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Endo, BDSI complete interim analyses of Phase III trials for BEMA Buprenorphine

Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., a subsidiary of Endo Health Solutions Inc., and BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. announced today that the companies have completed interim analyses of both the opioid naive and opioid experienced Phase III trials for BEMA Buprenorphine.

4 Sep 2013

National Sleep Foundation releases 2013 International Bedroom Poll

The National Sleep Foundation released its first international poll today, the 2013 International Bedroom Poll, comparing sleep times, attitudes, habits and bedtime routines of those in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan between the ages of 25 and 55 years old.

4 Sep 2013

Blocking a protein helps virus to thrive and restore immune function to fight HCV infection

The hepatitis C virus hijacks the body's immune system, leaving T cells unable to function. A new study in animal models suggests that blocking a protein that helps the virus thrive could restore immune function, allowing the body to fight infection. The work, led by teams at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Emory University, was published online Aug. 26 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

4 Sep 2013

Radiologists train military physicians to remove foreign bodies with ultrasound-guided techniques

William E. Shiels II, DO, chief of the Nationwide Children's Hospital Department of Radiology and president of Children's Radiological Institute, Inc., is leading a team of radiologists for the training of military physicians to remove shrapnel foreign bodies from warfighters with ultrasound-guided techniques that he originally developed, with subsequent improvements made by the full team of Nationwide Children's Hospital interventional radiologists.

4 Sep 2013

Viewpoints: Shortages of drugs persist; number of Medicare doctors is growing; Obamacare undermines health savings accounts

As was the case during the last debt-ceiling debacle, in 2011, playing politics with the nation's creditworthiness is irresponsible and unnecessary. Leave aside the ObamaCare obsession, because Republicans have zero chance of persuading the president to kill one of his defining achievements.

4 Sep 2013

Taiwan's HBV immunization program for newborns lowers chronic HBV carriers, incidence of HCC

"Hepatitis B virus infection causes infant fulminant hepatitis, and chronic HBV infection may progress to chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. Taiwan launched a nationwide HBV immunization program for newborns in July 1984, which has successfully lowered the prevalence of chronic HBV carriers, incidence of HCC, and mortality of IFH in vaccinated birth cohorts. The mortality of CLD before and after HBV immunization has never been examined," write Chun-Ju Chiang, Ph.D., of National Taiwan University, Taipei, and colleagues.

4 Sep 2013

Study: Nearly 12% of Chinese adults have diabetes and about 50% at risk of developing the disease

A study based on a nationally representative sample of adults in China in 2010 indicates that nearly 12 percent of Chinese adults had diabetes and the prevalence of prediabetes was about 50 percent, according to a study in the September 4 issue of JAMA.

4 Sep 2013

Study shows how stomach bacteria manipulates human immune system to survive in stomach

Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that establishes a life-long stomach infection in humans, which in some cases can lead to duodenal ulcers or stomach cancer. New research, presented at this week's Society for General Microbiology Autumn Conference, gives us a clearer understanding of how these bacteria can manipulate the human immune system to survive in the mucosal lining of the stomach.

4 Sep 2013

Scientists provide proof of principle for drug-based treatment of acute pancreatitis

Scientists have for the first time provided proof of principle for a drug-based treatment of acute pancreatitis - a disease which is often alcohol-related and for which currently there is no treatment.

4 Sep 2013

CSA programs: A feasible approach for providing fruits and vegetables to low-income families

Low-income communities have particular problems getting adequate fruits and vegetables because of limited access to supermarkets and farmers markets. A new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center shows that community-supported agriculture (CSA) programs may be a feasible approach for providing fresh fruits and vegetables to under-resourced communities.

4 Sep 2013

New vaccine to protect against four strains of flu virus

For the first time, there will be a vaccine which protects against four strains of the flu virus. Until now, flu vaccines have only protected against three forms of the virus.

4 Sep 2013

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) research: an interview with Dr. Griffin Rodgers, NIDDK director

Chronic granulomatous disease, or CGD, is a diverse group of inherited diseases in which certain cells of the immune system have difficulty forming reactive oxygen compounds, most importantly superoxide radicals. These are used by these white blood cells to kill certain bacteria.

3 Sep 2013

Viralytics releases financial results for 2013

Viralytics Limited (ASX:VLA, OTCQX:VRACY) has released its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2013.

3 Sep 2013

Omecamtiv mecarbil fails to achieve primary endpoint in phase II ATOMIC-AHF study

Omecamtiv mecarbil, a cardiac myosin-activator, did not achieve its primary efficacy endpoint in reducing dyspnoea (shortness of breath) in patients with acute heart failure, according to the results of the phase II ATOMIC-AHF (Acute Treatment with Omecamtiv Mecarbil to Increase Contractility in Acute Heart Failure) study.

3 Sep 2013

Authors of new paper outline possible factors to identify metabolically healthy obesity

Metabolically healthy obesity – where an individual has a Body Mass Index of greater than 30 but does not appear to be at increased risk of the health complications usually associated with excess weight – has only been recently widely recognised by medical practitioners.

3 Sep 2013

Adhering to MedDi does not appear associated with time to clinical onset of HD

Adhering to a Mediterranean-type diet (MedDi) does not appear associated with the time to clinical onset of Huntington disease (phenoconversion), according to a study by Karen Marder, M.D., M.P.H., of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, N.Y., and colleagues.

3 Sep 2013

Chronic News and Research

Endo, BDSI complete interim analyses of Phase III trials for BEMA Buprenorphine

National Sleep Foundation releases 2013 International Bedroom Poll

Blocking a protein helps virus to thrive and restore immune function to fight HCV infection

Radiologists train military physicians to remove foreign bodies with ultrasound-guided techniques

Viewpoints: Shortages of drugs persist; number of Medicare doctors is growing; Obamacare undermines health savings accounts

Taiwan's HBV immunization program for newborns lowers chronic HBV carriers, incidence of HCC

Study: Nearly 12% of Chinese adults have diabetes and about 50% at risk of developing the disease

Study shows how stomach bacteria manipulates human immune system to survive in stomach

Scientists provide proof of principle for drug-based treatment of acute pancreatitis

CSA programs: A feasible approach for providing fruits and vegetables to low-income families

New vaccine to protect against four strains of flu virus

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) research: an interview with Dr. Griffin Rodgers, NIDDK director

Viralytics releases financial results for 2013

Omecamtiv mecarbil fails to achieve primary endpoint in phase II ATOMIC-AHF study

Authors of new paper outline possible factors to identify metabolically healthy obesity

Adhering to MedDi does not appear associated with time to clinical onset of HD

Balance training boosts pulmonary rehabilitation

Reimbursement systems appear to impact on achievement of cholesterol lowering targets

Nanostructures made of DNA strands can encapsulate, release small-molecule drugs

Life expectancy gap growing between older women in rich and poor countries: Study

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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