My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
2009 study posted for filing Contact: David Sampson david.sampson@cancer.org American Cancer Society ATLANTA—June 29, 2009—The recent release of two large randomized trials suggests that if there is a benefit of…
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Kim Barnhardt kim.barnhardt@cmaj.ca 613-731-8610 x2224 Canadian Medical Association Journal Commonly used pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines do not appear to be effective for preventing pneumonia, found…
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Jennifer Beal jbeal@wiley.com 44-012-437-70633 Wiley-Blackwell Research news from the journal Evidence-Based Child Health There are no clear benefits to using long-acting beta2-agonists (LABAs) for…
Beta-Blocker Use Not Associated With Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Events ScienceDaily (Oct. 2, 2012) — Among patients with either coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factors only, known prior heart attack,…
2008 study posted for filing Contact: LaKisha Ladson lakisha.ladson@utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-3404 UT Southwestern Medical Center IMAGE:Dr. William M. Lee and other researchers have discovered in a multicenter study that using the…
ScienceDaily (Sep. 26, 2012) — The D.C. Department of Health (DOH) has released a study by George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services (SPHHS) indicating the high…
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Heather Hare 585-273-2840 JAMA and Archives Journals Use of the influenza vaccine was not associated with preventing hospitalizations or reducing physician visits for the…
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Karen Finney karen.finney@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu 916-734-9064 University of California - Davis Health System UC Davis researchers find disturbing trend in treating recurrent breast cancer (SACRAMENTO, Calif.)…
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Amy Molnar journalnews@bos.blackwellpublishing.com 201-748-8844 Wiley-Blackwell Ithaca, N.Y. – September 17, 2008 – Lipitor has been the top-selling drug in the world and has accounted…
2008 Study posted for filing Contact: Keely Savoie ksavoie@thoracic.org 212-315-8620 American Thoracic Society The widely-held perception that the influenza vaccination reduces overall mortality risk in the elderly does not withstand…
The doctors prescribing the drugs don't know they don't do what they're meant to. Nor do their patients. The manufacturers know full well, but they're not telling. Ben Goldacre The…
Press release from PLOS Medicine Despite previous studies suggesting the contrary, statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs) may not prevent blood clots (venous thrombo-embolism) in adults, according to a large analysis by international…
Contact: Diana Yates diya@illinois.edu 217-333-5802 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IMAGE:Veterinary biosciences professor Susan Schantz and graduate student Victor Wang found that rats exposed to estradiol were significantly impaired on…
Respost 2008 Contact: Rebecca Hughes hughes.r@ghc.org 206-287-2055 Group Health Research Institute Flu vaccine may not protect seniors well Group Health study in Lancet finds no less risk of pneumonia with…
Repost 2008 Contact: Jackie Cooper jcooper@asanet.org 202-247-9871 American Sociological Association Study says harm from prescription drugs growing, cites fatal flaws in drug testing, approval and marketing BOSTON — Americans are…
Re-Post 2008 Contact: Michele Fisher 732-235-9872 JAMA and Archives Journals A therapy that involves depriving the prostate gland the male hormone androgen is not associated with improved survival for elderly…
Re-Posted for Filing 2008 report New report: The truth about drug innovation New York, NY: A new report co-authored by Manhattan Institute senior fellow Benjamin Zycher, and Joseph DiMasi,…
The doctors claim that the state wastes money on unnecessary medicine that they blame for up to 20,000 deaths annually Kim Willsher in Paris guardian.co.uk, Friday 14 September 2012 12.18 EDT Half…
Contact: David March dmarch1@jhmi.edu 410-955-1534 Johns Hopkins Medicine Age, not underlying diagnosis, key factor in weight gain in children after tonsillectomy Potentially worrisome weight gains following tonsillectomy occur mostly in…
By Agence France-Presse Tuesday, September 11, 2012 14:01 EDT Topics: cancer specialists ♦ ovarian cancer ♦ US Preventive Services Task Force member Routine screening for ovarian cancer is ineffective and…
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