My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
04 May 2012 DURHAM, N.C.— The largest comprehensive analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov finds that clinical trials are falling short of producing high-quality evidence needed to guide medical decision-making. The analysis, published…
20 Apr 2012 New study examines risks and benefits of the first line treatment for diabetes Although the drug metformin is considered the gold standard in the management of type…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 30-Jun-2014 Harm to quality of life outweighs benefits of treatment for older patients and those with negative feelings about side effects, burden of medication ANN ARBOR, Mich.…
Introduction Following the 2009 influenza A/H1N1 (pH1N1) pandemic, both seasonal and pH1N1 viruses circulated in the US during the 2010–2011 influenza season; influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) may vary between live…
9 Mar 2012 MADISON – New research with monkeys sheds light on how the drug methylphenidate may affect learning and memory in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The results…
24 Feb 2012 CHICAGO – Treatment with the antibiotic amoxicillin for patients with acute uncomplicated rhinosinusitis (inflammation of the nasal cavity and sinuses) did not result in a significant difference…
24 Feb 2012 Major review contains wealth of international facts and figures Criminal gangs are increasingly using the internet to market life-threatening counterfeit medicines and some have even turned up…
Lower isn't necessarily better for people with high blood pressure WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – June 16, 2014 – For decades, common medical wisdom has been "the lower the better" in treating…
10 Feb 2012 SAN FRANCISCO —There is growing evidence that supports an association between atypical fractures of the femur– a rare break of the thigh bone, typically without trauma –…
30 Jan 2012 CHICAGO – Elevated exposures in children to perfluorinated compounds, which are widely used in manufacturing and food packaging, were associated with lower antibody responses to routine childhood…
13 Jan 2012 Boston, MA – Nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) designed to help people stop smoking, specifically nicotine patches and nicotine gum, do not appear to be effective in helping…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 30-May-2014 - 'hey I never thought about stopping people's statins.' Stopping statins may benefit terminally ill patients Results presented today at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American…
Most women who have double mastectomy don't need it, U-M study finds Worry about recurrence was driving factor, but 70 percent had very low risk of developing cancer in healthy…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 15-May-2014 'Bystander' chronic infections thwart development of immune cell memory Implications for improving efficacy of vaccine campaigns in regions with chronic, infectious diseases PHILADELPHIA – Studies of…
17 DEC 2011 Research: Possible net harms of breast cancer screening: Updated modelling of Forrest report A new study published on bmj.com today supports the claim that the introduction of…
17 DEC 2011 Discordance among commercially-available diagnostics for latent TB infection In populations with a low prevalence of tuberculosis (TB), the majority of positives with the three tests commercially available…
" Can act like wild poliovirus and continue the threat of contagion " November 7, 2011 Health professionals and researchers across the globe believe they are on the verge of…
Public release date: 25-Oct-2011 Seattle, WA—You wouldn’t brake your car while stepping on the gas—or wash down a sleeping pill with espresso. Yet many people taking common Alzheimer’s disease medications—cholinesterase…
Public release date: 17-Oct-2011 During a decade of receiving mammograms, more than half of cancer-free women will be among those summoned back for more testing because of false-positive results, and…
Public release date: 18-Oct-2011 Findings Offer Potential New Drug Target for COPD Therapy Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) leads to persistent inflammation of the airways and is typically managed with…
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