New Data Show Evista Reduces Spinal Fractures
...uble-blind,placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial designed primarily to evaluate theeffect of daily ...erage 66 and one-half years old upon entryinto the trial and have osteoporosis. The two-year analysis demonstrates thatwomen taking Evista who had no spinal ......t the EuropeanCongress of Osteoporosis. The MORE trial is a multicenter, Eli Lilly and Co. sponsored rese...women who had no spinal fractures uponentry of the trial and received raloxifene were 52 percent less likely to have afirst spinal fracture and women with a ...Patients are sought for a clinical study to determine
...an-St. Luke's Medical Center have begun a clinical trial todetermine if estrogen also improves the effectiv... drugs," said Kompoliti.Each medical center in the trial will treat 18 patients who are already onLevodopa: six will be men on Levodopa; six will be post-me...Some CFS Patients Benefit From Low-Dose Steroid, But Side Effects Too Risky
...olleague, Robin McKenzie,M.D., designed a clinical trial to treat CFS patients with hydrocortisone, asynthe...oes not support the use of hydrocortisone, asecond trial led by Dr. Straus at NIAID together with scientists at JohnsHopkins University is attempting to supp...... Trials Group (PACTG), a network of trial sites supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), have announced results of an in......tems penetrate the skin, scientists are"reduced to trial and error," Kohn says. "It's like playing the lottery: if youmake and test one compound at a time, it's like buying a single ticket," heexplains. "But combinatorial methods allow you to make hundreds of compounds andtest them rapidly, so you greatly ...Elderly Patients May Be Undertreated For High Cholesterol, Wake Forest Doctor Says
...otherwise good health. "Given the clinical trial evidence for benefit, those aged 65 to 75years and with prior coronary heart disease appeared undertreated withcholesterol lowering drug therapy," the report concluded. At the 1989 start of the Cardiovascular Health Study, sponsored by theNat...UCSF Recruting Breast Cancer Patients For Herbal Therapy Study
...sary to conduct a clinical trial. This novel trial is a crucial first step to integrating traditional...their oncologists. However, in order for the trial to be effective, he said, participantswill be randomized to receive either the herbal formula or a p...Study Finds Less Intensive Treatments May Not Maintain HIV Suppression
...y 1997, ACTG 343 is the first large-scale clinical trial toinvestigate whether one- or two-drug therapies c...viral load rebound. "Although the results of this trial are somewhat disappointing," notes Dr.Havlir, "they should not discourage future attempts to simplif...Pairing Two Drugs With Angioplasty May Offer Best Success In Treating Heart Attacks
...ntific sessions. Results of a dose-ranging trial show that using abciximab and twolow-dose boluses ... a new standard of care for heartattacks, said the trial leader, Dr. Magnus Ohman, a cardiologist at the DukeClinical Research Institute. "Most pati......apid Early Action for Coronary Treatment, orREACT, trial presented today at the American Heart Association's 71st ScientificSessions. The study, funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, testedcommunity campaigns to reduce the time people delay seeking emergency care forheart attack in 20 me...Hospital Stays Longer Than Three Days For 'Simple' Heart Attacks May Not Be Cost Effective
...tientswho had participated in the GUSTO-I clinical trial between 1990 and 1993. Theprimary purpose of that trial was to compare the effectiveness of two clotbusting drugs, but the researchers also collected a weal......nd, randomised trial. The primary endpoint of the trial wasmedian time to alleviation of clinically signif...ese findings were strongly reflected in the second trial of zanamivir2reported at the IDSA meeting by Adrian Griffin on behalf of MIST (Management ofInfluenz...Pursuing The Next Generation Of Arthritis Treatment
...ethotrexate, the current standard treatment. This trial is beingconducted as part of a nationwide effort t...Administration. The other current clinical trial is the first test of a promising newtreatment for systemic lupus, a potentially life-threatening for...National Clinical Trial To Test Effectiveness Of Antibiotic Treatment For Coronary Artery Disease
...ivelytreated with antibiotics? A national clinical trial directed by the Universityof Washington and funded...dea as it once was," said Grayston. "This clinical trial should help prove whether the Chlamydia pneumoniae bacteriaplays a role in the cause of complication...First Drug Shown Effective For Treating Chronic Forms Of Major Depression
...sponded positively tosertraline in a 12-week trial and had continued to respond well in a four-month extended treatment. In the study, 77 patients maintained sertraline use for 76more weeks, while 84 patients took a placebo daily. A research team found that patients receiving sertr...WFU And IntraVec To Develop Innovative Cancer And HIV Treatments
...In developing the new treatments and therapies for trial and use inhumans, IntraVec will work with Chen and Malcolm Brenner, M.D., Ph.D., directorof the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Baylor College of Medicine, whereChen is now an associate professor. The cancer treatments will use "toxic cel...Discarded Treatment For Heart Attacks May Yet Prove To Be A Life-Saver
...nt life-saving powers, according to a new study. A trial in six Latin American countries provides new evide...emical symbol for potassium. In the pilot trial involving 407 people suffering a heart attack,patients treated with the GIK combination within 24 ho...New approach supercharges immunotherapy
...ainstcancer. Early results from the first clinical trial of this approach will bepresented December 5th at ...ting in MiamiBeach, Florida. This phase-1 clinical trial -- designed not to assess effectiveness but todetermine the optimal dose and measure toxicity -- inv...Promising New Drug Uses Antibody Targeted Chemotherapy To Fight Leukemia
... arenow emerging from the current pivotal Phase II trial in the U.S. that involvespatients following relapse after initial AML chemotherapy. A preliminaryanalysis of these data show that CMA-676 given alone produces a remission rate of approximately 40 percent - arate comparable to that of standard combin...