Saving virtual lives with nanobots goal of UH-led project
...s great to see ingenuity of this caliber receiving worldwide recognition."...Type 2 diabetes is increasing among children all over the world
...ts that the rate of type 2 diabetes among children worldwide also appears to have increased significantly over the last 15 years. Weight gain, poor nutrition, and lack of exercise reduce the action of insulin--a hormone that allows sugar to enter cells where it can be used for energy--a condition called insu...Your heart could indicate whether you have kidney problems
... According to the Society, over 60 million people worldwide have some degree of chronic kidney disease and the costs of kidney failure, heart failure and diabetes account for the majority of health budgets today....The Lancet calls for higher tax on cigarettes
... price increases of 50% on cigarettes to prevent a worldwide epidemic of lung cancer, states an editorial in this week's issue of The Lancet. Lung cancer has become the most common cancer worldwide. Of the 1.4 million individuals diagnosed with the disease this year, more than 85% will die before 2010. These ...Medical journals are an extension of the marketing arm of pharmaceutical companies
... of a million dollars on reprints of the trial for worldwide distribution." Unlike ads, readers see these trials as the highest form of evidence, says Smith. "Fortunately from the point of view of the companies who fund these trials--but unfortunately for the credibility of the journals who publish them--thes...UCLA study assesses cost-effectiveness of Hepatitis B drugs
...f Internal Medicine, the study may help physicians worldwide in making treatment decisions. Researchers note that a degree of uncertainly exists on how to best initiate hepatitis B treatment due to a constant influx of newer, more expensive drugs that all have varying risks and benefits. "We need to develop a...'Sister Mary' the robo-doc to start making ward rounds at St Mary's Hospital
...include allowing patients direct access to experts worldwide and to the doctor who performed their surgery, even if they cannot be physically at the patient's bedside. "If a specialist is at a conference in California but their medical opinion is needed for a St Mary's patient or to deliver a lecture to junior...As morphine turns 200, drug that blocks its side effects reveals new secrets
...Pharmaceuticals of Tarrytown, NY, sub-licensed the worldwide exclusive rights to develop MNTX from UR Labs. One phase 3 trial of MNTX for treatment of opioid-induced constipation in patients with advanced medical illness has been completed and results from a second trial were reported May 17 at the American S...Federal NIH office clears Ohio State research program
...matic reduction in the numbers of animals required worldwide for this kind of research." Other research programs may lose as many as 60 to 70 percent of their animals during research. The rate of loss for Ohio State projects using this animal model never exceeds 2 percent, she said. "By sharing our techniques ...Steroid-free regimen with CellCept found comparable to standard therapy in liver transplantation
...ldwide. For further information, please visit our worldwide and U.S. websites (Global: www.roche.com and U.S.: www.roche.us )....No strong evidence of an increased risk of cancer among personal hair dye users
...ormation in the article, "there is growing concern worldwide about a possible increase in the risk of cancer among users of hair dyes." The authors add, "An association between hair dyes and cancer would be an important public health concern since about one-third of women in Europe and North America, along wi...Personalized immunosuppression with leading organ transplant therapy may optimize patient care
...ld-wide. For further information, please visit our worldwide and U.S. websites (Global: www.roche.com and U.S.: www.roche.us )....International committee of medical journal editors updates requirements for clinical trials registry
...th Organization (WHO) toward "the goal of a single worldwide standard for the information that trial authors must disclose." The table in this editorial lists the required items that must be contained in the clinical trials registry. The editors define a clinical trial as: "Any research project that prospecti...Easy access to nicotine patches could help more smokers to quit
... THE LANCET. Tobacco kills around 5 million people worldwide every year and is the leading preventable cause of death in developed countries. It is estimated that more than 70% of smokers in the USA are interested in stopping but only 7% of those who try without medicine or counselling successfully stop for a ...Health professionals should quit being passive about smoking
..., France) and colleagues from cancer organisations worldwide are calling for cancer centres in particular, whether clinical or research, to become more active in the area of tobacco control. Cancer centres should become exemplar institutions in providing tobacco-cessation services to everyone on the staff. The...Skin infections caused by MRSA are cured more often when treated with Pfizer's ZYVOX
...sed by MRSA. To date, nearly one million patients worldwide have been treated with ZYVOX for its approved indications. ZYVOX is indicated in the treatment of the following infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms: Complicated skin and skin structure infections, including dia...GroPep news: Key psoriasis patent granted in Japan and new asthma patent filed for GroPep drug
...f the most valuable potential markets. Exclusive, worldwide rights to the patent were obtained by GroPep in 2002 through a licence from the Northern Sydney and Central Coast Area Health Service (NSCCH). The patent (Japanese Patent No. 3,665,342 - "Novel Peptide") is based on research conducted at the Royal N...Visual screening could prevent 37,000 deaths from mouth cancer worldwide
...gh-risk of oral cancer could prevent around 37,000 worldwide deaths annually from the disease, suggests a study...to prevent at least 37 000 deaths from oral cancer worldwide annually." In an accompanying comment Michele Mignogna (University of Naples, Italy) states: "Sankar...New memory drug works best in combination with older remedy
...a-based Saegis Pharmaceuticals Inc., which holds a worldwide exclusive license granted by the drug's developer. Gallagher, a Krieger-Eisenhower Professor and the chair of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences in the university's Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, said these studies did n...Sildenafil (Viagra) approved for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) as Revatio
...versity of Giessen Lung Center (UGLC) and led to a worldwide multicenter study. Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) is chronic and life-shortening vascular disease characterized by high pressure in the lung blood vessels leading to right heart failure. In a translational research effort realizing the "bench to bedsid...