can Treat - Not Just Prevent - Strokes, Suggests Early Research

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Stents can be placed in the brain to treat a stroke as it's occurring, suggests preliminary data being presented at the 21st Annual International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET). Stents have long been used to open up blocked blood vessels in t...

Seniors Can Be Heartened by New Study on Statins

Groundbreaking Research Finds Statins Cut Risk of Heart Attacks, Deaths RESTON, Va., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cardiovascular Disease is the leading cause of death among Americans, costing our healthcare system hundreds of millions of dollars and causing untold suffering. Now there ...

'Friendly' Bacteria Can Benefit Health Throughout the Lifecycle

Experts Discuss Promising Research at The American College of Nutrition Annual Meeting WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- New research on the benefits of probiotics in children and seniors was presented at The American College of Nutrition (ACN) Annual Meeting in a ...

Five-Year Data Confirm That Early Treatment with Betaseron(R) at First Sign of Disease Can Delay Progression to MS

- BENEFIT is first and only prospectively planned 5-year study to show long lasting benefit of early treatment - MONTREAL, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals announced today that new data from its BENEFIT (BEtaseron in Newly Emerging multiple sclerosis For...

Senate Told Brain Technology Can Impact Public Policy

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Recent breakthroughs in brain research and technology may have a great impact on a broad range of public policy issues, according to scientists visiting the US Senate today. At the invitation of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ...

SCAI: CARDia Data Find Diabetic Patients With Complex Heart Disease Can Safely Choose PCI

At One Year, Angioplasty and Stenting Matches Bypass Surgery for Safety and Effectiveness in Patients with Complex Medical Condition WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Patients with both diabetes and advanced blockages in at least three heart vessels will find good news in new findings a...

New Research Shows One in 200 People Born with DNA Mutation That Can Lead to Devastating, Often Fatal Disease

Mutation Causing Mitochondrial Disease More Common Than Previously Believed PITTSBURGH, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (UMDF) today announced landmark research finding that one in every 200 people has a DNA mutation that could potentially cause...

Scientists Reveal Roadmap to Brain Health That Can Be Passed Down to Future Generations: Exercise, Omega-3, Folic Acid, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin B12

GORDONSVILLE, Va., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- New findings from a comprehensive analysis of more than 160 clinical studies have revealed the importance of routine exercise and a balanced diet on brain health that can be passed down through future generations. According to a recent press release*,...

Rosetta Genomics and Collaborators Identify MicroRNAs That Can Accurately Discriminate Between Primary and Metastatic Tumors in the Brain

Study Demonstrates Differentiation of Primary Tumors From Metastases in the Brain With Accuracy Near 90% Identifying Whether a Brain Malignancy is a Primary Tumor or a Metastasis is a Recurring Challenge for Pathologists Using Current Technologies Accurately Differentiating...

U.S. Preventive Medicine: Employers Can Help Workers Avoid Heart Attacks

Prevention Expert Offers Tips for Benefits/HR Managers DALLAS, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Employers and their corporate human resources departments can play an important role in preventing their workers from suffering crippling or fatal heart attacks, according to a leading prevention ex...

U.S. Prevention Medicine: Employers Can Help Workers Avoid Heart Attacks

Prevention Expert Offers Tips for Benefits/HR Managers DALLAS, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Employers and their corporate human resources departments can play an important role in preventing their workers from suffering crippling or fatal heart attacks, according to a leading prevention ex...

New Research Just Released: Women Can Now Safely Postpone Motherhood Until Time Is Right

ATLANTA, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- For women who would like to have children but who have not yet found the right partner or the right time in their lives, the door to a new option has opened wide. Research now shows an advanced egg-freezing technique known as vitrification, a quick freezing m...

Brain Stem Cells Can Be Awakened, Say Schepens Scientists

Study Findings Promise to help in treatment of brain diseases BOSTON, June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have identified specific molecules in the brain that are responsible for awakening and putting to sleep brain stem cells, which, when activated, can t...

Patients with Pancreatic Cancer Can Benefit From Avastin(R) Plus Tarceva(R)

- Results Confirm Previously Demonstrated Survival Advantages of Tarceva in This Difficult-to-Treat Disease - ABSTRACT No: 4507 BASEL, Switzerland, May 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Adding Avastin (bevacizumab) to a combination of Tarceva (erlotinib) and chemothe...

Discovering How Video Games Can Motivate Healthy Behaviors: More than $2 Million Awarded to 12 Research Teams Across U.S.

Awards go to researchers in CA, FL, IN, ME, NC, NY, SC, VT and WA; Studies explore how games can increase physical activity and enhance prevention, self-management of health conditions PRINCETON, N.J., May 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced today...

Mayo Clinic Finds Exercise Can Reduce the Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment

ROCHESTER, Minn., April 16, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new Mayo Clinic study found that regular physical exercise may help protect against mild cognitive impairment, a disorder of the brain that affects nerve cells involved in thinking abilities. This study will be presented at the Amer...

Preclinical Study Presented at AACR Annual Meeting Shows Peregrine's Anti-PS Immunocytokines Can Generate Protective Immune Responses in a Highly Aggressive Breast Cancer Model

- 80% of Subjects Immunized with Anti-PS Immunocytokines and Irradiated Tumor Cells Achieved Long-Term Survival Compared to Just 20% of Controls - - Data Highlights Broad Anti-Cancer Potential of Peregrine's Anti-PS Vascular Targeting Antibodies - SAN DIEGO and TUSTIN, Cal...

Micromet Demonstrates That the Antibodies in Commercial Products Herceptin, Erbitux, Vectibix and Xolair Can Be Converted Into Highly Potent, T Cell- Engaging BiTE Antibodies

BETHESDA, Md., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Micromet, Inc. (Nasdaq: MITI ), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, proprietary antibodies for the treatment of cancer, inflammation and autoimmune diseases, presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Rese...

Prospective Microbial Analysis of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluids with Immune Function Testing Can Distinguish Between Fungal Colonization and Fungal Disease In Lung Transplant Recipients

Data from 150 lung transplant patients demonstrates potential to improve management of risk for infection BOSTON, April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A prospective analysis of data collected from 170 patients receiving lung transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center...

Mayo Clinic Finds Capsule Endoscopy Can Detect Intestinal Damage Caused by Celiac Disease

Study shows extent of intestinal damage does not explain patients' symptoms ROCHESTER, Minn., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mayo Clinic researchers have found that capsule endoscopy can provide a magnified view of the intestinal damage caused by celiac disease. This new information ca...

Michael J. Fox Foundation Commits Up to $3 Million for Clinical Trials That Can Improve Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

NEW YORK, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- In the interest of accelerating delivery of transformative treatments for Parkinson's disease, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research today announced the 2008 launch of its annual Clinical Intervention Awards. The program, formerly ...

A Functional Immune System Can Be Derived From Embryonic Stem Cells, Preliminary Study Finds

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new study demonstrates for the first time that embryonic stem cells can be used to create functional immune system blood cells, a finding which is an important step in the utilization of embryonic stem cells as an alternative source of cells for...

New Implantable Lenses Can Reduce the Need for Glasses After Cataract Surgery

BOSTON, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cataract surgery involves removing a clouded natural lens from inside the eye and replacing it with a plastic one. While the operation itself hasn't changed much over recent years, the plastic lenses have. The biggest advantage of the newer lenses is ...

Genasense(R) Can be Administered by Brief High-Dose IV Infusion

New Trial Reaffirms Primacy and Safety of 'First Generation' Antisense BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genta Incorporated (Nasdaq: GNTA ) announced the presentation of new data showing that Genasense(R) (oblimersen sodium) Injection, its lead anticancer compound, ca...

Volcano Sponsors First Study Designed to Determine if IVUS Can Identify Patients at Risk for Stent Thrombosis and to Demonstrate the Benefit of IVUS Guidance for Procedural Outcome

3,000 Patient Multi-center IVUS Sub-study Part of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation's ADAPT-DES Study to Quantify Causes and Cures of Drug Eluting Stent Thrombosis SAN DIEGO, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq: VOLC ) [TCT Booth #2013 ...

Progesterone Therapy and Preterm Birth: More Evidence Helps Identify Women Who Can Benefit

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., AUG. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two major studies published today in The New England Journal of Medicine can help doctors better identify pregnant women at risk for preterm delivery who can benefit from progesterone treatment, the March of Dimes Foundation said today. In...

New Data Confirm That Use of Levemir Can Limit Weight Gain

COPENHAGEN, April 3, 2007-Newly published results in the International Journal of Clinical Practice(1) from the large-scale, observational ‘PREDICTIVE™ study’*, confirm that Levemir® for the majority of people effectively treats diabetes without causing weight gain.(1) The ...

Data Presented at AACR Meeting Show Peregrine's Bavituximab Equivalent Can Generate Curative Immune Responses as Part of a Vaccine-Like Regimen in Preclinical Models of Aggressive Brain Cancer

--Immunization with a Bavituximab Equivalent and Irradiated Tumor Cells Increased Long-Term Survival to 57% From 0% in Controls in a Preclinical Model of Brain Cancer-- LOS ANGELES and TUSTIN, Calif., April 18, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a clinical stage bioph...

Pegasys Study Authors Conclude that Patients Successfully Treated for Hepatitis C Can be Considered ''Cured''

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2007 - Results from a new study, presented at the 38th annual Digestive Disease Week (DDW) conference, showed that more than 99 percent of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection who were treated successfully with PEGASYS(R) (peginterferon alfa-2...

Limiting Eligibility for Medical Studies Can Omit Women, African-Americans, Stanford Study Finds

STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2007 - A new analysis has found that many alcohol treatment studies are designed in ways that inadvertently omit women and African-Americans from participation. The Stanford University School of Medicine researcher who led the effort said the findings shou...