Vitamin B3 reduces Alzheimer’s symptoms, lesions
Public release date: 4-Nov-2008 - treated Alzheimer’s mice performed at the same level as normal mice UC Irvine starts clinical trial on nicotinamide effect in Alzheimer’s patients Irvine,…
45th Health Research Report 09 NOV 2008 – Reconstruction
Health Technology Research Synopsis 45th Issue Date 09 NOV 2008 Compiled By Ralph Turchiano www.healthresearchreport.me www.vit.bz www.youtube.com/vhfilm www.facebook.com/engineeringevil www.engineeringevil.com Editors Top Five: 1. Selenium may slow march of AIDS…
New Study on Effects of Disclosing Financial Interests on Participation in Medical Research (2008)
Public release date: 2-Oct-2008 Baltimore, MD. - Knowing how an investigator is paid for running a research study surprisingly plays a small role in patients' willingness to take part…
Half of trials supporting FDA applications go unpublished
Public release date: 22-Sep-2008 Over half of all supporting trials for FDA-approved drugs remained unpublished 5 years after approval, says new research published in this week's PLoS Medicine. The…
Study shows pine bark naturally reduces knee osteoarthritis
Public release date: 3-Sep-2008 Third clinical trial reconfirms strong evidence pycnogenol lowers joint pain, symptoms; May now have lasting effect on joints following cessation of the extract According to the…
Documentary Evidence Reveals Motives of Pharmaceutical “Seeding” Trials / pharmaceutical company framed a marketing effort as a clinical trial
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…
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Toxic drugs, toxic system: Sociologist predicts drug disasters / cites fatal flaws in drug testing, approval and marketing
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…
Canadian study of colds and kids: Positive safety results for ginseng extract
Public release date: 4-Aug-2008 Positive findings of a safety study involving children and a highly touted botanical extract (COLD-fX) show promise for its future development for kids as a Canadian…
Vitamin C injections slow tumor growth in mice / reduced tumor weight and growth rate by about 50 percent
Public release date: 4-Aug-2008 High-dose injections of vitamin C, also known as ascorbate or ascorbic acid, reduced tumor weight and growth rate by about 50 percent in mouse models of…
Synergistic growth inhibitory effect of herbal extracts ( emblic myrobalan and belleric myrobalan ) against hepatocellular carcinoma HCC and lung cancer cells
Public release date: 30-Apr-2008 Several herbs with diversified pharmacological properties are known to be rich sources of chemical constituents that may have potential for the treatment of several human…
Study reveals inaccuracies in studies of cancer treatment / Many survival rates are wrong
Public release date: 21-Apr-2008 Certain biases may exist in observational studies that compare outcomes of different cancer therapies, making the results questionable. That is the conclusion of a new study…
Diabetes drugs may be related to fracture risk
Public release date: 28-Apr-2008 A widely used class of diabetes medications appears to be associated with an increased risk for fractures, according to a report in the April 28 issue…
Clinical trial volunteers mostly indifferent — but not blind to — researchers’ financial conflicts
Public release date: 4-Apr-2008 Unless a researcher has stock ownership in a company whose drug is being tested, telling potential research volunteers about an investigator’s financial interests is unlikely to…
Review of group-based cancer trials reveals flaws in studies’ design and analysis
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study reviewing 75 group-randomized cancer trials over a five-year stretch shows that fewer than half of those studies used appropriate statistical methods to analyze the…
Oregon study raises questions on synthetic progestins
Public release date: 9-Mar-2008 The widely used synthetic progestin medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) decreased endothelial function in premenopausal women in a study done at the University of Oregon. The…
Only two per cent of paediatric drug trials reported using independent safety monitoring
Public release date: 18-Mar-2008 Only two per cent of paediatric drug trials reported using independent safety monitoring committees that can help lead to the early detection of adverse drug…
New statistical technique shows more informative picture of survival
Public release date: 8-Jan-2008 Researchers have developed a new method for presenting clinical trial survival data that includes data from all trial participants unlike the standard method, according to a…
Editorialist: Scientific Journals Must Provide a Forum for New Discoveries Based on Clinical Observation
Public release date: 11-Jan-2008 Recalling some of the great discoveries from research in general practice, Ian McWhinney, M.D., suggests journals need to develop standards that provide space for novel…
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