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Increlex - first major innovation in 20 years for the treatment of growth failure

Rush University Medical Center is participating in a clinical trial to evaluate the potential benefit of the first major innovation in 20 years for the treatment of growth failure.

26 Sep 2005

Tumor formation is generated by a complex interaction of both mechanical as well as chemical signals

The relationship between tissue rigidity and tumor formation is fairly well established; however, what is not so well understood is what happens on a molecular level that contributes to such stiffness.

26 Sep 2005

Tobacco industry hindered federal and international regulations on pesticide use

The tobacco industry coordinated cross-industry campaigns to delay and weaken federal and international regulations on pesticide use, according to new findings by University of California - San Francisco (UCSF) researchers.

26 Sep 2005

Researchers gain insights into how malaria pathogen destroys the cells in which it resides

By specially tagging the outer and inner membranes of red blood cells infected with the malaria parasite and tracking the cellular changes that precede the cell bursting event that disperses parasites to other blood cells, a group of researchers has deepened our understanding of how the malaria pathogen destroys the cells in which it resides.

26 Sep 2005

Stuttering is best treated early

About 5% of children begin to stutter, usually in the third and fourth years of life. The consensus is that early intervention in the preschool years is necessary, but evidence to support this is currently lacking.

26 Sep 2005

First step towards effective drug-addiction therapies

A novel chemical compound that blocks memory-related drug cravings has the potential to be the basis of new therapies to aid drug-addiction recovery efforts, UC Irvine neurobiologists have found.

26 Sep 2005

Chronically high levels of insulin may block specific hormones that trigger energy release into the body

Their findings, which may point to new approaches to developing improved treatment options for the disease, are published in the journal Nature.

26 Sep 2005

Scientists identifiy new type of pain-sensing neuron in rats

We all know that if you put your hand over an open flame it's very painful. What you may not know is that, for some people, just lying under a blanket is painful as well. They have neuropathic pain--annoying, chronic pain that comes from a diseased nerve cell rather than a specific stimulus. Feeling phantom pain in a missing limb is another, more famous, example.

26 Sep 2005

Adults not washing hands

Ninety-one percent of American adults say they always wash their hands after using public restrooms. But just 83 percent actually did so, according to a separate observational study.

26 Sep 2005

Women with postmenopausal osteoporosis prefer once monthly to weekly treatment

Over 70% of postmenopausal women with Osteoporosis who expressed a preference, preferred once-monthly Bonviva, finding it more convenient than a once-weekly treatment. This is according to new data presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone Mineral Research (ASBMR).

26 Sep 2005

Powerful orthopedic repair compound

Bone Solutions, Inc. of Dallas, TX, announced at a Dow Jones Lifescience Conference that it had successfully tested its magnesium-based orthopedic adhesive technology in multiple studies to prove full biocompatibility for injection into animals and humans, with powerful mechanical properties that gave its unusual strength and performance beyond current orthopedic industry products.

26 Sep 2005

Investing today in the control of the bird flu virus in animals is cheap compared to the costs of a global pandemic that could occur tomorrow

The global strategy for the control of avian influenza in animals remains largely under-funded despite important contributions pledged by some donors, FAO warned today.

26 Sep 2005

85 percent of postmenopausal women do not get enough calcium

An analysis presented today at the 27th Annual Meeting of The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research found that 85 percent of postmenopausal women do not get enough calcium on a daily basis.

26 Sep 2005

Innovative new treatment for moderate to severe heart failure

Cardiologists at Beth Israel Medical Center are currently enrolling patients in an investigational study that is looking at the safety and efficacy of an innovative new treatment for moderate to severe heart failure, in which a unique pacemaker-like device helps strengthen the heart's pumping power

26 Sep 2005

CytRx granted "Fast Track" designation for ALS drug

CytRx Corporation today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted "Fast Track" designation for the company's leading drug candidate arimoclomol for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease).

26 Sep 2005

Nanogen issued patent relating to biological screening device

Nanogen announced today it was issued Patent No. 6,942,778, "Microstructure Apparatus and Method for Separating Differently Charged Molecules Using an Applied Electric Field" by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

26 Sep 2005

New treatment option for chronic sinusitis

Acclarent on Saturday unveiled their new treatment option for chronic sinusitis, the Balloon Sinuplasty procedure. Results from the initial safety and feasibility study of this unique, catheter-based treatment for chronic sinusitis were presented by William Bolger, MD, FACS.

26 Sep 2005

Tests of cognitive function are the best way so far to predict whether healthy elderly people will develop Alzheimer's

Although Alzheimer's disease begins long before symptoms appear, early diagnosis of Alzheimer's has so far been elusive. And given that there is no cure for the disease, benefits of early detection remain questionable.

26 Sep 2005

Potential oral drug for rheumatoid arthritis

A potential oral drug for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may encourage women to treat their condition earlier rather than later because it is less arduous than currently available treatments. Early treatment is important because RA most often develops between the ages of 35 and 50 and is two- to three times more prevalent in women.

26 Sep 2005

New method of radiation treatment may improve the local control of breast cancer

A new method of radiation treatment may improve the local control of breast cancer significantly which, is very important to cancer sufferers because it can preserve the breast and may also reduce the spread of the disease.

26 Sep 2005

Medical News

Increlex - first major innovation in 20 years for the treatment of growth failure

Tumor formation is generated by a complex interaction of both mechanical as well as chemical signals

Tobacco industry hindered federal and international regulations on pesticide use

Researchers gain insights into how malaria pathogen destroys the cells in which it resides

Stuttering is best treated early

First step towards effective drug-addiction therapies

Chronically high levels of insulin may block specific hormones that trigger energy release into the body

Scientists identifiy new type of pain-sensing neuron in rats

Adults not washing hands

Women with postmenopausal osteoporosis prefer once monthly to weekly treatment

Powerful orthopedic repair compound

Investing today in the control of the bird flu virus in animals is cheap compared to the costs of a global pandemic that could occur tomorrow

85 percent of postmenopausal women do not get enough calcium

Innovative new treatment for moderate to severe heart failure

CytRx granted "Fast Track" designation for ALS drug

Nanogen issued patent relating to biological screening device

New treatment option for chronic sinusitis

Tests of cognitive function are the best way so far to predict whether healthy elderly people will develop Alzheimer's

Potential oral drug for rheumatoid arthritis

New method of radiation treatment may improve the local control of breast cancer

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

Advancing benzodiazepine detection

The Surgeon-Scientist Pioneering Regenerative Engineering

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