My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
Public release date: 3-Jul-2008 Toronto, ON, Canada - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a global epidemic threatening the lives of millions of people. Because there is no…
Public release date: 4-Jul-2008 Toronto, ON, Canada – Low maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy may affect primary tooth calcification, leading to enamel defects, which are a risk factor for…
Public release date: 7-Jul-2008 A single, oral dose of vitamin A, given to infants shortly after birth in the developing world can reduce their risk of death by 15 percent,…
Public release date: 7-Jul-2008 The effective treatment of many forms of cancer continues to pose a major problem for medicine. Many tumours fail to respond to standard forms…
Public release date: 8-Jul-2008 ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A great deal of scientific evidence shows that cholesterol-reducing medications known as statins can help prevent coronary artery disease. Although the…
Public Release: 11-Jun-2008 Ann Arbor, Mich. – Strong bones, a healthy immune system, protection against some types of cancer: Recent studies suggest there’s yet another item for the expanding list…
Public release date: 13-Jun-2008 - Please note the date and the publication June issue of American Journal of Clinical Nutrition WASHINGTON, DC – An analysis of 12 recent studies indicate…
Public release date: 17-Jun-2008 An ADHD-associated version of the human gene DRD4 is linked to better health among nomadic tribesmen, but may cause malnourishment in their settled cousins, according…
Public release date: 18-Jun-2008 Multi-center Field Study Reveals Pycnogenol® Reduces Need for Dysmenorrhea Pain Medication GENEVA, Switzerland – A new study reveals dysmenorrhea, a condition that causes extremely painful…
Public release date: 22-Jun-2008 UCLA researchers discovered that an FDA-approved drug reverses the brain dysfunction inflicted by a genetic disease called tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). Because half of TSC…
Public release date: 27-May-2008 Most medical news stories about health interventions fail to adequately address costs, harms, benefits, the quality of evidence, and the existence of other treatment options, finds…
Public release date: 28-May-2008 A new study published in the May 2008 (volume 8, issue 25) edition of the journal of Nutrition Research shows Pycnogenol (pic-noj-en-all), an antioxidant plant…
Public release date: 1-Jun-2008 SEATTLE – For the past 70 years the treatment of choice for advanced, metastatic prostate cancer has been androgen-deprivation therapy. That is, the suppression of circulating…
Public release date: 2-Jun-2008 Berkeley -- As the cost of sequencing a single human genome drops rapidly, with one company predicting a price of $100 per person in five years,…
Public release date: 2-Jun-2008 Is tap water safe for expectant mothers? Drinking water disinfected by chlorine while pregnant may increase the risk of having children with heart problems, cleft palate…
Public release date: 9-Jun-2008 Study finds Chinese food good for your heart (PHILADELPHIA) – A clinical study on patients who have suffered a heart attack found that a partially purified…
Public release date: 29-Apr-2008 Research published in a special issue of Toxicologic Pathology Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, and Singapore ¬(April 29, 2008) An unusually high incidence of lung…
Public release date: 30-Apr-2008 Report raises C. diff concerns; yeast-based probiotic shown to help significantly reduce recurrence Active ingredient in Florastor probiotic clinically proven to boost efficacy of treatment…
Public release date: 6-May-2008 A common weedkiller in the U.S., already suspected of causing sexual abnormalities in frogs and fish, has now been found to alter hormonal signaling in human…
Chemicals found in green tea may be able to stave off the cognitive deficits that occur with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a new study published in the second…
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