Different type of iron supplement is better at boosting iron levels
...e amount of porridge daily, five times a week. The placebo group had porridge made with unfortified whole mai...kg). The researchers found that, compared to the placebo group, the prevalence of iron-deficiency anaemia dropped by 89% for the high-dose NaFeEDTA group, an...12-month study demonstrated tolerability and efficacy of Daytrana
...to 12 months, DAYTRANA has not been studied versus placebo for longer than 7 weeks. Physicians, who prescribe DAYTRANA for long-term use, should periodically re-evaluate patients to assess the usefulness of DAYTRANA for the individual patient. Children were diagnosed with ADHD using DSM-IV-TR criteria. ...Investigational nonstimulant Guanfacine XR significantly improved child, adolescent ADHD symptoms
...red by several standardized tests when compared to placebo treatment. In the two short-term trials, the pr...stigators compared 2 mg, 3 mg or 4 mg GXR doses to placebo during an eight-week treatment period. The participants randomized to GXR all began at the 1 mg dos...Study evaluates the effectiveness of Aripiprazole in adolescents with schizophrenia
...e demonstrated significant improvement compared to placebo on the primary efficacy endpoint, Positive and Neg...razole [10 mg/day (n=100) or 30 mg/day (n=102)] or placebo (n=100). Aripiprazole was started at 2 mg/day and titrated to the target dose. The primary efficac...Efficacy and safety of Aripiprazole as adjunctive therapy in major depressive disorder
...ive treatment phase with one ADT plus single-blind placebo to confirm their inadequate response to ADT. The ...y continued their ADT plus double-blind adjunctive placebo or adjunctive aripiprazole (2-20 mg/day). The primary efficacy endpoint was the mean change from...Erectile dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms
...Patients participated in a four-week, single-blind placebo run before being randomized to receive 5 mg tadala... an additional six weeks. The control arm received placebo for the 12-week period. Patients were evaluated using the International Index of Erectile Function -...News from American Psychiatric Association 2007 Annual Meeting
... months received ramelteon 8 mg, zolpidem 10 mg or placebo 30 minutes before bedtime for one night each in a ...ificant increase in turn time and turn sway versus placebo was seen with zolpidem (P Immediate memory recall declined significantly with zolpidem (P=0.002), ...New long-term data analyses for Bifeprunox show favorable effects vs. placebo
...onstrated that bifeprunox maintained stability vs. placebo and displayed a favorable weight and lipid profile...d decreases in body weight and body mass index vs. placebo over six months. Bifeprunox patients showed favorable effects on total cholesterol, triglycerid...Data showed improved quality of life and patient satisfaction with SYMBICORT
...provements and managed asthma symptoms better than placebo and budesonide alone, but not formoterol alone. Abstract #954575: This 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study measured satisfaction to treatment in 390 patients with mild-to-moderate asthma previously treated with ...Novel treatments may help alleviate constipation, IBS in women
...). Participants were given either lubiprostone or placebo for 12 weeks and asked to rate their IBS symptoms. To be considered a monthly responder, patients had to report moderate relief four out of four weeks or significant relief two out of four weeks. Overall responders were defined as those who had bee...New prevention, treatment methods for patients with painful bowel inflammation
... 5-ASA were given either 4mg of rosiglitazone or a placebo twice daily for 12 weeks. A Disease Activity Index (DAI) was used to measure the disease activity during the trial and efficacy was assessed by measuring clinical response, clinical remission, endoscopic remission and overall quality of life. The...New study demonstrates that Lubiprostone may improve symptom relief rates in adults with IBS-C
...biprostone 8 mcg taken twice daily (783 adults) or placebo (388 adults) over a 12-week period. Primary ef...hieve overall response compared to those receiving placebo (lubiprostone 17.9 percent vs. placebo 10.1 percent, P=0.001). There was a similar incidence of ser...Erectile dysfunction -- the canary in the mineshaft?
...ment group with no significant change noted in the placebo group. Erectile function improved in the treatment...tically significant change was not observed in the placebo group with 27.8 percent at baseline vs 30.7 percent at four weeks. This study will be presented du...Drug treatment slows decline in lung function in COPD patients, TORCH study finds
...unction decline compared with patients receiving a placebo over three years (39 vs. 55 milliliters per year).... was not significantly different from those in the placebo group. However, treatment with the combination treatment did result in significantly fewer COPD flar...The hepatitis C link: Diagnose, treat, transplant
...combination with peginterferon alfa-2b (PC); or 3) placebo with peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin (PR, active control). All patients were treated for 12 weeks. The non-responders cohort enrolled 36 patients (PRC: 15; PC: 11; PR: 10) and the partial responder cohort had 21 patients (PRC: 3; PC: 9; PR: 9)....ACE inhibitors help preserve kidney function in IgA nephropathy
... ACE inhibitor, compared to fifteen percent in the placebo group. The combined risk of decreased kidney funct...taking benazepril, compared to nine percent of the placebo group. Recent studies have shown that ACE inhibitors are helpful for patients with various kidney ...Calcium plus vitamin D supplements may help prevent weight gain in postmenopausal women
...international units of vitamin D (18,176 women) or placebo (18,106 women) daily. They were weighed each year for approximately seven years. At the beginning of the study, 39.63 percent of the women met current recommended daily intake of 1,200 milligrams of calcium, 53.94 percent reported taking any calci...Coenzyme Q10 does not improve Parkinson's disease symptoms
...hs of the study55 in the CoQ10 group and 51 in the placebo group. The compound was well tolerated overall, and the percentage of patients who experienced adverse effectsincluding viral infection, diarrhea and hearing lossdid not differ between the two groups. Blood levels of CoQ10 increased in the treatment ...FDA approves Dey, L.P.'s Perforomist inhalation solution for maintenance treatment of COPD
...mL taken twice daily was statistically superior to placebo for the primary endpoint, FEV1 AUC 0-12. The safety and efficacy of Perforomist Inhalation Solution observed in this study were comparable to those of Foradil. Additionally, patients treated with Perforomist Inhalation Solution used less rescue alb...Can an omega-3 fatty acid slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease?
...ive either two grams of DHA per day or an inactive placebo pill. About 60 percent of participants will receive DHA, and 40 percent will get the placebo. Doctors and nurses at the 51 research clinic sites will monitor the participants in regular visits throughout the trial. To ensure unbiased results, neither...