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Joint Hearing of Senate and House Committees on Veterans’ Affairs: MOPH National Commander testifies

On Thursday, March 4, 2010, National Commander Jim Sims will testify on behalf of the Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) before a Joint Hearing of the Senate and House Committees on Veterans’ Affairs.

5 Mar 2010

Proper treatment can help control psoriasis in most cases

For the approximately 7.5 million Americans affected by psoriasis, the thick, red, scaly, itchy plaques it causes only scratch the surface when it comes to the overall implications of this disease. Now, ongoing research linking psoriasis to other serious medical conditions and the incredible toll it can take on a person's overall quality of life are shifting the way psoriasis is viewed - from a common skin disease to a complex systemic condition.

5 Mar 2010

Researchers develop new model to guide health care financing, resource allocation decisions in the U.S.

A new model that can be used to guide health care financing and resource allocation decisions in the U.S. has been developed by an international group of researchers led by a team from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

5 Mar 2010

Neurocrine Biosciences to sell common stock shares

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. today announced that it is offering to sell shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. Jefferies & Company, Inc. is the sole book-running manager for this offering. The offering is subject to market conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering.

5 Mar 2010

Beneficial Alzheimer's therapies, update on prevention efforts focused at ADI International Conference

Beneficial Alzheimer's therapies that don't use drugs, and an update on prevention efforts, are the focus of the second day's plenary sessions at the 25th International Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International, March 12, 2010 at the Grand Hotel Palace, Thessaloniki, Greece.

4 Mar 2010

Parkinson's patients find facial and vocal expression difficult to read; deep brain stimulation seems to make it worse

Scientists are beginning to find out why people with Parkinson's disease often feel socially awkward. Parkinson's patients find it harder to recognize expressions of emotion in other people's faces and voices, report two studies published by the American Psychological Association.

4 Mar 2010

Embedded wireless sensors in senior's homes to detect onset of dementia or physical infirmities

Carnegie Mellon University researchers in the Quality of Life Technology Center (QoLTC) will embed wireless sensors in the residences of about 50 older adults who live alone to see if they can detect subtle changes in everyday activities that indicate the onset of dementia or physical infirmities.

4 Mar 2010

Failure of Alzheimer's drug Dimebon: Anavex Life Sciences comments

Anavex Life Sciences Corp. today issued a statement following today's announcement from Pfizer and Medivation (MDVN) that their investigational Alzheimer's drug Dimebon did not meet either its co-primary or secondary endpoints compared to placebo during pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials.

4 Mar 2010

Study suggests vitamin D supplements may decrease insulin resistance, fight depression

A daily dose of vitamin D may just be what Chicagoans need to get through the long winter, according to researchers at Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON). This nutrient lifts mood during cold weather months when days are short and more time is spent indoors.

4 Mar 2010

CBT effective in treating patients suffering from lupus and high levels of daily stress

This study shows that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is effective in dealing with patients suffering from lupus and high levels of daily stress as it significantly reduces the incidence of psychological disorders associated with lupus and improves and maintains patients' QOL, despite there being no significant reduction in the disease activity index.

3 Mar 2010

Merck’s MF/F Phase III study data presented at AAAAI annual meeting

Data from two Phase III studies of Merck’s investigational fixed-dose combinations of mometasone furoate and formoterol fumarate (MF/F) were presented by researchers today in two poster presentations at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) annual meeting.

3 Mar 2010

Abbott and Enanta advance treatment for Hepatitis C

Abbott and Enanta Pharmaceuticals announced today the advancement of their Hepatitis C (HCV) collaboration into Phase 2 clinical trials.

2 Mar 2010

Irregular work schedules can play havoc on sleep patterns

With pressure from the tough economy to bring in extra dollars, more people are sacrificing sleep to work night shifts or two jobs in order to make ends meet, says Raman Malhotra, M.D., assistant professor of neurology at Saint Louis University and director of the SLU Sleep Disorders Center.

2 Mar 2010

French investigation explores the outcome of physical functioning of coronary angioplasty

A French investigation published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics has explored the outcome in terms of physical functioning of coronary angioplasty.

2 Mar 2010

Obama-Pelosi government healthcare takeover: LAV launches TV-ad urging Mollohan to vote "No"

U.S. Congressman Allan Mollohan is urged to vote "No" on the Obama-Pelosi government takeover of healthcare, in a major TV-ad campaign launched today by the League of American Voters (USALeague.com).

2 Mar 2010

Stress increases resistance to influenza infection

A new study using mice suggests that a repeated stressful situation that triggers the animals' natural "fight-or-flight" response may actually enhance their ability to fight disease when re-exposed to the same pathogen.

2 Mar 2010

Clot-busting drug therapy after stroke beneficial for women

New research shows women who don't receive a clot-busting drug after a stroke fare worse than men who are not treated. The study is published in the March 2, 2010, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

2 Mar 2010

Association between depression and obesity bidirectional

Obesity appears to be associated with an increased risk of depression, and depression also appears associated with an increased risk of developing obesity, according to a meta-analysis of previously published studies in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

2 Mar 2010

Patients admitted to hospice care are rarely having their ICDs deactivated

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that patients admitted to hospice care who have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) are rarely having their ICDs deactivated and are receiving electrical shocks from these devices near the end of life. This first-of-its-kind study of hospice patients with ICDs is published in the March 2, 2010 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

2 Mar 2010

Study indicates GABA neurotransmitters could play a key role in major depressive disorder

The next advance in treating major depression may relate to a group of brain chemicals that are involved in virtually all our brain activity, according to a study published today in Biological Psychiatry.

2 Mar 2010

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Joint Hearing of Senate and House Committees on Veterans’ Affairs: MOPH National Commander testifies

Proper treatment can help control psoriasis in most cases

Researchers develop new model to guide health care financing, resource allocation decisions in the U.S.

Neurocrine Biosciences to sell common stock shares

Beneficial Alzheimer's therapies, update on prevention efforts focused at ADI International Conference

Parkinson's patients find facial and vocal expression difficult to read; deep brain stimulation seems to make it worse

Embedded wireless sensors in senior's homes to detect onset of dementia or physical infirmities

Failure of Alzheimer's drug Dimebon: Anavex Life Sciences comments

Study suggests vitamin D supplements may decrease insulin resistance, fight depression

CBT effective in treating patients suffering from lupus and high levels of daily stress

Merck’s MF/F Phase III study data presented at AAAAI annual meeting

Abbott and Enanta advance treatment for Hepatitis C

Irregular work schedules can play havoc on sleep patterns

French investigation explores the outcome of physical functioning of coronary angioplasty

Obama-Pelosi government healthcare takeover: LAV launches TV-ad urging Mollohan to vote "No"

Stress increases resistance to influenza infection

Clot-busting drug therapy after stroke beneficial for women

Association between depression and obesity bidirectional

Patients admitted to hospice care are rarely having their ICDs deactivated

Study indicates GABA neurotransmitters could play a key role in major depressive disorder

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