Global patient organisation launched to help millions of patients with cancer
...ple living with cancer of the lymphatic system was launched today. The Lymphoma Coalition has been set up to address existing gaps in awareness of lymphoma and its treatment among the patients, their families and caregivers. There are currently very few patient groups worldwide providing support to people wi...NIAID launches malaria vaccine trial in Africa
...al group of public and private partners, NIAID has launched its first trial of a candidate malaria vaccine in a country where malaria is endemic. The Phase I trial, taking place in Mali, seeks to confirm the safety and immunogenicity in adults of a candidate vaccine called FMP-1. A key component of the NIAID...Talented Hokies research brain impacts while battling Aggies
...researchers and sports medicine professionals have launched the monitoring project in an attempt to help prevent these injuries. Stefan Duma, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech and director of the Center for Injury Biomechanics, came up with the idea for the project in February af...Novel technology to monitor 'hidden depths' of silent killer
..., including the USA, Europe and Asia, and has been launched in several countries worldwide. CRESTOR is awaiting approval in a number of other countries over the coming months. AstraZeneca is a major international healthcare business engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of prescri...CRESTOR (TM) improves apolipoprotein and lipid ratios - markers of cardiovascular disease risk
..., including the USA, Europe and Asia, and has been launched in several countries worldwide. CRESTOR is awaiting approval in a number of other countries over the coming months. AstraZeneca is a major international healthcare business engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of prescri...'Voice academy' Web site, funded by NIDCD grant, helps teachers address voice problems
...sions to have voice disorders. A Web site recently launched by the University of Iowa Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology in conjunction with the National Center for Voice and Speech will help teachers prevent and treat voice problems. The site, located at http://www.voiceacademy.org/ , is a set of ...Laying the foundations for greener living
...e way for greener, safer urban living in the UK is launched on October 15, 2003."Towards a sustainable urban e...nvironmentally friendly The initiative is being launched by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). It will involve researchers from...Study shows Joslin's 'Care Ambassador' program helps kids with diabetes better manage the disease
...s with diabetes. (Since the JumpStart program was launched early last year, more than 350 youngsters have participated in the JumpStart program.)...What trials do the NHS spend their money on?
The NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register, launched by Current Controlled Trials Ltd in September 2003 ( http://www.controlled-trials.com/ ), makes information about randomised controlled trials wholly funded by the NHS in England freely available to health professionals, patients and researchers worl...The statin wars: Why AstraZeneca must retreat
...a's high-profile marketing of rosuvastatin, a drug launched into the global statin market last month on the ba...atin finally won US FDA approval in August and was launched last month, winning a 2% market share after only three weeks. [Tom] McKillop [AstraZeneca's Chief Ex...Former NHLBI director Lenfant receives Lifetime Achievement Award
...lity and impact. Under his stewardship, the NHLBI launched its National Cholesterol Education Program, National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, and National Heart Attack Alert Program, as well as special initiatives focused on obesity, sleep disorders, and women's health. "Dr. Lenfant has brought ...Academy launches eBriefings Web site to help scientists
The New York Academy of Sciences has launched "eBriefings" - a series of user-friendly web sites that offer comprehensive information on issues such as diabetes, SARs, autism, adolescent brain development, neuroethics, and oral tolerance. Based on recent Academy symposiums, ebriefings are a gat...Gender differences in brain response to pain
...d, where in response to stress and pain, the brain launched a calculated fight-or-flight reaction. The female limbic regions may be more responsive under threat because of their importance in triggering a nurturing and protecting response for the young, leading to a more emotion-based response in facing pain...Duke leaders propose overhaul of health care and the practice of medicine
.... Duke's Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, launched in 2000 in response to the broad challenges of the Genomic Revolution, will be instrumental in addressing both the scientific and ethical questions raised by the shift in medical practice, Williams said. A clinical trial designed to test the efficacy...New studies show factors responsible for enhanced response to music
...d Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, launched a first-of-its-kind study that will be following children for at least three years as they begin and advance through musical studies. "We seek to understand what happens in the brain both structurally and functionally as the children grow and develop...New life-saving heart attack medication identified
...ttack by 25 percent. This latest VALIANT trial was launched to compare two unique ways of blocking the angiotensin system in an effort to answer the question: "can we find an even better treatment for heart attack survivors?" said Pfeffer. "The answer is that we found two great methods, one as good as the oth...Big cut in heart failure problems from one hour of education
...ool, and Johnson, a clinical research coordinator, launched the study along with U-M co-authors Keith Aaronson, M.D. and Robert Cody, M.D. after seeing far too many heart failure patients wind up back in the hospital because of problems sticking to at-home treatment. "Up to two-thirds of hospital admissions f...Smokers may want to kick butt before dental procedures
...e Great American Smokeout in November, the AAP has launched a special section on its Web site at www.perio.org to educate people about tobacco's effects on periodontal health....Patients' anaesthesia concerns reviewed
...eviewing issues and developments in anaesthesia is launched in this week's issue of THE LANCET. The first article reviews patients' concerns about anaesthesia. David Royston and Felicia Cox from the Harefield Hospital, Middlesex, UK, outline how patients scheduled for surgical procedures continue to express c...M. D. Anderson, African-American churches team up for prostate cancer prevention study
... African-American men enrolled in SELECT - will be launched Sunday, Nov. 16, during morning church services throughout the nation, including more than 40 participating churches in the Houston area. Elise D. Cook, M.D., M. D. Anderson's SELECT principal investigator, is national chair of the SELECT Minority...