My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
Public release date: 7-Aug-2008 Britain's training programs may be contributing to the 'lost tribe' of clinician-scientists -- medical doctors who also perform laboratory research on disease The road…
Public release date: 12-Aug-2008 Adverse events from antibiotics cause an estimated 142,000 emergency department visits per year in the United States, according to a study published in the September…
Public release date: 17-Aug-2008 Clinical studies that are designed by pharmaceutical companies to promote use of their drugs are called "seeding" trials. While much has been written about the marketing…
Public release date: 31-Jul-2008 Arlington, VA—A federal decision to permit the State of Michigan to spray the state's apple orchards with gentamicin risks undermining the value of this important…
Public release date: 3-Aug-2008 Study says harm from prescription drugs growing, cites fatal flaws in drug testing, approval and marketing BOSTON — Americans are likely to be…
Public release date: 4-Aug-2008 PHILADELPHIA, August 5, 2008 – The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), updating its 2002 report, now recommends against routine prostate cancer screening for…
Public release date: 5-Aug-2008 Cartoons about the psychiatrist's couch were recently the subject of a museum exhibition. Now, the couch itself may be headed for a museum. A…
Public release date: 8-Jul-2008 A therapy that involves depriving the prostate gland the male hormone androgen is not associated with improved survival for elderly men with localized prostate cancer, compared…
Public release date: 15-Jul-2008 During hysterectomy operations, surgeons often remove a woman's ovaries as well as her uterus. Cochrane Researchers now say there is no evidence that removing…
Public release date: 21-Jul-2008 In the latest disappointment for cholesterol pill Vytorin, a major European study in patients with heart valve disease found the drug didn't prevent worsening of…
Public release date: 24-Jun-2008 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, and…
Public release date: 3-Jul-2008 Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins have a profound effect on an elite group of cells important to brain health as we age, scientists at…
Public release date: 3-Jul-2008 For the first time, an influential doctors group is recommending that some children as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future…
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: 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: 16-Jun-2008 In young girls at risk of early puberty and insulin resistance, the diabetes drug metformin delayed the onset of menstruation and decreased the development of insulin…
Public release date: 19-Jun-2008 Feature: Key opinion leaders -- independent experts or drug representatives in disguise? Are senior doctors who help drug companies sell their drugs independent experts or…
Public release date: 19-Jun-2008 Montreal, June 18, 2008 – Medicine has moved a little bit closer to the era of tailor-made treatments, based on the unique genetic profiles…
Public release date: 27-May-2008 Workers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do 22 days less work per year than people who do not have the disorder, finds research published…
Public release date: 30-May-2008 U.S. Army service members are increasingly deployed in regions of the world where tuberculosis (TB) is rampant, such as Iraq and Afghanistan, and the military…
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