FDA tried to discredit whistleblower over drug safety claims
...of the Government Accountability Project, a public interest group that protects whistleblowers in order to promote governmental and corporate accountability. But the group received another request from an anonymous whistleblower at the FDA who was being "bullied" by Dr Graham. The caller also said that Dr ...Testosterone improves women's sex lives
...ction. A testosterone supplement increased women's interest and joy in sex and their satisfaction with the extent of their sex life. Combined testosterone/estrogen treatment and placebo/estrogen improved psychological well-being just as much. The studies show further that supplemental testosterone has a ben...Pharmacists want role in drug importation, study shows
... Medicare drug benefit would not diminish consumer interest in prescription drug importation, and a similar proportion agreed that interest was not limited to the elderly. 69 percent agreed that their primary concern about importation was...Examination of possible conflicts of interest to influence look at suspected adverse drug reactions
...dications. "However there is indeed a conflict of interest in asking industry to monitor its own drugs. It is imperative, therefore, that the FDA continue to be bolstered, both in its efforts to monitor drug safety and in its new risk management initatives. In my opinion, there is no need for additional du...The NIH funds network to study drug-induced liver injury (DILIN)
...elieve that the DILIN will bring greater focus and interest to the study of drug-induced liver injury and help to develop better ways to prevent, detect, and treat this growing liver problem," says Paul Watkins, M.D., chair, the DILIN Steering Committee and principal investigator for the center in North Carol...Research explores why some internationally adopted children excel while others struggle
... and pediatrics, some of whom also have a personal interest in the topic as family members of internationally ...on," said Krakow. Krakow's daughter inspired her interest in the language development of children from China. "My daughter, who is now five, was adopted at ...New protein 'stop sign' alters blood vessel growth
... express online edition of Science, are of special interest to researchers trying to prevent blood flow that nourishes tumors or exploit the signals vessels emit during growth to help regrow damaged nerves. During an animal's prenatal development, protein "signs" tell growing blood vessels which way to go an...Tide of new nurses rises but shortages still loom large
...ent, and continued initiatives aimed at increasing interest in the nursing profession. Corporations and other groups have also aided the effort to attract more nurses to the profession and provided scholarships to nursing students. Johnson & Johnson launched the multi-million dollar "Campaign for Nursing's Fu...Developmental issues among triplet infants
...when he/she looks at the parent with attention and interest or refraining from stimulation when the child averts his/her gaze or shows signs of fatigue), and to pay close attention to the infant's newly acquired skills. Because the development of infant cognitive competencies is built upon the mother's sens...Prenatal alcohol exposure has effects far beyond fetal alcohol syndrome
...al exposures," added Jacobson. "Despite extensive interest in the differential susceptibility attributed to influences ranging from genetic predisposition to nutritional inadequacy, there has been relatively little systematic empirical investigation of the factors that may determine which children are affe...Satellite view highlights Europe's changing landscape
...mpact flooding. "This information is obviously of interest to policy makers. At the same time information on flooding will attract attention from people living in these areas. They might not be so interested in the overall trends but they want to know 'Will my house be flooded?' Similarly people might want t...Researchers are studying photodynamic therapy
...for periodontal diseases, so there is a pronounced interest in the development of alternative antimicrobial concepts. PDT involves two stages. In the first stage, a light-sensitive drug is applied. The second stage involves shining a light or laser directly on the area treated with the drug. When the ligh...Who really owns publicly-funded medical research?
...is year, an unprecedented coalition of U.S. public interest leaders urged the National Institutes of Health to...ml Patient advocates and public interest groups are increasingly concerned that their voices are being left out of this critical dialogue bet...Controversies regarding ovarian cancer treatments addressed
...ns are unlikely to be definitively answered as the interest is now moving towards other more relevant issues, such as the incorporation of biological therapies and new agents into clinical practice," states Mano. "It is however important that oncologists who will be facing patients with their particularities...Health issues may affect grandmothers who are primary caregivers
...were aware of the challenges they faced, expressed interest in health promotion for themselves and their grandchildren and were committed to actively seeking ways to raise their grandchildren more effectively. While facing a unique set of challenges and responsibilities, the grandmothers also acknowledged the...Coronary stents do not improve long-term survival
..., which develops stents. Kandzari has no financial interest in Cordis. Other members of the Duke team were Robert Tuttle, M.D., James Zidar, M.D., and James Jollis, M.D....Rehabilitation professionals in nationwide survey cite barriers to assistive technology transfer
...Three out of five believe education, awareness and interest in assistive technology need to be improved. One ... application of new products and devices. Attract interest from manufacturers and venture capitalists by making assistive technology more commercially viable, ......rs from this study believe the findings will drive interest in "prepless" procedures and increase virtual colonoscopy's future standing as a viable and perhaps primary screening method for colorectal cancer. On the basis of its high patient compliance, prepless virtual colonoscopy may ultimately increase the...Researchers shed light on cancer susceptibility using 'supermice'
...hese, the Ink4a/ARF locus has been of considerable interest since this locus is inactivated in a majority of human cancers. This locus encodes two different proteins that act together to check uncontrolled tumor development. A study to be published in the November 15 issue of Genes and Development illustrate...Six new Roybal Centers for Applied Gerontology established by National Institute on Aging
... The Stanford Roybal Center will apply an emerging interest in better "emotional regulation" with increasing age to the choices people make when encountering medical and health-related decisions. RAND Institute, Dana Goldman, Ph.D. Goldman's group will study ways to forecast the effects of medical breakth...