Sucampo submits new drug application for lubiprostone
...ongoing commitment to providing new and innovative options to physicians and their patients," said Yasuchika Hasegawa, president and chief operating officer at Takeda. In addition to the NDA indication, Sucampo has completed a Phase II trial that studied lubiprostone for constipation-predominant irritable b...Urban neighborhoods affect how people think about health
...stant professor of sociology. "Limited health-care options mean that many people in poor urban communities are less likely to seek preventive care that could help them better manage their illnesses. In too many instances, this means that residents are forced to turn to emergency care in the form of expensive...Women with heart attacks benefit from stenting
... is the best alternative among excellent treatment options for women," she said. "There is no difference in the death rates between stenting and angioplasty, but stenting offers a substantial benefit by decreasing the recurrence rate of new blockages." The study involved 2,082 heart attack patients who arr...Hemodialysis causes antioxidant loss leading to long-term complications
...n long-term health problems. Potential therapeutic options to restore balance in patients are also reviewed. Oxidative stress, an imbalance between toxic compounds and defense mechanisms, and prevalent in the dialysis process, has been linked to numerous adverse complications in end-stage renal disease (ESRD...Competition in health care may not result in better quality
... not routinely collected for these other insurance options and hence is not available for analysis even though PPOs have passed HMOs in popularity for the employed population, Scanlon notes. However, if one compares the performance of HMOs against HMO competition, HMOs in less competitive markets perform be...New recommendation encourages more activist approach to lung cancer screening
...e responsibility of informing their patients about options for screening for lung cancer, according to a grou...e not available, patients should be informed about options for lung cancer screening, which currently include chest X-ray (or chest radiography) and computed t...Heart valve ring reverses damage from congestive heart failure, easing symptoms
...rested in learning more about mitral valve surgery options at the U-M may call 734-936-1900. The GeoForm ring may complement another device now under study to help failing hearts continue to pump, Bolling says. That device, called the Acorn CorCap Cardiac Support Device, is a mesh sac that wraps around the h...Study shows symptom-driven therapy may be ok for some adults with mild persistent asthma
...s added to our understanding of possible treatment options for different levels of asthma severity." NAEPP is expected to release updated guidelines in 2006. An expert panel will consider the results of IMPACT and other studies to determine if changes in treatment recommendations for adults with mild persist...Research urgently needed to treat blood clots in children
...ptoms." Further research is needed, exploring such options as smaller catheters for pediatric patients, as we...Traditionally, researching more invasive treatment options for children has been regarded with reluctance, Dr. Massicotte said. "Because babies and children ar...Northwestern's cancer genetics program finds gene variants that greatly increase breast cancer risk
...re susceptible to cancer, and we'll have many more options for preventing those cancers," says Dr. Pasche. Northwestern's Cancer Genetics Program is a comprehensive cancer genetics program that provides cancer predictive gene testing and genetic counseling. TGFBR1*6A testing is currently only offered at Nor...NCI's Patient Navigator Research Program: Questions and answers
...timely treatment, more information about treatment options and preventive behaviors. For example, in one com...that cancer patients are not shortchanged in their options and their care. 4. What are some of the barriers faced by cancer patients from underserved communi...Institute of Medicine news: Human resource crisis in HIV/AIDS
...ordinator asked the Institute of Medicine to study options for placing such workers in the 15 focus countries. "In addition to this proposed corps of highly skilled health and management professionals, the Global Health Service would also have five other components. The individuals serving in all of these...Emory holds national conference on HIV vaccine and drug research
...bution, therapeutic vaccines, and HIV management: options and opportunities, focusing on Africa. Confirmed faculty include Joep Lange, Center for Poverty-related Communicable Diseases, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam; Douglas Richman, University of California, San Diego/VAMC; Jean-Marie An...UT Southwestern lead site for study of a new multiple sclerosis drug
... really hasn't been a lot of research or treatment options for patients with this form of MS," said Dr. Kathleen Hawker, assistant professor of neurology, who is heading up the clinical investigation. UT Southwestern researchers are testing Rituxan a therapeutic monoclonal antibody approved by the Food and ...Participants needed for generalized anxiety disorder study at UT Southwestern
...s soon as the person hits the bed." GAD treatment options include medication, psychotherapy or both, and can help people overcome their worries and function normally.UT Southwestern is one of 40 sites recruiting a total of 800 individuals for the research study, which will last 14 weeks with the possibility...Institute of Medicine news: Changes needed in WIC program
...e WIC program to provide a broader variety of food options and allow more choices to take into account the wide range of dietary and cultural preferences among WIC participants. There should be few restrictions on participants' choices among fresh produce, the report says. Yogurt should be permitted as a s...Little evidence found for IVF as most effective infertility treatment
...hat IVF is more effective than the other treatment options available for unexplained infertility," Pandian and colleagues conclude. However, pregnancy rates were significantly higher with IVF than with "watchful waiting" and with IVF compared to gamete intrafallopian transfer, or GIFT, the researchers found....Program for abdominal and pelvic health offered at Rush University Medical Center
... when done correctly. " Dugan says other treatment options include oral and injectable medications, nerve blocks, pelvic floor physical therapy, nutrition and diet modifications, psychological support and minimally invasive laproscopic surgery. "Rush's program focuses on issues beyond the physical - providin...Facelift alternatives rid patients of neck 'wattle' without the downtime of surgery
...of their neck region. Patients have less invasive options to rid the "wattle," reports a study in May's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), through targeted neck rejuvenation techniques. "Not every patient who seeks to correct ...Medication or psychotherapy effective in treating depressed patients when the other is not
...For those resistant to treatment there are several options available, including switching medication, enhancing or combining medications, and switching to or enhancing treatment with psychotherapy. Alan F. Schatzberg, M.D., from Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif., and colleagues studie...