Shire receives US FDA approval of EQUETRO (TM) for bipolar disorder
...ania at the same time. Having a new drug treatment option that is effective for bipolar disorder without causing significant weight gain or blood sugar changes is a very important addition to our armamentarium." Dr. Weisler is an adjunct professor of psychiatry at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hil...M. D. Anderson researchers discover key protein in psoriasis
...sis. "We may have found an entirely new treatment option for psoriasis." The study, which appears in the January 2005 issue of the journal Nature Medicine , available on-line Dec. 12, shows a protein called STAT3 is a crucial initiator of psoriasis and must be present and activated for psoriasis to develo...Novel p53 gene-based therapy boosts immune system and reduces tumor size
...oducts based on licensed technologies, and has the option to license future technologies under sponsored research agreements. The University of Texas System Board of Regents owns stock in Introgen. These arrangements are managed in accordance with M. D. Anderson's conflict of interest policies....Aromatase inhibitors should be first-line treatment for certain type of breast cancer
...sting that anastrozole could be a future treatment option (see Lancet 2002; 359: 2131-39). Published today are the 5-year follow-up results of the ATAC study. They show how anastrozole, compared with tamoxifen: increased disease-free survival by over 10%; increased the time to disease recurrence by aroun...Multi-center study finds therapy boosts kidney transplants in 'highly sensitized' patients
... transplantation is by far the preferred treatment option for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), those with high levels of "anti-donor" antibodies have had little hope of receiving a donated organ. Among the relatively few who have undergone transplantation, rejection rates have been very high. B...Voluntary health organizations, publishers announce major information initiative
...rpret the latest research, they will also have the option of being connected directly to the source through links to free full text of the research articles on the journal websites. Healthcare consumers will be able to access selected journal articles as soon as they are published. Each health organization'...Stressed mice quicker to get skin cancer
...ess. "Stress reduction programs usually are a good option for many people, but we think they may be more important for individuals at high-risk for skin cancer," he says. Fair-skinned people exposed to large amounts of UV light and patients previously diagnosed with squamous cell skin cancer, genetic diseas...Updated adjuvant data presented at SABCS show 30 percent reduction in recurrence
...ing postmenopausal women with a critical treatment option that can significantly improve survival of early breast cancer when compared to tamoxifen." Pfizer's announcement closely follows newly released American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recommendations on the use of aromatase inhibitors as adjuv...Study shows haploidentical natural killer cells may provide hope for some patients with AML
...arrow transplant, an effective long-term treatment option for AML. Jeffrey Miller, M.D., lead researcher, will present the findings of this study the successful remission of poor prognosis AML patients after transfer of human haploidentical natural killer cells at the 46th annual meeting of the American S...Novel drugs help solve Gleevec resistance
...t of relapsed CML and offer an immediate effective option for the minority of patients who do not achieve an optimal response to Gleevec therapy. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, the only institution to have tested both of these novel compounds, undertook independent Phase I clinical trials of both agents. It ...More than 41 million Americans need colorectal cancer screening
...ble sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy. Each screening option has advantages and disadvantages. "Given the enormous number of people who are eligible for screening but have not been screened, it is clear that regardless of the test, colorectal cancer screening is underutilized," notes Bernard Levin, MD, AGA...Outpatient lung cancer procedure promising for inoperable disease
...ncer Society, but Dr. Dupuy said surgery is not an option for the majority of them. In many cases the disease is too extensive for surgical removal, or there is an underlying disease such as emphysema, heart disease or other medical problems. Traditionally, these patients are treated with chemotherapy or ra...Virtual colonoscopy shows significant promise as colorectal cancer screening option
...ble sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy. Each screening option has advantages and disadvantages. "No colorectal...ths and weaknesses of CT colonography and have the option to use this technology. This will necessitate a comprehensive approach to training and curriculum d...Leukemia patients survive with stem cell transplant
...arrow transplant from an unrelated donor may be an option when there is no donor available in the family, bu...other of a newborn baby at UHC proved a lifesaving option for a two-year-old leukemia patient. ...FDA grants accelerated approval of TYSABRI, formerly antegren, for the treatment of MS
...proval of TYSABRI provides an additional treatment option for people with relapsing forms of MS. There are many people living with MS who may benefit from this different treatment approach," said Stephen C. Reingold, PhD, vice president for research, the National MS Society. About TYSABRI Biogen Idec and...Breast conserving therapy safe for hereditary breast cancer
...treatment," conclude the authors, "is a reasonable option for [women with BRCA mutations], and the indications for unilateral mastectomy should be the same for both hereditary and non-hereditary breast cancer." They caution, however, "discussion of bilateral mastectomy is warranted by the significant contra...JAMA editors call for major restructuring of postmarketing surveillance system
...duct was subsequently shown to be incorrect.) One option worth strong consideration, as others have suggested, is to establish an independent drug safety board or independent agency for drug safety, specifically to oversee postmarketing surveillance for drugs and devices." "Above all, the agency must be c...Rush University Medical Center testing magnetic stimulation for depression
...pproved by the U.S. FDA, an entirely new treatment option for patients suffering from depression would be available. Rush is inviting qualified patients to volunteer to participate in this study. To qualify, patients must be: between 18 and 70 years old. suffering from a major depressive disorder. ab...'Birth control pill may reduce knee injury': McGill researchers
...traceptive pill use may reduce this risk and be an option for these athletes."......ns and South Beach Diets, may actually be the best option for men who want to slim. New research, published this week in the Open Access journal, Nutrition & Metabolism, shows that over 70% of men lost more weight and fat on a low carbohydrate diet, despite eating more calories. Jeff Volek and colleagues, f...