Testosterone may help men with multiple sclerosis
...e no abnormalities in blood tests taken during the trial and the men's prostate examination results remained stable. "Overall, in this first trial of testosterone treatment in men with relapsing-remitting MS, the treatment was shown to be safe and...Coenzyme Q10 does not improve Parkinson's disease symptoms
...ny, and colleagues conducted a randomized clinical trial of a 300-milligram dose of CoQ10 in 131 patients with Parkinson's disease who did not have changes in motor functions and were on stable treatment for their condition. Those assigned to the treatment group took 100 milligrams of CoQ10 three times dai...Older patients with major depression live longer with appropriate treatment, Penn study shows
...per. The practice-based, randomized, controlled trial was conducted in 20 primary care practices in New York and Pennsylvania. 1,226 randomly sampled patients 60-75 years of age were screened for depression and were classified as having major depression (396), minor depression (203), or no depression (...Experts debate role of stenting, bypass surgery in left main coronary artery disease
...ery. In the mid- 1990s a large, respected clinical trial proved that surgery was superior to medical therap...up within five years of surgery. "In a prospective trial with hard endpoints of death and heart attack, I think we might find that drug-eluting stents stand ...FDA approves Dey, L.P.'s Perforomist inhalation solution for maintenance treatment of COPD
...pal Investigator of the Phase III pivotal clinical trial and an expert on lung diseases, particularly COPD....ion Solution used less rescue albuterol during the trial compared to patients treated with placebo. ...SCAI Founders' Lecture highlights remarkable progress in catheter-based aortic valve replacement
...urope. A multicenter phase 2 randomized controlled trial is expected to begin soon in the United States. Another replacement aortic valve, the self-expanding CoreValve, is also undergoing clinical testing. "The opportunity for patients to be treated in clinical trials will expand rapidly as the number of...Dealing deadly cancers a knockout punch
..., Oncolytics announced it had initiated a Phase II trial to evaluate intravenous administration of Reolysin...ed to begin in 2007, including a Phase II melanoma trial and a Phase I/II ovarian cancer trial. "It is hoped that the trials will clearly show that Reolysi...Elsevier announces launch of Brain Stimulation
...ata and tables, early-release papers, and clinical trial listings. The journal will also be accessible through Elsevier's institutional subscription service, ScienceDirect. Contributors will be able to submit manuscripts electronically via the Elsevier Editorial System, streamlining the peer review and ...ENDEAVOR III Trial reports key findings on new-generation stent
...ent of coronary artery disease. The Endeavor III trial randomly assigned 436 patients treated at 30 medic... clinical restenosis," he said. The Endeavor III trial is 1 of 5 studies gathering the data necessary for market approval of the new stent by the Food and ...Can an omega-3 fatty acid slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease?
...ed by the University of California, San Diego. The trial will take place at 51 sites across the United Stat...olunteer to participate in clinical studies. The trial will use DHA donated by Martek Biosciences Corporation of Columbia, Md. Participants will receive ei...New research helps overcome major CPAP problem
...ute of Medical Research successfully conducted the trial in Sydney. One hundred participants were randomly assigned to either a treatment as usual (TAU) group or to the CBT group. The intervention required participants to attend two one-hour sessions in addition to the usual treatment. It included a 1...Cognitive therapy can reduce post-traumatic stress in survivors of terrorist attacks
... and Transformation undertook the first controlled trial aimed at assessing the effectiveness of cognitive ...ected by terrorism and other civil conflict. The trial involved 58 people with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder, mostly resulting from multiple traum...Bone marrow stem cells may cure eye disease
...oworkers are now planning a clinical trial. If the trial succeeds, Kao said, the procedure could help prevent blindness in future generations who suffer from genetic corneal diseases. He added that cornea transplants have been successful to some degree but do not always eliminate the problem. "When th...New relief for unexplained chest pain
...sease can be excluded, our findings suggest that a trial of theophylline may be effective in relieving chest pain." ...Animal study identifies promising new target for brain tumor therapy
...ht off brain tumors. They hope to start a clinical trial soon. The results of this study hold promise for...archers are in the process of launching a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of the drug in humans. "This dual-pronged approach that targets both typ...Angioplasty reduces long-term cardiac risk among heart patients with 'silent' ischemia
...gues conducted a randomized, unblinded, controlled trial from May 2, 1991, to February 25, 1997, to determine whether PCI compared with drug therapy improves long-term outcome of asymptomatic patients with silent ischemia after a heart attack. A total of 201 patients with a recent heart attack, silent myo...Warts vaccine -- 1 of many in pipeline
A clinical trial treating the papillomaviruses responsible for geni...stralian of the Year 2006 Professor Ian Frazer and trial manager, sexual health specialist Dr David Jardine More than 200 patients in China and Australia ...UW study tests topical honey as a treatment for diabetic ulcers
...ting the first randomized, double-blind controlled trial of honey for diabetic ulcers. Eddy first successfu...l problems of our day. Patients in the clinical trial will receive ulcer care and treatment by an expert podiatrist. Half will be randomly assigned to rec...Eggs promote weight loss and help close nutrient consumption gap
...oss (Embargo April 29, 2007) A randomized control trial led by Nikhil V. Dhurandhar, Ph.D., associate professor in the department of infection and obesity at Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center found that overweight and obese women who consumed a breakfast of two eggs a day ...Literature review shows spinal manipulation beneficial for neck pain
...vel improvements following spinal manipulation. No trial group was reported to remain unchanged, and all gr...ositive changes up to 12 weeks post treatment. No trial reported any serious adverse effects. This literature review did not include studies involving pat...