First head-to-head study to compare lidoderm patch and Celebrex in treating pain
...re COX-II inhibitor class in the fall of 2004, the sponsor of the study, Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., voluntarily elected to prematurely halt the study prior to reaching the original enrollment target. However an analysis of data after six weeks of treatment showed that of the patients treated in the Lidoderm...Study shows patch therapy may be as effective as oral medications
...ns regarding the entire COX-2 inhibitor class, the sponsor of the study, Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., voluntarily elected to prematurely halt the study prior to reaching the original enrollment target of 200 patients. These results therefore need to be confirmed with further randomized controlled trials. "Thi...OHSU researcher says FDA could broaden access to results of clinical drug trials
... made aware of these studies in advance, the study sponsor cannot pretend that a study that turned out negative did not exist. So the FDA reviews all major studies, positive or negative, published or unpublished. "In accordance with the Electronic Freedom of Information Act, over the past several years, the ...Four teams awarded inaugural translational cancer research grants
...the lead donation of $150,000. Abbott, a longtime sponsor of AACR's meetings and scientific conference, will also join this partnership for translational research. Commenting on this new funding partnership, Debra Dendahl Hadley, Executive Director of the Cardinal Health Foundation, said, "We are very pleas...Success of new treatment halts international blood pressure drug trial
... heart attacks and strokes. The principal sponsor of ASCOT is Pfizer Inc, New York. Support has also been provided by Servier Research Group, Paris and Leo Laboratories, Copenhagen....Generic drug use varies widely by state, study reveals
...ee their generic fill rate increase to 75%. A plan sponsor providing prescription benefits for 100,000 member...he end of 2002 to June 2004, with the average plan sponsor implementing more than four of the 20 modules available. Express Scripts recently launched Rx Outrea...Percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair shows favorable preliminary results
... of Evalve Inc., a medical device company, and the sponsor of the trial. Based on these promising results, a larger, Phase II safety and efficacy trial may be initiated later this year. Dr. Herrmann presented an update of the trial's findings today at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 200...NIDA sponsors frontiers in addiction research mini-convention
... Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, will sponsor a NIDA mini-convention, Frontiers in Addiction Research, on Friday, October 22, 2004, in conjunction with the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), at the San Diego Convention Center. Frontiers in Addiction Research will bring t...Study findings question claims of significant savings from pharmacy dose consolidation programs
...e letters. Financial modeling showed that the plan sponsor would save only $0.02 to $0.03 per member per month (PMPM), or approximately 0.08% of PMPM drug costs when taking into account program costs, naturally occurring dose consolidation and members who would have stopped taking the prescriptions. This is...AIUM announced education and research grant recipients at the 2004 AIUM Annual Convention
...ch grants each year to its members and is proud to sponsor cutting-edge research in the field of ultrasound. ...Female & black legislators more likely than others to prioritize children's health
...than twice as likely as their male counterparts to sponsor child health bills. Their proposals made up 37 percent of all child health bills while their total number of proposals made up 16 percent of all bills introduced. Members of the Black Caucus in each state legislature also were more likely than non-Ca...Antioxidant controversy: Scientists seek measurement standards
...d methods used to make these claims. The principal sponsor of the meeting was the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. The result: Widespread agreement that antioxidant measurements need to be standardized but disagreement on the best method to measure the beneficial compounds, ...Twelve scholars to receive support to strengthen the field of geriatric social work
...with a National Research Mentor and a school-based sponsor who will support the Scholar's professional leadership and research career development. The Hartford Faculty Scholar's Program is administered by The Gerontological Society of America and directed by Dr. Barbara Berkman, Helen Rehr/Ruth Fizdale Profe...Cutting-edge sensors and software tests will help protect Pentagon from airborne hazards
... of this research is nonclassified. NCAR's primary sponsor is the National Science Foundation. Opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation....SOS Rx: National medication safety group organized
...by an unrestricted educational grant from founding sponsor Express Scripts. "Express Scripts' mission is to make the use of prescription drugs safer, as well as affordable, so we're very pleased to collaborate with the National Consumers League in launching SOS Rx with the support of such a wide range of org...Medical societies report critical care crisis in United States
...ls to critical care; and encourage policymakers to sponsor research that defines the optimal role of a critical care specialist in the delivery of critical care. In their accompanying white paper, the four critical care professional societies urge public policy makers to assist in the implementation of the F...State-required continuing medical education does not affect heart attack care
...g, drugs manufactured by drug companies that often sponsor CME events. Currently, 34 states mandate that physicians must complete a certain number of CME hours each year, at an annual cost of more than $1.5 billion to the health-care system, the researchers said. Requirements vary from state to state, wit...Combination drug therapy offers hope for malaria treatment
... all consumers, and encourages funding agencies to sponsor programmes that deliver these needed medicines to poorer countries."...U-M study: Doctors more likely to prescribe pricey new blood pressure drugs
...and provide free samples. Many drug companies also sponsor continuing medical education courses, which are required for doctors to maintain their certification. "The industry influence is pervasive," says Ubel, who is also a research investigator at the Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Health Center. "I thi......er in the new center. Although many NIH institutes sponsor social and behavioral research through their external, or extramural, grants-making divisions, the SBSC will bring a new focus to this type of research among the intramural research community. The trans-NIH SBRC will house the complete staff ...