Nine thousand patients will take part in a clinical trial to determine the best method of opening narrowed coronary arteries. The results of the study may lead to substantial cost savings –…
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Scientists Find New Link Between Genes And Stress Response, Depression
Numerous studies have shown that the brain molecule neuropeptide Y (NPY) helps to restore calm after stressful events. A team of University of Michigan-led researchers has now found that people whose genes…
Antiviral Gene Therapy Agent Created From Salmonella
New experiments at the University of California, Berkeley, may one day lead to anti-viral treatments that involve swallowing Salmonella bacteria, effectively using one bug to stop another. Researchers at UC Berkeley’s School…
Anti-cancer shots for boys in the pipeline
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) is deciding on whether to include the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Gardasil in in the National Immunization Program for boys. At present Gardasil is administered to…
Rib-X commences Phase 2b trial to assess delafloxacin, linezolid, vancomycin for treatment of ABSSSI
Rib-X Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an antibiotics company with a broad development-stage pipeline, today announced the initiation of a Phase 2b clinical trial to evaluate delafloxacin, linezolid and vancomycin for the treatment of acute…
Evolution Led To Genetic Variation That May Affect Diabetes, Stanford Scientist Says
The root causes of complex diseases such as type-2 diabetes and obesity have been difficult to identify because the diseases are, well, complex. They occur at the dicey biological intersection of genes…
FDA rejects ASBP’s weight-loss drug Contrave
The American Society of Bariatric Physicians (ASBP) is concerned that the FDA recently rejected the weight-loss drug Contrave, contradicting the FDA advisory panel’s recommendation for approval. The rejection of Contrave marks the…
Reducing the cardiovascular disease gender gap
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is working with the National Cardiac Societies of its 53 member countries on a project to raise awareness of the disturbing gender gap in cardiovascular disease…
Unexpected New Mechanism Behind Rheumatoid Arthritis
A team of researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has identified an enzyme that protects against inflammation and joint destruction. Made when the researchers blocked production of the enzyme GGTase-I in…
Early Warnings Lowered Use Of Antipsychotic Medications For Dementia
As loved ones with dementia disappear into symptoms of aggression, agitation or delusions, families are left with few good medical solutions. A new generation of antipsychotic medications gained popularly in the 1990s…
Heart Failure Prevention Therapy More Effective In Women Than Men
Never before has a therapy proven more beneficial for women than men in preventing heart disease – until now. A new study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology,…
Fast Track Management Of Colorectal Surgery
The concept of a fast track rehabilitation program has been recently introduced in colorectal surgery. It is basically a multidisciplinary perioperative care strategy for patients after resection of colorectal cancer. A research…
Scientists develop low cost, nanometer-sized drug to treat chronic wounds
A low cost, nanometer-sized drug to treat chronic wounds, such as diabetic foot ulcers or burns, has been developed by a group of scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Harvard Medical…
Mysteries of the hibernating heart
Hibernating, it turns out, is much more complicated than one might think. Research published in the latest issue of the journal Physiological and Biochemical Zoology illustrates a complex series of changes that…
New DGA urge Americans to reduce sodium intake, consume walnuts for ‘good’ fat
The 2010 U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) urge Americans to reduce their sodium intake, replace saturated and trans fats with the “good” fats (poly and monounsaturated fats) and to lower cholesterol…