A study led by Pastor R. Couceyro, at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and colleagues at Amgen sheds ...
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Researchers reported that in a two-year, controlled study people with type 2 diabetes receiving Starlix ( Nateglinide ) in combination ...
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A monoclonal antibody that can effectively treat mice infected with West Nile virus has an intriguing secret: contrary to scientists' ...
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Investigators reported positive interim results of a gene therapy clinical trial for patients with Parkinson's disease.
Neurologix's 12-patient, dose-escalating Phase ...
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A peptide identified in a fungus found in northern European pine forests possesses as much power as Penicillin as well ...
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Researchers at New York University ( NYU ) School of Medicine and Wayne State University have found a molecule ...
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The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) approved Aromasin ( Exemestane tablets ) for adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal ...
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The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) approved Humira ( Adalimumab ) for first-line treatment of recent onset ...
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A study has shown the importance of Elidel ( Pimecrolimus ) cream 1% as an alternative to topical corticosteroids.
Elidel cleared ...
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The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency ( CHMP ) issued a positive opinion ...
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Results from three early-phase, cross-over studies demonstrated that all subjects responded to Prasugrel, an investigational antiplatelet agent, while 22 to ...
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Very low LDL cholesterol levels appear to be safe for heart patients on statin therapies.
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Patients with type 1 diabetes have an improved prognosis with regard to end-stage renal disease over the past four decades, ...
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The total cholesterol level among older adults has declined significantly, while there has been little change among younger adults.
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A study suggest that muscle bears a metabolic memory of obesity, which may help to explain why sustained weight loss ...
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Researchers at the University of Texas ( UT ) Southwestern Medical Center have found that reduced blood flow to the ...
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A study conducted by scientists at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute could help researchers develop new treatments for a variety ...
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Researchers at the University of Manchester ( UK ) have shown in laboratory studies that a naturally occurring protein called ...
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Researchers at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine developed a technique for inserting genes into specific sites on the genome ...
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Exposure of fetuses and newborns to low levels of environmental poisons such as lead, mercury and dioxin, as well as ...
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have demonstrated that star-shaped glial cells in the brain called astrocytes ...
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A study suggests that repeated concussions brought on by blows to the head during their playing days significantly boost the ...
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A newly discovered hormone plays an important role in the digestion of fat, cholesterol, and fat-soluble vitamins, such as vitamins ...
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A imaging study carried out at UCLA/University of Pittsburgh for the first time has showen the selective pattern of destruction ...
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Widespread screening for cardiovascular risk by measuring blood levels of C-reactive protein ( CRP ), a protein produced by the ...
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A research, published in the Archives of Neurology, showed that subjects who were obese at midlife had an increased risk ...
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A study found that consuming fish at least once a week was associated with a 10 percent per year slower ...
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A study, led by researchers from Columbia University, New York, found provocative evidence that the brain dysfunction that underlies ...
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A analysis of the first randomized clinical trial evaluating the effects of exercise amount and intensity in sedentary overweight men ...
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Immune cells called macrophages consume virus-infected cells to stop the spread of the disease in the body.
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Researchers at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center ( MSKCC ) have found that melanoma patients with a family history of ...
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When Andrea Eckhart, at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, and her co-workers turned up the volume ...
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Patients with type 2 diabetes are at high risk of fatal and non-fatal myocardial infarction and stroke.
There is indirect ...
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The role of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, or statins, in cardiovascular protection is well established.
However, evidence in the current literature ...
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The Ministry of Health in Indonesia confirmed another fatal human case of H5N1 avian influenza. The patient, a 27-year-old woman ...
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A study found that subtle differences in other genes, besides the defective gene known to cause the illness cystic fibrosis, ...
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For the first time, the deadly 1918 Spanish flu virus has been reconstructed and characterized.
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Researchers at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that the onset of breast cancer may be due to defects ...
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Gardasil ( quadrivalent human papillomavirus types 6, 11, 16, 18, recombinant vaccine ), an investigational vaccine, prevented 100 percent of ...
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Data from the PROactive Study, presented at the 41st meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes ( ...
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Newborns of women with diabetes are two to five times more likely to develop birth defects than offspring of women ...
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The enrollment in the Abciximab in Emergent Stroke Treatment Trial-II ( AbESTT-II ), the phase III trial of ReoPro ( ...
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The use of a class of asthma drugs known as long-acting beta-2 agonists is associated with increased risks of asthma-related ...
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A relatively common cancer susceptibility gene appears to be frequently acquired in metastatic lesions from colorectal cancer, and give cancer ...
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Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered the inner workings of a defective DNA repair process and are first to explain why ...
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A study has found that an all-day, extended-release stimulant for treating attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) remains effective for ...
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Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions ( NESARC ) has showed for the first time that middle age and ...
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Synthetic PLAD protein alleviates symptoms of both acute and chronic arthritis in mice and could be the basis for a ...
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A meta-analysis of previous studies indicates that use of a pulmonary artery catheter ( PAC ) in critically ill patients ...
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Young women who are treated for Hodgkin lymphoma with chest radiation therapy have a high cumulative absolute risk of developing ...
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Hospitalized patients with severe congestive heart failure did not experience a benefit from use of pulmonary artery catheterization, but had ...
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Raptiva ( Efalizumab) is indicated for the treatment of adult patients ( 18 years or older ) with chronic moderate ...
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FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has issued a Public Health Advisory to alert physicians of reports of ...
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FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) and CDC ( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ) are alerting ...
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GlaxoSmithKline ( GSK ) conducted a retrospective epidemiologic study of major congenital malformations in infants born to women taking antidepressants ...
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The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Lipitor ( Atorvastatin ) a cholesterol-lowering drug, to reduce ...
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Blood Products Advisory Committee ( BPAC ) of the FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has given a ...
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Researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University ( VCU ) studying hemoglobin genes, mutations of which play a role in genetic ...
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Two studies on hepatitis C ( HCV ) patients who underwent liver transplants examined a potential biomarker that could be ...
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Mice that were fed diets high in fat and sugar developed immune system abnormalities in their livers, including reduced numbers ...
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FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) approved Humira ( Adalimumab ) for reducing signs and symptoms of active ...
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Data from the extension of a Phase II study to 12 months confirmed the effects of FTY720, a new immunomodulator, ...
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Patients with certain gene variants who were prescribed beta-blocker drugs after acute coronary syndrome ( ACS ) had an increased ...
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Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center found that older women who have smoked for 11 or more "pack years" ...
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Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( NIAID ), part of the National Institutes of Health ...
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Conditioning with total lymphoid irradiation plus antithymocyte serum protects mice against acute graft-versus-host disease ( GVHD ) after hematopoietic-cell transplantation. ...
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A study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, found that phytochemicals known as flavanols, which ...
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A diet higher in plant-derived compounds known as phytoestrogens seems to be linked with a lower lung cancer risk.
Phytoestrogens are ...
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FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has received reports of suicidal thinking in children and adolescents associated with Strattera ...
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FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has received five reports of Guillain Barre syndrome, following administration of Meningococcal Conjugate ...
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Researchers at University of Wisconsin ( UW ) Medical School demonstrated that the juice of the pomegranate could combat ...
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Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have found that a specific neurodevelopmental gene, called neuroD2, is related to the ...
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A research found that loss of body mass over time appears to be strongly linked to older adults' risk of ...
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Researchers at the Johns Hopkins have discovered that a drug currently being tested against cancers might help children with a ...
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One in five women diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer who seek mammography have a family history of cancer that ...
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People who receive a kidney transplant are nearly four times more likely to develop melanoma, a rare but deadly form ...
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Transplantation of insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells shows great promise as a treatment for type 1 diabetes, but development of this therapy ...
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A research by investigators at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues demonstrated that smoking may increase the risk ...
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New guideline, published in the Neurology, has updated the 1990 AAN ( American Academy of Neurology ) statement on carotid ...
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Long-term data show that Xolair ( Omalizumab ), a first-in-class monoclonal antibody for treating severe allergic asthma, helped patients to ...
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Novartis has a comprehensive portfolio of cardiovascular products both in the market ( Diovan and Lotrel ) as well as ...
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Results of previous randomised trials have shown that interventions that lower LDL cholesterol concentrations can significantly reduce the incidence of ...
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Researchers from the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology ( VIB ) connected to the University of Antwerp, have uncovered a ...
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A study presented at the 2005 American Heart Association's High Blood Pressure Research Meeting has showed that exposure to lead ...
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Researchers at the University of North Carolina ( UNC ) at Chapel Hill School of Medicine points to the possible ...
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered a single molecule that is a cause of an autoimmune disease in the central ...
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Researchers at the University of Chicago described three cases of rapidly progressive and ultimately fatal Staphylococcus aureus infections in small ...
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic have discovered a way to dramatically boost the output of immune system cells from the thymus, ...
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego ( UCSD ) School of Medicine discovered that chronically high levels of ...
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Researchers have identified a molecular suspect in a disorder similar to multiple sclerosis ( MS ) that attacks the optic ...
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A genetic study found that a cluster of genes on chromosome six is the only one that plays a significant ...
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Experts at Johns Hopkins have issued interim guidelines for physicians on how best to treat low levels of HDL cholesterol.
In ...
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Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a panel of 22 biomarkers that together provide a ...
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For children living near a freeway may bring an increased risk of asthma, according to researchers at the Keck School ...
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A study has found that high beta-carotene intake--through a combination of diet or supplementation--is associated with a higher risk of ...
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A study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, found that inactivation of a DNA repair gene ...
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Researchers at the University of South ( USF ) have found that green tea may offer another potential health benefit ...
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine discovered that immune system cells are connected to each other by ...
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Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center continue to make progress in developing effective viral-based therapies for cancer.
Two papers about promising ...
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine discovered that immune system cells are connected to each other by ...
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