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Fabre Kramer Pharmaceuticals receives FDA decision on Gepirone ER for major depressive disorder

Fabre-Kramer Pharmaceuticals Inc. (FKP) and GlaxoSmithKline announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a not approvable letter for the new drug application for gepirone extended- release (ER) tablets, submitted for the treatment of adults with major depressive disorder.

5 Nov 2007

Inheriting two genetic mutations that can individually cause epilepsy may cancel each other

Inheriting two genetic mutations that can individually cause epilepsy might actually be "seizure-protective," said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report that appears online in the journal Nature Neuroscience.

5 Nov 2007

Students who consume alcohol mixed with energy drinks twice as likely to be hurt or injured

College students who drink alcohol mixed with so-called "energy" drinks are at dramatically higher risk for injury and other alcohol-related consequences, compared to students who drink alcohol without energy drinks, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

5 Nov 2007

Endosonography-guided biliary drainage is useful in cases with failed endoscopic biliary stenting

The role of endosonography (ES) in digestive diseases is expanding gradually from diagnostic applications to therapeutic ones. The feasibility of ES-guided cholangiopancreatography was first reported by Harada et al. (pancreatography) and Wiersema et al. (cholangiography) in 1995 and 1996, respectively.

5 Nov 2007

Relation exists between emotional intelligence and the use of tobacco and/or cannabis

Emotional Intelligence (EI) has become increasingly popular in the past few years, both at social and professional levels. The objective of the research carried out with UAB psychology students consisted in analysing the possible relation between Emotional Intelligence and the use of tobacco and cannabis.

5 Nov 2007

Elderly with hypertension less likely to get lifestyle modification advice from doctors

People older than 60 with high blood pressure are less likely than other groups of patients to receive advice from their doctors about lifestyle modifications that can help lower their blood pressure, a study by UNC researchers concludes.

5 Nov 2007

Does neural cell adhesion molecule-180 predict survival in colorectal cancer?

When a person learns they are suffering from cancer, the first question in their mind is always: "How much time do I have?" Unfortunately, this is a question to which the researchers have long been seeking an absolute answer.

5 Nov 2007

Manipulation of MOF enzyme may make tumors more sensitive to radiation therapy

To make tumors more sensitive to the killing power of radiation is a key aspiration for many radiation oncologists. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have uncovered new information that leads them closer to that goal.

5 Nov 2007

Common blood pressure medications ACEIs and ARBs provide equal control

Two common classes of blood pressure medications – angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) – are equally effective at controlling high blood pressure, according to a report released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

5 Nov 2007

Carnegie Mellon researchers to develop new stem cell-based drug delivery therapy

Carnegie Mellon University's Stefan F. Zappe is using adult neural stem cells to develop a new stem cell-based drug delivery therapy that may ultimately help treat a variety of inherited genetic disorders like Hunter syndrome.

5 Nov 2007

New technology to tackle MRSA

The recent surge in Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) cases have thrust the infection into the spotlight. Most commonly traced to health care environments (HA-MRSA), the new community acquired (CA-MRSA) strains are now being found in schools, universities and athletic settings.

5 Nov 2007

Barr confirms patent challenge of Ritalin LA

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has confirmed that its subsidiary, Barr Laboratories, Inc., has initiated a challenge of the patents listed by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation in connection with its Ritalin LA (methylphenidate hydrochloride) extended-release capsules, 10mg, 20mg, 30mg and 40mg.

5 Nov 2007

Prevalence of asymptomatic peripheral artery disease steadily increasing among American adults

The prevalence of asymptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) is steadily increasing among American adults, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2007.

5 Nov 2007

Artificial organs targeted in medical technology venture

The University of Bern is bringing together its established areas of expertise in the field of medical technology. The outstanding international reputation of medical technology teaching and research in Bern is to be further enhanced in the long term by the creation of new assistant professorships.

5 Nov 2007

Anesthesia pouch allows children to go home sooner after surgery

Children recovering from orthopaedic surgery feel less pain and leave the hospital sooner when they go home with a small pouch that delivers local anesthetic agents and blocks pain transmission from surgical sites.

5 Nov 2007

Hairpin peptide mimetics show promise as new drugs to fight HIV

When a host cell is infected with HIV, the virus brings its own genetic material into the host cell. This cell then replicates, reads the viral RNA, and uses it as a blueprint to produce more viral proteins.

5 Nov 2007

Heart plays a losing game of catch-up as people age

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have evidence to explain why the supposedly natural act of aging is by itself a very potent risk factor for life-threatening heart failure.

5 Nov 2007

Social and interpersonal skills of autistic adolescents can be improved

The challenges that autistic patients face become more pronounced during adolescence, a crucial period when many kinds of social behaviours are developed and when these individuals can become more keenly aware of their relationship difficulties.

5 Nov 2007

Family history of bipolar affects decision to have children

One in three people with a strong family history of bipolar disorder (manic depression) are reluctant to have children due to the hereditary nature of the illness and its perceived social stigma, new research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has found.

4 Nov 2007

TB vaccine can be a killer for babies with HIV

Experts in South Africa say a vaccine which was meant to protect children in developing countries from tuberculosis (TB)may in fact be killing them.

4 Nov 2007

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Fabre Kramer Pharmaceuticals receives FDA decision on Gepirone ER for major depressive disorder

Inheriting two genetic mutations that can individually cause epilepsy may cancel each other

Students who consume alcohol mixed with energy drinks twice as likely to be hurt or injured

Endosonography-guided biliary drainage is useful in cases with failed endoscopic biliary stenting

Relation exists between emotional intelligence and the use of tobacco and/or cannabis

Elderly with hypertension less likely to get lifestyle modification advice from doctors

Does neural cell adhesion molecule-180 predict survival in colorectal cancer?

Manipulation of MOF enzyme may make tumors more sensitive to radiation therapy

Common blood pressure medications ACEIs and ARBs provide equal control

Carnegie Mellon researchers to develop new stem cell-based drug delivery therapy

New technology to tackle MRSA

Barr confirms patent challenge of Ritalin LA

Prevalence of asymptomatic peripheral artery disease steadily increasing among American adults

Artificial organs targeted in medical technology venture

Anesthesia pouch allows children to go home sooner after surgery

Hairpin peptide mimetics show promise as new drugs to fight HIV

Heart plays a losing game of catch-up as people age

Social and interpersonal skills of autistic adolescents can be improved

Family history of bipolar affects decision to have children

TB vaccine can be a killer for babies with HIV

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