New Data Show Evista Reduces Spinal Fractures
... trial designed primarily to evaluate theeffect of daily Evista therapy on bone mineral density (BMD) and spinalfractures in women who have osteoporosis. Women in the MORE study were on average 66 and one-half years old upon entryinto the trial and have osteoporosis. The two-year analysis demonstrates tha...Patients are sought for a clinical study to determine
...ost common treatment for Parkinson's patients is a daily regimenof the drug Levodopa. While many patients benefit from consistent use ofLevodopa, the effects of the drug wear off after two or three hours, creating a"roller coaster" effect. Recently, a drug called Mirapex has proven effectiveat leveling t...Some CFS Patients Benefit From Low-Dose Steroid, But Side Effects Too Risky
... levels by giving two doses of treatmentor placebo daily (a larger dose early in the morning and a smaller dose inmid-afternoon, equivalent to a total of about 25 to 35 milligrams ofhydrocortisone per day). During the 12-week treatment period, all participantswere carefully monitored for adrenal suppressi...Neurotransmission Machinery Visualized For The First Time
...apse. Such vesicle fusion occurs millions of times daily in each of the humanbrain's 100 billion neurons. So understanding vesicle fusion promises to shedlight on processes like learning and memory, and may lead to improved treatmentsfor brain disorders. "It's sort of like merging two soap bubbles into one...6,000 Pharmaceutical Scientists Convene November 15-19 In San Francisco
...abetes sufferers must receive daily insulin injections to avoid serious, often deadly complications. But there's hope: A leading Canadian scientist has developed and patented an oral insulin medication that's now set for human trials with the H...World's Premier Pharmaceutical Scientists Share Latest R&D Findings
...s? -- Millions of diabetes sufferers must receive daily insulin injections to avoid serious, often deadly complications. But there's hope: A leading Canadian scientist has developed and patented an oral insulin medication that's now set for human trials with the Health Protection Branch (the Canadian eq...First Drug Shown Effective For Treating Chronic Forms Of Major Depression
...ell tolerated" over many months atan average daily dose of about 146 mg. Indeed, just one side effect wasfound to be statistically significant. Thirteen sertraline patients complained ofsexual dysfunction compared to two individuals on placebo, a side effectcommonly seen with antide...Fructose Consumption May Accelerate Aging: Skin's Elasticity And Softness May Be Affected
...their diet,instead of fructose. The rats' average daily fructose intake was 12.5 g/kg(grams per kilogram of body weight.) By comparison, a person drinking a quartof cola consumes about 45 grams fructose, which amounts to approximately .6g/kg in an adult weighing 70 kg., and 1.2 g/kg in a child weighing ......rolled osteoporosis studies. The women were taking daily raloxifenetherapy for a follow-up of 40 to 55 months. Mammograms were routinely performedon an annual or biannual basis in all placebo-controlled trials of at least12-months' duration. The data are an update from those Jordan presented earlie......ffectively as systemiccorticosteroids administered daily for seven days. Moreover, unlike thecorticosteroids, ISS-DNA injections were able to redirect the immune responseaway from the strong Th2 response associated with allergic inflammation toward anon-allergic Th1 response. "This study demonstrates in vi...Diabetes & Holiday Foods: Cedars-Sinai Physician Offers Tips To Maintain Healthy Holiday Balance
...-only in moderation. Regular exercise and sensible daily planningshould be especially important during the next few weeks," Dr. Barnett says. Dr. Barnett offers the following tips to help people with diabetes enjoy ahealthful holiday season: • Follow a regular exercise routine to help regulate metaboli...UCSF Study Shows Drug Reduces Risk Of Spine And Hip Fractures By Half In Women With Osteoporosis
...rug dailyfor the first two years followed by 10 mg daily for the remainder of the study. Key findings of the FIT study include: Alendronate reduced clinical fractures 36 percent among women withosteoporosis, and 22 percent among women whose BMD was equal to or less than 2.0standard deviations below the ...Want To Eat Less Fat? Resolve To Read Food Labels
...mend that consumersget 30 percent or less of their daily calories from fat. "The difference in fat intake b...daily value" for fat and other nutrients. "Percent daily value was supposed tohelp consumers select diets consistent with the Dietary Guidelines forAmericans...Brain Tumor Support Group Meeting Scheduled At Cedars-Sinai Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute
...s on using humor toheal, organizational skills for daily living, legal resources and nutritionalsupport. The internationally recognized Institute is a comprehensive center dedicated toresearch and care for neurosurgical cases, including brain tumors, neurovasculardisease, functional disorders, trauma and o...Study Finds Olestra Chips Don't Generate Gastrointestinal Woes
...hem to evaluate theimpact of the symptoms on their daily activity," Sandler said. "The vastmajority said those symptoms had no impact." At the study's end, researchers asked participants what kind of chipsthey thought they were eating. Many guessed wrong. Interestingly, he said, thetype of chips pe......he people most concerned -- those who have to make daily healthcaredecisions for their families. Representative homes are chosen in eachmarketplace to be sure that all income levels and ethnic demographics arerepresented in the survey. The goal is to provide household healthcaredecision-makers with informa...Promising Bone Cancer Therapy Advances To Next Level
...of either thetin compound or Metastron, and keep a daily diary of the effect on their painfor 12 weeks afterward. They also track their use of narcotic and non-narcoticpain killers and are examined several times by a physician. Both pain relief andany toxicity to bone marrow are being gauged. Pati...Women Who Have Invasive Cervical Cancer Benefit From Addition Of Chemotherapy To Radiation Treatment
...ere cervical cancer tends tospread. They underwent daily treatments with an external beam of radiation andseveral days of exposure to rod-shaped applicators containing radioactivepellets, which were placed within the vagina and uterus. Half of the women inthe study also received the drugs cisplatin and 5-f...More Evidence Of Possible Adverse Effects From New Hormone Use In Women With Heart Disease
...rmone replacement therapy (HRT), which consists of daily doses of estrogen for women who have had hysterectomies or estrogen plus the progestin hormone for women with an intact uterus. The August study, led by the University of California at San Francisco and called the Heart and Estrogen/progestin Re......sults show that significant improvement occurswith daily doses of80 mg or greater, though the 40 to 50 mg minimum dose still benefits thepublic's health." The study was supported by U.S. Public Health Service grants. Otherresearchers includeGeorge E. Bigelow, Ph.D., Ira A. Liebson, M.D., and Maxine ...