For Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes, 89 Percent of Surveyed Endocrinologists Identify a Need for Additional GLP-1 Analogues and 71 Percent Say the Same About DPP-IV Inhibitors
WALTHAM, Mass., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that most surveyed clinicians identify a need for additional therapies from the GLP-1 analogue and DPP-IV inhibitor drug clas...
Elder Care Expert Doctor Marion Receives Accolades from Lehman College, Mature Market Resource Center in Same Week
NEW YORK, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Nationally-recognized elder care expert Doctor Marion(R) ( www.doctormarion.com ), author of "Elder Care Made Easier," has received two different accolades in one week, reinforcing her dedication to providing resources and support to millions of people caring for a...
Death rates same for diabetes and heart disease patients receiving drug therapy or surgery
NEW ORLEANS, June 7 There is no difference in mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes and stable heart disease who received prompt bypass surgery or angioplasty compared to drug therapy alone, according to a landmark study focused exclusively on patients with both conditions. The study, whi...
Investigation finds that cigarette smoking does not affect everyone in same way
This release is available in French .
Montreal, June 4th, 2009 Cigarette smoking induced COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a disease that results in severe breathing difficulty. According to World Health Organization (WHO) it is the fourth leading killer worldwide. Howev...
Sinobiopharma Announces 350% Increase in Production of Its Flagship Drug in the First Quarter of 2009 Over the Same Period in 2008
NANTONG CITY, China, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sinobiopharma, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SNBP) ("Sinobiopharma" or, the "Company") is pleased to announce that production of its flagship drug, Cisatracurium Besylate, increased by 350% in the first quarter of 2009 compared to production in the...
Vegan Buddhist nuns have same bone density as non-vegetarians
A study comparing the bone health of 105 post-menopausal vegan Buddhist nuns and 105 non-vegetarian women, matched in every other physical respect, has produced a surprising result. Their bone density was identical.
The study was led by Professor Tuan Nguyen from Sydney's Garvan Institute of Me...
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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...
Children's Hospital Cancer Study Finds Adolescents and Young Adults Don't Get Same Access to Cutting-Edge Treatment as Younger Patients
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The overall survival rate from
cancer now is lower in older adolescents and young adults with cancer than
in younger children, in part because of a lack of access to clinical trials
nationally for the older age group, according to a study by pediatric
oncolo...
Studies Showing Significant Survival Improvement with Taxotere(R)-based Regimens in the Induction Treatment of Patients with Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer are Published in the Same Issue of the New England Journal of Medicine
Results of Two Major Clinical Studies TAX 323 and TAX 324 Published
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sanofi-aventis
announced today that results of two clinical studies demonstrating that
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5- fluoro...
Sanofi Pasteur Submits Supplemental Application for A(H1N1) Pandemic Vaccine to U.S. FDA
... we pursue the vaccine licensure pathway made available to us, while at the
same time, continue the important clinical studies of our vaccine."
The ...he FDA to evaluate the influenza A(H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccines using the
same regulatory process by which it approves new viral strains contained in the ...
Isis Reports Strong Financial Results and Highlights for Second Quarter of 2009
... June 30, 2009, a significant improvement over the
same period in 2008. Isis also reported a pro forma net...forma net operating income of $4.6 million for the
same period in 2008. Maintaining its strong cash positi... net loss of $3.7 million and $9.5 million for the
same periods in 2008. Isis' financial results in 2009 ...
Radius' Investigational Bone Anabolic Agent, BA058, Increased Bone Mineral Density (BMD) at Key Fracture Sites in Phase 2 Clinical Trial in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
...ical peptides for promoting new bone formation. Though they act through the
same receptor, PTHrP and its analogs play a distinct biological role from the PT...s analogs do not stimulate adverse bone resorption and hypercalcemia to the
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TIMEX Optical Eyewear
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LATITUDE® Patient Management System
Description:... The technology in the LATITUDE system allows your doctor to get the
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Cell-Chex Body Fluid Cell Count Control
Description:... Cell-Chex is a spinal and body fluid control with distinct white blood cell populations. When stained in the
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SITA SWAP Field Analyzer Software
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Epicardia 3500 Holter Monitoring System
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Allopathic medicine
...[1] The Oxford English Dictionary presents a similar application: "the present prevailing system of medicine". [4]
Some definitions use the
same extension of the term, but retain some historical connotations . In addition to the definition already presented, the Oxford English Dictionary p...
Artecoll
... in upper lips and in the nasolabial folds. A similar group of patients received injections of ordinary collagen (with the trade name Zyplast™) in the
same places in their faces.
Researchers then studied the patients' improved appearance and the reactions of research subjects to the injections. At the s...
Artificial induction of immunity
... . In a brave piece of rapid medicine development, he probably saved the life of a person who had been bitten by a clearly rabid dog by performing the
same inactivating process upon his rabies preparation and then inoculating the patient with it. The patient, who was expected to die, lived, and thus was t...
Autoinoculation
... Autoinoculation is the process in which cells are removed from a person's body, medically altered , then reinserted into the
same person again. [1]
It is also the process of spreading infections from an infection already found in the body. For example warts and Molluscum ...
Depolarization-induced suppression of inhibition
...tzer & Regehr (2001) and Ohno-Shosaku et al. (2001), published in the
same issue of another reputable journal, Neuron. All three demonstrated heavy in...s, drugs that mimic the actions of endocannabinoids or THC, could evoke the
same reduction in inhibitory currents caused by DSI. They also demonstrated that...
Forehead lift
...ited Kingdom and Europe) many consumers have eschewed the invasive surgery altogether, opting for Botox injections every four to six months to get the
same results. Botox is also used after some forehead lift procedures to increase the effects of the surgeries. [3]
Endoscopic surgery is often employe...
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Zygote
...onships|Suzanne Finnamore|Grove Pr... ... fertilized egg, called a zygote , tries to divide into a ... Again, since all the embryos came from the
same zygote , they are genetically identical. ... Only those zygotes presenting distinct male and female PN at this time were ... Zygote reconstru...
Zoster
...ox virus) ... Herpes zoster is not caused by the
same virus that causes ... Shingles vaccine inf... Herpes zoster , or shingles, is caused by the
same virus that causes chickenpox. ... Herpes zoster... varicella- zoster virus, a member of the ... The
same virus also causes herpes zoster , or shingles...
Yeast infection
...ginal yeast infections , also called candida vaginal infections or candidiasis, ... If you've had a yeast infection before and now have the
same symptoms—vaginal ... Overview of yeast infection , and how to treat it in a natural way. ... During a yeast infection , eating well balanced...
Weakness
...ething of which one is immoderately fond candy is my one weakness ... Weakness and fatigue are terms that are often used as if they mean the
same thing, but in fact they describe two different sensations. Weakness - Overview, Weakness is a reduction in the strength of one or more muscles...
Visual field
... The term visual field is sometimes used as a synonym to field of view, though they do not designate the
same thing. The visual field is the "spatial array of visual sensations available to observation in introspectionist... What types of visual ...
Vesicle
...through direct binding ... The Alzheimer Research Forum, a dynamic online scientific knowledge base, reports on the latest Alzheimer's ... and the
same vesicle tends to contain all ... ... play roles in both vesicle trafficking and in regulating actin ... A role for phosphatidylinositol transf...
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New theory on why male, female lemurs same size
When it comes to investigating mysteries, Sherlock Holmes has nothing on Rice University biologist Amy Dunham. In a newly published paper, Dunham offers a new theory for one of primatology's long-standing mysteries: Why are male and female lemurs the
same size?
In most primate species, males ha...
U Alberta researcher in same group as Darwin and Hawking
EdmontonJohn Vederas, a University of Alberta professor in the department of chemistry, has been named to the Royal Society, the national academy of science of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. The ceremony takes place the week of July 6 in London.
Included in the Royal Society's members...
Snails and humans use same genes to tell right from left
Berkeley -- Biologists have tracked down genes that control the handedness of snail shells, and they turn out to be similar to the genes used by humans to set up the left and right sides of the body.
The finding, reported online in advance of publication in Nature by University of California,...
Food can affect a cell in the same way hormones do
Leuven, Belgium VIB researchers connected to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven have discovered an important new mechanism with which cells can detect nutrients. This happens in the
same way − and with the
same effects as when cells receive a message from a hormone. This finding can teach ...
Best way to treat malaria: Avoid using same drug for everyone, scientists say
A team of scientists employing a sophisticated computer model pioneered at Princeton University and Resources for the Future has found that many governments worldwide are recommending the wrong kind of malaria treatment.
Despite the availability of many drugs and therapies to treat malaria, man...
The song doesn't remain the same in fragmented bird populations
The song of passerine birds is a conspicuous and exaggerated display shaped by sexual selection in the context of male-male competition or mate attraction. At the level of the individual, song is considered an indicator of male quality.
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Profarma's Gross Revenue Reached R$ 740,4 Million in the 4th Quarter of 2007, a 40,1% Growth Over the Same Period in the Last Year
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- One of
Brazil's leading distributors of pharmaceutical products, Profarma
Distribuidora de Produtos Farmaceuticos S.A. ("Profarma" or the "Company")
(Bovespa: PFRM3) has just announced its results for the fourth quarter of
2007 (4Q07) a...
Dude, big screen TVs, flexible electronics and surfboards made from same new material!
There is nothing new about combining two materials to make a composite material with more desirable properties than the originals. Fibreglass has been a mainstay of the marine industry for decades and the construction industry is built on reinforced concrete. Now carbon nanotubes (CNT) are getting...
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Consumer, business technologies face same challenges
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same carbon atom), such as ethane-1,1-diol, are generally unstable. For three or four groups, "triol" and "tetraol" are used.
Etymology
The word ...
Allele
...is any one of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given locus (position) on a ...pies of the gene are identical - that is, have the same allele - is said to be homozygous for that gene....es are active and both traits are expressed at the same time; for example, both red and white petals in th...
Alfred Russel Wallace
...ace describes a novel theory of what is now known as "natural selection," and proposes that it explains the diversity of life. It was essentially the same as the theory that Darwin had worked on for twenty years, but had yet to publish. Darwin wrote in a letter to Charles Lyell : "he could not have mad...
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Zona pellucida
...low = granule-filament ... THE ZONA PELLUCIDA : ... Binding of sperm to the zona pellucida is a receptor-ligand interaction with a ... The
same zona pellucida protein that serves as a sperm receptor also stimulates ... The zona pellucida binding assay assesses the ability of ....
Y chromosome
...cience 268: 1141. ... Y chromosome . Human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups. Single-origin hypothesis ... But the human Y chromosome , at the
same time, plays a central role in human ... Thus, mammalian embryos with a Y chromosome develop testes, while those without ... Cheer up, guys. Y...
Wild-type
... ... laevis laevis - Imported wild type (pigmented) Our Imported wild type Xenopus laevis are very ... Lab bred frogs never are exposed to the
same rigid standards ... wild type - The most frequent allele or genotype found in nature, or a specified ... Science Magazine (subscription)......
Wildtype
... in the following places at Britannica. ... Our Imported wild type Xenopus laevis are very hardy animals. Lab bred frogs never are exposed to the
same rigid standards and tests as in nature. ... ...
Walking legs
...is the essence of walking . ... ... earliest apelike ancestors started walking on two legs because it required less ... One expended about the
same energy walking on two legs as on four. ... how the leg of a freely walking animal is affected by such. disturbances. ... walking (Cruse...
Ventricle
... into the lungs where ... ... health information about Ventricle . ... the left atrium and ventricle of your heart. ... and highlighted that
same ventricle in all the previous slides. ... Information about ventricle in the free online English ... right ventricle - the chamber on the rig...