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FDA accepts Arisaph's ARI-3037MO IND for phase I human clinical trial

Arisaph Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held drug discovery biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted the Company's recently submitted Investigational New Drug application to evaluate ARI-3037MO in a phase I human clinical trial in healthy volunteers.

22 Mar 2011

Doubts raised over Lap-Band surgery in the long term: Study

This surgery is based on the principle of placing a silicone band around the top portion of the stomach to restrict food intake. It has become an increasingly popular option in the battle against obesity, but some experts have worried about its safety.

21 Mar 2011

Hospital meals cost less than prison meals: Official UK report

In shocking news some British hospitals are reported to be spending as little as £1 a meal, compared with £2.10 for the average prison meal. The official figures show that the spending on hospital food has been slashed by up to two-thirds over the last five years. In some hospitals in England budgets have fallen by 62 per cent – with meals costing little more than £1.

21 Mar 2011

Physical ill-health reduces life expectancy of people with severe mental illness

Physical ill-health is rife among the severely mentally ill in Britain, according to new research published today by the University of East Anglia (UEA).

21 Mar 2011

Elevations in 5 amino acids may signal future disease risk

Measuring the levels of small molecules in the blood may be able to identify individuals at elevated risk of developing type 2 diabetes as much as a decade before symptoms of the disorder appear.

21 Mar 2011

EDMA endorses the campaign against excessive use of salt

EDMA, the European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association, fully endorses the 2011 World Salt Awareness Week theme “Salt and Men’s Health” as the latter reminds that more men than women die prematurely of cardiovascular diseases (CVD).

21 Mar 2011

BioMarin announces preliminary results from ADAPT in patients suffering from PKU

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. announced today preliminary results from ADAPT (A Diversified Approach for PKU Treatment) in an abstract (Abstract #91, Mental Health Screening in Phenylketoniuria Clinic) presented by Barbara Burton, MD at the 2011 annual American College of Medical Genetics conference in Vancouver, Canada.

19 Mar 2011

The Lancet publishes Oceana's Solesta injectable gel study results against fecal incontinence

Oceana Therapeutics, a global company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing best-in-class specialty therapeutics, today announced the publication of results from a randomized-controlled clinical trial of the bulking agent, NASHA DX, a dextranomer suspended in stabilized, which was injected into the submucosa of the anal canal in patients with fecal incontinence.

19 Mar 2011

Journal of Clinical Lipidology publishes LipoScience LDL particle study results against CVD

LipoScience, Inc., a highly innovative diagnostic company that is advancing patient care by developing high value proprietary blood tests using nuclear magnetic resonance technology, today announced publication of a clinical study in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology demonstrating that in many people, low density lipoprotein cholesterol is a less accurate predictor of cardiovascular disease events than LDL particle number.

19 Mar 2011

Nutrition experts gather at WHO headquarters to discuss ways to fight malnutrition

As world nutrition experts gather this week at the WHO headquarters to discuss ways to fight global malnutrition, VOA News examines the growing issues of "undernutrition and obesity, which affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide."

18 Mar 2011

$Guide to improving care of baby boomers' fragility fractures$

Guide to improving care of baby boomers' fragility fractures

Many Baby Boomers will experience a bone fracture as they age, and the current US healthcare system is not prepared to provide the necessary care required, according to a special monograph released in the January 2011 issue of Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (GOS), published by SAGE.

18 Mar 2011

Study: Daily hemodialysis can help alleviate sleep problems related to RLS

For dialysis patients, performing daily dialysis at home can help alleviate sleep problems related to restless legs syndrome, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

18 Mar 2011

FibroGen, Astellas advance FG-4592 to phase 2b development for treatment of anemia in chronic kidney disease

FibroGen, Inc., today announced that FibroGen and partner Astellas Pharma Inc. advanced FG-4592 (Astellas designation ASP1517), an investigational anemia therapy, to phase 2b development for treatment of anemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients on dialysis and not on dialysis.

18 Mar 2011

Gardening may boost vegetable consumption in older adults

New research from Texas A&M University and Texas State University found that older adults who participate in gardening may be more likely to eat their veggies.

18 Mar 2011

British pie, mash and gravy meals too salty: Heart health experts

A new study by Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) in the UK that looked at 526 pie, mash and gravy meals and products, found some meals to be extremely high in salt. A chicken and mushroom pie with chips or mash, gravy and peas from pub chain Wetherspoons contained an alarming 7.5g of salt, well over the daily maximum recommendation of 6g a day. All the pie and mash pub meals looked at contained more than 3g, half the daily maximum, the report said. The survey, conducted by YouGov, found that the mashed potato and gravy could significantly increase the salt content of a meal. According to CASH, while good progress has been made by supermarkets in cutting salt levels in pies, there are still too many products containing unnecessary quantities of salt.

17 Mar 2011

Low calorie diet may delay or prevent aging and neurodegenerative diseases

Cells, which employ a process called autophagy to clean up and reuse protein debris leftover from biological processes, were the original recyclers. A team of scientists from Paul Greengard's Rockefeller University laboratory have linked a molecule that stimulates autophagy with the reduction of one of Alzheimer's disease's major hallmarks, amyloid peptide.

17 Mar 2011

Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

FDA accepts Arisaph's ARI-3037MO IND for phase I human clinical trial

Doubts raised over Lap-Band surgery in the long term: Study

Hospital meals cost less than prison meals: Official UK report

Physical ill-health reduces life expectancy of people with severe mental illness

Elevations in 5 amino acids may signal future disease risk

EDMA endorses the campaign against excessive use of salt

BioMarin announces preliminary results from ADAPT in patients suffering from PKU

The Lancet publishes Oceana's Solesta injectable gel study results against fecal incontinence

Journal of Clinical Lipidology publishes LipoScience LDL particle study results against CVD

Nutrition experts gather at WHO headquarters to discuss ways to fight malnutrition

Guide to improving care of baby boomers' fragility fractures

Study: Daily hemodialysis can help alleviate sleep problems related to RLS

FibroGen, Astellas advance FG-4592 to phase 2b development for treatment of anemia in chronic kidney disease

Gardening may boost vegetable consumption in older adults

British pie, mash and gravy meals too salty: Heart health experts

Low calorie diet may delay or prevent aging and neurodegenerative diseases

'Fetus To Fifth Grade' book provides updated research on pregnancy and childcare

Kentucky Governor signs license bill to practice diabetes education

Poll: 93.3% Pennsylvania adults believe they are more responsible for their health

Packaged beverages now have to list total calorie count, not just the calorie content per serving

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