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Addictions RSS FeedsHand Exercising Robot Helps Stroke Patients Regain Brain Function After 6 Months - US researchers found that patients who had experienced strokes as long as six months earlier were able to regain brain function through the help of a novel robotic device that they squeezed with their hand. The researchers believe this is the first time that fMRI (function magnetic resonance imaging) has been used to map patients' brains to track progress of rehabilitation....Feed Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com Data Demonstrating Significant Efficacy Of Viread(R) In Treating Chronic Hepatitis B Published In New England Journal Of Medicine - Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced the publication of detailed 48-week data from two Phase III pivotal clinical trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of its once-daily Viread® (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in adults.... EpiCept Reports New Data On Benefits Of Maintenance Therapy With Ceplene(R) And Interleukin-2 For AML Patients At ASH Annual Meeting - EpiCept Corporation (Nasdaq and OMX Nordic Exchange: EPCT) today announced that new data on the benefits of maintenance therapy with Ceplene® (histamine dihydrochloride) and interleukin-2 (IL-2) for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) patients in complete remission will be presented at the 50th American... Symphogen And Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd. Achieve Milestone In Discovery Collaboration For Recombinant Polyclonal Antibody, Sym006 - Symphogen A/S and Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd. (TSE: 2202) announced today the advancement of their collaboration for the discovery, development and commercialization of a recombinant polyclonal antibody therapeutic, Sym006, that targets an undisclosed bacterial pathogen. The companies, who initiated the collaboration in December 2006, are moving the program into preclinical development.... Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Selected As A Finalist For Scrip Awards 2008 Pharma Company Of The Year - Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises Award - Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCMP), a leading international biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has been selected as a finalist for the Scrip Awards 2008 Pharma Company of the Year -- Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Award.... PharmaMar Submits Registration Dossier To The EMEA For Yondelis(R) For Treatment Of Relapsed Ovarian Cancer - PharmaMar announced today the submission of a registration dossier to the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for Yondelis® (trabectedin) when administered in combination with DOXIL®/Caelyx? (pegylated liposomal doxorubicin) for the treatment of women with relapsed ovarian cancer (ROC).... BioMarin Uses Itamar Medical's Endo-PAT2000 In Successful Phase 2 Study For New Treatment For Sickle Cell Disease - Itamar Medical, an international medical technology company developing noninvasive diagnostic technology using the Peripheral Arterial Tone (PAT?) Signal, announced today the use of the company's patented Endo-PAT2000 in BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.'s phase 2 study of patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD).... Environmental Standard In First Application To Medical Device - For the first time a medical device has been certified with a tough environmental standard guaranteeing the product free from substances believed to cause harm to human health and the environment. The standard, set by the Nordic Swan, requires products to be free from PVC plastic, endocrine disruptors and persistent, biocumulative and toxic substances.... Montpellier Prostate Cancer Patient Becomes First Cancer Patient In France Treated With Varian's RapidArc? Radiotherapy - A 60-year-old prostate cancer patient from Montpellier has become the first person in France to be treated using RapidArc? technology from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR) for fast and precise forms of intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT).... Scientists Film Inner Workings Of The Immune System - Forget what's number one at the box office this week. The most exciting new film features the intricate workings of the body, filmed by scientists using ground-breaking technology. For the first time in Australia, scientists at Sydney's Centenary Institute have filmed an immune cell becoming infected by a parasite and followed the infection as it begins to spread throughout the body.... Coerced Medication Used In Psychiatric Care Despite Lack Of Clinical Evidence - Researchers are calling for more studies into the practice of forcing psychiatric patients to take medication, after a research review showed that there have been very few rigorous investigations of the procedure.... Nearly 5 Percent Of The US Population Suffers From Persistent Depression Or Anxiety - Though effective treatments are available for individuals suffering from chronic depression and anxiety, very little is known about how often these treatments are used or how prevalent these conditions are among the nation's general population.... New HIV Film Tackles Stigma Faced By Teachers In Africa - Addressing the discrimination against HIV-positive teachers in Africa is a key aim of a new documentary and accompanying book launched in Senegal by the Partnership for Child Development based at Imperial College London. An estimated 122,000 teachers in sub-Saharan Africa are living with HIV, most of whom have not sought testing and do not know their status.... Text To Change And AIDS Information Centre Continue Successful SMS Quiz To Fight AIDS In Uganda - The Dutch NGO, Text to Change (TTC) and The AIDS Information Centre - Uganda (AIC) have decided to continue their fruitful partnership in fighting HIV/AIDS by using incentive based Mobile Text Messaging.... CT-Scan Vs. Invasive Angiography: Statement From The ESC - Recent media reports based on a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (27 November 2008 issue) have announced that "noninvasive CT scans cannot replace imaging of coronary artery blockages by conventional invasive angiography".... Budesonide Sprays Can Be Regarded As Safe For Pregnancy - Women can usually keep using the same asthma drugs they were using before they got pregnant. Budesonide sprays are the best studied and can be regarded as safe. More trials of other essential medicines are necessary however.... New Technique Captures High-res Images Of Full Retina, Allows Monitoring Of Eye Diseases Over Time - Researchers used a new imaging technique to take high quality color photographs of the clinical stages of ocular inflammation in mice, and the technology could help in the monitoring and treatment of diseases of the eye that may cause blindness.... Effects Of Childhood Cancer Treatment Increase Adult Survivors' Risk Of Osteoporosis - Men who survived childhood leukemia treatment into adulthood were more likely to have low bone mineral density than other adults their age, putting them at risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures, according to a new study. The study, led by James G. Gurney, Ph.D.... The International Society For Stem Cell Research Releases New Guidelines To Shape Future Of Stem Cell Therapy - Today, the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), the world's leading professional organization of stem cell researchers, released new guidelines for the responsible development of safe and effective stem cell therapies for patients.... Genetic Breakdown In Fanconi Anemia May Have Link To HPV-Associated Cancer - A genetic malfunction that causes DNA instability in people with the blood disorder Fanconi anemia may put them at high risk for squamous cell carcinomas linked to human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a study posted online ahead of print by Oncogene.... New Standard Of Treatment For Women With Advanced Ovarian Cancer Supported By International Study - Results of a phase III, international randomized clinical trial demonstrate a new standard of care for treating advanced ovarian cancer that significantly reduces side-effects and post-operative deaths compared to the previously established treatment course.... Try Science When 'Just Saying No' Isn't Enough - Teens are fascinated by their brains, the way they work, change, and even "freeze" sometimes. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recommends that parents, teachers and caregivers use that fascination to engage middle and high school students this holiday season in a discussion of why they shouldn't drink alcohol.... Mortality Target Monitoring (Infant Mortality, Inequalities) - Update To Include Data For 2007, UK - The following National Statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Mortality Target Monitoring (Infant mortality, inequalities) - Update to include data for 2007 The main points are: -- In 2005-07 there were 9,846 infant deaths overall in England and Wales, giving an overall rate of 4.9 deaths per 1,000 live births. This was a decrease on 5.... Genes Determine Whether Sugar Pills Work - It is a well-known fact in drug trials that individuals can respond just as well to placebos, sugar pills, as to the active drug. On the other hand, it is difficult to explain why only certain people get better from placebos.... The Barriers That Prevent Children From Taking Prescribed Medicines - The widespread problem of children failing to take their medication for a range of life-threatening illnesses is to be tackled as part of a new university research project.... Put People Power Into Action To Improve The NHS, Say Phil Hope And Ara Darzi, UK - Patients are being urged to put people power into action from today by rating the service they receive in hospitals using a new tool on the NHS website. Care Services Minister Phil Hope and Health Minister Lord Ara Darzi saw the service in action at the Royal Marsden Hospital today. The NHS Choices website at http://www.nhs.... 'Kickin' Asthma' A School-Based Program, Enables Children And Adolescents To Better Manage Chronic Disease - A new study has found that a school-based asthma education program conducted in the Oakland, California school district was shown to reduce symptoms and increase the number of days that children who suffered from asthma were able to go to school. The study will be published this month in the Journal of School Health. Nearly 10% or 6.8 million children have asthma in the U.S.... New "Wipes" For Better Decontamination Of Chemical Warfare Agents And Toxic Chemicals - Scientists in Texas, California, and Maryland are reporting development of high-tech "wipes" that are capable of quickly decontaminating people and equipment exposed to a broad range of military and industrial chemicals, including the deadly blister agent known as "mustard.... Discovery Of New Enzyme In Cancer Growth May Explain Why Cancer Grows; Spreads - While studying the mechanics of blood clots, researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center discovered a new enzyme that not only affects the blood, but seems to play a primary role in how cancer tumors expand and spread throughout the body. The research appeared in recent issues of the journal Blood and the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.... Waste Peel From Pomegranate Juice Factories Makes Healthy Cattle Feed - Pomegranate peel left over from production of the juice renowned for its potential health benefits can make a nutritious feed supplement for cattle, researchers in Israel report in an article in the November 12 issue of ACS' biweekly Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.... Best Treatments For Long-Term Survival In Brain Tumor Patients Identified By Mayo Clinic - A new Mayo Clinic study found that patients with low-grade gliomas survived longest when they underwent aggressive surgeries to successfully remove the entire tumor. If safely removing the entire tumor was not possible, patients survived significantly longer when surgery was followed by radiation therapy. This study is available online as an advance publication in Neuro-Oncology.... Quick Surgical Reaction To 'Flesh-Eating Bacteria' Reduces Mortality - With less than half of patients with necrotizing soft tissue infections displaying the physical signs of these very serious infections, researchers have found two simple blood tests can help physicians diagnose what is commonly known as "flesh-eating bacteria," according to a study in the December issue of The American Journal of Surgery.... Clothing With A Brain: "Smart Fabrics" That Monitor Health - Researchers in United States and China are reporting progress toward a simple, low-cost method to make "smart fabrics," electronic textiles capable of detecting diseases, monitoring heart rates, and other vital signs. A report on these straight-out-of-science-fiction-fibers, made of carbon nanotubes, is scheduled for the December 10 issue of ACS' Nano Letters, a monthly publication.... Self-Embedding Disorder In Teens Diagnosed And Treated By Radiologists - Minimally invasive, image-guided treatment is a safe and precise method for removal of self-inflicted foreign objects from the body, according to the first report on "self-embedding disorder," or self-injury and self-inflicted foreign body insertion in adolescents. The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).... Advance Toward Early Diagnosis Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Researchers in Finland are reporting identification of the first potential "biomarker" that could be used in development of a sputum test for early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). That condition, which causes severe difficulty in breathing - most often in cigarette smokers - affects 12 million people in the United States.... Stroke Rehabilitation Improved By Robotic Technology - Research scientists using a novel, hand-operated robotic device and functional MRI (fMRI) have found that chronic stroke patients can be rehabilitated, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). This is the first study using fMRI to map the brain in order to track stroke rehabilitation.... Investigating Numbness, Pain Or Muscle Weakness? Guidelines Identify Best Tests For Neuropathy - New guidelines developed by the American Academy of Neurology find a combination of blood tests and other specialized assessments appear to be the most helpful tests for finding the cause of neuropathy. Also known as neuritis or distal symmetric polyneuropathy, this common nerve problem affects people of all ages.... Safety Of Asthma Medication In Pregnancy - Budesonide sprays can be regarded as safe for pregnancy - other asthma drugs have not been as well studied though Women can usually keep using the same asthma drugs they were using before they got pregnant. Budesonide sprays are the best studied and can be regarded as safe. More trials of other essential medicines are necessary however.... New Criteria Identify Additional Patients With Cancer Who Benefit From Liver Transplantation - A substantial number of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who exceed the Milan criteria (which are currently used to select transplant candidates) could also be good candidates for successful transplantation, according to findings of a web-based survey of 1112 patients, which is published in an Article early Online and in the January edition of The Lancet Oncology.... New Guidelines Released By The International Society For Stem Cell Research - The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), the world's leading professional organization of stem cell researchers, released new guidelines for the responsible development of safe and effective stem cell therapies for patients.... Skin Cells Reprogrammed Into Stem Cells In Mouse And Monkey Models - Scientists have successfully created the first induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell lines from adult monkey skin cells. The research, published by Cell Press in the December issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, demonstrates that the method of direct reprogramming is conserved among species and may be useful for creation of clinically valuable primate models for human diseases.... Plasmid IL-12 And Electroporation Combination Against Metastatic Melanoma Achieves Systemic Response - Inovio Biomedical Corporation (AMEX:INO), a leader in enabling the development of DNA vaccines using electroporation-based DNA delivery, announced today the final results of a Phase I clinical study demonstrating safe and effective treatment of metastatic melanoma in the first-in-man trial of a DNA-b... Thyroid Function And Structure May Be Altered In Pediatric Obesity - In addition to its strong associations with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, pediatric obesity may induce alterations in thyroid function and structure, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).... Veterinary Students Put Decision-Making Skills To The Test, American Veterinary Medical Association - The eighth annual Animal Welfare Judging and Assessment Competition hosted at Michigan State University (MSU) on November 1-2 showcased a group of aspiring animal welfare experts. For the second time, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) sponsored a division of that competition for veterinary students.... ASTRO Publications Garner Three MarCom Awards - The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology has received three 2008 MarCom Awards for its work on its 2008 Annual Report, ASTROnews and The Radiation Oncology Treatment Team brochure. The MarCom Awards is an international competition that recognizes the achievements of marketing and communication professionals.... Results From The First And Largest Collaborative Study Confirm Role Of Enbrel® In Psoriatic Arthritis - New data presented today at the 'Gene to Clinic' meeting taking place at the Royal College of Physicians in London, England, reinforce Enbrel's ability to clear skin in patients with psoriatic arthritis, an inflammatory and progressive disease associated with psoriasis.... Drug Treatment For Parkinson's Disease Outlined By Henry Ford Neurologist In NEJM - Levodopa has long been proven to provide the greatest relief of all available medications in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. It also is the most cost-effective drug for managing the full range of problems associated with this chronic neurological disorder, which affects an estimated one million Americans. In the Dec.... The HFSP Journal Publishes A Special Issue On Protein Folding - The HFSP Journal, the new interdisciplinary journal for scientists conducting high quality, innovative research at the interface between biology and the physical sciences is pleased to announce that a special issue focusing on the fundamental process of protein folding approached both experimentally and theoretically is now available online at http://hfspj.aip.... Novel Basis Identified For Tamoxifen Failure - Tamoxifen may worsen breast cancer in a small subset of patients. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research suggests that in patients who show reduced or absent expression of the protein E-cadherin, commonly used anti-oestrogen drugs such as tamoxifen may promote more harmful cancer cell behaviour. A team of researchers co-ordinated by Dr.... Researchers Report That Interferon Needed For Cells To 'Remember' How To Defeat A Virus - Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have determined that the immune-system protein interferon plays a key role in "teaching" the immune system how to fight off repeated infections of the same virus. The findings, available online and in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Immunology, have potential application in the development of more effective vaccines and anti-viral therapies.... Proof That Endothelial Cells Give Rise To Blood Stem Cells - Stem cell researchers at UCLA have proven definitively that blood stem cells are made during mid-gestational embryonic development by endothelial cells, the cells that line the inside of blood vessels. While the anatomic location in the embryo where blood stem cells originate has been well documented, the cell type from which they spring was less understood.... First Global Protein Screen Of Fetal Cord Blood Identifies Biomarkers In Mothers Who Smoke; Establishes Model For Other Toxins - Despite the well-known dangers of first- and secondhand smoke, an estimated ten percent of pregnant women in the U.S. are smokers. Exposure of a developing baby to harmful cigarette byproducts from mothers who smoke affects an estimated 420,000 newborns each year and poses a significant health care burden.... NHS Top-Up System Has Hidden Costs That Have Not Been Accounted For, UK - The "cost" of top-up payments to the NHS are not confined to the cost of the drug and require the NHS to make some long overdue changes or risk financial failure, argue two editorials published in Clinical Oncology, by Elsevier. Dr Rob Glynne-Jones and Prof.... Conclusive Evidence That Tainted Heparin Caused Allergic Reactions - Epidemiological Study Provides The Final Link - A team of researchers led by MIT has confirmed that a contaminant found in several batches of the blood-thinner heparin is linked with severe allergic reactions in patients, dozens of whom died after receiving the tainted drug.... Calcium And Vitamin D May Not Be The Only Protection Against Bone Loss - Diets that are high in protein and cereal grains produce an excess of acid in the body which may increase calcium excretion and weaken bones, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).... Majority Of Local Authorities Failing Adults With Autism, UK - For the first time, all local authorities in England have been ranked and rated on their approach to adults with autism. The online table, published by The National Autistic Society (NAS), reveals an astounding postcode lottery where only one local authority knows how many adults with autism are in their area.... Testosterone Levels Reduced By Prostate Cancer Drug In As Little As 3 Days - More than 95 per cent of men who took degarelix for prostate cancer saw their testosterone levels fall dramatically as early as three days after they started treatment, according to a paper in the December issue of BJU International. They also experienced much greater falls in their prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels at 14 and 28 days than men taking leuprolide.... Concerns About Embryo Disposition Revealed In Largest Study Of Fertility Patients - Fertility patients who are done having children feel responsible for the stored, frozen embryos left over from their treatment, yet more than half are against implanting the embryos in anyone else, according to a new study by researchers at Duke University Medical Center.... December Highlighted Studies In The Journal CHEST - MEN WITH EMPHYSEMA AT RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS New research shows that men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, may also be at risk for osteoporosis. Researchers from Japan performed chest CT scans and pulmonary function tests on 65 male patients with COPD.... ConjuChem's PC-DAC(TM):Exendin-4 Lowers Glucose And Weight In Phase II Diabetes Trials - ConjuChem Biotechnologies, Inc. (TSX:CJB) announced preliminary results today showing that its Type 2 diabetes product, PC-DAC(TM):Exendin-4, achieved statistically significant reductions in HbA1c and weight in its two Phase II clinical trials.... Copyright © 2008, Sat Live On Pc. All Rights Reserved. |