Sucampo submits new drug application for lubiprostone
...ies chloride) on cells lining the small intestine, increasing intestinal fluid secretion. This increased fluid level softens the stool, promotes spontaneous bowel movements, and reduces abdominal discomfort, pain and bloating. "This NDA submission marks a significant product milestone in Sucampo's history. ...In treatment of depression, cognitive therapy and medication both effective
... paroxetine or placebo for eight weeks, with doses increasing as tolerated. After eight weeks of treatment, for those unresponsive to paroxetine, treatment was augmented with lithium carbonate or desipramine hydrochloride. Patients in the cognitive therapy group attended 50-minute sessions twice weekly for the ...It takes a village to improve the health of children
...nity health and child advocacy will help fight the increasing impact of social and environmental risk factors on...nity health and child advocacy will help fight the increasing impact of social and environmental risk factors on the health of children and adolescents. "Former...Golf-related head injuries in children increasing along with sport's popularity
Children's increasing interest in golf is resulting in an unfortunate up.... Rahimi and his co-authors write, attributing the increasing popularity to the excitement generated by Tiger Woods and increasing media coverage of golfing event...Scientists discover way to control allergic reactions
...discovered a way to decrease allergic reactions by increasing numbers of CD4+ regulatory T-cells. Dr Mark Larch ...llergic eczema. The researchers discovered that by increasing the levels of CD4+ T-regulatory cells they were able to control the extent of the allergic inflammat...Vigorously active adolescents are leaner, fitter
...readmill test that went progressively faster at an increasing incline. The most fit took in more oxygen at a lower heart rate. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, which measures bone, fat and fat-free soft tissue (mostly muscle) was used to determine body fat. Adolescents averaged just five minutes per day of v...Dr. Gutin selected as Fulbright Senior Specialist
...s coordinating his country's initiative to reverse increasing obesity rates as well as a 20-nation survey on childhood obesity. "It's becoming as big a problem as it is here," says Dr. Gutin, who will lecture to faculty and students on the health consequences of obesity and low fitness as well as intervention s...Lupus and the role of Epstein-Barr virus
...nt of African-American patients, and calculated at increasing the odds for lupus by 5 to 6 fold. Among white lupus patients, the EBV-IgA association was modest, yet increased significantly with age. The association also appeared stronger in older African Americans than younger patients. Among lupus patients, ...Mediterranean diet leads to longer life
...priate for elderly people, who represent a rapidly increasing group in Europe, they conclude....Lack of vigorous activity linked to functional decline in older adults with arthritis
...most 40 million Americans over age 65, potentially increasing the ranks of senior citizens with disabilities that can limit independent living. To avert an epidemic of disability in the future and ease the burden on Medicare, researchers are seeking to understand better and manage all the components demographi...Soy and fish oil may help prevent heart attacks
...t the current belief in the medical community that increasing the intake of omega-3 fatty acids produces only long-term cardiac benefits," said the study's lead author, Fernando Holguin, MD, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. "In fact, our study group showed improvements in heart function in as ...Children's Hospital, Oakland's Dr. Barbara Staggers wins prestigious award
...entor of adolescents. She has devoted her life to increasing access to quality health care for minorities, particularly adolescents. Dr. Staggers is the director of three health clinics serving adolescents. Last fall, Dr. Staggers and Children's Hospital at Oakland opened a school-based clinic at McClymond's...Nature provides inspiration for important new adhesive
...d, and the laminated veneer lumber that is finding increasing use to replace conventional joists and beams in construction. Techniques have also been explored to create the new adhesives from tree bark or wood decayed by brown rot fungus. Regardless of the material used to produce the adhesives, they are renew...New recommendation encourages more activist approach to lung cancer screening
...n Medical School. "For this reason, lung cancer is increasing in frequency among former cigarette smokers. Current and former smokers should be made aware of this continuing risk." Current public policy is largely based upon the results of randomized trials from the 1970s and early 1980s, which have been widely...Grandmothers' smoking linked to grandchildren's asthma decades later
...he body's ability to rid itself of toxins, thereby increasing their risk of asthma in smokers' children and grandchildren. They also note that further studies are needed to confirm their results and investigate the issue more deeply. "These findings indicate that there is much more we need to know about the har...Early stage breast-cancer rates are rising as incidence of invasive cases are leveling
...ng breast cancer at an earlier stage. However, the increasing number of in situ cancers presents an important clinical challenge, since in some cases the treatments that should be given to women with these conditions, primarily LCIS, is unclear," Li said. "Another problem is that we are not very good at predict...Traditional risk factors best predictor of CVD death in kidney patients
...rol of high blood glucose and high blood pressure, increasing physical activity, and stopping smoking. Chronic kidney disease is a known, controllable risk factor for heart disease and its incidence is on the rise. An estimated 4.5 percent of adults have physiological evidence of chronic kidney disease. The ra...Being too clean could be hazardous to your health and the environment
... home use of antimicrobials such as triclosan. The increasing popularity of antimicrobial products has preceded the study of the possible harmful affects of the use of such products. Past research has shown that chloroform is produced when free chlorine reacts with organic material. "This is the first work tha...NMDP welcomes IOM recommendation for fully integrated cord blood system
...e public resources away from the important task of increasing the inventory of cords, or risk slowing patient access to this vital, life-saving resource of cord blood." The NMDP is governed by an independent board with representation from cord blood banks, transplant centers, transplant medicine and patient ad...Independent voice rises to help consumers navigate health care
...be making a contribution to the state's efforts at increasing public health insurance enrollment by identifying individuals who are eligible for public insurance programs and assisting them in enrolling in these programs." Counties covered by the organizations include San Francisco, San Diego, Fresno, Los Angel...