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Nabi Biopharmaceuticals expands share repurchase program to enhance shareholder value

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals announced today that its Board of Directors has approved an aggregate total of up to $60.9 million to repurchase the Company's outstanding common shares in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.

24 Mar 2010

Researchers create audio CDs to encourage physical activity among school students

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University $1.22 million to combat childhood obesity in the Bronx.

24 Mar 2010

Medical imaging benefits outweigh radiation risks, says ESC

Cardiac nuclear imaging and computed tomography angiography (CCTA) still have an important role to play in cardiac disease diagnosis, say experts from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

24 Mar 2010

Arginine supplements can improve exercise capacity in older people

Taking arginine supplements can improve the cycling ability of over-50s. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition tested a combination of the amino acid and an antioxidant in sixteen cyclists, finding that it enhanced their anaerobic threshold - the amount of work done before lactic acid begins to accumulate in the blood

24 Mar 2010

Some GOP states mounting legal challenges to health bill

The New York Times: "Officials in a dozen states who oppose the health care bill say they hope to block it in court by arguing that requiring people to buy health insurance is an unprecedented intrusion by the federal government into people's lives — the equivalent of going a step beyond simply regulating automobiles to requiring people to buy a car.

23 Mar 2010

Celladon Corporation receives USPTO notice of allowance covering MYDICAR for advanced heart failure

Celladon Corp. announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a notice of allowance for a broad patent covering the company's lead drug candidate MYDICAR®, a genetically targeted enzyme replacement therapy for advanced heart failure. The patent will be issued to The Regents of the University of California and licensed exclusively to Celladon.

23 Mar 2010

Heavy drinkers more likely to have adverse health-related practices

Women and men who engage in frequent heavy drinking report significantly worse health-related practices, according to a Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research study in the journal Addiction Research & Theory.

23 Mar 2010

iHealthCast.com launched to allow patients consult with doctors from home

Most people want better access to health care for themselves and their family, however a major obstacle in achieving this is the time and hassle involved in seeing a doctor. Many find the whole process discouraging.

23 Mar 2010

You and your baby may need vitamin D supplementation says research

This report appeared in the respected Journal Pediatrics this week. There has been growing awareness regarding deficiency of Vitamin D in children and adults. This vitamin is important for healthy bones, immunity and other bodily processes. In children inadequacy of this vitamin in diet may lead to bone damage, rickets, repeated infections and heart disease in later life.

23 Mar 2010

Diabetic Pennsylvanians can reduce risk of complications by following "ABCs" of diabetes

Secretary of Health Everette James reminds diabetic Pennsylvanians to reduce the risk of complications from the disease and improve their quality of life by knowing and following the "ABCs" of diabetes.

23 Mar 2010

Physical therapy exercise improves postnatal well-being and reduces risk for PND

A physical therapy exercise and health education program is effective in improving postnatal well-being and reducing the risk for postnatal depression, according to a randomized controlled trial published in the March issue of Physical Therapy, the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association.

23 Mar 2010

Avoiding boomeritis: Tips from Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource

Orthopedic surgeons are seeing a wave of exercise-related injuries among baby boomers -- a phenomenon dubbed “boomeritis.”

23 Mar 2010

Treatments for preventing hamstring injuries

A brand new systematic review into the research of hamstring injuries has revealed that not enough is known about the effectiveness of current prevention methods for one of the most common sports injuries.

22 Mar 2010

Treatment options available for GAD

A little worry is normal, but people who constantly worry about daily concerns, even when times are good, may have generalized anxiety disorder.

22 Mar 2010

ChemoCentryx undertakes Phase II clinical trial of CCX140

ChemoCentryx, Inc., today announced that it has undertaken a Phase II clinical trial of CCX140, a novel, orally-available small molecule compound designed to specifically target the chemokine receptor known as CCR2.

22 Mar 2010

Natural fibre in sea kelp may help tackle obesity

Seaweed could hold the key to tackling obesity after it was found it reduces fat uptake by more than 75 per cent, new research has shown.

22 Mar 2010

Phase II Topical Interferon Alpha-2b trial for AGW: Helix BioPharma achieves last-patient-out

Helix BioPharma Corp. announced today that it has achieved last-patient-out in its Phase II trial of Topical Interferon Alpha-2b for the treatment of ano-genital warts.

22 Mar 2010

Aqua Sphere organizes event to raise funds and awareness for breast and prostate cancer

Aqua Sphere, the leader in high-end, innovative swim products, dares to see who will go the distance -- men or women?

20 Mar 2010

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals completes public offering and concurrent private placement of common stock

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the completion of its previously-announced public offering and concurrent private placement of its common stock, resulting in net proceeds to Lexicon of approximately $181.4 million after the exercise in full by the underwriters of their over-allotment option and by Invus, L.P., Lexicon's largest stockholder, of its associated right to purchase additional shares.

20 Mar 2010

Today's OpEds: Wash Post, Economist support health bill, others articulate opposition

But if legislators are asked to cast an up-or-down vote in the next few days, our advice would be to vote yes. With trepidation, we would say that the benefits of acting outweigh the risks (3/19).

20 Mar 2010

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Latest Exercise News and Research

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals expands share repurchase program to enhance shareholder value

Researchers create audio CDs to encourage physical activity among school students

Medical imaging benefits outweigh radiation risks, says ESC

Arginine supplements can improve exercise capacity in older people

Some GOP states mounting legal challenges to health bill

Celladon Corporation receives USPTO notice of allowance covering MYDICAR for advanced heart failure

Heavy drinkers more likely to have adverse health-related practices

iHealthCast.com launched to allow patients consult with doctors from home

You and your baby may need vitamin D supplementation says research

Diabetic Pennsylvanians can reduce risk of complications by following "ABCs" of diabetes

Physical therapy exercise improves postnatal well-being and reduces risk for PND

Avoiding boomeritis: Tips from Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource

Treatments for preventing hamstring injuries

Treatment options available for GAD

ChemoCentryx undertakes Phase II clinical trial of CCX140

Natural fibre in sea kelp may help tackle obesity

Phase II Topical Interferon Alpha-2b trial for AGW: Helix BioPharma achieves last-patient-out

Aqua Sphere organizes event to raise funds and awareness for breast and prostate cancer

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals completes public offering and concurrent private placement of common stock

Today's OpEds: Wash Post, Economist support health bill, others articulate opposition

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