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Virginia Tech's College student receives EPA fellowship to study effects of mercury in toads

Christine Bergeron of Old Orchard Beach, Maine, a doctoral student in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources, received a fellowship from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Center for Environmental Research for her research on the reproductive success of American toads.

20 Oct 2009

Study reveals the cost effectiveness of Rheos blood pressure lowering device

A study conducted by the University of Rochester Medical Center demonstrates that, for certain patient populations, an experimental device that lowers blood pressure may be a cost effective treatment. The implantable device, called Rheos, is in advanced stages of testing for individuals with drug resistant hypertension.

19 Oct 2009

Decision Resources forecasts biosimilar insulins and insulin analogues to erode $6.1 billion in brand sales

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, forecasts that biosimilar insulins and insulin analogues stand to erode $6.1 billion in brand sales in the U.S. and Europe (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and U.K.) by 2018, saving healthcare systems $3.8 billion in the process.

15 Oct 2009

T.S. Wiley to lecture on the latest advances in anti-aging medicine

Wiley Systems™, Inc. announces that internationally acclaimed Author T.S. Wiley will be lecturing at the second annual European Congress on Anti-Aging & Aesthetic Medicine (ECAAAM) at the Congress Centre, Mainz, near Frankfurt, October 15-17, 2009. Wiley will give two lectures among other international experts presenting the latest advances in anti-aging medicine.

14 Oct 2009

Increase in adiponectin hormone levels protects against sepsis-related mortality

A hormone naturally found in the fat that surrounds the abdominal organs for the first time has been linked to death related to sepsis, surgeons reported at the 2009 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. A study exhibited at the conference showed that low levels of the hormone adiponectin placed animals at a profoundly high risk of death from a septic insult.

14 Oct 2009

AHA: Americans should reduce their calorie intake to combat obesity and cardiovascular disease

Reaching for that chocolate chip cookie? Think twice. The American Heart Association (AHA) just released the strictest guidelines ever for added sugars, recommending Americans limit their diet to 100 calories (6 teaspoons) for women and 150 calories (nine teaspoons) for men each day.

13 Oct 2009

9% of Québec adults report being diagnosed with a thyroid disease

New research reveals 9 percent of Québec adults report being diagnosed with a thyroid disease. The thyroid gland produces the hormones that regulate our growth, maturation, speed of metabolism and sensitivity to other hormones.

13 Oct 2009

Compounds that bock nutrient-sensing receptor may impact obesity and diabetic conditions

According to new research from the Monell Center and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, certain common herbicides and lipid-lowering fibrate drugs act in humans to block T1R3, a nutrient-sensing taste receptor also present in intestine and pancreas.

12 Oct 2009

Public forum and scientific workshop on women's health issues

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital will host a public forum and scientific workshop Oct. 14 to 16 to discuss emerging issues of importance for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for women's health research in the coming decade.

12 Oct 2009

CHFA awards two individuals for their contributions in natural and organic products industry

The natural health and organic products industry recognized the achievements of individuals committed to the growth of the sector in an awards presentation at the Canadian Health Food Association's (CHFA), Expo East, October 2-4, 2009.

8 Oct 2009

Roche scientist honored with 2009 Meienhofer Award for excellence in peptide chemistry

Waleed Danho, Ph.D., Distinguished Research Leader at Roche was honored last week as the 2009 recipient of the Meienhofer Award for excellence in peptide chemistry at the international peptide symposium, RCCPS (http://www.rochecolorado.com/PeptideSymp09/).

8 Oct 2009

Repros announces results of its Androxal efficacy study for secondary hypogonadism

Repros Therapeutics Inc. today announced results from an exploratory, efficacy and safety study of its oral investigational product, enclomiphene citrate (Androxal®), in men with secondary hypogonadism who were receiving testosterone replacement treatment. Secondary hypogonadism is a deficiency state in which the male hormone testosterone goes below the normal range, even in aging men, due to inadequate stimulation of the testes by the pituitary.

7 Oct 2009

Liquorice consumption linked to shorter pregnancies and adverse affect on child's intelligence and behaviour

Expectant mothers who eat excessive quantities of liquorice during pregnancy could adversely affect their child's intelligence and behaviour, a study has shown.

7 Oct 2009

Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca receive marketing authorisation for ONGLYZA in Europe

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and AstraZeneca announced today that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for ONGLYZATM in the 27 countries of the European Union.

5 Oct 2009

Role of gene that could influence fertility identified in mice

Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have identified the role of a gene in regulating molecular signals involved with ovarian follicle development, which may one day help shed light on some of the causes of fertility issues in humans.

3 Oct 2009

Women create nationwide movement to eradicate breast cancer

More than 300,000 women from across the U.S. have signed up for the Love/Avon Army of Women creating a nationwide movement to eradicate breast cancer. Eighty percent of the women who have joined the Army of Women have never had breast cancer, but want to play a role in ending the disease once and for all.

1 Oct 2009

Addrenex submits a sNDA to the FDA for Clonicel

Sciele Pharma, Inc., a Shionogi company, and Addrenex Pharmaceuticals today announced that Addrenex has submitted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Clonicel (modified-release clonidine) to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

1 Oct 2009

Treatment of gestational diabetes benefits both infant and mother

A National Institutes of Health network study provided the first conclusive evidence that treating pregnant women who have even the mildest form of gestational diabetes can reduce the risk of common birth complications among infants, as well as blood pressure disorders among mothers.

1 Oct 2009

Younger women with metastatic colorectal cancer live longer than younger men

Younger women with metastatic colorectal cancer lived longer than younger men. However, this survival advantage disappeared with age, suggesting a benefit from estrogen or other hormones, according to results of a study published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

30 Sep 2009

Januvia in combination with metformin or taken alone lowers blood sugar

A post-hoc analysis, presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), of data pooled from studies of 104 weeks in duration showed ‘Januvia’ (sitagliptin), when taken alone or in combination with metformin, provided significant blood sugar lowering over two years.

29 Sep 2009

Hormones News and Research

Virginia Tech's College student receives EPA fellowship to study effects of mercury in toads

Study reveals the cost effectiveness of Rheos blood pressure lowering device

Decision Resources forecasts biosimilar insulins and insulin analogues to erode $6.1 billion in brand sales

T.S. Wiley to lecture on the latest advances in anti-aging medicine

Increase in adiponectin hormone levels protects against sepsis-related mortality

AHA: Americans should reduce their calorie intake to combat obesity and cardiovascular disease

9% of Québec adults report being diagnosed with a thyroid disease

Compounds that bock nutrient-sensing receptor may impact obesity and diabetic conditions

Public forum and scientific workshop on women's health issues

CHFA awards two individuals for their contributions in natural and organic products industry

Roche scientist honored with 2009 Meienhofer Award for excellence in peptide chemistry

Repros announces results of its Androxal efficacy study for secondary hypogonadism

Liquorice consumption linked to shorter pregnancies and adverse affect on child's intelligence and behaviour

Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca receive marketing authorisation for ONGLYZA in Europe

Role of gene that could influence fertility identified in mice

Women create nationwide movement to eradicate breast cancer

Addrenex submits a sNDA to the FDA for Clonicel

Treatment of gestational diabetes benefits both infant and mother

Younger women with metastatic colorectal cancer live longer than younger men

Januvia in combination with metformin or taken alone lowers blood sugar

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