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Springer to launch "Translational Stroke Research" journal

Springer is launching a new quarterly journal Translational Stroke Research, which aims to help translate scientific discoveries from basic stroke research into the development of new strategies for prevention, assessment, treatment and repair after stroke and other forms of neurotrauma. The first issue will appear in March 2010.

20 Oct 2009

Academic medical centers do not always practice the values they preach

As the national conversation about healthcare reform engages millions of Americans, a new Brandeis study sheds light on the values of medical faculty who train the nation's physicians and lead in health care and research in the U.S.

20 Oct 2009

Stemedica completes pre-IND meeting with the FDA concerning allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow cells

Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc., a world leader in stem cell research and manufacturing, announced that it completed its pre-IND meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding a proposed IND (Investigative New Drug) to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Stemedica's high potency proprietary allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow-derived stem cells (adult human) as a treatment for ischemic stroke.

20 Oct 2009

Study explores the link between LUTS and depression, anxiety disorders, sexual trauma

Depression, anxiety disorders and sexual trauma have all been implicated as risk factors in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) such as incontinence and overactive bladder.

20 Oct 2009

AstraZeneca and POZEN announce the pivotal data from two POZEN clinical trials

AstraZeneca and POZEN Inc. today announced pivotal data from two POZEN clinical trials that were presented at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.

20 Oct 2009

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals publishes data on its Phase III intravenous ibuprofen study

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that its Phase III study on intravenous ibuprofen as a post-operative analgesic was published in Volume 31, Number 9 of the peer-reviewed journal Clinical Therapeutics, distributed in October. The study concludes that patients emerging from orthopedic and abdominal surgeries required less narcotic and experienced less pain with 800 mg of intravenous ibuprofen every six hours compared to morphine alone.

20 Oct 2009

Family structure does not impact adolescents' behaviors

The conventional family has changed over the past decade. According to a new study by the Working Group on Adolescence of the Andalusian Society of Family and Community Medicine, which has been published in the Spanish journal Atenci-n Primaria, adolescents' perception of proper family functioning has little to do with the traditional nuclear structure.

20 Oct 2009

Novel H1N1 influenza raises parents' awareness and concern about seasonal influenza

Novel H1N1 influenza has raised parents' awareness and concern about seasonal influenza, increasing the likelihood that they will get their children vaccinated compared to past years, according to a recent national survey commissioned by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID).

20 Oct 2009

AAP's initiative to address childhood asthma

With chronic diseases on the rise in children, pediatricians are looking for solutions to improve care and outcomes for these often complex illnesses. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) today announced a new initiative funded with a grant from the Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN) that will allow pediatricians across the country to pilot a series of quality improvement programs to effectively address the top chronic disease affecting kids - childhood asthma.

20 Oct 2009

Link between stress reduction and increase in pregancy rate established

Women who participated in a stress management program prior to or during their second IVF cycle had a 160 percent greater pregnancy rate than women who did not participate in a program, according to a study presented today at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine's 65th Annual Meeting.

20 Oct 2009

Uninsured American adults with diabetes or high cholesterol often go undiagnosed and undertreated: Study

new study shows uninsured American adults with chronic illnesses like diabetes or high cholesterol often go undiagnosed and undertreated, leading to an increased risk of costly, disabling and even lethal complications of their disease.

20 Oct 2009

Researchers develop new technique to study the mechanisms behind diseases in more detail

Researchers have previously been able to analyse which sugar structures are to be found on certain proteins, but not exactly where on the protein they are positioned. This is now possible thanks to a new technique developed at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

20 Oct 2009

PhRMA report says nearly 1,000 life-changing medicines for diseases affecting women in development

America's pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies are working on nearly 1,000 life-changing medicines for diseases affecting women, according to a new report released by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). The medicines are awaiting approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or are in human clinical trials.

20 Oct 2009

Body composition analysis can help in determining obesity risk

The body mass index (BMI) has long been the yardstick in deciding who is at risk because of their weight. BMI is essentially a measure of density, identifying 'under-' and 'over-weight' risk groups. Recent studies however point towards a more sophisticated approach to the issue.

20 Oct 2009

Data on ULORIC treatment for gout flares presented at the 73rd American College of Rheumatology meeting

Data presented at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology highlight effects of baseline characteristics on achievement of serum uric acid (sUA) levels to <6.0 mg/dL and the frequency of flares with ULORIC- (febuxostat) treatment.

20 Oct 2009

Right combination of estrogen and SERM can reduce breast cancer risk

The right combination of estrogen and a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), which blocks the effects of estrogen in breast tissue, could relieve menopause symptoms and cut breast cancer risk, Yale researchers report in an abstract presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) scientific meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, October 17-21.

20 Oct 2009

Celgene Corporation updates on Phase II study evaluating apremilast in psoriatic arthritis patients

Celgene Corporation announced that updated results of a phase II, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, three-arm study of apremilast in adult patients with psoriatic arthritis (CC-10004-PSA-001) were presented today at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2009 annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA.

20 Oct 2009

Humans are still evolving, says study

Although advances in medical care have improved standards of living over time, humans aren't entirely sheltered from the forces of natural selection, a new study shows.

20 Oct 2009

UT student receives fellowship grant for pre-eclampsia research

Roxanna Irani, a M.D./Ph.D. student at The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston (GSBS), has received a $10,000 fellowship for her efforts to better understand a condition known as pre-eclampsia that threatens the lives of expectant women and their unborn children.

20 Oct 2009

Boehringer Ingelheim's TWYNSTA approved by FDA for the treatment of hypertension

Boehringer Ingelheim announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved TWYNSTA®, a new highly effective single pill combination therapy of telmisartan (an angiotensin receptor blocker [ARB]) and amlodipine (a calcium-channel blocker [CCB]). TWYNSTA® is indicated for the treatment of hypertension, alone or with other antihypertensive agents, and as initial therapy in patients who are likely to need multiple drugs to achieve their blood pressure goals.

20 Oct 2009

Medicine News and Research

Springer to launch "Translational Stroke Research" journal

Academic medical centers do not always practice the values they preach

Stemedica completes pre-IND meeting with the FDA concerning allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow cells

Study explores the link between LUTS and depression, anxiety disorders, sexual trauma

AstraZeneca and POZEN announce the pivotal data from two POZEN clinical trials

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals publishes data on its Phase III intravenous ibuprofen study

Family structure does not impact adolescents' behaviors

Novel H1N1 influenza raises parents' awareness and concern about seasonal influenza

AAP's initiative to address childhood asthma

Link between stress reduction and increase in pregancy rate established

Uninsured American adults with diabetes or high cholesterol often go undiagnosed and undertreated: Study

Researchers develop new technique to study the mechanisms behind diseases in more detail

PhRMA report says nearly 1,000 life-changing medicines for diseases affecting women in development

Body composition analysis can help in determining obesity risk

Data on ULORIC treatment for gout flares presented at the 73rd American College of Rheumatology meeting

Right combination of estrogen and SERM can reduce breast cancer risk

Celgene Corporation updates on Phase II study evaluating apremilast in psoriatic arthritis patients

Humans are still evolving, says study

UT student receives fellowship grant for pre-eclampsia research

Boehringer Ingelheim's TWYNSTA approved by FDA for the treatment of hypertension

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