Digestive Disease Week 2005 spotlights breakthrough research in digestive health
...fficacy in diagnosing GI disorders DDW is jointly sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT). DDW has s...New kidney cancer drug response rate is more than double that of standard treatment
...multicenter study led by Dr. Motzer. The study was sponsored by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals....Mayo Clinic researchers report on effectiveness of treatments for hot flashes
...atient, says Dr Pockaj.DISCLOSURE: This trial was sponsored by a grant from the National Cancer Institute and ...Minn., NCCTG is a national clinical research group sponsored by the National Cancer Institute. NCCTG is a network of more than 400 community-based cancer treatme...Study compares stomach acid control of three proton pump inhibitors in chronic NSAID users
...y, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery. Jointly sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT), DDW takes ...UCLA researchers find common gastrointestinal condition keeps patients up at night
...y, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery. Jointly sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT), DDW takes ...Targeted cancer drug combined with low-dose chemotherapy shrinks tumors, slows ovarian cancer
...available to detect ovarian cancer. This study was sponsored by the National Cancer Institute under its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Genentech for the development of bevacizumab. It was performed as part of the California Cancer Consortium, a collaborative National Cancer Institute (NCI...Study concludes primary IGF-1 deficiency is a frequent cause of short stature
...ant for, and received honoraria from, Tercica, who sponsored the analysis of this study and received grant support from Genentech, who conducted the study....Antibody combined with cancer drug shows promise against breast tumors
...iscovered by Dr. Thorpe's lab, and Peregrine has a sponsored research agreement with UT Southwestern to further develop the drug. "We are currently investigating whether the enhanced therapeutic efficacy with 3G4 and docetaxel extends to other tumor models and other conventional therapies," Dr. Thorpe said. VT...Mayo researchers to announce new findings about promising early-stage breast cancer treatment
...ays Dr. Perez. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsored two large, multicenter clinical trials studying more than 3,300 women with breast cancer between February 2000 and April 2005. These two Phase III trials were conducted by NCCTG and the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP), in ...Mayo Clinic: Biomarker that may improve quality of life during treatment for colorectal cancer
... Group (NCCTG), a national clinical research group sponsored by the NCI. NCCTG is a network of more than 400 community-based cancer treatment clinics in the United States, Canada and Mexico that work with Mayo Clinic to conduct clinical studies for advancing cancer treatment....Mayo researchers seek methods to make new cancer therapies available more quickly
... Group (NCCTG), a national clinical research group sponsored by the NCI. NCCTG is a network of more than 400 community-based cancer treatment clinics in the United States, Canada and Mexico that work with Mayo Clinic to conduct clinical studies for advancing cancer treatment....Other highlights in the May 18 JNCI
...nstitute, and colleagues report on a 2004 workshop sponsored by the NCI in which experts identified the strengths and limitations of cancer and genetic susceptibility prediction models, including those currently in use and in development. Participants also identified research priorities and resources. Contact:...Media invited to international conference on bipolar disorder June 16-18 in Pittsburgh
...ernational Conference on Bipolar Disorder is being sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center....Canada lags behind in caregiver support
...esented her findings to a national forum in Ottawa sponsored by the Policy Research Initiative. Currently at the national level in Canada, caregivers only have access to tax relief and a short- term paid work leave to provide palliative care. In Australia and the U.K. caregivers are directly paid a certain amo...Study finds drug works against scleroderma lung disease
...eness against scleroderma lung disease. The study, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, was conducted at 13 centers throughout the United States. Scleroderma is a progressive disease that leads to the hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues-the fibers that provide the framework ...Children need better cancer drugs, says expert panel
...opment of promising pediatric drugs, the federally sponsored National Cancer Institute should assume responsibility as the developer of last resort. As one model of a public-private partnership focused on a health condition, the IOM report describes the Therapeutics Development Program established by the Cysti...A 'mind-reading' mum - rich or poor - is key to baby's progress
... what she has, according to important new research sponsored by the ESRC. An infant's family background affects its progress in predictable ways, but it is not the best means of anticipating later language and play skills, says a study of more than 200 mothers and their babies, led by Dr Elizabeth Meins, of ...Survey of academic medical centers' standards for clinical-trial agreements with industry
... 107 administrators from medical school offices of sponsored research completed the survey. More than half of the respondents handled 100 or more clinical trial agreements per year. On some issues, research administrators agreed about what was ethically acceptable. Eighty-nine percent said they would not perm...NIEHS press conference for the environmental solutions to obesity in America's youth conference
...onmental Solutions to Obesity in America's Youth," sponsored by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health. Background: The NIEHS is working to determine how the environment affects obesity rates and how it can build upon promising programs that create s......unprecedented roundtable of medical whistleblowers sponsored by the Public Library of Science (PLoS) and the Go...rial, the PLoS Medicine editors explain why PLoS sponsored the roundtable and why they published Lenzer's account: "Lenzer's report will, we hope, spark discus...